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 5 (December)

1. The immunogenetics of asthma and eczema: a new focus on the epithelium.
   Nat Rev Immunol, 4(12): 978-88. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. The immune response to resistive breathing.
   Eur Respir J, 24(6): 1033-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Granulocyte markers in hypertonic and isotonic saline-induced sputum of asthmatic subjects.
   Eur Respir J, 24(6): 1018-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Comparison between exhaled and sputum oxidative stress biomarkers in chronic airway inflammation.
   Eur Respir J, 24(6): 1011-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. A prospective study of asthma incidence and its predictors: the RHINE study.
   Eur Respir J, 24(6): 942-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Ecological associations between asthma prevalence and potential exposure to farming.
   Eur Respir J, 24(6): 938-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Treatment of exercise-induced asthma with beclomethasone dipropionate in children with asthma.
   Eur Respir J, 24(6): 932-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Influenza vaccination in asthmatic children: effects on quality of life and symptoms.
   Eur Respir J, 24(6): 925-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Airway remodelling assessed by sputum and high-resolution computed tomography in asthma and COPD.
   Eur Respir J, 24(6): 910-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Screening for asthma by population ranking: a validation study.
    Ann Epidemiol, 15(1): 64-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Paradoxical role of programmed death-1 ligand 2 in Th2 immune responses in vitro and in a mouse asthma model in vivo.
    Eur J Immunol, 34(12): 3326-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Glucocorticoids upregulate FOXP3 expression and regulatory T cells in asthma.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 114(6): 1425-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Asthma and sensitization in a community with low indoor allergen levels and low pet-keeping frequency.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 114(6): 1389-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Asthma is induced by intranasal coadministration of allergen and natural killer T-cell ligand in a mouse model.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 114(6): 1332-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Expression of prostaglandin E(2) receptor subtypes on cells in sputum from patients with asthma and controls: effect of allergen inhalational challenge.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 114(6): 1309-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Relationship between adherence to inhaled corticosteroids and poor outcomes among adults with asthma.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 114(6): 1288-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Atopic characteristics of children with recurrent wheezing at high risk for the development of childhood asthma.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 114(6): 1282-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Tacrolimus reduces urinary excretion of leukotriene E(4) and inhibits aspirin-induced asthma to threshold dose of aspirin.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 114(6): 1278-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Childhood infections, the developing immune system, and the origins of asthma.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 114(6): 1275-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Differences in illness representation among pulmonary patients and their providers.
    J Health Psychol, 10(1): 147-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Differential effects of fluticasone and montelukast on allergen-induced asthma.
    Allergy, 60(1): 65-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Urinary inflammatory mediators and inhalation of hypertonic saline in children.
    Allergy, 60(1): 60-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. The links between allergen skin test sensitivity, airway responsiveness and airway response to allergen.
    Allergy, 60(1): 56-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Allergenic composition of the mite Suidasia medanensis and cross-reactivity with Blomia tropicalis.
    Allergy, 60(1): 41-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Inflammatory events in severe acute asthma.
    Allergy, 60(1): 23-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. The rise of the phoenix: the expanding role of the eosinophil in health and disease.
    Allergy, 60(1): 13-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Preventive effect of lacrimal occlusion on topical timolol-induced bronchoconstriction in asthmatics.
    Clin Experiment Ophthalmol, 32(6): 597-602. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Analysis of clustered and interval censored data from a community-based study in asthma.
    Stat Med, 23(23): 3607-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Clustering patterns of LOD scores for asthma-related phenotypes revealed by a genome-wide screen in 295 French EGEA families.
    Hum Mol Genet, 13(24): 3103-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Polymorphisms in the prostaglandin E2 receptor subtype 2 gene confer susceptibility to aspirin-intolerant asthma: a candidate gene approach.
    Hum Mol Genet, 13(24): 3203-17. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Blockade of airway hyperresponsiveness and inflammation in a murine model of asthma by a prodrug of cysteine, L-2-oxothiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid.
