abstract：BACKGROUND:Gas exchange represents the key physiological function of the lung, and is dependent upon proper formation of the delicate alveolar structure. Malformation or destruction of the alveolar gas-exchange regions are key histopathological hallmarks of diseases such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), chronic obs...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Rodríguez-Castillo JA,Pérez DB,Ntokou A,Seeger W,Morty RE,Ahlbrecht K

更新日期：2018-08-06 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: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:Early life impairments leading to lower lung function by adulthood are considered as risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Recently, we compared the lung transcriptomic profile between two mouse strains with extreme total lung capacities to identify plausible pulmonary function deter...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Vishweswaraiah S,George L,Purushothaman N,Ganguly K

更新日期：2018-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) has proven to be very useful to monitor the lung allograft after transplantation. In addition to allowing detection of infections, multiple BAL analytes have been proposed as potential biomarkers of lung allograft rejection or dysfunction. However, BAL collection is not well stan...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Levy L,Juvet SC,Boonstra K,Singer LG,Azad S,Joe B,Cypel M,Keshavjee S,Martinu T

更新日期：2018-05-25 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

abstract：BACKBROUND:COPD is a common, highly debilitating disease of the airways, primarily caused by smoking. Chronic inflammation and structural remodelling are key pathological features of this disease caused, in part, by the aberrant function of airway smooth muscle (ASM). We have previously demonstrated that hydrogen sulfi...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Perry MM,Tildy B,Papi A,Casolari P,Caramori G,Rempel KL,Halayko AJ,Adcock I,Chung KF

更新日期：2018-05-09 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:Radiation pneumonitis (RP) is a frequent complication of concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) and is associated with severe symptoms that decrease quality of life and might result in pulmonary fibrosis or death. The aim of this study is to identify whether pulmonary function test (PFT) abnormalities may predi...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Torre-Bouscoulet L,Muñoz-Montaño WR,Martínez-Briseño D,Lozano-Ruiz FJ,Fernández-Plata R,Beck-Magaña JA,García-Sancho C,Guzmán-Barragán A,Vergara E,Blake-Cerda M,Gochicoa-Rangel L,Maldonado F,Arroyo-Hernández M,Arrieta O

更新日期：2018-04-24 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:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic and progressive fibrotic lung disease for which there is no cure. Current therapeutics are only able to slow disease progression, therefore there is a need to explore alternative, novel treatment options. There is increasing evidence that the 3', 5' cyclic ade...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Roberts MJ,Broome RE,Kent TC,Charlton SJ,Rosethorne EM

更新日期：2018-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ATP-regulated potassium channels (KATP) regulate pulmonary vascular tone and are involved in hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV). In patients with inflammation like sepsis or ARDS, HPV is impaired, resulting in a ventilation-perfusion mismatch and hypoxia. Since increase of vascular KATP channel Kir6.1 ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Turzo M,Vaith J,Lasitschka F,Weigand MA,Busch CJ

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, increased tumor incidence and cancer-related mortality have been reported among patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Intermittent hypoxia (IH), the hallmark feature of OSA, contributes to the metastasis of tumors. However, the molecular mechanisms by which tumor metastasis is accelerated by...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Li L,Ren F,Qi C,Xu L,Fang Y,Liang M,Feng J,Chen B,Ning W,Cao J

更新日期：2018-02-12 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:This study assessed the cost-effectiveness of indacaterol/glycopyrronium (IND/GLY) versus salmeterol/fluticasone (SFC) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with moderate to very severe airflow limitation and ≥1 exacerbation in the preceding year. METHODS:A previously published and valida...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Bjermer L,van Boven JFM,Costa-Scharplatz M,Keininger DL,Gutzwiller FS,Lisspers K,Mahon R,Olsson P,Roche N

更新日期：2017-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The effects of corticosteroid-based therapy in patients with idiopathic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (iNSIP), and factors affecting treatment outcome, are not fully understood. We aimed to investigate the long-term treatment response and factors affecting the treatment outcome in iNSIP patients from a ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Lee SH,Park MS,Kim SY,Kim DS,Kim YW,Chung MP,Uh ST,Park CS,Park SW,Jeong SH,Park YB,Lee HL,Shin JW,Lee EJ,Lee JH,Jegal Y,Lee HK,Kim YH,Song JW,Park JS

