• Exploration of Asthma & Allergy

    eISSN: 2837-5076
    EiC: Giorgio Walter Canonica, MD, Humanitas University
    Co-EiC: Mario Di Gioacchino, MD, G. d’Annunzio University
    Frequency: Bimonthly
    APC: No Article Processing Charge before March 31, 2028
    Publishing Model: Open Access
    Peer Review Model: Single Blind
    Indexing & Archiving: Google Scholar, Portico
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    Open Access
    Mini Review
    Allergen-specific immunotherapy for allergic asthma: What’s new?
    Allergen-specific immunotherapy for inhalant allergies, using allergen extracts of proven value, is highly effective in selected patients with allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and allergic asthma. Both  [...] Read more.
    Chiara Asperti ... Stephen R. Durham
    Published: February 29, 2024 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2024;2:76–84
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2024.00030
    This article belongs to the special issue Precision Medicine in Allergy and Rhinology
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    Mini Review
    Food allergy as one of the faces of primary immunodeficiency
    Food allergy is characterized by an abnormal immune reaction that occurs reproducibly upon exposure to a specific food. This immune response can lead to a variety of symptoms, the prevalence of food [...] Read more.
    Polina Kostova ... Guergana Petrova
    Published: February 29, 2024 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2024;2:65–75
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2024.00029
    This article belongs to the special issue The Different Faces of Food Allergy
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    Review
    Predictive value of skin testing with excipients for COVID-19 vaccines
    Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in March 2020. Despite the availability of therapies and the adoption of security measures,  [...] Read more.
    Fabio Viggiani ... Eustachio Nettis
    Published: February 27, 2024 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2024;2:49–64
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2024.00028
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    Review
    Evaluation of ongoing mepolizumab treatment in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps
    Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is a multifactorial inflammatory disease of the mucous membranes of the nose and paranasal sinuses. Eosinophilic inflammation is described as a comm [...] Read more.
    Ludger Klimek ... Claus Bachert
    Published: February 22, 2024 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2024;2:33–48
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2024.00027
    This article belongs to the special issue Update on Chronic RhinoSinusitis
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    Review
    Management of asthma using probiotics
    Asthma is one of the most common respiratory diseases in humans throughout the world. The illness continues to be the most prevalent cause of respiratory morbidity and affects both adults and childr [...] Read more.
    Amar P. Garg ... Bajeerao Patil
    Published: February 20, 2024 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2024;2:9–32
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2024.00026
    This article belongs to the special issue Asthma and its Relationship with Psychological and Psychopathological Factors
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    Case Report
    Clinical responses and relapses in omalizumab-assisted desensitization to food in children: long-term evolution in real life
    Desensitization (DSZ) or oral tolerance induction is increasingly used in children who do not outgrow their food allergies. Off-label omalizumab (OMZ) is used as adjuvant therapy for those with seve [...] Read more.
    Angel Mazon ... Antonio Nieto
    Published: January 30, 2024 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2024;2:2–8
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2024.00025
    This article belongs to the special issue The Different Faces of Food Allergy
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    Editorial
    Exploration of Asthma & Allergy, where science, evidence, and vision can improve clinical practice
    Giorgio Walter Canonica, Enrico Heffler
    Published: March 01, 2023 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2023;1:1–3
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2022.00001
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    Case Report
    Isolated lettuce allergy in a medical student: case report and review of the literature
    Lettuce allergy is uncommon and usually attributed to lipid transfer protein (LTP) sensitization. Most LTP-sensitized patients present with heterogeneous symptoms not only to lettuce, but to a large [...] Read more.
    Kyle Alexander ... Nicolaos Nicolaou
    Published: April 26, 2023 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2023;1:20–27
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2023.00004
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    Letter to the Editor
    Impact of the standardization unit’s definition on the in vitro biological potency of allergen extracts
    In Europe, allergen products from different manufacturers can be labeled using the same unit with yet different definitions of that unit, which may cause confusion, as is the case for the index of r [...] Read more.
