Ten-Year Survival in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis After Lung Transplantation.

abstract：:The effects of vitamin E deficiency on bleomycin (BLM)-induced pulmonary fibrosis have been studied by analyses of pressure volume (PV) curves and morphological examinations. Golden hamsters were divided into groups on a control diet (group C), vitamin E-deficient diet (E), control diet with BLM treatment (CB), and vi...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Nakamura H,Sato S,Takahashi K

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

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：: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：PURPOSE:Melanocortin 3 Receptor (MC3R) is one of the families of seven-transmembrane G-protein-coupled receptors, and a recent study showed that MCR3 promoter polymorphism was significantly associated with the susceptibility of tuberculosis (TB) in South African population. METHODS:We analyzed six MC3R polymorphisms t...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Park BL,Kim LH,Namgoong S,Kim JO,Kim JY,Chang HS,Park JS,Jang AS,Park SW,Kim DJ,Kim KU,Kim YG,Uh ST,Seo KH,Kim YH,Park CS,Shin HD

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：:Particulate matter less than PM(10) and aromatic chemicals formed during incomplete combustion of organic matter are major environmental pollutants because of their toxic potential. The present study reports on the respiratory morbidity pattern of people exposed to auto exhaust as a result of the traffic load consisti...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Chattopadhyay BP,Mukherjee A,Mukherjee K,Roychowdhury A

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is evaluated not only by airflow limitation but also by factors such as exercise capacity and body mass index. Recent advances in CT technology suggest that it might be a useful tool for evaluating the severity of the disease components of COPD. The aim of t...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Lee YK,Oh YM,Lee JH,Kim EK,Lee JH,Kim N,Seo JB,Lee SD,KOLD Study Group.

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease which predominantly affects the lungs, although granulomas can also involve all other organs, including the heart. Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) may occur at any stage of the disease and may be the cause of sudden cardiac death, even in a previously asymptomatic p...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Martusewicz-Boros MM,Boros PW,Wiatr E,Kempisty A,Piotrowska-Kownacka D,Roszkowski-Śliż K

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been reported that a low concentration of exogenously applied vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) suppresses the release of acetylcholine (ACh) from vagus nerve terminals in the ferret and feline trachea. There has been, however, no documentation of the prejunctional action of VIP in the human airway. We observ...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Aizawa H,Inoue H,Shigyo M,Takata S,Koto H,Matsumoto K,Hara N

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mannitol is a novel osmotic indirect bronchial challenge agent used to aid asthma diagnosis and management and is thought to reflect underlying inflammatory processes in asthma. Our objective was to evaluate relationships between mannitol airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) and other measures of airway inflamma...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Anderson WJ,Lipworth BJ

更新日期：2012-10-01 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：: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：:The effect of tetraethylammonium (TEA) and K+ on contractions to histamine and acetylcholine have been compared in the pig isolated trachea using organ bath and sucrose-gap techniques. Histamine elicited weak contractions, compared with acetylcholine; however, these contractions were markedly potentiated by pretreatme...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Mitchell HW

更新日期：1987-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Although lung transplantation is the only means of survival for patients with end-stage pulmonary disease, outcomes from this intervention are inferior to other solid organ transplants. The reason for the poor outcomes may be linked to an early reaction, such as primary graft dysfunction, and associated with...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Nataatmadja M,Passmore M,Russell FD,Prabowo S,Corley A,Fraser JF

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To evaluate the cardio-pulmonary hemodynamics changes before and after valve treatment, and their correlation with lobe volume reduction. METHODS:This retrospective multicentre study included consecutive patients undergoing bronchoscopic valve treatment for heterogeneous emphysema. In addition to standard...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Fiorelli A,Cascone R,Natale G,Peritore V,Vanni C,Poggi C,Venuta F,Rendina EA,Santini M,Andreetti C

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report two patients with atopic cough due to Basidiomycetes antigen. One patient was a 27 year-old woman and the other was a 17 year-old boy. Both patients visited our hospital because of severe nonproductive cough. They did not have bronchial hyperresponsiveness to methacholine or heightened bronchomotor tone. Bro...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Ogawa H,Fujimura M,Tofuku Y

