Untangling asthma phenotypes and endotypes

I Agache, C Akdis, M Jutel, JC Virchow - Allergy, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Asthma phenotypes have been developed to address the complexities of the disease.
However, owing to a lack of longitudinal studies, little is known about the onset as well as the …

[HTML][HTML] Respiratory allergy caused by house dust mites: what do we really know?

…, F De Blay, DHF de Rojas, JC Virchow… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2015 - Elsevier
The house dust mite (HDM) is a major perennial allergen source and a significant cause of
allergic rhinitis and allergic asthma. However, awareness of the condition remains generally …

[HTML][HTML] Importance of inhaler devices in the management of airway disease

JC Virchow, GK Crompton, R Dal Negro, S Pedersen… - Respiratory …, 2008 - Elsevier
The delivery of drugs by inhalation is an integral component of asthma and chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management. However, even with effective inhaled …

The impact of age, weight and gender on BDNF levels in human platelets and plasma

…, C Zingler, P Schuff-Werner, JC Virchow - Neurobiology of …, 2005 - Elsevier
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a key mediator of neuronal plasticity in the adult.
BDNF is known to be stored in human platelets and to circulate in plasma, but the …

Allergic and nonallergic asthmatics have distinct patterns of T-cell activation and cytokine production in peripheral blood and bronchoalveolar lavage

…, L Boer, TT Hansel, K Blaser, JC Virchow Jr - American Review of …, 1992 - atsjournals.org
Activation of lymphocyte subpopulations was determined in conjunction with levels of cytokines
in peripheral blood and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) of asthmatics. Allergic asthmatics …

Extracellular ATP triggers and maintains asthmatic airway inflammation by activating dendritic cells

…, W Luttmann, D Ferrari, F Di Virgilio, JC Virchow Jr… - Nature medicine, 2007 - nature.com
Extracellular ATP serves as a danger signal to alert the immune system of tissue damage by
acting on P2X or P2Y receptors. Here we show that allergen challenge causes acute …

A survey of the burden of allergic rhinitis in Europe

…, J Bousquet, J Mullol, GK Scadding, JC Virchow - Allergy, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background: The perceptions of patients and physicians regarding the symptoms and
impact of allergic rhinitis (AR) were assessed in a prospective, cross‐sectional, international …

Efficacy of a house dust mite sublingual allergen immunotherapy tablet in adults with allergic asthma: a randomized clinical trial

JC Virchow, V Backer, P Kuna, L Prieto, H Nolte… - Jama, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
… Author Contributions: Professor Virchow had full access to all of the data in the study and
takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. …

[PDF][PDF] An unexpected role for uric acid as an inducer of T helper 2 cell immunity to inhaled antigens and inflammatory mediator of allergic asthma

…, M van Nimwegen, I Bergen, P Pouliot, JC Virchow… - Immunity, 2011 - cell.com
Although deposition of uric acid (UA) crystals is known as the cause of gout, it is unclear
whether UA plays a role in other inflammatory diseases. We here have shown that UA is …

[HTML][HTML] Choosing inhaler devices for people with asthma: current knowledge and outstanding research needs

J Haughney, D Price, NC Barnes, JC Virchow… - Respiratory …, 2010 - Elsevier
Recommendations in asthma guidelines presuppose that practitioners have the evidence,
information, knowledge, and tools to select inhaler devices appropriate for individual patients. …