Asthma Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Asthma, including details on symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, causes, medications.

Volume 1 (2004), Issue 4 (November)

1. Superoxide release and cellular gluthatione peroxidase activity in leukocytes from children with persistent asthma.
   Braz J Med Biol Res, 37(11): 1607-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Asthma and cigarette smoking.
   Eur Respir J, 24(5): 822-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Increased frequency of detection of Chlamydophila pneumoniae in asthma.
   Eur Respir J, 24(5): 745-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Body mass index and asthma incidence among USA adults.
   Eur Respir J, 24(5): 740-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Smoking and asthma in adults.
   Eur Respir J, 24(5): 734-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Use of inhaled corticosteroids following discharge from an emergency department for an acute exacerbation of asthma.
   Thorax, 59(11): 943-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Psychological factors and asthma quality of life: a population based study.
   Thorax, 59(11): 930-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Childhood factors associated with asthma remission after 30 year follow up.
   Thorax, 59(11): 925-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. When can personal best peak flow be determined for asthma action plans?
   Thorax, 59(11): 922-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. The asthma kiosk: a patient-centered technology for collaborative decision support in the emergency department.
    J Am Med Inform Assoc, 11(6): 458-67. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Oxygen saturation as a predictor of prolonged, frequent bronchodilator therapy in children with acute asthma.
    J Pediatr, 145(5): 641-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Asthma and lung function 20 years after wheezing in infancy: results from a prospective follow-up study.
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, 158(11): 1070-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Does influenza vaccination exacerbate asthma in children?
    Vaccine, 23(1): 91-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Safety and efficacy of radioallergosorbent test-based allergen immunotherapy in treatment of perennial allergic rhinitis and asthma.
    Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 131(5): 673-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Body mass index in relation to adult asthma among 135,000 Norwegian men and women.
    Am J Epidemiol, 160(10): 969-76. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Clinical and functional responses to salbutamol inhaled via different devices in asthmatic patients with induced bronchoconstriction.
    Br J Clin Pharmacol, 58(5): 512-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Allergen-induced traffic of bone marrow eosinophils, neutrophils and lymphocytes to airways.
    Eur J Immunol, 34(11): 3135-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Adenosine up-regulation of the mucin gene, MUC2, in asthma.
    FASEB J, 18(14): 1770-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Long-term acquisition of allergen-specific IgE and asthma following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation from allergic donors.
    Blood, 104(10): 3086-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. The social and economic consequences of childhood asthma across the lifecourse: a systematic review.
    Child Care Health Dev, 30(6): 711-28. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Administration of antisense phosphorothioate oligonucleotide to the p65 subunit of NF-kappaB inhibits established asthmatic reaction in mice.
    Int Immunopharmacol, 4(14): 1817-28. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Educating health professionals to improve quality of care for asthma.
    Paediatr Respir Rev, 5(4): 304-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: GOLD opportunity for lung disorders.
    Prev Med, 40(3): 274-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Vascular endothelial growth factor in nasal polyps: a comparison of asthmatic and non-asthmatic patients.
    Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci, 29(6): 677-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Chronic illness self-management: locating the 'self'.
    J Adv Nurs, 48(5): 484-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Effects of anticytokine therapy in a mouse model of chronic asthma.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 170(10): 1043-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Association of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with childhood and adult asthma.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 170(10): 1057-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Presence of activated mobile fibroblasts in bronchoalveolar lavage from patients with mild asthma.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 170(10): 1049-56. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. The Aerocrine exhaled nitric oxide monitoring system NIOX is cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration for monitoring therapy in asthma.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 114(5): 1241-56. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Synergistic effects of fluticasone propionate and salmeterol on in vitro T-cell activation and apoptosis in asthma.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 114(5): 1216-23. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Perception of risk associated with asthma research procedures among adolescents, parents, and pediatricians.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 114(5): 1138-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Effects of wintertime ambient air pollutants on asthma exacerbations in urban minority children with moderate to severe disease.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 114(5): 1131-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Sputum and bronchial submucosal IL-13 expression in asthma and eosinophilic bronchitis.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 114(5): 1106-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Relationship of asthma, atopy, and bronchial responsiveness to serum eosinophil cationic proteins in early childhood.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 114(5): 1040-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Geographic variations in the effect of atopy on asthma in the European Community Respiratory Health Study.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 114(5): 1033-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Viral infections and asthma inception.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 114(5): 1023-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. The role of protease activation of inflammation in allergic respiratory diseases.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 114(5): 997-1008; quiz 1009. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Allergen-induced proteolytic cleavage of annexin-1 and activation of cytosolic phospholipase A2 in the lungs of a mouse model of asthma.
