Lung function imaging methods in Cystic Fibrosis pulmonary disease.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the factors associated with CT-quantified emphysema progression in heavy smokers. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of length of smoking cessation and clinical / demographical factors on the rate of emphysema progression and FEV1-decline in male heavy smokers. M...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Mohamed Hoesein FA,Zanen P,de Jong PA,van Ginneken B,Boezen HM,Groen HJ,Oudkerk M,de Koning HJ,Postma DS,Lammers JW

更新日期：2013-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent research has suggested that the Th1 and Th2 chemokine/cytokine axis contributes to the development of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP). Acute exacerbations (AE) are significant factors in the prognosis of chronic HP. Little is known, however, about these biomarkers in association with AE in c...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Miyazaki Y,Unoura K,Tateishi T,Akashi T,Takemura T,Tomita M,Inase N,Yoshizawa Y

更新日期：2013-05-25 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive, fatal disorder with a variable disease course. The recent advancement of antifibrotic therapy has increased the need for reliable and specific biomarkers. This study aimed to assess alveolar epithelial biomarkers as predictors for the efficacy of the anti...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Ikeda K,Chiba H,Nishikiori H,Azuma A,Kondoh Y,Ogura T,Taguchi Y,Ebina M,Sakaguchi H,Miyazawa S,Suga M,Sugiyama Y,Nukiwa T,Kudoh S,Takahashi H,Pirfenidone Clinical Study Group in Japan.

更新日期：2020-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Differences in the expression of regulatory T cells (Tregs) have been suggested to explain why some smokers develop COPD and some do not. Upregulation of Tregs in response to smoking would restrain airway inflammation and thus the development of COPD; while the absense of such upregulation would over time le...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Eriksson Ström J,Pourazar J,Linder R,Blomberg A,Lindberg A,Bucht A,Behndig AF

更新日期：2020-12-14 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:Real-world evidence (RWE) can inform patient management decisions, but RWE studies are associated with limitations. Linkage of different RWE data types could address such limitations by enriching data and improving scientific quality. Using the example of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Germa...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Mueller S,Gottschalk F,Groth A,Meeraus W,Driessen M,Kohlmann T,Wilke T

更新日期：2018-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Idiopathic and toxic pulmonary fibrosis are severe diseases starting classically in the subpleural area of the lung. It has recently been suggested that pleural mesothelial cells acquire a myofibroblast phenotype under fibrotic conditions induced by TGF-β1 or bleomycin. The importance and role of inflammatio...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Burgy O,Bellaye PS,Causse S,Beltramo G,Wettstein G,Boutanquoi PM,Goirand F,Garrido C,Bonniaud P

更新日期：2016-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CD14, a receptor for lipopolysaccharides (LPS), is found in both a membrane-bound form (mCD14) and a soluble form (sCD14). It is suggested that sCD14 is mainly released from blood monocytes by serine protease-mediated shedding. Because alpha1-antitrypsin (AAT), an inhibitor of serine proteases, has been show...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Sandström CS,Novoradovskaya N,Cilio CM,Piitulainen E,Sveger T,Janciauskiene S

更新日期：2008-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bronchiectasis (BE) is a chronic structural lung disease with frequent exacerbations, some of which require hospital admission though no clear associated factors have been identified. We aimed to evaluate factors associated with hospitalization due to exacerbations during a 1-year follow-up period. METHODS:...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Menéndez R,Méndez R,Polverino E,Rosales-Mayor E,Amara-Elori I,Reyes S,Posadas T,Fernández-Barat L,Torres A

更新日期：2017-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been confirmed that NF-κB p65 signaling pathway is involved in the regulation of alveolar hypercoagulation and fibrinolysis inhibition in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Whether SN50, a NF-κB cell permeable inhibitor, could attenuate alveolar hypercoagulation and fibrinolysis inhibition in...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Wu Y,Wang Y,Liu B,Cheng Y,Qian H,Yang H,Li X,Yang G,Zheng X,Shen F

更新日期：2020-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aim of this prospective study was to compare clinical and genetic findings in children with idiopathic or heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension (I/HPAH) with children affected with congenital heart defects associated PAH (CHD-APAH). METHODS:Prospectively included were 40 consecutive children with invasi...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Pfarr N,Fischer C,Ehlken N,Becker-Grünig T,López-González V,Gorenflo M,Hager A,Hinderhofer K,Miera O,Nagel C,Schranz D,Grünig E

更新日期：2013-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is chronic fibrosing pneumonia with an unpredictable natural disease history. Functional respiratory imaging (FRI) has potential to better characterize this disease. The aim of this study was to identify FRI parameters, which predict FVC decline in patients with IPF. METH...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Clukers J,Lanclus M,Mignot B,Van Holsbeke C,Roseman J,Porter S,Gorina E,Kouchakji E,Lipson KE,De Backer W,De Backer J

更新日期：2018-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mechanical ventilation can cause ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) and lung fibrosis; however, the underlying mechanisms are still not fully understood. RNA sequencing is a powerful means for detecting vitally important protein-coding transcripts and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) on a genome-wide scale,...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Wang L,Zhang N,Zhang Y,Xia J,Zhan Q,Wang C

更新日期：2018-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent consensus statements demonstrate the breadth of the chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) differential diagnosis. However, the classification and mechanisms of different CRS phenotypes remains problematic. METHOD:Statistical patterns of subjective and objective findings were assessed by retrospective chart re...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Baraniuk JN,Maibach H

