Bronchiectasis diagnosed after renal transplantation: a retrospective multicenter study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with carbon dioxide retention is associated with a worsening clinical condition and the beginning of pulmonary ventilation decompensation. This study aimed to identify the factors associated with carbon dioxide retention. METHODS:This was a retrospective study of...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Wei X,Yu N,Ding Q,Ren J,Mi J,Bai L,Li J,Qi M,Guo Y

更新日期：2018-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary rehabilitation offers potential benefits to people with asthma. It is however unknown if rehabilitation favourably affects patients' health care needs. We therefore examined if rehabilitation reduced needs and, in addition, if it improved asthma control. METHODS:One hundred fifty patients with ast...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Salandi J,Icks A,Gholami J,Hummel S,Schultz K,Apfelbacher C,Sheikh A,Loerbroks A

更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have previously shown that diabetic rats are more susceptible to sepsis, but that the Acute lung injury (ALI) secondary to sepsis is less intense than in non-diabetics. In the present study, we further investigated the ALI-secondary to sepsis in diabetic rats and the effect of insulin treatment. METHODS:...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Filgueiras LR,Capelozzi VL,Martins JO,Jancar S

更新日期：2014-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Following publication of the original article [1], the authors flagged that the article had published with an error in 'Table 1'. ...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Kindermann A,Binder L,Baier J,Gündel B,Simm A,Haase R,Bartling B

更新日期：2020-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effectiveness of clinic-based pulmonary rehabilitation in advanced COPD is well established, but few data exist for less severe patients treated in alternative settings. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether a novel, community-based exercise program (CBE) was feasible and effective for pat...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Amin S,Abrazado M,Quinn M,Storer TW,Tseng CH,Cooper CB

更新日期：2014-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interleukin-9 (IL-9)-targeted therapies may offer a novel approach for treating asthmatics. Two randomized placebo-controlled studies were conducted to assess the safety profile and potential efficacy of multiple subcutaneous doses of MEDI-528, a humanized anti-IL-9 monoclonal antibody, in asthmatics. METHO...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Parker JM,Oh CK,LaForce C,Miller SD,Pearlman DS,Le C,Robbie GJ,White WI,White B,Molfino NA,MEDI-528 Clinical Trials Group.

更新日期：2011-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mechanical ventilation (MV), compared to spontaneous breathing (SB), has been found to increase abdominal edema and inflammation in experimental sepsis. Our hypothesis was that in primary acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) MV would enhance inflammation and edema in the abdomen. METHODS:Thirteen pigl...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Marchesi S,Hedenstierna G,Hata A,Feinstein R,Larsson A,Larsson AO,Lipcsey M

更新日期：2020-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is emerging evidence regarding the efficacy of exercise training to improve exercise capacity for individuals with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is the gold standard measure of exercise capacity; however this laboratory test has limitations for use in resea...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Granger CL,Denehy L,Parry SM,Martin J,Dimitriadis T,Sorohan M,Irving L

更新日期：2015-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Beginning at a young age, children with cystic fibrosis (CF) embark on demanding care regimens that pose challenges to parents. We examined the extent to which clinical, demographic and psychosocial features inform patterns of adherence to pulmonary therapies and how these patterns can be used to develop cli...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Szczesniak RD,Pestian T,Duan LL,Li D,Stamper S,Ferrara B,Kramer E,Clancy JP,Grossoehme D

更新日期：2020-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Zosteriform skin metastasis (ZSM) is rare, and its etiology is not well understood. ZSM is possibly derived from the retrograde movement of cancer cells through the lymphatic vessels during disease development. However, it has been difficult to demonstrate it, as no specific findings have been observed. CAS...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Maki Y,Kimizuka Y,Murakami K,Sato K,Sasaki H,Yamamoto T,Watanabe C,Sano T,Miyata J,Fujikura Y,Kawana A

