Airway remodeling and inflammation in symptomatic infants with reversible airflow obstruction

S Saglani, K Malmström, AS Pelkonen… - American journal of …, 2005 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: We hypothesized that the epithelial reticular basement membrane (RBM) thickening
and eosinophilic inflammation characteristic of asthma would be present in symptomatic …

Clinical course and prognosis of cow's milk allergy are dependent on milk-specific IgE status

KM Saarinen, AS Pelkonen, MJ Mäkelä… - Journal of allergy and …, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Large, prospective population-based studies on clinical course, development
of tolerance, and risk for other atopy in children with cow's milk allergy (CMA) are lacking. …

Determinants of respiratory system input impedance and bronchodilator response in healthy Finnish preschool children

LP Malmberg, A Pelkonen, T Poussa… - Clinical physiology …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
In order to study the determinants of respiratory system impedance and bronchodilator
response in preschool children, a sample (n=109) of healthy children (age 2·1–7·0 years) …

Reference values for respiratory system impedance by using impulse oscillometry in children aged 2–11 years

…, O Thorsson, MK Karlsson, A Pelkonen… - Clinical physiology …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The forced oscillation technique makes it possible to evaluate the mechanical properties of
the respiratory system with a minimum of cooperation. The method is therefore especially …

Bronchial lability and responsiveness in school children born very preterm

AS Pelkonen, AL Hakulinen… - American journal of …, 1997 - atsjournals.org
We evaluated bronchial lability and responsiveness in 29 prematurely born children (birth
weight < 1,250 g) 8 to 14 yr of age, 12 with histories of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). …

Linkage between smoking and asthma

A Pietinalho, A Pelkonen, P Rytilä - Allergy, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Smoking is one of the most important preventable public health problems. Prevalence of
smoking is decreasing in the Western world but lot of work is left. We reviewed the most …

Longitudinal follow-up of bronchial inflammation, respiratory symptoms, and pulmonary function in adolescents after repair of esophageal atresia with …

K Malmström, J Lohi, H Lindahl, A Pelkonen… - The Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To characterize symptoms, pulmonary function tests (PFT) and bronchial
responsiveness (BR) in adolescents after repaired esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal …

[HTML][HTML] The Finnish Allergy Program 2008-2018: Society-wide proactive program for change of management to mitigate allergy burden

…, P Kauppi, T Laatikainen, A Pelkonen… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
A 10-year national program to improve prevention and management of allergic diseases and
asthma was implemented in Finland (population 5.5. million) in 2008-2018. The main aim …

Exercise‐induced changes in respiratory impedance in young wheezy children and nonatopic controls

…, S Hammarén‐Malmi, AS Pelkonen - Pediatric …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Exercise‐induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) is a specific sign of active asthma, but its
assessment in young children may be difficult with lung function techniques requiring active …

Daily versus as-needed inhaled corticosteroid for mild persistent asthma (The Helsinki early intervention childhood asthma study)

M Turpeinen, K Nikander, AS Pelkonen… - Archives of disease in …, 2008 - adc.bmj.com
Objective: To compare the effect of inhaled budesonide given daily or as-needed on mild
persistent childhood asthma. Patients, design and interventions: 176 children aged 5–10 years …