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Rev Alerg Mex 2019 Jan-Mar;66(1):140-146

Médica Sur, Centro de Excelencia en Asma y alergia, Ciudad de México, México.

The vast majority of patients with allergic rhinitis (AR) do not receive the proper management which is recommended by the guidelines, but they frequently self-medicate. MASK (Mobile Airways Sentinel Network) is an integral part of a project that is supported by the European Union against chronic diseases and focused on active and healthy aging. MASK represents the third phase of ARIA (Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma), in which, by using a mobile application in a smart device, the objective is to guide the patient in the control of his/her multi-morbidity, AR and/or allergic conjunctivitis (AC) and/or asthma. Read More

Rev Alerg Mex 2019 Jan-Mar;66(1):38-43

Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Hospital Universitario de Puebla, Servicio de Alergia e Inmunología Clínica, Puebla, Puebla, México.

Background: The skin prick test is recognized as the gold standard for the specific diagnosis of allergy.

Objective: To determine the sensitivity and specificity of the epicutaneous patch test that has been modified for the diagnosis of respiratory allergy to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus.

Methods: An observational, interpretative, prolective, and transversal study. Read More

Rev Alerg Mex 2019 Jan-Mar;66(1):1-8

Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Dr. Juan I. Menchaca, Servicio de Alergia e Inmunología Clínica, Guadalajara, México.

Background: Food allergy is considered a typical problem in the pediatric population, however, cases occur in adults more frequently.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of food allergy in patients with allergic rhinitis and asthma; as well as the foods and symptoms most related to said problem.

Methods: Through a cross-sectional study, the information of 257 adults with asthma or allergic rhinitis was analyzed. Read More

Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol 2019 Apr 23. Epub 2019 Apr 23.

Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Background: Asthma and allergic rhinitis (AR) are chronic inflammatory diseases of airway and affect the disease severity each other.

Objective: We performed this study to examine whether nasal saline irrigation (NSI) improves bronchial hyperresponsiveness and clinical parameters in children with asthma and allergic rhinitis (AR).

Methods: We enrolled 20 children with AR and asthma aged between 6-18 years. Read More

Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol 2019 Apr 23. Epub 2019 Apr 23.

Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama.

Background: Periostin is induced in bronchial epithelial cells and fibroblasts by various stimuli including interleukin (IL)13 and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1, and is involved in allergic diseases such as asthma and atopic dermatitis, playing an important role in tissue remodeling and fibrosis. The role of periostin in the pathogenesis of eosinophilic lung diseases, however, is unclear.

Objective: To examine the contribution of periostin to eosinophilic inflammation of the lung in humans, we evaluated periostin, IL-13, and TGF-β1 levels in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of patients with eosinophilic pneumonia (EP). Read More

Allergy 2019 Apr 23. Epub 2019 Apr 23.

Molecular Epidemiology Unit, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Berlin, Institute of HealthBerlin, Germany.

Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2019 Apr 19. Epub 2019 Apr 19.

Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing, and Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC. Electronic address:

Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2019 Apr 19. Epub 2019 Apr 19.

Pediatric Pneumology and Allergology unit, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Paris, France; Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France.

Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2019 Apr 19. Epub 2019 Apr 19.

Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Medical Practice Evaluation Center, Mongan Institute, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Electronic address:

Clin Exp Allergy 2019 Apr 22. Epub 2019 Apr 22.

Department of Bioanalysis, Faculty of pharmaceutical sciences, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000, Ghent.

Objective: Asthma is a common, chronic respiratory airway disease influenced by environmental factors and possibly their interaction with the human genome causing epigenetic changes. Epigenome wide association studies (EWAS) have mainly investigated DNA methylation and its association with disease or traits, exposure factors or gene expression. This systematic review aimed to identify all EWAS assessing differentially methylated sites associated with asthma in humans. Read More

Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol 2019 10;15:22. Epub 2019 Apr 10.

4Division of Allergy, Department of Pediatrics, IWK Health Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS Canada.

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Am J Rhinol Allergy 2019 Apr 22:1945892419844459. Epub 2019 Apr 22.

1 Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.

Background: Histamine and leukotriene are released after being triggered by allergen exposure. The combination of leukotriene receptor antagonist (LTRA) and H1-antihistamine (AH) is utilized to control the allergic rhinitis (AR) symptoms after the failure of either AH or LTRA.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effects of the combination of H1-antihistamine and leukotriene receptor antagonist (AH-LTRA) in patients with AR. Read More

Rev Mal Respir 2019 Apr 18. Epub 2019 Apr 18.

