Journal of Asthma, Volume 54, Issue 5 (2017)

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Journal of Asthma, Volume 54, Issue 5 (2017)

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Mechanisms

Article
Lipopolysaccharides promote a shift from Th2-derived airway eosinophilic inflammation to Th17-derived neutrophilic inflammation in an ovalbumin-sensitized murine asthma model
Shengtao Zhao MD, Yunqiu Jiang MD, Xu Yang MD, Donglin Guo MS, Yijie Wang MS, Jun Wang MS, Ran Wang MS & Changzheng Wang PhD
Pages: 447-455
Published online: 13 Jan 2017
AbstractforLipopolysaccharides promote a shift from Th2-derived airway eosinophilic inflammation to Th17-derived neutrophilic inflammation in an ovalbumin-sensitized murine asthma model | Full Text | References | PDF (864.3 KB)
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Peripheral killer cells do not differentiate between asthma patients with or without fixed airway obstruction
Carolyn Tubby PhD, Ola H. Negm PhD, Timothy Harrison MBBS, FRCP, DM, Patrick J. Tighe PhD, Ian Todd PhD & Lucy C. Fairclough PhD
Pages: 456-466
Published online: 21 Dec 2016
AbstractforPeripheral killer cells do not differentiate between asthma patients with or without fixed airway obstruction | Full Text | References | PDF (735.1 KB)
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Airway smooth muscle cells from ovalbumin-sensitized mice show increased proliferative response to TGFβ1 due to upregulation of Smad3 and TGFβRII
Jianting Shi MD, Ming Chen MD, PhD, Lihua Ouyang MD, Linjie Huang MD, PhD, Xiaoling Lin MD, PhD, Wei Zhang MD, Ruiyun Liang MD, Zhiqiang Lv MD, Shanying Liu MD & Shanping Jiang MD
Pages: 467-475
Published online: 26 Feb 2017
AbstractforAirway smooth muscle cells from ovalbumin-sensitized mice show increased proliferative response to TGFβ1 due to upregulation of Smad3 and TGFβRII | Full Text | References | PDF (965 KB) | Supplemental
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Letter to the Editor

Letter
Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphisms might be associated with childhood asthma in East Asia
Shuluan Yao MD, Ao Shi MD, Jun Li MD, Jiaqing Ma MD & Lechun Lu MD, PhD
Pages: 476-478
Published online: 21 Dec 2016
First Page PreviewforAngiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphisms might be associated with childhood asthma in East Asia | Full Text | References | PDF (327.6 KB)
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Physiology

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Bronchial biopsy and reactivity in patients with chest tightness relieved with bronchodilator
Hirokazu Taniguchi MD, PhD, Hideaki Furuse MD, Yuko Nakanishi MD, PhD, Takeshi Tsuda MD, Kiyoto Totsuka Pharmacist, Yasuaki Masaki MD, Kensuke Suzuki MD, PhD, Shin Ishizawa MD, PhD & Hideki Miyazawa MD, PhD
Pages: 479-487
Published online: 21 Dec 2016
AbstractforBronchial biopsy and reactivity in patients with chest tightness relieved with bronchodilator | Full Text | References | PDF (574.3 KB)
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Environmental Determinants

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Breastfeeding and timing of first dietary introduction in relation to childhood asthma, allergies, and airway diseases: A cross-sectional study
Chen Huang PhD, Wei Liu PhD, Jiao Cai MSc, Louise B. Weschler BSc, Xueying Wang MSc, Yu Hu MSc, Zhijun Zou BSc, Li Shen MSc & Jan Sundell MD
Pages: 488-497
Published online: 18 Nov 2016
AbstractforBreastfeeding and timing of first dietary introduction in relation to childhood asthma, allergies, and airway diseases: A cross-sectional study | Full Text | References | PDF (484.3 KB) | Supplemental
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Pediatric

