https://www.selleckchem.com/products/c188-9.html In conclusion, susceptibility to M. abscessus is likely determined by a combination of immunological defects and predisposing pulmonary disease. The main defect in the innate immune response was a shift of the ratio of IL-1β to IL-1Ra, which decreased the bioactivity of this pathway in the adaptive immune response. In the adaptive immune response there was defective IL-17 and IFN-γ production. Patients with COPD and bronchiectasis showed different cytokine defects. It is therefore crucial to interpret the immunological results within the clinical background of the patients tested.New biologics are being continually developed for paediatric asthma, but it is unclear whether there are sufficient numbers of children in Europe with severe asthma and poor control to recruit to trials needed for registration. To address these questions, the European Respiratory Society funded the Severe Paediatric Asthma Collaborative in Europe (SPACE), a severe asthma registry. We report the first analysis of the SPACE registry, which includes data from 10 paediatric respiratory centres across Europe. Data from 80 children with a clinical diagnosis of severe asthma who were receiving both high-dose inhaled corticosteroid and long-acting β2-agonist were entered into the registry between January 2019 and January 2020. Suboptimal control was defined by either asthma control test, or Global Initiative for Asthma criteria, or ≥2 severe exacerbations in the previous 12 months, or a combination. Overall, 62 out of 80 (77%) children had suboptimal asthma control, of whom 29 were not prescribed a biologic. However, in 24 there was an option for starting a licensed biologic. 33 children with suboptimal control were prescribed a biologic (omalizumab (n=24), or mepolizumab (n=7), or dupilumab (n=2)), and for 29 there was an option to switch to a different biologic. We conclude that the SPACE registry provides data that will support the planning of stu