Long and winding road : from infant wheeze to adult asthma

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review aims to recognize the multifactorial cause of asthma, from the influence of mother until adulthood, highlight the main characteristics of the disease at different ages and summarize the evidence of potential prevention strategies.

RECENT FINDINGS: To date, regarding the prenatal period, the presence of specific genes, maternal asthma, drugs, and tobacco exposure are the most relevant predisposing features for an asthmatic offspring. For newborns, preterm, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and low birth weight has been associated with low lung function. Among young children, atopic dermatitis, lower respiratory tract infections, and increased levels of total Immunoglobulin E (IgE) and allergen-specific IgE are important determinants.Breastfeeding has been demonstrated being protective for the onset of asthma. Allergen immunotherapy has also been shown to have significant preventive effect decreasing asthma development. Inhaled corticosteroids use in early childhood prevents exacerbations but does not alter the natural history of asthma. Other interventions, such as the use of palivizumab, probiotics, vitamin D supplementation, and fish consumption presented controversial results.

SUMMARY: A good knowledge of risk factors for asthma development, from prenatal period to adulthood, may lead to efficacious preventive strategies. Further data of long-term follow-up in population-based studies according to different phenotypes are needed.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

Enthalten in:

Current opinion in pulmonary medicine - 26(2020), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 3-9

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sánchez-García, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
Rial, Manuel J [VerfasserIn]
Domínguez-Ortega, Javier [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 29.01.2021

Date Revised 06.02.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/MCP.0000000000000643

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM302923829