Decreased expression of a phagocytic receptor Siglec-1 on alveolar macrophages in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry (PRISm), defined as a reduced FEV1 in the setting of a preserved FEV1/FVC ratio, is highly prevalent and is associated with increased respiratory symptoms, systemic inflammation, and mortality. Studies investigating quantitative chest tomographic features, genetic associat...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Wan ES,Castaldi PJ,Cho MH,Hokanson JE,Regan EA,Make BJ,Beaty TH,Han MK,Curtis JL,Curran-Everett D,Lynch DA,DeMeo DL,Crapo JD,Silverman EK,COPDGene Investigators.

更新日期：2014-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CXCR4 is the receptor for chemokine CXCL12 and reportedly plays an important role in systemic vascular repair and remodeling, but the role of CXCR4 in development of pulmonary hypertension and vascular remodeling has not been fully understood. METHODS:In this study we investigated the role of CXCR4 in the d...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Yu L,Hales CA

更新日期：2011-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cognitive impairment has been found in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. However, the structural alteration of the brain and underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. METHODS:Thirty-seven mild-to-moderate COPD patients, forty-eight severe COPD patients, and thirty-one control subject...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Li J,Fei GH

更新日期：2013-12-21 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:Myofibroblasts play a major role in the synthesis of extracellular matrix (ECM) and the stimulation of these cells is thought to play an important role in the development of silicosis. The present study was undertaken to investigate the anti-fibrotic effects of dibutyryl-cAMP (db-cAMP) on rats induced by sil...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Liu Y,Xu H,Geng Y,Xu D,Zhang L,Yang Y,Wei Z,Zhang B,Li S,Gao X,Wang R,Zhang X,Brann D,Yang F

更新日期：2017-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chitosan, a polymer derived from chitin, has been used for nasal drug delivery because of its biocompatibility, biodegradability and bioadhesiveness. Theophylline is a drug that reduces the inflammatory effects of allergic asthma but is difficult to administer at an appropriate dosage without causing adverse...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Lee DW,Shirley SA,Lockey RF,Mohapatra SS

更新日期：2006-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Skeletal muscle weakness in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an important predictor of poor prognosis, but the molecular mechanisms of muscle weakness in COPD have not been fully elucidated. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of histone deacetylases(HDAC) in skeletal muscle weak...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： To M,Swallow EB,Akashi K,Haruki K,Natanek SA,Polkey MI,Ito K,Barnes PJ

更新日期：2017-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heightened inflammation, including expression of COX-2, is associated with COPD pathogenesis. RelB is an NF-κB family member that attenuates COX-2 in response to cigarette smoke by a mechanism that may involve the miRNA miR-146a. There is no information on the expression of RelB in COPD or if RelB prevents C...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Sheridan JA,Zago M,Nair P,Li PZ,Bourbeau J,Tan WC,Hamid Q,Eidelman DH,Benedetti AL,Baglole CJ

更新日期：2015-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CpG oligodeoxynucleotides (CpG-ODN) are capable of inducing high amounts of type I IFNs with many immunomodulatory properties. Furthermore, type-I IFNs have been proposed to play a key role in mediating effects of CpG-ODN. The precise role of IFN-beta in the immunomodulatory effects of CpG-ODN is not known. ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Matheu V,Treschow A,Teige I,Navikas V,Issazadeh-Navikas S

更新日期：2005-03-05 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: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：BACKGROUND:Exposure to ozone activates innate immune function and causes neutrophilic (PMN) airway inflammation that in some individuals is robustly elevated. The interplay between immuno-inflammatory function and genomic signaling in those with heightened inflammatory responsiveness to ozone is not well understood. O...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Fry RC,Rager JE,Zhou H,Zou B,Brickey JW,Ting J,Lay JC,Peden DB,Alexis NE

更新日期：2012-10-03 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: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:Adolescence is a period of change, which coincides with disease remission in a significant proportion of subjects with childhood asthma. There is incomplete understanding of the changing characteristics underlying different adolescent asthma transitions. We undertook pathophysiological characterization of tr...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Arshad SH,Raza A,Lau L,Bawakid K,Karmaus W,Zhang H,Ewart S,Patil V,Roberts G,Kurukulaaratchy R

更新日期：2014-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute respiratory failure (ARF) and severe sepsis (SS) are possible complications in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The aim of the study was to evaluate prevalence, characteristics, risk factors and impact on mortality of hospitalized patients with CAP according to the presence of ARF and ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Aliberti S,Brambilla AM,Chalmers JD,Cilloniz C,Ramirez J,Bignamini A,Prina E,Polverino E,Tarsia P,Pesci A,Torres A,Blasi F,Cosentini R

