
Sanna Toppila Salmi
Professor
Professor of Otorhinolaryngology
Institute of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
Airway research group aims at identifying clinical and molecular factors for better prediction of inflammatory and neoplastic airway diseases, such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) -exacerbated respiratory disease (NERD), asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis and tongue cancer. We use such as next generation sequencing and artificial intelligence in analyses of clinical cohorts and randomized placebo-controlled clinical trials.
Publications
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Adherence to Treatment in Allergic Rhinitis During the Pollen Season in Europe: A MASK‐air Study
Sousa‐Pinto, Bernardo; Costa, Elísio M; Vieira, Rafael José; Klimek, Ludger; Czarlewski, Wienczyslawa; Pfaar, Oliver; Bedbrook, Anna; Amaral, Rita; Brussino, Luisa; Kvedariene, Violeta; Larenas‐Linnemann, Desiree E; Iinuma, Tomohisa; Pham‐Thi, Nhân; Regateiro, Frederico S; Taborda‐Barata, Luis; Ventura, Maria Teresa; Ansotegui, Ignacio J; Bergmann, Karl C; Canonica, G Walter; Cardona, Victoria; Cecchi, Lorenzo; Cherrez‐Ojeda, Ivan; Cingi, Cemal; Cruz, Alvaro A; Del Giacco, Stefano; Devillier, Ph. 2025. Clinical and experimental allergy. 55: 226-238 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Otitis Media With Effusion (OME) and Eustachian Tube Dysfunction: The Role of Allergy and Immunity-An EAACI Position Paper
Klimek, L.; Brough, H. A.; Arasi, S.; Toppila-Salmi, S.; Bergmann, C.; Jutel, M.; Bousquet, J.; Hox, V.; Gevaert, P.; Tomazic, P. V.; Rondon Segovia, C.; Cingi, C.; Cuevas, M.; Groeger, M.; Huber, P.; Reitsma, S.; Rudenko, M.; Maza-Solano, J.; Gane, S.; Karavelia, A.; van Gerven, L.; Schiappoli, M.; Bozkurt, B.; Becker, S.; Chaker, A.; Wollenberg, B.; Moesges, R.; Huppertz, T.; Hagemann, J.; Palomares, O.; Baerhold, F.; Pfaar, O.; Del Giacco, S.; Bonadonna, P.; Moreira, A.; Agache, I.; Akdis, C.. 2025. Allergy. [First published: 17 April 2025]: 1-13 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Predictors of revision endoscopic sinus surgery in Finnish patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps
Toppila‐Salmi, Sanna; Lyly, Annina; Simin, Johanna; Aakko, Juhani; Olsen, Helga Haugom; Lehtimäki, Lauri. 2025. Clinical and translational allergy. 15: 1-11 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Radiological score, asthma and NSAID‐exacerbated respiratory disease predict relapsing chronic rhinosinusitis
Lilja, Markus; Koskinen, Anni; Hammarèn‐Malmi, Sari; Laulajainen‐Hongisto, Anu; Numminen, Jura; Myller, Jyri; Vento, Seija; Penttila, Elina; Hytönen, Maija; Virkkula, Paula; Hellings, Peter W.; Seys, Sven F.; Lee, John; Huhtala, Heini; Sahlman, Johanna; Toppila‐Salmi, Sanna. 2025. Clinical and translational allergy. 15: 1-10 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Study protocol for a randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trial on mepolizumab for patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, NSAID exacerbated respiratory disease and asthma
Lyly, Annina; Sahlman, Johanna; Pajala, Karoliina; Salminen, Maija; Sillanpää, Saara; Numminen, Jura; Hanif, Tanzeela; Laulajainen-Hongisto, Anu; Mäkelä, Mika; Kauppi, Paula; Kangasniemi, Iiris; Lilja, Markus; Hammaren-Malmi, Sari; Virkkula, Paula; Toppila-Salmi, Sanna. 2025. Frontiers in allergy. 6: . 1568081 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Temporal changes in blood biomarkers associated with sleep apnoea severity: a retrospective cohort study in Finland
Hellen, Mira; Ruoranen, Toni; Toppila-Salmi, Sanna; Vasankari, Tuula; Kreivi, Hanna-Riikka; Mattila, Tiina; Ollila, Hanna M; Strausz, Satu. 2025. BMJ open. 15: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Adult-onset asthma, allergy, and aspirin hypersensitivity associate with self-reported food avoidance
Lundberg, Marie; Voutilainen, Helena; Lyly, Annina; Karjalainen, Jussi; Huhtala, Heini; Laidlaw, Tanya M; Lee, Stella E; Nuutinen, Mikko; Toppila-Salmi, Sanna. 2024. European Clinical Respiratory Journal. 11: . 2347073 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Asthma and rhinitis control in adolescents and young adults: A real-world MASK-air study
Sousa-Pinto, Bernardo; Valiulis, Arunas; Melén, Erik; Koppelman, Gerard H.; Papadopoulos, Nikolaos G.; Makela, Mika; Haahtela, Tari; Bonini, Matteo; Braido, Fulvio; Brussino, Luisa; Cruz, Alvaro A.; Fiocchi, Alessandro; Giovannini, Mattia; Gemicioglu, Bilun; Kulus, Marek; Kuna, Piotr; Kupczyk, Maciej; Kvedariene, Violeta; Larenas-Linnemann, Désirée E.; Louis, Renaud; Morais-Almeida, Mario; Niedoszytko, Marek; Ollert, Markus; Pfaar, Oliver; Regateiro, Frederico S.; Roberts, Graham; Samolinski, Bo. 2024. Pediatric allergy and immunology. 35: . e14080 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Asthma is Underdiagnosed and Often Uncontrolled in Preoperative Patients With Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps
Genberg, Emma; Kauppi, Paula; Sahlman, Johanna; Laulajainen-Hongisto, Anu; Lilja, Markus; Hammarén-Malmi, Sari; Hafrén, Lena; Mäkitie, Antti; Vento, Seija; Toppila-Salmi, Sanna; Virkkula, Paula. 2024. Clinical and experimental allergy. 54: 999-1002 B1 Non-refereed journal articles -
Being born in autumn or winter is associated with asthma and allergic rhinitis in Finland
Hänninen, Riikka; Murtomäki, Aada; Svärd, Fanni; Dietz, Aarno; Torkki, Paulus; Haukka, Jari; Nuutinen, Mikko; Toppila-Salmi, Sanna. 2024. Clinical and translational allergy. 14: . e12383 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research