title: Symposium on obesity and asthma - November 2, 2006.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Pneumologie, Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de l'Université Laval, Hôpital Laval, Québec. lpboulet@med.ulaval.ca
authors.forename: Louis-Philippe
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Boulet
authors.forename: Qutayba
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Hamid
authors.forename: Simon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Bacon
authors.forename: Céline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bergeron
authors.forename: Louis-Philippe
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Boulet
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Anne E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Dixon
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ernst
authors.forename: Qutayba
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Hamid
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Holguin
authors.forename: Charles G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Irvin
authors.forename: R John
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Kimoff
authors.forename: Sushma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Komakula
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Laprise
authors.forename: Kim L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Lavoie
authors.forename: Stephanie A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Shore
authors.forename: Mihaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Teodorescu
authors.forename: Marie-Claude
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Vohl
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology