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Body Mass and Glucocorticoid Response in Asthma

E. Rand Sutherland, Elena Goleva, Matthew Strand, David A. Beuther, Donald Y.M. Leung

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 2008 · 341 citations · 25 references

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Abstract

Elevated BMI is associated with blunted in vitro response to dexamethasone in overweight and obese patients with asthma.

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Obesity is associated with macrophage accumulation in adipose tissue

Stuart P. Weisberg, Daniel McCann, Manisha Desai et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 2003 · 8.2K citations · Full text

Spirometric Reference Values from a Sample of the General U.S. Population

John Hankinson, John Odencrantz, Kathleen B. Fedan · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 1999 · 4.2K citations

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