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ArticleThe Journal of allergy and clinical immunology2016

Exhaled nitric oxide: Not associated with asthma, symptoms, or spirometry in children with sickle cell anemia.

Robyn T Cohen, Mark Rodeghier, Fenella J Kirkham, Carol L Rosen, Jane Kirkby, Michael R DeBaun, Robert C Strunk

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Article in The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Respiratory management of acute chest syndrome in children with sickle cell disease.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2024
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  5. Management of chronic respiratory complications in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Robyn T CohenDepartment of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass. Electronic address: robyn.cohen@bmc.org.
Mark RodeghierRodeghier Consultants, Chicago, Ill.
Fenella J KirkhamNeurosciences Unit, University College London, Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom.
Carol L RosenDepartment of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio.
Jane KirkbyPortex Respiratory Unit, University College London, Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom.
Michael R DeBaunDepartment of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tenn.
Robert C StrunkDivision of Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Mo.
University College London · GBBoston University · USUniversity School · USVanderbilt University · USWashington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

CTSA INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCHUL1RR024989 · NCRR · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI DAVIS, PAMELA B · 2007 to 2011
$53.7M
Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative of ClevelandUL1TR000439 · NCATS · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI KONSTAN, MICHAEL W. · 2012 to 2016
$50.0M
Asthma and Nocturnal Hypoxemia in Sickle Cell Anemia IIR01HL079937 · NHLBI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI DEBAUN, MICHAEL R., STRUNK, ROBERT · 2005 to 2013
$10.4M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000439NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR024989NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL079937
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe significance of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (Feno) levels in children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) is unclear, but increased levels can be associated with features of asthma and thus increased morbidity.

objectivesWe sought to determine factors associated with Feno and whether Feno levels are associated with increased rates of acute chest syndrome (ACS) and pain.

methodsAll participants had SCA, were part of the prospective observational Sleep and Asthma Cohort study, and had the following assessments: Feno levels, spirometry, blood samples analyzed for hemoglobin, white blood cell counts, eosinophil counts and total serum IgE levels, questionnaires about child medical and family history, and review of medical records.

resultsThe analytic sample included 131 children with SCA (median age, 11.2 years; age range, 6-18 years) followed for a mean of 16.2 years, including a mean of 5.1 years after baseline Feno data measurements. In multivariable analyses higher Feno levels were associated with ln(IgE) levels (P < .001) and the highest quartile of peripheral eosinophil counts (P = .03) but not wheezing symptoms, baseline spirometric indices, or response to bronchodilator. Multivariable analyses identified that the incident rate of ACS was associated with ln(Feno) levels (P = .03), as well as male sex (P = .025), wheezing causing shortness of breath (P = .002), and ACS at less than 4 years of age (P < .001). Feno levels were not associated with future pain episodes.

conclusionsSteady-state Feno levels were not associated with an asthma diagnosis, wheezing symptoms, lung function measures, or prior sickle cell morbidity but were associated with markers of atopy and increased risk of future ACS events.

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AdolescentAllergensAnemia, Sickle CellAsthmaBreath TestsChildExhalationFemaleForced Expiratory VolumeHumansMaleNitric OxideSkin TestsSpirometryVital CapacityAllergensNitric Oxideacute chest syndromeairway inflammationasthmaexhaled nitric oxideSickle cell disease

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PMID27521278
PMCPMC5330622
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