Bladeless dust collection system to prevent scattering in cosmetics manufacturing process by Nana TSURUTA, Michihiro HAKODA, Ken’ichi YANO, Yohei NAGAMITSU, Yoshiyuki HIRAYAMA

“…If inhaled by workers, the dust can have adverse effects on health, such as dust lung and asthma, and can also lead to contamination of the work environment and of the product. …”
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In vitro effects of fluticasone propionate on IL-13 production by mitogen-stimulated lymphocytes by Gabriele Di Lorenzo, Maria Luisa Pacor, Maria Esposito Pellitteri, Sebastiano Gangemi, Patrizia Di Blasi, Giuseppina Candore, Alfredo Colombo, Domenico Lio, Calogero Caruso

“…Fluticasone propionate (FP) (Glaxo Smith&Kline, Greenford, UK), a highly lipophilic topical corticosteroid, has been shown to be safe and effective in the treatment of asthma and of both seasonal and perennial rhinitis.…”
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Chronic Urticaria: Indian Context—Challenges and Treatment Options by Sujoy Khan, Anirban Maitra, Pravin Hissaria, Sitesh Roy, Mahesh Padukudru Anand, Nalin Nag, Harpal Singh

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An Ethnobotanical Study of the Medicinal Plants Used as Anti-Inflammatory Remedies in Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka by Mayuri Tharanga Napagoda, Thamudi Sundarapperuma, Diroshi Fonseka, Sachinthi Amarasiri, Prabath Gunaratna

“…Out of the total participants, 50.7% claimed the use of medicinal plants for the treatment of inflammatory conditions such as fever, cough, asthma, swellings, and pain in the joints. A total of 43 medicinal plants belonging to 28 plant families were mentioned, out of which Coriandrum sativum (RFC = 0.23) was the most cited species. …”
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Maternal–Foetal Effects of Exposure to Bisphenol A: Outcomes and Long-Term Consequences by Henrique Eloi Costa, Ines Medeiros, Melissa Mariana, Elisa Cairrao

“…Specifically, BPA exposure affects the immune system of the offspring and promotes the development of respiratory diseases, including asthma and wheezing. Moreover, BPA has been negatively associated with children’s neurodevelopment, leading to behavioural changes; autism; and reproductive changes, mainly deviations in anogenital distance, sexual hormone levels and sexual maturation, which can result in infertility. …”
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Characterization of the Care Process for Hypertensive People in a Polyclinic in Old Havana by Addys Díaz Piñera, Yamila Soler Carbonell, Nelsy Álvarez Mesa, Armando Rodríguez Salvá

“…The most frequent comorbidities were: diabetes mellitus with 21.4 % and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma in 9.4 %. 54.7 % of these people did not feel the need for care in the last year and only 45.3 % were seen in a follow-up consultation. 81.8 % had not had their blood pressure measured for more than a year, 89.3 % had indicated drug treatment, 86.2 % were controlled and 74.6 % adhered to the treatment. …”
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Serum IgE Antibodies against Hazelnut in Hazelnut Processing Workers by Ege Gulec Balbay, Naciye Karatas, Peri Arbak, Songul Binay, Ozlem Yavuz, Ali Nihat Annakkaya, Oner Balbay, Umran Toru

“…Further studies are needed in hazelnut workers respiratory health to search topics other than asthma.…”
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The Imbalance in Serum Concentration of Th-1- and Th-2-Derived Chemokines as One of the Factors Involved in Pathogenesis of Atopic Dermatitis by Joanna Narbutt, Aleksandra Lesiak, Anna Sysa-Jedrzeiowska, Marcin Zakrzewski, Jarosław Bogaczewicz, Iwona Stelmach, Piotr Kuna

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Abnormal breathing pattern features in chronic refractory cough by Jordan Jeffery, Anne E. Vertigan, Sarah Bone, Peter G. Gibson

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Establishment of Reference Norms for Lung Function Parameters of Healthy Sri Lankan Tamils by Mathanki Sooriyakanthan, Savithri Wimalasekera, Sivapalan Kanagasabai

“…Spirometry and Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR) are important measurements in diagnosing and monitoring of COPD and asthma. Ethnic specific reference equations are necessary in interpretation of these parameters. …”
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Estimating the potential health effects of cleaner air in the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic: a study in Malmö, Sweden by Ebba Malmqvist, Emilie Stroh, Erin Flanagan, Christina Isaxon, Pontus Roldin, Anna Oudin