更新日期：2021-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Skeletal muscle function dysfunction has been reported in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Studies so far showed inconclusive data whether reduced exercise capacity is related to intrinsic muscle dysfunction in CF. METHODS:Twenty patients with CF and 23 age-matched controls completed an incremental cardi...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Ruf K,Beer M,Köstler H,Weng AM,Neubauer H,Klein A,Platek K,Roth K,Beneke R,Hebestreit H

更新日期：2019-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical and psychological symptoms are the hallmark of patients' subjective perception of their illness. The purpose of this analysis was to determine if patients with COPD have distinctive symptom profiles and to examine the association of symptom profiles with systemic biomarkers of inflammation. METHODS...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Nguyen HQ,Herting JR,Pike KC,Gharib SA,Matute-Bello G,Borson S,Kohen R,Adams SG,Fan VS

更新日期：2016-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The tracheobronchomalacia is a life-threatening complication of mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) without known effective, optimal treatment. The severe expiratory collapse of the trachea and bronchi is one of causes of the high rate of deaths in the course of airway impairment in MPSII patients. CASE PRESENTATIO...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Gocyk W,Warmus J,Olechnowicz H,Bik-Multanowski M,Pawlinski L,Kiec-Wilk B

更新日期：2020-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The flow-volume (FV) curve pattern in the pulmonary function test (PFT) for obstructive lung diseases is widely recognized. However, there are few reports on FV curve pattern in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). In this study, we investigated the relationship between FV curve pattern and clinical or radio...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Nakagawa H,Otoshi R,Isomoto K,Katano T,Baba T,Komatsu S,Hagiwara E,Nakano Y,Kuwahira I,Ogura T

更新日期：2020-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a hereditary pulmonary and extra-pulmonary disease that occurs equally in men and women. However, a difference in morbidity and mortality rates between the sexes has been long documented. Similarly, a sex-disparity in disease severity has been reported in asthma as well. Studies done ...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Lam GY,Goodwin J,Wilcox P,Quon BS

更新日期：2020-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ALK-rearrangement is observed in < 5% non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cases and prior to the advent of oral tyrosine kinase inhibitors, the natural history of oncogenic NSCLC was typically poor. Literature relating to regression of treatment-naïve NSCLC is limited, and regression without treatment has not...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Walls M,Walls GM,James JA,Crawford KT,Abdulkhalek H,Lynch TB,Peace AJ,McManus TE,Evans OR

更新日期：2020-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the factors affecting the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) of metastatic lymph nodes in different histological types of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) on integrated positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET-CT). METHODS:This was a retrospective, single-institution r...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Wang Y,Ma S,Dong M,Yao Y,Liu K,Zhou J

更新日期：2015-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:IL-17A directly induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in alveolar epithelial cells. It could coordinate with cigarette smoke extract (CSE) to promote proliferation of bronchial epithelial cells. In this study, we aim to explore the direct effect of IL-17A and CSE on EMT in bronchial epithelial cell...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Ma L,Jiang M,Zhao X,Sun J,Pan Q,Chu S

更新日期：2020-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is used in critically ill patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF) to avoid endotracheal intubation. However, the impact of NIV use on ARF patient's outcomes is still unclear. Our objectives were to evaluate the rate of NIV failure in hypoxemic patients with an arterial car...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Corrêa TD,Sanches PR,de Morais LC,Scarin FC,Silva E,Barbas CS

更新日期：2015-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) has been believed to be related with chemotherapy resistance in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Recent studies have suggested eIF5A-2 may function as a proliferation-related oncogene in tumorigenic processes. METHODS:We used cell viability assays, western blotting...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Xu G,Yu H,Shi X,Sun L,Zhou Q,Zheng D,Shi H,Li N,Zhang X,Shao G

更新日期：2014-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical guidelines specify that diagnosis of interstitial pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) requires identification of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) pattern. While UIP can be identified by high resolution CT of the chest, the results are often inconclusive, making surgical lung biopsy necessary to reach a defin...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Choi Y,Lu J,Hu Z,Pankratz DG,Jiang H,Cao M,Marchisano C,Huiras J,Fedorowicz G,Wong MG,Anderson JR,Tom EY,Babiarz J,Imtiaz U,Barth NM,Walsh PS,Kennedy GC,Huang J

