Pentraxin 3 promotes airway inflammation in experimental asthma.

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have previously shown that vitamin D deficiency has a detrimental impact on lung development. In this study, we aimed to identify the mechanisms linking vitamin D with lung development using a mouse model of dietary manipulation. METHODS:Female offspring were euthanized at different time-points; embryoni...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Chen L,Wilson R,Bennett E,Zosky GR

更新日期：2016-04-27 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:Inflammation may contribute to the pathogenesis of various forms of pulmonary hypertension (PH). Recent studies in patients with idiopathic PH or PH associated with underlying diseases suggest a role for interleukin-6 (IL-6). METHODS:To determine whether endogenous IL-6 contributes to mediate hypoxic PH and...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Savale L,Tu L,Rideau D,Izziki M,Maitre B,Adnot S,Eddahibi S

更新日期：2009-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are cell-derived membranous vesicles secreted by cells into the extracellular space, which play a role in cell to cell communication. EVs are categorized into 3 groups depending on their size, surface marker, and method of release from the host cell. Recently, EVs have become of interest i...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Carnino JM,Lee H,Jin Y

更新日期：2019-10-30 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:Resident stem and progenitor cells have been identified in the lung over the last decade, but isolation and culture of these cells remains a challenge. Thus, although these lung stem and progenitor cells provide an ideal source for stem-cell based therapy, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) remain the most popula...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Dinh PC,Cores J,Hensley MT,Vandergriff AC,Tang J,Allen TA,Caranasos TG,Adler KB,Lobo LJ,Cheng K

更新日期：2017-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Possible variation in bronchodilator response (BDR) according to age at the diagnosis of adult-onset asthma is unknown. Our aim was to assess if BDR in FEV1 is related to age at diagnosis of adult-onset asthma and how many subjects fulfill the 400 mL criterion of BDR, the suggested cut-off for asthma-like re...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Tommola M,Won HK,Ilmarinen P,Jung H,Tuomisto LE,Lehtimäki L,Niemelä O,Kim TB,Kankaanranta H

更新日期：2020-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Myofibroblasts, proposed as being derived from circulating fibrocytes, are considered to be important cells in thickening of the basement membrane in patients with asthma. We have studied the correlation of tissue fibrocyte levels to basement membrane thickness and the presence of fibrocytes in bronchoalveol...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Nihlberg K,Larsen K,Hultgårdh-Nilsson A,Malmström A,Bjermer L,Westergren-Thorsson G

更新日期：2006-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The patterns of mandibular movements (MM) during sleep can be used to identify increased respiratory effort periodic large-amplitude MM (LPM), and cortical arousals associated with "sharp" large-amplitude MM (SPM). We hypothesized that Cheyne Stokes breathing (CSB) may be identified by periodic abnormal MM p...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Martinot JB,Borel JC,Le-Dong NN,Guénard HJ,Cuthbert V,Silkoff PE,Gozal D,Pepin JL

更新日期：2017-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is considerable heterogeneity in the rate of lung function decline in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the determinants of which are largely unknown. Observational studies in COPD indicate that low body mass index (BMI) is associated with worse outcomes, and overweight/obesity has a protec...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Sun Y,Milne S,Jaw JE,Yang CX,Xu F,Li X,Obeidat M,Sin DD

更新日期：2019-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relative contributions of the cytotoxic phenotype of P. aeruginosa expressing type III secretory toxins and an immunocompromised condition lacking normal Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signaling in the pathogenesis of acute lung injury and sepsis were evaluated in a mouse model for Pseudomonas aeruginosa pn...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Faure K,Sawa T,Ajayi T,Fujimoto J,Moriyama K,Shime N,Wiener-Kronish JP

更新日期：2004-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The nervous system mediates key airway protective behaviors, including cough, mucus secretion, and airway smooth muscle contraction. Thus, its involvement and potential involvement in several airway diseases has become increasingly recognized. In the current review, we focus on the contribution of select neuropeptides...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Atanasova KR,Reznikov LR

更新日期：2018-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare connective tissue disease with a heterogeneous clinical course. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common manifestation of SSc and a leading cause of death. MAIN BODY:All patients newly diagnosed with SSc should receive a comprehensive clinical evaluation, including asse...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Cottin V,Brown KK

