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 2 (2005), Issue 2 (February)

1. Metabisulphite-induced occupational asthma in a radiographer.
   Eur Respir J, 25(2): 386-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Latex allergen exposure increases exhaled nitric oxide in symptomatic healthcare workers.
   Eur Respir J, 25(2): 309-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. The changing distribution of occupational asthma: a survey of supermarket bakery workers.
   Eur Respir J, 25(2): 303-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. The effect of montelukast on lung function and exhaled nitric oxide in infants with early childhood asthma.
   Eur Respir J, 25(2): 289-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Obesity increases the risk of incident asthma among adults.
   Eur Respir J, 25(2): 282-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. An anti-inflammatory role for a phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitor LY294002 in a mouse asthma model.
   Int Immunopharmacol, 5(3): 495-502. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Distinct leucocyte redistribution after glucocorticoid treatment among difficult-to-treat asthmatic patients.
   Scand J Immunol, 61(2): 187-96. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Changes in reporting of race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, and age over 10 years.
   Pediatrics, 115(2): e163-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Elicitation of allergic asthma by immunoglobulin free light chains.
   Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 102(5): 1578-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Impact of adolescence and gender on asthma hospitalization: a population-based birth cohort study.
    Pediatr Pulmonol, 38(6): 443-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Randomized controlled trial of a teacher-led asthma education program.
    Pediatr Pulmonol, 38(6): 434-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Patterns of quick-relief and long-term controller medication use in pediatric asthma.
    J Pediatr, 146(2): 177-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Family asthma management routines: connections to medical adherence and quality of life.
    J Pediatr, 146(2): 171-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. The IL-6R alpha chain controls lung CD4+CD25+ Treg development and function during allergic airway inflammation in vivo.
    J Clin Invest, 115(2): 313-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Association study using combination analysis of SNP and STRP markers: CD14 promoter polymorphism and IgE level in Taiwanese asthma children.
    J Hum Genet, 50(1): 36-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Different roles of interleukin-10 in onset and resolution of asthmatic responses in allergen-challenged mice.
    Respirology, 10(1): 18-26. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Airborne mouse allergen in the homes of inner-city children with asthma.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 115(2): 358-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Endotoxin and the lung: Insight into the host-environment interaction.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 115(2): 330-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. CD40 and OX40 ligand are increased on stimulated asthmatic airway smooth muscle.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 115(2): 302-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Amphiregulin expression in human mast cells and its effect on the primary human lung fibroblasts.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 115(2): 287-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Oral corticosteroids decrease eosinophil and CC chemokine expression but increase neutrophil, IL-8, and IFN-gamma-inducible protein 10 expression in asthmatic airway mucosa.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 115(2): 280-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. FcepsilonRI-mediated amphiregulin production by human mast cells increases mucin gene expression in epithelial cells.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 115(2): 272-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Leukotriene E(4)-induced persistent eosinophilia and airway obstruction are reversed by zafirlukast in patients with asthma.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 115(2): 259-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Association of defensin beta-1 gene polymorphisms with asthma.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 115(2): 252-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Altered gene expression profiles in nasal respiratory epithelium reflect stable versus acute childhood asthma.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 115(2): 243-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Characterization of within-subject responses to fluticasone and montelukast in childhood asthma.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 115(2): 233-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Biology of diesel exhaust effects on respiratory function.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 115(2): 221-8; quiz 229. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. The epidemiology and genetics of asthma risk associated with air pollution.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol, 115(2): 213-9; quiz 220. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Asthma controller therapy during pregnancy.
    Am J Obstet Gynecol, 192(2): 369-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Hospitalizations for childhood asthma in Athens, Greece, from 1978 to 2000.
    Pediatr Allergy Immunol, 16(1): 82-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Efficacy and safety of modified Mai-Men-Dong-Tang for treatment of allergic asthma.
