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Effects of short-term smoking on lung function and airway hyper-responsiveness in young patients with untreated intermittent adult-onset asthma: retrospective cross-sectional study at a primary–tertiary care hospital in Japan

 BMJ Open 2019;9:e023450. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023450 Kentaro Watai, Kiyoshi Sekiya, Hiroaki Hayashi, Yuma Fukutomi, Masami Taniguchi Abstract Objective In daily clinical practice, smokers with asthma and with intermittent disease severity are frequently encountered. The effects of…

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Similar immune mechanisms control experimental airway eosinophilia elicited by different allergens and treatment protocols

Research article   Open Access BMC Immunology Evelyn J. Hyde, Kirsty A. Wakelin, Naomi J. Daniels, Sayani Ghosh and Franca Ronchese BMC Immunology 2019 20:18 Abstract Background Mouse models have been extremely valuable in identifying the fundamental mechanisms of airway inflammation that underlie human allergic asthma.…

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Asthma Research & Practice: Is asthma in the elderly different? Functional and clinical characteristics of asthma in individuals aged 65 years and older

Elena Curto, Astrid Crespo-Lessmann, María Victoria GonzálezGutiérrez, Santiago Bardagí, Concepción Cañete, Concha Pellicer, Teresa Bazús, María del Carmen Vennera, Carlos Martínez and Vicente Plaza Asthma Research and Practice 2019 5:2 Abstract Background The prevalence of chronic diseases in the elderly (> 65 years), including asthma, is growing, yet information available on asthma in this population…

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