Airway function measurements and the long‐term follow‐up of survivors of preterm birth with and without chronic lung disease

I Narang, E Baraldi, M Silverman… - Pediatric …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
This seventh paper in a review series on different aspects of chronic lung disease following
preterm birth focuses on the current knowledge of respiratory symptoms, airway function …

Asthma severity and atopy: how clear is the relationship?

WD Carroll, W Lenney, F Child, RC Strange… - Archives of disease in …, 2006 - adc.bmj.com
Background: The relationship between asthma severity and atopy is complex. Many studies
have failed to show significant relationships between clinical severity or lung function and …

Gender differences in IgE-mediated allergic asthma in the epidemiology and natural history of asthma: Outcomes and Treatment Regimens (TENOR) study

JH Lee, T Haselkorn, BE Chipps, DP Miller… - Journal of …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Background. The TENOR study consists of a large cohort of subjects with severe or difficult-
to-treat asthma. The objective of this analysis was to evaluate demographic and clinical …

Antiasthmatic activity and selective inhibition of type 2 helper T cell response by aqueous extract of semen armeniacae amarum

JS Do, JK Hwang, HJ Seo, WH Woo… - Immunopharmacology …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Semen armeniacae amarum (SAA) has long been used to control asthma in Korean
traditional medicine. However, its antiasthmatic action still remains poorly understood. In the …

¿ Cómo evaluar el riesgo de asma bronquial en lactantes y preescolares?

JA Castro-Rodríguez - Archivos de Bronconeumología, 2006 - Elsevier
El asma infantil es una enfermedad inflamatoria heterogénea con diferentes fenotipos (con
sibilancias transitorias, no atópicos, atópicos y obesos) y diferente expresión clínica y …

Relationship between childhood atopy and wheeze: what mediates wheezing in atopic phenotypes?

RJ Kurukulaaratchy, S Matthews, SH Arshad - Annals of Allergy, Asthma & …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The nature of the relationship between childhood wheeze and atopy
remains uncertain. OBJECTIVE: To characterize childhood wheeze among atopic …

High prevalence of skin test positivity in severe or difficult-to-treat asthma

T Haselkorn, L Borish, DP Miller, ST Weiss… - Journal of …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Skin tests are considered the gold standard for detecting allergen-specific
immunoglobulin E (IgE) in the clinical setting and are an important tool for diagnosing and …

Sensitization to aeroallergens and airway hyperresponsiveness at 7 years of age

EC TePas, AA Litonjua, JC Celedón, D Sredl, DR Gold - Chest, 2006 - Elsevier
Study objectives To investigate the relationship between current and early life factors and
airway responsiveness to inhaled methacholine in children with a median age of 7.0 years …

Occurrence of IgE in foals: evidence for transfer of maternal IgE by the colostrum and late onset of endogenous IgE production in the horse

B Wagner, JBF Flaminio, J Hillegas, W Leibold… - Veterinary immunology …, 2006 - Elsevier
IgE is the key antibody involved in type I allergies. Allergen mediated crosslinking of IgE
bound to high affinity Fcɛ-receptors on mast cells and basophils stimulates cellular …

Effect of omalizumab on adenosine 5′-monophosphate responsiveness in subjects with allergic asthma

L Prieto, V Gutiérrez, C Colás, A Tabar… - International archives of …, 2006 - karger.com
Background: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of omalizumab on
bronchoconstriction induced by methacholine and adenosine 5′-monophosphate (AMP) …