The Asthma Predictive Index: a very useful tool for predicting asthma in young children

JA Castro-Rodriguez - Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2010 - Elsevier
Recurrent wheezing is a common problem in young children: approximately 40% of children
wheeze in their first year of life. However, only 30% of preschoolers with recurrent wheezing …

Emerging roles of T helper subsets in the pathogenesis of asthma

DM Durrant, DW Metzger - Immunological investigations, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The cardinal features of asthma include pulmonary inflammation and airway
hyperresponsiveness (AHR). Classically, asthma, specifically allergic asthma, has been …

Meconium microbiota types dominated by lactic acid or enteric bacteria are differentially associated with maternal eczema and respiratory problems in infants

MJ Gosalbes, S Llop, Y Valles, A Moya… - Clinical & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background Culture‐dependent methods have shown that meconium, the newborn's first
intestinal discharge, is not sterile, but the diversity of bacteria present in this material needs …

Profiling of volatile organic compounds in exhaled breath as a strategy to find early predictive signatures of asthma in children

A Smolinska, EMM Klaassen, JW Dallinga… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Wheezing is one of the most common respiratory symptoms in preschool children under six
years old. Currently, no tests are available that predict at early stage who will develop …

The Asthma Predictive Index: early diagnosis of asthma

JA Castro-Rodriguez - Current opinion in allergy and clinical …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
The Asthma Predictive Index: early diagnosis of asthma : Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical
Immunology The Asthma Predictive Index: early diagnosis of asthma : Current Opinion in Allergy …

Obstructive sleep apnea in poorly controlled asthmatic children: effect of adenotonsillectomy

L Kheirandish‐Gozal, EA Dayyat, NS Eid… - Pediatric …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Background Asthma and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children share multiple
epidemiological risk factors and the prevalence of snoring is higher in asthmatic children …

Exhaled biomarkers and gene expression at preschool age improve asthma prediction at 6 years of age

EMM Klaassen, KDG Van De Kant… - American journal of …, 2015 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: A reliable asthma diagnosis is difficult in wheezing preschool children.
Objectives: To assess whether exhaled biomarkers, expression of inflammation genes, and …

Isoprostanes-biomarkers of lipid peroxidation: their utility in evaluating oxidative stress and analysis

M Janicka, A Kot-Wasik, J Kot, J Namieśnik - International Journal of …, 2010 - mdpi.com
Isoprostanes (IsoPs) are key biomarkers for investigating the role of free radical generation
in the pathogenesis of human disorders. To solve IsoPs-related problems with regard to …

A systematic review of predictive models for asthma development in children

G Luo, FL Nkoy, BL Stone, D Schmick… - BMC medical informatics …, 2015 - Springer
Background Asthma is the most common pediatric chronic disease affecting 9.6% of
American children. Delay in asthma diagnosis is prevalent, resulting in suboptimal asthma …

[HTML][HTML] Associations between diabetes self-management and microvascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes

F Mehravar, MA Mansournia… - Epidemiology and …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
OBJECTIVES: Diabetes is a major public health problem that is approaching epidemic
proportions globally. Diabetes self-management can reduce complications and mortality in …