    Thierry Batard ... Laurent Mascarell
    Published: August 27, 2023 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2023;1:107–114
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2023.00012
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    Review
    Small airway dysfunction and obesity in asthmatic patients: a dangerous liaison?
    Asthma is a chronic condition characterized by inflammation throughout the entire bronchial airways. Recent findings suggest that ventilation inhomogeneity and small airway dysfunction (SAD) play a  [...] Read more.
    Jack Pepys ... Marcello Cottini
    Published: August 15, 2023 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2023;1:73–88
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2023.00010
    This article belongs to the special issue Small Airways Disease Across the Ages
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    Original Article
    Assessing chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps severity by “Japanese epidemiological survey of refractory eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis” algorithm
    Aim: Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is a complex disease with different subtypes that affect patients’ quality of life. This study aim to evaluate the severity of CRSwNP and  [...] Read more.
    Sérgio Duarte Dortas ... Solange Oliveira Rodrigues Valle
    Published: June 16, 2023 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2023;1:49–54
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2023.00007
    This article belongs to the special issue Precision Medicine in Allergy and Rhinology
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    Review
    Biologic drugs and allergen immunotherapy: potential allies
    Allergen-specific immunotherapy (AIT) is a proven efficacy treatment for allergic rhinitis (AR), asthma, and Hymenoptera venom allergy, but its use in food allergy (FA) is still under investigation. [...] Read more.
    Palma Carlucci ... Danilo Di Bona
    Published: October 20, 2023 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2023;1:126–141
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2023.00014
    This article belongs to the special issue The Era of Biologics in Allergy
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    Open Access
    Editorial
    Exploration of Asthma & Allergy, where science, evidence, and vision can improve clinical practice
    Giorgio Walter Canonica, Enrico Heffler
    Published: March 01, 2023 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2023;1:1–3
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2022.00001
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    Open Access
    Review
    Biologic drugs and allergen immunotherapy: potential allies
    Allergen-specific immunotherapy (AIT) is a proven efficacy treatment for allergic rhinitis (AR), asthma, and Hymenoptera venom allergy, but its use in food allergy (FA) is still under investigation. [...] Read more.
    Palma Carlucci ... Danilo Di Bona
    Published: October 20, 2023 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2023;1:126–141
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2023.00014
    This article belongs to the special issue The Era of Biologics in Allergy
    View:549
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    Times Cited: 0
    Open Access
    Letter to the Editor
    Impact of the standardization unit’s definition on the in vitro biological potency of allergen extracts
    In Europe, allergen products from different manufacturers can be labeled using the same unit with yet different definitions of that unit, which may cause confusion, as is the case for the index of r [...] Read more.
    Thierry Batard ... Laurent Mascarell
    Published: August 27, 2023 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2023;1:107–114
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2023.00012
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    Review
    New therapeutic approaches with biological drugs for eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis
    Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a multiorganic syndrome that affects the cardiovascular, neurologic, renal, and gastrointestinal systems with an incidence ranging from 0 case [...] Read more.
    Alejandra Carrón-Herrero ... Giovanni Paoletti
    Published: June 08, 2023 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2023;1:31–48
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2023.00006
    This article belongs to the special issue The Era of Biologics in Allergy
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    Review
    Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders: new perspectives and the emerging role of biological therapies
    The advent of biological drugs has opened up new therapeutic possibilities in the field of eosinophilic gastro-intestinal diseases (EGIDs). EGIDs are chronic inflammatory diseases of the gastrointes [...] Read more.
    Francesca Losa, Arianna Cingolani
    Published: June 30, 2023 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2023;1:60–72
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2023.00009
    This article belongs to the special issue The Era of Biologics in Allergy
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    Open Access
    Review
    Small airway dysfunction and obesity in asthmatic patients: a dangerous liaison?
    Asthma is a chronic condition characterized by inflammation throughout the entire bronchial airways. Recent findings suggest that ventilation inhomogeneity and small airway dysfunction (SAD) play a  [...] Read more.
