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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 10h
In #CRSwNP, nasal fibroblasts sense TLR3 signals and, via TRIF/p38/JNK/PI3K-AKT, release IL-6, CXCL8, CCL2, and CCL11-driving eosinophil recruitment and linking innate immune activation to eosinophilic inflammation and remodeling. #Rhinology #Immunology 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Lung environment in healthy old age shapes the phenotype and CCR2-mediated recruitment of a subset of apoptotic, high-turnover alveolar macrophages @natcomms.nature.com @txbiomed.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The American Association of Immunologists @aai.org · 05/10/2026
Congrats to Dr. Karl Deisseroth on being awarded the Nobel Prize today! This honor is meaningful to our community, as Dr. Deisseroth is the son of the late Dr. Albert B. Deisseroth, an AAI member and pioneer in treating leukemias and solid tumors through molecular targeting and gene therapy.
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
AI in chronic rhinosinusitis now spans diagnosis, endotyping, therapy, and surgery, and is moving toward multimodal/federated decision support. But external validation, not model complexity, remains the main barrier to clinical translation. #CRS #Rhinology #AI 🔗 ino.to/i3G9Qbz
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Congrats to our postdoc on winning this year’s Wissenschaftspreis der HNO-Gesellschaft! 🏅 Honoured for her publication on proteomic profiling & machine learning for endotype prediction in Chronic Rhinosinusitis. #Rhinology #CRS #ML 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ja...
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🔬 New research from Vienna Airway Lab, with Sven Schneider: dupilumab improves symptoms, polyp burden, and sense of smell in CRSwNP patients, regardless of prior sinus surgery or N-ERD. Interested, check it here: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42596754/
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Does Prior Sinus Surgery Influence Dupilumab Treatment Response in CRSwNP? - PubMed
Dupilumab provides rapid and sustained clinical benefit in CRSwNP, independent of prior sinus surgery status. However, it should be noted that the influence of surgical extent could not be assessed in this cohort.
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
In AERD, 8 weeks of high-dose aspirin (ATAD) left most mediators unchanged but increased nasal IL-27, decreased IL-5/CCL11, and showed responder vs nonresponder differences in CXCL13, IL-25, and CCL13, exploratory signals that need larger studies. #N-ERD #CRSwNP #Rhinology 🔗 ino.to/KWqY7oN
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The proteomic landscape of high-dose aspirin therapy in AERD: An exploratory study of serum and nasal fluid changes
Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) is a severe endotype of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, asthma, and respiratory reactions to COX-1 inhibitors. Aspirin desensitization followed...
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Mucosal Immunology @mucosalimmunol.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Airway epithelial cells as drivers of severe #asthma pathogenesis www.mucosalimmunology.org/article/S193...
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Olfactory mucosa biopsies from people with MCI and Alzheimer’s have early mitochondrial and NRF2-related oxidative-stress changes tied to poorer odor identification, suggesting smell-based molecular signs could help flag early Alzheimer’s risk. #OxidativeStress #NRF2 #Rhinology 🔗 ino.to/rxOY1Fs
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Type 2 immunity evolved to defend against parasites and support tissue repair, but it also drives allergies/eosinophilic diseases. This review explores the dual role of Type2 immunity in health and disease. #Immunology #CRS #Allergy #Type2Immunity #Biologics 🔗 ino.to/V0T96Ke
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Researchers identified a lung ILC2–serotonin neuroimmune axis in which IL-33-induced serotonin amplifies allergic inflammation and cough hypersensitivity via distinct receptors, highlighting serotonergic signaling as an asthma therapeutic target. #Immunology #Asthma 🔗 ino.to/pgmLxXb
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Tabula Sapiens 2.0 doubles the cell count and adds nine new donors and four new tissues to the human cell atlas, controlling for genetics and age. Map transcription factor activity across cell types and uncover new insights into cellular senescence. #transcriptomics #single-cell 🔗 ino.to/DIB1uJW
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Tabula Sapiens 2.0: A comprehensive transcriptomic atlas of human cell types
An expanded atlas of human cells maps the expression of nearly all human transcription factors across 701 cell-type/tissue combinations and uncovers the heterogeneous nature of senescence across tissu...
