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"The role of hormones in asthma exacerbation in adult women" Principal Investigator: Dr. Ganesa Wegienka Institution: Henry Ford Health System Women are more likely than men to ever have asthma, visit an emergency department for asthma, be admitted to a hospital for asthma and die due to asthma. Because of the gender differences, it is possible that hormones may be responsible for these poor health outcomes. Amazingly, there is no evidence to explain the relationship between hormones, immunity and lung function in women. Investigations of the role of hormones in asthma frequency, severity and outcomes in women have been plagued by small and select study populations and poor hormone measures. This pilot study uses hormone and immune measurements to examine the relationships between hormones and the outcomes of various components of the immune system, as well as lung function in a group of asthmatic and non asthmatic women. |
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