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Tejesh C. Anandaswamy +2 more
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High cytomegalovirus serology and subsequent COPD-related mortality: a longitudinal study
Background Positive serology for cytomegalovirus (CMV) has been associated with all-cause mortality risk but its role in COPD mortality is unknown. The objective of the present study was to assess the relationship between CMV serology and COPD mortality.
Raffaella Nenna +7 more
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Background Adipose tissue is known to serve as an abundant and readily accessible source of adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) as an alternative to bone marrow.
Joo-Hoo Park +5 more
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Surfactant protein A (SP-A) is well-known for its protective role in pulmonary immunity. Previous studies from our group have shown that SP-A mediates eosinophil activities, including degranulation and apoptosis.
Alane Blythe C. Dy +11 more
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Urinary CC16 after challenge with dry air hyperpnoea and mannitol in recreational summer athletes [PDF]
Airway epithelial injury is regarded as a key contributing factor to the pathogenesis of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) in athletes. The concentration of the pneumoprotein club cell (Clara cell) CC16 in urine has been found to be a non ...
Pascale Kippelen +14 more
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Within-session variability as quality control for oscillometry in health and disease
Oscillometry is increasingly adopted in respiratory clinics, but many recommendations regarding measurement settings and quality control remain subjective.
Louise M. Harkness +8 more
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Airway function at one year: association with premorbid airway function, wheezing, and maternal smoking [PDF]
Background - Impaired growth and development of the respiratory system during fetal and early postnatal life may have important implications for lung development and later lung health.
Wade, AM +11 more
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Reduced Local Response to Corticosteroids in Eosinophilic Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Asthma
Eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis (ECRS), a subgroup of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, is recognized as a refractory eosinophilic disorder characterized by both upper and lower airway inflammation.
Yoshiki Kobayashi +7 more
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Airway Resistance, Airway Conductance, Specific Airway Resistance, and Specific Airway Conductance in Children [PDF]
In 82 healthy children and in asthmatic children before and during positive allergen provocation test, airway resistance (Raw), airway conductance (Gaw), specific airway resistance (SRaw), and specific airway conductance (SGaw) were measured by body plethysmography during quiet breathing.
M, Leben, H, von der Hardt
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The Endogenous Th17 Response in NO
Severe, glucocorticoid-resistant asthma comprises 5-7% of patients with asthma. IL-17 is a biomarker of severe asthma, and the adoptive transfer of Th17 cells in mice is sufficient to induce glucocorticoid-resistant allergic airway disease.
Suratt, Benjamin T. +45 more
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