The association between obesity and asthma: Interactions between systemic and airway inflammation

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 178, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 469-475

  Sutherland, Tim J T ^a   Cowan, Jan O ^a   Young, Sarah ^a   Goulding, Ailsa ^a   Grant, Andrea M ^a   Williamson, Avis ^a   Brassett, Karen ^a   Herbison, G Peter ^a   Taylor, D Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Asthma; Inflammation; Interaction; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY WEIGHT; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; EXHALATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; INNATE IMMUNITY; LUNG VOLUME; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUAL VOLUME; SPIROMETRY; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; SUPERNATANT; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; TH2 CELL; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY;

EID: 51349125818     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200802-301OC     Document Type: Article

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