更新日期：2005-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although a large body of literature is available that describes the effects of smoking, asthma and COPD on lung function, most studies are restricted to a small age range and to one factor. As a consequence, available results are incomplete and often difficult to compare, also due to the ways the effects are...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Chiappa S,Winn J,Viñuela A,Tipney H,Spector TD

更新日期：2013-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Airway clearance techniques (ACTs) are an important aspect of the treatment of children with chronic obstructive lung diseases. Unfortunately, a sound evidence base is lacking and airway clearance strategies are largely based on clinical expertise. One of the reasons for the limited evidence is the lack of a...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Lauwers E,Ides K,Van Hoorenbeeck K,Verhulst S

更新日期：2020-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Airway smooth muscle contraction is critical for maintenance of appropriate airway tone, and has been implicated in asthma pathogenesis. Smooth muscle contraction requires an "engine" (myosin activation) and a "transmission system" (actin cytoskeletal remodeling). However, the mechanisms that control actin r...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Wang Y,Rezey AC,Wang R,Tang DD

更新日期：2018-01-05 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:ExoU, a Pseudomonas aeruginosa cytotoxin with phospholipase A2 activity, was shown to induce vascular hyperpermeability and thrombus formation in a murine model of pneumosepsis. In this study, we investigated the toxin ability to induce alterations in pulmonary fibrinolysis and the contribution of the platel...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Machado GB,de Oliveira AV,Saliba AM,de Lima CD,Suassuna JH,Plotkowski MC

更新日期：2011-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During 2007-2010, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) conducted a spirometry component which obtained pre-bronchodilator pulmonary lung function data on a nationally representative sample of US adults aged 6-79 years and post-bronchodilator pulmonary lung function data for the subse...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Tilert T,Dillon C,Paulose-Ram R,Hnizdo E,Doney B

更新日期：2013-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Discrepancy exists amongst studies investigating the effect of comorbid heart failure (HF) on the morbidity and mortality of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. METHODS:MEDLINE and Embase were searched using a pre-specified search strategy for studies comparing hospitalisation, rehospital...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Axson EL,Ragutheeswaran K,Sundaram V,Bloom CI,Bottle A,Cowie MR,Quint JK

更新日期：2020-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Osteoporosis is one of the systemic features of COPD. A correlation between the emphysema phenotype of COPD and reduced bone mineral density (BMD) is suggested by some studies, however, the mechanisms underlying this relationship are unclear. Experimental studies indicate that IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α may play ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Bai P,Sun Y,Jin J,Hou J,Li R,Zhang Q,Wang Y

更新日期：2011-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tobacco smoke and genetic susceptibility are risk factors for asthma and wheezing. The aim of this study was to investigate whether there is a combined effect of interleukin-13 gene (IL13) polymorphisms and tobacco smoke on persistent childhood wheezing and asthma. METHODS:In the Isle of Wight birth cohort ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Sadeghnejad A,Karmaus W,Arshad SH,Kurukulaaratchy R,Huebner M,Ewart S

更新日期：2008-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with chronic inflammation and impaired immune response to pathogens leading to bacteria-induced exacerbation of the disease. A defect in Th17 cytokines in response to Streptococcus pneumoniae, a bacteria associated with COPD exacerbations, has been r...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Le Rouzic O,Koné B,Kluza J,Marchetti P,Hennegrave F,Olivier C,Kervoaze G,Vilain E,Mordacq C,Just N,Perez T,Bautin N,Pichavant M,Gosset P

更新日期：2016-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening critical illness, characterised by qualitative and quantitative surfactant compositional changes associated with premature airway collapse, gas-exchange abnormalities and acute hypoxic respiratory failure. The underlying mechanisms for this dys...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Dushianthan A,Goss V,Cusack R,Grocott MP,Postle AD

更新日期：2014-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) continues to be one of the most serious intractable diseases that might start with activation of several triggers representing the genetic susceptibility of a patient. To elucidate what essentially contributes to the onset and progression of IPAH, we investig...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Shimodaira K,Okubo Y,Ochiai E,Nakayama H,Katano H,Wakayama M,Shinozaki M,Ishiwatari T,Sasai D,Tochigi N,Nemoto T,Saji T,Kamei K,Shibuya K

更新日期：2012-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The long-term efficacy and safety of aclidinium bromide, a novel, long-acting muscarinic antagonist, were investigated in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS:In two double-blind, 52-week studies, ACCLAIM/COPD I (n=843) and II (n=804), patients were randomis...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Jones PW,Rennard SI,Agusti A,Chanez P,Magnussen H,Fabbri L,Donohue JF,Bateman ED,Gross NJ,Lamarca R,Caracta C,Gil EG

更新日期：2011-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may vary throughout the day and it is important that therapeutic approaches provide 24-h symptom control. We report the results of two phase IIIb crossover studies, PT003011 and PT003012, investigating the 24-h lung function profile of GFF MDI (glycopyrrolate...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Reisner C,Gottschlich G,Fakih F,Koser A,Krainson J,Delacruz L,Arora S,Feldman G,Pudi K,Siddiqui S,Orevillo C,Maes A,St Rose E,Martin U

更新日期：2017-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In utero exposure to particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5 μm (PM2.5) has been linked to child lung function. Overlapping evidence suggests that child sex and exposure timing may modify effects and associations may be mediated through glutathione S-transferase P1 (GSTP1) methylatio...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Lee AG,Le Grand B,Hsu HL,Chiu YM,Brennan KJ,Bose S,Rosa MJ,Brunst KJ,Kloog I,Wilson A,Schwartz J,Morgan W,Coull BA,Wright RO,Baccarelli AA,Wright RJ

更新日期：2018-04-27 00:00:00