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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2026

Role of IL-5 in eosinophil-associated diseases and prospects for multi-target therapy.

Weiying Ou, Yaoyao Wang, Chengyu Hou, Shujuan Hou, Yumei Zhou, Ji Wang, Qi Wang

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Weiying Ou *National Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Constitution and Preventive Treatment of Disease, Wangqi Academy of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Yaoyao Wang *College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hubei University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China.
Chengyu Hou *College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hubei University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China.
Shujuan HouNational Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Constitution and Preventive Treatment of Disease, Wangqi Academy of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Yumei ZhouNational Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Constitution and Preventive Treatment of Disease, Wangqi Academy of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Ji WangNational Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Constitution and Preventive Treatment of Disease, Wangqi Academy of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.
Qi WangNational Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Constitution and Preventive Treatment of Disease, Wangqi Academy of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eosinophil-associated diseases are a group of inflammatory disorders characterized by abnormal eosinophil infiltration, which significantly impacts patients' quality of life. Interleukin-5 (IL-5), a critical cytokine that regulates eosinophil development, activation, chemotaxis, and survival, plays a central role in the pathogenesis of these diseases. This review systematically examines the molecular structure and signaling pathways of IL-5, its mechanisms of action in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and the development and clinical applications of monoclonal antibodies (e.g., mepolizumab, benralizumab, reslizumab) and other biologics targeting IL-5. Although IL-5-targeted therapies have yielded significant results, single-target interventions still exhibit limitations, including insufficient responses in certain patients. To address this, we explore the strategy of multi-target combination therapies, such as the synergistic inhibition of IL-5 with the IL-4/IL-13 and IL-33/ST2 pathways. We also discuss the potential of novel therapeutic approaches, including bispecific antibodies and small-molecule inhibitors. Ultimately, multi-targeted precision therapies, tailored to individual inflammatory phenotypes, are anticipated to represent a new frontier in the management of eosinophil-associated diseases.

Indexed as

AsthmaEosinophilsInterleukin-5Pulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalHumansMolecular Targeted TherapySignal TransductionAntibodies, MonoclonalIL5 protein, humanInterleukin-5biologicseosinophil-associated diseaseseosinophilsinterleukin-5multi-target therapy

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PMID42039166
PMCPMC13106195

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