Anxiety/depression and impaired asthma control in adolescents. Is an increased basal cholinergic tone a possible link ?

Eur Ann Allergy Clin Immunol. 2020 Jul;52(4):190-192. doi: 10.23822/EurAnnACI.1764-1489.130. Epub 2020 May 6.

G Liccardi¹, L Calzetta^{1

2}, M Milanese³, M B Bilò⁴, M V Liccardi⁵, M G Matera⁶, I Baiardini⁷, P Rogliani^{1

2}

¹ Postgraduate School of Respiratory Medicine. Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
² Department of Experimental Medicine, Unit of Respiratory Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
³ Division of Pulmonology, S.Corona Hospital, Pietra Ligure, Italy.
⁴ Allergy Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Ospedali Riuniti, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy.
⁵ Psychologist.
⁶ Department of Experimental Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
⁷ Department of Biomedical Science, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy.

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Keywords: adolescents; anxiety; asthma control; bronchial asthma; depression; hypersensitivity; increased cholinergic tone.

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