"Asthma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A form of bronchial disorder with three distinct components: airway hyper-responsiveness (RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY), airway INFLAMMATION, and intermittent AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION. It is characterized by spasmodic contraction of airway smooth muscle, WHEEZING, and dyspnea (DYSPNEA, PAROXYSMAL).
| Descriptor ID |
D001249
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.127.108 C08.381.495.108 C08.674.095 C20.543.480.680.095
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| Concept/Terms |
Asthma- Asthma
- Asthmas
- Bronchial Asthma
- Asthma, Bronchial
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Asthma" by people in this website by year, and whether "Asthma" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 1995 | 23 | 8 | 31 |
| 1996 | 24 | 8 | 32 |
| 1997 | 19 | 5 | 24 |
| 1998 | 25 | 3 | 28 |
| 1999 | 42 | 10 | 52 |
| 2000 | 38 | 6 | 44 |
| 2001 | 62 | 6 | 68 |
| 2002 | 54 | 13 | 67 |
| 2003 | 56 | 17 | 73 |
| 2004 | 65 | 10 | 75 |
| 2005 | 67 | 11 | 78 |
| 2006 | 86 | 10 | 96 |
| 2007 | 78 | 15 | 93 |
| 2008 | 94 | 6 | 100 |
| 2009 | 79 | 24 | 103 |
| 2010 | 76 | 23 | 99 |
| 2011 | 77 | 19 | 96 |
| 2012 | 88 | 13 | 101 |
| 2013 | 86 | 18 | 104 |
| 2014 | 94 | 13 | 107 |
| 2015 | 120 | 14 | 134 |
| 2016 | 110 | 15 | 125 |
| 2017 | 92 | 25 | 117 |
| 2018 | 104 | 23 | 127 |
| 2019 | 119 | 27 | 146 |
| 2020 | 109 | 16 | 125 |
| 2021 | 97 | 9 | 106 |
| 2022 | 104 | 2 | 106 |
| 2023 | 100 | 0 | 100 |
| 2024 | 43 | 14 | 57 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Asthma" by people in Profiles.
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Circulating microRNAs associated with bronchodilator response in childhood asthma. BMC Pulm Med. 2024 Nov 04; 24(1):553.
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Asthma and Memory Function in Children. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Nov 04; 7(11):e2442803.
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Sensory neurons regulate stimulus-dependent humoral immunity in mouse models of bacterial infection and asthma. Nat Commun. 2024 Oct 16; 15(1):8914.
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Childhood Air Pollution Exposure Associated with Self-reported Bronchitic Symptoms in Adulthood. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Oct 15; 210(8):1025-1034.
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Impact of elevated fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) during landscape fire events on cardiorespiratory hospital admissions in Perth, Western Australia. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2024 Oct 09; 78(11):705-712.
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Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for acute asthma in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 10 02; 10:CD012067.
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Research Priorities in Pediatric Asthma Morbidity: Addressing the Impacts of Systemic Racism on Children with Asthma in the United States. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Oct; 21(10):1349-1364.
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Interleukin-33-activated basophils promote asthma by regulating Th2 cell entry into lung tissue. J Exp Med. 2024 Dec 02; 221(12).
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Nasal epithelial gene expression identifies relevant asthma endotypes in the ATLANTIS study. Thorax. 2024 Sep 18; 79(10):905-914.
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Skin cancer diagnosis associated with asthma and hay fever: a nationwide cross-sectional study. Arch Dermatol Res. 2024 Sep 14; 316(9):620.