Isoniazid levels in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several new treatments for severe asthma have become available in the last decade; yet, little data exist to guide their use in specific patient populations. OBJECTIVE:A network meta-analysis was conducted comparing the efficacy of FDA-approved monoclonal antibody therapies in preventing exacerbations in pa...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Ramonell RP,Iftikhar IH

更新日期：2020-02-01 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：:We aimed to evaluate the utility of coagulation markers for the prediction of rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease (RP-ILD) in patients with dermatomyositis (DM). In this retrospective study, 29 patients with DM-associated ILD were analyzed. The number of patients with RP-ILD was 15 (52%). The baseline clinic...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Sagawa T,Kida T,Inaba T,Yokota I,Sagawa R,Kasahara A,Kaneshita S,Inoue T,Nagahara H,Fujioka K,Wada M,Kohno M,Kawahito Y

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Histological subdivision into typical (TC) and atypical (AC) is crucial for treatment and prognosis of lung carcinoids but can be also very challenging, even for experts. In this study, we aimed to strengthen or reduce the prognostic value of several pathological, clinical, or per-operative factors some of w...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Cusumano G,Fournel L,Strano S,Damotte D,Charpentier MC,Galia A,Terminella A,Nicolosi M,Regnard JF,Alifano M

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Bronchopleural fistula is a rare but potentially fatal complication of pulmonary resections and proper management is essential for its resolution. In this study, we analyzed the incidence of fistula after pulmonary resection and reported data about endoscopic and conservative treatments of this complicatio...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Fuso L,Varone F,Nachira D,Leli I,Salimbene I,Congedo MT,Margaritora S,Granone P

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathophysiology of cough variant asthma is poorly understood. In particular, the mechanisms that cause different symptoms in typical asthma (in which wheeze predominates) compared with cough variant asthma (in which cough predominates) have not been determined. Traditional explanations include higher wheezing thre...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Lougheed MD,Turcotte SE,Fisher T

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reaginic antibodies in hay fever patients belong to IgE. The immunoglobulin sensitizes basophilic granulocytes and mast cells from homologous species and mediates the release of chemical mediators which cause allergic symptoms. The sensitization is due to the binding of IgE to receptors on the target cells through the...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Ishizaka K,Ishizaka T

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prolonged exposure to crystalline silica leads to persistent pulmonary inflammation and progressive fibrosis. Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) has emerged as a potent proinflammatory and profibrotic regulator to participate in a variety of chronic inflammatory diseases. However, the role of CTGF in sil...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Zhou T,Yu Q,Lin H,Wang Z,Fu G,Lei L,Shi Y,Zhang L,Qin L,Liu Y

更新日期：2019-12-01 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 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:Transbronchial lung biopsy (TBBX) is a common respiratory diagnostic procedure performed to investigate several lung diseases. There are different types of forceps used to perform this procedure. The alligator and cupped (oval) forceps are most commonly used ones. To date, there are few studies that have com...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Almadani A,Ping MNY,Deenadayalu A,Saunders J,O'Brien A

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Group B streptococcal (GBS) pneumonia, with neutrophilic granulocytes immigrating into the lungs, may occur in neonates. The incidence is particularly high among preterm infants, who often are treated with exogenous surfactant. We have previously demonstrated in vitro that neutrophils stimulated by GBS cause lipid per...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Bouhafs RK,Jarstrand C,Robertson B

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have demonstrated non-inferiority of rivaroxaban when compared to warfarin for the treatment of pulmonary embolism and deep venous thrombosis. Analysis of data from the EINSTEIN trials has demonstrated that patients who received rivaroxaban had a shorter length of stay (LOS) compared to those ...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Desai A,Desai A,Calixte R,Aparnath M,Hindenburg A,Salzman S,Mathew JP

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate inpatient prevalence, expenditures, and comorbidities of hospitalized patients with sarcoidosis in the USA. METHODS:Patients with sarcoidosis were identified within the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) database for the years 2013 and 2014 using the respective ICD-9 diagnostic code. Data on pati...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Ungprasert P,Wijarnpreecha K,Cheungpasitporn W,Thongprayoon C,Manatsathit W,Kröner PT

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory virus infections leads to coughing, sneezing, and increases in reflex parasympathetic bronchoconstriction and secretions. These responses to viral infection are exclusively or largely secondary to changes in the function of the nervous system. For many with underlying airway pathologies such as asthma and ...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Zaccone EJ,Undem BJ

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：: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：: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：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：: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：: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：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：:Air concentration of isocyanates are associated with the frequency of induced diseases. Asthma, bronchitis and rhinitis, chronic obstructive lung disease, and allergic alveolitis, respectively, were observed in exposed workers. Inhalation challenge tests with isocyanates found some 14% of symptomatic persons immunolog...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Baur X

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Models of pulmonary edema have been used to study the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) characteristics of lung water. Several investigators have measured changes in the relaxation times in the permeability type of pulmonary edema, but relatively few have measured relaxation times in the hydrostatic type of pulmonary e...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Shioya S,Tsuji C,Haida M,Fukuzaki M,Tanigaki T,Kurita D,Ohta Y,Yamabayashi H

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:TB nanodiagnostics have witnessed considerable development. However, most of the published reports did not proceed beyond proof-of-concept. Our objectives are to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of a novel nanogold assay in detecting patients with active pulmonary TB based on results of BACTEC MGIT (reference t...

journal_title：Lung

authors： El-Samadony H,Azzazy HME,Tageldin MA,Ashour ME,Deraz IM,Elmaghraby T

更新日期：2019-04-01 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：: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：PURPOSE:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) due to COPD has dismal prognosis. We reviewed the long-term effect of PH-target therapy in severe PH-COPD. METHOD:Patients attending our PH-clinic were reviewed for PH-COPD receiving PH-target therapy. Baseline characteristics, death/transplantation until 2014, therapy, NYHA functio...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Fossati L,Müller-Mottet S,Hasler E,Speich R,Bloch KE,Huber LC,Ulrich Somaini S

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：BACKGROUND:Red cell distribution width (RDW) has been shown to be associated with adverse outcomes in left-sided heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and in patients in the ICU. However, the role of RDW is unknown in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), especially in OSAS patients with cardiovascula...

journal_title：Lung

authors： Ozsu S,Abul Y,Gulsoy A,Bulbul Y,Yaman S,Ozlu T

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00