Interactive effects between obesity and atopy on inflammation

Obesity-associated asthma is usually characterized by neutrophilic or noneosinophilic airway inflammation.1,2 However, previous studies have found that some obese individuals with asthma have increased IgE levels and are atopic.3 It seems that asthma with overlap phenotype of atopy and obesity may have more complex characteristics. This cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate inflammatory features with clinical characteristics that are related to obesity and atopy.

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