Ischiocrural Strength May Be a Better Prognostic Marker Than Quadriceps Strength in COPD.

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：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：: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：:Genomic alterations in lung cancer tissues have been observed in various studies. To analyze the aberrations in the genome of lung cancer patients, we used array comparative genomic hybridization (array CGH) in 15 lung adenocarcinoma (AdC) tissues. Copy number gains and losses in chromosomal regions were detected and ...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Choi JS,Zheng LT,Ha E,Lim YJ,Kim YH,Wang YP,Lim Y

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reports regarding smoking differences in α-klotho expression have provided conflicting results. In the current study we focused on the influence of smoking intensity to serum levels of the aging molecule α-klotho in healthy smokers. 40 middle aged healthy smokers without airway obstruction or restriction were selected...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Verde Z,González-Moro JM,Chicharro LM,Reinoso-Barbero L,Bandrés F,Gómez-Gallego F,Santiago C

更新日期：2017-02-01 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：: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

abstract：:Along with upper airway cough syndrome (formerly, postnasal drip syndrome) and eosinophilic airway inflammation (asthma, nonasthmatic eosinophilic bronchitis), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is generally considered among the most common etiologies of chronic cough. Indeed, cough management guidelines published...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Kahrilas PJ,Smith JA,Dicpinigaitis PV

更新日期：2014-02-01 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：:Impaired phagocytosis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa was found in isolated monocytes of peripheral blood of cystic fibrosis patients, but not in their neutrophils, as reported some years ago. In the present study, we analysed the phagocytic capacity of peripheral blood neutrophils and monocytes of cystic fibrosis patients ...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Leuer L,Krill A,Wilkens H,Wagenpfeil G,Bischoff M,Meier C,Bals R,Tschernig T

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease in which the personal environment seems to drive a differentiated disease frequency and clinical expression. The main epidemiological studies suggest a key influence of potential environmentally linked exposures related to the type of occupation, the household, life style, s...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Ramos-Casals M,Kostov B,Brito-Zerón P,Sisó-Almirall A,Baughman RP,Autoimmune Big Data Study Group.

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine the lung pathogenesis of murine gammaherpesvirus (MHV-68) infection in mice that lack CC chemokine receptor CCR2, an important receptor for macrophage recruitment to sites of inflammation. BALB/c and CCR2(-/-) mice were inoculated intranasally (i.n.) with MHV-68 and samples wer...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Cadillac JM,Sigler RE,Weinberg JB,Lutzke ML,Rochford R

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a progressive lung disease characterized by abnormal cellular responses to cigarette smoke, resulting in tissue destruction and airflow limitation. Autophagy is a fundamental cellular process that eliminates long-lived proteins and damaged organelles through lysosom...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Li L,Zhang M,Zhang L,Cheng Y,Tu X,Lu Z

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Binding characteristics of the alpha 1-adrenergic radioloigand [3H]prazosin, and the muscarinic cholinergic radioligand, [3H]quinuclidinyl benzilate, were determined both in intact cell preparations of rat alveolar type II pneumocytes (TIIPs) and in membrane preparations of rat lung tissue. Binding in adult and neonat...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Keeney SE,Oelberg DG

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During acute asthma reversible increase in lung compliance and total lung capacity (TLC) have been observed. The magnitude of the increase in TLC, however, was found to be relatively small when TLC was measured radiographically. We wondered if structural distortion of the respiratory bellows develops during acute asth...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Park SS,Stein L,Zelefsky MN

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a comorbidity associated with increased mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. It is not known which clinical markers are predictive of PH in COPD. The goal of this study was to develop a clinical tool to identify patients who should be sent for ini...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Gartman EJ,Blundin M,Klinger JR,Yammine J,Roberts MB,Dennis McCool F

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：PURPOSE:In obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), hypoxia secondary to apnea and hypopnea and the resulting systemic inflammatory response are the main causes of comorbidities. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between OSA and vimentin, which plays an important role in the activation of cells that synth...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Kerget B,Afşin DE,Kerget F,Aşkın S,Araz Ö,Akgün M

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antidromic stimulation of vagal sensory nerves is known to produce plasma extravasation in the rat trachea. This neurogenic inflammation is thought to be mediated by substance P or other tachykinins released from sensory nerve endings. We sought to determine whether calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), which is als...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Brokaw JJ,White GW

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Prophylactic continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) can prevent pulmonary adverse events following upper abdominal surgeries. The present meta-regression evaluates and quantifies the effect of degree/duration of (CPAP) on the incidence of postoperative pulmonary events. METHODS:Medical databases were ...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Singh PM,Borle A,Shah D,Sinha A,Makkar JK,Trikha A,Goudra BG

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a lack of evidence about whether menopausal status influences the effect of smoking on lung function. This study examined the association between smoking and menopausal status and lung function independent of each other. Data were from a cohort of women attending the 21-year follow-up of the Mater University ...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Hayatbakhsh MR,Najman JM,O'Callaghan MJ,Williams GM,Paydar A,Clavarino A

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

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：: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：:The transmission of forces from the respiratory muscles to the lung across the extremely thin pleural space has been poorly understood because of the difficulty of accurately measuring pleural liquid and pleural surface pressure (lung static recoil or transpulmonary pressure). Recent results using relatively noninvasi...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Lai-Fook SJ

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asbestos is a carcinogen linked to malignant mesothelioma (MM) and lung cancer. Some gene aberrations related to asbestos exposure are recognized, but many associated mutations remain obscure. We performed exome sequencing to determine the association of previously known mutations (driver gene mutations) wit...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Mäki-Nevala S,Sarhadi VK,Knuuttila A,Scheinin I,Ellonen P,Lagström S,Rönty M,Kettunen E,Husgafvel-Pursiainen K,Wolff H,Knuutila S

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a restrictive fibrotic lung disease of uncertain etiology. Alveolar epithelial injury may be one of the inciting triggers in the pathogenesis of this disorder. We hypothesized that circulating antibodies to alveolar epithelial and endothelial cells may be involved in the p...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Fahim A,Chong MC,Crooks MG,Hart SP

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FFB) plays an important role in the surveillance of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients after lung transplantation (LTx). With rapid onset and clearance, propofol provides a safe and efficient method for sedation during FFB, yet sedation requirements for CF patients are not well...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Ho C,Hayes D Jr,Khosravi M,Splaingard ML,Tumin D,Lloyd EA

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The clinical characteristics and prognostic impact of radiographic patterns of patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease (NTM-LD) are rarely evaluated. DESIGN:Patients with NTM-LD from 2007 to 2009 in a single medical center in Taiwan were identified. Their radiographic patterns were reviewed a...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Shu CC,Lee CH,Hsu CL,Wang JT,Wang JY,Yu CJ,Lee LN,TAMI Group.

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We aimed to determine the time, dose, and volume responses in a mouse pulmonary injury model following ablative dose focal irradiation (ADFIR) in order to better understand normal lung injury. METHODS AND MATERIALS:ADFIR was administered to the left lung of mice using a small animal micro-irradiator. Histopath...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Hong ZY,Lee CG,Shim HS,Lee EJ,Song KH,Choi BW,Cho J,Story MD

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchiectasis is characterized by deregulated inflammatory response and recurrent bacterial infection resulting in progressive lung damage and an irreversible dilatation of bronchi and bronchioles. Generally accepted model of the development of bronchiectasis is the "vicious cycle hypothesis" that proposes compromisi...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Nikolic A

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00