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Do blood eosinophils strictly reflect airway inflammation in COPD? Comparison with asthmatic patients

Research – Open Access Patrizia Pignatti, Dina Visca, Francesca Cherubino, Elisabetta Zampogna, Etienne Lucini, Laura Saderi, Giovanni Sotgiu and Antonio Spanevello Respiratory Research 2019 20:145 Abstract Introduction Airway eosinophilic inflammation is a characteristic of asthmatic patients and of a sub group of COPD subjects. Blood eosinophils are deemed as…

Clinical and pulmonary function changes in cough variant asthma with small airway disease

Research – Open Access Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology Honglei Yuan†, Xiaojing Liu†, Li Li†, Gang Wang, Chunfang Liu, Yuzhen Zeng, Ruolin Mao, Chunling Du and Zhihong Chen †Contributed equally Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2019 15:41 Abstract Background It is known that small airway disease is present across all asthma…

The moderating effect of childhood disadvantage on the associations between smoking and occupational exposure and lung function; a cross sectional analysis of the UK Household Longitudinal Study (UKHLS)

Research article – Open Access – Open Peer Review Caroline Carney and Michaela Benzeval BMC Public Health 2019 19:690 Open Peer Review reports Abstract Background Lung function is lower in people with disadvantaged socio-economic position (SEP) and is…