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Title: Obesity, Asthma, and the Microbiome.

Authors: Cho, Youngji; Shore, Stephanie A

Published In Physiology (Bethesda), (2016 Mar)

Abstract: Obesity is a risk factor for asthma, but standard asthma drugs have reduced efficacy in the obese. Obesity alters the gastrointestinal microbial community structure. This change in structure contributes to some obesity-related conditions and also could be contributing to obesity-related asthma. Although currently unexplored, obesity may also be altering lung microbiota. Understanding the role of microbiota in obesity-related asthma could lead to novel treatments for these patients.

PubMed ID: 26889016 Exiting the NIEHS site

MeSH Terms: Animals; Asthma/complications; Asthma/microbiology*; Asthma/physiopathology; Gastrointestinal Tract/microbiology; Gastrointestinal Tract/physiology; Humans; Lung/microbiology; Lung/physiopathology; Microbiota/physiology*; Obesity/complications; Obesity/microbiology*; Obesity/physiopathology; Risk Factors

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