We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the effects of vitamin D
(VitD) supplementation on children with allergic diseases. MEDLINE, Embase, Web of …

Rationale: The respiratory tract constitutes an elaborate line of defense that is based on a
unique cellular ecosystem. Objectives: We aimed to investigate cell population distributions …

The upper airway epithelium, which is mainly composed of multiciliated, goblet, club and
basal cells, ensures proper mucociliary function and can regenerate in response to assaults …

Sex is considered an important risk factor for asthma onset and exacerbation. The
prevalence of asthma is higher in boys than in girls during childhood, which shows a reverse …

Background The rapid increase of food allergy (FA) has become the “second wave” of
allergy epidemic and is now a major global public health concern. Mounting evidence …

Objective: The large amount of evidence and the renewed interest in upper and lower
airways involvement in infectious and inflammatory diseases has led Interasma (Global …

Abstract Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is a generally smoking-linked major cause
of morbidity and mortality. Genome-wide Association Studies identified a locus including a …

Background and objective Tangeretin demonstrates broad anti-inflammatory effects. The
present study aimed to assess whether tangeretin functions in regulating T-regulatory cells …

Background Hedgehog (HH) pathway is constantly under scrutiny in the context of organ
development. Lung morphogenesis requires HH signalling which participates thereafter to …

Asthma and allergic rhinitis (AR) are widely considered to be the most common chronic
inflammatory disorders. This study was performed to investigate the clinical features …