Impact of biologic therapy on the small airways asthma phenotype

R Chan, BJ Lipworth - Lung, 2022 - Springer
The small airways dysfunction (SAD) asthma phenotype is characterised by narrowing of
airways< 2 mm in diameter between generations 8 and 23 of the bronchial tree. Recently …

Do small airway abnormalities characterize asthma phenotypes? In search of proof

M Contoli, M Kraft, Q Hamid, J Bousquet… - Clinical & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The role of small airway abnormalities in asthma pathogenesis has been extensively studied
and debated for several decades. However, whether or not small airway abnormalities play …

Mast cell–associated alveolar inflammation in patients with atopic uncontrolled asthma

CK Andersson, A Bergqvist, M Mori, T Mauad… - Journal of allergy and …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: A significant proportion of patients with asthma have persistent symptoms
despite treatment with inhaled glucocorticosteroids. OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that in …

Current treatment of severe asthma

S Hashimoto, EH Bel - Clinical & Experimental Allergy, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Severe asthma is considered a heterogeneous disease in which a variety of clinical,
physiological and inflammatory markers determine disease severity. Pivotal studies in the …

Physiological measurement of the small airways

S Verbanck - Respiration, 2012 - karger.com
Noninvasive physiological measurements are reviewed that have been reported in the
literature with the specific aim being to study the small airways in lung disease. This has …

Severe refractory asthma: an update

RRL Wener, EH Bel - European Respiratory Review, 2013 - publications.ersnet.org
Asthma is a heterogeneous disease in which adequate asthma control cannot be achieved
in a substantial proportion despite currently available treatment possibilities. This subgroup …

Small airway disease in asthma: pathophysiological and diagnostic considerations

M Contoli, P Santus, A Papi - Current opinion in pulmonary …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Clinicians, and not only researchers, must consider small airways when approaching
asthma patients, particularly when dealing with patients with a 'difficult-to-treat phenotype' …

Ovalbumin-induced airway inflammation is ameliorated in Dectin-1–deficient mice, in which pulmonary regulatory T cells are expanded through modification of …

W Han, C Tang, S Baba, T Hamada… - The Journal of …, 2021 - journals.aai.org
Asthma is an allergic chronic respiratory disease that affects more than 300 million people
around the world. Dysbiosis of intestinal commensal microbiota influences the development …

[HTML][HTML] Small airways dysfunction in severe asthma: Current treatment approaches and future directions

N Deng, Y **anyu, Y Xu, H Nie - Journal of the Formosan Medical …, 2025 - Elsevier
Severe asthma is a significant health concern due to its association with higher mortality
rates, reduced quality of life, and increased healthcare costs. These challenges make it a …

Postmortem serum levels of IgE and mast cell tryptase in fatal asthma

MP Scarpelli, S Keller, L Tran, C Palmiere - Forensic science international, 2016 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to characterize the concentrations of total and specific IgE as well
as mast cell-derived tryptase in postmortem serum from femoral blood and evaluate the …