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ReviewMetabolites2021

Application of Metabolomics in Pediatric Asthma: Prediction, Diagnosis and Personalized Treatment.

Maria Michelle Papamichael, Charis Katsardis, Evangelia Sarandi, Spyridoula Georgaki, Eirini-Sofia Frima, Anastasia Varvarigou, Dimitris Tsoukalas

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Review in Metabolites, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

37 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  6. The evolution of scientific knowledge in childhood asthma over time.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026
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  9. From FEVJournal of asthma and allergy · 2026
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  12. Metabolomic and immunological signatures of asthma severity in children.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Maria Michelle PapamichaelDepartment of Dietetics, Human Nutrition & Sport, School of Allied Health, Human Services & Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne 3086, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1169-7141
Charis KatsardisDepartment of Experimental Physiology, Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece.
Evangelia SarandiMetabolomic Medicine, Health Clinic for Autoimmune and Chronic Diseases, 10674 Athens, Greece.
Spyridoula GeorgakiMetabolomic Medicine, Health Clinic for Autoimmune and Chronic Diseases, 10674 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-2272-5689
Eirini-Sofia FrimaDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Patras, 26500 Patras, Greece.
Anastasia VarvarigouDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Patras, 26500 Patras, Greece.
Dimitris TsoukalasEuropean Institute of Nutritional Medicine, 00198 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6885-6209

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Asthma in children remains a significant public health challenge affecting 5-20% of children in Europe and is associated with increased morbidity and societal healthcare costs. The high variation in asthma incidence among countries may be attributed to differences in genetic susceptibility and environmental factors. This respiratory disorder is described as a heterogeneous syndrome of multiple clinical manifestations (phenotypes) with varying degrees of severity and airway hyper-responsiveness, which is based on patient symptoms, lung function and response to pharmacotherapy. However, an accurate diagnosis is often difficult due to diversities in clinical presentation. Therefore, identifying early diagnostic biomarkers and improving the monitoring of airway dysfunction and inflammatory through non-invasive methods are key goals in successful pediatric asthma management. Given that asthma is caused by the interaction between genes and environmental factors, an emerging approach, metabolomics-the systematic analysis of small molecules-can provide more insight into asthma pathophysiological mechanisms, enable the identification of early biomarkers and targeted personalized therapies, thus reducing disease burden and societal cost. The purpose of this review is to present evidence on the utility of metabolomics in pediatric asthma through the analysis of intermediate metabolites of biochemical pathways that involve carbohydrates, amino acids, lipids, organic acids and nucleotides and discuss their potential application in clinical practice. Also, current challenges on the integration of metabolomics in pediatric asthma management and needed next steps are critically discussed.

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asthmaasthma phenotypesbiomarkersmetabolomicspediatric

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PMID33919626
PMCPMC8072856

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