What is Sensitization?...It’s a Th2 cytokine responsible for the growth, activation, and survival of eosinophils. They recruit eosinophils, basophils, and more Th2 cells.... By John Bottrell, RRT5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Understanding TSLP in Asthma...This was specifically seen in the measurements of FeNo (nitric oxide), blood, and sputum eosinophils.... By Dia SWS2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Cinqair (reslizumab)...It works by reducing blood eosinophils. Eosinophils are a type of white blood cell that may cause the airways to swell and become narrow.... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for later
Is It Asthma or COPD... or Both?...Asthma inflammation stems from sensitivity to substances called allergens that stimulate the production of a type of white blood cell called eosinophils... By Kathi MacNaughton3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Life With Sputum...Although, more research is being conducted to examine the relationship of airway mucus plugs to eosinophilia and airway obstruction.... By Dia SWS2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Ovarian Hormones and Asthma...a few months ago that was still linked to a random cough and the possibility that my current treatment plan was not doing an adequate job of keeping eosinophils... By Dia SWS2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
The Effect of Ginger on Asthma...Participants will then be given questionnaires and tested with the following: methacholine challenge, changes in serum cytokines, eosinophilia, and fractional... By Ashlen Wilder2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Asthma Wins...I am not requiring a significant amount of rescue medication and I still have a mixed relationship with my eosinophilia and daily oral corticosteroids... By Dia SWS2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
What Are Mediators Of Inflammation? Part 1...Other examples include eosinophils, neutrophils, and basophils that circulate your bloodstream.... By John Bottrell, RRT2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Asthma Funk, When Long Term Medication Use Gets You Down...a recent bout of Uveitis, while not exactly linked to my asthma, it is linked to inflammation and the doctors have made loose correlations between my eosinophilia... By Dia SWS2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Common Cold Links To Asthma Exacerbations...The modules studied included the “upregulation of multiple respiratory epithelia–, squamous–, and eosinophil–associated responses and downregulation of... By Dia SWS2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Asthma Lexicon: Sputum Terms To Know...They may also be caused by an increase in white blood cells called eosinophils in asthmatic airways.Another term for lots of phlegm in your airways.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Different Diagnostic Tests for Asthma...A sputum test is used to see if there are special cells called eosinophils” in the sputum (mucus) that is produced when you cough.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Swallowing and Asthma...Testing included a blood test with a specific focus on eosinophils, a c-reactive protein test, cortisol for adrenal suppression, and a chest x-ray to make... By Dia SWS2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Seeking Out of Country Care...First, what threshold do eosinophils cause tissue damage?... By Dia SWS3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
How Do Viruses Cause/Trigger Asthma?...Some indirectly cause inflammation by recruiting granulocytes (eosinophils and neutrophils) to airways.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
What My Twitter Followers Want to Know about Asthma...several times as severe, as well as that I am mildly atopic (allergic)—but there can be a lot more to a phenotype than that, such as what substances (ie. By Kerri MacKay5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
The Early Phase Asthma Attack ...They also are responsible for recruiting eosinophils and neutrophils involved in the late phase.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Singular/Montelukast: Not Just For Asthma (Part 1)...Leukotrienes are long thought to contribute to asthma, released from inflammatory cells and contributing to changes in airway constriction and eosinophil... By Kerri MacKay3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Asthma Lexicon: Mediators of Inflammation...The reinforcements, in our case, are eosinophils. They arrive 3-4 hours after exposure to your allergy or asthma trigger.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments