id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-260472-xvvfguht Papadopoulos, Nikolaos G. Antimicrobial strategies: An option to treat allergy? 2007-01-31 .txt text/plain 5105 255 30 The association between upper respiratory viral infections and asthma exacerbations in children was demonstrated almost three decades ago using virus cultures and serological techniques [5] . Abbreviations: RTePCR, reverse transcriptionepolymerase chain reaction; RV, rhinovirus; PIV, parainfluenza virus; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus; MPV, human metapneumovirus; ICAM-1, intracellular adhesion molecule-1; IFN-b, interferon-beta; NGF, nerve growth factor; SP, substance P; NK1, neurokinin 1 receptor; MBL, mannose-binding lectin; LABA, long-acting b 2 agonists. In the human respiratory tract, all the above agents are able to produce a spectrum of clinical acute infection phenotypes, ranging from the common cold, croup and acute bronchiolitis, to pneumonia, although each virus has increased propensity for a particular clinical disease (e.g. parainfluenza for croup, RSV for severe bronchiolitis, influenza for pneumonia) [21, 22] . Rhinovirus is the key virus accounting for the majority of exacerbations both in children and adults and thus the effective treatment or prevention of that infection would be a major asset in asthma therapy. ./cache/cord-260472-xvvfguht.txt ./txt/cord-260472-xvvfguht.txt