Ausgabe 1/2014
Inhalt (209 Artikel)
Determinants of arterial stiffness in COPD
Surya P Bhatt, Adam G Cole, James Michael Wells, Hrudaya Nath, Jubal R Watts, John R Cockcroft, Mark T Dransfield
Pharmacologic inhibition of S-nitrosoglutathione reductase protects against experimental asthma in BALB/c mice through attenuation of both bronchoconstriction and inflammation
Joan P Blonder, Sarah C Mutka, Xicheng Sun, Jian Qiu, Lucia H Green, Navdeep K Mehra, Ramakrishna Boyanapalli, Michael Suniga, Kirsten Look, Chris Delany, Jane P Richards, Doug Looker, Charles Scoggin, Gary J Rosenthal
A blinded evaluation of the efficacy and safety of glycopyrronium, a once-daily long-acting muscarinic antagonist, versus tiotropium, in patients with COPD: the GLOW5 study
Kenneth R Chapman, Kai-Michael Beeh, Jutta Beier, Eric D Bateman, Anthony D’Urzo, Robert Nutbrown, Michelle Henley, Hungta Chen, Tim Overend, Peter D’Andrea
Docosatetraenoyl LPA is elevated in exhaled breath condensate in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Sydney B Montesi, Susan K Mathai, Laura N Brenner, Irina A Gorshkova, Evgeny V Berdyshev, Andrew M Tager, Barry S Shea
A comparison of muscle strength and endurance, exercise capacity, fatigue perception and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and healthy subjects: a cross-sectional study
Ebru Calik-Kutukcu, Sema Savci, Melda Saglam, Naciye Vardar-Yagli, Deniz Inal-Ince, Hulya Arikan, Zeynep Aribas, Ozge Ozer, Meral Bosnak-Guclu, Lutfi Coplu
Non-invasive mechanical ventilation and mortality in elderly immunocompromised patients hospitalized with pneumonia: a retrospective cohort study
Christopher S Johnson, Christopher R Frei, Mark L Metersky, Antonio R Anzueto, Eric M Mortensen
A retrospective study of microscopic polyangiitis patients presenting with pulmonary fibrosis in China
Hui Huang, Yan xun Wang, Chun guo Jiang, Jia Liu, Ji Li, Kai Xu, Zuo jun Xu
Phospholipid composition and kinetics in different endobronchial fractions from healthy volunteers
Ahilanandan Dushianthan, Victoria Goss, Rebecca Cusack, Michael PW Grocott, Anthony D Postle
Monitoring sedation for bronchoscopy in mechanically ventilated patients by using the Ramsay sedation scale versus auditory-evoked potentials
Chien-Wei Hsu, Shu-Fen Sun, Kuo-An Chu, David Lin Lee, Kam-Fai Wong
Clinical impact of prevalence and severity of COPD on the decision-making process for therapeutic management of lung cancer patients
Naozumi Hashimoto, Asuka Matsuzaki, Yu Okada, Naoyuki Imai, Shingo Iwano, Kenji Wakai, Kazuyoshi Imaizumi, Kohei Yokoi, Yoshinori Hasegawa
Noninvasive ventilation reduces energy expenditure in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Marjolaine Georges, Capucine Morélot-Panzini, Thomas Similowski, Jesus Gonzalez-Bermejo
Possible role of the α7 nicotinic receptors in mediating nicotine’s effect on developing lung – implications in unexplained human perinatal death
Anna M Lavezzi, Melissa F Corna, Graziella Alfonsi, Luigi Matturri
Timing of noninvasive ventilation failure: causes, risk factors, and potential remedies
Ezgi Ozyilmaz, Aylin Ozsancak Ugurlu, Stefano Nava
Implementing lessons learned from previous bronchial biopsy trials in a new randomized controlled COPD biopsy trial with roflumilast
Neil C Barnes, Marina Saetta, Klaus F Rabe
The effect of CD14 and TLR4 gene polimorphisms on asthma phenotypes in adult Turkish asthma patients: a genetic study
Füsun Şahin, Pınar Yıldız, Ayşegül Kuskucu, Mert Ahmet Kuskucu, Nilgün Karaca, Kenan Midilli
Validation of a portable nitric oxide analyzer for screening in primary ciliary dyskinesias
Amanda Harris, Esther Bhullar, Kerry Gove, Rhiannon Joslin, Jennifer Pelling, Hazel J Evans, Woolf T Walker, Jane S Lucas
Effect of esomeprazole versus placebo on pulmonary exacerbations in cystic fibrosis
Emily DiMango, Patricia Walker, Claire Keating, Maria Berdella, Newell Robinson, Elinor Langfelder-Schwind, Diane Levy, Xinhua Liu
Predictors of expiratory flow limitation measured by forced oscillation technique in COPD
Masashi Mikamo, Toshihiro Shirai, Kazutaka Mori, Yuichiro Shishido, Takefumi Akita, Satoru Morita, Kazuhiro Asada, Masato Fujii, Takafumi Suda
Increased difference between slow and forced vital capacity is associated with reduced exercise tolerance in COPD patients
Wei Yuan, Xin He, Qiu-Fen Xu, Hao-Yan Wang, Richard Casaburi
Patterns and determinants of COPD-related healthcare utilization by severity of airway obstruction in Korea
Kyungsoo Chung, Kyungjoo Kim, Jiye Jung, Kyungwon Oh, Yeonmok Oh, Sekyu Kim, Jinhee Kim, Youngsam Kim
Possible molecular mechanisms linking air pollution and asthma in children
Susanna Esposito, Rossana Tenconi, Mara Lelii, Valentina Preti, Erica Nazzari, Silvia Consolo, Maria Francesca Patria
Quality of life is associated with physical activity and fitness in cystic fibrosis
Helge Hebestreit, Kerstin Schmid, Stephanie Kieser, Sibylle Junge, Manfred Ballmann, Kristina Roth, Alexandra Hebestreit, Thomas Schenk, Christian Schindler, Hans-Georg Posselt, Susi Kriemler
Feasibility study for early supported discharge in adults with respiratory infection in the UK
Andrea M Collins, Odiri J Eneje, Carole A Hancock, Daniel G Wootton, Stephen B Gordon
Resource use by patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia in Europe: analysis of the REACH study
Helmut Ostermann, Javier Garau, Jesús Medina, Esther Pascual, Kyle McBride, Francesco Blasi
Taking Healthy Steps: rationale, design and baseline characteristics of a randomized trial of a pedometer-based internet-mediated walking program in veterans with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Carlos H Martinez, Marilyn L Moy, Huong Q Nguyen, Miriam Cohen, Reema Kadri, Pia Roman, Robert G Holleman, Hyungjin Myra Kim, David E Goodrich, Nicholas D Giardino, Caroline R Richardson
Anemia and iron deficiency in COPD patients: prevalence and the effects of correction of the anemia with erythropoiesis stimulating agents and intravenous iron
Donald S Silverberg, Ram Mor, Melanie Tia Weu, Doron Schwartz, Idit F Schwartz, Gil Chernin
Airway, but not serum or urinary, levels of YKL-40 reflect inflammation in early cystic fibrosis lung disease
Emmanuelle Fantino, Catherine L Gangell, Dominik Hartl, Peter D Sly
Inflammatory and cytotoxic effects of acrolein, nicotine, acetylaldehyde and cigarette smoke extract on human nasal epithelial cells
David M Comer, Joseph Stuart Elborn, Madeleine Ennis
Secondary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis complicating myelodysplastic syndrome results in worsening of prognosis: a retrospective cohort study in Japan
