Search Results - "LITONJUA, Augusto A"

Prenatal vitamin D supplementation reduces risk of asthma/recurrent wheeze in early childhood: A combined analysis of two randomized controlled trials by Wolsk, Helene M, Chawes, Bo L, Litonjua, Augusto A, Hollis, Bruce W, Waage, Johannes, Stokholm, Jakob, Bønnelykke, Klaus, Bisgaard, Hans, Weiss, Scott T

“…We recently published two independent randomized controlled trials of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy, both indicating a >20% reduced risk of…”
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Meta-analysis of effects of exclusive breastfeeding on infant gut microbiota across populations by Ho, Nhan T., Li, Fan, Lee-Sarwar, Kathleen A., Tun, Hein M., Brown, Bryan P., Pannaraj, Pia S., Bender, Jeffrey M., Azad, Meghan B., Thompson, Amanda L., Weiss, Scott T., Azcarate-Peril, M. Andrea, Litonjua, Augusto A., Kozyrskyj, Anita L., Jaspan, Heather B., Aldrovandi, Grace M., Kuhn, Louise

“…Previous studies on the differences in gut microbiota between exclusively breastfed (EBF) and non-EBF infants have provided highly variable results. Here we…”
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Six-Year Follow-up of a Trial of Antenatal Vitamin D for Asthma Reduction by Litonjua, Augusto A, Carey, Vincent J, Laranjo, Nancy, Stubbs, Benjamin J, Mirzakhani, Hooman, O’Connor, George T, Sandel, Megan, Beigelman, Avraham, Bacharier, Leonard B, Zeiger, Robert S, Schatz, Michael, Hollis, Bruce W, Weiss, Scott T

“…In a previously published controlled trial, maternal administration of vitamin D during pregnancy was found to protect against wheeze in the offspring at the…”
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A prospective microbiome‐wide association study of food sensitization and food allergy in early childhood by Savage, Jessica H., Lee‐Sarwar, Kathleen A., Sordillo, Joanne, Bunyavanich, Supinda, Zhou, Yanjiao, O'Connor, George, Sandel, Megan, Bacharier, Leonard B., Zeiger, Robert, Sodergren, Erica, Weinstock, George M., Gold, Diane R., Weiss, Scott T., Litonjua, Augusto A.

“…Background Alterations in the intestinal microbiome are prospectively associated with the development of asthma; less is known regarding the role of microbiome…”
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Is vitamin D deficiency to blame for the asthma epidemic? by Litonjua, Augusto A., MD, MPH, Weiss, Scott T., MD, MS

“…In the 1960s, the prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases began to increase worldwide. Currently, the burden of the disease is more than 300 million people…”
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Vitamin D Deficiency, Smoking, and Lung Function in the Normative Aging Study by LANGE, Nancy E, SPARROW, David, VOKONAS, Pantel, LITONJUA, Augusto A

“…Vitamin D has immunomodulatory and antiinflammatory effects that may be modified by cigarette smoke and may affect lung function. To examine the effect of…”
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Factors influencing the infant gut microbiome at age 3-6 months: Findings from the ethnically diverse Vitamin D Antenatal Asthma Reduction Trial (VDAART) by Sordillo, Joanne E., ScD, Zhou, Yanjiao, MD, PhD, McGeachie, Michael J., PhD, Ziniti, John, BA, Lange, Nancy, MD, MPH, Laranjo, Nancy, BA, Savage, Jessica R., MD, Carey, Vincent, PhD, O'Connor, George, MD, MS, Sandel, Megan, MD, MPH, Strunk, Robert, MD, PhD, Bacharier, Leonard, MD, Zeiger, Robert, MD, PhD, Weiss, Scott T., MD, MS, Weinstock, George, PhD, Gold, Diane R., MD, MPH, Litonjua, Augusto A., MD, MPH

“…Background The gut microbiome in infancy influences immune system maturation, and may have an important impact on allergic disease risk. Objective We sought to…”
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The nasal methylome as a biomarker of asthma and airway inflammation in children by Cardenas, Andres, Sordillo, Joanne E., Rifas-Shiman, Sheryl L., Chung, Wonil, Liang, Liming, Coull, Brent A., Hivert, Marie-France, Lai, Peggy S., Forno, Erick, Celedón, Juan C., Litonjua, Augusto A., Brennan, Kasey J., DeMeo, Dawn L., Baccarelli, Andrea A., Oken, Emily, Gold, Diane R.

“…The nasal cellular epigenome may serve as biomarker of airway disease and environmental response. Here we collect nasal swabs from the anterior nares of 547…”
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Transcriptome analysis of early pregnancy vitamin D status and spontaneous preterm birth by Yadama, Aishwarya P, Mirzakhani, Hooman, McElrath, Thomas F, Litonjua, Augusto A, Weiss, Scott T

“…We conducted a literature review on the studies that investigated the relationship of preterm birth, including spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB), with vitamin D…”
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Early pregnancy vitamin D status and risk of preeclampsia by Mirzakhani, Hooman, Litonjua, Augusto A, McElrath, Thomas F, O'Connor, George, Lee-Parritz, Aviva, Iverson, Ronald, Macones, George, Strunk, Robert C, Bacharier, Leonard B, Zeiger, Robert, Hollis, Bruce W, Handy, Diane E, Sharma, Amitabh, Laranjo, Nancy, Carey, Vincent, Qiu, Weilliang, Santolini, Marc, Liu, Shikang, Chhabra, Divya, Enquobahrie, Daniel A, Williams, Michelle A, Loscalzo, Joseph, Weiss, Scott T