    Jack Pepys ... Marcello Cottini
    Published: August 15, 2023 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2023;1:73–88
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2023.00010
    This article belongs to the special issue Small Airways Disease Across the Ages
    View:641
    Download:29
    Times Cited: 0
    Open Access
    Editorial
    Exploration of Asthma & Allergy, where science, evidence, and vision can improve clinical practice
    Giorgio Walter Canonica, Enrico Heffler
    Published: March 01, 2023 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2023;1:1–3
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2022.00001
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    Mini Review
    TSLP and asthma: fellow travelers
    The incidence of asthma, a heterogeneous inflammatory disease affecting over 300 million people worldwide, continues to increase in developed countries. Human epithelial cells (ECs) express the alar [...] Read more.
    David El-Qutob, Antonio Letran
    Published: April 14, 2023 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2023;1:4–10
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2023.00002
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    Original Article
    An exploratory study on the validity and reliability of the Greek translation of Juniper’s Asthma Control Questionnaire in pediatric patients in Greece
    Aim: Evaluation of asthma control is the first step in the management of pediatric patient symptoms. The aim of this study was to a) validate the accuracy of the Greek version of the Asthma Contr [...] Read more.
    Maria M. Papamichael ... Bircan Erbas
    Published: April 23, 2023 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2023;1:11–19
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2023.00003
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    Case Report
    Isolated lettuce allergy in a medical student: case report and review of the literature
    Lettuce allergy is uncommon and usually attributed to lipid transfer protein (LTP) sensitization. Most LTP-sensitized patients present with heterogeneous symptoms not only to lettuce, but to a large [...] Read more.
    Kyle Alexander ... Nicolaos Nicolaou
    Published: April 26, 2023 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2023;1:20–27
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2023.00004
    View:1095
    Download:23
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    Letter to the Editor
    Allergists/immunologists facing the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: the experience of managing a low-care setting
    Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was a great challenge for healthcare professionals globally and also for allergists/immunologists. The Pegaso low-care COVID center's experien [...] Read more.
    Laura Franceschini ... Alessandro Farsi
    Published: April 27, 2023 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2023;1:28–30
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2023.00005
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    Case Report
    Clinical responses and relapses in omalizumab-assisted desensitization to food in children: long-term evolution in real life
    Desensitization (DSZ) or oral tolerance induction is increasingly used in children who do not outgrow their food allergies. Off-label omalizumab (OMZ) is used as adjuvant therapy for those with seve [...] Read more.
    Angel Mazon ... Antonio Nieto
    Published: January 30, 2024 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2024;2:2–8
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2024.00025
    This article belongs to the special issue The Different Faces of Food Allergy
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    Times Cited: 0
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    From the Editors-in-Chief
    I accepted to be Editor-in-Chief of Exploration of Asthma and Allergy with enthusiasm for several reasons:
    - although quite a few journals in the field are publishing papers of interest I realized a new initiative, as Exploration, could be leading innovation in terms of basic and clinical science integration, application of new technologies to clinical research and data analysis, proposal of new visions derived from original data.
    - nowadays a multidisciplinary approach and integration of knowledge is, and it will further become, crucial in a fruitful management of our patients: we will focus on
    - integration of Evidence Based Medicine with Real World data will indicate how best evaluate and outline clinical and therapeutic approaches.
    The intent is to Explore, at our best, to provide scientific support to a better life of our patients.
    Giorgio Walter Canonica
    Editor-in-Chief of Exploration of Asthma & Allergy
    "It's really a great pleasure to serve as Editor-in-Chief of Exploration of Asthma & Allergy (EAA) as this newly created journal is set to become a benchmark in the field of allergy and asthma." Said Prof. Heffler. "The journal aims to host high quality articles in the various fields of allergology (respiratory, skin, anaphylaxis, drug and food allergy ...) with a particular focus on asthma. I strongly believe that the contribution of the allergological scientific community will be instrumental in increasing knowledge and implementing clinical practice, and a journal like this is a good point of collection for such evidence."
    Enrico Heffler
    Co Editor-in-Chief of Exploration of Asthma & Allergy