Haruyuki Ishii, John F Seymour, Ryushi Tazawa, Yoshikazu Inoue, Naoyuki Uchida, Aya Nishida, Yoshihito Kogure, Takeshi Saraya, Keisuke Tomii, Toshinori Takada, Yuko Itoh, Masayuki Hojo, Toshio Ichiwata, Hajime Goto, Koh Nakata
T cell receptor-Vβ repertoires in lung and blood CD4+ and CD8+T cells of pulmonary sarcoidosis patients
Kerstin M Ahlgren, Tina Ruckdeschel, Anders Eklund, Jan Wahlström, Johan Grunewald
Aspergillus spp. colonization in exhaled breath condensate of lung cancer patients from Puglia Region of Italy
Giovanna E Carpagnano, Donato Lacedonia, Grazia Pia Palladino, Giuseppe Logrieco, Elisabetta Crisetti, Antonia Susca, Antonio Logrieco, Maria P Foschino-Barbaro
Relationship between CT air trapping criteria and lung function in small airway impairment quantification
Sébastien Bommart, Grégory Marin, Arnaud Bourdin, Nicolas Molinari, François Klein, Maurice Hayot, Isabelle Vachier, Pascal Chanez, Jacques Mercier, Hélène Vernhet-Kovacsik
Thoracic gas compression during forced expiration in patients with emphysema, interstitial lung disease and obesity
Päivi L Piirilä, Ulla Hodgson, Tomi Wuorimaa, Hans-Jürgen Smith, Anssi RA Sovijärvi
BCG-induced pneumonitis with lymphocytic pleurisy in the absence of elevated KL-6
Makoto Tobiume, Tsutomu Shinohara, Takahira Kuno, Shinji Mukai, Keishi Naruse, Nobuo Hatakeyama, Fumitaka Ogushi
Benefits of whole-body vibration to people with COPD: a community-based efficacy trial
Trentham Furness, Corey Joseph, Geraldine Naughton, Liam Welsh, Christian Lorenzen
Prevalence of asthma, rhinitis and eczema symptoms in rural and urban school-aged children from Oropeza Province - Bolivia: a cross-sectional study
María Teresa Solis Soto, Armando Patiño, Dennis Nowak, Katja Radon
Extrafine Beclomethasone/formoterol compared to Fluticasone/salmeterol Combination Therapy in COPD
Dave Singh, Gabriele Nicolini, Eddi Bindi, Massimo Corradi, Daniele Guastalla, Jorg Kampschulte, Władysław Pierzchała, Abdullah Sayiner, Mária Szilasi, Claudio Terzano, Jørgen Vestbo
Asthma incidence and risk factors in a national longitudinal sample of adolescent Canadians: a prospective cohort study
Joshua A Lawson, Ian Janssen, Mark W Bruner, Alomgir Hossain, William Pickett
Transient paradoxical bronchospasm associated with inhalation of the LAMA AZD9164: analysis of two Phase I, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies
Carin Jorup, Thomas Bengtsson, Kerstin Strandgården, Ulf Sjöbring
mAChRs activation induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition on lung epithelial cells
Kai Yang, Yun Song, Ya-Bing Tang, Zu-Peng Xu, Wei Zhou, Li-Na Hou, Liang Zhu, Zhi-Hua Yu, Hong-Zhuan Chen, Yong-Yao Cui
High prevalence of altered cardiac repolarization in patients with COPD
Noriane A Sievi, Christian F Clarenbach, Giovanni Camen, Valentina A Rossi, Arnoldus JR van Gestel, Malcolm Kohler
Real-life use of fluticasone propionate/salmeterol in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a French observational study
Nicolas Roche, Céline Pribil, Eric Van Ganse, Philippe Serrier, Bruno Housset, Déborah Poirier, Nathalie Texier, Stéphane Schück, Isabelle Boucot
Increased respiratory drive relates to severity of dyspnea in systemic sclerosis
Maarten K Ninaber, Willem BGJ Hamersma, Annemie JM Schuerwegh, Jan Stolk
Comparison of same day diagnostic tools including Gene Xpert and unstimulated IFN-γ for the evaluation of pleural tuberculosis: a prospective cohort study
Richard Meldau, Jonny Peter, Grant Theron, Greg Calligaro, Brian Allwood, Greg Symons, Hoosain Khalfey, Gina Ntombenhle, Ureshnie Govender, Anke Binder, Richard van Zyl-Smit, Keertan Dheda
Transient vascular and long-term alveolar deficits following a hyperoxic injury to neonatal mouse lung
Alexandra B Firsova, Timothy J Cole, Richard Mollard
Benefits of whole body vibration training in patients hospitalised for COPD exacerbations - a randomized clinical trial
Timm Greulich, Christoph Nell, Janine Koepke, Juliane Fechtel, Maja Franke, Bernd Schmeck, Daniel Haid, Sandra Apelt, Silke Filipovic, Klaus Kenn, Sabina Janciauskiene, Claus Vogelmeier, Andreas Rembert Koczulla
Serum heat shock protein 47 levels are elevated in acute interstitial pneumonia
Tomoyuki Kakugawa, Shin-ichi Yokota, Yuji Ishimatsu, Tomayoshi Hayashi, Shota Nakashima, Shintaro Hara, Noriho Sakamoto, Hiroshi Kubota, Mariko Mine, Yasuhiro Matsuoka, Hiroshi Mukae, Kazuhiro Nagata, Shigeru Kohno
Validity of a questionnaire-based diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a general population-based study
Nicola Murgia, Jonas Brisman, Annika Claesson, Giacomo Muzi, Anna-Carin Olin, Kjell Torén
PROLONG: a cluster controlled trial to examine identification of patients with COPD with poor prognosis and implementation of proactive palliative care
Ria G Duenk, Yvonne Heijdra, Stans C Verhagen, Richard PNR Dekhuijzen, Kris CP Vissers, Yvonne Engels
The effectiveness of non-pharmacological healthcare interventions for asthma management during pregnancy: a systematic review
Elida Zairina, Kay Stewart, Michael J Abramson, Johnson George
A cross-sectional study of the identification of prevalent asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among initiators of long-acting β-agonists in health insurance claims data
David D Dore, Najat Ziyadeh, Bin Cai, C Robin Clifford, Heather Norman, John D Seeger
Longterm follow-up in European respiratory health studies – patterns and implications
Ane Johannessen, Giuseppe Verlato, Bryndis Benediktsdottir, Bertil Forsberg, Karl Franklin, Thorarinn Gislason, Mathias Holm, Christer Janson, Rain Jögi, Eva Lindberg, Ferenc Macsali, Ernst Omenaas, Francisco Gomez Real, Eirunn Waatevik Saure, Vivi Schlünssen, Torben Sigsgaard, Trude Duelien Skorge, Cecilie Svanes, Kjell Torén, Marie Waatevik, Roy Miodini Nilsen, Roberto de Marco
Pulmonary delivery of docosahexaenoic acid mitigates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis
Hongyun Zhao, Yee Chan-Li, Samuel L Collins, Yuan Zhang, Robert W Hallowell, Wayne Mitzner, Maureen R Horton
Internet access and use by COPD patients in the National Emphysema/COPD Association Survey
Carlos H Martinez, Beth L St Jean, Craig A Plauschinat, Barbara Rogers, Julen Beresford, Fernando J Martinez, Caroline R Richardson, MeiLan K Han
Swallowing transit times and valleculae residue in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Rosane de Deus Chaves, Fernanda Chiarion Sassi, Laura Davison Mangilli, Shri Krishna Jayanthi, Alberto Cukier, Bruno Zilberstein, Claudia Regina Furquim de Andrade
Exhaled breath profiling for diagnosing acute respiratory distress syndrome
Lieuwe DJ Bos, Marcus J Schultz, Peter J Sterk
Determination of respiratory gas flow by electrical impedance tomography in an animal model of mechanical ventilation
Marc Bodenstein, Stefan Boehme, Stephan Bierschock, Andreas Vogt, Matthias David, Klaus Markstaller
Determinants of exercise capacity in cystic fibrosis patients with mild-to-moderate lung disease
Jean Pastré, Anne Prévotat, Catherine Tardif, Carole Langlois, Alain Duhamel, Benoit Wallaert
Pulmonary symptoms and diagnoses are associated with HIV in the MACS and WIHS cohorts
Matthew R Gingo, Goundappa K Balasubramani, Thomas B Rice, Lawrence Kingsley, Eric C Kleerup, Roger Detels, Eric C Seaberg, Ruth M Greenblatt, Susan Holman, Laurence Huang, Sarah H Sutton, Marnie Bertolet, Alison Morris
Can cholesterol be used to distinguish pleural exudates from transudates? evidence from a bivariate meta-analysis
Yongchun Shen, Hong Zhu, Chun Wan, Lei Chen, Tao Wang, Ting Yang, Fuqiang Wen
Alveolar epithelial cells undergo epithelial-mesenchymal transition in acute interstitial pneumonia: a case report
Hongbo Li, Jinjin Zhang, Xiaodong Song, Tao Wang, Zhi Li, Dong Hao, Xiaozhi Wang, Qingyin Zheng, Cuiping Mao, Pan Xu, Changjun Lv
Soluble receptor for advanced glycation end-products and progression of airway disease
Hiroshi Iwamoto, Jing Gao, Ville Pulkkinen, Tuula Toljamo, Pentti Nieminen, Witold Mazur
Impairment of pulmonary vascular reserve and right ventricular systolic reserve in pulmonary arterial hypertension
Enric Domingo, Juan C Grignola, Rio Aguilar, Christian Arredondo, Nadia Bouteldja, Manuel López Messeguer, Antonio Roman
Efficacy of a multifactorial intervention on therapeutic adherence in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a randomized controlled trial
José Leiva-Fernández, Francisca Leiva-Fernández, Antonio García-Ruiz, Daniel Prados-Torres, Pilar Barnestein-Fonseca
Usefulness of reinforcing interventions on continuous positive airway pressure compliance
Anna Lo Bue, Adriana Salvaggio, Serena Iacono Isidoro, Salvatore Romano, Oreste Marrone, Giuseppe Insalaco
Genetic test to stop smoking (GeTSS) trial protocol: randomised controlled trial of a genetic test (Respiragene) and Auckland formula to assess lung cancer risk
John AA Nichols, Paul Grob, Simon de Lusignan, Wendy Kite, Peter Williams
Comparative chest computed tomography findings of non-tuberculous mycobacterial lung diseases and pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with acid fast bacilli smear-positive sputum
Mei-Kang Yuan, Cheng-Yu Chang, Ping-Huang Tsai, Yuan-Ming Lee, Jen-Wu Huang, Shih-Chieh Chang
Exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease receiving physical therapy: a cohort-nested randomised controlled trial
Emmylou Beekman, Ilse Mesters, Erik JM Hendriks, Jean WM Muris, Geertjan Wesseling, Silvia MAA Evers, Guus M Asijee, Annemieke Fastenau, Hannah N Hoffenkamp, Rik Gosselink, Onno CP van Schayck, Rob A de Bie
Assessment of stigma in patients with cystic fibrosis
Smita Pakhale, Michael Armstrong, Crystal Holly, Rojiemiahd Edjoc, Ena Gaudet, Shawn Aaron, Giorgio Tasca, William Cameron, Louise Balfour
Bronchial asthma is associated with increased risk of chronic kidney disease
Hui-Ling Huang, Shinn-Ying Ho, Chien-Hsun Li, Fang-Ying Chu, Li-Ping Ciou, Hua-Chin Lee, Wen-Liang Chen, Nian-Sheng Tzeng
p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase determines the susceptibility to cigarette smoke-induced emphysema in mice
Satoshi Marumo, Yuma Hoshino, Hirofumi Kiyokawa, Naoya Tanabe, Atsuyasu Sato, Emiko Ogawa, Shigeo Muro, Toyohiro Hirai, Michiaki Mishima
Significance of fractional exhaled nitric oxide in chronic eosinophilic pneumonia: a retrospective cohort study
Ji Young Park, Taehoon Lee, Hongyeul Lee, Yeon Joo Lee, Jong Sun Park, Young-Jae Cho, Ho Il Yoon, Jae Ho Lee, Choon-Taek Lee
Dynamics of soluble and cellular inflammatory markers in nasal lavage obtained from Cystic Fibrosis patients during intravenous antibiotic treatment
Julia Hentschel, Manuela Jäger, Natalie Beiersdorf, Nele Fischer, Franziska Doht, Ruth K Michl, Thomas Lehmann, Udo R Markert, Klas Böer, Peter M Keller, Mathias W Pletz, Jochen G Mainz
Relationship of redundant Th17 cells and IL-17A, but not IL-17 F, with the severity of obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS)
Lin Ying, Hequan Li, Zhijie Pan, Shanni Ma, Pei Zhang, Qing Wang, Guohua Lu, Jianying Zhou
Extraordinary response to crizotinib in a woman with squamous cell lung cancer after two courses of failed chemotherapy
Qiushi Wang, Yong He, Xin Yang, Yubo Wang, Hualiang Xiao
Whole lung lavage combined with Granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor inhalation for an adult case of refractory pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
Hong yan Yu, Xue feng Sun, Yan xun Wang, Zuo jun Xu, Hui Huang
Double-blind controlled trial of lecithinized superoxide dismutase in patients with idiopathic interstitial pneumonia – short term evaluation of safety and tolerability
Koichiro Kamio, Arata Azuma, Ken Ohta, Yukihiko Sugiyama, Toshihiro Nukiwa, Shoji Kudoh, Tohru Mizushima
Pulmonary function in patients with Huntington’s Disease
Alvaro Reyes, Travis Cruickshank, Mel Ziman, Kazunori Nosaka
Disease knowledge level is a noteworthy risk factor of anxiety and depression in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study
Qiao Zhang, Jiangrong Liao, Xiuqing Liao, Xiuling Wu, Min Wan, Changzheng Wang, Qianli Ma
Upregulation of the tight junction protein occludin: effects on ventilation-induced lung injury and mechanisms of action
Mengjie Liu, Changping Gu, Yuelan Wang
The PROTECCT-M study: a cohort study investigating associations between novel specific biomarkers, patient-related, healthcare system markers and the trajectory of COPD patients treated in primary care
Jens Søndergaard, Anders Halling
Altered mucosal immune response after acute lung injury in a murine model of Ataxia Telangiectasia
Olaf Eickmeier, Su Youn Kim, Eva Herrmann, Constanze Döring, Ruth Duecker, Sandra Voss, Sibylle Wehner, Christoph Hölscher, Julia Pietzner, Stefan Zielen, Ralf Schubert
Differential expression of C-Reactive protein and Serum amyloid A in different cell types in the lung tissue of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients
Carmen Calero, Elena Arellano, Jose Luis Lopez-Villalobos, Verónica Sánchez-López, Nicolás Moreno-Mata, José Luis López-Campos
