2023
Differences in Mortality Among Patients With Asthma and COPD Hospitalized With COVID-19
Liu Y, Rajeevan H, Simonov M, Lee S, Wilson F, Desir G, Vinetz J, Yan X, Wang Z, Clark B, Possick J, Price C, Lutchmansingh D, Ortega H, Zaeh S, Gomez J, Cohn L, Gautam S, Chupp G. Differences in Mortality Among Patients With Asthma and COPD Hospitalized With COVID-19. The Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology In Practice 2023, 11: 3383-3390.e3. PMID: 37454926, PMCID: PMC10787810, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2023.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseType 2 inflammationCOVID-19 severitySOFA scoreAirway diseaseNoneosinophilic asthmaSequential Organ Failure Assessment scoreOrgan Failure Assessment scoreSevere coronavirus disease 2019Higher SOFA scoreMedian SOFA scoreRetrospective cohort studyObstructive pulmonary diseaseOdds of mortalityLower SOFA scoresCells/μLCOVID-19 outcomesCoronavirus disease 2019Logistic regression analysisCOVID-19Clinical confoundersAsthma patientsCohort studyImmunological factorsClinical features
2008
Effect of Variation in CHI3L1 on Serum YKL-40 Level, Risk of Asthma, and Lung Function
Ober C, Tan Z, Sun Y, Possick JD, Pan L, Nicolae R, Radford S, Parry RR, Heinzmann A, Deichmann KA, Lester LA, Gern JE, Lemanske RF, Nicolae DL, Elias JA, Chupp GL. Effect of Variation in CHI3L1 on Serum YKL-40 Level, Risk of Asthma, and Lung Function. New England Journal Of Medicine 2008, 358: 1682-1691. PMID: 18403759, PMCID: PMC2629486, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa0708801.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdipokinesAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAsthmaBiomarkersBronchial HyperreactivityCase-Control StudiesChildChitinase-3-Like Protein 1FemaleFounder EffectGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeGlycoproteinsHumansLectinsMaleMiddle AgedPhenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotidePulmonary VentilationConceptsSerum YKL-40 levelsYKL-40 levelsLung functionYears of ageBronchial hyperresponsivenessPulmonary functionSingle nucleotide polymorphismsYKL-40Elevated serum YKL-40 levelsBirth cohortChitinase-like protein YKL-40Presence of asthmaProtein YKL-40Risk of asthmaPromoter single nucleotide polymorphismsEuropean descentSubepithelial basement membraneCase-control populationCase patientsAsthma statusAsthmaHigh riskChitinase 3Same single nucleotide polymorphismCHI3L1