… active cigarette smoking and asthma … cigarette smoking and asthma, possible biological
mechanisms that could explain these links, and potential drugs to treat smokers with asthma…

… asthma. In the following paragraphs, we discuss possible mechanisms by which cigarette
smoke … effector mechanisms present in some individuals with asthma, and thus, may promote …

… may not be the primary factor in the changing prevalence of asthma and respiratory disease,
we propose that it is an important contributor, with significant potential to interact with other …

… the number of cigarettes smoked by the mother during pregnancy and asthma or wheezing
in … either for exposure (number of cigarettes) or outcome (asthma/wheezing) it has not been …

… , the hallmark features of asthma. In summary, exposure to inhaled oxidants such as cigarette
smoking or particulate matter increases the risk of childhood asthma and involves multiple …

… cigarette smoking in asthma, highlight challenges in diagnosing asthma among cigarette
smokers … with a long-standing smoking history, and review pathogenic mechanisms involving …

… This may be particularly seen in patients with asthma who have been exposed to
cigarette smoke, who can develop fixed airflow limitation and a mixture of “asthma-like” and “COPD-like…

… The purpose of the present paper, therefore, is to review the empirical literature on the
association between asthma and cigarette smoking. In the first section of the paper, we define our …

… The authors showed that enhanced epithelial expression of the Drosophila ORDML homologue
reduces the ability of adult flies to cope with asthma risk factors such as cigarette smoke.…

… Cigarette smoke is known to produce an inflammatory response in the … smoke exposure
may lead to an amplification of the airway inflammation already present in patients with asthma…