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 6 (2009), Issue 2 (February)

1. Arginase enzymes in isolated airways from normal and nitric oxide synthase 2-knockout mice exposed to ovalbumin.
   Toxicol Appl Pharmacol, 234(3): 273-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Asthma in US seniors: part 2. Treatment. Seeing through the glass darkly.
   Am J Med, 122(2): 109-13. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. The role of gastroesophageal reflux in exercise-triggered asthma: a randomized controlled trial.
   Dig Dis Sci, 54(3): 564-71. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. A randomized controlled trial of asthma self-management support comparing clinic-based nurses and in-home community health workers: the Seattle-King County Healthy Homes II Project.
   Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, 163(2): 141-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Relationship between oxidative stress-related biomarkers and antioxidant status with asthma and atopy in young adults: a population-based study.
   Clin Exp Allergy, 39(3): 379-86. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Airway angiogenesis in patients with rhinitis and controlled asthma.
   Clin Exp Allergy, 39(3): 354-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Efficacy and safety of high-doses sublingual immunotherapy in ultra-rush scheme in children allergic to grass pollen.
   Clin Exp Allergy, 39(3): 401-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Immunoglobulin E antibodies enhance pulmonary inflammation induced by inhalation of a chemical hapten.
   Clin Exp Allergy, 39(3): 417-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. A population-based clinical study of allergic and non-allergic asthma.
   J Asthma, 46(1): 91-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Prevalence of asthma and allergic rhinitis among school children of Karachi, Pakistan, 2007.
    J Asthma, 46(1): 86-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Iron and ferritin concentrations in exhaled breath condensate of children with asthma.
    J Asthma, 46(1): 81-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Incremental direct expenditure of treating asthma in the United States.
    J Asthma, 46(1): 73-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Asthma severity categorization using a claims-based algorithm or pulmonary function testing.
    J Asthma, 46(1): 67-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Association of serum leptin and adiponectin with obesity in asthmatics.
    J Asthma, 46(1): 59-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Are genes associated with energy metabolism important in asthma and BMI?
    J Asthma, 46(1): 53-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Antenatal steroid therapy for fetal lung maturation: is there an association with childhood asthma?
    J Asthma, 46(1): 47-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Matrix metalloproteinase-1 polymorphism is associated with persistent airway obstruction in asthma in the Taiwanese population.
    J Asthma, 46(1): 41-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Impact of medical residency on knowledge of asthma.
    J Asthma, 46(1): 36-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Improving asthma care for the elderly: a randomized controlled trial using a simple telephone intervention.
    J Asthma, 46(1): 30-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Determining the time to maximal bronchodilator response in asthmatic children.
    J Asthma, 46(1): 25-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Soluble interleukin-10 and transforming growth factor-beta in children with acute exacerbation of allergic asthma.
    J Asthma, 46(1): 21-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Athletic trainers' experience and comfort with evaluation and management of asthma: a pilot study.
    J Asthma, 46(1): 16-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. The association of BMI and sedentary time with respiratory symptoms and asthma in 5th grade schoolchildren in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
    J Asthma, 46(1): 9-15. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Alveolar macrophage subpopulations in bronchoalveolar lavage and induced sputum of asthmatic and control subjects.
    J Asthma, 46(1): 1-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Thymic stromal lymphopoietin overproduced by keratinocytes in mouse skin aggravates experimental asthma.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 106(5): 1536-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Attenuated P2X7 pore function as a risk factor for virus-induced loss of asthma control.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 179(4): 265-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Asthma-related environmental fungus, Alternaria, activates dendritic cells and produces potent Th2 adjuvant activity.
    J Immunol, 182(4): 2502-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Enhanced frequencies of CD14++CD16+, but not CD14+CD16+, peripheral blood monocytes in severe asthmatic patients.
    Clin Immunol, 130(3): 338-46. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Factors related to lower adherence rates to inhaled corticosteroids in children and adolescents: a prospective randomized cohort study.
    J Trop Pediatr, 55(1): 20-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Inhaled multiwalled carbon nanotubes potentiate airway fibrosis in murine allergic asthma.
    Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol, 40(3): 349-58. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Occupational exposures and asthma in health-care workers: comparison of self-reports with a workplace-specific job exposure matrix.
    Am J Epidemiol, 169(5): 581-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Variants in TGFB1, dust mite exposure, and disease severity in children with asthma.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 179(5): 356-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. CD14 and toll-like receptor gene polymorphisms, country living, and asthma in adults.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 179(5): 363-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Aerosolized phosphoinositide 3-kinase gamma/delta inhibitor TG100-115 [3-[2,4-diamino-6-(3-hydroxyphenyl)pteridin-7-yl]phenol] as a therapeutic candidate for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
    J Pharmacol Exp Ther, 328(3): 758-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Multiple challenges in a mouse model of chemical-induced asthma lead to tolerance: ventilatory and inflammatory responses are blunted, immunologic humoral responses are not.
    Toxicology, 257(3): 144-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Caregiver adherence to follow-up after an emergency department visit for common pediatric illnesses: Impact on future ED use.
    Med Care, 47(3): 326-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Sequence variants affecting eosinophil numbers associate with asthma and myocardial infarction.
    Nat Genet, 41(3): 342-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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