Eosinophils capture viruses, a capacity that is defective in asthma
ORIGINAL ARTICLE Open Access Yanaika S. Sabogal Piñeros , Suzanne M. Bal , Annemiek Dijkhuis , Christof J. Majoor , Barbara S. Dierdorp , Tamara Dekker , Esmée P. Hoefsmit. Peter…
ORIGINAL ARTICLE Open Access Yanaika S. Sabogal Piñeros , Suzanne M. Bal , Annemiek Dijkhuis , Christof J. Majoor , Barbara S. Dierdorp , Tamara Dekker , Esmée P. Hoefsmit. Peter…
Research article Open Access Open Peer Review BMC Pulmonary Medicine Christos Baliatsas, Lidwien A. M. Smit, Michel L. A. Dückers, Christel E. van Dijk, Dick Heederik and C. Joris Yzermans BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2019 19:105 Open Peer Review reports Abstract Background Epidemiological research on health effects of livestock exposure in population subgroups with…
Study protocol – Open Access Respiratory Research James E. Gern, Daniel J. Jackson, Robert F. LemanskeJr, Christine M. Seroogy, Umberto Tachinardi, Mark Craven, Stephen Y. Hwang, Carol M. Hamilton, Wayne Huggins, George T. O’Connor, Diane R. Gold, Rachel Miller, Meyer Kattan, Christine C. Johnson, Dennis Ownby, Edward M. Zoratti, Robert A. Wood, Cynthia M. Visness, Fernando Martinez, Anne Wright, Susan Lynch, Carole Ober, Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey, Patrick Ryan, Tina Hartert and Leonard B. Bacharier Respiratory Research 2019 20:115 Abstract Background Single birth cohort studies have been the basis for many discoveries about early life risk factors for childhood…
Sheila Jacobs A diagnosis of asthma, using standard questionnaires that assess symptoms and lung function tests, should be confirmed in children before the commencement of medication. A retrospective, cross-sectional, observational…
BMC Public Health Research article Open Access Open Peer Review Caroline Carney and Michaela Benzeval BMC Public Health 2019 19:690 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019–z Open Peer Review reports Abstract Background Lung function is lower in people with disadvantaged socio-economic position (SEP) and…
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…
Last reviewed Fri 7 June 2019 By MaryAnn de Pietro Reviewed by Stacy Sampson, DO Brittle asthma is a rare form of severe asthma. Usual treatments, such as bronchodilators and steroids, do…
American Thoracic Society International Conference Healio Pulmonology brings you the highlights from the American Thoracic Society International Conference. Refer back to this page often for the latest news from ATS,…
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.…
Sheila Jacobs In patients with asthma treated with fixed-dose combination inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting β2-agonist (FDC ICS/LABA), switching from a dry powder inhaler (DPI) to a pressurized metered-dose inhaler (pMDI) was associated…