    Proteomics, 4(11): 3328-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Quantitative profiling of plasma peptides in asthmatic mice using liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry.
    Proteomics, 4(11): 3308-17. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Proteome analysis of differential protein expression in allergen-induced asthmatic mice lung after dexamethasone treatment.
    Proteomics, 4(11): 3318-27. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Combination therapy in asthma--fixed or variable dosing in different patients?
    Curr Med Res Opin, 20(11): 1711-27. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Measuring exhaled nitric oxide levels in adults: the importance of atopy and airway responsiveness.
    Chest, 126(5): 1540-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Evaluation of a program aimed at increasing referrals for asthma education of patients consulting at the emergency department for acute asthma.
    Chest, 126(5): 1495-501. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. The prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease in adult asthmatics.
    Chest, 126(5): 1490-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Zafirlukast treatment for acute asthma: evaluation in a randomized, double-blind, multicenter trial.
    Chest, 126(5): 1480-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Tregs and allergic disease.
    J Clin Invest, 114(10): 1389-97. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Monocytes of allergics and non-allergics produce, store and release the neurotrophins NGF, BDNF and NT-3.
    Regul Pept, 124(1): 19-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Reversibility of airway inflammation and remodelling following cessation of antigenic challenge in a model of chronic asthma.
    Clin Exp Allergy, 34(11): 1796-802. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. A functional polymorphism in the promoter region of the cyclooxygenase-2 gene is not associated with asthma and atopy in an Australian population.
    Clin Exp Allergy, 34(11): 1714-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Glutathione S-transferase P1 gene polymorphism and air pollution as interactive risk factors for childhood asthma.
    Clin Exp Allergy, 34(11): 1707-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Expression of the apoptosis inhibitor Bcl-2 in sputum eosinophils from children with acute asthma.
    Clin Exp Allergy, 34(11): 1701-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Leukotrienes and isocyanate-induced asthma: a pilot study.
    Clin Exp Allergy, 34(11): 1684-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Interleukin-13 in asthma pathogenesis.
    Immunol Rev, 202: 175-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Acute allergen-induced airway remodeling in atopic asthma.
    Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol, 31(6): 626-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Corticosteroids: the mainstay in asthma therapy.
    Bioorg Med Chem, 12(24): 6331-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Air pollution, health, and socio-economic status: the effect of outdoor air quality on childhood asthma.
    J Health Econ, 23(6): 1209-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Inhibition of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase prevents allergen-induced asthma-like reaction in sensitized Guinea pigs.
    J Pharmacol Exp Ther, 311(3): 1241-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Occupational exposures and asthma in 14,000 adults from the general population.
    Am J Epidemiol, 160(11): 1108-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Asthma exacerbations in children immediately following stressful life events: a Cox's hierarchical regression.
    Thorax, 59(12): 1046-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Initial starting dose of inhaled corticosteroids in adults with asthma: a systematic review.
    Thorax, 59(12): 1041-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Immunostimulatory oligonucleotides attenuate airways remodeling in allergic monkeys.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 170(11): 1153-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Optimizing inhaled corticosteroid therapy in children with chronic asthma.
    Pediatr Pulmonol, 39(1): 74-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Presentation and treatment of asthma among native children in southwest Alaska delta.
    Pediatr Pulmonol, 39(1): 28-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Asthma severity scores for preschoolers displayed weaknesses in reliability, validity, and responsiveness.
    J Clin Epidemiol, 57(11): 1177-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Randomized controlled trial of asthma education after discharge from an emergency department.
    J Paediatr Child Health, 40(12): 674-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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