DOES NSAID EXACERBATED RESPIRATORY DISEASE (N-ERD) ACCOMPANYING SEVERE ASTHMA AFFECT BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT RESPONSE? EFFICACY OF OMALIZUMAB AND MEPOLIZUMAB IN N-ERD

Does NSAID exacerbated respiratory disease (N-ERD) accompanying severe asthma affect biological treatment response? Efficacy of omalizumab and mepolizumab in N-ERD

Introduction: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)-exacerbated respiratory disease (N-ERD) accompanies severe asthma in about 15% of the patients and may adversely affect the prognosis.Omalizumab and mepolizumab are taylormade tp ardmore 2 biologics used in patients with severe asthma.The objective of this study is to assess the respiratory

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Ozone Damages to Mediterranean Crops: Physiological Responses

In this brief review we analyzed some aspects of tropospheric ozone damages to crop plants.Specifically, we addressed this issue to Mediterranean environments, where plant response to multiple stresses may either exacerbate or counteract deleterious ozone effects.After discussing the adequacy of current models to predict ozone damages to Mediterran

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Chemical composition and lipoxygenase activity of soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill.) genotypes, specific for human consumption, with different tegument colours

Abstract Recently, in Brazil, coloured-tegument soybean cultivars have been developed, such as those with brown and black teguments.Soybeans with black teguments have been widely used for decades due to their health benefits and their use in oriental folk medicine as a result of the presence of phytochemicals.They have been recognized as health-pro

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