Diagnosis of Primary Hyperventilation Syndrome by Polysomnography: A Report of Two Cases by Tarang N Sheth, Steven Kesten

“…Two cases of primary hyperventilation syndrome misdiagnosed as asthma are reported. Polysomnography was used to diagnose the syndrome and to confirm the psychogenic etiology of the patients' symptoms.…”
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Discharge Considerations for Adult Asthmatic Patients Treated in Emergency Departments by Anton F Grunfeld, J Mark FitzGerald

“…OBJECTIVE: To review the medical literature on outcome of treatment of acute asthma in the emergency department and issue recommendations regarding patient admission or discharge.…”
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Decreased S100A9 Expression Promoted Rat Airway Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation by Stimulating ROS Generation and Inhibiting p38 MAPK by Lei-Miao Yin, Xiao-Jie Han, Ting-Ting Duan, Yu-Dong Xu, Yu Wang, Luis Ulloa, Yong-Qing Yang

“…Background. Asthma is a disease with a core abnormality in airway smooth muscle function, and the proliferation of airway smooth muscle cells (ASMCs) plays a pivotal role in asthma airway remodeling. …”
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The Role of Th17 Cells and IL-17 in Th2 Immune Responses of Allergic Conjunctivitis by Xiang-Tian Meng, Yun-Yue Shi, Hong Zhang, Hong-Yan Zhou

“…Allergic conjunctivitis (AC) is a common allergic disease that is often associated with the onset of rhinitis or asthma. The incidence of AC has increased significantly in recent years possibly due to air pollution and climate warming. …”
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Alterations of the Murine Gut Microbiome with Age and Allergic Airway Disease by Marius Vital, Jack R. Harkema, Mike Rizzo, James Tiedje, Christina Brandenberger

“…The gut microbiota plays an important role in the development of asthma. With advanced age the microbiome and the immune system are changing and, currently, little is known about how these two factors contribute to the development of allergic asthma in the elderly. …”
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Generalized Propensity Score Matching with Multilevel Treatment Options by Onur Baser

“…**Results:** Based on the study’s definitions of an asthma episode, we obtained a sample that included 25,124 patients in fee-for-service (FFS) plans and 6,603 patients in non-FFS plans. …”
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Aerosol Inhalation of Heat-Killed Clostridium butyricum CGMCC0313-1 Alleviates Allergic Airway Inflammation in Mice by Laodong Li, Qixiang Sun, Huan Xiao, Qiannan Zhang, Siyue Xu, Lejin Lai, Zhengning Li, Chaoqian Li

“…Epidemiological studies have shown that exposure to beneficial microorganisms can reduce the risk of asthma, but the clinical use of live probiotics is controversial due to the risk of infection. …”
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Microarray Profiling of Lymphocytes in Internal Diseases With an Altered Immune Response: Potential and Methodology by Anatoliy Gladkevich, S. Adriaan Nelemans, Henk F. Kauffman, Jakob Korf

“…The authors provide arguments to consider peripheral white blood cells and in particular lymphocytes as a model for the investigation of pathophysiology of asthma, RA, and SLE diseases in which inflammation is a major component. …”
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Somatic comorbidities and health related uncertainty among Swedish adolescents with ADHD by Sara Lundqvist, Sara Lundqvist, Sara Röjås, Kourosh Bador, Maria Råstam, Nóra Kerekes, Nóra Kerekes

“…The most common somatic comorbidities among those with ADHD were allergies (43.4%), asthma (24.7%), and skin diseases (16.7%), which prevalences were significantly higher than those reported by adolescents in the comparison group. …”
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Non-communicable diseases in Saudi adolescents: prevalence, risk factors, and implications for public health by Mansour Almuqbil, Syed Imam Rabbani, Rafiulla Gilkaramenthi, Mohammad Aljawadi, Walaa F. Alsanie, Walaa F. Alsanie, Abdulhakeem S. Alamri, Abdulhakeem S. Alamri, Majid Alhomrani, Majid Alhomrani, Sara Alrouwaijeh, Amal F. Alshammary, Mohd Imran, Syed Mohammed Basheeruddin Asdaq, Syed Mohammed Basheeruddin Asdaq

