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Nonatopic asthma is associated with helminth infections and bronchiolitis in poor children by Pereira, M. U, Sly, P. D, Pitrez, P. M, Jones, M. H, Escouto, D, Dias, A. C. O, Weiland, S. K, Stein, R. T

“…Asthma is common in urban centres in Latin America, but atopic asthma may not be the main phenotype among children. Helminth infections are highly prevalent in…”
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Neutrophilic airway inflammation is a main feature of induced sputum in nonatopic asthmatic children by Drews, A.C, Pizzichini, M.M.M, Pizzichini, E, Pereira, M.U, Pitrez, P.M, Jones, M.H, Sly, P.D, Stein, R.T

“…Asthma phenotypes are well described among children. However, there are few studies comparing airway inflammation in different clinical presentations of…”
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Influence of parental smoking on respiratory symptoms during the first decade of life : The Tucson Children's Respiratory Study by STEIN, R. T, HOLBERG, C. J, SHERRILL, D, WRIGHT, A. L, MORGAN, W. J, TAUSSIG, L, MARTINEZ, F. D

“…Compelling evidence suggests a causal relation between exposure to parental cigarette smoking and respiratory symptoms during childhood. Still, the roles of…”
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Plasma brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels are associated with clinical severity in school age children with asthma by Müller, G. C., Pitrez, P. M., Teixeira, A. L., Pires, P. S., Jones, M. H., Stein, R. T., Bauer, M. E.

“…Summary Background Asthma is characterized by chronic inflammation of the airways with significant changes in leucocyte trafficking, cellular activation and…”
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Peak flow variability, methacholine responsiveness and atopy as markers for detecting different wheezing phenotypes in childhood by Stein, R T, Holberg, C J, Morgan, W J, Wright, A L, Lombardi, E, Taussig, L, Martinez, F D

“…BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence that wheezing during childhood may be a heterogeneous condition, and that different forms of wheezing may be…”
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Low dose treatment of mice with bacterial extract (OM-85) for attenuation of experimental atopic asthma in mice - Reply by Pitrez, P M, Stein, R T

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IL-8/IL-17 gene variations and the susceptibility to severe viral bronchiolitis by PINTO, L. A., DE AZEREDO LEITÃO, L. A., MOCELLIN, M., ACOSTA, P., CABALLERO, M. T., LIBSTER, R., VARGAS, J. E., POLACK, F., COMARU, T., STEIN, R. T., DE SOUZA, A. P.

“…Clinical manifestations of acute bronchiolitis (AB) vary from minimal disease to severe respiratory failure. The response to respiratory viral infections is…”
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Respiratory syncytial virus induces phosphorylation of mTOR at ser2448 in CD8 T cells from nasal washes of infected infants by de Souza, A. P. Duarte, de Freitas, D. Nascimento, Antuntes Fernandes, K. E., D'Avila da Cunha, M., Antunes Fernandes, J. L., Benetti Gassen, R., Fazolo, T., Pinto, L. A., Scotta, M., Mattiello, R., Pitrez, P. M., Bonorino, C., Stein, R. T.

“…Summary Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)‐specific CD8+ T cell responses do not protect against reinfection. Activation of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)…”
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Respiratory syncytial virus in early life and risk of wheeze and allergy by age 13 years by Stein, Renato T, Sherrill, Duane, Morgan, Wayne J, Holberg, Catharine J, Halonen, Marilyn, Taussig, Lynn M, Wright, Anne L, Martinez, Fernando D

“…The relation between lower respiratory tract illnesses in early life caused by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and the subsequent development of wheezing…”
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Atopic Sensitization and the International Variation of Asthma Symptom Prevalence in Children by Weinmayr, Gudrun, Weiland, Stephan K, Bjorksten, Bengt, Brunekreef, Bert, Buchele, Gisela, Cookson, William O. C, Garcia-Marcos, Luis, Gotua, Maia, Gratziou, Christina, van Hage, Marianne, von Mutius, Erika, Riikjarv, Mall-Anne, Rzehak, Peter, Stein, Renato T, Strachan, David P, Tsanakas, John, Wickens, Kristin, Wong, Gary W, and ISAAC Phase Two Study Group

“…Atopic sensitization has long been known to be related to asthma in children, but its role in determining asthma prevalence remains to be elucidated further…”
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Effect of different helminth extracts on the development of asthma in mice: The influence of early-life exposure and the role of IL-10 response by Pitrez, P.M., Gualdi, L.P., Barbosa, G.L., Sudbrack, S., Ponzi, D., Cao, R.G., Silva, A.C.A., Machado, D.C., Jones, M.H., Stein, R.T., Graeff-Teixeira, C.

