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Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) and Tropical Lung Disease
Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia, 2007 The advent of fiberoptic bronchoscopy permitted bronchoalveolar (BAL) to become an easily performed well-tolerated diagnostic and investigative tool. The technique has opened up a helpful new window to the lungs.
Om P. Sharma
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Effects of washing procedures on cell loss in different diagnostic flow cytometry sample types
Cytometry Part B: Clinical Cytometry, EarlyView.
Gunnhild Vatne Leirvik +4 more
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The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a pathological change causing poor outcomes, is not reversible despite current antifibrotic therapy. Emerging evidence suggests that innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) mediate lung inflammation and fibrosis after stimulation by endogenous factors.
Hsiao‐Chin Shen +7 more
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Infection and Drug ResistanceSha Wen,* Jing-Jing Zeng,* Ying Li Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this ...
Wen S, Zeng JJ, Li Y
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Andrographolide Modulates Fibrogenic and Oxidative Stress Responses in Human Lung Fibroblasts
The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive lung disorder characterized by fibroblast activation and excessive extracellular matrix deposition. Andrographolide (ANDRO) has been reported to attenuate pulmonary fibrosis, but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain incompletely understood.
Yu‐Hsin Tseng +8 more
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The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sepsis‐induced acute lung injury (ALI) remains challenging to treat, with conventional anti‐inflammatory therapies offering limited efficacy. The lymphatic system is crucial for removing edema and inflammatory mediators, and its impairment can exacerbate lung injury.
He Wang +4 more
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The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Pediatric acute lung injury (ALI) is a life‐threatening syndrome defined by dysregulated pulmonary inflammation and impaired alveolar gas exchange, with limited therapeutic interventions. This study aims to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy and mechanistic basis of Olaparib, a clinically approved PARP inhibitor, using in vitro and in vivo ...
Fen Gong +5 more
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The role of eCyPA as an inflammatory biomarker for predicting 28-day mortality in ARDS patients
Respiratory ResearchBackground Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is the primary manifestation of systemic inflammatory response syndrome in the lungs. Extracellular cyclophilin A (eCyPA) as a novel inflammatory marker, this study aims to investigate the expression ...
Juan Chen +5 more
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Toxoplasma gondii Infection After Kidney Transplantation: A Case Report and Literature Review
Organ Medicine, EarlyView.Toxoplasma gondii infection after kidney transplantation is rare and presents with nonspecific clinical manifestations; however, the associated mortality rate is high. We discuss the relevant literature, clinical manifestations, therapeutic regimens, and prognoses of post‐transplantation toxoplasmosis.
Peng Zhang +8 more
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Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2019 Objective: To determine diagnostic accuracy of GeneXpert Assay and compare it with smear microscopy for AFB in terms of sensitivity, specificity on bronchial washings/bronchoalveolar lavage samples in sputum smear negative suspected tuberculosis ...
Mahmood Iqbal Malik +5 more
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