Tezepelumab for asthma with current or previous smoking habit: Case series by Yoshiro Kai, MD, PhD, Kentaro Suzuki, MD, Ryosuke Kataoka, MD

Subjects: “…Asthma…”
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The role of sensitization to aeroallergens and its determination in children with asthma in Ukraine by O.V. Mozyrska, Ya.V. Socolova

Subjects: “…asthma…”
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Is platelet activating factor (PAF) an important mediator in bronchial asthma? by R. H. Gundel, H. O. Heuer, L. G. Letts

“…The development of selective PAF receptor antagonists may provide a novel approach to the treatment of human bronchial asthma. In preclinical animal models of human asthma, PAF receptor antagonists have been found to be efficacious in blocking antigen-induced changes in lung function. …”
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Comorbidity and impact of bronchial asthma to gastroesophageal reflux disease in children by Y.V. Кarpushenko, Т.V. Frolova, N.M. Drobova, О.М. Ashcheulov

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Cellular Mechanisms Underlying Eosinophilic and Neutrophilic Airway Inflammation in Asthma by Girolamo Pelaia, Alessandro Vatrella, Maria Teresa Busceti, Luca Gallelli, Cecilia Calabrese, Rosa Terracciano, Rosario Maselli

“…Eosinophilic inflammation can be associated with the whole spectrum of asthma severity, ranging from mild-to-moderate to severe uncontrolled disease, whereas neutrophilic inflammation occurs mostly in more severe asthma. …”
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Treatment adherence behaviors and asthma control: The role of treatment perception by Isaías Lugo-González, Cynthia Vega-Valero

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Direct Health Care Costs Associated with Asthma in British Columbia by Mohsen Sadatsafavi, Larry Lynd, Carlo Marra, Bruce Carleton, Wan C Tan, Sean Sullivan, J Mark FitzGerald

“…BACKGROUND: A better understanding of health care costs associated with asthma would enable the estimation of the economic burden of this increasingly common disease.…”
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Efficacy of tezepelumab in patients with severe asthma and persistent airflow obstruction by Elliot Israel, Mario Castro, Christopher S. Ambrose, Jean-Pierre Llanos, Nestor A. Molfino, Nicole L. Martin, Sandhia S. Ponnarambil, Neil Martin

“…Background Persistent airflow obstruction (PAO) in patients with asthma can be difficult to treat. Tezepelumab blocks thymic stromal lymphopoietin, an epithelial cytokine implicated in asthma pathogenesis. …”
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Management of acute severe asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Kay Choong See, Jeffrey Ng

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TNF-α Dysregulation in Asthma: Relationship to Ongoing Corticosteroid Therapy by Susan Waserman, Jerry Dolovich, Mary Conway, Jean S Marshall

“…BACKGROUND: Tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) is a major proinflammatory cytokine that is thought to be important in the pathogenesis of asthma. However, alterations in systemic regulation of this cytokine in asthma have not been examined in the context of corticosteroid therapy.…”
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Emerging Comorbidities in Adult Asthma: Risks, Clinical Associations, and Mechanisms by Hannu Kankaanranta, Paula Kauppi, Leena E. Tuomisto, Pinja Ilmarinen

“…Asthma is a heterogeneous disease with many phenotypes, and age at disease onset is an important factor in separating the phenotypes. …”
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The Impact of Nationally Coordinated Pharmacy-Based Asthma Education Intervention by Shelley Anne Diamond, Kenneth Ross Chapman

“…OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of a nationally coordinated pharmacy-based educational intervention on self-management behaviour and markers of asthma control in self-referred patients with asthma.…”
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Research progress on free fatty acid receptors and bronchial asthma by Fangxin Cao, Na Lin, Juntao Lin, Gai Yang, Xintong Wang

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Asthma in Children and Adults: A Shared Biological and Molecular Basis by Paolo M Renzi

“…A comparison of the reported clinical presentation, physiological changes, histology and cellular biology of asthma in different age groups is presented with special emphasis on the abnormal immune response, cellular activation and lymphokine production. …”
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The usage of sustained-action theophyline in the intercrisis treatment of bronchial asthma. by Yaquelín Martínez Chavez., Arlette Linares Borges., Pedro Miguel Milián Vázquez., Lisett Jiménez Fernández., Maira Quirós Enríquez., Higinio Alemán Aguiar

“…<strong>Fundaments: </strong>Bronchial Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the air ways. …”
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Overreliance on Bronchodilators as a Risk Factor for Life-Threatening Asthma by Pierre Ernst, Brenda Hemmelgarn, Donald W Cockcroft, Samy Suissa

“…OBJECTIVE: To assess the potential impact on the risk of life-threatening asthma of current recommendations in pharmacotherapy, which emphasize the early use of steroids and the avoidance of beta-agonist overuse.…”
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Combination of Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) Level and Asthma Control Test (ACT) in Detecting GINA-Defined Asthma Control in Treated Asthmatic Patients in Vietnam by Vinh Nguyen Nhu, Pham Le An, Niels H. Chavannes

“…FeNO has been used as a marker for Th2-mediated airway inflammation in asthma. There is evidence which recommends the use of this biomarker in asthma management. …”
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Total immunoglobulin E levels in induced sputum reflect asthma control status by Wenhui Chen, Xiaofang Liu, Xiujuan Yao, Yanghe Hao, Zhuo Zhou, Chengshuo Wang, Ming Wang, Luo Zhang

Subjects: “…asthma control…”
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Validation of the Arabic Version of Asthma Numeracy Questionnaire (ANQ) Among Parents of Asthmatic Children: Factor and Rasch Analyses Study by Al-Qerem W, Jarab A, Al Bawab AQ, Eberhardt J, Alasmari F, Hammad A, Al-Zayadneh E, Al-Iede M, Al-sa’di L, Obidat R

Subjects: “…asthma numeracy questionnaire…”
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Evaluation of a Global Initiative for Asthma Education and Implementation Program to Improve Asthma Care Quality (CARE4ALL): Protocol for a Multicenter, Single-Arm Study by Kewu Huang, Wenjun Wang, Ying Wang, Yanming Li, Xiaokai Feng, Huahao Shen, Chen Wang

“… BackgroundPoor symptom control and exacerbations of asthma diminish quality of life and pose a significant burden to patients and society. …”
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