Similar matrix alterations in alveolar and small airway walls of COPD patients
Irene MJ Eurlings, Mieke A Dentener, Jack PM Cleutjens, Carine J Peutz, Gernot GU Rohde, Emiel FM Wouters, Niki L Reynaert
Daily activity during stability and exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Ayedh D Alahmari, Anant RC Patel, Beverly S Kowlessar, Alex J Mackay, Richa Singh, Jadwiga A Wedzicha, Gavin C Donaldson
Targeting peripheral blood pro-inflammatory cytotoxic lymphocytes by inhibiting CD137 expression: novel potential treatment for COPD
Greg Hodge, Mark Holmes, Hubertus Jersmann, Paul N Reynolds, Sandra Hodge
Flagellin concentrations in expectorations from cystic fibrosis patients
Viviane Balloy, Guiti Thévenot, Thierry Bienvenu, Philippe Morand, Harriet Corvol, Annick Clement, Reuben Ramphal, Dominique Hubert, Michel Chignard
Cerebrovascular responses to submaximal exercise in women with COPD
Sara E Hartmann, Richard Leigh, Marc J Poulin
Pattern of respiratory diseases in children presenting to the paediatric emergency unit of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu: a case series report
Tagbo Oguonu, Chikaodinaka Adaeze Ayuk, Benedict Onyeka Edelu, Ikenna Kingsley Ndu
Inflammatory cytokine response to exercise in alpha-1-antitrypsin deficient COPD patients ‘on’ or ‘off’ augmentation therapy
I Mark Olfert, Moh H Malek, Tomas ML Eagan, Harrieth Wagner, Peter D Wagner
Treatment adherence and health outcomes in patients with bronchiectasis
Amanda R McCullough, Michael M Tunney, Alexandra L Quittner, J Stuart Elborn, Judy M Bradley, Carmel M Hughes
Pseudomonas aeruginosaisolates in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: characterization and risk factors
Miguel Gallego, Xavier Pomares, Mateu Espasa, Eva Castañer, Mar Solé, David Suárez, Eduard Monsó, Concepción Montón
The Cohort for Childhood Origin of Asthma and allergic diseases (COCOA) study: design, rationale and methods
Hyeon-Jong Yang, So-Yeon Lee, Dong In Suh, Youn Ho Shin, Byoung-Ju Kim, Ju-Hee Seo, Hyoung Yoon Chang, Kyung Won Kim, Kangmo Ahn, Yee-Jin Shin, Kyung-Sook Lee, Cheol Min Lee, Se-Young Oh, Ho Kim, Jong-Han Leem, Hwan-Cheol Kim, Eun-Jin Kim, Joo-Shil Lee, Soo-Jong Hong
An autopsy study of combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema: correlations among clinical, radiological, and pathological features
Minoru Inomata, Soichiro Ikushima, Nobuyasu Awano, Keisuke Kondoh, Kohta Satake, Masahiro Masuo, Yuji Kusunoki, Atsuko Moriya, Hiroyuki Kamiya, Tsunehiro Ando, Noriyo Yanagawa, Toshio Kumasaka, Takashi Ogura, Fumikazu Sakai, Arata Azuma, Akihiko Gemma, Tamiko Takemura
Efficacy and safety of moxifloxacin in community acquired pneumonia: a prospective, multicenter, observational study (CAPRIVI)
Ilija Kuzman, Alexandr Bezlepko, Irena Kondova Topuzovska, László Rókusz, Liudmyla Iudina, Hans-Peter Marschall, Thomas Petri
Effects of sex hormones on bronchial reactivity during the menstrual cycle
Maria Matteis, Francesca Polverino, Giuseppe Spaziano, Fiorentina Roviezzo, Carlo Santoriello, Nikol Sullo, Maria Rosaria Bucci, Francesco Rossi, Mario Polverino, Caroline A Owen, Bruno D’Agostino
Epigenetics modifications and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: The EPIOSA study
Jose M Marin, Jorge Artal, Teresa Martin, Santiago J Carrizo, Marta Andres, Inmaculada Martin-Burriel, Rosa Bolea, Arianne Sanz, Luis Varona, Javier Godino, Begoña Gallego, Jose A Garcia-Erce, Isabel Villar, Victoria Gil, Marta Forner, Jose P Cubero, Luis Ros
Correlates of exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) at home among non-smoking adults in Bangladesh: findings from the ITC Bangladesh survey
Abu S Abdullah, Pete Driezen, Genevieve Sansone, Nigar Nargis, Ghulam AKM Hussain, Anne CK Quah, Geoffrey T Fong
Parameters of lung inflammation in asthmatic as compared to healthy children in a contaminated city
Benigno Linares Segovia, Gabriela Cortés Sandoval, Norma Amador Licona, Juan Manuel Guízar Mendoza, Estela Núñez Lemus, Diana Olivia Rocha Amador, Xóchitl Sofía Ramírez Gómez, Rebeca Monroy Torres
Efficacy and safety of fluticasone furoate 100 μg and 200 μg once daily in the treatment of moderate-severe asthma in adults and adolescents: a 24-week randomised study
Ashley Woodcock, Jan Lötvall, William W Busse, Eric D Bateman, Sally Stone, Anna Ellsworth, Loretta Jacques
Short-term glutamine supplementation decreases lung inflammation and the receptor for advanced glycation end-products expression in direct acute lung injury in mice
Yin-Ching Chuang, Huey-Mei Shaw, Chi-Chung Chen, He-Jia Pan, Wei-Chih Lai, Hui-Ling Huang
Nanoparticle uptake by airway phagocytes after fungal spore challenge in murine allergic asthma and chronic bronchitis
Marianne Geiser, Christoph Wigge, Melanie L Conrad, Sylvie Eigeldinger-Berthou, Lisa Künzi, Holger Garn, Harald Renz, Marcus A Mall
Long-term smoking increases the need for acute care among asthma patients: a case control study
Paula Kauppi, Henna Kupiainen, Ari Lindqvist, Tari Haahtela, Tarja Laitinen
COPD exacerbation severity and frequency is associated with impaired macrophage efferocytosis of eosinophils
Osama Eltboli, Mona Bafadhel, Fay Hollins, Adam Wright, Beverley Hargadon, Neeta Kulkarni, Christopher Brightling
Astragalin inhibits airway eotaxin-1 induction and epithelial apoptosis through modulating oxidative stress-responsive MAPK signaling
In-Hee Cho, Ju-Hyun Gong, Min-Kyung Kang, Eun-Jung Lee, Jung Han Yoon Park, Sang-Jae Park, Young-Hee Kang
Inflammatory response in mixed viral-bacterial community-acquired pneumonia
Salvador Bello, Elisa Mincholé, Sergio Fandos, Ana B Lasierra, María A Ruiz, Ana L Simon, Carolina Panadero, Carlos Lapresta, Rosario Menendez, Antoni Torres
Comparison of the effects of pulmonary rehabilitation with chest physical therapy on the levels of fibrinogen and albumin in patients with lung cancer awaiting lung resection: a randomized clinical trial
Maria Tereza Aguiar Pessoa Morano, Rafael Mesquita, Guilherme Pinheiro Ferreira Da Silva, Amanda Souza Araújo, Juliana Maria De Sousa Pinto, Antero Gomes Neto, Cyntia Maria Sampaio Viana, Manoel Odorico De Moraes Filho, Eanes Delgado Barros Pereira
Randomized study of the safety, pharmacokinetics, and bronchodilatory efficacy of a proprietary glycopyrronium metered-dose inhaler in study patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Stephen Rennard, Charles Fogarty, Colin Reisner, Carlos Fernandez, Tracy Fischer, Michael Golden, Earl St Rose, Patrick Darken, Gregory Tardie, Chadwick Orevillo
