The gut and lungs are anatomically distinct, but potential anatomic communications and
complex pathways involving their respective microbiota have reinforced the existence of a …

The revolution in microbiota research over the past decade has provided invaluable
knowledge about the function of the microbial species that inhabit the human body. It has …

Asthma is a common chronic respiratory disease affecting more than 300 million people
worldwide. Clinical features of asthma and its immunological and molecular etiology vary …

Worldwide 300 million children and adults are affected by asthma. The development of
asthma is influenced by environmental and other exogenous factors synergizing with …

The human microbiome harbors a diverse array of microbes which establishes a mutually
beneficial relation with the host in healthy conditions, however, the dynamic homeostasis is …

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways. While the local infiltration of
eosinophils and mast cells, and their role in the disease have long been recognized …

Food allergies manifest in a variety of clinical conditions within the gastrointestinal tract, skin
and lungs, with the most dramatic and sometimes fatal manifestation being anaphylactic …

Although the notion that “the normal lung is free from bacteria” remains common in
textbooks, it is virtually always stated without citation or argument. The lungs are constantly …

Non‐T2 asthma is traditionally defined as asthma without features of T2 asthma. The
definition is arbitrary and is generally based on the presence of neutrophils in sputum, or the …

Asthma is a complex respiratory disorder characterized by marked heterogeneity in
individual patient disease triggers and response to therapy. Several asthma phenotypes …