更新日期：2014-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak started in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The CT image is used to assess the disease progress, whereas the continued two times of negative results from SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid detection had been co...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Gao J,Liu JQ,Wen HJ,Liu H,Hu WD,Han X,Li CX,Wang XJ

更新日期：2020-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alpha-1-Antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency (AATD) is a hereditary disorder that manifests primarily as pulmonary emphysema and liver cirrhosis. The clinically most relevant mutation causing AATD is a single nucleotide polymorphism Glu342Lys (Z-mutation). Despite the recommendation to test every COPD patient, the c...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Greulich T,Rodríguez-Frias F,Belmonte I,Klemmer A,Vogelmeier CF,Miravitlles M

更新日期：2018-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adherence to tuberculosis (TB) treatment is troublesome, due to long therapy duration, quick therapeutic response which allows the patient to disregard about the rest of their treatment and the lack of motivation on behalf of the patient for improved. The objective of this study was to develop and validate a...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Rodrigo T,Caylà JA,Casals M,García-García JM,Caminero JA,Ruiz-Manzano J,Blanquer R,Vidal R,Altet N,Calpe JL,Penas A,Working Group on Completion of Tuberculosis Treatment in Spain.

更新日期：2012-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:IL-10 is a cytokine mainly produced by macrophages that plays key roles in tolerance to inhaled antigens and in lung homeostasis. Its regulation in alveolar macrophages (HAM), the resident lung phagocytes, remains however unknown. METHODS:The present study investigated the role of intracellular signalling a...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Chanteux H,Guisset AC,Pilette C,Sibille Y

更新日期：2007-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of depression, a frequent comorbidity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is often supported by questionnaires, such as the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9). It is unknown to which extent its single questions are affected by the clinical characteristics of COPD patients.We addressed th...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： von Siemens SM,Jörres RA,Behr J,Alter P,Lutter J,Lucke T,Söhler S,Welte T,Watz H,Vogelmeier CF,Trudzinski F,Rief W,Herbig B,Kahnert K,COSYCONET study group.

更新日期：2019-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The elastolytic enzyme matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-12 has been implicated in the development of airway inflammation and remodeling. We investigated whether human airway smooth muscle cells could express and secrete MMP-12, thereby participating in the pathogenesis of airway inflammatory diseases. METHODS...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Xie S,Issa R,Sukkar MB,Oltmanns U,Bhavsar PK,Papi A,Caramori G,Adcock I,Chung KF

更新日期：2005-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain-15 (ADAM15) is expressed by activated leukocytes, and fibroblasts in vitro. Whether ADAM15 expression is increased in the lungs of COPD patients is not known. METHODS:ADAM15 gene expression and/or protein levels were measured in whole lung and bronchoalveolar lavag...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Wang X,Zhang D,Higham A,Wolosianka S,Gai X,Zhou L,Petersen H,Pinto-Plata V,Divo M,Silverman EK,Celli B,Singh D,Sun Y,Owen CA

更新日期：2020-07-16 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:The coexistence of COPD and asthma is widely recognized but has not been well described. This study characterizes clinical features, spirometry, and chest CT scans of smoking subjects with both COPD and asthma. METHODS:We performed a cross-sectional study comparing subjects with COPD and asthma to subjects ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Hardin M,Silverman EK,Barr RG,Hansel NN,Schroeder JD,Make BJ,Crapo JD,Hersh CP,COPDGene Investigators.

更新日期：2011-09-27 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:Few longitudinal data exist on the incidence of asthma in young adults and on the overall mortality risk due to asthma. A 7-year follow-up prospective study was performed to assess the incidence of asthma and mortality from all causes in a cohort of young adults. METHODS:The life status of a cohort of 6031 ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： de Marco R,Locatelli F,Cazzoletti L,Bugianio M,Carosso A,Marinoni A

更新日期：2005-08-16 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：:Diagnosis of acute lung allograft rejection is currently based on transbronchial lung biopsies. Additional methods to detect acute allograft dysfunction derived from plasma and bronchoalveolar lavage samples might facilitate diagnosis and ultimately improve allograft survival. This review article gives an overview of ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Speck NE,Schuurmans MM,Murer C,Benden C,Huber LC

更新日期：2016-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Smoking-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with acquired systemic cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) dysfunction. Recently, sweat evaporimetry has been shown to efficiently measure β-adrenergic sweat rate and specifically quantify CFTR function in the se...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Courville CA,Tidwell S,Liu B,Accurso FJ,Dransfield MT,Rowe SM

更新日期：2014-02-25 00:00:00