Asthma in the Elderly

Paula Busse, MD, Assistant Professor, Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, discusses asthma in the elderly.

References and Resources
Ko J, Busse PJ, Shek LP, Noone S, Sampson, Li XM. Effect of Chinese herbal formulas on T cell responses in patients with peanut allergy or asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2005; 115:S34.

Busse PJ, Wen MC, Huang CK, Srivastava KD, Zhang TF, Schofield B, Sampson HA, Li XM. Therapeutic effects of the Chinese Herbal Formula, MSSM-003d, on persistent airway hyperreactivity and airway remodeling. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2004; 113: S220.

Busse PJ, Zhang, TF, Srivastava K, Schofield B, Li XM. Effect of ageing on pulmonary inflammation, airway hyperresponsiveness and T and B cell responses in antigen sensitized and challenged mice. Clin Exp Allergy 2007; 37: 1392-1403.

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