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Longer duration of exclusive breastfeeding associated with reduced risk of childhood asthma up to age sixBreastfeeding is recommended for all infants irrespective of atopic heredity, although epidemiological studies provide conflicting results in this debate.
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The mechanism of deep inspiration-induced bronchoprotection: Evidence from a mouse modelIn healthy individuals, deep inspirations (DIs) taken prior to a bronchial challenge reduce the bronchoconstrictor response, which is termed...
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Hypoallergenic der p 1/Der p 2 combination vaccines for immunotherapy of house dust mite allergyMore than 50% of allergic patients have house dust mite (HDM) allergy.
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Vitamin D and atopy and asthma phenotypes in childrenThe purpose of this Review was to give an overview of the recent research into whether a lack of vitamin D contributes to the development of atopy and asthma...
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Suppression of adrenomedullin contributes to vascular leakage and altered epithelial repair during asthmaThe anti-inflammatory peptide, adrenomedullin (AM), and its cognate receptor are expressed in lung tissue, but its pathophysiological significance in airway...
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Antibacterial antibody responses associated with the development of asthma in house dust mite-sensitised and non-sensitised childrenWe aimed to measure the antibody development to 2 bacteria in a birth cohort at high risk of allergic disease, and to assess which responses are asthma-linked.
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Sensitizing and Th2 Adjuvant Activity of Cysteine Protease AllergensHere, we report on a model that does not use Th2-skewing adjuvants and yet achieves sensitization solely via the nasal mucosa.
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Symptomatic viral infection is associated with impaired response to treatment in children with acute asthmaThe objective of this study was to examine the influence of viral respiratory infection (VRI) on treatment response in acute asthma in children.
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Interferon regulatory factor 7 is a major hub connecting interferon-mediated responses in virus-induced asthma exacerbations in vivoThe objective of this study was to elucidate the molecular networks that underpin virus-induced exacerbations in asthmatic children in vivo.
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Hospitalisation with infection, asthma and allergy in Kawasaki disease patients and their families: genealogical analysis using linked population dataKawasaki disease results from an abnormal immunological response to one or more infectious triggers.