    FASEB J, 18(15): 1917-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Improving follow-up for children with asthma after an acute Emergency Department visit.
    J Pediatr, 145(6): 772-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Gastro-oesophageal reflux and bronchial asthma: current status and future directions.
    Postgrad Med J, 80(950): 701-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Occupational exposures as triggers of asthma.
    Immunol Allergy Clin North Am, 25(1): 191-205. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Medications as asthma triggers.
    Immunol Allergy Clin North Am, 25(1): 169-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Food allergy and additives: triggers in asthma.
    Immunol Allergy Clin North Am, 25(1): 149-67. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Gastroesophageal reflux: a potential asthma trigger.
    Immunol Allergy Clin North Am, 25(1): 131-48. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Patient-identified barriers to asthma treatment adherence: responses to interviews, focus groups, and questionnaires.
    Immunol Allergy Clin North Am, 25(1): 107-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. The relationship of psychologic stress with childhood asthma.
    Immunol Allergy Clin North Am, 25(1): 83-105. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Rhinosinusitis and pediatric asthma.
    Immunol Allergy Clin North Am, 25(1): 67-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Infectious triggers of asthma.
    Immunol Allergy Clin North Am, 25(1): 45-66. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Asthma associated with exercise.
    Immunol Allergy Clin North Am, 25(1): 31-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. The effects of outdoor air pollution and tobacco smoke on asthma.
    Immunol Allergy Clin North Am, 25(1): 15-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Allergens.
    Immunol Allergy Clin North Am, 25(1): 1-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Poor adherence to self-medication instructions in children with asthma and their parents.
    Patient Educ Couns, 55(3): 416-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Asthma education: the adolescent experience.
    Patient Educ Couns, 55(3): 396-406. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Avoidance behavior and neural correlates of allergen exposure in a murine model of asthma.
    Brain Behav Immun, 19(1): 52-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Is the mycobacteria-derived purified protein response in atopic asthmatic children different?
    Int Arch Allergy Immunol, 135(3): 229-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Mast cell tryptase activates peripheral blood eosinophils to release granule-associated enzymes.
    Int Arch Allergy Immunol, 135(3): 196-204. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. The Ala-9Val polymorphism in the mitochondrial targeting sequence (MTS) of the manganese superoxide dismutase gene is not associated with juvenile-onset asthma.
    Clin Biochem, 37(12): 1117-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Analyzing bronchodilation with emphasis on disease type, age and sex.
    Control Clin Trials, 25(6): 563-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Cytokine and anti-cytokine therapy for the treatment of asthma and allergic disease.
    Cytokine, 28(4): 152-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Corticosteroid use after hospital discharge among high-risk adults with asthma.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 170(12): 1281-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. A single measure of FEV1 is associated with risk of asthma attacks in long-term follow-up.
    Chest, 126(6): 1875-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Risk behaviors and health-related quality of life among adults with asthma: the role of mental health status.
    Chest, 126(6): 1849-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. High-resolution CT findings in patients with near-fatal asthma: comparison of patients with mild-to-severe asthma and normal control subjects and changes in airway abnormalities following steroid treatment.
    Chest, 126(6): 1840-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Trends in childhood and parental asthma prevalence in Merseyside, 1991-1998.
    J Public Health (Oxf), 26(4): 337-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Natural ozone scavenger prevents asthma in sensitized rats.
    Bioorg Med Chem, 13(2): 557-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Dietary intake of fatty acids, antioxidants and selected food groups and asthma in adults.
    Eur J Clin Nutr, 59(1): 8-15. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Asthma and sleep apnea in patients with morbid obesity: outcome after bariatric surgery.
    Obes Surg, 14(10): 1381-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Inhibitors of mast cell tryptase beta as therapeutics for the treatment of asthma and inflammatory disorders.
    Pulm Pharmacol Ther, 18(1): 55-66. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. CD26 (dipeptidyl-peptidase IV)-dependent recruitment of T cells in a rat asthma model.