“…Obesity was the most common condition (odds ratio [OR] = 1.24, p = 0.006), followed by conduct disorder (OR = 1.12, p = 0.041), asthma (OR = 1.09, p = 0.036), and anxiety (OR = 1.06, p = 0.042). …”
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The Correlation between FSTL1 Expression and Airway Remodeling in Asthmatics by Yahui Liu, Tian Liu, Jinxiang Wu, Tao Li, Xingai Jiao, Haiqing Zhang, Jiping Zhao, Junfei Wang, Lin Liu, Liuzhao Cao, Shuo Li, Jiawei Xu, Jianfeng Xu, Xiaohui Ma, Lei Yang, Liang Dong

“…Background. Asthma is characterized by airway remodeling. Follistatin-like protein 1 (FSTL1) is an extracellular glycoprotein. …”
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Effects of the Indoor Environment on the Fraction of Exhaled Nitric Oxide in School-Aged Children by Thomas A Kovesi, Robert E Dales

“…BACKGROUND: The fractional concentration of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) appears to be a good marker for airway inflammation in children with asthma.…”
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Characterization of Positive and Suspected COVID-19 Cases with Comorbidities by Yoenny Peña García, Annia Suárez Padilla, Niuva Milagro Arruebarrena Blanco

“…In both groups, the most frequent comorbidities were arterial hypertension 119 (69.59 %), smoking 93 (54.39 %), bronchial asthma 46 (26.90 %) and diabetes mellitus 29 (16.96 %).…”
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LIF Upregulates Expression of NK-1R in NHBE Cells by Cheng-Ping Hu, Jun-Tao Feng, Yu-Ling Tang, Jin-Qi Zhu, Min-Juan Lin, Ming-En Yu

“…In summary, bronchial epithelial cell changes in asthma are induced by LIF which promotes the expression of NK-1R, and JAK/STAT pathway and MAPK/ERK pathway may participate in this process.…”
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Tomatidine Improves Pulmonary Inflammation in Mice with Acute Lung Injury by Wen-Chung Huang, Shu-Ju Wu, Ya-Ling Chen, Chwan-Fwu Lin, Chian-Jiun Liou

“…Tomatidine, which is isolated from green tomato, can ameliorate inflammation and oxidative stress in cells and animal experiments and has been shown to improve airway inflammation in a murine model of asthma. Here, we investigated whether tomatidine can ameliorate acute lung injury in mice. …”
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Association between cadherin-related family member 3 rs6967330-A and human rhinovirus-C induced wheezing in children by Hanhaoyu Fu, Ri De, Yu Sun, Yao Yao, Runan Zhu, Dongmei Chen, Yutong Zhou, Qi Guo, Linqing Zhao

“…More patients infected with HRV-C had history of allergy (P = 0.004), family history of asthma (P = 0.001), wheezing (P = 0.005) and asthma (P = 0.001) than those infected with HRV-A or HRV-B, while patients infected with HRV-C were less likely to have older siblings compared to those infected with HRV-A (P = 0.014). …”
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Effects of the cationic protein poly-L-arginine on airway epithelial cells in vitro by Shahida Shahana, Caroline Kampf, Godfried M. Roomans

“…Background: Allergic asthma is associated with an increased number of eosinophils in the airway wall. …”
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Headlines for Health! Let's Go Green by Joy C. Jordan, Hyun-Jeong Lee, Susan Williams, Jessica Kochert

“…A series of six lessons targeted to 5th grade youth covers hazardous household products, mold, lead, radon, air pollution, and asthma triggers. Each lesson is mapped to relevant Sunshine State Standards. …”
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Headlines for Health! Pollution Solution by Joy C. Jordan, Hyun-Jeong Lee, Susan Williams, Jessica Kochert

“…A series of six lessons targeted to 5th grade youth covers hazardous household products, mold, lead, radon, air pollution, and asthma triggers. Each lesson is mapped to relevant Sunshine State Standards. …”
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Keeping it Clean: Controlling Mildew by Mary N. Harrison

“…You should be concerned about mildew because it makes respiratory problems, like asthma, worse. This document is FCS5232-11, one of a series on Home Cleaning and Repairing of the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. …”
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