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Airway remodeling is a key driver of severe #asthma progression. A framework linking mechanisms, biomarkers, imaging, digital tools, and AI aims to clarify whether biologics can achieve true disease modification. #Biologics #Immunology #AI 🔗 ino.to/TovUv3L
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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Can the skin microbiome shape healthy aging? @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Mepolizumab Modifies Blood Eosinophil Proteome and Transcriptome in Severe Eosinophilic #Asthma #Biologics #omics #Immunology 🔗 ino.to/ZgAqQNR
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Mepolizumab Modifies Blood Eosinophil Proteome and Transcriptome in Severe Eosinophilic Asthma
This study investigates the effect of mepolizumab on the proteomic and transcriptomic profile of blood eosinophils in SEA patients. Mepolizumab reduces the migratory capacity and effector-related mol...
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Proteomic profiling of nasal mucus reveals regional specialization: respiratory mucosa mucus is enriched in immune-defense and coagulation proteins, while olfactory cleft mucus favors epithelial maintenance and odorant metabolism, reflecting their distinct physiological roles. 🔗 ino.to/Koyi8wH
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Regulation of inflammation by oxidized lipids #Immunology #Inflammation #OxidativeStress #NRF2 🔗 ino.to/JAsmkwy
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Regulation of inflammation by oxidized lipids
Lipids generated by oxidative stress and their effects on immunity and cancer are reviewed.
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
SERPINB9 is associated with clinical improvement during aspirin therapy in aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease #NERD #CRSwNP #Allergy #Immunology 🔗 ino.to/hOFSrds
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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Review @sigtrans-sttt.bsky.social Mechanisms and therapeutic strategies of asthma: from bench to bedside www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Air pollution increases birch pollen’s allergenic potency, leading to stronger basophil activation and more severe allergic symptoms, highlighting the need to monitor air quality alongside pollen counts. #Immunology #Allergy #Exposome 🔗 ino.to/AL74K6B
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
For severe #CRSwNP, full #dupilumab 💊 cessation leads to early relapse in most patients. This suggests that it is a disease-controlling therapy and that tapering is preferred over complete discontinuation, which works only for a minority. #Biologics #ChronicRhinosinusitis 🔗 ino.to/u2KEnLS
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Nature Reviews Immunology @natrevimmunol.nature.com · 10/08/2026
Ferroptosis in T cells: mechanisms, biology and translational opportunities
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Ferroptosis in T cells: mechanisms, biology and translational opportunities
Nature Reviews Immunology, Published online: 10 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41577-026-01337-8Ferroptosis, an iron-dependent form of cell death, is emerging as a key regulator of T cell biology. This Review examines how iron, lipid and redox pathways shape T cell development, function and survival, and explores how manipulating ferroptosis could enhance cancer immunotherapy, improve adoptive cell therapies, and enable more precise immune interventions.
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Nasal polyps carry both type 2 and innate/myeloid inflammatory signals, predicting rapid recurrence after sinus surgery. While #dupilumab dampens the type 2 markers, the innate/myeloid axis persists untouched, pointing to new targets for lasting disease control. #CRSwNP #biologics 🔗 ino.to/0HGQPAy
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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Neutrophil NADPH oxidase breaks the inflammatory IL-1β/IL-17A circuit to enhance pathogen clearance during respiratory virus infections @natcomms.nature.com @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
For severe CRSwNP patients with type-2 comorbidities, dual biologic therapy (e.g., dupilumab+mepolizumab) yielded major 6-month gains. But researchers stress it's off-label, costly, and strictly for select cases, with unknown long-term safety. #CRSwNP #Biologics #Immunology 🔗 ino.to/01Z9q6g
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Plasma metabolomics of 407 asthma patients reveals 4 distinct metabotypes—each with unique lipid signatures (from ether-linked PCs to obesity-related TG/DG)—offering a promising, clinically accessible path beyond traditional biomarkers for personalized asthma management. #Immunology 🔗 ino.to/tLGme0X
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
PRACTALL, a AAAAI/EAACI collaboration, equips allergists with crucial AI insights to boost clinical efficiency and patient care, tackle biases, streamline research, and reduce admin burdens-all in one actionable guide. #Immunology #AI #PrecisionMedicine 🔗 ino.to/wJqlVbj
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
#Tezepelumab reverses TSLP-driven metabolic rewiring in human cDC2s, which otherwise fuels pathogenic Th2 cells and metabolically impaired Tregs,revealing that blocking this upstream alarmin directly disrupts the immunometabolic foundation of type 2 airway inflammation. #Immunology 🔗 ino.to/GevvHV1
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Unlike in mice, human lungs harbor a remarkably stable and diverse pool of pathogen-specific tissue-resident memory T cells that persist for months to years,suggesting durable protection and a viable target for bolstering immunity against severe lung infections. #Immunology #Tcells 🔗 ino.to/mpAWFFi
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Human lungs maintain tissue-resident memory T cells against a broad spectrum of pathogens - Nature Immunology
Unlike in other tissues, lung-resident memory T cell populations are not well maintained in mice. Here the authors show that this is not the case in human lungs, where tissue-resident memory T cells s...
