Impact of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex lineages as a determinant of disease phenotypes from an immigrant rich moderate tuberculosis burden country.

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:While adverse effects of exposure to air pollutants on respiratory health are well studied, little is known about the effect of a reduction in air pollutants on chronic respiratory symptoms and diseases. We investigated whether different declines in air pollution levels in industrialised and rural areas in G...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Schikowski T,Ranft U,Sugiri D,Vierkötter A,Brüning T,Harth V,Krämer U

更新日期：2010-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Azithromycin (Azm) is a macrolide recognized for its disease-modifying effects and reduction in exacerbation of chronic airway diseases. It is not clear whether the beneficial effects of Azm are due to its anti-microbial activity or other pharmacological actions. We have shown that Azm affects the integrity ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Arason AJ,Joelsson JP,Valdimarsdottir B,Sigurdsson S,Gudjonsson A,Halldorsson S,Johannsson F,Rolfsson O,Lehmann F,Ingthorsson S,Cherek P,Gudmundsson GH,Gardarsson FR,Page CP,Baldursson O,Gudjonsson T,Kricker JA

更新日期：2019-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the ATP binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) in maintaining cellular lipid homeostasis in cardiovascular disease is well established. More recently, the important beneficial role played by ABCA1 in modulating pathogenic disease mechanisms, such as inflammation, in a broad range of chronic conditions has...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： He P,Gelissen IC,Ammit AJ

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive and irreversible chronic inflammatory disease of the lung. The nature of the immune reaction in COPD raises the possibility that IL-17 and related cytokines may contribute to this disorder. This study analyzed the expression of IL-17A and IL-17F a...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Chang Y,Nadigel J,Boulais N,Bourbeau J,Maltais F,Eidelman DH,Hamid Q

更新日期：2011-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Motor vehicle-related air pollution can potentially impair lung function. The effect of pollution in people with compromised pulmonary function such as in COPD has not been previously investigated. To examine the association of lung function with motor vehicle density in people with spirometrically determine...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Nitschke M,Appleton SL,Li Q,Tucker GR,Shah P,Bi P,Pisaniello DL,Adams RJ

更新日期：2016-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to assess the chronic effects of combined phosphodiesterase 3/4 inhibitor tolafentrine, administered by inhalation, during monocrotaline-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in rats. METHODS:CD rats were given a single subcutaneous injection of monocrotaline to induce PAH. ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Pullamsetti S,Krick S,Yilmaz H,Ghofrani HA,Schudt C,Weissmann N,Fuchs B,Seeger W,Grimminger F,Schermuly RT

更新日期：2005-11-01 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:Cysteine-containing leukotrienes (cysteinyl-LTs) are pivotal inflammatory mediators that play important roles in the pathophysiology of asthma, allergic rhinitis, and other inflammatory conditions. In particular, cysteinyl-LTs exert a variety of effects with relevance to the aetiology of asthma such as smoot...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Ravasi S,Citro S,Viviani B,Capra V,Rovati GE

更新日期：2006-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The sources and measurement of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in intact organs are largely unresolved. This may be related to methodological problems associated with the techniques currently employed for ROS detection. Electron spin resonance (ESR) with spin trapping is a specific method for ROS detection, an...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Weissmann N,Kuzkaya N,Fuchs B,Tiyerili V,Schäfer RU,Schütte H,Ghofrani HA,Schermuly RT,Schudt C,Sydykov A,Egemnazarow B,Seeger W,Grimminger F

更新日期：2005-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by expiratory flow limitation, causing air trapping and lung hyperinflation. Hyperinflation leads to reduced exercise tolerance and poor quality of life in COPD patients. Total lung capacity (TLC) is an indicator of hyperinflation particularly in ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Lee JH,McDonald ML,Cho MH,Wan ES,Castaldi PJ,Hunninghake GM,Marchetti N,Lynch DA,Crapo JD,Lomas DA,Coxson HO,Bakke PS,Silverman EK,Hersh CP,COPDGene and ECLIPSE Investigators.

更新日期：2014-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:We had shown that COPD women expressed more dyspnea than men for the same degree of airway obstruction. OBJECTIVES:Evaluate gender differences in respiratory factors associated with dyspnea in COPD patients. METHODS:In a FEV1 % matched population of 100 men and women with COPD we measured: age, MMRC, FEV1, ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： de Torres JP,Casanova C,Montejo de Garcini A,Aguirre-Jaime A,Celli BR

更新日期：2007-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking cessation following lung cancer diagnosis has been found to improve several patient outcomes. Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use is now prevalent within Great Britain, however, use and practice among patients with lung cancer has not as yet been explored. The current study aims to explore e-cigar...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Sherratt FC,Newson L,Field JK

