Dermatophagoides Allergens

Ambient particulate matter (PM) originates from a range of sources and differs in composition with respect to season, time of day… (More)

Chronic airway disorders, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis, and asthma, are associated… (More)

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and house dust mite… (More)

Airway injury in infant monkeys exposed to ozone and/or house dust mite allergen (HDMA) is associated with a loss of epithelial… (More)

BACKGROUND Asthma affects males and females differently. Females have a higher incidence than males after the onset of puberty… (More)

It has been proposed that activation of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) plays crucial roles in the polarization of adaptive immune… (More)

BACKGROUND There is intense interest in the interaction between microbial compounds and allergy. Although Toll-like receptor (TLR… (More)

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate dose-response relationships between asthma symptoms and indoor nitrogen… (More)

Nerves and neuroendocrine cells located within the airway epithelium are ideally situated to sample a changing airway environment… (More)

BACKGROUND Airway smooth muscle hypertrophy is closely associated with the pathophysiology of hyper-reactive airways in allergic… (More)