Diagnostic accuracy of FeNO and asthma symptoms increased when evaluated with a superior reference standard.
To determine the impact of changing reference standards (RS), namely spirometry versus whole body...
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Allergy & Immunology General
Antibacterial potential of donkey milk disclosed by untargeted proteomics.
Donkey’s milk (DM) has been extensively investigated as a valuable substitute of breast...
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Two different composite markers predict severity and threshold dose in peanut allergy.
Safe and cost-effective biological surrogate markers to evaluate the severity and threshold dose...
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Asthma and COPD are not risk factors for ICU stay and death in case of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Asthmatics and COPD patients have more severe outcomes with viral infections than people without...
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Alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking and Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) risk: results from the Netherlands Cohort Study.
Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) is a metastasised malignancy with no identifiable primary tumour...
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Pathogen-associated molecular patterns and extracellular Hsp70 interplay in NLRP3 inflammasome activation in monocytic and bronchial epithelial cellular models of COPD exacerbations.
Rumora L, Hlapčić I, Hulina-Tomašković A, Somborac-Bačura A, Bosnar M, Grdić Rajković M....
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Associations of marijuana with markers of chronic lung disease in people living with HIV.
The relationship between marijuana use and markers of chronic lung disease in people living with...
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Enhanced asthma-related fibroblast to myofibroblast transition is the result of profibrotic TGF-β/Smad2/3 pathway intensification and antifibrotic TGF-β/Smad1/5/(8)9 pathway impairment.
Airway remodelling with subepithelial fibrosis, which abolishes the physiological functions of the...
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The Impact of a School-based, Nurse-delivered Asthma Health Education Program on Quality of Life, Knowledge, and Attitudes of Saudi Children with Asthma.
More than two million people have asthma in Saudi Arabia: 13% aged 6-10 years. Asthma is one of...
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Biomarkers of diagnosis and resolution of food allergy.
Food allergy is increasing in prevalence, affecting up to 10% of children in developed countries....
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Structural characterization and anti-asthmatic effect of α-l-arabino(4-O-methyl-α-d-glucurono)-β-d-xylan from the roots of Rudbeckia fulgida.
Many native plant biopolymers or derivatives thereof have interesting biological effects and...
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SARS-CoV-2 infection, COVID-19 pathogenesis, and exposure to air pollution: What is the connection?
Exposure to air pollutants has been previously associated with respiratory viral infections,...
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Cannabidiol and Abnormal Liver Chemistries in Healthy Adults: Results of a Phase 1 Clinical Trial.
Liver safety concerns were raised in randomized controlled trials of cannabidiol (CBD) in patients...
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Stromal cells and B cells orchestrate ectopic lymphoid tissue formation in nasal polyps.
Although the importance of ectopic lymphoid tissues (eLTs) in the pathophysiology of nasal polyps...
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Acquisition of human plasminogen facilitates complement evasion by the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.
The human complement system represents a severe threat for the malaria parasite Plasmodium...
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Validation of plasma metabolites associated with breast cancer risk among Mexican Americans.
In our previous breast cancer case control study in Hispanics, we found 14 metabolites whose...
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A comprehensive analysis of factors related to lung function in older adults: Cross-sectional findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.
Maintenance of lung function is an often underappreciated, yet critical component of healthy...
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Musculoskeletal physiotherapists’ perceptions of health promotion.
Non-communicable diseases from unhealthy lifestyles account for most preventable deaths in the UK....
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Randomised pilot trial of cash incentives for reducing paediatric asthmatic tobacco smoke exposures from maternal caregivers and members of their social network.
The primary aim was to evaluate the efficacy of financial incentives for reducing paediatric...
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TWIST1 DNA methylation is a cell marker of airway and parenchymal lung fibroblasts that are differentially methylated in asthma.
Mesenchymal fibroblasts are ubiquitous cells that maintain the extracellular matrix of organs....
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