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Nature Reviews Immunology @natrevimmunol.nature.com · 30/07/2026
An ear way to calm the airways
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An ear way to calm the airways
Nature Reviews Immunology, Published online: 30 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41577-026-01346-7Stimulating the auricular branch of the vagus nerve can suppress allergic airway inflammation in mice.
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
BACH1 dynamically primes and represses chromatin via NuRD, reshaping the macrophage epigenome upon inflammation to drive tissue adaptation and resilience. #Immunology #NRF2 🔗 ino.to/ozym4zU
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The transcription factor BACH1 couples chromatin priming and repression to enable macrophage plasticity and adaptation
Macrophage plasticity and function involve precise regulation of transcriptional programs. Tzerpos et al. find that the transcription factor BACH1 establishes early chromatin accessibility while maint...
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Nature Reviews Immunology @natrevimmunol.nature.com · 27/07/2026
This World View article by Sarah Teichmann @scicambridge.bsky.social argues that "biological understanding is deepened, not diminished, when we let data speak before hypothesis" rdcu.be/fv91L
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Analysis of severe #asthma airway biopsies defines three distinct corticosteroid-independent molecular endotypes: T2-high (barrier/adaptive/ciliary deficits), T2-intermediate (mixed/antiviral), and T2-low (Th1/IL-17/smooth muscle/neutrophil signatures). #Immunology 🔗 ino.to/rQNGQiB
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The Airway Transcriptome in Type 2 Cytokine Biomarker‐High and ‐Low Severe Asthma
This study distinguishes severe asthma–related airway transcriptomic changes from the effects of high-dose ICS. Most dysregulated genes in severe asthma show concordance with corticosteroid responses...
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
#Tezepelumab significantly reduced nasal polyp size and congestion in severe #CRSwNP across all eosinophilic subgroups (non/mild to moderate/severe) with consistent benefits and no new safety concerns—reinforcing its efficacy regardless of ECRS phenotype. #Biologics #Immunology 🔗 ino.to/9za8ETQ
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Use of tezepelumab for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps by eosinophilic endotype: WAYPOINT post-hoc analysis
The phase 3 WAYPOINT study (NCT04851964) showed that tezepelumab improved outcomes in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) including nasal polyp size, nasal congestion and s...
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Meta-analysis finds that olfactory dysfunction in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps correlates with Type 2 cytokines (IL-5, IL-6, IL-13, IgE), while polyp-free cases show only weak non-Type-2 links (IL-8, CXCL5)—highlighting distinct local immune fingerprints for smell loss. 🔗 ino.to/OOnoJKD
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Correlation of Local Nasal Biomarkers and Olfactory Dysfunction in Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
Background To systematically evaluate the local biomarkers correlated with olfactory dysfunction (OD) in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Methods A systematic review was conducted in CINAHL, Cochrane ...
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
IgE-sensitized mast cells release extracellular vesicles carrying functional surface #IgE that transfer allergic responsiveness to unsensitized cells, uncovering a surprising new route for spreading allergic sensitivity beyond degranulation. #Immunology #Allergy 🔗 ino.to/RxfJk1d
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Science Magazine @science.org · 10/07/2026
Researchers in Science report the development of a general-purpose biomedical AI agent that can help automate biomedical research workflows. Learn more: scim.ag/4pgt4DG
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Autonomous biomedical research with an artificial intelligence agent
Biomedical research is increasingly constrained by repetitive, fragmented workflows that slow discovery. We introduce Biomni, a general-purpose biomedical artificial intelligence agent that autonomous...