    Pediatr Allergy Immunol, 16(1): 76-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Exhaled nitric oxide in asthmatic children and adolescents after nasal allergen challenge.
    Pediatr Allergy Immunol, 16(1): 59-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Markers of eosinophilic inflammation and tissue re-modelling in children before clinically diagnosed bronchial asthma.
    Pediatr Allergy Immunol, 16(1): 43-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. No association of histamine- N-methyltransferase polymorphism with asthma or bronchial hyperresponsiveness in two German pediatric populations.
    Pediatr Allergy Immunol, 16(1): 40-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Maternal glutathione S-transferase GSTP1 genotype is a specific predictor of phenotype in children with asthma.
    Pediatr Allergy Immunol, 16(1): 32-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Negative feedback between secretory and cytosolic phospholipase A2 and their opposing roles in ovalbumin-induced bronchoconstriction in rats.
    Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol, 288(3): L523-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Maternal autoimmune diseases, asthma and allergies, and childhood autism spectrum disorders: a case-control study.
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, 159(2): 151-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Asthma genetics: pitfalls and triumphs.
    Paediatr Respir Rev, 6(1): 68-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. The burden of asthma in children: an Australian perspective.
    Paediatr Respir Rev, 6(1): 20-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. The burden of asthma in children: an Asian perspective.
    Paediatr Respir Rev, 6(1): 14-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. The burden of asthma in children: a Latin American perspective.
    Paediatr Respir Rev, 6(1): 8-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. The burden of asthma in children: a European perspective.
    Paediatr Respir Rev, 6(1): 2-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Asthma severity is associated with body mass index and early menarche in women.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 171(4): 334-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Montelukast reduces asthma exacerbations in 2- to 5-year-old children with intermittent asthma.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 171(4): 315-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Variation in the distribution of patient-reported outcomes based on different definitions of defining asthma severity.
    Curr Med Res Opin, 20(12): 1863-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Exposure and immunological determinants in a murine model for toluene diisocyanate (TDI) asthma.
    Toxicol Sci, 84(1): 88-98. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Immune mediators in a murine model for occupational asthma: studies with toluene diisocyanate.
    Toxicol Sci, 84(1): 99-109. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Morphometric changes after thermal and methacholine bronchoprovocations.
    J Appl Physiol, 98(3): 1028-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Acetaminophen and the risk of asthma: the epidemiologic and pathophysiologic evidence.
    Chest, 127(2): 604-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Racial differences in T-lymphocyte response to glucocorticoids.
    Chest, 127(2): 571-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Evaluation of the magnitude of the bronchodilator response in children and adolescents with asthma.
    Chest, 127(2): 530-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Growth hormone response to growth hormone-releasing hormone is reduced in adult asthmatic patients receiving long-term inhaled corticosteroid treatment.
    Chest, 127(2): 515-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. The effect of montelukast on exhaled nitric oxide and lung function in asthmatic children 2 to 5 years old.
    Chest, 127(2): 509-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Early life risk factors for current wheeze, asthma, and bronchial hyperresponsiveness at 10 years of age.
    Chest, 127(2): 502-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Relationships of asthma knowledge, self-management, and social support in African American adolescents with asthma.
    Int J Nurs Stud, 42(3): 307-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Safety and tolerability of high-dose formoterol (Aerolizer) and salbutamol (pMDI) in patients with mild/moderate, persistent asthma.
    Pulm Pharmacol Ther, 18(3): 229-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Oral versus intravenous corticosteroids in adults hospitalised with acute asthma.
    Pulm Pharmacol Ther, 18(3): 207-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Relationship between airway responsiveness to neurokinin A and methacholine in asthma.
    Pulm Pharmacol Ther, 18(3): 171-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Cost-effectiveness of formoterol and salbutamol as asthma reliever medication in Sweden and in Spain.
    Int J Clin Pract, 59(1): 62-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Effect of lecithin-bound iodine on the patients with bronchial asthma.
    Int Immunopharmacol, 5(4): 805-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Secondhand smoke, dietary fruit intake, road traffic exposures, and the prevalence of asthma: a cross-sectional study in young children.
    Am J Epidemiol, 161(5): 406-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Impacts of a government-sponsored outpatient-based disease management program for patients with asthma: a preliminary analysis of national data from Taiwan.
    Dis Manag, 8(1): 48-58. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. The role of pH monitoring in extraesophageal gastroesophageal reflux disease.
    Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am, 15(2): 319-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. The use of sterically stabilized liposomes to treat asthma.
    Methods Enzymol, 391: 413-27. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Emotions and airway resistance in asthma: study with whole body plethysmography.
    Psychophysiology, 42(1): 92-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Haemopoietic mechanisms in murine allergic upper and lower airway inflammation.
    Immunology, 114(3): 386-96. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. High resolution T association tests of complex diseases based on family data.
    Ann Hum Genet, 69: 187-208. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. Work-related asthma among health care workers: surveillance data from California, Massachusetts, Michigan, and New Jersey, 1993-1997.
    Am J Ind Med, 47(3): 265-75. [Abstract] [Full-text]
69. Induced sputum 8-isoprostane concentrations in inflammatory airway diseases.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 171(5): 426-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
70. Relationship of small airway chymase-positive mast cells and lung function in severe asthma.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 171(5): 431-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
71. Sex differences in the relation between body mass index and asthma and atopy in a birth cohort.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 171(5): 440-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
72. Deprivation, smoking, and quality of life in asthma.
    Arch Dis Child, 90(3): 253-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
73. Does socio-demographic status influence the effect of pollens and molds on hospitalization for asthma? Results from a time-series study in 10 Canadian cities.
    Ann Epidemiol, 15(3): 214-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
74. Margarine consumption, asthma, and allergy in young adults: results of the German National Health Survey 1998.
    Ann Epidemiol, 15(3): 207-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
75. The effect of treatment with montelukast on in vitro interleukin-10 production of mononuclear cells of children with asthma.
    Clin Exp Allergy, 35(2): 213-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
76. Allergen-specific sensitization in asthma and allergic diseases in children: the study on farmers' and non-farmers' children.
    Clin Exp Allergy, 35(2): 160-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
77. Airway remodelling and inflammation in sheep lungs after chronic airway challenge with house dust mite.
    Clin Exp Allergy, 35(2): 146-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
78. Indoor allergens in settled school dust: a review of findings and significant factors.
    Clin Exp Allergy, 35(2): 126-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
79. Acid-base equilibrium in exhaled breath condensate of allergic asthmatic children.
    Allergy, 60(4): 476-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
80. Exhaled nitric oxide in a population-based study of asthma and allergy in schoolchildren.
    Allergy, 60(4): 469-75. [Abstract] [Full-text]
81. Determinants of increased exhaled nitric oxide in patients with suspected asthma.
    Allergy, 60(4): 464-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
82. Heliox administration in the pediatric intensive care unit: an evidence-based review.
    Pediatr Crit Care Med, 6(2): 204-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
83. Theophylline versus terbutaline in treating critically ill children with status asthmaticus: a prospective, randomized, controlled trial.
    Pediatr Crit Care Med, 6(2): 142-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
84. An evaluation of children's metered-dose inhaler technique for asthma medications.
    Nurs Clin North Am, 40(1): 167-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
85. Asthma outpatient education by multiple implementation strategy. Outcome of a programme using a personal notebook.
    Respir Med, 99(3): 355-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
86. Phenotypes of asthma revisited upon the presence of atopy.
    Respir Med, 99(3): 347-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
87. A randomized controlled study of a computerized limited education program among young adults with asthma.
    Respir Med, 99(3): 321-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
88. Macrophage galactose-type C-type lectins as novel markers for alternatively activated macrophages elicited by parasitic infections and allergic airway inflammation.
    J Leukoc Biol, 77(3): 321-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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