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Asthma

Respiratory viruses in bronchiolitis and their link to recurrent wheezing and asthma. Clin Lab Med. 2009 Dec;29(4):741–55.
Vitamin D - a new treatment for airway remodelling in asthma? Br J Pharmacol. 2009 Nov;158(6):1426–8.
Vitamin D inhibits growth of human airway smooth muscle cells through growth factor-induced phosphorylation of retinoblastoma protein and checkpoint kinase 1. Br J Pharmacol. 2009 Nov;158(6):1429–41.
Asthma and genes encoding components of the vitamin D pathway. Respir Res. 2009 Oct 24;10:98.
A case-control study of vitamin D status and asthma in adults. Allergy. 2009 Oct 20.
Dairy food, calcium, and vitamin D intake in pregnancy and wheeze and eczema in infants. Eur Respir J. 2009 Oct 19.
The effect of oral steroids with and without vitamin D on early efficacy of immunotherapy in asthmatic children. Clin Exp Allergy. 2009 Oct 7.
Vitamin D and respiratory health. Clin Exp Immunol. 2009 Oct;158(1):20–5. Review.
Diet and asthma. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2009 Sep 4.
Association study between vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and asthma in the chinese han population: a case-control study. BMC Med Genet. 2009 Jul 21;10(1):71.
Diet and asthma: looking back, moving forward. Respir Res. 2009 Jun 12;10:49.
The roles of vitamin D, temperature, and viral infections in seasonal risk of acquiring asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 Jun 1;179(11):1072; author reply 1072–3.
Maternal vitamin D intake during pregnancy is inversely associated with asthma and allergic rhinitis in 5-year-old children. Clin Exp Allergy. 2009 Jun;39(6):875–82.
Childhood asthma may be a consequence of vitamin D deficiency. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 2009 Jun;9(3):202–7.
Vitamin D and asthma: time for intervention? Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 May 1;179(9):739–40.
Serum vitamin D levels and markers of severity of childhood asthma in costa rica. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2009 May 1;179(9):765–71.
Childhood asthma may be a consequence of vitamin D deficiency. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 2009 Apr 10.
Asthma in preschool children: the next challenge. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 2009 Apr;9(2):141–5.
Association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level and upper respiratory tract infection in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Arch Intern Med. 2009 Feb 23;169(4):384–90.
Vitamin D, respiratory infections, and asthma. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2009 Jan;9(1):81–7.
Does vitamin D intake during infancy promote the development of atopic allergy? Acta Derm Venereol. 2009;89(1):28–32.
Prenatal factors and the development of asthma. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2008 Dec;20(6):682–7. Review.
Vitamin D and glucocorticoids differentially modulate chemokine expression in human airway smooth muscle cells. Br J Pharmacol. 2008 Sep;155(1):84–92.
Primary and secondary prophylaxis to the use of inhaled glucocorticoid in primary health care. J Asthma. 2008 Aug;45(6):519–22.
1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 potentiates the beneficial effects of allergen immunotherapy in a mouse model of allergic asthma: role for IL-10 and TGF-beta. J Immunol. 2008 Apr 15;180(8):5211–21.
Childhood asthma is a fat-soluble vitamin deficiency disease. Clin Exp Allergy. 2008 Mar;38(3):385–7. Review.
Nutritional problems related to food allergy in childhood. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2008 Mar;19(2):188–95.
Hypothesis—ultraviolet-B irradiance and vitamin D reduce the risk of viral infections and thus their sequelae, including autoimmune diseases and some cancers. Photochem Photobiol. 2008 Mar–Apr;84(2):356–65. Review.
Vitamin D and atopic disorders in an obese population screened for vitamin D deficiency. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008 Feb;121(2):533–4.
Maternal vitamin D status during pregnancy and child outcomes. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2008 Jan;62(1):68–77.
Is vitamin D deficiency to blame for the asthma epidemic? J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2007 Nov;120(5):1031–5.
Maternal food consumption during pregnancy and asthma, respiratory and atopic symptoms in 5-year-old children. Thorax. 2007 Sep;62(9):773–9.
Early life events in asthma—diet. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2007 Aug;42(8):663–73. Review.
Effect of 1,25-(OH)2D3 (a vitamin D analogue) on passively sensitized human airway smooth muscle cells. Respirology. 2007 Jul;12(4):486–94.
1alpha,25-dihydroxy-vitamin D3 stimulation of bronchial smooth muscle cells induces autocrine, contractility, and remodeling processes. Physiol Genomics. 2007 Apr 24;29(2):161–8.
Vitamin D receptor expression by the lung micro-environment is required for maximal induction of lung inflammation. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2007 Apr 15;460(2):306–13.
Maternal vitamin D intake during pregnancy and early childhood wheezing. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Mar;85(3):853–9.
Maternal intake of vitamin D during pregnancy and risk of recurrent wheeze in children at 3 y of age. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Mar;85(3):788–95.
A genome-wide linkage scan for 25-OH-D(3) and 1,25-(OH)2-D3 serum levels in asthma families. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2007 Mar;103(3–5):799–802.
Dexamethasone alters bronchoalveolar lavage fluid proteome in a mouse asthma model. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2007;142(3):219–29.
Early-life supplementation of vitamins A and D, in water-soluble form or in peanut oil, and allergic diseases during childhood. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2006 Dec;118(6):1299–304.
The vitamin D slant on allergy. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2006 Nov;17(7):477–83.
The effects of air pollution on the health of children. Paediatr Child Health. 2006 Oct;11(8):513–6.