“…•Helminths exposure is inversely associated with some chronic diseases.•Helminth extracts inhibit asthma in mice, particularly in early-life exposure.•Helminth…”
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Bacterial extract (OM-85) with human-equivalent doses does not inhibit the development of asthma in a murine model by Rodrigues, A, Gualdi, L P, de Souza, R G, Vargas, M H M, Nuñez, N K, da Cunha, A A, Jones, M H, Pinto, L A, Stein, R T, Pitrez, P M

“…OM-85 is an immunostimulant bacterial lysate, which has been proven effective in reducing the number of lower airways infections. We investigated the efficacy…”
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Cold air challenge at age 6 and subsequent incidence of asthma : A longitudinal study by LOMBARDI, E, MORGAN, W. J, WRIGHT, A. L, STEIN, R. T, HOLBERG, C. J, MARTINEZ, F. D

“…The aim of this study was to assess the relation between bronchial hyperresponsiveness to dry, cold air at age 6 and the subsequent incidence of asthma. The…”
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Th-1 and Th-2 cytokine production in infants with virus-associated wheezing by Pitrez, P M C, Machado, D C, Jones, M H, Andrade, F, Camozzato, C, Stein, R T

“…Wheezing associated with respiratory viral infections in infancy is very common and results in high morbidity worldwide. The Th1/Th2 pattern of immune response…”
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Immune response of toddlers with history of prematurity by Muraro, S P, Pitrez, P M, de Souza, A P D, Porto, B N, Vargas, J E, Ewald, I P, Heinzmann-Filho, J P, Dos Santos, G, Baptista, T S, Gandolfi, T D, Machado, F D, Jones, M H, Bonorino, C, Stein, R T

“…It is not quite well established how immune responses differ in term and preterm infants beyond the first year of life. This study aimed to evaluate aspects of…”
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Infection of BALB/c mice with Angiostrongylus costaricensis decreases pulmonary inflammatory response to ovalbumin by Pinto, L. A., Pitrez, P. M. C., Fontoura, G. R., Machado, D. C., Jones, M. H., Graeff‐Teixeira, C., Stein, R. T.

“…SUMMARY The prevalence of asthma in developing countries is lower than in developed countries. Viral, bacterial and parasitic infections may be associated with…”
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The relation between physician-diagnosed sinusitis, asthma, and skin test reactivity to allergens in 8-year-old children by Lombardi, E, Stein, R T, Wright, A L, Morgan, W J, Martinez, F D

“…The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of sinusitis in a nonselected sample of children, and the relation of sinusitis to allergic rhinitis…”
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Sole pulmonary involvement by Langerhans' cell histiocytosis in a child by Chatkin, J M, Bastos, J C, Stein, R T, Gaiger, A M

“…The case of a boy aged 4 yrs and 7 months, with isolated pulmonary involvement by Langerhans' cell histiocytosis is reported. The presentation of the disease…”
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Bivalent Prefusion F Vaccine in Pregnancy to Prevent RSV Illness in Infants by Kampmann, Beate, Madhi, Shabir A., Munjal, Iona, Simões, Eric A.F., Pahud, Barbara A., Llapur, Conrado, Baker, Jeffrey, Pérez Marc, Gonzalo, Radley, David, Shittu, Emma, Glanternik, Julia, Snaggs, Hasra, Baber, James, Zachariah, Philip, Barnabas, Shaun L., Fausett, Merlin, Adam, Tyler, Perreras, Nicole, Van Houten, Marlies A., Kantele, Anu, Huang, Li-Min, Bont, Louis J., Otsuki, Takeo, Vargas, Sergio L., Gullam, Joanna, Tapiero, Bruce, Stein, Renato T., Polack, Fernando P., Zar, Heather J., Staerke, Nina B., Duron Padilla, María, Richmond, Peter C., Koury, Kenneth, Schneider, Katherine, Kalinina, Elena V., Cooper, David, Jansen, Kathrin U., Anderson, Annaliesa S., Swanson, Kena A., Gruber, William C., Gurtman, Alejandra

“…Maternal vaccination was 82% effective in preventing medically attended RSV-associated lower respiratory tract illness in infants within 90 days after birth…”
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TNF-alpha and IL-10 levels in tracheobronchial lavage of ventilated preterm infants and subsequent lung function by Corso, A L, Pitrez, P M C, Machado, D C, Stein, R T, Jones, M H

“…The role of airway inflammation in ventilated preterm newborns and the risk factors associated with the development of chronic lung disease are not well…”
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