Inra, UR 1268 BIA, 44316 Nantes, France. Electronic address:

Severe asthma required high dose of corticosteroids combined with biotherapies to control more or less asthma symptoms and lead to the decrease of patients' quality of life on long term. Recent studies show that hypoallergenic peptides derived from allergen can prevent airway hyperresponsiveness, decrease Th2 response and also allergen-specific IgE in mouse models of allergic asthma. Even if some peptides mechanisms remain unknown, their fast efficacy with low doses of allergens make peptide immunotherapy a new promising approach in allergic asthma. Read More

Allergy 2019 Apr 21. Epub 2019 Apr 21.

Departments of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Canada.

Allergy 2019 Apr 21. Epub 2019 Apr 21.

Departament of Parasitology, Microbiology and Immunology, Institut of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil.

Allergy 2019 Apr 21. Epub 2019 Apr 21.

Atopy (Allergy) Research Center, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

Occup Environ Med 2019 Apr 20. Epub 2019 Apr 20.

Centre de Recherche, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Objective: Specific inhalation challenge (SIC) as the reference diagnostic test for occupational asthma (OA) is not widely available worldwide. We aimed to develop non-SIC-based models for OA.

Methods: Of 427 workers who were exposed to high-molecular-weight agents and referred to OA clinic at Montréal Sacré-Cœur Hospital between 1983 and 2016, we analysed 160 workers who completed non-specific bronchial hyper-responsiveness (NSBHR) tests and still worked 1 month before SIC. Read More

Parasitol Int 2019 Apr 17. Epub 2019 Apr 17.

Immunology Section, Keizo Asami Immunopathology Laboratory (LIKA), Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil; Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil. Electronic address:

The relationship between the cellular immune response during Trichuris trichiura infection and asthma has not yet been established. In this study, the cytokines interleukin (IL)-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α, IFN-γ and IL-17A were evaluated in asthmatic children harboring T. trichiura. Read More

Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2019 Apr 17. Epub 2019 Apr 17.

Allergy 2019 Apr 20. Epub 2019 Apr 20.

Department of Respiratory Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, (AUMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

More than a decade has passed since the finalisation of the Human Genome Project. Omics technologies made a huge leap from trendy and very expensive to routinely executed and relatively cheap assays. Simultaneously, we understood that omics is not a panacea for every problem in the area of human health and personalized medicine. Read More

Vaccine 2019 Apr 16. Epub 2019 Apr 16.

Cellular and Molecular Immunology Research Centre, School of Human Sciences, London Metropolitan University, London, UK; Airway Disease Section, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK. Electronic address:

Human rhinovirus (RV) infections are the principle cause of common colds and precipitate asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations. Currently there is no vaccine for RV which is largely due to the existence of ∼160 serotypes/strains. We demonstrated previously that immunising mice with highly conserved VP4 and VP2 regions of the RV polyprotein (RV-A16 VP0) generated cross-reactive immunity to RV in vivo. Read More

J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2019 Apr 17. Epub 2019 Apr 17.

British Columbia Children's Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Background: In 2017, a clinical trial of 37 subjects demonstrated that preschool peanut oral immunotherapy (P-OIT) was safe, with predominantly mild symptoms reported and only 1 moderate reaction requiring epinephrine.

Objectives: We sought to examine whether these findings would be applicable in a real-world setting.

Methods: As part of a Canada-wide quality improvement project, academic and community allergists administered P-OIT to preschool-age children who had (1) skin prick test wheal diameter greater than or equal to 3 mm or specific IgE level greater than or equal to 0. Read More

Cell 2019 Apr;177(3):524-540

Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Anatomy, and Sandler Asthma Basic Research Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA. Electronic address:

B cells and the antibodies they produce have a deeply penetrating influence on human physiology. Here, we review current understanding of how B cell responses are initiated; the different paths to generate short- and long-lived plasma cells, germinal center cells, and memory cells; and how each path impacts antibody diversity, selectivity, and affinity. We discuss how basic research is informing efforts to generate vaccines that induce broadly neutralizing antibodies against viral pathogens, revealing the special features associated with allergen-reactive IgE responses and uncovering the antibody-independent mechanisms by which B cells contribute to health and disease. Read More

Chest 2019 Apr 16. Epub 2019 Apr 16.

Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, USA.

