Biomarkers of World Trade Center particulate matter exposure: Physiology of distal airway and blood biomarkers that predict FEV1 decline

MD Weiden, S Kwon, E Caraher… - … in respiratory and …, 2015 - thieme-connect.com
Biomarkers can be important predictors of disease severity and progression. The intense
exposure to particulates and other toxins from the destruction of the World Trade Center …

The effect of vitamin D on airway reactivity and inflammation in asthmatic children: a double‐blind placebo‐controlled trial

R Bar Yoseph, G Livnat, Z Schnapp… - Pediatric …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Cross‐sectional studies have reported an association of vitamin D deficiency
with increased asthma prevalence and severity, and with allergies. The effect of vitamin D as …

The Immunomodulatory Effect of Acupoint Application for Childhood Asthma: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

XC Yang, T Yin, Q Gao, LJ Kong - … ‐Based Complementary and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. To evaluate the evidence on the immunomodulatory effect of acupoint application
for childhood asthma. Methods. Five electronic databases through October 2014 were …

Peri‐operative adverse respiratory events in children

BS von Ungern‐Sternberg, A Ramgolam, GL Hall… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Three quarters of all critical incidents and a third of all peri‐operative cardiac arrests in
paediatric anaesthesia are caused by adverse respiratory events. We screened for risk …

Systemic delivery of alpha-asarone with Kolliphor HS 15 improves its safety and therapeutic effect on asthma

H Lu, J Li, M Li, T Gong, Z Zhang - Drug Delivery, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The commercially available alpha-asarone injections (CA-ARE) were frequently found to
cause severe anaphylactic reactions by the solubilizer contained in the formulation such as …

1, 2, 3, 4, 6-penta-O-galloyl-β-D-glucopyranose increases a population of T regulatory cells and inhibits IgE production in ovalbumin-sensitized mice

YH Kim, X Yang, S Yamashita, M Kumazoe… - International …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract 1, 2, 3, 4, 6-penta-O-galloyl-β-D-glucopyranose (PGG) is a gallotannin isolated from
various plants. In a previous study, it was reported that PGG suppressed interleukin (IL)-4 …

Longitudinal observation of children with enhanced total serum IgE

U Daniluk, M Alifier, M Kaczmarski… - Annals of Allergy …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Long-term studies on the evolution of elevated total IgE (tIgE) concentration are
in demand. Objective To investigate the prevalence of allergic diseases and influential …

Special considerations—asthma in children

MS Jassal - International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Asthma is among the most common chronic diseases of childhood.
Management of pediatric asthma requires an understanding of the issues that uniquely …

Primary care of the patient with asthma

MJ Lenaeus, J Hirschmann - Medical Clinics, 2015 - medical.theclinics.com
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Immunobiology of critical pediatric asthma

S Galowitz, C Chang - Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology, 2015 - Springer
Asthma is a heterogeneous disease with numerous clinical phenotypes. Severe asthma
constitutes about 10% of all cases of asthma. There is significant geographic and regional …