Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research

Publications

Research outputs from members of the Centre, and other relevant publications

2024

March

Title Authors Summary Reference

Outdoor air pollution and near-fatal/fatal asthma attacks in children: A systematic review.

Varghese D, Ferris K, Lee B, Grigg J, Pinnock H, Cunningham S.

Globally, observational studies have demonstrated an association between high levels of air pollution and asthma attacks in children, however it remains unclear to what extent exposure may be associated with increased near-fatal and fatal attacks.

Pediatr Pulmonol. 2024 Mar 13. doi: 10.1002/ppul.26932. Online ahead of print.PMID: 38477643 Review.

Level of Education Modifies Asthma Mortality in Norway and Sweden. The Nordic EpiLung Study.

Backman H, Bhatta L, Hedman L, Brumpton B, Vähätalo I, Lassmann-Klee PG, Nwaru BI, Ekerljung L, Krokstad S, Aalberg Vikjord SA, Lindberg A, Kankaanranta H, Rönmark E, Langhammer A. Several studies have found that individuals with lower levels of education are more likely to have asthma than those with higher levels of education, which can be explained by work related exposure to asthma triggers, access to healthcare or medical treatment unaffordability. J Asthma Allergy. 2024 Mar 18;17:209-218. doi: 10.2147/JAA.S450103. eCollection 2024.PMID: 38524102 Free PMC article.

High-Flow Humidified Oxygen as an Early Intervention in Children With Acute Severe Asthma: Protocol for a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.

Rojas-Anaya H, Kapur A, Roberts G, Roland D, Gupta A, Lazner M, Bayreuther J, Pappachan J, Jones C, Bremner S, Cantle F, Seddon P. "High-flow humidified oxygen (HiFlo) is widely used in respiratory conditions and is increasingly being used in ASA, but with little evidence for its effectiveness.”

 JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Mar 28;13:e54081. doi: 10.2196/54081.PMID: 38546733 

Dupilumab reduces exacerbations independent of changes in biomarkers in moderate-to-severe asthma.

Pavord ID, Casale TB, Corren J, FitzGerald MJ, Deniz Y, Altincatal A, Gall R, Pandit-Abid N, Radwan A, Jacob-Nara JA, Rowe PJ, Busse WW. Changes from baseline in fractional exhaled nitric oxide and blood eosinophil count may be related to efficacy outcomes in dupilumab-treated patients with moderate-to-severe asthma.”

J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2024 Mar 28:S2213-2198(24)00306-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2024.03.031. Online ahead of print.PMID: 38555079 

Medication Adherence in Children with Asthma.

McCrossan P, Shields MD, McElnay JC.

“Treatment adherence in children’s asthma involves three measures: frequency of inhaler use, quality of inhaler technique and prescriber’s compliance with national guidelines. “

Patient Prefer Adherence. 2024 Mar 5;18:555-564. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S445534. eCollection 2024.PMID: 38476591 Free PMC article. Review.

Primary Care Asthma Attack Prediction Models for Adults: A Systematic Review of Reported Methodologies and Outcomes.

Ma L, Tibble H. The predictive performance is heavily influenced by the study design, including the population, the outcome definition, the algorithm, and the model validation procedures. Identifying the most clinically meaningful model characteristics is necessary to enable a “best” model to be identified and highlight routes for future development. “

J Asthma Allergy. 2024 Mar 14;17:181-194. doi: 10.2147/JAA.S445450. eCollection 2024.PMID: 38505397 

Lung-function trajectories: relevance and implementation in clinical practice.

Melén E, Faner R, Allinson JP, Bui D, Bush A, Custovic A, Garcia-Aymerich J, Guerra S, Breyer-Kohansal R, Hallberg J, Lahousse L, Martinez FD, Merid SK, Powell P, Pinnock H, Stanojevic S, Vanfleteren LEGW, Wang G, Dharmage SC, Wedzicha J, Agusti A; CADSET Investigators

“This Review presents progressive research into lung-function trajectories and assists the implementation of this knowledge in clinical practice as an innovative approach to detect poor lung health early, monitor respiratory disease progression, and promote lung health.”

Lancet. 2024 Mar 12:S0140-6736(24)00016-3. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00016-3. Online ahead of print.PMID: 

Efficacy of oral corticosteroids for acute preschool wheeze: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials.

Lee B, Turner S, Borland M, Csonka P, Grigg J, Guilbert TW, Jartti T, Oommen A, Twynam-Perkins J, Lewis S, Cunningham S

Oral corticosteroids are beneficial in treating acute wheeze associated with asthma. Study shows that children with acute preschool wheeze who received oral corticosteroids had statistically significant improvement in wheezing severity score

Lancet Respir Med. 2024 Mar 22:S2213-2600(24)00041-9. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(24)00041-9. Online ahead of print.PMID: 38527486 

Mast cell activation disrupts interactions between endothelial cells and pericytes during early life allergic asthma.

Joulia R, Puttur F, Stölting H, Traves WJ, Entwistle LJ, Voitovich A, Garcia Martín M, Al-Sahaf M, Bonner K, Scotney E, Molyneaux PL, Hewitt RJ, Walker SA, Yates L, Saglani S, Lloyd CM. Study demonstrated that tissue remodeling, induced by inhaled allergen, affects blood vessel organization during early life with a reduction of the pulmonary microcirculation that precedes other structural changes, and loss of blood vessels in specific areas may negatively affect gas exchange. 

J Clin Invest. 2024 Mar 15;134(6):e173676. doi: 10.1172/JCI173676.PMID: 38487999 

Assessing catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment in adult asthma care: a cross-sectional study of patients attending six public health clinics in Klang District, Malaysia.

Hussein N, Ng CW, Ramli R, Liew SM, Hanafi NS, Lee PY, Cheong AT, Ghazali SS, Pinnock H, Stoddart A, Schwarze J, Khoo EM. Malaysian patients benefited from the heavily subsidised public health services, however this study highlighted those in the lowest income quintile still experienced financial catastrophe and impoverishment. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Mar 12;24(1):327. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-10731-8.PMID: 38475801 

2023

2022

2021

2020

Publications 2020-2018

A summary of selected relevant publications by members of the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research is available as both a PDF and an EXCEL sheet. Includes publications up to and including October 2020.