Vol. 40, No. 1, March 2022

Review Article

Asthma

Guidelines for the management of asthma in adults: Evidence and recommendations
Theerasuk Kawamatawong, Atik Sangasapaviriya, Narongkorn Saiphoklang, Nittha Oer-areemitr, Thitiwat Sriprasart, Harutai Kamalaporn, Kumpol Amnuaypattanapon, Ticha Rerkpattanapipat, Naricha Chirakalwasan, Manaphol Kulpraneet, Chamard Wongsa, Hiroshi Chantaphakul, Santi Silairatana, Orapan Poachanukoon; on behalf of the Thai Asthma Council (TAC)

Original Articles

Asthma

Effect of vitamin D on lung function assessed by forced oscillation technique in asthmatic children with vitamin D deficiency: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial
Napatsayod Swangtrakul, Wiparat Manuyakorn, Pat Mahachoklertwattana, Potjanee Kiewngam, Cherapat Sasisakulporn, Wanlapa Jotikasthira, Wasu Kamchaisatian, Suwat Benjaponpitak

Comparison efficacy of randomized nebulized magnesium sulfate and ipratropium bromide/fenoterol in children with moderate to severe asthma exacerbation
Siriporn Wongwaree, Tassalapa Daengsuwan

Effect of gene polymorphisms in ADAM33, TGFβ1, VEGFA, and PLAUR on asthma in Thai population
Torpong Thongngarm, Aree Jameekornrak, Nachol Chaiyaratana, Wanna Thongnoppakhun, Atik Sangasapaviliya, Orathai Jirapongsananuruk, Chanin Limwongse

The association of plasma cytokines including VEGF with recurrent wheezing in allergic patients
Woo-Sung Chang, Ji-Hye Do, Ki-Poong Kim, Yeon-Sup Kim, Sung-Hee Lee, Dankyu Yoon, Eun-Jin Kim, Jeom Kyu Lee

Allergic Rhinitis

GWAS-identified variants to allergic disease and early environmental exposure in Chinese schoolchildren with allergic rhinitis induced by house dust mite
Youjin Li, Yihang Lin, Yanrui Jiang, Xiaoqing Rui, Beiying Ma, Jiarui Li

Food Allergy

IgE-mediated cow’s milk protein allergy in Singaporean children
Kok Wee Chong, Si Hui Goh, Seyed Ehsan Saffari, Wenyin Loh, Isabel Sia, Sherilyn Seah, Anne Goh

Urticaria

A case of dengue fever presenting with acute urticaria
Mati Chuamanochan, Siri Chiewchanvit, Napatra Tovanabutra, Rujira Rujiwetpongstorn, Kulwadee Laosakul, Marcus Maurer

Allergen Immunotherapy

Are large local reactions a marker for systemic reactions to subcutaneous immunotherapy in children?
Isil Eser Simsek, Metin Aydogan

Host Genetics and Diseases

Expression of a PYCARD/ASC variant lacking exon 2 in Japanese patients with palindromic rheumatism increases interleukin-1β secretion
Yumi Suganuma, Hayate Tanaka, Aya Kawase, Aoi Kishida, Moeko Yamaguchi, Atsuko Yabuuchi, Koji Inoue, Shunichi Shiozawa, Koichiro Komai

Genetic variation in STAT4 is associated with treatment response to pegylated interferon in patients with chronic hepatitis B
Umaporn Limothai, Natthaya Chuaypen, Kittiyod Poovorawan, Yong Poovorawan, Pisit Tangkijvanich

Transplantation Immunology

MicroRNA-21 in plasma exosome, but not from whole plasma, as a biomarker for the severe interstitial fibrosisand tubular atrophy (IF/TA) in post-renal transplantation
Sunaree Saejong, Natavudh Townamchai, Poorichaya Somparn, Pattarin Tangtanatakul, Thunnicha Ondee,Nattiya Hirankarn, Asada Leelahavanichkul