Browsing by Subject "Asthma"
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ACOS syndrome: Single disease entity or not? Could exhaled nitric oxide be a useful biomarker for the differentiation of ACOS, asthma and COPD?
(2016)Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) represent two major public health problems. However, there is a significant proportion of patients with a mixed asthma-COPD phenotype. This condition is defined as ... -
The acute effect of smoking in healthy and asthmatic smokers
(2010)Background Acute exposure to cigarette smoke is related to airway and systemic inflammation and oxidative stress. Little is known about the acute effect of cigarette smoking in smoking asthmatics. The aim of this study was ... -
Allergy-associated symptoms in relation to childhood non-Hodgkin's as contrasted to Hodgkin's lymphomas: A case-control study in Greece and meta-analysis
(2012)An increase of the prevalence of childhood allergic diseases and the incidence of childhood Hodgkin's (HL) and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) were reported in the late 20th century. Among adults, several studies point to an ... -
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Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with asthma: What is its clinical value?
(2020)Asthma is one of the most common respiratory disorders, characterized by fully or largely reversible airflow limitation. Asthma symptoms can be triggered or magnified during exertion, while physical activity limitation is ... -
Clinical profile of severe asthmatics receiving biological treatment: see behind the scenes
(2021)The clinical phenotyping of severe asthma could improve treatment outcomes, quality of life, morbidity, and mortality of asthma patients. The growing availability of rich clinical data could provide opportunities to address ... -
Common variable immunodeficiency and asthma: Coexistence or coincidence?
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Compliance of Bronchial Asthma Patients’ with the Mediterranean Diet: Compliance with the Mediterranean Diet in Asthma Patients
(2021)Introduction: Asthma is considered the most common chronic disease that affects survival and quality of life. An astringent regulatory factor of asthma is the Mediterranean diet. Nutrition, however, seems to be of great ... -
COVID-19 in Children with Asthma
(2021)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infects both children and adults but epidemiological and clinical data demonstrate that children are less likely to have a severe disease course or die. Furthermore, ... -
Effects of endothelin-1 on KCl-induced contractions of airway smooth muscles
(2000)The objective of the study was to investigate the effect of endothelin-1 (ET-1) on KCl-induced contractions. Tracheal strips were obtained from 12 male rabbits, perfused with Krebs solution and aerated continuously by ... -
Effects of varenicline therapy in combination with advanced behavioral support on smoking cessation and quality of life in inpatients with acute exacerbation of COPD, bronchial asthma, or community-acquired pneumonia: A prospective, open-label, preference-based, 52-week, follow-up trial
(2018)Quitting smoking is the most important element in the therapeutic management of chronic respiratory diseases. Combining pharmacotherapy with behavioral support increases smoking cessation success rates. In addition, ... -
Enigma variations: The multi-faceted problems of pre-school wheeze
(2022)Numerous publications on wheezing disorders in children younger than 6 years have appeared in the medical literature over the last decades with the aim of shedding light on the mechanistic pathways (endotypes) and treatment. ... -
Exhaled breath condensate in asthma: From bench to bedside
(2011)The need for non-invasive assessment of airway inflammation is imperative, since inflammatory airway diseases, such as asthma and COPD, are characterized by variation in their clinical presentation throughout their course. ... -
Fractional exhaled nitric oxide: Signaling lung function changes in obstructive lung diseases
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Fractional exhaled nitric oxide: where there is smoke, there is fire
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Glutathione S-transferase gene polymorphism and asthma: A case-control study in a pediatric population
(2022)Aim: To carry out a case-control study of the association of GST gene polymorphisms in pediatric asthma-related oxidative stress. Materials & methods: Asthma patients (n = 250) and age-matched healthy subjects (n = 250) ... -
Left-handedness in asthmatic children
(2003)Left-handedness has been associated with asthma and allergic disorders. The Geschwind-Behan-Galaburda (GBG) hypothesis could explain this association. In view of previous findings, we investigated the distribution of ... -
Leukotriene antagonists: As firstline asthmatic therapy: A review
(2005)Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by airflow obstruction. The development of leukotriene receptor antagonists and synthesis inhibitors in briefly described; and acute exercise, allergen, and aspirin ... -
Leukotriene-receptor antagonists versus placebo in the treatment of asthma in adults and adolescents a systematic review and meta-analysis
(2015)Background: Leukotriene-receptor antagonists (LTRAs) are recommended as an alternative treatment in patients with mild asthma, but their effect compared with placebo is unclear. Purpose: To determine the benefits and harms ... -
Mitochondrial genetic background plays a role in increasing risk to asthma
(2012)A number of studies suggest that mitochondrial dysfunction plays a role in the pathogenesis of asthma. To shed light for the first time on the role of the mitochondrial genome in the etiology of asthma we analyzed the ...