“…If sustained, such improvements could lead to an estimated 1–3% decrease in premature deaths, a 2% decrease in preeclampsia cases, a 6% decrease in low birthweight children, a 4% decrease in bronchitis cases among children, a 2% decrease in asthma cases, a 0.2% decrease in hospital admissions for respiratory diagnoses, and an estimated 11% decrease in dementia cases annually. …”
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Human versus Computer Controlled Selection of Ventilator Settings: An Evaluation of Adaptive Support Ventilation and Mid-Frequency Ventilation by Eduardo Mireles-Cabodevila, Enrique Diaz-Guzman, Alejandro C. Arroliga, Robert L. Chatburn

“…Clinician-selected tidal volumes were similar to the ASV settings for all scenarios except for asthma, in which the tidal volumes were larger for ASV and MFV. …”
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A Rare Case of Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis and Ampullitis Leading to Benign Papillary Stenosis by Akwe Nyabera, Keya Shah, Nso Nso, Saphwat Eskaros, Negar Niknam

“…We present a 70-year-old woman with a history of asthma, eosinophilic esophagitis, and eosinophilic sinusitis, who underwent work up for postprandial abdominal pain and abnormal liver function tests. …”
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Air Quality and Public Health Risk Assessment: A Case of an Industrial Area in Haridwar City, Uttarakhand (India) by Alka Pant, Ramesh Chandra Joshi, Sanjay Sharma, Kamal Pant

“…Research indicates that the air of the SIDCUL area will become moderately polluted and may cause breathing discomfort to asthma patients’ health. The scientists might apply this model to other polluted regions of the country so that the public and the government can take preventive measures in advance.…”
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Dendritic Cells from Aged Subjects Display Enhanced Inflammatory Responses to Chlamydophila pneumoniae by Sangeetha Prakash, Sudhanshu Agrawal, Dandan Ma, Sudhir Gupta, Ellena M. Peterson, Anshu Agrawal

“…In summary, DCs from the elderly displayed enhanced inflammatory response to CPn which may result in airway remodeling and increase the susceptibility of the elderly to respiratory diseases such as asthma.…”
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Oxidative Stress and Its Association with COVID-19: A Narrative Review by Hardi Rafat Baqi, Halgord Ali M. Farag, Abdel Hamid H. El Bilbeisi, Rafee Habib Askandar, Amany M. El Afifi

“…The outcome of the review proposes a hypothesis that COVID-19 is associated with reactive oxygen species and its comorbidities mostly joined with oxidative stress including hypertension, cardiovascular, thrombosis, obesity, and diabetes besides of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. …”
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A cross-sectional survey on the effects of ambient temperature and humidity on health outcomes in individuals with chronic respiratory disease by Samantha Mekhuri, Shirley Quach, Caroline Barakat, Winnie Sun, Mika L Nonoyama

“…Participants were ≥ 40 years old with COPD or related chronic respiratory diseases (e.g., asthma, sleep apnea, interstitial lung disease, lung cancer) and residing in Canada for ≥ 1 year. …”
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Perbedaan Paparan Tungau Debu Rumah dengan Status Rhinitis Alergi Berdasarkan Kriteria ISAAC pada Anak di Dua Panti Asuhan Kecamatan Koto Tangah by Dwi Fitria Nova, Selfi Renita Rusjdi, Fachzi Fitri

“…International Study of Asthma and Allergies of Childhood (ISAAC) merupakan organisasi dunia yang melakukan studi prevalensi rhinitis alergi dengan menggunakan kuesioner yang telah distandarisasi. …”
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Identifying non-communicable disease multimorbidity patterns and associated factors: a latent class analysis approach by Sanghamitra Pati, Parul Puri, Shri Kant Singh

“…The study employed multinomial logistic regression models to assess the association between identified disease patterns with unit-level socioeconomic, demographic, lifestyle and anthropometric characteristics.Results The present study demonstrates that older adults in the country can be segmented into six patterns: ‘relatively healthy’, ‘hypertension’, ‘gastrointestinal disorders–hypertension–musculoskeletal disorders’, ‘musculoskeletal disorders–hypertension–asthma’, ‘metabolic disorders’ and ‘complex cardiometabolic disorders’. …”
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Wogonin Attenuates Ovalbumin Antigen-Induced Neutrophilic Airway Inflammation by Inhibiting Th17 Differentiation by Rie Takagi, Masaaki Kawano, Kazuyuki Nakagome, Kumiko Hashimoto, Takehiro Higashi, Katsuya Ohbuchi, Atsushi Kaneko, Sho Matsushita

“…Recent studies, however, have demonstrated that Th17-type immune responses also play important roles in this process, particularly in the pathogenesis of neutrophilic airway inflammation, a hallmark of severe asthma. We scrutinized several Kampo extracts that reportedly exhibit anti-inflammatory activity by using in vitro differentiation system of human and mouse naïve T cells. …”
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