Serum levels of soluble IL-2R, CD4 and CD8 in bronChial asthma by G. Di Lorenzo, P. Mansueto, M. Melluso, G. Morici, F. Norrito, D. Cigna, G. Candore, C. Caruso

“…The aim of the present study was to compare serum levels of soluble forms of interleukin-2 receptor, CD4 and CD8, released by lymphocytes during activation of the immune system, in patients with allergic bronchial asthma, with those in healthy subjects. Significantly higher levels of soluble IL-2R and soluble CD4 were found in patients with asthma compared with the control group. …”
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Childhood Asthma Surveillance using Administrative Data: Consistency between Medical Billing and Hospital Discharge Diagnoses by France Labrèche, Tom Kosatsky, Raymond Przybysz

“…BACKGROUND: The absence of ongoing surveillance for childhood asthma in Montreal, Quebec, prompted the present investigation to assess the validity and practicality of administrative databases as a foundation for surveillance.…”
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The interaction between genetic predicted gut microbiome abundance and particulate matter on the risk of incident asthma in adults by Hehua Zhang, Yong Feng, Honghao Yang, Yuqian Li, Zheng Ma, Liuxin Li, Liangkai Chen, Yuhong Zhao, Lishen Shan, Yang Xia

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Efficacy and Cost Benefit of Inhaled Corticosteroids in Patients Considered to Have Mild Asthma in Primary Care Practice by Paul O'Byrne, Lauren Cuddy, D Wayne Taylor, Stephen Birch, Joanne Morris, Jerry Syrotuik

“…OBJECTIVE: Inhaled corticosteroids are infrequently used as asthma therapy in patients considered to have mild asthma in primary care practice. …”
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Association of Traffic Air Pollution with Respiratory Symptoms among Adolescents in Yazd, Iran: Based on Global Asthma Network 2020 Cross-sectional Study by Abdolhamid Jafarinodoshan, Azam Golzar, Hossein Gharechahi, Nasrin Behniafard, Zahra Nafeiy

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Comparison of respiratory tract congestion caused by exercise rowers’ national team in the Islamic Republic of Iran by Ali Ramazanı, Majid Kashef, Naser Heıdarı, Rasoul Mohammadı, Yaghoub Alvar

Subjects: “…asthma; pulmonary ventilation; respiratory index; rowing…”
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Studi Kasus: Implementasi Health Education Teknik Buteyko Breathing Untuk Mencegah Kekambuhan Asma Dengan Media Video Pada Keluarga by Andan Firmansyah, Muhamad Ramdan Nujulul Furqon, Daniel Akbar Wibowo, Tita Rohita

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Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions May Attenuate Acute Exacerbations of Asthma: Experience During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Taiwan by Lin CY, Lin CH, Lo YL, Lo CY, Huang HY, Hsieh MH, Fang YF, Li TC, Lin SM, Huang YT, Chang PJ, Lin HC

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Cigarette Smoking Patterns Among Racial and Ethnic Groups With Chronic Lung Diseases During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Vijaya L. Seegulam, MPH, Caretia J. Washington, BS, Parvathy P. Surendran, BPT, Alyssa M. Falise, PhD, MSPH, Diana Gomez-Manjarres, MD, Catalina Lopez-Quintero, MD, MPH, PhD

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Evaluation of Real-Life Investigational Use of Enoximone in Asthma, the Third Step in Drug Repurposing: A Preliminary Report by Jan Beute, Pieter Boermans, Alex KleinJan

“…The population of uncontrolled asthma patients represents a large therapeutic burden. …”
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K(Ca)3.1 channel-blockade attenuates airway pathophysiology in a sheep model of chronic asthma. by Joanne Van Der Velden, Grace Sum, Donna Barker, Emmanuel Koumoundouros, Garry Barcham, Heike Wulff, Neil Castle, Peter Bradding, Kenneth Snibson

“…<h4>Background</h4>The Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channel K(Ca)3.1 is expressed in several structural and inflammatory airway cell types and is proposed to play an important role in the pathophysiology of asthma. The aim of the current study was to determine whether inhibition of K(Ca)3.1 modifies experimental asthma in sheep.…”
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Inhaling arsenic aggravates airway hyperreactivity by upregulating PNEC-sourced 5-HT in OVA-induced allergic asthma by Xue Lu, Zhu-Xia Tan, Ya-Xin Yao, Ze-Yan Li, Yan-Yan Zhu, Qian-Qun Yang, Zhao Li, Kun Peng, Yan Wang, De-Xiang Xu

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Do United States’ Teachers Know and Adhere to the National Guidelines on Asthma Management in the Classroom? A Systematic Review by Yudilyn Jaramillo, Marina Reznik

“…Proper asthma management in schools is important in achieving optimum asthma control in children with asthma. …”
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Eotaxin in serum of patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: relationship with eosinophil cationic protein and lung function by Karina Jahnz-Ró̀zyk, Tadeusz Plusa, Justyna Mierzejewska

“…This study was undertaken to investigate the correlation between the serum ECP and the serum eotaxin level, and disease activity as evaluated with pulmonary function in patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). 20 patients with stable asthma and 15 patients with COPD, and 15 subjects of the control group took part in this study. …”
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Impact of solid fuel use on asthma prognosis and consistent peak expiratory flow changes: Evidence from China by Yuexi Chen, Shuojia Xie, Xirong Chen, Xiaowen Zhong, Linhang Yang, Weitong Lin, Junfeng Huang, Ruchong Chen

Subjects: “…Asthma…”
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The clinical value and most informative threshold of polygenic risk score in the Quebec City Case-Control Asthma Cohort by Martin Pariès, Stéphanie Bougeard, Aida Eslami, Zhonglin Li, Michel Laviolette, Louis-Philippe Boulet, Evelyne Vigneau, Yohan Bossé

Subjects: “…Asthma…”
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Canadian Thoracic Society 2012 Guideline Update: Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Preschoolers, Children and Adults: Executive Summary by M Diane Lougheed, Catherine Lemiere, Francine M Ducharme, Chris Licskai, Sharon D Dell, Brian H Rowe, Mark FitzGerald, Richard Leigh, Wade Watson, Louis-Philippe Boulet, Canadian Thoracic Society Asthma Clinical Assembly

“…BACKGROUND: In 2010, the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) published a Consensus Summary for the diagnosis and management of asthma in children six years of age and older, and adults, including an updated Asthma Management Continuum. …”
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Decreased prevalence of asthma among children with high exposure to cat allergen: relevance of the modified Th2 response by Thomas A. E. Platts-Mills, John W. Vaughan, Kevin Blumenthal, Judith A. Woodfolk, Richard B. Sporik

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Evaluation of Inhaler Technique in Patients with Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Andaman and Nicobar Islands – An Observational Study by M. Natraj, Vishal Singh, T. Anbarasan

Subjects: “…asthma…”
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Assessing the diagnostic accuracy of machine learning algorithms for identification of asthma in United States adults based on NHANES dataset by Omid Kohandel Gargari, Mobina Fathi, Shahryar Rajai Firouzabadi, Ida Mohammadi, Mohammad Hossein Mahmoudi, Mehran Sarmadi, Arman Shafiee

Subjects: “…Asthma…”
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