Chronic exposure to ambient particulate matter induces gut microbial dysbiosis in a rat COPD model.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with severe uncontrolled asthma may receive oral corticosteroid (OCS) treatment regularly. The present study investigated the health care resource utilization and cost in regularly OCS treated Swedish asthma patients. METHODS:Primary care medical records data were linked to data from Swedish nation...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Janson C,Lisspers K,Ställberg B,Johansson G,Telg G,Thuresson M,Nordahl Christensen H,Larsson K

更新日期：2018-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of autoimmunity targeting epithelial antigens in asthma has been suggested, in particular in non-atopic and severe asthma. Periplakin, a desmosomal component, is involved in epithelial cohesion and intracellular signaling. We detected anti-periplakin IgG antibodies in 47/260 (18 %) patients with asthma, with ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Taillé C,Grootenboer-Mignot S,Estellat C,Roy C,Ly Ka So S,Pretolani M,Aubier M,Crestani B,Chollet-Martin S

更新日期：2016-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During a lipopolysaccharide-induced lung inflammation, a massive accumulation of neutrophils occurs, which is normally cleared by macrophage phagocytosis following neutrophil apoptosis. However, in cases of extensive apoptosis the normal clearance system may fail, resulting in extensive neutrophil secondary ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Rydell-Törmänen K,Uller L,Erjefält JS

更新日期：2006-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease, characterized by an accumulation of CD4+ lymphocytes and the formation of non-caseating epithelioid cell granulomas in the lungs. The disease either resolves spontaneously or develops into a chronic disease with fibrosis. The neurotrophins nerve growth factor...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Dagnell C,Grunewald J,Kramar M,Haugom-Olsen H,Elmberger GP,Eklund A,Olgart Höglund C

更新日期：2010-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To assess the symptomatic and cost burden among patients initiating long-acting bronchodilator (LABD) therapy and impact of adherence on healthcare resource use and costs. METHODS:This retrospective cohort study identified patients with COPD who were newly prescribed a LABD (long-acting muscarinic antagonis...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Punekar YS,Landis SH,Wurst K,Le H

更新日期：2015-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationship between the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) and the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) is uncertain and even poor. The major problem associated with the ESS might be a lack of consideration of weight in prediction in clinical practice. Would awarding different item-scores to the four scales of ESS it...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Guo Q,Song WD,Li W,Zeng C,Li YH,Mo JM,Lü ZD,Jiang M

更新日期：2020-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exposure to crystalline silica is considered to increase the risk of lung fibrosis. The primary effector cell, the myofibroblast, plays an important role in the deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM). DNA methylation change is considered to have a potential effect on myofibroblast differentiation. Therefor...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Li J,Yao W,Zhang L,Bao L,Chen H,Wang D,Yue Z,Li Y,Zhang M,Hao C

更新日期：2017-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Numerous studies have demonstrated associations between genetic markers and COPD, but results have been inconsistent. One reason may be heterogeneity in disease definition. Unsupervised learning approaches may assist in understanding disease heterogeneity. METHODS:We selected 31 phenotypic variables and 12 ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Cho MH,Washko GR,Hoffmann TJ,Criner GJ,Hoffman EA,Martinez FJ,Laird N,Reilly JJ,Silverman EK

更新日期：2010-03-16 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：:The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines do not specify a bronchodilator range for bronchodilator response (BDR) testing and simply recommend a salbutamol dose of 200 to 400 μg. We determined the oscillometric BDR results of children given low-dose (2 puffs, 200 μg) and standard-dose (4 puffs, 400 μg) salbut...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Yon DK,Jee HM,Ha EK,Lee SJ,Jung YH,Lee KS,Han MY

更新日期：2017-08-03 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:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a rare disease with a median survival of 3-5 years after diagnosis with limited treatment options. The aim of this study is to assess the psychometric characteristics of the Short Form 36 Health Status Questionnaire (SF-36) in IPF and to provide disease specific minimal...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Witt S,Krauss E,Barbero MAN,Müller V,Bonniaud P,Vancheri C,Wells AU,Vasakova M,Pesci A,Klepetko W,Seeger W,Crestani B,Leidl R,Holle R,Schwarzkopf L,Guenther A