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
A meta-analysis of 7 #biologics for severe #CRSwNP found that dupilumab, tezepelumab, and stapokibart consistently offered greater clinical benefit than the others. Yet, indirect comparisons revealed no clear superiority, underscoring the need for direct head-to-head trials. 🔗 ino.to/DYojDlp
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
CPT1A deficiency in severe asthma airway epithelium disrupts barrier function via impaired mitochondrial respiration, but restoring it improves epithelial integrity, suggesting CPT1A restoration as a potential new therapy. #UnitedAirways #BarrierDisease #Asthma 🔗 ino.to/SUAImP2
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Deficiency of Mitochondrial Fatty Acid Enzyme, CPT1A, Underlies Airway Epithelial Barrier Dysfunction in Severe Asthma
Mitochondrial fatty acid enzyme, CPT1A, is deficient in the airway epithelium of severe asthma patients. Restoration of CPT1A expression improved epithelial barrier integrity via increasing mitochond...
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
In chronic rhinosinusitis, type 2 inflammation is most common but doesn't predict recurrence. In this study, #asthma is the only independent predictor of refractory disease, suggesting we need to look beyond simple Th2/non-Th2 labels. #Immunology #CRS #Type2inflammation 🔗 ino.to/RkKaRIS
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Inflammatory Signatures Beyond Th1/Th2 Endotypes Provide Insights Into Postoperative Recurrence in Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Background Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) represents a spectrum of inflammatory endotypes, driven by distinct T helper (Th) immune responses. The high rate of recurrent disease despite appropriate med.....
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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Iron drives protease-independent cleavage of gasdermin D in allergic airway diseases @cellcellpress.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
#Dupilumab is already a blockbuster for T2 diseases.Still, emerging evidence,though mostly case-based,shows it's also making waves off-label in kids with severe skin,immune, and allergic conditions,signaling a huge expansion of IL-4/13 blockade in pediatrics. #Biologics #Immunology 🔗 ino.to/rqq6RXn
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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 23/06/2026
Plastic pollution is pervasive across ecosystems. A Review in Nature Reviews Biodiversity summarizes current evidence on plastic exposure pathways, organismal responses and potential effects at higher levels of biological organization. go.nature.com/3QsA6rS 🌎🧪
This is figure 1, which shows the interactions of plastic with biodiversity.
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Study uncovers the FUT1-CDH12 axis as a novel epithelial mechanism where allergen-driven fucosylation disrupts airway barrier integrity and triggers alarmin-mediated Th2 inflammation, revealing a promising new therapeutic target for #asthma. #Immunology 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Plasma proteomic signatures of cellular aging predict human disease @naturemedicine.bsky.social @stanforduniversity.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41... www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
New EUFOREA consensus argues remission should be the treatment target across #asthma, #CRSwNP, and allergic rhinitis regardless of baseline severity, proposing shared definitions, a 4-week symptom recall window, and a minimum 12-month period to confirm remission. 🔗 ino.to/wnRq3I7
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Phase III trial in Chinese patients with severe, uncontrolled #CRSwNP shows #dupilumab significantly improves nasal polyp size, symptoms, and quality of life versus placebo, with a safety profile consistent with prior studies. #Immunology #CRS #biologics 🔗 ino.to/vMhgVm9
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Efficacy and Safety of Dupilumab in Chinese Adult Patients With Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps: A Randomized, Placebo‐Controlled, Phase III Trial
Dupilumab significantly improved nasal polyp score, nasal congestion, olfaction, total symptom score, and disease-specific quality of life in Chinese patients with uncontrolled CRSwNP. Incidence of t...
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
New study confirms #GDNF as a promising #biomarker for monitoring #dupilumab response 💊 in type 2 #CRSwNP, in which nasal secretions show a mixed type 1/2/3 inflammatory signature 🔥 that decreases with treatment 🎉 #Immunology #biologics #CRS 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Great energy at #EAACI2026 — congrats to Fana Kidane for a talk well delivered, which sparked a really stimulating discussion with lots of great questions and exchange. It's wonderful to be at a congress with such inspiring science and engaged colleagues in a fascinating city — proud of the team! 🎤🔬
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Vienna Airway Lab @viennaairwaylab.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
If you're at #EAACI2026 — come and listen! 🎤Our postdoc Fana Kidane is presenting our work on unified airway profiling (mass cytometry) in T2-high asthma & nasal polyposis. 📅 Fri June 12, 09:21 | Session L-OAS01 – Asthma. #EAACI2026 #MedUniVienna
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