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Article
Open AccessAsthma in the elderly: a study of the role of vitamin D
Asthma in the elderly is poorly understood and vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency are very common in older individuals. We studied the role of vitamin D in elderly asthmatics.
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Article
Open AccessThe effect of multiple allergen immunotherapy on exhaled nitric oxide in adults with allergic rhinitis
There is a lack of objective measures of the clinical efficacy of allergen immunotherapy which relies on patients’ perception about the effect of this treatment. We studied whether the fraction of exhaled nitr...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
TNF-α Regulation of CD38 Expression in Human Airway Smooth Muscle: Role of MAP Kinases and NF-κB
The pleiotropic cytokine TNF-α has been implicated in airway inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR), hallmark features of asthma. Polymorphisms in the TNF gene cluster are associated with increased ...