更新日期：2019-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The differential diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) is challenging. In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning algorithms have started being used to an increasing extent in disease diagnosis due to the high level of efficiency, objectivity, and accuracy that they offer. METH...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Ren Z,Hu Y,Xu L

更新日期：2019-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite much information on their catalytic properties and gene regulation, we actually know very little of what matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) do in tissues. The catalytic activity of these enzymes has been implicated to function in normal lung biology by participating in branching morphogenesis, homeostasis, and r...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Parks WC,Shapiro SD

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The attraction of leukocytes from circulation to inflamed lungs depends on the activation of both the leukocytes and the resident cells within the lung. In this study we determined gene expression and secretion patterns for monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1/CCL2) and T-cell specific CXCR3 agonistic chemokines ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Pechkovsky DV,Goldmann T,Ludwig C,Prasse A,Vollmer E,Müller-Quernheim J,Zissel G

更新日期：2005-07-20 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 protective mechanical ventilation (MV) has been used in a variety of applications, lung injury may occur in both patients with and without acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The purpose of this study is to use machine learning to identify clinical phenotypes for critically ill patients with...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Su L,Zhang Z,Zheng F,Pan P,Hong N,Liu C,He J,Zhu W,Long Y,Liu D

更新日期：2020-12-10 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:Previously we showed that reduced availability of the essential amino acid tryptophan per se attenuates post-transcriptional control of interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8 leading to hyperresponsive production of these inflammatory mediators by airway epithelial cells. Availability of the non-essential amino acid ar...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Fan XY,van den Berg A,Snoek M,van der Flier LG,Smids B,Jansen HM,Liu RY,Lutter R

更新日期：2009-07-03 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:Steroid resistant (SR) asthma is characterized by persistent airway inflammation that fails to resolve despite treatment with high doses of corticosteroids. Furthermore, SR patient airways show increased numbers neutrophils, which are less responsive to glucocorticoid. The present study seeks to determine wh...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Wang M,Gao P,Wu X,Chen Y,Feng Y,Yang Q,Xu Y,Zhao J,Xie J

更新日期：2016-11-16 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: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: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

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alveolar macrophages are professional phagocytes that remove microbial pathogens inhaled into the lung. The phagocytic ability is compromised in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the molecular mechanisms underlying this defect in phagocytosis are not clearly defined. MATERIALS AND METHO...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Tanno A,Fujino N,Yamada M,Sugiura H,Hirano T,Tanaka R,Sano H,Suzuki S,Okada Y,Ichinose M

更新日期：2020-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:25-hydroxycholesterol (25-HC) is one of the oxysterols, which are oxidized derivatives of cholesterol, and has been reported to be involved in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and Alzheimer's disease. In lung, the possible involvement of 25-HC in airway diseases has been revealed. In the present study, we...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Koarai A,Yanagisawa S,Sugiura H,Ichikawa T,Kikuchi T,Furukawa K,Akamatsu K,Hirano T,Nakanishi M,Matsunaga K,Minakata Y,Ichinose M

更新日期：2012-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glucocorticoid (GC) resistance is a major barrier in COPD treatment. We have shown increased expression of the drug efflux pump, Pgp1 in cytotoxic/pro-inflammatory lymphocytes in COPD. Loss of lymphocyte co-stimulatory molecule CD28 (lymphocyte senescence) was associated with a further increase in their pro-...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Hodge G,Jersmann H,Tran HB,Holmes M,Reynolds PN,Hodge S

更新日期：2015-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several small molecule corrector and potentiator drugs have recently been licensed for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) therapy. However, other aspects of the disease, especially inflammation, are less effectively treated by these drugs. We hypothesized that small molecule drugs could function either alone or as an adju...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Yang Q,Soltis AR,Sukumar G,Zhang X,Caohuy H,Freedy J,Dalgard CL,Wilkerson MD,Pollard HB,Pollard BS

更新日期：2019-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fibrocytes are implicated in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) pathogenesis and increased proportions in the circulation are associated with poor prognosis. Upon tissue injury, fibrocytes migrate to the affected organ. In IPF patients, circulating fibrocytes are increased especially during exacerbations, h...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Heukels P,van Hulst JAC,van Nimwegen M,Boorsma CE,Melgert BN,van den Toorn LM,Boomars KAT,Wijsenbeek MS,Hoogsteden H,von der Thüsen JH,Hendriks RW,Kool M,van den Blink B

更新日期：2018-05-10 00:00:00