Lung fibrotic tenascin-C upregulation is associated with other extracellular matrix proteins and induced by TGFβ1
Susanna Estany, Vanesa Vicens-Zygmunt, Roger Llatjós, Ana Montes, Rosa Penín, Ignacio Escobar, Antoni Xaubet, Salud Santos, Frederic Manresa, Jordi Dorca, Maria Molina-Molina
Evidence of mycobacterial disease in COPD patients with lung volume reduction surgery; the importance of histological assessment of specimens: a cohort study
Anjali Char, Nick S Hopkinson, David M Hansell, Andrew G Nicholson, Emily C Shaw, Samuel J Clark, Philip Sedgwick, Robert Wilson, Simon Jordan, Michael R Loebinger
A controlled study of community-based exercise training in patients with moderate COPD
Shefalee Amin, Marlon Abrazado, Molly Quinn, Thomas W Storer, Chi-Hong Tseng, Christopher B Cooper
Alveolar nitric oxide and its role in pediatric asthma control assessment
Olaia Sardón, Paula Corcuera, Ane Aldasoro, Javier Korta, Javier Mintegui, José I Emparanza, Eduardo G Pérez-Yarza
Pneumococcal pneumonia: differences according to blood culture results
Alberto Capelastegui, Rafael Zalacain, Amaia Bilbao, Mikel Egurrola, Luis Alberto Ruiz Iturriaga, Jose M Quintana, Ainhoa Gomez, Cristobal Esteban, Pedro P España
Impact of air pollution on respiratory diseases in children with recurrent wheezing or asthma
Susanna Esposito, Carlotta Galeone, Mara Lelii, Benedetta Longhi, Beatrice Ascolese, Laura Senatore, Elisabetta Prada, Valentina Montinaro, Stefano Malerba, Maria Francesca Patria, Nicola Principi
Yield of close contact tracing using two different programmatic approaches from tuberculosis index cases: a retrospective quasi-experimental study
Carla Loredo, Michelle Cailleaux–Cezar, Anne Efron, Fernanda Carvalho Queiroz de Mello, Marcus Barreto Conde
Evaluation of oxygen prescription in relation to hospital admission rate in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Alice M Turner, Sourav Sen, Cathryn Steeley, Yasmin Khan, Pamela Sweeney, Yvonne Richards, Rahul Mukherjee
Effectiveness of the Assessment of Burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (ABC) tool: study protocol of a cluster randomised trial in primary and secondary care
Annerika HM Slok, Johannes CCM in ’t Veen, Niels H Chavannes, Thys van der Molen, Maureen PMH Rutten-van Mölken, Huib AM Kerstjens, Guus M Asijee, Philippe L Salomé, Sebastiaan Holverda, Richard PN Dekhuijzen, Denise Schuiten, Gerard van Breukelen, Daniel Kotz, Onno CP van Schayck
Health-related quality of life and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in early stages – longitudinal results from the population-based KORA cohort in a working age population
Margarethe E Wacker, Matthias Hunger, Stefan Karrasch, Joachim Heinrich, Annette Peters, Holger Schulz, Rolf Holle
The significance of the F variant of alpha-1-antitrypsin and unique case report of a PiFF homozygote
Nicola Jane Sinden, Firas Koura, Robert Andrew Stockley
Seasonal variation of serum KL-6 concentrations is greater in patients with hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Hiroshi Ohnishi, Shintaro Miyamoto, Shigeo Kawase, Tetsuya Kubota, Akihito Yokoyama
Determinants of outcome of solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura: an observational cohort study
Daniel Franzen, Matthias Diebold, Alex Soltermann, Didier Schneiter, Peter Kestenholz, Rolf Stahel, Walter Weder, Malcolm Kohler
Retrospective observational study of diagnostic accuracy of the Xpert® MTB/RIF assay on fiberoptic bronchoscopy sampling for early diagnosis of smear-negative or sputum-scarce patients with suspected tuberculosis
Pierre Le Palud, Vincent Cattoir, Brigitte Malbruny, Romain Magnier, Karine Campbell, Youssef Oulkhouir, Gérard Zalcman, Emmanuel Bergot
Cardiorespiratory responses to 6-minute walk test in interstitial lung disease: not always a submaximal test
Anne E Holland, Leona Dowman, Julio Fiore Jr, Danny Brazzale, Catherine J Hill, Christine F McDonald
Monocyte interaction accelerates HCl-induced lung epithelial remodeling
Qiuhua Chen, Alice Aili Luo, Haibo Qiu, Bing Han, Bruce Hsin-Kuo Ko, Arthur S Slutsky, Haibo Zhang
Sleep-related breathing disorders and gait variability: a cross-sectional preliminary study
Sébastien Celle, Cédric Annweiler, Richard Camicioli, Jean-Claude Barthélémy, Frédéric Roche, Olivier Beauchet
Lung transplantation in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a systematic review of the literature
Kristin D Kistler, Luba Nalysnyk, Philip Rotella, Dirk Esser
A symptom-related monitoring program following pulmonary embolism for the early detection of CTEPH: a prospective observational registry study
Matthias Held, Alexander Hesse, Franziska Gött, Regina Holl, Gudrun Hübner, Philipp Kolb, Heinz Jakob Langen, Tobias Romen, Franziska Walter, Hans Joachim Schäfers, Heinrike Wilkens, Berthold Jany
Mobile-phone-based home exercise training program decreases systemic inflammation in COPD: a pilot study
Chun-Hua Wang, Pai-Chien Chou, Wen-Ching Joa, Li-Fei Chen, Te-Fang Sheng, Shu-Chuan Ho, Horng-Chyuan Lin, Chien-Da Huang, Fu-Tsai Chung, Kian Fan Chung, Han-Pin Kuo
Serum angiopoietin is associated with lung function in patients with asthma: a retrospective cohort study
Kuk-Young Moon, PuReun-HaNeul Lee, Sung-Woo Park, Choon-Sik Park, An-Soo Jang
Respiratory virus is a real pathogen in immunocompetent community-acquired pneumonia: comparing to influenza like illness and volunteer controls
Yangqing Zhan, Zifeng Yang, Rongchang Chen, Yutao Wang, Wenda Guan, Suishan Zhao
Serum thyroid-stimulating hormone levels are not associated with exercise capacity and lung function parameters in two population-based studies
Till Ittermann, Sven Gläser, Ralf Ewert, Stephan Felix, Henry Völzke, Marcus Dörr
Indoor pollutant exposure is associated with heightened respiratory symptoms in atopic compared to non-atopic individuals with COPD
Deepak A Kaji, Andrew J Belli, Meredith C McCormack, Elizabeth C Matsui, D’Ann L Williams, Laura Paulin, Nirupama Putcha, Roger D Peng, Gregory B Diette, Patrick N Breysse, Nadia N Hansel
Non specific pattern of lung function in a respiratory physiology unit: causes and prevalence: results of an observational cross-sectional and longitudinal study
Brigitte Chevalier-Bidaud, Karine Gillet-Juvin, Etienne Callens, Romain Chenu, Sémia Graba, Mohamed Essalhi, Christophe Delclaux
Validating hospital admission criteria for decision support in pneumonia
Barbara E Jones, Jason P Jones, Caroline G Vines, Nathan C Dean
Comparison of cardiovascular co-morbidities and CPAP use in patients with positional and non-positional mild obstructive sleep apnea
