• Eosinophilic airway diseases: basic science, clinical manifestations and future challenges 

      Janson, Christer; Bjermer, Leif; Lehtimäki, Lauri; Kankaanranta, Hannu; Karjalainen, Jussi; Altraja, Alan; Yasinska, Valentyna; Aarli, Bernt Bøgvald; Rådinger, Madeleine; Hellgren, Johan; Lofdahl, Magnus; Howarth, Peter H; Porsbjerg, Celeste (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Eosinophils have a broad range of functions, both homeostatic and pathological, mediated through an array of cell surface receptors and specific secretory granules that promote interactions with their microenvironment. ...
    • Low levels of endogenous anabolic androgenic steroids in females with severe asthma taking corticosteroids 

      Yasinska, Valentyna; Gómez, Cristina; Kolmert, Johan; Ericsson, Magnus; Pohanka, Anton; James, Anna; Andersson, Lars I.; Sparreman-Mikus, Maria; Sousa, Ana R.; Riley, John H.; Bates, Stewart; Bakke, Per S.; Kermani, Nazanin Zounemat; Caruso, Massimo; Chanez, Pascal; Fowler, Stephen J.; Geiser, Thomas; Howarth, Peter H.; Horváth, Ildikó; Krug, Norbert; Montuschi, Paolo; Sanak, Marek; Behndig, Annelie; Shaw, Dominick E.; Knowles, Richard G.; Dahlén, Barbro; van der Zee, Anke-Hilse Maitland; Sterk, Peter J.; Djukanovic, Ratko; Adcock, Ian M.; Chung, Kian Fan; Wheelock, Craig E.; Dahlén, Sven-Erik; Jonsson, Eva Wikström (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Rationale Patients with severe asthma are dependent upon treatment with high doses of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and often also oral corticosteroids (OCS). The extent of endogenous androgenic anabolic steroid (EAAS) ...
    • Severe asthma trajectories in adults: findings from the NORDSTAR cohort 

      von Bülow, Anna; Hansen, Susanne; Sandin, Patrik; Ernstsson, Olivia; Janson, Christer; Lehtimäki, Lauri; Kankaanranta, Hannu; Ulrik, Charlotte; Aarli, Bernt Bøgvald; Geale, Kirk; Tang, Sheila Tuyet; Wolf, Maija; Backer, Vibeke; Hilberg, Ole; Altraja, Alan; Backman, Helena; Ludviksdottir, Dora; Björnsdottir, Unnur Steina; Kauppi, Paula; Sandström, Thomas; Sverrild, Asger; Yasinska, Valentyna; Kilpeläinen, Maritta; Dahlen, Barbro; Viinanen, Arja; Bjermer, Leif; Bossios, Apostolos; Porsbjerg, Celeste (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background There is limited evidence on the pathways leading to severe asthma and we are presently unable to effectively predict the progression of the disease. We aimed to describe the longitudinal trajectories leading ...