Background: Whether gastroesophageal reflux (GER) or GER disease (GERD) causes chronic cough in children is controversial. Using the PICO format, we undertook 4 systematic reviews. For children with chronic cough (>4-weeks duration) and without underlying lung disease: (1) who do not have gastrointestinal GER symptoms, should empirical treatment for GERD be used? (2) with gastrointestinal GER symptoms, does treatment for GERD resolve the cough? (3) with or without gastrointestinal GER symptoms, what GER-based therapies should be used and for how long? (4) if GERD is suspected as the cause, what investigations and diagnostic criteria best determine GERD as the cause of the cough?

Methods: We used the CHEST Expert Cough Panel's protocol and American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) methodological guidelines and GRADE framework. Read More

Clin Exp Allergy 2019 Apr 19. Epub 2019 Apr 19.

Department of Allergy and Immunology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.

Idiopathic anaphylaxis (IA) or spontaneous anaphylaxis is a diagnosis of exclusion when no cause can be identified. The exact incidence and prevalence of IA is not known. The clinical manifestations of IA are similar to other known causes of anaphylaxis. Read More

Ther Adv Respir Dis 2019 Jan-Dec;13:1753466619841274

Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Corso Dogliotti 14 10126 Turin, Italy.

Background: Omalizumab may modulate airway remodeling in severe asthma. Using forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV) as a surrogate of airway remodeling, we aimed to investigate if an omalizumab add-on in severe allergic asthma may lead to a persistent reversal of airway obstruction and to evaluate the potential biomarkers of airway obstruction reversibility.

Methods: Data were collected before (T0) and after omalizumab add-on for 1 year (T1, 32 patients), 2 years (T2, 26 patients) and 4 years (T4, 13 patients). Read More

J Korean Med Sci 2019 Apr 22;34(15):e120. Epub 2019 Apr 22.

Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Bronchial thermoplasty is a nonpharmacological treatment for severe asthma that delivers thermal energy to the bronchial walls and reduces hypertrophied smooth muscle mass. Previous studies have shown its efficacy and safety, resulting in approval from the Food and Drug Administration in 2010. In Korea, the first bronchial thermoplasty was carried out in 2014; 4 patients have undergone the procedure so far. Read More

Am J Perinatol 2019 Apr 18. Epub 2019 Apr 18.

Faculty of Medicine, Student Research Committee, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.

Objective:  Various therapeutic treatments have been prescribed for decreasing the bilirubin level. Massage therapy is one of the neonate treatments for jaundice. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of combined massage therapy and phototherapy on neonatal jaundice. Read More

Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2019 Apr 18:1-8. Epub 2019 Apr 18.

Skin and Allergy Hospital, Helsinki University Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.

Background: Asthma, allergic conditions, and COPD overlap, but the effect of them and their combinations on disease severity, need for drugs, use of healthcare, and costs is poorly known.

Objective: To study how different allergic diseases co-occur in asthma and allergy patients and evaluate the use of medication well as drug and healthcare costs.

Methods: Nationwide Allergy Barometer Survey was carried out in the Finnish pharmacies during 1 week in September 2016. Read More

Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2019 Apr 18:1-9. Epub 2019 Apr 18.

Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA,

Aim: Asthma appears to be a common comorbid condition in children with sickle cell disease (SCD), and such individuals may be at a higher risk for increased morbidity and mortality. However, several reports have indicated that asthma severity is not particularly high in those with SCD, and airway hyperreactivity and wheeze may be independently associated with SCD. In SCD mice, exacerbated allergic airway disease (AAD) has been observed in response to the model antigen ovalbumin (OVA). Read More

J Allergy Clin Immunol 2019 Apr 15. Epub 2019 Apr 15.

Respiratory, Inflammation, Autoimmunity IMED Biotech Unit, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden.

Background: The role of interleukin-17 immunity is well established in inflammatory diseases like psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease but not in asthma where further study is required.

Objective: To undertake a deep-phenotyping study of asthmatics with up-regulated interleukin-17 immunity.

Methods: Whole genome transcriptomic analysis was performed using epithelial brushings, bronchial biopsies (91 asthmatics patients and 46 healthy controls) and whole blood samples (n=498) from the U-BIOPRED cohort. Read More

Multidiscip Respir Med 2019 8;14:12. Epub 2019 Apr 8.

Department of Thoracic Diseases, "GB. Morgagni" Hospital, Forlì, Italy.

Introduction: Lung biopsy in asthmatic patients is justified in case of atypical presentations of asthma, when other differential diagnoses, such as hypersensitivity pneumonitis or eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, could be possible or for research purposes.

