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Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Background and challenges to implementation In India, more than 275 million adults use tobacco, which kills 1.2 million of these every year. More than one-quarter of India´s youth begin tobacco use before they are 16 years old and 85% of all users begin
Ashish Kumar Pandey +5 more
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Scleroderma lung disease [PDF]
European Respiratory Review, 2013 Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a systemic autoimmune disease that is characterised by endothelial dysfunction resulting in a small-vessel vasculopathy, fibroblast dysfunction with resultant excessive collagen production and fibrosis, and immunological abnormalities.
Todd M. Bull +10 more
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Journal of Inflammation, 2021 An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
John A. Marwick +4 more
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Agricultural lung diseases. [PDF]
Environmental Health Perspectives, 2000 Agriculture is considered one of the most hazardous occupations. Organic dusts and toxic gases constitute some of the most common and potentially disabling occupational and environmental hazards. The changing patterns of agriculture have paradoxically contributed to both improved working conditions and increased exposure to respiratory hazards.
Steven R. Kirkhorn, Vincent F. Garry
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European Respiratory Review, 2022 Parasitic lung diseases are caused by a number of parasites as a result of transient passage in the lung or as a result of an immunologic reaction. The clinical presentation may be in the form of focal or cystic lesions, pleural effusion or diffuse pulmonary infiltrates. With increasing globalisation, it is important to consider parasitic infections in
Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq +2 more
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BMC Cancer, 2018 Background COPD patients are at increased risk of developing non-small cell lung carcinoma that has a worse prognosis. Oxidative stress contributes to carcinogenesis and is increased in COPD patients due to mitochondrial dysfunction.
F. Ng Kee Kwong +4 more
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Claudins in lung diseases [PDF]
Respiratory Research, 2011 Tight junctions are the most apically localized part of the epithelial junctional complex. They regulate the permeability and polarity of cell layers and create compartments in cell membranes. Claudins are structural molecules of tight junctions.
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Elastocapillary network model of inhalation [PDF]
Physical Review Research, 2, 043382 (2020), 2020 The seemingly simple process of inhalation relies on a complex interplay between muscular contraction in the thorax, elasto-capillary interactions in individual lung branches, propagation of air between different connected branches, and overall air flow into the lungs.
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Interstitial lung disease [PDF]
European Respiratory Review, 2013 This article reviews the most important articles published in interstitial lung disease, as reviewed during the Clinical Year in Review session at the 2012 annual European Respiratory Society Congress in Vienna, Austria.Since the recent international guidelines for the management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), important new evidence is ...
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