• Exploration of Asthma & Allergy

    eISSN: 2837-5076
    EiC: Giorgio Walter Canonica, MD, Humanitas University
    Co-EiC: Enrico Heffler, MD, PhD, Humanitas University
    Frequency: Bimonthly
    APC: No Article Processing Charge before March 31, 2028
    Publishing Model: Open Access
    Peer Review Model: Single Blind
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    Original Article
    Specific immunoglobulin E profiles in sensitized Swedish and Spanish children with severe asthma
    Aim: Asthma affects millions of people worldwide and generates a considerable economic impact. This study aims to compare the specific immunoglobulin E (sIgE) profile in sensitized children with  [...] Read more.
    Jaume Martí-Garrido ... Angel Mazon
    Published: November 28, 2023 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2023;1:186–197
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2023.00019
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    Review
    Molecular mechanisms of steroid-resistant asthma
    Steroid-resistant asthma (SRA) is clinically significant, approximately 10–15% of individuals with asthma do not exhibit a positive response to standard treatments. While this subset represents a  [...] Read more.
    Mandya V. Greeshma ... Padukudru Anand Mahesh
    Published: November 20, 2023 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2023;1:174–185
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2023.00018
    This article belongs to the special issue Epidemiology of Asthma - Global Perspectives, Host and Environmental Risk Factors and Strategies for Mitigation
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    Mini Review
    Small airway dysfunction and impulse oscillometry in adult patients with asthma: recent findings
    Asthma is a respiratory disease affecting more than 300 million people around the world. Airflow obstruction and inflammation due to asthma usually involve large airways, but recently small airway i [...] Read more.
    Marcello Cottini ... Alvise Berti
    Published: October 31, 2023 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2023;1:163–173
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2023.00017
    This article belongs to the special issue Small Airways Disease Across the Ages
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    Review
    Precision medicine: how to approach the adolescent asthmatic
    It is well known that adolescent patients often have less than optimal outcomes. Adolescence is a time of much transition, physically, emotionally, and socially all of which have effects on asthma m [...] Read more.
    Alan Kaplan
    Published: October 31, 2023 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2023;1:153–162
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2023.00016
    This article belongs to the special issue Precision Medicine in Allergy and Rhinology
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    Original Article
    Safety of 2-day rush induction protocol in sublingual immunotherapy with Pru p 3
    Aim: Allergy to lipid transfer proteins (LTPs) clinically manifests from oral allergy syndrome (OAS) to anaphylaxis. The risk of systemic symptoms and cross-reactivity make it an important target [...] Read more.
    Maria Inês T. Silva ... Célia Costa
    Published: October 31, 2023 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2023;1:142–152
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2023.00015
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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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    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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    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
    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
    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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    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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    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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    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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    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
    View:349
    Download:28
    Times Cited: 0
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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
    View:396
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    Times Cited: 0
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    Case Report
    Food fish allergy as a result of occupational exposure to fish collagen
    A case report of fish allergy is exposed. The responsible allergen was fish collagen, and there was no sensitization to parvalbumin (main fish allergen). The patient acquired collagen sensitization  [...] Read more.
    Felipe Santos Vicente ... Borja Bartolomé Zavala
    Published: June 30, 2023 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2023;1:55–59
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2023.00008
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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
    View:256
    Download:23
    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
    View:938
    Download:61
    Times Cited: 0
    Open Access
    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
    View:428
    Download:20
    Times Cited: 0
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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:573
    Download:21
    Times Cited: 0
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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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    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
    View:324
    Download:31
    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