Aim: We aim to describe the utility and the safety of TBLC (transbronchial lung cryobiopsy) in asthmatic patients, providing data on the pathological changes occurring in the airways and in the lung parenchyma.

Methods: We reviewed asthmatic patients that underwent TBLC, that eventually had only a final diagnosis of asthma. Read More

Sci Rep 2019 Apr 17;9(1):6206. Epub 2019 Apr 17.

Division of Allergy & Immunology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.

There is an increasing prevalence of esophageal diseases but intact human tissue platforms to study esophageal function, disease mechanisms, and the interactions between cell types in situ are lacking. To address this, we utilized full thickness human donor esophagi to create and validate the ex vivo function of mucosa and smooth muscle (n = 25). Explanted tissue was tested for contractile responses to carbachol and histamine. Read More

Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2019 Apr 17. Epub 2019 Apr 17.

University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Pathology and Medical Biology, Groningen, Netherlands.

Lung disease accounts for every sixth death globally. Profiling the molecular state of all lung cell types in health and disease is currently revolutionizing the identification of disease mechanisms and will aid the design of novel diagnostic and personalized therapeutic regimens. Recent progress in high-throughput techniques for single-cell genomic and transcriptomic analyses has opened up new possibilities to study individual cells within a tissue, classify these into cell types, and characterize variations in their molecular profiles as a function of genetics, environment, cell-cell interactions, developmental processes, ageing or disease. Read More

Immun Inflamm Dis 2019 Apr 17. Epub 2019 Apr 17.

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.

Background: Glucocorticosteroids (GCs) are the main treatment for asthma as they reduce type 2 cytokine expression and induce apoptosis. Asthma severity is associated with type 2 inflammation, circulating Th2 cells and higher GC requirements.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess whether ex vivo production of interleukin 2 (IL-2), a T-cell survival factor, associated with clinical features of asthma severity, the proportion of blood Th2 cells and Th2 cell responses to GC. Read More

Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) 2019 May - Jun;47(3):207-208

Respiratory and Allergy Units, Arrixaca Children's University Hospital, University of Murcia; IMIB Bio-health Research Institute; and ARADyAL allergy network, Spain. Electronic address:

Allergy 2019 Apr 16. Epub 2019 Apr 16.

Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), Davos, Switzerland.

Background: Many skin and mucosal inflammatory disorders, such as atopic dermatitis, have been associated with an impaired epithelial barrier function, which allows allergens, pollutants or microbes to enter the tissue and activate the immune response. The aim of this study was to establish a method to directly assess in vivo the epidermal barrier function by electrical impedance (EI) spectroscopy.

Methods: Mice epidermal barrier was damaged by epicutaneous application of proteases and cholera toxin and by tape stripping. Read More

Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J 2018 Nov 28;18(4):e483-e488. Epub 2019 Mar 28.

Department of Microbiology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between food allergen sensitisation patterns and allergic manifestations in Omani patients and highlight the importance of specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) testing.

Methods: This retrospective study included all patients referred due to allergic manifestations to the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH), Muscat, Oman, from November 2012 to November 2016. Specific IgE blood testing was performed to determine sensitisation to common foods known to cause allergic reactions. Read More

Exp Ther Med 2019 May 20;17(5):3867-3876. Epub 2019 Mar 20.

School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan 16150 Malaysia.

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder in the airways that involves the activation of cells and mediators. (Cooke) Ryvardan or Tiger Milk mushroom is a medicinal mushroom that is traditionally used to treat inflammatory diseases including asthma. In this study, the protective effects of intranasal administration of extract (LRE) in ovalbumin (OVA)-induced airway inflammation mouse model were investigated. Read More

Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol 2019 3;15:21. Epub 2019 Apr 3.

1Department of Medicine, Division of Respirology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON Canada.

Omalizumab, a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody targeting the IgE molecule, is the first biologic approved for moderate-to-severe allergic asthmatics, who remain uncontrolled despite high dose inhaled corticosteroid and bronchodilators. Steroid-sparing effect of omalizumab has not been demonstrated in asthmatics with persistent airway eosinophilia in a randomised controlled trial till date. From this double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-centred, randomized parallel group design, we report that omalizumab is possibly inadequate to control sputum eosinophilia, and therefore may not have a steroid-sparing effect, especially in those maintained on oral corticosteroids daily. Read More

Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2019 Apr 12. Epub 2019 Apr 12.

Department of Respiratory Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Iruma-gun, Saitama 350-0495, Japan; Allergy Center, Saitama Medical University Hospital, Iruma-gun, Saitama 350-0495, Japan.

