



aAdditional Type 2 inflammatory mediators include TSLP, IL-25, and IL-33.1,4
bILC2 cells are an alternate source of IL-13 and IL-5.9




aAdditional Type 2 inflammatory mediators include TSLP, IL-25, and IL-33.1
bILC2 cells are an alternate source of IL-4, IL-13, and IL-5.9,11




aAdditional Type 2 inflammatory mediators include TSLP, IL-25, and IL-33.1
bILC2 cells are an alternate source of IL-4, IL-13, and IL-5.9,11
CRSwNP=chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis; IgE=immunoglobulin E; IL=interleukin; ILC=innate lymphoid cell; Jak=Janus kinase; Th0=T helper cell 0;
Th2=T helper cell 2; TSLP=thymic stromal lymphopoietin.
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