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：: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:Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is associated with inflammatory response but it is unknown whether it is associated with alterations in NNMT activity and MNA plasma concentration. Here we examined changes in NNMT-MNA pathway in PAH in rats and humans. METHODS:PAH in rats was induced by a single subcut...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Fedorowicz A,Mateuszuk Ł,Kopec G,Skórka T,Kutryb-Zając B,Zakrzewska A,Walczak M,Jakubowski A,Łomnicka M,Słomińska E,Chlopicki S

更新日期：2016-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accumulation of profibrotic myofibroblasts in fibroblastic foci (FF) is a crucial process for development of fibrosis during idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) pathogenesis, and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β plays a key regulatory role in myofibroblast differentiation. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) has...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Sato N,Takasaka N,Yoshida M,Tsubouchi K,Minagawa S,Araya J,Saito N,Fujita Y,Kurita Y,Kobayashi K,Ito S,Hara H,Kadota T,Yanagisawa H,Hashimoto M,Utsumi H,Wakui H,Kojima J,Numata T,Kaneko Y,Odaka M,Morikawa T,Na

更新日期：2016-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent meta-analyses of genome-wide association studies have identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within/near 54 genes associated with lung function measures. Current understanding of the contribution of these genes to human lung development is limited. We set out to further define i) the expres...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Miller S,Melén E,Merid SK,Hall IP,Sayers I

更新日期：2016-07-29 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:The aim of this study was to develop and validate a model for pulmonary fibrosis, using ex vivo tissue cultures of lungs from bleomycin treated animals, enabling the investigation of fibrosis remodeling using novel biomarkers for the detection of ECM protein fragments. The combination of in vivo and ex vivo ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Hansen NU,Karsdal MA,Brockbank S,Cruwys S,Rønnow S,Leeming DJ

更新日期：2016-07-05 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：BACKGROUND:Colonization of the airways with potential pathogenic bacteria is observed in a number of chronic respiratory diseases, such as COPD or cystic fibrosis. Infections with respiratory viruses are known triggers of exacerbations of these diseases. We here investigated if pre-exposure to bacteria alters the respo...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Bellinghausen C,Gulraiz F,Heinzmann AC,Dentener MA,Savelkoul PH,Wouters EF,Rohde GG,Stassen FR

更新日期：2016-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary surfactant is a complex fluid that comprises phospholipids and four proteins (SP-A, SP-B, SP-C, and SP-D) with different biological functions. SP-B, SP-C, and SP-D are essential for the lungs' surface tension function and for the organization, stability and metabolism of lung parenchyma. SP-A and SP-D, which...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Carreto-Binaghi LE,Aliouat el M,Taylor ML

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is currently treated with systemic corticosteroids despite poor efficacy and side effects. This study investigated the therapeutic effect of budesonide/formoterol, montelukast and n-acetylcysteine, which a...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Kim SW,Rhee CK,Kim YJ,Lee S,Kim HJ,Lee JW

更新日期：2016-05-26 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: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:WNT/β-catenin signaling plays an important role in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF); however, the role of WNT10A via transforming growth factor (TGF)-β signaling remains unclear. METHODS:We evaluated the expression of WNT10A and TGF-β in bleomycin (BLM)-treated mice and the interactio...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Oda K,Yatera K,Izumi H,Ishimoto H,Yamada S,Nakao H,Hanaka T,Ogoshi T,Noguchi S,Mukae H

更新日期：2016-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have recently reported that protein phosphate 2A (PP2A) inactivation resulted in increased phosphorylation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) c-Jun N-terminal kinase 1 (JNK1) and glucocorticoid receptors (GR) at Ser(226), thereby reducing GR nuclear translocation and causing corticosteroid ins...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Kobayashi Y,Ito K,Kanda A,Tomoda K,Miller-Larsson A,Barnes PJ,Mercado N

更新日期：2016-03-24 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:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a rapid progressive fibro-proliferative disorder with poor prognosis similar to lung cancer. The pathogenesis of IPF is uncertain, but loss of epithelial cells and fibroblast proliferation are thought to be central processes. Previous reports have shown that BARD1 expre...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： André PA,Prêle CM,Vierkotten S,Carnesecchi S,Donati Y,Chambers RC,Pache JC,Crestani B,Barazzone-Argiroffo C,Königshoff M,Laurent GJ,Irminger-Finger I

更新日期：2015-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Impaired regulatory T cell (Treg) function is thought to contribute to ongoing inflammatory responses in sarcoidosis, but underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Moreover, it is not known if increased apoptotic susceptibility of Tregs may contribute to an impaired immunosuppressive function in sarcoidosis. The...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Broos CE,van Nimwegen M,Kleinjan A,ten Berge B,Muskens F,in 't Veen JC,Annema JT,Lambrecht BN,Hoogsteden HC,Hendriks RW,Kool M,van den Blink B

更新日期：2015-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Various signals are known to participate in the pathogenesis of lung fibrosis. Our aim was to determine which signal is predominantly mobilized in the early inflammatory phase and thereafter modulates the development of lung fibrosis. METHODS:Mice received a single dose of 3 mg/kg body weight of bleomycin (...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Kobayashi T,Tanaka K,Fujita T,Umezawa H,Amano H,Yoshioka K,Naito Y,Hatano M,Kimura S,Tatsumi K,Kasuya Y