更新日期：2019-03-01 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:It is generally accepted that emphysematous lungs are characterized by an increase in the numbers of neutrophils, macrophages, and CD8+ T lymphocytes, the lasts having increased cytotoxic activity. Because systemic inflammation is also a component of emphysema, we hypothesize that peripheral CD8+ T lymphocyt...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Morissette MC,Parent J,Milot J

更新日期：2007-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low muscle mass is associated with increased mortality in the general population but its prognostic value in at-risk smokers, those without expiratory airflow obstruction, is unknown. We aimed to test the hypothesis that reduced muscle mass is associated with increased mortality in at-risk smokers. METHODS:...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Diaz AA,Martinez CH,Harmouche R,Young TP,McDonald ML,Ross JC,Han ML,Bowler R,Make B,Regan EA,Silverman EK,Crapo J,Boriek AM,Kinney GL,Hokanson JE,Estepar RSJ,Washko GR

更新日期：2018-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low body mass index has been associated with increased mortality in severe COPD. The impact of body composition earlier in the disease remains unclear. We studied the impact of body composition on the risk of functional limitation in COPD. METHODS:We used bioelectrical impedance to estimate body composition...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Eisner MD,Blanc PD,Sidney S,Yelin EH,Lathon PV,Katz PP,Tolstykh I,Ackerson L,Iribarren C

更新日期：2007-01-29 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：BACKGROUND:Cigarette smoke is a major risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an inflammatory lung disorder. COPD is characterized by an increase in CD8(+) T cells within the central and peripheral airways. We hypothesized that the CD8(+) T cells in COPD patients have increased Toll-like receptor ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Nadigel J,Préfontaine D,Baglole CJ,Maltais F,Bourbeau J,Eidelman DH,Hamid Q

更新日期：2011-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ABCA3 transporter (ATP-binding cassette transporter of the A subfamily) is localized to the limiting membrane of lamellar bodies, organelles for assembly and storage of pulmonary surfactant in alveolar epithelial type II cells (AECII). It transports surfactant phospholipids into lamellar bodies and absence o...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Weichert N,Kaltenborn E,Hector A,Woischnik M,Schams A,Holzinger A,Kern S,Griese M

更新日期：2011-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis (PAP) patients exhibit an acquired deficiency of biologically active granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) attributable to GM-CSF specific autoantibodies. PAP alveolar macrophages are foamy, lipid-filled cells with impaired surfactant clearance and markedly r...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Malur A,Kavuru MS,Marshall I,Barna BP,Huizar I,Karnekar R,Thomassen MJ

更新日期：2012-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent trials demonstrate increased pneumonia risk in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients treated with the inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) fluticasone propionate (FP). There is limited work describing FP effects on host defenses against bacterial pneumonia. METHODS:C57BL/6 mice received daily, nose-...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Patterson CM,Morrison RL,D'Souza A,Teng XS,Happel KI

更新日期：2012-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Organ regeneration in mammals is hypothesized to require a functional pool of stem or progenitor cells, but the role of these cells in lung regeneration is unknown. METHODS:Based on the fact that postnatal regeneration of alveolar tissue has been attributed to alveolar epithelial cells, we established a hem...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Zeng L,Yang XT,Li HS,Li Y,Yang C,Gu W,Zhou YH,Du J,Wang HY,Sun JH,Wen DL,Jiang JX

更新日期：2016-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Apoptosis has recently been proposed to contribute to the pathogenesis of emphysema. METHODS:In order to establish if cell fate plays a role even in end-stage disease we studied 16 lungs (9 smoking-associated and 7 alpha1antitrypsin (AAT)-deficiency emphysema) from patients who had undergone lung transplant...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Calabrese F,Giacometti C,Beghe B,Rea F,Loy M,Zuin R,Marulli G,Baraldo S,Saetta M,Valente M

更新日期：2005-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronically progressive interstitial lung disease of unknown etiology. Previously, we have demonstrated the selective upregulation of the macrophage-derived chemokine CCL22 and the thymus activation-regulated chemokine CCL17 among chemokines, in a rat model of radiati...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Yogo Y,Fujishima S,Inoue T,Saito F,Shiomi T,Yamaguchi K,Ishizaka A

更新日期：2009-08-29 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：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: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: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：:Tuberculosis remains one of the world's greatest public health challenges: 2 billion persons have latent infection, 8 million people develop active tuberculosis annually, and 2-3 million die. Recently, significant advances in our understanding of the human immune response against tuberculosis have occurred. The presen...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Schluger NW

更新日期：2001-01-01 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