Marketing data: has the rise of impact factor led to the fall of objective language in the scientific article?

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exhaled nitric oxide (F(E)NO) measurements are used as a surrogate marker for eosinophilic airway inflammation. However, many constitutional and environmental factors affect F(E)NO, making it difficult to devise reference values. Our aim was to evaluate the relative importance of factors affecting F(E)NO in ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Taylor DR,Mandhane P,Greene JM,Hancox RJ,Filsell S,McLachlan CR,Williamson AJ,Cowan JO,Smith AD,Sears MR

更新日期：2007-11-15 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:The coexistence of COPD and asthma is widely recognized but has not been well described. This study characterizes clinical features, spirometry, and chest CT scans of smoking subjects with both COPD and asthma. METHODS:We performed a cross-sectional study comparing subjects with COPD and asthma to subjects ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Hardin M,Silverman EK,Barr RG,Hansel NN,Schroeder JD,Make BJ,Crapo JD,Hersh CP,COPDGene Investigators.

更新日期：2011-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While glucocorticoids are currently the most effective therapy for asthma, associated side effects limit enthusiasm for their use. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-gamma) activators include the synthetic thiazolidinediones (TZDs) which exhibit anti-inflammatory effects that suggest usef...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Narala VR,Ranga R,Smith MR,Berlin AA,Standiford TJ,Lukacs NW,Reddy RC

更新日期：2007-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of autoimmunity targeting epithelial antigens in asthma has been suggested, in particular in non-atopic and severe asthma. Periplakin, a desmosomal component, is involved in epithelial cohesion and intracellular signaling. We detected anti-periplakin IgG antibodies in 47/260 (18 %) patients with asthma, with ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Taillé C,Grootenboer-Mignot S,Estellat C,Roy C,Ly Ka So S,Pretolani M,Aubier M,Crestani B,Chollet-Martin S

更新日期：2016-10-07 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:Hypoxia-induced mitogenic factor (HIMF) is developmentally regulated and plays an important role in lung pathogenesis. We initially found that HIMF promotes vascular tubule formation in a matrigel plug model. In this study, we investigated the mechanisms which HIMF enhances expression of vascular endothelial...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Tong Q,Zheng L,Lin L,Li B,Wang D,Huang C,Li D

更新日期：2006-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Legionella pneumophila (LPN) can cause a lethal infectious disease with a marked inflammatory response in humans. However, the mechanism of this severe inflammation remains poorly understood. Since necrosis is known to induce inflammation, we investigated whether LPN induces necrosis in macrophages. We also ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Morinaga Y,Yanagihara K,Nakamura S,Hasegawa H,Seki M,Izumikawa K,Kakeya H,Yamamoto Y,Yamada Y,Kohno S,Kamihira S

更新日期：2010-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few longitudinal data exist on the incidence of asthma in young adults and on the overall mortality risk due to asthma. A 7-year follow-up prospective study was performed to assess the incidence of asthma and mortality from all causes in a cohort of young adults. METHODS:The life status of a cohort of 6031 ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： de Marco R,Locatelli F,Cazzoletti L,Bugianio M,Carosso A,Marinoni A

更新日期：2005-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the association between cigarette smoking and asthma severity. We assessed smoking as a determinant of disease severity and control in a cohort of clinic-referred allergic subjects who developed new onset asthma. METHODS:Allergic rhinitis subjects with no asthma (n = 371) were followed...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Polosa R,Russo C,Caponnetto P,Bertino G,Sarvà M,Antic T,Mancuso S,Al-Delaimy WK

更新日期：2011-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The human small airway epithelium (SAE) plays a central role in the early events in the pathogenesis of most inherited and acquired lung disorders. Little is known about the molecular phenotypes of the specific cell populations comprising the SAE in humans, and the contribution of SAE specific cell populatio...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Zuo WL,Rostami MR,Shenoy SA,LeBlanc MG,Salit J,Strulovici-Barel Y,O'Beirne SL,Kaner RJ,Leopold PL,Mezey JG,Schymeinsky J,Quast K,Visvanathan S,Fine JS,Thomas MJ,Crystal RG

更新日期：2020-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past decade there has been a significant shift to the use of murine models for investigations into the molecular basis of respiratory diseases, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. These models offer the exciting prospect of dissecting the complex interaction between cytokines, chemokin...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Vasquez YR,Spina D

更新日期：2000-01-01 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:Acute respiratory failure (ARF) and severe sepsis (SS) are possible complications in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The aim of the study was to evaluate prevalence, characteristics, risk factors and impact on mortality of hospitalized patients with CAP according to the presence of ARF and ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Aliberti S,Brambilla AM,Chalmers JD,Cilloniz C,Ramirez J,Bignamini A,Prina E,Polverino E,Tarsia P,Pesci A,Torres A,Blasi F,Cosentini R

更新日期：2014-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Quality of life (QoL) is profoundly impaired in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). However, data is limited regarding the course of QoL. We therefore analysed longitudinal data from the German INSIGHTS-IPF registry. METHODS:Clinical status and QoL were assessed at enrollment and subsequently...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Kreuter M,Swigris J,Pittrow D,Geier S,Klotsche J,Prasse A,Wirtz H,Koschel D,Andreas S,Claussen M,Grohé C,Wilkens H,Hagmeyer L,Skowasch D,Meyer JF,Kirschner J,Gläser S,Kahn N,Welte T,Neurohr C,Schwaiblmair M,Held