    Clin Exp Immunol, 139(1): 17-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Dose-response to salbutamol via a novel palm sized nebuliser (Aerodose Inhaler), conventional nebuliser (Pari LC Plus) and metered dose inhaler (Ventolin Evohaler) in moderate to severe asthmatics.
    Br J Clin Pharmacol, 59(1): 5-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. The allergic march in pollinosis: natural history and therapeutic implications.
    Int Arch Allergy Immunol, 135(4): 336-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Efficacy of injection immunotherapy with ragweed and birch pollen in elderly patients.
    Int Arch Allergy Immunol, 135(4): 332-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Are single nucleotide polymorphisms of the immunoglobulin A Fc receptor gene associated with allergic asthma?
    Int Arch Allergy Immunol, 135(4): 325-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. A comprehensive analysis of interleukin-4 receptor polymorphisms and their association with atopy and IgE regulation in childhood.
    Int Arch Allergy Immunol, 135(4): 319-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. Bronchial asthma and the short-term quality of life: follow-up study of childhood bronchial asthma in Hungary.
    Pediatr Allergy Immunol, 15(6): 539-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
69. Asthma and allergic diseases in schoolchildren: third cross-sectional survey in the same primary school in Ankara, Turkey.
    Pediatr Allergy Immunol, 15(6): 531-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
70. Leptin and asthma in overweight children at 12 years of age.
    Pediatr Allergy Immunol, 15(6): 523-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
71. Effect of omega-3 fatty acid concentrations in plasma on symptoms of asthma at 18 months of age.
    Pediatr Allergy Immunol, 15(6): 517-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
72. A meta-analysis on intravenous magnesium sulphate for treating acute asthma.
    Arch Dis Child, 90(1): 74-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
73. Budesonide once versus twice-daily administration: meta-analysis.
    Respirology, 9(4): 528-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
74. Asthma phenotypes in Niue Islanders.
    Respirology, 9(4): 521-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
75. Effects of different anti-asthmatic agents on induced sputum and eosinophil cationic protein in mild asthmatics.
    Respirology, 9(4): 514-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
76. BAL eotaxin and IL-5 in asthma, and the effects of inhaled corticosteroid and beta2 agonist.
    Respirology, 9(4): 507-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
77. A new asthma spacer device to improve compliance in children: a pilot study.
    Respirology, 9(4): 499-506. [Abstract] [Full-text]
78. Glutathione-S-transferase gene polymorphisms (GSTT1, GSTM1, GSTP1) as increased risk factors for asthma.
    Respirology, 9(4): 493-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
79. Transient receptor potential and other ion channels as pharmaceutical targets in airway smooth muscle cells.
    Respirology, 9(4): 448-57. [Abstract] [Full-text]
80. Process for improving the integration of care across the primary and acute care settings in rural South Australia: asthma as a case study.
    Aust J Rural Health, 12(6): 264-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
81. Airway responses to aerosolized brevetoxins in an animal model of asthma.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 171(1): 26-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
82. Treatment of cockroach allergen asthma model with imatinib attenuates airway responses.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 171(1): 35-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
83. Exhaled breath condensate pH and exhaled nitric oxide in allergic asthma and in cystic fibrosis.
    Thorax, 60(1): 22-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
84. Relationship between exposure to domestic allergens and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in non-sensitised, atopic asthmatic subjects.
    Thorax, 60(1): 17-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
85. Diagnostic accuracy of bronchodilator responsiveness in wheezy children.
    Thorax, 60(1): 13-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
86. Obesity and asthma in 11-12 year old New Zealand children in 1989 and 2000.
    Thorax, 60(1): 7-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
87. Prevalence of atopic diseases and the use of topical corticosteroids. Is there any connection?
    Med Hypotheses, 64(3): 575-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
88. TBX21: a functional variant predicts improvement in asthma with the use of inhaled corticosteroids.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 101(52): 18099-104. [Abstract] [Full-text]
89. Whole-cell pertussis vaccine protects against Bordetella pertussis exacerbation of allergic asthma.
    Immunol Lett, 97(1): 91-100. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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