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The influence of microorganisms in allergic diseases.
2017
Correlation between work impairment, scores of rhinitis severity and asthma using the MASK-air ® App
2020
Background: In allergic rhinitis, a relevant outcome providing information on the effectiveness of interventions is needed. In MASK-air (Mobile Airways Sentinel Network), a visual analogue scale (VAS) for work is used as a relevant outcome. This study aimed to assess the performance of the work VAS work by comparing VAS work with other VAS measurements and symptom-medication scores obtained concurrently. Methods: All consecutive MASK-air users in 23 countries from 1 June 2016 to 31 October 2018 were included (14 189 users; 205 904 days). Geolocalized users self-assessed daily symptom control using the touchscreen functionality on their smart phone to click on VAS scores (ranging from 0 to 1…
TNFSF14 (LIGHT) Exhibits Inflammatory Activities in Lung Fibroblasts Complementary to IL-13 and TGF-β
2018
The cytokine TNFSF14 [homologous to Lymphotoxin, exhibits Inducible expression and competes with HSV Glycoprotein D for binding to HVEM, a receptor expressed on T lymphocytes (LIGHT)] has been shown in mouse models to be important for development of lung tissue remodeling that is characteristic of asthma, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and systemic sclerosis (SSc). However, its cellular targets are not fully delineated. In the present report, we show that LTβR and HVEM, the receptors for LIGHT, are constitutively expressed in primary human lung fibroblasts (HLFs). We asked whether LIGHT could promote inflammatory and remodeling-relevant activity in HLFs and how this was similar to, or…
Real-World Patterns of Pharmacotherapeutic Management of Asthma Patients With Exacerbations in the Spanish National Health System
2020
Background Little is known about the real1world characteristics of asthma patients with exacerbations or their pharmacotherapeutic management. We described the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, and the patterns of short and long-term management of asthma attacks, in a population-wide cohort of exacerbators in the region of Valencia, Spain. Methods We selected asthma patients with at least one exacerbation in 2015 and 2016, we classified them according to their patterns of exacerbations in the 4 years previous to the index exacerbation and their therapeutic step at baseline based on medication received in the previous year. We described the short and long-term pharmacological ma…
ARIA���EAACI statement on asthma and COVID���19 (June 2, 2020)
2021
Artículo con numerosos autores sólo se mencionan el primero y el de la UAM
Dažādu inhalējamo kortikosteroīdu devu pretiekaisuma darbība un kombinētās terapijas efektivitātes salīdzinājums pacientiem ar vidēji smagu persistēj…
2003
Astmosil® un Atmosil® ietekme uz daļēji kontrolētu vai nekontrolētu astmu
2018
Pamata informācija: Astma ir kompleksa slimība ar augstiem saslimstības rādītājiem. Tā ir viena no izplatītākajām slimībām, kuras ārstēšanai tiek izmantotas vairākas savstarpēji papildinošas un alternatīvas ārstēšanas formas. Mērķi: Pētījuma mērķis ir izpētīt uztura bagātinātāju Astmosil un Atmosil ietekmi uz dažādiem astmas rādītājiem pacientiem ar mēreni noturīgu daļēji kontrolētu vai nekontrolētu astmu, kuri tiek ārstēti saskaņā ar GINA vadlīniju otro līdz ceturto soli. Metodes un materiāli: Tika veikts 18 nedēļas ilgs perspektīvs, nejaušināts, dubultmaskēts, placebo-kontrolēts, šķērsgriezuma pētījums. 30 pacienti, vecumā no 18 līdz 75 gadiem, tika iedalīti grupās 1:1:1 un pēc nejaušības…
Cabbage and fermented vegetables: from death rate heterogeneity in countries to candidates for mitigation strategies of severe COVID-19
2021
International audience; Large differences in COVID-19 death rates exist between countries and between regions of the same country. Some very low death rate countries such as Eastern Asia, Central Europe, or the Balkans have a common feature of eating large quantities of fermented foods. Although biases exist when examining ecological studies, fermented vegetables or cabbage have been associated with low death rates in European countries. SARS-CoV-2 binds to its receptor, the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). As a result of SARS-CoV-2 binding, ACE2 downregulation enhances the angiotensin II receptor type 1 (AT1 R) axis associated with oxidative stress. This leads to insulin resistance …
Urinary leukotriene E4 in the assessment of nocturnal asthma
1996
Urinary leukotriene E4 (LTE4) is a marker of the body's production of cysteinyl LTs, important mediators of airway inflammation. The role of the latter in nocturnal asthma is a topic of increasing interest.This investigation was aimed at determining whether nighttime attacks are associated with increased release of LTs, expressed by urinary LTE4, and the relationship between the two phenomena.Three groups were studied: group A, seven control subjects; group B, nine asthmatic patients without nocturnal attacks; and group C, nine asthmatic patients with a comparable daytime FEV1 but who were experiencing nocturnal exacerbations (morning dips in peak expiratory flow greater than 20%). Urine wa…
Total synthesis and biological evaluation of the natural product (−)-cyclonerodiol, a new inhibitor of IL-4 signaling
2014
In a screening program of natural compounds from fungi, the known cyclopentanoid sesquiterpene (-)-cyclonerodiol was identified as a specific inhibitor of the IL-4 induced STAT6 signaling pathway (IC50 = 9.7 μM) which is required for the differentiation of naive CD4 T cells to T helper type 2 (Th2) lymphocytes. As many allergic conditions, including allergic asthma and atopic diseases, are driven by an excessive Th2 response, STAT6 is a promising target for the development of new therapeutics. The compound was synthesized in six steps from (-)-linalool using an epoxide radical cyclization as the key step.