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In immunocompromised patients with pulmonary infiltrates, transbronchial lung biopsies (TBB) obtained by forceps has been shown to increase the diagnostic yield over simple bronchoalveolar lavage. Cryo-TBB is a novel modality for obtaining lung biopsies. We aimed to evaluate for the first time the efficacy a...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Fruchter O,Fridel L,Rosengarten D,Rahman NA,Kramer MR

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exhaled nitric oxide (NO) levels have been reported to be lower in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) than in controls; however the mechanism(s) responsible and the effect on pathogenesis are unclear. The objective of these studies was to determine if the low levels of gas phase NO (gNO) could be reproduced ...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Ostrowski LE,Stewart D,Hazucha M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchopleural (BPF) and alveolar-pleural (APF) fistulas are frequently encountered in clinical practice with persistent air leaks that can lead to significant morbidity, prolonged hospital stay, and potentially increased mortality. BPF and APF are commonly related to pulmonary resections. Other etiologies include min...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Abu-Hijleh M,Blundin M

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overlap syndrome and represents a complex clinical condition in pulmonary medicine. We discuss in this letter factors related with mortality after long-term effects CPAP and key differences between hypercapnic versus hypoxemic overlap patients. ...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Esquinas AM,Marrero FL,Esteva JN

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 41-year-old woman presented with chest pain and a cough. There was a solitary pulmonary nodule in the upper-left lobe. The patient had no history of neoplasm except a hysterectomy for uterine leiomyoma five years before. Six months after the first presentation, the tumor showed a gradual increase in size; an explora...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Sapmaz F,Ergin M,Katrancioglu O,Gonlugur T,Gonlugur U,Elagoz S

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) are most commonly associated with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT). Patients with PAVMs can present with serious complications including stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA), and brain abscess. PAVMs are rare in non-HHT patients and little is known abo...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Albitar HAH,Segraves JM,Almodallal Y,Pinto CA,De Moraes AG,Iyer VN

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare, progressive, frequently lethal cystic lung disease that almost exclusively affects women. Prognostic information in LAM has been limited by small numbers and heterogeneous study methodology. Early retrospective cohorts cited 5- and 10-year mortality of 40 and 80 %, resp...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Oprescu N,McCormack FX,Byrnes S,Kinder BW

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bronchus associated lymphoid tissue (BALT) and the precursor immunocompetent lymphoid cells in the nasopharynx, tonsils, and salivary glands represent the basic source of specific secretory IgA, other immunoglobulin, and T cell mediated specific immunity in the respiratory tract. The bulk of this immunologic react...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Nadal D,Ogra PL

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of phospholipids on the ultrastructure and metabolism of reconstituted surfactants has not been well defined. The aim of this study was to determine if changes in the phospholipid composition of reconstituted surfactants altered their biophysical properties, ultrastructure, and conversion to light subtyp...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Dhand R,Young J,Krishnasamy S,Possmayer F,Gross NJ

更新日期：1999-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), an ACE homolog, hydrolyzes angiotensin II and opposes its actions, and plays a protective role in the pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). However, the underlying mechanisms involved in the effect of ACE2 on PAH are still uncertain. In this study, we ...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Li G,Liu Y,Zhu Y,Liu A,Xu Y,Li X,Li Z,Su J,Sun L

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is generally considered one of the three main causes of chronic cough, along with asthma and nasal disease. The diagnosis of GORD is often based upon a successful trial of anti-acid treatment however GORD is a complex condition taking many forms. Only recently have studies star...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Smith J,Woodcock A,Houghton L

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary emphysema is a major manifestation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which is characterized by progressive destruction of alveolar parenchyma with persistent inflammation of the small airways. Such destruction in the distal respiratory tract is irreversible and irreparable. All-trans-retinoic ...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Muyal JP,Muyal V,Kotnala S,Kumar D,Bhardwaj H

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00