PLoS One 2019 15;14(4):e0215086. Epub 2019 Apr 15.

Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.

Functional studies suggest that promoter polymorphisms of the Prostaglandin D Receptor (PTGDR) gene can be involved in asthma. All-trans Retinoic acid (ATRA) has also been linked to allergic diseases. We have previously described the PTGDR promoter activation mediated by ATRA through response elements (RARE) at position -549T> C. Read More

Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2019 Apr 15. Epub 2019 Apr 15.

Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, WA, Australia.

Background: Antigen specific IgE binds the Fcε receptor I (FcεRI) expressed on several types of immune cells, including dendritic cells (DC). Activation of FcεRI on DCs in atopics has been shown to modulate immune responses that potentially contribute to asthma development. However, the extent to which DC subsets differ in FcεRI expression between atopic children with or without asthma is currently not clear. Read More

Allergy 2019 Apr 15. Epub 2019 Apr 15.

Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Centre for Health and Society, Faculty of Medicine, University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.

Background: Building on previous psychometric work, we sought to assess the Patient Needs in Asthma Treatment (NEAT) questionnaire's validity, responsiveness to change and the minimal important change (MIC) over a 3-year period (Study 1) and its reliability and the smallest detectable change (SDC) in a test-retest-study (Study 2) among patients self-reporting physician-diagnosed asthma.

Methods: In Study 1, a total of 207 patients completed a survey which included the NEAT, the Asthma Control Test (ACT), the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire-Sydney (AQLQ-S) and a question on treatment satisfaction in 2014 and 2017. In Study 2, a total of 78 patients completed NEAT twice on average four weeks apart in 2018. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2019 Apr;98(15):e15226

Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu.

Background: Morbidity of asthma in children is increasing, which is significantly affecting children's life quality. Despite the medication therapy, physical therapies, including breathing exercises, inspiratory muscle training and physical training, are widely used to improve children's condition. However, the effectiveness of physical therapy remains unclear. Read More

Avicenna J Phytomed 2019 Mar-Apr;9(2):126-133

Allergy Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

Objective: Asthma is an increasing chronic respiratory disease affecting over 300 million people worldwide. Several studies have shown that herbal remedies may improve asthma control and reduce asthma symptoms. In this study, the effects of short-course administration of an herbal mixture (ASMATUS) in asthmatic children during viral respiratory tract infection, were evaluated. Read More

Clin Mol Allergy 2019 2;17. Epub 2019 Apr 2.

Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.

Background: There is a strong and consistent association between IgE sensitization and allergy, wheeze, eczema and food hypersensitivity. These conditions are also found in non-sensitized humans, and sensitization is found among individuals without allergy-related diseases. The aim of this study was to analyse the sensitization profile in a representative sample of the population, and to relate patterns of allergens and allergen components to allergic symptoms. Read More

J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2019 Apr 14:1-241. Epub 2019 Apr 14.

b Division of General Pediatrics , Department of Pediatrics , Vanderbilt University Medical Center , Nashville , Tennessee , USA.

Background: Maternal vitamin D status during pregnancy may influence lung development and risk of childhood wheeze and asthma. We investigated the relationship between prenatal vitamin D and child asthma in a racially diverse cohort with a high burden of vitamin D insufficiency and child asthma.

Methods: We included mother-child dyads in the prenatal Conditions Affecting neurocognitive Development and Learning in Early Childhood (CANDLE) cohort (2006-2011, Shelby County, Tennessee). Read More

Expert Opin Pharmacother 2019 Apr 14:1-11. Epub 2019 Apr 14.

a Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine , Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston , SC , USA.

Introduction: Inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting β-2 agonists (ICS/LABA) combination inhalers have been a lifeline for a generation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma patients. Fluticasone furoate and Vilanterol (FF/VI) as a once-daily ICS/LABA combination have an extensive clinical trial and real-world data to support its use in COPD patients. Areas covered: The authors provide pharmacological profiles of fluticasone furoate, vilanterol and the FF/VI fixed dose combination. Read More

Eur Ann Allergy Clin Immunol 2019 Apr 15. Epub 2019 Apr 15.

Department of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Sutoh Hospital, Annaka, Gunma, Japan.

Summary: Assessing efficacy of mepolizumab on the upper and lower airways in severe eosinophilic asthma patients. This study was a 48-week prospective open-label analysis of mepolizumab in 11 asthmatics with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). It was administered every 4 weeks. Read More