Pathophysiology and clinical insights into severe non-allergic asthma

Symposium
Chairs: A. Spanevello (Milan, Italy), N. Thomson (Glasgow (Glasgow), United Kingdom), M. Bonini (Rome, Italy)
Aims: to provide insights into the pathophysiology and cellular/molecular aspects of severe non-allergic asthma; to increase understanding of non-interventional and interventional management of asthma with biologics and bronchial thermoplasty, respectively. This session was built in collaboration with EAACI.

Pathophysiology of severe non-allergic asthma G. Brusselle (Ghent, Belgium)
Interaction between epithelial cells and sub-epithelial mesenchymal cells in severe non-allergic asthma M. Roth (Basel, Switzerland)
The ERS/EAACI statement on severe exacerbations of asthma, and how to deal with non-allergic severe asthma M. Gaga (Athens, Greece)
Bronchial thermoplasty: do we understand how it works? D. Stolz (Basel, Switzerland)