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ReviewCurrent opinion in pediatrics2016

Indoor allergen exposure and asthma outcomes.

William J Sheehan, Wanda Phipatanakul

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Review in Current opinion in pediatrics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
26citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. NOD2-NLRP3 Axis and Asthma.Journal of asthma and allergy · 2025
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  15. Multi-Level Socioenvironmental Contributors to Childhood Asthma in New York City: a Cluster Analysis.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

William J SheehanaDivision of Allergy and Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital bHarvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Wanda Phipatanakul
Boston Children's Hospital · USHarvard University · US

Funding

Harvard Clinical and Translational Science CenterUL1TR001102 · NCATS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI NADLER, LEE MARSHALL · 2013 to 2017
$106.2M
Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center (UL1)UL1TR000170 · NCATS · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI NADLER, LEE MARSHALL · 2012 to 2013
$31.4M
Controlling and preventing Asthma progression and Severity in Kids (CASK)U01AI126614 · NIAID · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI PHIPATANAKUL, WANDA · 2016 to 2023
$21.0M
SICAS- Diversity SupplementU01AI110397 · NIAID · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI PHIPATANAKUL, WANDA · 2015 to 2020
$8.8M
AsthmaNet: Brigham and Women's Hospital & Children's Hospital BostonU10HL098102 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI ISRAEL, ELLIOT, PHIPATANAKUL, WANDA · 2009 to 2015
$5.5M
AMSA: ALXR/FBR Mediated Signaling in Severe AsthmaU10HL109172 · NHLBI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI ISRAEL, ELLIOT, LEVY, BRUCE D · 2011 to 2016
$4.2M
Midcareer Investigator Award: Urban School Allergen Exposures and Childhood AsthmK24AI106822 · NIAID · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI PHIPATANAKUL, WANDA · 2013 to 2022
$1.9M
Role of Peanut Allergen in Urban Schools and PreschoolsK23AI104780 · NIAID · CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI SHEEHAN, WILLIAM JAMES · 2014 to 2018
$912k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000170NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001102NHLBI NIH HHS U10 HL098102NHLBI NIH HHS U10 HL109172NIAID NIH HHS K23 AI104780NIAID NIH HHS K24 AI106822NIAID NIH HHS L40 AI107923NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI110397NIAID NIH HHS U01 AI126614
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewThe aim of the present review is to discuss updates on research regarding the relationship between indoor allergen exposure and childhood asthma with a focus on clinical effects, locations of exposure, and novel treatments. RECENT

findingsRecent data continue to demonstrate that early life sensitization to indoor allergens is a predictor of asthma development later in life. Furthermore, avoidance of exposure to these allergens continues to be important especially given that the vast majority of children with asthma are sensitized to at least one indoor allergen. New research suggests that mouse allergen, more so than cockroach allergen, may be the most relevant urban allergen. Recent evidence reminds us that children are exposed to clinically important levels of indoor allergens in locations away from their home, such as schools and daycare centers. Exposure to increased levels of indoor mold in childhood has been associated with asthma development and exacerbation of current asthma; however, emerging evidence suggests that early exposure to higher fungal diversity may actually be protective for asthma development. Novel treatments have been developed that target TH2 pathways thus decreasing asthmatic responses to allergens. These therapies show promise for the treatment of severe allergic asthma refractory to avoidance strategies and standard therapies. SUMMARY: Understanding the relationship between indoor allergens and asthma outcomes is a constantly evolving study of timing, location, and amount of exposure.

Indexed as

Air MicrobiologyAir PollutantsAir Pollution, IndoorAllergensAsthmaChildEnvironmental ExposureHumansUrban HealthAir PollutantsAllergens

Identifiers

PMID27653703
PMCPMC5127595
OpenAlexW2521625903

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