Bacterial colonisation of the airways is associated with increased risk for childhood asthma. IgE against bacterial antigens has been reported in some asthmatics, suggesting a role for bacterial-specific Type-2 immunity in disease pathogenesis. We aimed to investigate relationships between bacterial-specific IgE amongst teenagers and asthma suscept...
The haptoglobin gene is highly polymorphic in humans with strong evidence of functionally distinct biochemical phenotypes. In all human populations, three major haptoglobin phenotypes Hp 1-1, Hp 2-1, and Hp 2-2 are present, but additional phenotypes have been identified. Haptoglobin polymorphism has important biological and clinical significance. I...
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq)
Published in International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the most common chronic respiratory condition in adults and is characterized by progressive airflow limitation that is not fully reversible. The main etiological agents linked with COPD are cigarette smoking and biomass exposure but respiratory infection is believed to play a major role in the pathoge...
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq)
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq)
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq)
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq)
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq)
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq)
