Obesity in asthma: More neutrophilic inflammation as a possible explanation for a reduced treatment response

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1060-1068

  Telenga, E D ^a   Tideman, S W ^a   Kerstjens, H A M ^a   Hacken, N H T Ten ^a   Timens, W ^a   Postma, D S ^a   Van Den Berge, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchial hyper responsiveness; Corticosteroids; Lung function; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; FLUTICASONE; HISTAMINE; METHACHOLINE; PREDNISOLONE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD; CELL COUNT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPUTUM; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; OBESITY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SPUTUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863845758     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2012.02855.x     Document Type: Article

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