Yi-Chih Huang, Chun-Yao Lin, Chou-Chin Lan, Yao-Kuang Wu, Chor-Shen Lim, Chun-Yao Huang, Hsuan-Li Huang, Kuan-Hung Yeh, Yu-Chih Liu, Mei-Chen Yang
Nucleotide-oligomerizing domain-1 (NOD1) receptor activation induces pro-inflammatory responses and autophagy in human alveolar macrophages
Esmeralda Juárez, Claudia Carranza, Fernando Hernández-Sánchez, Elva Loyola, Dante Escobedo, Juan Carlos León-Contreras, Rogelio Hernández-Pando, Martha Torres, Eduardo Sada
Role of C-reactive protein as a biomarker for prediction of the severity of pulmonary exacerbations in patients with cystic fibrosis
Rosa Maria Girón-Moreno, José L Justicia, Sara Yamamoto, Claudia Valenzuela, Carolina Cisneros, Rosa Mar Gómez-Punter, Gilda Fernandes-Vasconcelos, Julio Ancochea
Factors affecting mortality following emergency admission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Wakae Hasegawa, Yasuhiro Yamauchi, Hideo Yasunaga, Mitsuhiro Sunohara, Taisuke Jo, Hiroki Matsui, Kiyohide Fushimi, Kazutaka Takami, Takahide Nagase
The effect of perinatal anxiety on bronchiolitis is influenced by polymorphisms in ROS-related genes
Eun Lee, Hyoung Yoon Chang, Kyung-Sook Lee, Dong In Suh, Ho-Sung Yu, Mi-Jin Kang, In Ae Choi, Jinah Park, Kyung Won Kim, Youn Ho Shin, Kang Mo Ahn, Ja-Young Kwon, Suk-Joo Choi, Kyung-Ju Lee, Hye-Sung Won, Song I Yang, Young-Ho Jung, Hyung Young Kim, Ju-Hee Seo, Ji-Won Kwon, Byoung-Ju Kim, Hyo-Bin Kim, So-Yeon Lee, Eun-Jin Kim, Joo-Shil Lee, Katherine M Keyes, Yee-Jin Shin, Soo-Jong Hong
Self-reported exercise and longitudinal outcomes in cystic fibrosis: a retrospective cohort study
Joseph M Collaco, Scott M Blackman, Karen S Raraigh, Christopher B Morrow, Garry R Cutting, Shruti M Paranjape
Indacaterol improves lung hyperinflation and physical activity in patients with moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - a randomized, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
Henrik Watz, Felix Krippner, Anne Kirsten, Helgo Magnussen, Claus Vogelmeier
Intestinal current measurement versus nasal potential difference measurements for diagnosis of cystic fibrosis: a case–control study
Azadeh Bagheri-Hanson, Sebastian Nedwed, Claudia Rueckes-Nilges, Lutz Naehrlich
The correlation between the bronchial hyperresponsiveness to methacholine and asthma like symptoms by GINA questionnaires for the diagnosis of asthma
So Yeon Lim, Young Joo Jo, Eun Mi Chun
Genetic polymorphisms and risk of recurrent wheezing in pediatric age
Susanna Esposito, Valentina Ierardi, Cristina Daleno, Alessia Scala, Leonardo Terranova, Claudia Tagliabue, Walter Peves Rios, Claudio Pelucchi, Nicola Principi
Non-emphysematous chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is associated with diabetes mellitus
Craig P Hersh, Barry J Make, David A Lynch, R Graham Barr, Russell P Bowler, Peter MA Calverley, Peter J Castaldi, Michael H Cho, Harvey O Coxson, Dawn L DeMeo, Marilyn G Foreman, MeiLan K Han, Benjamin J Harshfield, John E Hokanson, Sharon Lutz, Joe W Ramsdell, Elizabeth A Regan, Stephen I Rennard, Joyce D Schroeder, Frank C Sciurba, Robert M Steiner, Ruth Tal-Singer, Edwin JR van Beek, Edwin K Silverman, James D Crapo
Comparison between breathing and aerobic exercise on clinical control in patients with moderate-to-severe asthma: protocol of a randomized trial
Karen B Evaristo, Milene G Saccomani, Milton A Martins, Alberto Cukier, Rafael Stelmach, Marcos R Rodrigues, Danilo F Santaella, Celso RF Carvalho
Does the 2013 GOLD classification improve the ability to predict lung function decline, exacerbations and mortality: a post-hoc analysis of the 4-year UPLIFT trial
Lucas M A Goossens, Inge Leimer, Norbert Metzdorf, Karin Becker, Maureen P M H Rutten-van Mölken
Subcutaneous implant with etonogestrel (Implanon®) for catamenial exacerbations in a patient with cystic fibrosis: a case report
Adelaida Lamas, Luis Máiz, Marta Ruiz de Valbuena, José Manuel González-Casbas, Lucrecia Suárez
Oxygen kinetics during 6-minute walk tests in patients with cardiovascular and pulmonary disease
Lukas Kern, Sophie Condrau, Florent Baty, Jan Wiegand, Arno JR van Gestel, Andrea Azzola, Michael Tamm, Martin Brutsche
Diagnostic yield of transbronchial cryobiopsy in non-neoplastic lung disease: a retrospective case series
Sergej Griff, Nicolas Schönfeld, Wilhelm Ammenwerth, Torsten-Gerriet Blum, Christian Grah, Torsten T Bauer, Wolfram Grüning, Thomas Mairinger, Henrik Wurps
The effect of the novel phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor MEM 1414 on the allergen induced responses in mild asthma
Brian R Leaker, Dave Singh, Ferhana Y Ali, Peter J Barnes, Brian O’Connor
Development of microscopic polyangiitis-related pulmonary fibrosis in a patient with autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
Yuhei Kinehara, Hiroshi Kida, Yoshikazu Inoue, Masaki Hirose, Akihiko Nakabayashi, Yoshiko Takeuchi, Yoshitomo Hayama, Kiyoharu Fukushima, Haruhiko Hirata, Koji Inoue, Toshiyuki Minami, Izumi Nagatomo, Yoshito Takeda, Toshiki Funakoshi, Takashi Kijima, Atsushi Kumanogoh
Genetic variants in ADAM33 are associated with airway inflammation and lung function in COPD
Xinyan Wang, Wan Li, Kun Huang, Xiaowen Kang, Zhaoguo Li, Chengcheng Yang, Xiaomei Wu, Lina Chen
Protocol for a mixed-methods study of supplemental oxygen in pulmonary fibrosis
Amanda Belkin, Kaitlin Fier, Karen Albright, Susan Baird, Brenda Crowe, Linda Eres, Marjorie Korn, Leslie Maginn, Mark McCormick, Elisabeth D Root, Thomas Vierzba, Frederick S Wamboldt, Jeffrey J Swigris
Cisplatin sensitivity is enhanced in non-small cell lung cancer cells by regulating epithelial-mesenchymal transition through inhibition of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A2
Guodong Xu, Hui Yu, Xinbao Shi, Lebo Sun, Qingyun Zhou, Dawei Zheng, Huoshun Shi, Ni Li, Xianning Zhang, Guofeng Shao
Clinical significance of mTOR, ZEB1, ROCK1 expression in lung tissues of pulmonary fibrosis patients
Jong Sun Park, Hyo Jin Park, Young Sik Park, Sang-Min Lee, Jae-Joon Yim, Chul-Gyu Yoo, Sung Koo Han, Young Whan Kim
Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia: clinical associations and outcomes
WenBin Xu, Yi Xiao, HongRui Liu, MingWei Qin, WenJie Zheng, JuHong Shi
Exercise training for asbestos-related and other dust-related respiratory diseases: a randomised controlled trial
Marita T Dale, Zoe J McKeough, Phillip A Munoz, Peter Corte, Peter T P Bye, Jennifer A Alison
The impact of concomitant pulmonary infection on immune dysregulation in Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia
