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Free Subscription 06.08.2008 3 Allergy 2 Arerugi 7 Chest 4 Clin Exp Allergy 6 J Allergy Clin Immunol 1 J Asthma 1 Pediatr Pulmonol 2 Pediatrics 1 Respir Med 2 Thorax

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Allergy

1. ASLAM A , Lewis RJ, Wheatley A, Pleass RJ, et al
   The secretory tailpiece isoform of IgE is not associated with allergy.
   Allergy. 2008;63:942-3.
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2. VAN KAMPEN V , Rabstein S, Sander I, Merget R, et al
   Prediction of challenge test results by flour-specific IgE and skin prick test in symptomatic bakers.
   Allergy. 2008;63:897-902.
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3. KOISTINEN K , Kotzias D, Kephalopoulos S, Schlitt C, et al
   The INDEX project: executive summary of a European Union project on indoor air pollutants.
   Allergy. 2008;63:810-9.
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   Arerugi

4. HATTORI T , Konno S, Shimizu K, Shimizu K, et al
   [Evaluation of atopy by antigen specific IGE antibody]
   Arerugi. 2008;57:543-51.
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5. NISHIMUTA T
   [One point message of JGL2006 (children)--level of severity and control]
   Arerugi. 2008;57:508-12.
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   Chest

6. CELLI BR
   Update on the management of COPD.
   Chest. 2008;133:1451-62.
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7. SIN DD , Man SF
   Biomarkers in COPD: are we there yet?
   Chest. 2008;133:1296-8.
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8. DE TORRES JP , Pinto-Plata V, Casanova C, Mullerova H, et al
   C-reactive protein levels and survival in patients with moderate to very severe COPD.
   Chest. 2008;133:1336-43.
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9. CHRISTENSEN S , Thomsen RW, Torring ML, Riis A, et al
   Impact of COPD on outcome among patients with complicated peptic ulcer.
   Chest. 2008;133:1360-6.
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10. TOROK SS , Leuppi JD, Baty F, Tamm M, et al
    Combined oximetry-cutaneous capnography in patients assessed for long-term oxygen therapy.
    Chest. 2008;133:1421-5.
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11. AMMOUS Z , Hackett NR, Butler MW, Raman T, et al
    Variability in small airway epithelial gene expression among normal smokers.
    Chest. 2008;133:1344-53.
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12. FUNK GC , Lang I, Schenk P, Valipour A, et al
    Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients with COPD in the presence and absence of elevated pulmonary arterial pressure.
    Chest. 2008;133:1354-9.
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    Clin Exp Allergy

13. WHALEN KA , Legault H, Hang C, Hill A, et al
    In vitro allergen challenge of peripheral blood induces differential gene expression in mononuclear cells of asthmatic patients: inhibition of cytosolic phospholipase A(2)alpha overcomes the asthma-associated response.
    Clin Exp Allergy. 2008.
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14. EDWARDS A
    The mast cell and allergic diseases: role in pathogenesis and implications for therapy.
    Clin Exp Allergy. 2008;38:1063-4.
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15. TOURDOT S , Mathie S, Hussell T, Edwards L, et al
    Respiratory syncytial virus infection provokes airway remodelling in allergen-exposed mice in absence of prior allergen sensitization.
    Clin Exp Allergy. 2008;38:1016-24.
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16. CHIBANA K , Trudeau JB, Mustovitch AT, Hu H, et al
    IL-13 induced increases in nitrite levels are primarily driven by increases in inducible nitric oxide synthase as compared with effects on arginases in human primary bronchial epithelial cells.
    Clin Exp Allergy. 2008;38:936-46.
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    J Allergy Clin Immunol

17. GIAVINA-BIANCHI P , Giavina-Bianchi M, Agondi R, Kalil J, et al
    Omalizumab and Churg-Strauss syndrome.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008;122:217.
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18. VON MUTIUS E
    Genes and the environment: two readings of their interaction.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008;122:99-100.
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19. HUA X , Chason KD, Fredholm BB, Deshpande DA, et al
    Adenosine induces airway hyperresponsiveness through activation of A3 receptors on mast cells.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008;122:107-13.
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20. HAUSWIRTH DW , Sundy JS, Mervin-Blake S, Fernandez CA, et al
    Normative values for exhaled breath condensate pH and its relationship to exhaled nitric oxide in healthy African Americans.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008;122:101-6.
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21. GIAVINA-BIANCHI P , Diniz LC, Agondi RC, Porter MH, et al
    Urticaria after specific bronchial challenge.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008;122:214-5.
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22. GUO J , Lin X, Williams MA, Hamid Q, et al
    Yin-Yang 1 regulates effector cytokine gene expression and T(H)2 immune responses.
    J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008;122:195-201.
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    J Asthma

23. CURRAN AK , Skeans S, Landers D, Chapman RW, et al
    Differential effects of dexamethasone on the proximal and distal lung response to antigen challenge in allergic cynomolgus monkeys.
    J Asthma. 2008;45:377-81.
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    Pediatr Pulmonol

24. HAUK PJ , Krawiec M, Murphy J, Boguniewicz J, et al
    Neutrophilic airway inflammation and association with bacterial lipopolysaccharide in children with asthma and wheezing.
    Pediatr Pulmonol. 2008.
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    Pediatrics

25. MANSBACH JM , Camargo CA Jr
    Bronchiolitis: lingering questions about its definition and the potential role of vitamin D.
    Pediatrics. 2008;122:177-9.
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26. CARROLL KN , Gebretsadik T, Griffin MR, Wu P, et al
    Increasing burden and risk factors for bronchiolitis-related medical visits in infants enrolled in a state health care insurance plan.
    Pediatrics. 2008;122:58-64.
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    Respir Med

27. NIVEN R , Chung KF, Panahloo Z, Blogg M, et al
    Effectiveness of omalizumab in patients with inadequately controlled severe persistent allergic asthma: An open-label study.
    Respir Med. 2008.
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    Thorax

28. FLETCHER CE
    IL6 and dendritic cells in allergic asthma.
    Thorax. 2008;63:731.
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29. ENELI IU , Skybo T, Camargo CA Jr
    Weight loss and asthma: a systematic review.
    Thorax. 2008;63:671-6.
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