| Publications :: | Assistant Professor
of Pediatrics Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology 
Asthma affects more than 20.5 million persons in the United States and is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood. During asthma attacks, there is damage to the airway lining leading to prolonged symptoms and possibly altered repair. Current asthma therapy does not address the repair process. Dr. Christie Michael is investigating ways to facilitate healing of the asthmatic airway and speed recovery time in asthma. |
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Robinson W Jr, Michael CF, Overbeck T, Kirkland F, d'Azzo A, Lew DB. Susceptibility to asthma phenotype in human airway smooth muscle mannose receptor transgenic mice. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2004; 113:5186 Overbeck T, Michael C, Robinson WS, Gandhi R, Waikart L, Lehman J, Smith J, Lew DB. Mannan from Saccharomyces cerevisiae inhibits ovalbumin-induced allergic asthma in mice. J World Allergy Org 2005; Suppl 1:82. Michael C, Chapman K, Lew DB, Waters C. Saccharomyces cerevisiae mannan facilitates airway epithelial repair. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2007; 119:S6 |