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Fighting time: A qualitative analysis on the impact of lung transplantation in adults with Cystic Fibrosis [PDF]
, 2001 During the last decade lung transplantation has become an option for those with end-stage respiratory disease, including Cystic Fibrosis. However, there appears to have been very little written about the experiences of those who are on the lung ...
McCarthy, Janet Mary
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Protease-anti-protease compartmentalization in SARS-CoV-2 ARDS: Therapeutic implications
EBioMedicine, 2022 Summary: Background: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is elevated in SARS-CoV-2 infection. IL-6 regulates acute-phase proteins, such as alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT), a key lung anti-protease.
Oisin F. McElvaney +23 more
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Cystic fibrosis related chronic liver disease: a study of its influence upon prognosis and possible mechanisms for this; with specific reference to pulmonary and systemic haemodynamics [PDF]
, 1995 MDTo assess the influence of chronic liver disease on survival a time dependent multivariate Cox regression analysis was It performed. The results confirmed that patients with evidence of chronic liver disease have a worse prognosis.
Williams, Simon Graham John
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F1000Research, 2017 The versatile and ubiquitous Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen causing acute and chronic infections in predisposed human subjects. Here we review recent progress in understanding P.
Jens Klockgether, Burkhard Tümmler
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Three’s company: A woman with rash, uterine mass and cystic lungs
Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2020 Cystic lung disease encompasses a wide variety of clinical entities, the diagnosis of which is sometimes straightforward and other times obscure. To narrow the list of possibilities, it behooves the physician to consider the context in which the cystic ...
Laura Miranda +3 more
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Diffuse Cystic Lung Diseases [PDF]
Respiratory Care, 2019 Diffuse cystic lung diseases (DCLDs) are a group of diverse pulmonary disorders with varying pathophysiology that are characterized by the presence of thin-walled, air-filled spaces within lung parenchyma. High-resolution computed tomography plays a crucial role in the evaluation of DCLDs, and cyst characteristics such as morphology, distribution, and ...
Baha, Obaidat +3 more
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Adeno-associated virus for cystic fibrosis gene therapy
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2011 Gene therapy is an alternative treatment for genetic lung disease, especially monogenic disorders such as cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis is a severe autosomal recessive disease affecting one in 2500 live births in the white population, caused by ...
S.V. Martini, P.R.M. Rocco, M.M. Morales
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Journal of Thoracic Surgery, 1949 1)An epithelial lining membrane is the common characteristic that binds together the apparently diversified conditions included under the term "Cystic disease of the lung." 2)As a result of the epithelial lining membrane the pulmonary cyst, whether congenital or acquired, presents definite symptom patterns, and runs a mild course when infected.
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Surfactant protein a in cystic fibrosis: supratrimeric structure and pulmonary outcome. [PDF]
, 2012 The state of oligomerization of surfactant associated protein-A (SP-A) monomers differs between individuals. This likely affects SP-A's functional properties and could thereby influence clinical status in patients with lung diseases.
Karl Paul +15 more
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Education and employment: the beliefs, aspirations and experiences of young people with cystic fibrosis: a qualitative study [PDF]
, 2012 This research explores the educational and employment experiences of young people with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) and was carried out as two separate studies.
Claxton, Anna Mary
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