Effect of bariatric surgery on asthma control, lung function and bronchial and systemic inflammation in morbidly obese subjects with asthma

BackgroundThe pathogenesis of asthma in obese subjects is poorly understood and has been described as a specific phenotype in these patients. Weight loss improves asthma control and lung function. Whether this improvement is the result of better mechanical properties of the airways or decreased syst...

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Published in:	Thorax Vol. 70; no. 7; pp. 659 - 667
Main Authors:	van Huisstede, Astrid, Rudolphus, Arjan, Castro Cabezas, Manuel, Biter, Laser Ulas, van de Geijn, Gert-Jan, Taube, Christian, Hiemstra, Pieter S, Braunstahl, Gert-Jan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01.07.2015
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Asthma Asthma - drug therapy Asthma - etiology Asthma - pathology Asthma - physiopathology Bariatric Surgery - methods Biopsy Body mass index Bronchi - pathology Case-Control Studies Comorbidity Drug Administration Schedule Gastrointestinal surgery Glucocorticoids - administration & dosage Humans Inflammation Inflammation - etiology Inflammation Mediators - metabolism Laboratories Longitudinal Studies Middle Aged Obesity Obesity, Morbid - complications Obesity, Morbid - pathology Obesity, Morbid - physiopathology Obesity, Morbid - surgery Physicians Quality of Life Respiratory Mechanics - physiology Studies Weight control Weight Loss - physiology Young Adult Bronchoscopy Asthma Mechanisms Asthma
ISSN:	0040-6376, 1468-3296, 1468-3296
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