Sleep-disordered breathing and asthma: evidence from a large multicentric epidemiological study in China

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Liwen Li¹², Zhiwei Xu³, Xingming Jin⁴, Chonghuai Yan¹, Fan Jiang⁴, Shilu Tong³, Xiaoming Shen^5* and Shenghui Li^25*

Respiratory Research 2015, 16:56  doi:10.1186/s12931-015-0215-5

Published: 10 May 2015

Abstract (provisional)

Background Previous studies have postulated that sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) may be associated with the occurrence and exacerbation of asthma. However, there was limited quantitative evidence on the topic. This study aimed at investigating the prevalence and predisposing factors of asthma, and quantifying the association between SDB and asthma among school-aged children in China.

Eucalyptus Pollen Allergy and Asthma in Children: A Cross-Sectional Study in South-East Queensland, Australia

• PLoS One
• v.10(5); 2015
• PMC4418722

PLoS One. 2015; 10(5): e0126506.

Published online 2015 May 4. doi:  10.1371/journal.pone.0126506

PMCID: PMC4418722

Jane E. M. Gibbs*

Kazuhiro Ito, Academic Editor

Abstract

Objectives

To investigate Eucalyptus (gum tree) pollen allergy in children in relation to geography, particularly vegetation, and its relationship to asthma.

The immunoregulatory and fibrotic roles of activin A in allergic asthma

Clinical & Experimental Allergy

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Activin A, a member of the TGF-β superfamily of cytokines, was originally identified as an inducer of follicle hormone release, but has since been ascribed roles in normal physiological processes, as an immunoregulatory cytokine and as a driver of fibrosis. In the last 10-15 years it has also become abundantly clear that activin A plays an important role in the regulation of asthmatic inflammation and airway remodelling. 

Prevalence of positive atopy patch test in an unselected pediatric population

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Nicola Fuiano¹, Giuliana Diddi¹, Maurizio Delvecchio² and Cristoforo Incorvaia C^3*

Clinical and Molecular Allergy 2015, 13:2  doi:10.1186/s12948-015-0011-2

Abstract

Background

In the latest decades, epidemiological studies on allergic disorders in children, including atopic dermatitis, rhinitis and asthma, demonstrated a continuous increase in prevalence. However, such studies are usually performed by questionnaires and, sometimes, by skin prick test or in vitro IgE tests, while the portion of allergy sustained by the cell-mediated mechanism is neglected, because the essential test, i.e. the atopy patch test is not performed.

Regular inhaled corticosteroids in adult-onset asthma and the risk for future cancer: a population-based cohort study with proper person-time analysis

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Authors Kok VC, Horng JT, Huang HK, Chao TM, Hong YF

Published Date March 2015 Volume 2015:11 Pages 489—499

DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/TCRM.S80793

Received 12 January 2015, Accepted 13 February 2015, Published 26 March 2015

Approved for publication by Professor Garry Walsh

Victor C Kok,^1,2 Jorng-Tzong Horng,^2,3 Hsu-Kai Huang,³ Tsung-Ming Chao,⁴ Ya-Fang Hong<sup>5

1</sup>Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kuang Tien General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; ²Department of Biomedical Informatics, Asia University Taiwan, Taichung, Taiwan;³Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Central University, Jhongli, Taiwan; ⁴Statistics Unit, Department of Applied Geomatics, Chien Hsin University, Jhongli, Taiwan;⁵Institute of Molecular Biology, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei, Taiwan

Tissue resident regulatory T cells: novel therapeutic targets for human disease

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Cellular & Molecular Immunology advance online publication 20 April 2015; doi: 10.1038/cmi.2015.23

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Xiaohui Zhou^1,2,†, Jiayou Tang^3,†, Hao Cao³, Huimin Fan^1,2,3 and Bin Li⁴

1. ¹Research Center for Translational Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine
2. ²Shanghai Heart Failure Research Center
3. ³Department of Heart Failure, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine
4. ⁴Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology & Immunology, Unit of Molecular Immunology, Institute Pasteur of Shanghai, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Shanghai, 200120, China

Adherence to Oral and Topical Medications in Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus is not Well Characterized

Dermatology and Therapy

April 2015,

Open Access

Michael E. Farhangian, 

William W. Huang, 

Steven R. Feldman

Treatment adherence plays a large role in chronic dermatologic diseases and may play an important role in the outcomes of patients with cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE). We sought to gauge what is currently known about adherence to topical and oral medications in patients with CLE.

Topical treatment with fresh human milk versus emollient on atopic eczema spots in young children: a small, randomized, split body, controlled, blinded pilot study

BMC Dermatol. 2015; 15: 7.

Published online 2015 May 4. doi:  10.1186/s12895-015-0027-9

PMCID: PMC4424556

Teresa Løvold Berents, Jørgen Rønnevig, Elisabeth Søyland, Peter Gaustad, Gro Nylander, and Beate Fossum Løland

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Background

Public health nurses report on effects of fresh human milk as treatment for conjunctivitis, rhinitis and atopic eczema (AE), the latter being highly prevalent in early childhood. Emollients and topical corticosteroids are first line treatment of AE. As many caregivers have steroid phobia, alternative treatment options for mild AE are of interest. The aim of this small pilot study was to assess the potential effects and risks of applying fresh human milk locally on eczema spots in children with AE.