更新日期：2015-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although T cells, especially CD8+, have been implicated in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) pathogenesis, their role during acute exacerbations (AE-COPD) is uncertain. METHODS:We recruited subjects with COPD and a history of previous AE-COPD and studied them quarterly to collect blood and sponta...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Freeman CM,Martinez CH,Todt JC,Martinez FJ,Han MK,Thompson DL,McCloskey L,Curtis JL

更新日期：2015-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Information concerning how climate and atmospheric pollutants affects physical activity in COPD patients is lacking and might be valuable in determining when physical activity should be encouraged. METHODS:Seventy-three stable COPD patients recorded on daily diary cards worsening of respiratory symptoms, pea...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Alahmari AD,Mackay AJ,Patel AR,Kowlessar BS,Singh R,Brill SE,Allinson JP,Wedzicha JA,Donaldson GC

更新日期：2015-06-13 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:To identify COPD associated gene susceptibility and lung function in a longitudinal cohort including COPD and subjects who were at risk for developing COPD, and to replicate this in two cross-sectional and longitudinal populations in Chinese Han population. METHODS:Three cohorts were recruited in this study...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Xie J,Wu H,Xu Y,Wu X,Liu X,Shang J,Zhao J,Zhao J,Wang J,Dela Cruz CS,Xiong W,Xu Y

更新日期：2015-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diesel exhaust particles (DEPs) are deposited into the respiratory tract and are thought to be a risk factor for the development of diseases of the respiratory system. In healthy individuals, the timing and mechanisms of respiratory tract injuries caused by chronic exposure to air pollution remain to be clar...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Yoshizaki K,Brito JM,Moriya HT,Toledo AC,Ferzilan S,Ligeiro de Oliveira AP,Machado ID,Farsky SH,Silva LF,Martins MA,Saldiva PH,Mauad T,Macchione M

更新日期：2015-02-07 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:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive lung disease with poor prognosis. The kinase inhibitor nintedanib specific for vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR), platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR) and fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) significantly reduced the rate ...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Hostettler KE,Zhong J,Papakonstantinou E,Karakiulakis G,Tamm M,Seidel P,Sun Q,Mandal J,Lardinois D,Lambers C,Roth M

更新日期：2014-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surfactant protein D (SP-D) can regulate both innate and adaptive immunity. Recently, SP-D has been shown to contribute to the pathogenesis of airway allergic inflammation and bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis. However, in allergic airways disease, the role of SP-D in airway remodeling remains unknown. Th...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Ogawa H,Ledford JG,Mukherjee S,Aono Y,Nishioka Y,Lee JJ,Izumi K,Hollingsworth JW

更新日期：2014-11-29 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:Family history of asthma and other allergic diseases have been linked to the risk of childhood asthma previously, but little is known about their effect on the age-of-onset and persistency of asthma until young adulthood. METHODS:We assessed the effect of the family history of asthma and allergic diseases o...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Paaso EM,Jaakkola MS,Rantala AK,Hugg TT,Jaakkola JJ

更新日期：2014-11-27 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：BACKGROUND:Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening critical illness, characterised by qualitative and quantitative surfactant compositional changes associated with premature airway collapse, gas-exchange abnormalities and acute hypoxic respiratory failure. The underlying mechanisms for this dys...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Dushianthan A,Goss V,Cusack R,Grocott MP,Postle AD

更新日期：2014-11-07 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：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:Pulmonary fibrotic diseases induce significant morbidity and mortality, for which there are limited therapeutic options available. Rac2, a ras-related guanosine triphosphatase expressed mainly in hematopoietic cells, is a crucial molecule regulating a diversity of mast cell, macrophage, and neutrophil functi...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Arizmendi N,Puttagunta L,Chung KL,Davidson C,Rey-Parra J,Chao DV,Thebaud B,Lacy P,Vliagoftis H

更新日期：2014-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Important paradigms of pulmonary disease with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are currently shifting based on an increasing attention within the field of cystic fibrosis (CF). These shifts are likely to benefit the management of all patients with pulmonary NTM, regardless of underlying pathology. Currently several k...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Qvist T,Pressler T,Høiby N,Katzenstein TL

更新日期：2014-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Impaired skeletal muscle regeneration could contribute to the progression of muscle atrophy in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS:Satellite cells and myogenesis-related proteins were compared between healthy subjects and patients with COPD, with or without muscle atrophy. Sa...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Thériault ME,Paré MÈ,Lemire BB,Maltais F,Debigaré R

更新日期：2014-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current therapy for relieving bronchoconstriction may be ineffective in severe asthma, particularly in the small airways. The aim of this study was to further characterise responses to the recently identified novel bronchodilators rosiglitazone (RGZ) and chloroquine (CQ) under conditions where β-adrenoceptor...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Donovan C,Simoons M,Esposito J,Ni Cheong J,Fitzpatrick M,Bourke JE

更新日期：2014-03-12 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：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

abstract：:Reports regarding gender-related differences in COPD expression have provided conflicting results. In the French Initiatives BPCO real-world cohort, which contained 688 patients (146 women) when data were extracted, women were matched with men (1:3 ratio: n = 107:275) on age (5-year intervals) and FEV1 (5% predicted i...

journal_title：Respiratory research

authors： Roche N,Deslée G,Caillaud D,Brinchault G,Court-Fortune I,Nesme-Meyer P,Surpas P,Escamilla R,Perez T,Chanez P,Pinet C,Jebrak G,Paillasseur JL,Burgel PR,INITIATIVES BPCO Scientific Committee.

更新日期：2014-02-17 00:00:00