Publications

Early-life protein-bound skin ceramides help predict the development of atopic dermatitis

Published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2025

Main findings: Reduced levels of protein-bound skin ceramides in early life may be a useful predictive biomarker for the development of AD and may inform AD prevention strategies

Recommended citation: Chang C-L, Berdyshev, E, Milanzi E, Lodge CJ, Lopez DJ, Bronova I, Koplin J, Peters RL, Tang MLK, Dharmage SC, Abramson MJ, Hui J, Varigos G, Perrett K, Sasi A, Perret JL, Su J, Robinson PD, Leung DYM, Lowe AJ. Early Life Protein-Bound Skin Ceramides Help Predict the Development of Atopic Dermatitis. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: 2025. 155;856-64. https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(24)01243-0/fulltext

How to Prevent Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema) in 2024: Theory and Evidence

Published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, 2024

Latest update on atopic dermatitis prevention in 2024

Recommended citation: Chu DK, Koplin JJ, Ahmed T, Islam N, Chang CL, Lowe AJ. How to prevent atopic dermatitis (eczema) in 2024: theory and evidence. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. 2024 Jul 1;12(7):1695-704. https://www.jaci-inpractice.org/article/S2213-2198(24)00434-3/fulltext

Childhood body mass index trajectories and asthma and allergies: A systematic review

Published in Clinical & Experimental Allergy, 2023

Main findings: catch-up growth in the first 2 years or a persistently high BMI trajectory between 6 and 10 years of age may be associated with subsequent asthma

Recommended citation: Chang C-L, Ali GB, Pham J, Dharmage SC, Lodge CJ, Tang ML, Lowe AJ. Childhood body mass index trajectories and asthma and allergies: A systematic review. Clin Exp Allergy. 2023; 00: 1- 19. doi:10.1111/cea.14366 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/cea.14366

Is antenatal or early-life vitamin D associated with eczema or food allergy in childhood? A systematic review

Published in Clinical Experimental & Allergy, 2023

Main findings: A lower level of cord blood vitamin D is a risk factor for developing eczema in childhood.

Recommended citation: Zeng R, Li Y, Shen S, Qiu X, Chang CL, Koplin JJ, Perrett KP, Dharmage SC, Lodge CJ, Lowe AJ. Is antenatal or early-life vitamin D associated with eczema or food allergy in childhood? A systematic review. Clinical and experimental allergy: journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cea.14281

Facilitators and barriers to participation in health mothers groups in improving maternal and child health and nutrition in Nepal: A mixed-methods study

Published in BMC Public Health, 2022

Main findings: Improveing health mothers groups participation require to address factors across individual, interpersonal, and community level.

Recommended citation: Acharya A, Chang C-L, Chen M, Weissman A. Facilitators and barriers to participation in health mothers’ groups in improving maternal and child health and nutrition in Nepal: A mixed-methods study. BMC Public Health. 2022;22(1):1-1. https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-022-13859-6

Associations between Body Mass Index Trajectories in the first two years of life and Allergic Rhinitis, Eczema and Food Allergy outcomes up to early adulthood

Published in Pediatric Allergy & Immunology, 2022

Main findings: Children with maternal allergic rhinitis and belonging to the ‘early-low and catch-up’ or ‘below average’ body mass index trajectory in the first 2 years of life require close monitoring as they are at higher risk of developing allergic rhinitis at 18 years of age.

Recommended citation: Chang C-L, Ali GB, Lodge CJ, Abramson MJ, Erbas B, Tang ML, Svanes C, Bui DS, Dharmage SC, Lowe AJ. Associations between Body Mass Index Trajectories in the first two years of life and Allergic Rhinitis, Eczema and Food Allergy outcomes up to early adulthood. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 2022 Mar;33(3):e13765. doi:10.1111/pai.1376. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pai.13765

Chia-Lun (Natalie) Chang