Influence of phospholipid composition on the properties of reconstituted surfactants.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to compare the risk factors, clinical characteristics, and complications of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in infants delivered very preterm, late preterm, and term in order to help optimize the management of RDS in neonates. METHODS:A retrospective study was conducted on ...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Sun H,Xu F,Xiong H,Kang W,Bai Q,Zhang Y,Zhou C,Zhuang F,Wang X,Zhu C

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Exercising or doing physical activity in polluted air could expose a person to the adverse health effects of air pollution. This study aimed to compare the cardiovascular and hematologic indices following an incremental exercise test (shuttle run) under clean versus polluted air conditions. METHODS:Nineteen ma...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Kargarfard M,Shariat A,Shaw BS,Shaw I,Lam ET,Kheiri A,Eatemadyboroujeni A,Tamrin SB

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the USA, claiming more than 140,000 deaths annually. Delays in diagnosis and treatment can lead to missed opportunities for both curative and life prolonging therapies. This study aimed to evaluate duration of time to diagnosis and first treatment, as wel...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Albano D,Bilfinger T,Feraca M,Kuperberg S,Nemesure B

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the role of CARM1 in lung cancer (LC) and its relationship with TP53 and CTNNB1. METHODS:Lung cells H1299 and PC14 were randomly divided into six groups: ov-H1299, si-H1299, ov-PC14, si-PC14, Con-H1299, and Con-PC14. Transwell assay, plate clone formation assay, and flow cytometry were used to det...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Hu B,Li X,Chen L,Liu Z

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the relative effect of racemic and (R)-albuterol on airway smooth muscle tone have been investigated in patients with airflow obstruction, the comparative effectiveness of these drugs in relaxing airway vascular smooth muscle is unknown. Therefore, we determined the actions of inhaled racemic and (R)-albutero...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Pereira A,Mendes E,Ferreira T,Wanner A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophilic bronchitis is an essential component of bronchial asthma, and eosinophils play an important role. We studied the effect of eosinophils on cell surface plasmin generation by bronchial epithelial cells, because plasmin is thought to be involved in bronchial tissue repair/remodeling by means of fibrinolysis ...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Hara K,Hasegawa T,Ooi H,Koya T,Tanabe Y,Tsukada H,Igarashi K,Suzuki E,Arakawa M,Gejyo F

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic desquamative eosinophilic bronchitis is a characteristic pathologic feature of asthma which may even antedate the onset of symptoms. The pharmacology of asthmatic inflammation has been relatively poorly studied and most of the current data available have been inferred indirectly from studies of bronchial hyper...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Chung KF

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) pleurisy is accepted to be the best model for evaluating the local protective cellular immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) since it can be spontaneously self-cured. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the involvement of cytokines and the soluble apoptosis-modulating factors sFas and sFasL...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Budak F,Uzaslan EK,Cangür S,Göral G,Oral HB

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The angiogenesis system has been implicated in inflammatory and neoplastic processes; nevertheless, it has been little studied in relation to the pleural space. Our aim is to analyze pleural and plasma levels of the activators--vascular endothelial growth factor, basic fibroblastic growth factor, and inhibitors--endos...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Ruiz E,Alemán C,Alegre J,Monasterio J,Segura RM,Armadans L,Vázquez A,Soriano T,Fernández de Sevilla T

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well established that cotton dust inhalation can compromise lung function in textile workers. Challenges with a water-soluble extract of cotton bract (CBE) can also induce reversible airway obstruction in healthy volunteers. We have examined the effect of inhaled CBE in nonhuman primates and have attempted to in...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Witek TJ Jr,Gundel RH,Wegner CD,Schachter EN,Buck MG

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cessation of smoking in the home is one of the most important nonpharmacologic actions to be recommended. There is a highly significant increase in wheezing, coughing, and respiratory infections in children with smoking mothers, and this increase is directly proportional to the number of cigarettes smoked. Cord blood ...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Price JA

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiothoracic surgery posits an arrangement of large, significant hemodynamic, and physiologic alterations upon the human body, which predisposes a patient to develop pathology. The care of these patients in the postoperative realm requires an astute physician with deep understanding of the cardiopulmonary system, wh...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Tanner TG,Colvin MO

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occupational exposure to oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) has been associated with obstructive lung disease. Previously, we studied an extract of oyster mushroom (OME) and determined that it causes dose-dependent contractions of nonsensitized guinea pig trachea (GPT). We extend these studies to the investigation ...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Schachter EN,Zuskin E,Pucarin-Cvetkovic J,Chiarelli A,Goswami S

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The cardinal symptom of pulmonary hypertension (PH) is dyspnea on exertion, leading to decreased activity in daily living. The aim of this study was to analyze daily physical activity in incident patients with arterial or chronic thromboembolic PH (PAH/CTEPH) and to investigate its correlation with pulmona...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Saxer S,Lichtblau M,Berlier C,Hasler ED,Schwarz EI,Ulrich S

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of all randomized controlled trials that compared the efficacy of doublet versus single third-generation cytotoxic agent as first-line treatment for elderly patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS:Several d...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Qi WX,Tang LN,He AN,Shen Z,Lin F,Yao Y

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：ABSTARCT:New anti-fibrotic agents for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) were approved based on the results of forced vital capacity (FVC) trends, although concerns were raised about the reliability of FVC as the only endpoint parameter. We hypothesized that IPF-specific multi-dimensional scores (Composite Physiologic...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Hosein K,Le J,Mura M

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major public health problem worldwide and is proved to be the number three cause of death in globally. The objective of this study was to explore the molecular mechanism of the progression of COPD. METHODS:Using the GSE1650 affymetrix microarray data acces...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Ye J,Wen L,Liu DL,Lai GX

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with various chronic respiratory diseases have a higher incidence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)-related symptoms, but the mechanisms of the relationship between GERD symptoms and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remain unclear. The aim of the present study was to explore the ...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Liang BM,Feng YL

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffuse alveolar damage is the histopathologic hallmark of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). A significant proportion of ARDS survivors have residual pulmonary fibrosis and compromised pulmonary function. On the other hand, heat shock protein 47 (HSP47) is a collagen-binding stress protein that is assumed to...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Hagiwara S,Iwasaka H,Matsumoto S,Noguchi T,Yoshioka H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Asthmatics are adversely affected by the presence of air pollutants, the concentrations of which can nowadays be measured. However, the utility of this information in clinical practice has not been defined in a group of asthmatics in stable condition. Our objective was to determine what impact the level of air ...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Fernandez R,Ariza M,Iscar M,Martinez C,Rubinos G,Gagatek S,Montoliu MA,Casan P

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large-scale outbreak of life-threatening, inhaled synthetic cannabinoids (Spice/K2)-associated coagulopathy with bleeding complications was recently reported in Illinois. The causative agents were brodifacoum, difenacoum, and bromadiolone, potent, long-acting, 4-hydroxycoumarin anticoagulant rodenticides (LAAR) that...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Tole M,LaBedz S,Feinstein DL,Rubinstein I

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of the docetaxel-carboplatin combination chemotherapy was studied in various phase II studies. Based on these data we aimed to test the regimen in previously untreated patients with advanced advanced non-smoking lung cancer (NSCLC) with docetaxel 80 mg/m2 a standard dose of carboplatin at AUC = 5, in an a...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Tsavaris N,Kosmas C,Skopelitis E,Gennatas K,Zorbala A,Papas P,Gouveris P,Antypas G,Rokana S,Tzelepis G

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High concentrations of tumor necrosis factor-a (TNF), as well as excess of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs), are present in pleural fluid of patients with complicated parapneumonic effusion (CPPE). Several studies have shown that PMNs are capable of secreting TNF. However, the correlation between levels of TNF and ...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Odeh M,Sabo E,Srugo I,Oliven A

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aims of this study were to determine the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) lung disease in patients who were treated with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists in South Korea and to evaluate their clinical characteristics. METHODS:We surveyed all patients (N = 509) w...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Lee SK,Kim SY,Kim EY,Jung JY,Park MS,Kim YS,Kim SK,Chang J,Kang YA

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of beta 2-adrenoceptor agonists on airway smooth muscle relaxation may be subject to desensitization. It could be modified by glucocorticosteroid treatment. An increase in the beta 2 agonist response by glucocorticosteroids in vitro has been described. We studied the effects of acute and chronic treatment w...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Seco AJ,Salgueiro ME,Manso G

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bradykinin (10(-8) - 10(-5) M) caused a concentration-dependent increase in cyclic GMP (cGMP) production in bovine tracheal smooth muscle in the absence of epithelium. The effect was calcium-dependent and was inhibited by pyrogallol (10 microM) and methylene blue (10 microM). The inhibition of pyrogallol was reversed ...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Sheng H,Ishii K,Förstermann U,Murad F

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pleurodesis is a useful therapeutic tool when local treatment of a recurrent malignant pleural effusion or pneumothorax is needed. We have previously demonstrated that the intrapleural injection of 0.5% silver nitrate (SN) produces a significant pleurodesis, while 0.25% SN has no sclerosing effect in a rabbit model. T...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Teixeira LR,Vargas FS,Antonangelo L,Mattos VC,Vaz MA,Acencio MM,Marchi E

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the diagnostic value for pulmonary embolism (PE) of the True fast imaging with steady-state precession (TrueFISP) MRI, a method that allows the visualization of pulmonary vasculature without breath holding or intravenous contrast. METHODS:This is a prospective investigation including 93 patient...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Pasin L,Zanon M,Moreira J,Moreira AL,Watte G,Marchiori E,Hochhegger B

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with congestive heart failure (CHF), a high prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing has been described. Cheyne-Stokes respiration (CSR) is present in up to 40% of patients with CHF. During the last decade, the medical treatment has been substantially improved. This study was designed to analyze the progno...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Hagenah G,Zapf A,Schüttert JB

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extrinsic allergic alveolitis (EAA) caused by inhaled organic environmental allergens can progress to a fibrotic end-stage lung disease. Neovascularization plays an important role in pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of sera from EAA patients on the angiogenic capabilit...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Zielonka TM,Demkow U,Filewska M,Bialas B,Zycinska K,Radzikowska E,Wardyn AK,Skopinska-Rozewska E

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00