[HTML][HTML] Cesarean section without medical indication and risk of childhood asthma, and attenuation by breastfeeding

S Chu, Q Chen, Y Chen, Y Bao, M Wu, J Zhang - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Previous studies suggest that caesarean section (CS) may increase the risk of
asthma in children, but none of them could preclude potential confounding effects of …

Increased expression of CD4+ IL-17+ cells in the lung tissue of patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and smokers

J Zhang, S Chu, X Zhong, Q Lao, Z He… - International …, 2013 - Elsevier
CD4 + IL-17 + cells have an important role in controlling immune and inflammatory reactions.
The authors of the present study hypothesize that these cells may be involved in the …

[HTML][HTML] Periconceptional and gestational exposure to antibiotics and childhood asthma

S Chu, H Yu, Y Chen, Q Chen, B Wang, J Zhang - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Previous studies suggest that maternal antibiotics exposure during pregnancy
may increase the risk of childhood asthma, but the results were inconsistent. Furthermore, …

The expression of Foxp3 and ROR gamma t in lung tissues from normal smokers and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

S Chu, X Zhong, J Zhang, Q Lao, Z He, J Bai - International …, 2011 - Elsevier
Foxp3- and ROR gamma t-expressing cells are involved in acquired immune responses. The
change in Foxp3 and ROR gamma t expression in lung tissue and their role in emphysema …

A model using support vector machines recursive feature elimination (SVM-RFE) algorithm to classify whether COPD patients have been continuously managed …

…, Q Xiang, J Zhao, W Xiong, Y Xu, S Chu - … journal of chronic …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) would have a poor
prognosis if they were not continuously managed according to the Global Initiative for Chronic …

[HTML][HTML] C-EBPβ mediates in cigarette/IL-17A-induced bronchial epithelial–mesenchymal transition in COPD mice

S Chu, L Ma, Y Wu, X Zhao, B Xiao, Q Pan - BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background Cigarettes smoking and IL-17A contribute to chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD), and have synergistical effect on bronchial epithelial cell proliferation. CCAAT/…

[HTML][HTML] Cesarean section without medical indication and risks of childhood allergic disorder, attenuated by breastfeeding

S Chu, Y Zhang, Y Jiang, W Sun, Q Zhu, B Wang… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Caesarean section (CS) may increase the risk of asthma and allergic diseases in children,
but previous studies could not preclude the potential confounding effect of underlying medical …

[HTML][HTML] Machine learning classifiers for screening nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in general adults

…, Y Wen, C Wang, X Tan, H Tian, Q Ao, J Li, S Chu - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of major causes of end-stage liver disease
in the coming decades, but it shows few symptoms until it develops into cirrhosis. We aim to …

[HTML][HTML] Periconceptional folic acid supplementation is a risk factor for childhood asthma: a case-control study

S Chu, J Zhang - BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2022 - Springer
Background Several studies found an association between periconceptional folic acid
supplementation and the risk of childhood asthma. But the epidemiologic evidence is still …

Cesarean section and risks of overweight and obesity in school-aged children: a population-based study

S Chu, Y Zhang, Y Jiang, W Sun, Q Zhu… - … Journal of Medicine, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Obesity puts a great health burden in the world. Previous studies suggest that
caesarean section (CS) may increase the risk of obesity in children, but it is still uncertain …