Chung-Wei Chou, Fang-Chi Lin, Han-Chen Tsai, Shi-Chuan Chang
Sepsis-induced lung inflammation is modulated by insulin
Luciano Ribeiro Filgueiras, Vera L Capelozzi, Joilson O Martins, Sonia Jancar
Tomographic findings of acute pulmonary toxoplasmosis in immunocompetent patients
Karina de Souza Giassi, Andre Nathan Costa, Andre Apanavicius, Fernando Bin Teixeira, Caio Julio Cesar Fernandes, Alfredo Salim Helito, Ronaldo Adib Kairalla
Transduction of ferret airway epithelia using a pre-treatment and lentiviral gene vector
Patricia Cmielewski, Nigel Farrow, Martin Donnelley, Chantelle McIntyre, Jahan Penny-Dimri, Tim Kuchel, David Parsons
Effects of controlled breathing exercises and respiratory muscle training in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: results from evaluating the quality of evidence in systematic reviews
Christine Råheim Borge, Kåre Birger Hagen, Anne Marit Mengshoel, Ernst Omenaas, Torbjørn Moum, Astrid Klopstad Wahl
Compliance with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for obstructive sleep apnea among privately paying patients- a cross sectional study
Syed Fayyaz Hussain, Muhammad Irfan, Zeeshan Waheed, Naveen Alam, Saba Mansoor, Muhammad Islam
Effectiveness of computerized clinical decision support systems for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care: a systematic review
Mariam Fathima, David Peiris, Pradnya Naik-Panvelkar, Bandana Saini, Carol Lyn Armour
Design of the randomized, controlled sequential staged treatment of emphysema with upper lobe predominance (STEP-UP) study
Arschang Valipour, Felix JF Herth, Ralf Eberhardt, Pallav L Shah, Avina Gupta, Robert Barry, Erik Henne, Sourish Bandyopadhyay, Greg Snell
Fixed airways obstruction among patients with severe asthma: findings from the Singapore General Hospital-Severe Asthma Phenotype Study
Anthony Chau Ang Yii, Gan Liang Tan, Keng Leong Tan, Therese Sophie Lapperre, Mariko Siyue Koh
A systematic review of the cost-effectiveness of targeted therapies for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
Ansgar Lange, Anne Prenzler, Martin Frank, Heiko Golpon, Tobias Welte, J-Matthias von der Schulenburg
Non-invasive mechanical ventilation in patients with diffuse interstitial lung diseases
Stefano Aliberti, Grazia Messinesi, Silvia Gamberini, Sveva Maggiolini, Dina Visca, Vanni Galavotti, Fabio Giuliani, Roberto Cosentini, Anna Maria Brambilla, Francesco Blasi, Raffaele Scala, Mauro Carone, Francesca Luisi, Sergio Harari, Antonio Voza, Antonio Esquinas, Alberto Pesci
Intravenous insulin therapy during lung resection does not affect lung function or surfactant proteins
Zdenek Ručka, Irena Koutná, Lenka Tesařová, Michaela Potěšilová, Stanislav Stejskal, Pavel Šimara, Petr Vaňhara, Jan Doležel, Vaclav Zvoníček, Oldřich Coufal, Ivan Čapov
TargetCOPD: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of targeted case finding for COPD versusroutine practice in primary care: protocol
Rachel E Jordan, Peymané Adab, Sue Jowett, Jen L Marsh, Richard D Riley, Alexandra Enocson, Martin R Miller, Brendan G Cooper, Alice M Turner, Jon G Ayres, Kar Keung Cheng, Kate Jolly, Robert A Stockley, Sheila Greenfield, Stanley Siebert, Amanda Daley, David A Fitzmaurice
Upregulation of activin-B and follistatin in pulmonary fibrosis – a translational study using human biopsies and a specific inhibitor in mouse fibrosis models
Marjukka Myllärniemi, Jussi Tikkanen, Juha J Hulmi, Arja Pasternack, Eva Sutinen, Mikko Rönty, Outi Leppäranta, Hongqiang Ma, Olli Ritvos, Katri Koli
Efficacy and safety of aclidinium bromide/formoterol fumarate fixed-dose combinations compared with individual components and placebo in patients with COPD (ACLIFORM-COPD): a multicentre, randomised study
Dave Singh, Paul W Jones, Eric D Bateman, Stephanie Korn, Cristina Serra, Eduard Molins, Cynthia Caracta, Esther Garcia Gil, Anne Leselbaum
Analysis of the bacterial community in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease sputum samples by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and real-time PCR
Dachang Wu, Chenxia Hou, Yanxia Li, Zinan Zhao, Jianjun Liu, Xin Lu, Xueqi Shang, Yi Xin
Prognosis of patients with suspected pulmonary embolism in Buenos Aires: a prospective cohort study
Fernando Javier Vazquez, María Lourdes Posadas-Martínez, Fernán González Bernaldo de Quirós, Diego Hernan Giunta
Normal values of exhaled carbon monoxide in healthy subjects: comparison between two methods of assessment
Umberto Moscato, Andrea Poscia, Riccardo Gargaruti, Giovanni Capelli, Franco Cavaliere
A systematic review on tracheostomy decannulation: a proposal of a quantitative semiquantitative clinical score
Pierachille Santus, Andrea Gramegna, Dejan Radovanovic, Rita Raccanelli, Vincenzo Valenti, Dimitri Rabbiosi, Michele Vitacca, Stefano Nava
Symptoms of depression impact the course of lung function in adolescents and adults with cystic fibrosis
Astrid Fidika, Marion Herle, Lutz Goldbeck
Development of a risk-adjusted in-hospital mortality prediction model for community-acquired pneumonia: a retrospective analysis using a Japanese administrative database
Hironori Uematsu, Susumu Kunisawa, Noriko Sasaki, Hiroshi Ikai, Yuichi Imanaka
The relationship between physical functional capacity and lung function in obese children and adolescents
Mariana Simões Ferreira, Roberto Teixeira Mendes, Fernando Augusto de Lima Marson, Mariana Porto Zambon, Ilma Aparecida Paschoal, Adyleia Aparecida Dalbo Contrera Toro, Silvana Dalge Severino, Maria Ângela Gonçalves de Oliveira Ribeiro, José Dirceu Ribeiro
Genes related to emphysema are enriched for ubiquitination pathways
Sergey Stepaniants, I-Ming Wang, Yves Boie, James Mortimer, Brian Kennedy, Mark Elliott, Shizu Hayashi, Honglin Luo, Jerry Wong, Leanna Loy, Silvija Coulter, Christopher J Roberts, James C Hogg, Don D Sin, Gary O’Neill, Michael Crackower, Melody Morris, Peter D Paré, Ma’en Obeidat
Validation of the new COPD assessment test translated into Thai in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chaicharn Pothirat, Sumalee Kiatboonsri, Charoen Chuchottaworn
COPD Assessment Test (CAT) score as a predictor of major depression among subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and mild hypoxemia: a case–control study
José Laerte R Silva Júnior, Marcus Barreto Conde, Krislainy de Sousa Corrêa, Christina da Silva, Leonardo da Silva Prestes, Marcelo Fouad Rabahi
Expiratory flow rate, breath hold and anatomic dead space influence electronic nose ability to detect lung cancer
