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The extent to which maternal smoking in pregnancy (MSP) has persisting effects on respiratory health remains uncertain and the mechanisms involved are not...
Activation of receptors of the innate immune system is a critical step in the initiation of immune responses.
More than 50% of allergic patients have house dust mite (HDM) allergy.
The airway epithelium in asthma displays altered repair and incomplete barrier formation.
Using data on 2868 children born in the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study, we examined the association between changes in family...
In healthy individuals, deep inspirations (DIs) taken prior to a bronchial challenge reduce the bronchoconstrictor response, which is termed...
The severity of allergic diseases may be modified by vitamin D. However, the immune pathways modulated by the active form of vitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D.
IgE antibodies in house dust mite (HDM) allergy follow a predictable pattern. Half are directed against two dominant allergens and the remainder largely against
This study investigated the potential role of ST2 in children with acute asthma.
Atopic asthma, which is at its highest prevalence during childhood/young adulthood, represents the main focus of this review.