“…Low vitamin D status in pregnancy was proposed as a risk factor of preeclampsia. We assessed the effect of vitamin D supplementation (4,400 vs. 400 IU/day),…”
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Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy: Effect on the neonatal immune system in a randomized controlled trial by Hornsby, Eve, PhD, Pfeffer, Paul E., MRCP, PhD, Laranjo, Nancy, BA, Cruikshank, William, PhD, Tuzova, Marina, PhD, Litonjua, Augusto A., MD, MPH, Weiss, Scott T., MD, MS, Carey, Vincent J., PhD, O'Connor, George, MD, MS, Hawrylowicz, Catherine, PhD

“…Background Programming of the immune system during fetal development can influence asthma-related risk factors and outcomes in later life. Vitamin D is a…”
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Serum vitamin D levels and severe asthma exacerbations in the Childhood Asthma Management Program study by Brehm, John M., MD, MPH, Schuemann, Brooke, BS, Fuhlbrigge, Anne L., MD, Hollis, Bruce W., PhD, Strunk, Robert C., MD, Zeiger, Robert S., MD, PhD, Weiss, Scott T., MD, MS, Litonjua, Augusto A., MD, MPH

“…Background Asthma exacerbations, most often caused by respiratory tract infections, are the leading causes of asthma morbidity and comprise a significant…”
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Persistent DNA methylation changes associated with prenatal mercury exposure and cognitive performance during childhood by Cardenas, Andres, Rifas-Shiman, Sheryl L., Agha, Golareh, Hivert, Marie-France, Litonjua, Augusto A., DeMeo, Dawn L., Lin, Xihong, Amarasiriwardena, Chitra J., Oken, Emily, Gillman, Matthew W., Baccarelli, Andrea A.

“…Prenatal exposure to mercury, a known neurotoxic metal, is associated with lower cognitive performance during childhood. Disruption of fetal epigenetic…”
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Sex-specific risk factors for childhood wheeze and longitudinal phenotypes of wheeze by Tse, Sze Man, MDCM, MPH, Rifas-Shiman, Sheryl L., MPH, Coull, Brent A., PhD, Litonjua, Augusto A., MD, MPH, Oken, Emily, MD, MPH, Gold, Diane R., MD, MPH

“…Background Although sexual dimorphism in wheeze and asthma prevalence are well documented, sex-specific risk factors for wheeze and longitudinal wheeze…”
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Rapid DNA Methylation Changes after Exposure to Traffic Particles by Baccarelli, Andrea, Wright, Robert O, Bollati, Valentina, Tarantini, Letizia, Litonjua, Augusto A, Suh, Helen H, Zanobetti, Antonella, Sparrow, David, Vokonas, Pantel S, Schwartz, Joel

“…Exposure to particulate air pollution has been related to increased hospitalization and death, particularly from cardiovascular disease. Lower blood DNA…”
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Long-term effects of traffic particles on lung function decline in the elderly by Lepeule, Johanna, Litonjua, Augusto A, Coull, Brent, Koutrakis, Petros, Sparrow, David, Vokonas, Pantel S, Schwartz, Joel

“…Few studies have been performed on air pollution effects on lung function in the elderly, a vulnerable population with low reserve capacity, and even fewer…”
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Association of Low Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and Sepsis in the Critically Ill by Moromizato, Takuhiro, Litonjua, Augusto A, Braun, Andrea B, Gibbons, Fiona K, Giovannucci, Edward, Christopher, Kenneth B

“…OBJECTIVE:We hypothesized that deficiency in 25-hydroxyvitamin D prior to hospital admission would be associated with sepsis in the critically ill…”
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Vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy, prenatal 25(OH)D levels, race, and subsequent asthma or recurrent wheeze in offspring: Secondary analyses from the Vitamin D Antenatal Asthma Reduction Trial by Wolsk, Helene M., MD, Harshfield, Benjamin J., BA, Laranjo, Nancy, BA, Carey, Vincent J., PhD, O'Connor, George, MD, Sandel, Megan, MD, Strunk, Robert C., MD, Bacharier, Leonard B., MD, Zeiger, Robert S., MD, Schatz, Michael, MD, Hollis, Bruce W., PhD, Weiss, Scott T., MD, Litonjua, Augusto A., MD, MPH

“…Background Nutrient trials differ from drug trials because participants have varying circulating levels at entry into the trial. Objective We sought to study…”
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Genome-wide association study identifies three new susceptibility loci for adult asthma in the Japanese population by Tamari, Mayumi, Hirota, Tomomitsu, Takahashi, Atsushi, Kubo, Michiaki, Tsunoda, Tatsuhiko, Tomita, Kaori, Doi, Satoru, Fujita, Kimie, Miyatake, Akihiko, Enomoto, Tadao, Miyagawa, Takehiko, Adachi, Mitsuru, Tanaka, Hiroshi, Niimi, Akio, Matsumoto, Hisako, Ito, Isao, Masuko, Hironori, Sakamoto, Tohru, Hizawa, Nobuyuki, Taniguchi, Masami, Lima, John J, Irvin, Charles G, Peters, Stephen P, Himes, Blanca E, Litonjua, Augusto A, Tantisira, Kelan G, Weiss, Scott T, Kamatani, Naoyuki, Nakamura, Yusuke

“…Bronchial asthma is a common inflammatory disease caused by the interaction of genetic and environmental factors. Through a genome-wide association study and a…”
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Maternal intake of vitamin D during pregnancy and risk of recurrent wheeze in children at 3 y of age by Camargo, Carlos A. Jr, Rifas-Shiman, Sheryl L, Litonjua, Augusto A, Rich-Edwards, Janet W, Weiss, Scott T, Gold, Diane R, Kleinman, Ken, Gillman, Matthew W

“…BACKGROUND:Vitamin D deficiency and asthma are common at higher latitudes. Although vitamin D has important immunologic effects, its relation with asthma is…”
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