Pioglitazone is as effective as dexamethasone in a cockroach allergen-induced murine model of asthma.

abstract：:Pre-bronchodilator lung function including forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory flow in 1 second (FEV1), their ratio (FEV1/FVC), and forced expiratory flow 25-75% (FEF25-75) measured at age 10, 18, and 26 years in the Isle of Wight birth cohort was analyzed for developmental patterns (trajectories). Early li...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Karmaus W,Mukherjee N,Janjanam VD,Chen S,Zhang H,Roberts G,Kurukulaaratchy RJ,Arshad H

更新日期：2019-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To identify COPD associated gene susceptibility and lung function in a longitudinal cohort including COPD and subjects who were at risk for developing COPD, and to replicate this in two cross-sectional and longitudinal populations in Chinese Han population. METHODS:Three cohorts were recruited in this study...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Xie J,Wu H,Xu Y,Wu X,Liu X,Shang J,Zhao J,Zhao J,Wang J,Dela Cruz CS,Xiong W,Xu Y

更新日期：2015-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Extended culture of monocytes and fibroblasts in three-dimensional collagen gels leads to degradation of the gels (see linked study in this issue, "Fibroblasts and monocytes contract and degrade three-dimensional collagen gels in extended co-culture"). The current study, therefore, was designed to evaluate p...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Zhu Y,Liu X,Sköld CM,Wang H,Kohyama T,Wen FQ,Ertl RF,Rennard SI

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) continues to be one of the most serious intractable diseases that might start with activation of several triggers representing the genetic susceptibility of a patient. To elucidate what essentially contributes to the onset and progression of IPAH, we investig...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Shimodaira K,Okubo Y,Ochiai E,Nakayama H,Katano H,Wakayama M,Shinozaki M,Ishiwatari T,Sasai D,Tochigi N,Nemoto T,Saji T,Kamei K,Shibuya K

更新日期：2012-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anxiety in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with self-reported disability. The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is an association between anxiety and functional measures, quality of life and dyspnea. METHODS:Data from 1828 patients with moderate to ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Giardino ND,Curtis JL,Andrei AC,Fan VS,Benditt JO,Lyubkin M,Naunheim K,Criner G,Make B,Wise RA,Murray SK,Fishman AP,Sciurba FC,Liberzon I,Martinez FJ,NETT Research Group.

更新日期：2010-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are cell-derived membranous vesicles secreted by cells into the extracellular space, which play a role in cell to cell communication. EVs are categorized into 3 groups depending on their size, surface marker, and method of release from the host cell. Recently, EVs have become of interest i...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Carnino JM,Lee H,Jin Y

更新日期：2019-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tobacco smoke and genetic susceptibility are risk factors for asthma and wheezing. The aim of this study was to investigate whether there is a combined effect of interleukin-13 gene (IL13) polymorphisms and tobacco smoke on persistent childhood wheezing and asthma. METHODS:In the Isle of Wight birth cohort ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Sadeghnejad A,Karmaus W,Arshad SH,Kurukulaaratchy R,Huebner M,Ewart S

更新日期：2008-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is associated with inflammatory response but it is unknown whether it is associated with alterations in NNMT activity and MNA plasma concentration. Here we examined changes in NNMT-MNA pathway in PAH in rats and humans. METHODS:PAH in rats was induced by a single subcut...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Fedorowicz A,Mateuszuk Ł,Kopec G,Skórka T,Kutryb-Zając B,Zakrzewska A,Walczak M,Jakubowski A,Łomnicka M,Słomińska E,Chlopicki S

更新日期：2016-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Organ regeneration in mammals is hypothesized to require a functional pool of stem or progenitor cells, but the role of these cells in lung regeneration is unknown. METHODS:Based on the fact that postnatal regeneration of alveolar tissue has been attributed to alveolar epithelial cells, we established a hem...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Zeng L,Yang XT,Li HS,Li Y,Yang C,Gu W,Zhou YH,Du J,Wang HY,Sun JH,Wen DL,Jiang JX