更新日期：2017-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The collagen gel contraction assay measures gel size to assess the contraction of cells embedded in collagen gel matrices. Using the assay with lung fibroblasts is useful in studying the lung tissue remodeling process in wound healing and disease development. However, the involvement of bronchial epithelial ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Ishikawa S,Ishimori K,Ito S

更新日期：2017-11-22 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:Induced and spontaneous sputum are used to evaluate the airways microbiota. Whether the sputum types can be used interchangeably in microbiota research is unknown. Our aim was to compare microbiota in induced and spontaneous sputum from COPD patients sampled during the same consultation. METHODS:COPD patien...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Tangedal S,Aanerud M,Grønseth R,Drengenes C,Wiker HG,Bakke PS,Eagan TM

更新日期：2017-08-29 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：:Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) phosphatase 1 (MKP-1) is a protein with anti-inflammatory properties and the archetypal member of the dual-specificity phosphatases (DUSPs) family that have emerged over the past decade as playing an instrumental role in the regulation of airway inflammation. Not only does MKP-1...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Moosavi SM,Prabhala P,Ammit AJ

更新日期：2017-08-10 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:Several studies have investigated the prevalence and risk factors of insomnia in subjects with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. However, few studies have investigated the prevalence and risk factors for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in insomnia sufferers. Thus, the aim of this study was to examine the pr...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Hein M,Lanquart JP,Loas G,Hubain P,Linkowski P

更新日期：2017-07-06 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:An increasing number of epidemiological and experimental studies have associated exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) during pregnancy with adverse outcomes in newborns. As we have previously shown in mice, in utero exposure to SHS at critical stages of fetal development, results in altered lung responses and...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Noël A,Xiao R,Perveen Z,Zaman H,Le Donne V,Penn A

更新日期：2017-06-27 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：:Monitoring of pulmonary physiology is fundamental to the clinical management of patients with Cystic Fibrosis. The current standard clinical practise uses spirometry to assess lung function which delivers a clinically relevant functional readout of total lung function, however does not supply any visible or localised ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Kołodziej M,de Veer MJ,Cholewa M,Egan GF,Thompson BR

更新日期：2017-05-17 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:Sputum and blood eosinophil counts predict corticosteroid effects in COPD patients. Bacterial infection causes increased airway neutrophilic inflammation. The relationship of eosinophil counts with airway bacterial load in COPD patients is uncertain. We tested the hypothesis that bacterial load and eosinophi...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Kolsum U,Donaldson GC,Singh R,Barker BL,Gupta V,George L,Webb AJ,Thurston S,Brookes AJ,McHugh TD,Wedzicha JA,Brightling CE,Singh D

更新日期：2017-05-08 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：:Respiratory diseases including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are characterised by excessive and persistent inflammation. Current treatments are often inadequate for symptom and disease control, and hence new therapies are warranted. Recent emerging research has implicated dyslipidaemia in pul...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Chai AB,Ammit AJ,Gelissen IC

更新日期：2017-02-28 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:Dual bronchodilator therapy is recommended for symptomatic patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). There are limited data on effects of a combination of two long-acting bronchodilators on lung function including body plethysmography. METHODS:This multicentre, randomised, double-blind, si...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Salomon J,Stolz D,Domenighetti G,Frey JG,Turk AJ,Azzola A,Sigrist T,Fitting JW,Schmidt U,Geiser T,Wild C,Kostikas K,Clemens A,Brutsche M

更新日期：2017-01-11 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：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: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: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: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:Mutations in the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α kinase 4 (EIF2AK4) gene have recently been identified in recessively inherited veno-occlusive disease. In this study we assessed if EIF2AK4 mutations occur also in a family with autosomal dominantly inherited pulmonary arterial hypertension (HPAH) ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Eichstaedt CA,Song J,Benjamin N,Harutyunova S,Fischer C,Grünig E,Hinderhofer K

更新日期：2016-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cigarette smoke induced oxidative stress has been shown to reduce silent information regulator 1 (Sirt1) levels in lung tissue from smokers and patients with COPD patients. Sirt1 is known to inhibit endothelial senescence and may play a protective role in vascular cells. Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) a...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Kato R,Mizuno S,Kadowaki M,Shiozaki K,Akai M,Nakagawa K,Oikawa T,Iguchi M,Osanai K,Ishizaki T,Voelkel NF,Toga H

更新日期：2016-10-27 00:00:00