"Asthma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A form of bronchial disorder with three distinct components: airway hyper-responsiveness (RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY), airway INFLAMMATION, and intermittent AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION. It is characterized by spasmodic contraction of airway smooth muscle, WHEEZING, and dyspnea (DYSPNEA, PAROXYSMAL).
| Descriptor ID |
D001249
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.127.108 C08.381.495.108 C08.674.095 C20.543.480.680.095
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| Concept/Terms |
Asthma- Asthma
- Asthmas
- Bronchial Asthma
- Asthma, Bronchial
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Asthma" by people in this website by year, and whether "Asthma" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2002 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2007 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2011 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2014 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| 2015 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2016 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
| 2017 | 315 | 47 | 362 |
| 2018 | 258 | 30 | 288 |
| 2019 | 132 | 23 | 155 |
| 2020 | 83 | 13 | 96 |
| 2021 | 51 | 15 | 66 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Asthma" by people in Profiles.
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Technical standards in allergen exposure chambers worldwide - an EAACI Task Force Report. Allergy. 2021 12; 76(12):3589-3612.
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Vaccine preventable diseases, vaccine hesitancy, and COVID-19: A role for the allergist/immunologist. Allergy Asthma Proc. 2021 09 01; 42(5):365-367.
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Sustained decrease in pediatric asthma emergency visits during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Allergy Asthma Proc. 2021 Sep 01; 42(5):400-402.
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Asthma management and impact on COVID-19 outcomes. Clin Exp Allergy. 2021 09; 51(9):1100-1102.
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Delayed positive COVID19 nasopharyngeal test, a case study with clinical and pathological correlation. BMC Pulm Med. 2021 Aug 31; 21(1):278.
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Kallikreins emerge as new regulators of viral infections. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2021 Nov; 78(21-22):6735-6744.
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The Association of Asthma With COVID-19 Mortality: An Updated Meta-Analysis Based on Adjusted Effect Estimates. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2021 11; 9(11):3944-3968.e5.
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Gekko gecko extract attenuates airway inflammation and mucus hypersecretion in a murine model of ovalbumin-induced asthma. J Ethnopharmacol. 2022 Jan 10; 282:114574.
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Biologics may have a beneficial effect in asthma patients with COVID-19. Eur Respir J. 2021 08; 58(2).
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Asthma, COPD and SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19): potential mechanistic insights. Eur Respir J. 2021 08; 58(2).