更新日期：2017-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite optimal pharmacological therapy and pulmonary rehabilitation, patients with COPD continue to be breathless. There is a need to develop additional strategies to alleviate symptoms. Learning to sing requires control of breathing and posture and might have benefits that translate into daily life. METHO...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Lord VM,Cave P,Hume VJ,Flude EJ,Evans A,Kelly JL,Polkey MI,Hopkinson NS

更新日期：2010-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plasma levels of cell-free DNA (cf-DNA) are known to be elevated in sepsis and high levels are associated with a poor prognosis. Mechanical ventilation affects systemic inflammation in which lung-protective ventilation attenuates the inflammatory response. The aim was to study the effect of a lung protective...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Nyberg A,Larsson A,Jylhävä J,Hurme M,Sperber J,Lipcsey M,Castegren M

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The long-term prognosis of chronic cough and its determinants need to be clarified. METHODS:This is a prospective, observational cohort study. Eighty-nine unselected subjects with chronic (> 8 weeks' duration) cough were carefully investigated: Clinical examination, symptom questionnaire, Leicester Cough Qu...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Koskela HO,Lätti AM,Purokivi MK

更新日期：2017-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is widely recognized that health-related quality of life (HRQL) is impaired in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), but there is a lack of research on longitudinal associations of COPD and HRQL. This study examined the effects of COPD in early stages of disease on HRQL over ten year...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Wacker ME,Hunger M,Karrasch S,Heinrich J,Peters A,Schulz H,Holle R

更新日期：2014-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As supra-physiological intake of corticosteroids is a well known risk factor for the development of adrenal insufficiency, we investigated the function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis during a 14-day course of systemic corticosteroids in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructiv...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Schuetz P,Christ-Crain M,Schild U,Süess E,Facompre M,Baty F,Nusbaumer C,Brutsche M,Müller B

更新日期：2008-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyperoxia is common early in the course of resuscitation of critically ill patients. It has been associated with mortality in some, but not all, studies of cardiac arrest patients and other critically ill cohorts. Reasons for the inconsistency are unclear and may depend on unmeasured patient confounders, the...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Russell DW,Janz DR,Emerson WL,May AK,Bernard GR,Zhao Z,Koyama T,Ware LB

更新日期：2017-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gene expression changes in the structural cells of the airways are thought to play a role in the development of asthma and airway hyperresponsiveness. This includes changes to smooth muscle contractile machinery and epithelial barrier integrity genes. We used a targeted gene expression arrays to identify cha...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Pascoe CD,Obeidat M,Arsenault BA,Nie Y,Warner S,Stefanowicz D,Wadsworth SJ,Hirota JA,Jasemine Yang S,Dorscheid DR,Carlsten C,Hackett TL,Seow CY,Paré PD

更新日期：2017-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypoxemia is a major complication of COPD and is a strong predictor of mortality. We previously identified independent risk factors for the presence of resting hypoxemia in the COPDGene cohort. However, little is known about characteristics that predict onset of resting hypoxemia in patients who are normoxic...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Wells JM,Estepar RS,McDonald MN,Bhatt SP,Diaz AA,Bailey WC,Jacobson FL,Dransfield MT,Washko GR,Make BJ,Casaburi R,van Beek EJ,Hoffman EA,Sciurba FC,Crapo JD,Silverman EK,Hersh CP,COPDGene Investigators.

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The early diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer is of great significance to the prognosis of patients. However, traditional histopathology and imaging screening have certain limitations. Therefore, new diagnostical methods are urgently needed for the current clinical diagnosis. In this study we evaluated t...

journal_title：BMC pulmonary medicine

authors： Li J,Liao Y,Ran Y,Wang G,Wu W,Qiu Y,Liu J,Wen N,Jing T,Wang H,Zhang S

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00