更新日期：2016-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Eosinophilic airway inflammation has successfully been used to tailor anti-inflammatory therapy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) by indirect challenges is associated with airway inflammation. We hypothesized that AHR to inhaled mannitol captures eosinophilia i...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： de Nijs SB,Fens N,Lutter R,Dijkers E,Krouwels FH,Smids-Dierdorp BS,van Steenwijk RP,Sterk PJ

更新日期：2011-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In order to find novel noninvasive biomarkers with high accuracy for the screening of early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), we investigate the predictive power of 5 microRNAs (miR-20a, miR-145, miR-21, miR223 and miR-221) as potential biomarkers in early-stage NSCLC. METHODS:In training set, 25 ea...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Geng Q,Fan T,Zhang B,Wang W,Xu Y,Hu H

更新日期：2014-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the differences in the proportions of BMPR2 mutations in familial hereditary pulmonary arterial hypertension (HPAH) and idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) between males and females and the relationship between BMPR2 mutation and PAH severity. METHODS:A computer was used to searc...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Ge X,Zhu T,Zhang X,Liu Y,Wang Y,Zhang W

更新日期：2020-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:MMP28 is constitutively expressed by epithelial cells in many tissues, including the respiratory epithelium in the lung and keratinocytes in the skin. This constitutive expression suggests that MMP28 may serve a role in epithelial cell homeostasis. In an effort to determine its function in epithelial cell biology, we ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Manicone AM,Harju-Baker S,Johnston LK,Chen AJ,Parks WC

更新日期：2011-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) reduce COPD exacerbation frequency and slow decline in health related quality of life but have little effect on lung function, do not reduce mortality, and increase the risk of pneumonia. We systematically reviewed trials in which ICS have been withdrawn from patients with COPD, with the ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Nadeem NJ,Taylor SJ,Eldridge SM

更新日期：2011-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The hygiene hypothesis states that childhood asthma develops as a result of decreased exposure to infectious agents during infancy and early childhood. This results in the persistence of the neonatal T helper lymphocyte 2 immunophenotype, thereby predisposing the child to atopic disease. While multiple studies support...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Tantisira KG,Weiss ST

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In many model systems, cystic fibrosis (CF) phenotype airway epithelial cells in culture respond to P. aeruginosa with greater interleukin (IL)-8 and IL-6 secretion than matched controls. In order to test whether this excess inflammatory response results from the reported increased adherence of P. aeruginosa to the CF...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Kube DM,Fletcher D,Davis PB

更新日期：2005-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antigen desensitization through oral tolerance is becoming an increasingly attractive treatment option for allergic diseases. However, the mechanism(s) by which tolerization is achieved remain poorly defined. In this study we endeavored to induce oral tolerance to cockroach allergen (CRA: a complex mixture o...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Vaickus LJ,Bouchard J,Kim J,Natarajan S,Remick DG

更新日期：2010-11-23 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:The prevalence of pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) and associated hypoxic respiratory failure is increasing in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative patients. However, no prior studies have evaluated the effect of early anti-PCP treatment on clinical outcomes in HIV-negative patient with severe PCP. Theref...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Ko RE,Na SJ,Huh K,Suh GY,Jeon K

更新日期：2019-09-26 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:Lung inflammation in COPD is poorly controlled by inhaled corticosteroids (ICS). Strategies to improve ICS efficacy or the search of biomarkers who may select those patients candidates to receive ICS in COPD are needed. Recent data indicate that MUC1 cytoplasmic tail (CT) membrane mucin can mediate corticost...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Milara J,Díaz-Platas L,Contreras S,Ribera P,Roger I,Ballester B,Montero P,Cogolludo Á,Morcillo E,Cortijo J

更新日期：2018-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In vivo, the airways are constantly subjected to oscillatory strain (due to tidal breathing during spontaneous respiration) and (in the event of mechanical ventilation) positive pressure. This exposure is especially problematic for the cartilage-free bronchial tree. The effects of cyclic stretching (other th...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Le Guen M,Grassin-Delyle S,Naline E,Buenestado A,Brollo M,Longchampt E,Kleinmann P,Devillier P,Faisy C

更新日期：2016-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:By airway surface liquid, we mean a thin fluid continuum consisting of the airway lining layer and the alveolar lining layer, which not only serves as a protective barrier against foreign particles but also contributes to maintaining normal respiratory mechanics. In recent years, measurements of the rheological proper...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Chen Z,Zhong M,Luo Y,Deng L,Hu Z,Song Y

更新日期：2019-12-04 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：:In the present study, we used tumor necrosis factor-R1 knock out mice (TNF-alpha R1KO) to understand the roles of TNF-alpha on epithelial function in models of carrageenan-induced acute lung inflammation. In order to elucidate whether the observed anti-inflammatory status is related to the inhibition of TNF-alpha, we ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Mazzon E,Cuzzocrea S

更新日期：2007-10-30 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