The decoction of Pheretima aspergillum is used as a traditional medicine for treatment of asthma in China with a long clinical history. The aim of the study was to investigate the anti-asthma activities of an active components group obtained from the decoction of Pheretima aspergillum in histamine and ovalubumin induced asthma guinea pigs. The incubation period of asthma, serum IFN-γ, IL-4 and ...

In the fall of 2007, 2 years shy of her 100th birthday, Nobel laureate and National Academy of Sciences member Rita Levi-Montalcini yearned to start a new research project. Her idea stemmed from studies she had carried out more than half a century earlier, through which she unveiled and characterized the function of NGF. Time had taken its toll on her sight and hearing, but her keen observation...

ykl-40 (chitinase-3-like-1) has been introduced as a marker of inflammation in asthma. the aim of this study was to determine the role of ykl-40 in asthma and to evaluate the relationship between ykl-40 and asthma severity. in the study, 60 non-smoker asthma patients without additional diseases (aged between 20-60 years, female: 34) were grouped [group i: well controlled asthma patients (n: 30)...

asthma has been linked to family disfunctioning and poor control of the disease. this study was conducted to analyze the interactions between the level of intermittent asthma control, family functioning and respiratory function and between quality of life of asthmatic patients and their caregivers. 7 to 15 years old children with intermittent asthma were included. asthma control test questionna...

In paediatric Asthma, involvement of caregivers is essential, therefore a satisfactory level parental knowledge influences the effectiveness treatment bronchial asthma as an important part in prevention exacerbations and complications hypothesis this research that good about among asthmatic children's can lead to better control asthma.

siveness (BHR) and physical activity. Several hypotheses are invoked to explain this association, including a suggestion that physical activity reduces bronchial inflammation by altering airway physiology. Their major hypothesis is that obesity reduces physical activity and that it is this reduction in physical activity which causes, in some mysterious way, the increase in BHR observed. Their p...

OBJECTIVE To assess the short term effect of concentrations of black smoke, sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and ozone (O3) in ambient air on emergency room visits for asthma in the city of Valencia, Spain during the period 1994-5. METHODS Ecological study with time series data and application of Poisson regression. Associations between number of daily emergency visits in a city'...

including prick (epicutaneous) with a mix of Aspergillus species and if negative, intradermal at 1000 PNU/mL, Aspergillus fumigatus (Af). Sera were analyzed for total IgE (elevated is $417 kU/L) by Phadia ImmunoCap, anti-Af IgE and anti-Af IgG (ABPA range $ 2.0) ELISA, and precipitating antibodies. HRCT of the lungs was ordered next if serology was positive (diagnostic criteria for ABPA require...

Background: Asthma is recognized as a common cause of disability, of great economic cost, and of preventable deaths. In this study we aimed to test our hypothesis to evaluate the relationship between the Human Platelet Antigen-1(HPA-1) polymorphism and bronchial asthma and its severity, which would suggest genetic variances that may be responsible for expression or activation of these receptors...

Background: The prevalence of asthma and allergy has increased during the last decades, especially in children. However, little is known about it in the Middle East region. This systematic review is aimed to estimate the prevalence of asthma among the Middle Eastern children. Methods: Local and international scientific databases including SID, Iranmedex, Medline and Science Direct were syste...