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Sex hormones and systemic inflammation are modulators of the obese-asthma phenotype.
Allergy - 1 Jul 2016
Scott H A, Gibson P G, Garg M L, Upham J W, Wood L G
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BACKGROUND: Both systemic inflammation and sex hormones have been proposed as potential mediators of the obese-asthma phenotype. The aim of this study was to examine the associations between sex hormones, oral contraceptive pill (OCP) use, systemic inflammation and airway inflammation in adults with asthma. METHODS: Obese (n = 39) and nonobese (n = 42) females and obese (n = 24) and nonobese (n = 25) males with...
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