Airway and alveolar nitric oxide measurements in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

abstract：:We report the first study of triple-dose immunotherapy with heat-killed Mycobacterium vaccae (SRL 172) combined with short-course, directly observed chemotherapy in newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis patients. The study was carried out in Rosario, Argentina, where single-dose immunotherapy with M. vaccae has previ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Dlugovitzky D,Fiorenza G,Farroni M,Bogue C,Stanford C,Stanford J

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder characterized by repetitive obstructions of the upper airway. Individuals with OSA experience intermittent hypoxia, hypercapnia, and arousals during sleep, resulting in increased sympathetic activation. Chemoreflex activation, arising from the resultant oscillatory...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Hargens TA,Guill SG,Aron A,Zedalis D,Gregg JM,Nickols-Richardson SM,Herbert WG

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Computed tomography (CT) has been used for non-invasive quantitative assessment of airway dimensions, potentially showing airway remodeling, in asthma. However, most studies have examined either only one airway or only airways in anatomically unidentified cross-sections. Using software capable of precisely i...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Shimizu K,Hasegawa M,Makita H,Nasuhara Y,Konno S,Nishimura M

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There are insufficient data on the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in elderly patients. We investigated the completion rate of treatment in elderly LTBI patients. METHODS:A retrospective multicentre study was conducted at five university hospitals in South Korea. We reviewed the electron...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Noh CS,Kim HI,Choi H,Kim Y,Kim CH,Choi JH,Hyun IG,Baek MS

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In vivo, the airway epithelium stretches and relaxes with each respiratory cycle, but little is known about the effect this pattern of elongation and relaxation has on bronchial epithelial cells. We have used a model of cell deformation to measure the effect of stretch on inflammatory cytokine release by t...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Thomas RA,Norman JC,Huynh TT,Williams B,Bolton SJ,Wardlaw AJ

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), energy expenditure (EE) assessment during the performance of daily activities is not yet studied in depth. The aim of this study was to determine which daily activities are more demanding to patients with COPD and to compare the accuracy of EE es...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Cavalheri V,Donária L,Ferreira T,Finatti M,Camillo CA,Cipulo Ramos EM,Pitta F

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Recent studies have shown that anti-Ro52 antibody is associated with both interstitial lung disease (ILD) and the degree of disease severity in juvenile patients with dermatomyositis (DM). We found that more than half of adult patients with DM were positive for anti-Ro52 antibody. In this study, we analysed the cor...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Xing X,Li A,Li C

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVES:To determine the medications prescribed to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and their relationship to health-related quality of life (HRQL). METHODS:Cross-sectional study of 611 consecutive patients with stable, mild-to-severe COPD who attended at the respiratory service of a...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Esteban C,Moraza J,Quintana JM,Aburto M,Capelastegui A

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (IPPFE) is a rare idiopathic interstitial pneumonia characterized by an upper lobe-dominant interstitial increase in predominantly elastic fibers. The accumulation of cases has resulted in a refinement of the disease concept, but there are no blood biomarkers to ai...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Kinoshita Y,Ikeda T,Kushima H,Fujita M,Nakamura T,Nabeshima K,Ishii H

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the UK approximately 1.2 million people have COPD with around 25-40% being underweight and 35% have a severely low fat-free mass index. Measuring their body mass index is recommended and Health care professionals should endeavour to ensure that COPD patients are achieving their nutritional requirements. A narrative...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Keogh E,Mark Williams E

更新日期：2020-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey was undertaken to determine the current practice in the Yorkshire Health Region for the assessment and provision of home nebulizers for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A detailed postal questionnaire on assessment methods was sent to each of the 22 consultant physicians in respirator...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Hosker HS,Teale C,Greenstone MA,Muers MF

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine medication adherence and persistence among COPD patients during their last year of life. DATA SOURCE:National VA databases were used to identify patients who had COPD and died between 1999 and 2003. STUDY DESIGN:We examined use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), long acting beta(2) agonists (LABA)...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Jung E,Pickard AS,Salmon JW,Bartle B,Lee TA

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anti-CADM-140 antibody (anti-CADM-140), also referred to as anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5) antibody, is a myositis-specific antibody identified in the sera of patients with clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (C-ADM) and is associated with a worse prognosis in dermatomyositis-associ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Tanizawa K,Handa T,Nakashima R,Kubo T,Hosono Y,Watanabe K,Aihara K,Oga T,Chin K,Nagai S,Mimori T,Mishima M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long-term follow-up after transition to oral agents from parenteral prostanoid therapy has not been well characterized. METHODS:We reviewed our long-term experience after oral transitioning in patients with pulmonary hypertension. Patients were weaned off parenteral therapy based on a pre-determined outpati...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Diaz-Guzman E,Heresi GA,Dweik RA,Minai OA

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The need for additional research on symptomatic smokers with normal spirometry has been recently emphasized. Albeit not meeting criteria for Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diagnosis, symptomatic smokers may experience activity limitation, evidence of airway disease, and exacerbations. We, there...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Di Marco F,Terraneo S,Job S,Rinaldo RF,Sferrazza Papa GF,Roggi MA,Santus P,Centanni S

