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Pedro Giavina-Bianchi

Universidade de São Paulo
Verified email at usp.br
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Aerobic training decreases bronchial hyperresponsiveness and systemic inflammation in patients with moderate or severe asthma: a randomised controlled trial

…, J Kalil, MA Martins, P Giavina-Bianchi… - Thorax, 2015 - thorax.bmj.com
Background The benefits of aerobic training for the main features of asthma, such as bronchial
hyperresponsiveness (BHR) and inflammation, are poorly understood. We investigated …

United airway disease: current perspectives

P Giavina-Bianchi, P Takejima, J Kalil… - Journal of asthma and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Upper and lower airways are considered a unified morphological and functional unit, and
the connection existing between them has been observed for many years, both in health and …

[HTML][HTML] Type 2 inflammation in asthma and other airway diseases

…, FD Colodenco, P Giavina-Bianchi… - ERJ Open …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Chronic inflammatory airway diseases, including asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis, eosinophilic
COPD and allergic rhinitis are a global health concern. Despite the coexistence of these …

Animal models of asthma: utility and limitations

…, J Kalil, P Giavina-Bianchi - Journal of asthma …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Clinical studies in asthma are not able to clear up all aspects of disease pathophysiology.
Animal models have been developed to better understand these mechanisms and to evaluate …

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are major causes of drug-induced anaphylaxis

…, J Kalil, AA Motta, M Castells, P Giavina-Bianchi - The Journal of Allergy …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Drugs are responsible for 40% to 60% of anaphylactic reactions treated in the
emergency department. A global research agenda to address uncertainties in anaphylaxis …

[HTML][HTML] Comorbidities in severe asthma: frequency of rhinitis, nasal polyposis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, vocal cord dysfunction and bronchiectasis

…, E Cajuela, J Kalil, RC Agondi, P Giavina-Bianchi - Clinics, 2009 - SciELO Brasil
OBJECTIVES: Severe asthma is found in approximately 10% of patients with asthma. Some
factors associated with worse asthma control include rhinitis, gastroesophageal reflux …

Risk stratification and skin testing to guide re-exposure in taxane-induced hypersensitivity reactions

M Picard, L Pur, J Caiado, P Giavina-Bianchi… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The optimal approach to patients with hypersensitivity reactions (HSRs) to
taxanes has not been established. Objective We sought to assess the safety and efficacy of risk …

Expanding spectrum of mast cell activation disorders: monoclonal and idiopathic mast cell activation syndromes

M Picard, P Giavina-Bianchi, V Mezzano, M Castells - Clinical therapeutics, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: In recent years, 2 new syndromes of mast cell activation have been
described in patients with episodes of mast cell mediator release that range from flushing and …

Basophil activation test is a relevant biomarker of the outcome of rapid desensitization in platinum compounds-allergy

P Giavina-Bianchi, VR Galvão, M Picard… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Rapid drug desensitization (RDD) has become a cornerstone in the management
of immediate drug hypersensitivity reactions (DHRs) to chemotherapeutic agents. …

Perioperative anaphylaxis

VR Galvão, P Giavina-Bianchi, M Castells - Current allergy and asthma …, 2014 - Springer
Perioperative anaphylaxis is a life-threatening condition with an estimated prevalence of 1:3,500
to 1:20,000 procedures and a mortality rate of up to 9 %. Clinical presentation involves …