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COVID-19–related Genes in Sputum Cells in Asthma. Relationship to Demographic Features and Corticosteroids

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2020
Rationale: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). ACE2 (angiotensin-converting enzyme 2), and TMPRSS2 (transmembrane protease serine 2) mediate viral infection of host cells.
M. Peters   +21 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

MyAirCoach: The use of home-monitoring and mHealth systems to predict deterioration in asthma control and the occurrence of asthma exacerbations; Study protocol of an observational study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
© Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. Introduction Asthma is a variable lung condition whereby patients experience periods of controlled and uncontrolled asthma symptoms.
Bonini, Matteo   +8 more
core   +4 more sources

Asthma Surveillance — United States, 2006–2018

open access: yesMorbidity and mortality weekly report. Surveillance summaries, 2021
Problem Asthma is a chronic disease of the airways that requires ongoing medical management. Socioeconomic and demographic factors as well as health care use might influence health patterns in urban and rural areas.
Cynthia A. Pate   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Asthma [PDF]

open access: yesPostgraduate Medical Journal, 1996
AbstractBronchial asthma is now recognised to be a major cause of morbidity and even mortality in people of all ages. Two important ideas have changed our approach to asthma management. The first is understanding that asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder which needs regular treatment with anti-inflammatory drugs such as inhaled corticosteroids to ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Latin American chronic urticaria registry (CUR) contribution to the understanding and knowledge of the disease in the region

open access: yesWorld Allergy Organization Journal, 2019
Chronic urticaria (CU) has a widespread spectrum on causal or exacerbating factors, clinical manifestations, therapeutic response and quality of life affectation. Registries are useful tools in several real-life diagnosis and management approach.We aimed
René Maximiliano Gómez   +30 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of asthma symptoms in Golestan schoolchildren aged 6–7 and 13–14 years in Northeast Iran [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Asthma is the most common chronic disease among children, and its incidences are often imminent among elementary schoolchildren. This study aimed to examine the prevalence of asthma symptoms in Golestan schoolchildren aged 6–7 and 13–14 years in ...
Bazrafshan, B.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Smoking in asthma is associated with elevated levels of corticosteroid resistant sputum cytokines—an exploratory study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
<p>Background: Current cigarette smoking is associated with reduced acute responses to corticosteroids and worse clinical outcomes in stable chronic asthma. The mechanism by which current smoking promotes this altered behavior is currently unclear.
A McKay   +40 more
core   +9 more sources

Impact of Air Pollution on Asthma Outcomes

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease characterized by variable airflow obstruction, bronchial hyperresponsiveness, and airway inflammation. Evidence suggests that air pollution has a negative impact on asthma outcomes in both adult and pediatric ...
A. Tiotiu   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evaluation of Swab-Seq as a scalable, sensitive assay for community surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 infection

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
The ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and subsequent demand for viral testing has led to issues in scaling diagnostic lab efforts and in securing basic supplies for collection and processing of samples. This has motivated efforts by the scientific community to
HyunJin Kang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of asthma in ethnically diverse North American populations. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Asthma is a common disease with a complex risk architecture including both genetic and environmental factors. We performed a meta-analysis of North American genome-wide association studies of asthma in 5,416 individuals with asthma (cases) including ...
Abel, Rebekah A   +81 more
core   +2 more sources

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