Author: Silvia Bertino Date: 25/09/2007
Asthma is more common in females than in males during early adulthood. A relationship between female hormones and asthma prevalence and severity has been suggested. Sex differences in the presentation and course of asthma hospitalizations Environmental factors for asthma severity and allergy: results from the EGEA study non c'è il link Asthma severity is associated with body mass index and early menarche in women Estradiol activates mast cells via a non-genomic estrogen receptor-alpha and calcium influx
si ma perchè succedono queste cose, quali sono le basi molecolari dell'asma? e come c'entrano gli estrogeni? In realtà esiste una asma premestruale, in concomitanza con il calo di estrogeni (cercare) e allora?