We hypothesized that the peculiar mixed interleukin-4 (IL-4/Th2) and interferon gamma INF-γ (INF-γ/Th1) inflammatory milieu found in the airways of patients with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) is responsible for the altered regulation of the IL-1β/IL-1RI-/EP<sub>2</sub>/COX-2 autocrine loop also found in these patients.
Low E-prostanoid 2 receptor levels and deficient induction of the IL-1β/IL-1 type I receptor/COX-2 pathway: Vicious circle in patients with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease.