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 5 (2008), Issue 10 (October)

1. Modifiable risk factors for suboptimal control and controller medication underuse among children with asthma.
   Pediatrics, 122(4): 760-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Mast cells can mediate vascular permeability through regulation of the PI3K-HIF-1alpha-VEGF axis.
   Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 178(8): 787-97. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. No effect of metformin on the innate airway hyperresponsiveness and increased responses to ozone observed in obese mice.
   J Appl Physiol, 105(4): 1127-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Allergic pulmonary inflammation promotes the recruitment of circulating tumor cells to the lung.
   Cancer Res, 68(20): 8582-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Steroid-resistant neutrophilic inflammation in a mouse model of an acute exacerbation of asthma.
   Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol, 39(5): 543-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Oral administration of allergen extracts from Dermatophagoides farinae desensitizes specific allergen-induced inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness in rats.
   Int Immunopharmacol, 8(12): 1639-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Ginger prevents Th2-mediated immune responses in a mouse model of airway inflammation.
   Int Immunopharmacol, 8(12): 1626-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Monocyte exposure to Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell wall mannan and decreased TNF-alpha production in mild asthma: a role for mannan-binding lectin?
   Scand J Immunol, 68(5): 511-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. 2-Methoxyestradiol (2-ME) reduces the airway inflammation and remodeling in an experimental mouse model.
   Clin Immunol, 129(2): 313-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Local blockade of TSLP receptor alleviated allergic disease by regulating airway dendritic cells.
    Clin Immunol, 129(2): 202-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. COX-1, and not COX-2 activity, regulates airway function: relevance to aspirin-sensitive asthma.
    FASEB J, 22(11): 4005-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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