更新日期：2016-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antigen desensitization through oral tolerance is becoming an increasingly attractive treatment option for allergic diseases. However, the mechanism(s) by which tolerization is achieved remain poorly defined. In this study we endeavored to induce oral tolerance to cockroach allergen (CRA: a complex mixture o...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Vaickus LJ,Bouchard J,Kim J,Natarajan S,Remick DG

更新日期：2010-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early life impairments leading to lower lung function by adulthood are considered as risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Recently, we compared the lung transcriptomic profile between two mouse strains with extreme total lung capacities to identify plausible pulmonary function deter...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Vishweswaraiah S,George L,Purushothaman N,Ganguly K

更新日期：2018-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To assess the symptomatic and cost burden among patients initiating long-acting bronchodilator (LABD) therapy and impact of adherence on healthcare resource use and costs. METHODS:This retrospective cohort study identified patients with COPD who were newly prescribed a LABD (long-acting muscarinic antagonis...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Punekar YS,Landis SH,Wurst K,Le H

更新日期：2015-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ATP-regulated potassium channels (KATP) regulate pulmonary vascular tone and are involved in hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV). In patients with inflammation like sepsis or ARDS, HPV is impaired, resulting in a ventilation-perfusion mismatch and hypoxia. Since increase of vascular KATP channel Kir6.1 ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Turzo M,Vaith J,Lasitschka F,Weigand MA,Busch CJ

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary neuroendocrine cells (PNEC) are specialized epithelial cells that are thought to play important roles in lung development and airway function. PNEC occur either singly or in clusters called neuroepithelial bodies. Our aim was to characterize the three dimensional morphology of PNEC, their distribut...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Weichselbaum M,Sparrow MP,Hamilton EJ,Thompson PJ,Knight DA

更新日期：2005-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies have investigated the prevalence and risk factors of insomnia in subjects with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. However, few studies have investigated the prevalence and risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in insomnia sufferers. Thus, the aim of this study was to examine the pr...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Hein M,Lanquart JP,Loas G,Hubain P,Linkowski P

更新日期：2017-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identifying genetic determinants for lung function is important in providing insight into the pathophysiology of asthma. Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 is a transcription factor latent in the cytoplasm; the gene (STAT3) is activated by a wide range of cytokines, and may play a role in lun...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Litonjua AA,Tantisira KG,Lake S,Lazarus R,Richter BG,Gabriel S,Silverman ES,Weiss ST

更新日期：2005-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of biomarkers in medicine lies in their ability to detect disease and support diagnostic and therapeutic decisions. New research and novel understanding of the molecular basis of the disease reveals an abundance of exciting new biomarkers who present a promise for use in the everyday clinical practice. The pas...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Tzouvelekis A,Kouliatsis G,Anevlavis S,Bouros D

更新日期：2005-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mechanical ventilation can cause ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) and lung fibrosis; however, the underlying mechanisms are still not fully understood. RNA sequencing is a powerful means for detecting vitally important protein-coding transcripts and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) on a genome-wide scale,...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Wang L,Zhang N,Zhang Y,Xia J,Zhan Q,Wang C

更新日期：2018-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Allergic asthma is characterized by airway inflammation in response to antigen exposure, leading to airway remodeling and lung dysfunction. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) may play a role in airway remodeling through the acquisition of a mesenchymal phenotype in airway epithelial cells. TGF-β1 is kno...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Johnson JR,Nishioka M,Chakir J,Risse PA,Almaghlouth I,Bazarbashi AN,Plante S,Martin JG,Eidelman D,Hamid Q

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surfactant protein D (SP-D) can regulate both innate and adaptive immunity. Recently, SP-D has been shown to contribute to the pathogenesis of airway allergic inflammation and bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis. However, in allergic airways disease, the role of SP-D in airway remodeling remains unknown. Th...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Ogawa H,Ledford JG,Mukherjee S,Aono Y,Nishioka Y,Lee JJ,Izumi K,Hollingsworth JW

更新日期：2014-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exposure to ozone activates innate immune function and causes neutrophilic (PMN) airway inflammation that in some individuals is robustly elevated. The interplay between immuno-inflammatory function and genomic signaling in those with heightened inflammatory responsiveness to ozone is not well understood. O...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Fry RC,Rager JE,Zhou H,Zou B,Brickey JW,Ting J,Lay JC,Peden DB,Alexis NE