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Association of emergency department albuterol dispensing with pediatric asthma revisits and readmissions
A. Brad Hall PharmD, April Novotny MSN, RN, Donna M. Bhisitkul MD, James Melton MD, Tim Regan MD & Maureen Leckie MSN, RN
Pages: 498-503
Published online: 21 Dec 2016
AbstractforAssociation of emergency department albuterol dispensing with pediatric asthma revisits and readmissions | Full Text | References | PDF (366.4 KB)
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Underserved Populations

Article
Racial and ethnic disparities in meeting MTM eligibility criteria among patients with asthma
Degan Lu MD, MS, Yanru Qiao MS, Karen C. Johnson MD & Junling Wang PhD, MS
Pages: 504-513
Published online: 21 Dec 2016
AbstractforRacial and ethnic disparities in meeting MTM eligibility criteria among patients with asthma | Full Text | References | PDF (364.5 KB)
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Effects of pediatric asthma care coordination in underserved communities on parent perceptions of care and asthma-management confidence
Mary R. Janevic PhD, MPH, Alan P. Baptist MD, MPH, Tyra Bryant-Stephens MD, Marielena Lara MD, MPH, Victoria Persky MD, Gilberto Ramos-Valencia DrPH, Kimberly Uyeda MD, MPH, Rebecca Hazan BS, Ashley Garrity MPH & Floyd J. Malveaux MD, PhD
Pages: 514-519
Published online: 21 Dec 2016
AbstractforEffects of pediatric asthma care coordination in underserved communities on parent perceptions of care and asthma-management confidence | Full Text | References | PDF (337 KB)
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Diagnosis

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Comparison of diagnostic validity of mannitol and methacholine challenges and relationship to clinical status and airway inflammation in steroid-naïve asthmatic patients
Konstantinos Porpodis MD, PhD, Kalliopi Domvri MSc, Theodoros Kontakiotis MD, PhD, Evangelia Fouka MD, PhD, Eirini Kontakioti MD, MSc, PhD, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis MD, PhD & Despina Papakosta MD, PhD
Pages: 520-529
Published online: 23 Dec 2016
AbstractforComparison of diagnostic validity of mannitol and methacholine challenges and relationship to clinical status and airway inflammation in steroid-naïve asthmatic patients | Full Text | References | PDF (360.4 KB)
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Stability of FeNO and airway hyperresponsiveness to mannitol in untreated asthmatics
Pernille Bækgaard Udesen MD, Christian Grabow Westergaard MD, PhD, Celeste Porsbjerg MD, PhD & Vibeke Backer MD
Pages: 530-536
Published online: 21 Dec 2016
AbstractforStability of FeNO and airway hyperresponsiveness to mannitol in untreated asthmatics | Full Text | References | PDF (475.4 KB)
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Control

Article
Asthma control and productivity loss in those with work-related asthma: A population-based study
Alyson Wong MD, Hamid Tavakoli MD, MSc, Mohsen Sadatsafavi MD, PhD, Chris Carlsten MD, MPH & J. Mark FitzGerald MB, MD
Pages: 537-542
Published online: 13 Jan 2017
AbstractforAsthma control and productivity loss in those with work-related asthma: A population-based study | Full Text | References | PDF (404.5 KB)
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Alternative Treatment

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A randomised controlled feasibility trial of Group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for people with severe asthma
Janelle Yorke PhD, RN, Pauline Adair PhD, Anne-Marie Doyle PhD, Linda Dubrow-Marshall PhD, Sharon Fleming PhD, RN, Leanne Holmes BSc, RN, Andrew Menzies-Gow MD, Rob Niven MD, Mark Pilling PhD & Caroline Shuldham PhD, RN
Pages: 543-554
Published online: 23 Nov 2016
AbstractforA randomised controlled feasibility trial of Group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for people with severe asthma | Full Text | References | PDF (689.1 KB)
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Eulogy

Obituary
In memoriam: Harry Kotses (1938–2017)
Pages: 555-556
Published online: 31 May 2017
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Corrigendum

Correction
Corrigendum
Page: 557
Published online: 31 May 2017
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