Symposium on obesity and asthma - November 2, 2006.
Asthma and obesity are frequently associated, and obesity has been considered a factor contributing to both an increase in severity of asthma and to its development. The present document summarizes the proceedings of a symposium held in Montreal, Quebec, on November 2, 2006, under the auspices of the Réseau en santé respiratoire du Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec in collaboration with the McGill University - Strauss Severe Asthma Program, Université Laval (Quebec City) and Université de Montréal. It includes an overview of the various aspects of the relationships between asthma and obesity with regard to animal models; genetic, hormonal and physiological determinants; influence of comorbidities (eg, sleep apnea syndrome); epidemiology; clinical and psychological features; and management of asthma in the obese population.
Boulet
Louis-Philippe
LP
Centre de Pneumologie, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de l'Université Laval, Hôpital Laval, Québec. lpboulet@med.ulaval.ca
Hamid
Qutayba
Q
Bacon
Simon L
SL
Bergeron
Céline
C
Boulet
Louis-Philippe
LP
Chen
Yue
Y
Dixon
Anne E
AE
Ernst
Pierre
P
Hamid
Qutayba
Q
Holguin
Fernando
F
Irvin
Charles G
CG
Kimoff
R John
RJ
Komakula
Sushma
S
Laprise
Catherine
C
Lavoie
Kim L
KL
Shore
Stephanie A
SA
Teodorescu
Mihaela
M
Vohl
Marie-Claude
MC
D001249:Asthma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology