Impact of environmental air pollutants on disease control in asmathic patients.

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate whether lung function, especially when complicated with SDB, has an increased risk for myocardial infarction (MI) and congestive heart failure (CHF). METHODS:A prospective study was performed within the Sleep Heart Health Study (SHHS). A total of 4161 individuals were followed up for an average ...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Li R,Zhang J,Gao Y,Li J,Yan B,Wang G

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive and lethal fibrosing lung disease with a median survival of approximately 3 years after diagnosis. The only medical option to improve survival in IPF is lung transplantation (LTX). The purpose of this study was to evaluate trajectory data of IPF patients...

journal_title：Lung

authors： ten Klooster L,Nossent GD,Kwakkel-van Erp JM,van Kessel DA,Oudijk EJ,van de Graaf EA,Luijk B,Hoek RA,van den Blink B,van Hal PT,Verschuuren EA,van der Bij W,van Moorsel CH,Grutters JC

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Difficult weaning is fortunately a rare occurrence in mechanically ventilated patients in ICU. When faced with this problem, a vast number of factors must be carefully considered simultaneously: physiological adjustment, technical problems (tubing, circuit resistances, . . .) [13]. The most promising approach to diffi...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Chevrolet JC

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We investigated outcomes of patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) according to the changes in red cell distribution width (RDW). METHODS:For 980 adults, clinical characteristics, outcomes during hospitalization for CAP (transfer to the intensive care unit, treatment with mechanical vent...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Gorelik O,Izhakian S,Barchel D,Almoznino-Sarafian D,Tzur I,Swarka M,Beberashvili I,Feldman L,Cohen N,Shteinshnaider M

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to determine if electrocardiographically synchronized, prospectively triggered multidetector row computed tomography (ECG-MDR-CT) angiography of the aorta can accurately predict the location of ectopic bronchial arteries in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) with massive hemop...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Hayes D Jr,Winkler MA,Kirkby S,Capasso P,Mansour HM,Attili AK

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of T-cells after lung transplant (LTx) remains controversial with no current consensus of their role concerning chronic lung allograft dysfunction. Using flow cytometry to assess T-cell subsets of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in 16 cystic fibrosis (CF) LTx recipients, we identified a decline in...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Hayes D Jr,Harhay MO,Nicol KK,Liyanage NPM,Keller BC,Robinson RT

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Living donor lobar lung transplantation (LDLLT) has been successfully used in select patient populations. MATERIALS AND METHODS:A 29-year-old male, who underwent bilateral LDLLT 12 years earlier with allografts donated by father and paternal uncle, developed bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome at distinctly...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Hayes D Jr,Baker PB

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have shown the importance of Th17 cells in the development of allergic airway diseases. We examined Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus-induced changes in peripheral blood Th17 cells to establish the importance of these cells in late-phase allergic inflammation in patients with allergic rhinitis (A...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Bajoriuniene I,Malakauskas K,Lavinskiene S,Jeroch J,Gasiuniene E,Vitkauskiene A,Sakalauskas R

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author reviews the early history of alpha 1-antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency; the biochemical characterization of this inborn error of metabolism, its pattern of inheritance, frequency and predisposition to early, panacinar emphysema. The importance of the destructive element in emphysema and the gradual focusing on n...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Eriksson S

更新日期：1990-01-01 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：: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：:This study evaluated the extracellular matrix (collagen and elastic fibers) in pleurodesis induced by intrapleural talc (TL) or silver nitrate (SN). Study subjects were 420 rabbits divided into two groups and sacrificed from 15 min to 12 months after the injection of the sclerosing agents at intervals previously defin...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Antonangelo L,Vargas FS,Teixeira LR,Acencio MM,Vaz MA,Filho MT,Marchi E

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis and arterial thrombosis, which are associated with high cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality. In studies performed in clinical populations with elevated CV event risk profiles, the occurrence of moderate to severe OSAS was...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Toraldo DM,Peverini F,De Benedetto M,De Nuccio F

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 15-year-old male had a history of increasing dyspnea on exertion, cough, sputum production, fever, weakness, hemoptysis, and diarrhea. Chest radiography demonstrated bilateral alveolar consolidation. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid analysis revealed extensive hemosiderin-laden alveolar macrophages. On the basis of iron...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Hoca NT,Dayioglu D,Ogretensoy M

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electronic noses (e-noses) are based on arrays of different sensor types that respond to specific features of an odorant molecule, mostly volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Differently from gas chromatography and mass spectrometry, e-noses can distinguish VOCs spectrum by pattern recognition. E-nose technology has suc...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Dragonieri S,Pennazza G,Carratu P,Resta O

更新日期：2017-04-01 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

abstract：PURPOSE:Nicorandil is a hybrid between nitrates and KATP channel opener activators. The aim of this study was to evaluate the nicorandil's effects on ischemia-reperfusion (IR) lung injury and examine the mechanism of its effects. METHODS:Isolated rat lungs were divided into 6 groups. In the sham group, the lungs were ...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Abe K,Horiguchi T,Enzan K,Masaki Y,Nishikawa T,Kimura T

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acid glycosaminoglycans (GAG) were quantitated and partially characterized in pleural effusions in guinea pigs with experimental allergic pleurisy. Increase of GAG in the pleural effusion preceded the increase of effusion volume. Effusion was associated with the presence of cuboidal mesothelial cells on visceral pleur...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Satoh K,Arai H,Nagai H,Ito M,Sato H,Motomiya M,Konno K

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to use volumetric capnography to evaluate the breathing pattern and ventilation inhomogeneities in patients with chronic sputum production and bronchiectasis and to correlate the phase 3 slope of the capnographic curve to spirometric measurements. Twenty-four patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) ...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Veronez L,Moreira MM,Soares ST,Pereira MC,Ribeiro MA,Ribeiro JD,Terzi RG,Martins LC,Paschoal IA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lung has only a limited pattern of response to injury. Idiopathic interstitial fibrosis is a descriptive term, describing the end stage of one pattern of pulmonary fibrosis in which the inflammation lies within the structure of the alveolar walls and around vessels and bronchioli, in the interstitium. The disease ...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Lambe D

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years the alveolar macrophage has been found to play a central role in interstitial lung disease. Pulmonary histiocytosis X is characterized by infiltrating fibroblasts, mononuclear cells, and CD-1-positive Langerhans cells. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid displays an increase of CD-1-positive cells and a...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Uebelhoer M,Bewig B,Sternberg K,Rabe K,Nowak D,Magnussen H,Barth J

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of a pulmonary rehabilitation program on 44 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were compared to a control group. The treated group was admitted to the program for a period of three months. The program consisted of several parts, such as physical training, health education, and psych...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Cox NJ,Hendricks JC,Binkhorst RA,van Herwaarden CL

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An excess of neutrophils in the alveoli and lung interstitium has been described in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Engagement of neutrophil Fcγ receptors with IgG complexes may contribute to the pathogenesis of IPF. The neutrophil FcγRIIIb receptor occurs in two codominantly expressed allelic variants, NA1 and N...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Bournazos S,Bournazou I,Murchison JT,Wallace WA,McFarlane P,Hirani N,Simpson AJ,Dransfield I,Hart SP

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Survival implications of pre-transplant antibodies to human leukocyte antigens prior to lung transplantation (LTx) in adult cystic fibrosis (CF) patients are unknown. METHODS:Data from the United Network for Organ Sharing Registry (1987-2013) were used to compare survival differences in adult CF patients wi...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Hayes D Jr,Tumin D,Tobias JD

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indoor air pollutants may cause inflammatory changes of the airways and adjacent pulmonary tissue. After phagocytosis of inhaled particles alveolar macrophages (AM) release chemotactic mediators capable of attracting inflammatory cells into the lung tissue. To evaluate these mechanisms further peripheral blood mononuc...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Drumm K,Schindler H,Buhl R,Küstner E,Smolarski R,Kienast K

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tree-in-bud (TIB) is a radiologic pattern seen on high-resolution chest CT reflecting bronchiolar mucoid impaction occasionally with additional involvement of adjacent alveoli. Its microbiologic significance has not been systematically evaluated. OBJECTIVES:We aimed to establish the incidence of the TIB pat...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Shimon G,Yonit WW,Gabriel I,Naama BR,Nissim A

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the role of the alveolar pores in cigarette smoke-induced lung disease, we examined the alveolar pores of guinea pigs exposed to cigarette smoke for 12 months, and compared these data to those obtained from sham-smoked animals, correlating the data with airspace size and lung function. We found that the s...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Wright JL

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：:In previous studies, we showed that Fischer rats fed 175 mg/kg of amiodarone accumulated large amounts of drug and metabolite in the lung and developed pulmonary toxicity, whereas Wistar rats fed the same drug dose had significantly less amiodarone in the lung and did not develop pulmonary inflammation. The present st...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Wilson BD,Lippmann ML

更新日期：1996-01-01 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