Andras Bikov, Marton Hernadi, Beata Zita Korosi, Laszlo Kunos, Gabriella Zsamboki, Zoltan Sutto, Adam Domonkos Tarnoki, David Laszlo Tarnoki, Gyorgy Losonczy, Ildiko Horvath
Distinct compartmentalization of SP-A and SP-D in the vasculature and lungs of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Hirotaka Nishikiori, Hirofumi Chiba, Shigeru Ariki, Koji Kuronuma, Mitsuo Otsuka, Masanori Shiratori, Kimiyuki Ikeda, Atsushi Watanabe, Yoshio Kuroki, Hiroki Takahashi
Pulsed direct and constant direct currents in the pilocarpine iontophoresis sweat chloride test
Carla Cristina Souza Gomez, Maria de Fatima Servidoni, Fernando Augusto de Lima Marson, Paulo Jose Coelho Canavezi, Adriana Mendes Vinagre, Eduardo Tavares Costa, Antonio Fernando Ribeiro, Maria Angela Gonçalves de Oliveira Ribeiro, Adyleia Aparecida Dalbo Contrera Toro, Celia Regina Pavan, Michelle Vivine Sá dos Santos Rondon, Sonia Leticia Silva Lorena, Francisco Ubaldi Vieria Junior, Jose Dirceu Ribeiro
Is inflammatory chronic obstructive pulmonary disease a coronary heart disease risk equivalent? A longitudinal analysis of the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), 1988–1994
Donna R Parker, Jonathan Liu, Mary B Roberts, Charles B Eaton
The longitudinal relationship of changes of adiposity to changes in pulmonary function and risk of asthma in a general adult population
Runa V Fenger, Arturo Gonzalez-Quintela, Carmen Vidal, Lise-Lotte Husemoen, Tea Skaaby, Betina H Thuesen, Mette Aadahl, Flemming Madsen, Allan Linneberg
Aclidinium improves exercise endurance, dyspnea, lung hyperinflation, and physical activity in patients with COPD: a randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial
Kai M Beeh, Henrik Watz, Luis Puente-Maestu, Luis de Teresa, Diana Jarreta, Cynthia Caracta, Esther Garcia Gil, Helgo Magnussen
Ventilatory function and cardiovascular disease risk factors: a cross-sectional study in young adults
Vanessa Garcia-Larsen, Patricia Bustos, Hugo Amigo, James Potts, Roberto J Rona
A dose-ranging study of the bronchodilator effects of abediterol (LAS100977), a long-acting β2-adrenergic agonist, in asthma; a Phase II, randomized study
Dave Singh, Helena Pujol, Anna Ribera, Beatriz Seoane, Eric Massana, Carol Astbury, Sandrine Ruiz, Gonzalo de Miquel
The incidence of cardiovascular events after hospitalization due to CAP and their association with different inflammatory markers
Olga Rajas, Mara Ortega-Gómez, José María Galván Román, José Curbelo, Guillermo Fernández Jiménez, Lorena Vega Piris, Francisco Rodríguez Salvanes, Belén Arnalich, Sergio Luquero Bueno, Ana Díaz López, Hortensia de la Fuente, Carmen Suárez, Julio Ancochea, Javier Aspa
Dose response of umeclidinium administered once or twice daily in patients with COPD: a randomised cross-over study
Alison Church, Misba Beerahee, Jean Brooks, Rashmi Mehta, Palvi Shah
Potential prognostic value of biomarkers in lavage, sputum and serum in a five year clinical follow-up of smokers with and without COPD
Olaf Holz, Benjamin Waschki, Stefan Roepcke, Henrik Watz, Gereon Lauer, Cornelia Faulenbach, Jens M Hohlfeld
Visualisation of time-varying respiratory system elastance in experimental ARDS animal models
Erwin J van Drunen, Yeong Shiong Chiew, Christopher Pretty, Geoffrey M Shaw, Bernard Lambermont, Nathalie Janssen, J Geoffrey Chase, Thomas Desaive
Long-term exposure to muscarinic agonists decreases expression of contractile proteins and responsiveness of rabbit tracheal smooth muscle cells
Rodopi Stamatiou, Efrosini Paraskeva, Anna Vasilaki, Ilias Mylonis, Paschalis Adam Molyvdas, Konstantinos Gourgoulianis, Apostolia Hatziefthimiou
A rare case of rapidly enlarging tracheal lobular capillary hemangioma presenting as difficult to ventilate acute asthma during pregnancy
Shivesh Prakash, Shailesh Bihari, Ubbo Wiersema
Utility of the CAT in the therapy assessment of COPD exacerbations in China
You-Hui Tu, Yan Zhang, Guang-He Fei
Challenging the diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis in a patient carrying the 186-8T/C allelic variant in the CF Transmembrane Conductance Regulator gene
Sara Caldrer, Genny Verzè, Jan Johansson, Claudio Sorio, Chiara Angiari, Mario Buffelli, Baroukh Maurice Assael, Paola Melotti
Epidemiology and long-term survival of pulmonary arterial hypertension in the Czech Republic: a retrospective analysis of a nationwide registry
Pavel Jansa, Jiri Jarkovsky, Hikmet Al-Hiti, Jana Popelova, David Ambroz, Tomas Zatocil, Regina Votavova, Pavel Polacek, Jana Maresova, Michael Aschermann, Petr Brabec, Ladislav Dusek, Ales Linhart
Characteristics and determinants of endurance cycle ergometry and six-minute walk distance in patients with COPD
Vasileios Andrianopoulos, Scott S Wagers, Miriam TJ Groenen, Lowie E Vanfleteren, Frits ME Franssen, Frank WJM Smeenk, Ioannis Vogiatzis, Emiel F M Wouters, Martijn A Spruit
Quantitative analysis of lung elastic fibers in idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (IPPFE): comparison of clinical, radiological, and pathological findings with those of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)
Noriyuki Enomoto, Hideki Kusagaya, Yoshiyuki Oyama, Masato Kono, Yusuke Kaida, Shigeki Kuroishi, Dai Hashimoto, Tomoyuki Fujisawa, Koshi Yokomura, Naoki Inui, Yutaro Nakamura, Takafumi Suda
Maximal exercise in obese patients with COPD: the role of fat free mass
Marina Aiello, Elisabetta Teopompi, Panagiota Tzani, Sara Ramponi, Maria Rosaria Gioia, Emilio Marangio, Alfredo Chetta
Co-morbidities are the key nominators of the health related quality of life in mild and moderate COPD
Jukka Koskela, Maritta Kilpeläinen, Henna Kupiainen, Witold Mazur, Harri Sintonen, Marike Boezen, Ari Lindqvist, Dirkje Postma, Tarja Laitinen
Comprehensive multiplexed protein quantitation delineates eosinophilic and neutrophilic experimental asthma
Maria Bergquist, Sofia Jonasson, Josephine Hjoberg, Göran Hedenstierna, Jörg Hanrieder
Metabolic load during strength training or NMES in individuals with COPD: results from the DICEStrial
Maurice JH Sillen, Frits ME Franssen, Anouk W Vaes, Jeannet ML Delbressine, Emiel FM Wouters, Martijn A Spruit
Occupational exposures, smoking and airway inflammation in refractory asthma
Jodie L Simpson, Maya Guest, May M Boggess, Peter G Gibson
Erratum to: Singing classes for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial
Victoria M Lord, Victoria J Hume, Julia L Kelly, Phoene Cave, Judith Silver, Maya Waldman, Chris White, Cayley Smith, Rebecca Tanner, Melissa Sanchez, William D-C Man, Michael I Polkey, Nicholas S Hopkinson