The pathogenesis, epidemiology and management of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis. Calcif Tissue Int. 2006 Sep;79(3):129–37. Review.
Asthma families show transmission disequilibrium of gene variants in the vitamin D metabolism and signalling pathway. Respir Res. 2006 Apr 6;7:60.
Milk allergy and vitamin D deficiency rickets: a common disorder associated with an uncommon disease. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2006 Apr;96(4):615–9.
Osteoporosis in men: prevalence and investigation. Clin Cornerstone. 2006;8 Suppl 3:S20–5. Review.
Clinicodiagnostic significance of gastroesophageal reflux and structural changes in the esophagus and stomach in bronchial asthma. Klin Med (Mosk). 2006;84(1):34–7.
The effects of inhaled corticoids on bone density in asthmatic children. Rev Med Chir Soc Med Nat Iasi. 2005 Jan–Mar;109(1):29–35.
Variants in the vitamin D receptor gene and asthma. BMC Genet. 2005 Jan 15;6(1):2.
Vitamin D status, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, and the immune system. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004 Dec;80(6 Suppl):1717S–20S. Review.
Infant vitamin d supplementation and allergic conditions in adulthood: northern Finland birth cohort 1966. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2004 Dec;1037:84–95.
Single nucleotide polymorphism screening and association analysis—exclusion of integrin beta 7 and vitamin D receptor (chromosome 12q) as candidate genes for asthma. Clin Exp Allergy. 2004 Dec;34(12):1841–50.
Association of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with childhood and adult asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2004 Nov 15;170(10):1057–65.
Association of vitamin D receptor genetic variants with susceptibility to asthma and atopy. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2004 Nov 1;170(9):967–73.
Vitamin D receptor-deficient mice fail to develop experimental allergic asthma. J Immunol. 2004 Sep 1;173(5):3432–6.
Osteomalacia after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Endocr Pract. 2004 May–Jun;10(3):195–8.
Association of vitamin D binding protein variants with chronic mucus hypersecretion in Iceland. Am J Pharmacogenomics. 2004;4(1):63–8.
Does vitamin D administered to children with asthma treated with inhaled glucocorticoids affect short-term growth or bone turnover? Pediatr Pulmonol. 2003 Nov;36(5):399–404.
Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in patients with sarcoidosis. Am J Med Sci. 2003 Jan;325(1):1–6.
Chronic respiratory failure and osteoporosis: a difficult problem to unravel. Rev Mal Respir. 2001 Sep;18(4 Pt 1):361–3.
Corticosteroid induced osteoporosis. Guidelines for treatment. Aust Fam Physician. 2001 Aug;30(8):793–6.
Suggested rationale for prevention and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced bone loss in dermatologic patients. Arch Dermatol. 2001 Apr;137(4):477–81.
Suggested rationale for prevention and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced bone loss in dermatologic patients. Arch Dermatol. 2001 Apr;137(4):477–81. Review.
Influence of inhaled glucocorticoids on bone mineral density and bone metabolism. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2000 Apr;7(4):211–8. Review.
Nutrient intake among two-year-old children on cows' milk-restricted diets. Acta Paediatr. 2000 Mar;89(3):272–8.
Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis: pathogenesis and management. J Bone Miner Metab. 2000;18(6):350–2. Review.
Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis: is the bone density decrease the only explanation? Joint Bone Spine. 2000;67(2):119–26.
Chronic glucocorticoid therapy-induced osteoporosis in patients with obstructive lung disease. Chest. 1999 Dec;116(6):1733–49. Review.
Fractures in adults on systemic steroid therapy: which prophylaxis? Prescrire Int. 1999 Oct;8(43):153–6.
A double blind placebo controlled study to determine the effects of intermittent cyclical etidronate on bone mineral density in patients on long-term oral corticosteroid treatment. Thorax. 1998 May;53(5):351–6.
Bone disease in asthma. Br J Hosp Med. 1997 Apr 16–May 6;57(8):390–3.
An overview of the adverse reactions to adrenal corticosteroids. Adverse Drug React Toxicol Rev. 1996 Nov;15(4):203–6. Review.
Corticosteroid-induced bone loss. Prevention and management. Drug Saf. 1996 Nov;15(5):347–59. Review.
Vitamin D and calcium in the prevention of corticosteroid induced osteoporosis: a 3 year followup. J Rheumatol. 1996 Jun;23(6):995–1000.
Iatrogenic osteoporsis: six case reports. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi. 1994 Oct;33(10):658–60.
Therapy of steroid-induced bone loss in adult asthmatics with calcium, vitamin D, and a diphosphonate. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1994 Aug;150(2):394–7.
Glucocorticoid osteoporosis. J Asthma. 1994;31(1):7–18. Review.
Short stature in children with atopic eczema. Acta Derm Venereol Suppl (Stockh). 1989;144:41–4. Review.
Parathyroid hormone and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in glucocorticoid-treated patients. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 1980 Mar;12(3):243–8.
Oral application of calcium and vitamin D2 in allergic bronchial asthma (author's transl). MMW Munch Med Wochenschr. 1976 Oct 22;118(43):1395–8.
Corticosteroid osteoporosis. Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1973 Jul;2(2):355–68.
Therapeutics in 1972. Rev Prat. 1972 Dec 21;22(33):4573–95.
10 Years of treatment of allergic diseases of childhood: asthma, recurrent bronchitis, coughs & rhinitis & urticaria. Brux Med. 1957 Apr 21;37(16):607–17.

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