IL-4, IL-13, AND IL-5 ARE KEY DRIVERS
OF TYPE 2 INFLAMMATION IN CRSwNP1

IL-4 and IL-13 are central Type 2 cytokines with distinct and overlapping roles in
chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP) pathophysiology1-3

Click on the cytokines to see how they fit
into Type 2 inflammation in CRSwNP

CRSwNP involves a distinct Type 2 profile, including1,4,5:

A lack of regulatory T cell (Treg) function

Local IgE production induced by IL-4 and IL-13

Eosinophilic
inflammation induced
by IL-4, IL-13, and IL-5

Olfactory dysfunction results in varying levels of loss of smell
ranging from decreased sense of smell to anosmia1

ILC2, type 2 innate lymphoid cell; TSLP, thymic stromal lymphopoietin.

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