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty patients with tropical eosinophilia were studied clinically and physiologically, before and after a standard 3-week course of diethylcarbamazine. Before treatment the main physiological abnormality was a reduction in the carbon monoxide transfer factor. One month after the start of treatment most patients had sh...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Vijayan VK,Rao KV,Sankaran K,Venkatesan P,Prabhakar R

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to evaluate the utility of the pleural fluid lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) isoenzyme algorithm for the differential diagnosis of pleural fluid in patients with haematological malignancies. Twenty consecutive haemato-oncological patients with pleural effusion, hospitalized in the Haematology Department d...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Lossos IS,Intrator O,Berkman N,Breuer R

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a subclinical activation of coagulation and fibrinolysis system in lung cancer. Alterations in hemostatic system are seen frequently in lung cancer correlated with the prognosis of disease. In this prospective study, our purpose was to investigate the prognostic significance of hemostatic markers in patients ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Unsal E,Atalay F,Atikcan S,Yilmaz A

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclosporin A (CsA) is an immunomodulator drug that has been used in the treatment of several types of advanced pulmonary interstitial disease. This beneficial effect occurs mainly in circumstances in which alveolitis due to CD4 lymphocytes is absent, suggesting that CsA acts on other types of cells. The present study...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Losa García JE,Mateos Rodríguez F,Jiménez López A,García Salgado MJ,Martín de Cabo MR,Pérez Losada J,Pérez Arellano JL

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung function in cases of chronic airflow obstruction (CAO) due to tuberculous destroyed lung, which is still common in Korea, has not been objectively investigated. We evaluated lung functions and postbronchodilator responses in 21 CAO patients with a forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) of 30-65% of the predicted ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Lee JH,Chang JH

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the prognostic value of FENO with bronchoprovocation testing when the clinical course within the first year after assessment was taken into account; to compare the prognostic values with respect to eosinophilic versus non-eosinophilic inflammatory pattern. METHODS:Cross-sectional diagnostic study...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Schneider A,Faderl B,Schwarzbach J,Welker L,Karsch-Völk M,Jörres RA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A clinical stability (CS) evaluation is thought to be important in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) treatment, but evidence concerning the time to CS (TCS) remains lacking. METHODS:Among consecutive patients hospitalized with pneumococcal pneumonia, relationships between TCS and other clinical outcomes we...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Takada K,Matsumoto S,Kojima E,Iwata S,Ninomiya K,Tanaka K,Goto D,Shimizu T,Nohara K

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various cells including polymorphonuclear leukocytes, alveolar macrophages and type-II pneumocytes may be a source of exhaled hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in airways of humans. H2O2 can convert into hydroxyl radicals leading to peroxidative damage of airways structures and formation of volatile thiobarbituric acid-reactiv...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Szkudlarek U,Maria L,Kasielski M,Kaucka S,Nowak D

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine tobacco use among teenagers, identify factors related to tobacco use, as well as evaluate the outcome of a smoking prevention program. METHODS:From age 7/8 to 14/15, annual questionnaires about asthma and allergy have been completed in the OLIN paediatric study in Northern Sweden. From 12/13 years, ques...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Hedman L,Bjerg A,Perzanowski M,Sundberg S,Rönmark E

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RANTES has been implicated in the allergic inflammation of asthma by promoting the migration and activation of the inflammatory cells, including eosinophils. The study was undertaken to evaluate RANTES levels in the exhaled breath condensate (EBC) of asthmatics with different degrees of asthma severity. EBC was collec...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Zietkowski Z,Tomasiak MM,Skiepko R,Bodzenta-Lukaszyk A

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although rabbits are becoming popular as pets, data about the characteristics of allergic sensitization to rabbit allergens in patients without professional exposure are scarce. AIMS OF THE STUDY:To determine the characteristics of allergic sensitization to pet rabbits, and the role of direct and indirect e...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Liccardi G,Piccolo A,Dente B,Salzillo A,Noschese P,Gilder JA,Russo M,D'Amato G

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-seven patients with morbid obesity, body mass index (BMI) 40-69.9 kg m(-2), who were candidates for gastroplasty, were studied in our laboratory as part of a pre-operative survey. They had no complaints other than obesity and were not cyanotic. A group of 28 lean subjects (BMI 20-29.8 kg m(-2)) who were candid...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Ladosky W,Botelho MA,Albuquerque JP Jr

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We investigated the real-world effectiveness of several drugs (including short- and long-acting beta-agonists [SABAs and LABAs], inhaled corticosteroids [ICS], and antibiotics) in preventing severe asthma exacerbations by carrying-out a large observational study based on the healthcare utilization databases o...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Arfè A,Blasi F,Merlino L,Corrao G

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma is a very common respiratory disease which is characterized by the presence of cytokine-mediated airway inflammation leading to smooth muscle contraction, oedema and progressive airway damage in some cases. In light of our recent finding of an increased sero-prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in bronchiectasis, ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Tsang KW,Lam WK,Chan KN,Hu W,Wu A,Kwok E,Zheng L,Wong BC,Lam SK

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An Expert Forum was held at the 2014 European Respiratory Society International Congress to address issues involved in the management of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFB). Multiple studies have found that chronic P. aeruginosa infection is associated ...

journal_title：Respiratory medicine

authors： Wilson R,Aksamit T,Aliberti S,De Soyza A,Elborn JS,Goeminne P,Hill AT,Menendez R,Polverino E

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00