6 results match your criteria: "Shanghai Tonxin Clinic[Affiliation]"
Cytokine correlations in childhood-onset rheumatic diseases with pulmonary involvement.
Front Pediatr
November 2024
Shanghai Tonxin Clinic, Shanghai, China.
Article Synopsis
- There is a lack of research on the role of cytokines in lung issues among children with rheumatic diseases (RD), prompting this investigation.
- Blood levels of 12 cytokines were analyzed in newly diagnosed RD patients to determine their relationship with lung involvement, utilizing high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and pulmonary function tests (PFTs).
- The results indicated that IL-6 and IFN-γ levels were significantly higher in RD patients with lung involvement compared to those without and the control group, suggesting these cytokines could play a key role in the lung complications of RD.
Development and validation of asthma diagnostic scale for children.
Pediatr Res
September 2024
Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Xinhua Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Background: To construct an asthma diagnostic scale for children under 6 years old.
Methods: An electronic medical record database was used to develop the scale. Item pool was established through literature survey and expert opinion.
Epidemiological characterization and risk factors of rhinitis and rhinoconjunctivitis among preschool children in Shanghai, China.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
April 2024
Shanghai Tonxin Clinic, Shanghai, 200082, China. Electronic address:
Background: Previous studies have reported an increasing prevalence of childhood allergic rhinitis in developing countries. There is still a lack of the recent epidemiology of allergic rhinitis among Chinese preschool children. Therefore, this study explored the prevalence of rhinitis symptoms and identified their associations with potential risk factors among children at the age of 3-6 in Shanghai, China.
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Allergy Asthma Immunol Res
November 2022
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing TongRen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Article Synopsis
- The prevalence of allergic rhinitis (AR) in China has significantly increased, currently affecting around 250 million people, with allergen avoidance, pharmacotherapy, and allergen immunotherapy (AIT) as primary treatment options.
- AIT is the only method that can potentially cure AR by targeting its underlying causes and modifying the immune system.
- In response to recent advancements and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts have updated the AIT guidelines to improve AR treatment and research, providing valuable resources for both China and the global community.
Lung involvement in children with newly diagnosed rheumatic diseases: characteristics and associations.
Pediatr Rheumatol Online J
August 2022
Shanghai Tonxin Clinic, No. 118, Zhengheng RD., Yangpu district, Shanghai, 200000, China.
Background: Pulmonary complications of rheumatic diseases may cause functional impairment and increase mortality. However, reports regarding detection of lung involvement in children with treatment-naive, newly diagnosed rheumatic diseases are scarce. Herein, we aimed to describe the characteristics of such patients and explore the association between lung involvement and rheumatic disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevalence and Risk Factors of Asthma in Preschool Children in Shanghai, China: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Front Pediatr
February 2022
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Background: Previous studies have shown the increasing prevalence of childhood asthma around the world as well as in China. Nevertheless, little is known about the epidemiology of asthma in preschool children. Thus, the present study investigated the prevalence and severity of asthma in Shanghai, China, and identified related risk factors for asthma in children at the age of 3-6.
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