Link to Eczema and Asthma

According to a report by the BBC on their site news.bbc.co.uk research carried out in the US by the Washington University School of Medicine has confirmed a link between eczema and asthma.

When investigating the substances excreted from eczema wounds they found that thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) is present.

The same substance, thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), is also produced in the lungs of asthma patients.

It is considered in the report that existing drugs for the treatment of (TSLP) may be used to treat asthma even where there is no link to eczema.

Tests carried out on mice seem to confirm that the skin damaged by eczema secretes TSLP and once the body responds it can affect the lungs.

Lead researcher Dr Raphael Kopan said: “We are excited because we’ve narrowed down the problem of atopic march to one molecule.”

Dr Elaine Vickers of Asthma UK said: “This is the first piece of research to suggest that the natural protein TSLP could play a direct role in causing people with eczema to develop asthma.

The full report is on the BBC website Eczema’s link to asthma uncovered

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The report stresses that whilst the research is in early stages of development and has only been tested on mice, its possibilities are exciting but any eventual benefits to humans has yet to be proven.

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