更新日期：2012-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is chronic fibrosing pneumonia with an unpredictable natural disease history. Functional respiratory imaging (FRI) has potential to better characterize this disease. The aim of this study was to identify FRI parameters, which predict FVC decline in patients with IPF. METH...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Clukers J,Lanclus M,Mignot B,Van Holsbeke C,Roseman J,Porter S,Gorina E,Kouchakji E,Lipson KE,De Backer W,De Backer J

更新日期：2018-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The transcription factors nuclear factor interleukin-6 (NF-IL6), early growth response-1 (EGR-1) and hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) have important roles in the molecular pathophysiology of hypoxia-associated pulmonary disease. NF-IL6 controls the production of interleukin (IL)-6 in vascular endothelial cells, whic...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Semenza GL

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cigarette smoke exposure including biologically active lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in the particulate phase of cigarette smoke induces activation of alveolar macrophages (AM) and alveolar epithelial cells leading to production of inflammatory mediators. This represents a crucial mechanism in the pathogenesis of...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Droemann D,Goldmann T,Tiedje T,Zabel P,Dalhoff K,Schaaf B

更新日期：2005-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myofibroblasts play a major role in the synthesis of extracellular matrix (ECM) and the stimulation of these cells is thought to play an important role in the development of silicosis. The present study was undertaken to investigate the anti-fibrotic effects of dibutyryl-cAMP (db-cAMP) on rats induced by sil...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Liu Y,Xu H,Geng Y,Xu D,Zhang L,Yang Y,Wei Z,Zhang B,Li S,Gao X,Wang R,Zhang X,Brann D,Yang F

更新日期：2017-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High-tidal-volume mechanical ventilation and hyperoxia used in patients with acute lung injury (ALI) can induce the release of cytokines, including high-mobility group box-1 (HMGB1), oxygen radicals, neutrophil infiltration, and the disruption of epithelial and endothelial barriers. Hyperoxia has been shown ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Li LF,Yang CT,Huang CC,Liu YY,Kao KC,Lin HC

更新日期：2011-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human beta-defensin-4 (hBD-4), a new member of the beta-defensin family, was discovered by an analysis of the genomic sequence. The objective of this study was to clarify hBD-4 expression in human lung tissue, along with the inducible expression in response to infectious stimuli, localization, and antimicrob...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Yanagi S,Ashitani J,Ishimoto H,Date Y,Mukae H,Chino N,Nakazato M

更新日期：2005-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Apoptosis has recently been proposed to contribute to the pathogenesis of emphysema. METHODS:In order to establish if cell fate plays a role even in end-stage disease we studied 16 lungs (9 smoking-associated and 7 alpha1antitrypsin (AAT)-deficiency emphysema) from patients who had undergone lung transplant...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Calabrese F,Giacometti C,Beghe B,Rea F,Loy M,Zuin R,Marulli G,Baraldo S,Saetta M,Valente M

更新日期：2005-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myofibroblasts, proposed as being derived from circulating fibrocytes, are considered to be important cells in thickening of the basement membrane in patients with asthma. We have studied the correlation of tissue fibrocyte levels to basement membrane thickness and the presence of fibrocytes in bronchoalveol...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Nihlberg K,Larsen K,Hultgårdh-Nilsson A,Malmström A,Bjermer L,Westergren-Thorsson G

更新日期：2006-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry (PRISm), defined as a reduced FEV1 in the setting of a preserved FEV1/FVC ratio, is highly prevalent and is associated with increased respiratory symptoms, systemic inflammation, and mortality. Studies investigating quantitative chest tomographic features, genetic associat...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Wan ES,Castaldi PJ,Cho MH,Hokanson JE,Regan EA,Make BJ,Beaty TH,Han MK,Curtis JL,Curran-Everett D,Lynch DA,DeMeo DL,Crapo JD,Silverman EK,COPDGene Investigators.

更新日期：2014-08-06 00:00:00