更新日期：2019-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several small molecule corrector and potentiator drugs have recently been licensed for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) therapy. However, other aspects of the disease, especially inflammation, are less effectively treated by these drugs. We hypothesized that small molecule drugs could function either alone or as an adju...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Yang Q,Soltis AR,Sukumar G,Zhang X,Caohuy H,Freedy J,Dalgard CL,Wilkerson MD,Pollard HB,Pollard BS

更新日期：2019-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colonization of the airways with potential pathogenic bacteria is observed in a number of chronic respiratory diseases, such as COPD or cystic fibrosis. Infections with respiratory viruses are known triggers of exacerbations of these diseases. We here investigated if pre-exposure to bacteria alters the respo...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Bellinghausen C,Gulraiz F,Heinzmann AC,Dentener MA,Savelkoul PH,Wouters EF,Rohde GG,Stassen FR

更新日期：2016-06-03 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:Asthma is a disease of varying severity and differing disease mechanisms. To date, studies aimed at stratifying asthma into clinically useful phenotypes have produced a number of phenotypes that have yet to be assessed for stability and to be validated in independent cohorts. The aim of this study was to def...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Loza MJ,Djukanovic R,Chung KF,Horowitz D,Ma K,Branigan P,Barnathan ES,Susulic VS,Silkoff PE,Sterk PJ,Baribaud F,ADEPT (Airways Disease Endotyping for Personalized Therapeutics) and U-BIOPRED (Unbiased Biomarkers for the Prediction

更新日期：2016-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The burden of symptoms and risk of exacerbations are the main drivers of the overall assessment of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and the adequate treatment approaches per current Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD). Physical activity has emerged as both functional...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Mihaltan F,Adir Y,Antczak A,Porpodis K,Radulovic V,Pires N,de Vries GJ,Horner A,De Bontridder S,Chen Y,Shavit A,Alecu S,Adamek L

更新日期：2019-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic and progressive fibrotic lung disease for which there is no cure. Current therapeutics are only able to slow disease progression, therefore there is a need to explore alternative, novel treatment options. There is increasing evidence that the 3', 5' cyclic ade...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Roberts MJ,Broome RE,Kent TC,Charlton SJ,Rosethorne EM

更新日期：2018-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Monitoring of pulmonary physiology is fundamental to the clinical management of patients with Cystic Fibrosis. The current standard clinical practise uses spirometry to assess lung function which delivers a clinically relevant functional readout of total lung function, however does not supply any visible or localised ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Kołodziej M,de Veer MJ,Cholewa M,Egan GF,Thompson BR

更新日期：2017-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prior microrheologic assessments of selected, microlitre plugs of cystic fibrosis (CF) sputum suggest no intrinsic rheologic abnormality. However, such analyses may not be representative of CF sputum as a whole. We therefore reassessed this question using whole sputum macrorheology. Additionally, we wished t...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Serisier DJ,Carroll MP,Shute JK,Young SA

更新日期：2009-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have shown that epinephrine release is impaired in patients with asthma. The pregnancy of female rats (dams) with asthma promotes in their pups the differentiation of adrenal medulla chromaffin cells (AMCCs) into sympathetic neurons, mediated by nerve growth factor, which leads to a reduction in epin...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Feng JT,Wu XM,Li XZ,Zou YQ,Qin L,Hu CP

更新日期：2012-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common disorder with significant morbidity and mortality. We aimed to evaluate the predictive accuracy of the Berlin questionnaire in patients with suspected OSAS undergoing PSG in the sleep laboratory setting against those going through the Embletta™ portable dia...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Ng SS,Tam W,Chan TO,To KW,Ngai J,Chan KKP,Yip WH,Lo RL,Yiu K,Ko FW,Hui DS

更新日期：2019-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive lung disease with poor prognosis. The kinase inhibitor nintedanib specific for vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR), platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) and fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) significantly reduced the rate ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Hostettler KE,Zhong J,Papakonstantinou E,Karakiulakis G,Tamm M,Seidel P,Sun Q,Mandal J,Lardinois D,Lambers C,Roth M

更新日期：2014-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have indicated the presence of multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) in human lung diseases. Excess airway smooth muscle, myofibroblasts and activated fibroblasts have each been noted in asthma, suggesting that mesenchymal progenitor cells play a role in asthma pathogenesis. We therefor...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Bentley JK,Popova AP,Bozyk PD,Linn MJ,Baek AE,Lei J,Goldsmith AM,Hershenson MB

更新日期：2010-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Using guinea pig tracheal preparations, we have recently shown that endogenous arginase activity attenuates inhibitory nonadrenergic noncholinergic (iNANC) nerve-mediated airway smooth muscle relaxation by reducing nitric oxide (NO) production--due to competition with neuronal NO-synthase (nNOS) for the comm...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Maarsingh H,Leusink J,Bos IS,Zaagsma J,Meurs H

更新日期：2006-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accumulation of profibrotic myofibroblasts in fibroblastic foci (FF) is a crucial process for development of fibrosis during idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) pathogenesis, and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β plays a key regulatory role in myofibroblast differentiation. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) has...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Sato N,Takasaka N,Yoshida M,Tsubouchi K,Minagawa S,Araya J,Saito N,Fujita Y,Kurita Y,Kobayashi K,Ito S,Hara H,Kadota T,Yanagisawa H,Hashimoto M,Utsumi H,Wakui H,Kojima J,Numata T,Kaneko Y,Odaka M,Morikawa T,Na

更新日期：2016-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is currently treated with systemic corticosteroids despite poor efficacy and side effects. This study investigated the therapeutic effect of budesonide/formoterol, montelukast and n-acetylcysteine, which a...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Kim SW,Rhee CK,Kim YJ,Lee S,Kim HJ,Lee JW

更新日期：2016-05-26 00:00:00