Introduction: There is a major epidemic of obesity, and many obese patients suffer with
respiratory symptoms and disease. The overall impact of obesity on lung function is …

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There is substantial epidemiological and experimental evidence of an obesity-related
asthma phenotype. Compared to children of healthy weight, children with obesity are at …

Background Interleukin-23 has been implicated in airway inflammation that is mediated by
type 2 and type 17 cytokines. Whether targeting interleukin-23 in the treatment of asthma …

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 …

The term “eosinophilic” asthma (EA) generally refers to the clinical inflammatory phenotype
of asthma wherein a significant number of sputum, airway, and/or blood eosinophils are …

Asthma and obesity are two epidemics affecting the developed world. The relationship
between obesity and both asthma and severe asthma appears to be weight-dependent …

The chronic lung diseases, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are
common affecting over 500 million people worldwide and causing substantial morbidity and …

Patients with severe asthma represent a minority of the total asthma population, but carry a
majority of the morbidity and healthcare costs. Achieving better asthma control in this group …