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Distinct comorbidity profiles and outcomes in asbestosis versus idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a 6-year prospective cohort study

BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Background Asbestosis and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) share overlapping clinical and pathological features; however, differences in comorbidities and prognostic patterns between the two diseases remain poorly defined.
Yawen Song, Yuanying Wang, Nafeisa Dilixiati, Dongmei Wang, Yiran Wang, Qiao Ye   +5 more
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Serum concentrations of Krebs von den Lungen-6, surfactant protein D, and matrix metalloproteinase-2 as diagnostic biomarkers in patients with asbestosis and silicosis: a case–control study

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2017
Background Asbestosis and silicosis are progressive pneumoconioses characterized by interstitial fibrosis following exposure to asbestos or silica dust. We evaluated the potential diagnostic biomarkers for these diseases. Methods The serum concentrations
Changjiang Xue, Na Wu, Xue Li, Meihua Qiu, Xuqin Du, Qiao Ye   +5 more
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Activation of Downstream mTORC1 Target Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinase (S6K) Can Be Found in a Subgroup of Dutch Patients with Granulomatous Pulmonary Disease

Cells, 2021
Mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) has been linked to different diseases. The mTORC1 signaling pathway is suggested to play a role in the granuloma formation of sarcoidosis.
Raisa Kraaijvanger, Kees Seldenrijk, Els Beijer, Jan Damen, Jayne Louise Wilson, Thomas Weichhart, Jan C. Grutters, Marcel Veltkamp   +7 more
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Interstitial lung disease in newborns [PDF]

Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 2017
The term 'interstitial lung disease' (ILD) refers to a group of disorders involving both the airspaces and tissue compartments of the lung, and these disorders are more accurately termed diffuse lung diseases. Although rare, they are associated with significant morbidity and mortality, with the prognosis depending upon the specific diagnosis. The major
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Differential Item Functioning on the Patient Health Questionnaire 8 by Disease Subtype, Language, Sex, and Age Among People With Systemic Sclerosis: A Scleroderma Patient‐Centered Intervention Network Cohort Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Somatic items used in depression assessments can potentially overlap with symptoms related to physical illness, including systemic sclerosis (SSc). No studies have looked at whether somatic depression items may be influenced by diffuse versus limited SSc disease subtypes, which are associated with varying degrees of symptom presentation.
Sophie Hu, Marie‐Eve Carrier, Marie‐Claude Geoffroy, Meira Golberg, Linda Kwakkenbos, Susan J. Bartlett, Catherine Fortuné, Amy Gietzen, Karen Gottesman, Geneviève Guillot, Laura K. Hummers, Amanda Lawrie‐Jones, Vanessa L. Malcarne, Michelle Richard, Maureen Sauvé, Luc Mouthon, Andrea Benedetti, Brett D. Thombs, on behalf of the SPIN Investigators, Claire E. Adams, Marie Hudson, Maureen D. Mayes, James Stempel, Robyn K. Wojeck, Christian Agard, Laurent Alric, Marc André, Floryan Beaslay, Elana J. Bernstein, Sabine Berthier, Lyne Bissonnette, Sophie Blaise, Eva Bories, Alessandra Bruns, Carlotta Cacciatore, Patricia Carreira, Marion Casadevall, Benjamin Chaigne, Lorinda Chung, Benjamin Crichi, Thylbert Deltombe, Christopher P. Denton, Tannvir Desroche, Robyn Domsic, James V. Dunne, Bertrand Dunogue, Regina Fare, Dominique Farge‐Bancel, Paul R. Fortin, Tracy Frech, Loraine Gauzère, Anne Gerber, Jessica K. Gordon, Brigitte Granel‐Rey, Aurélien Guffroy, Geneviève Gyger, Eric Hachulla, Daphna Harel, Monique Hinchcliff, Sabrina Hoa, Michael Hugues, Alena Ikic, Sindhu R. Johnson, Nader Khalidi, Kimberly S. Lakin, Marc Lambert, Maggie Larche, David Launay, Yvonne C. Lee, Paul Legendre, Catarina Leite, Hélène Maillard, Nancy Maltez, Joanne Manning, Isabelle Marie, Maria Martin Lopez, Thierry Martin, Ariel Masetto, Arsène Mekinian, Sheila Melchor Díaz, Morgane Mourguet, Christelle Nguyen, Karen Nielsen, Mandana Nikpour, Louis Olagne, Vincent Poindron, Janet Pope, Susanna Proudman, Grégory Pugnet, Loïc Raffray, François Rannou, Alexis Régent, Frederic Renou, Sébastien Rivière, David Robinson, Esther Rodríguez Almazar, Tatiana Sofia Rodríguez‐Reyna, Sophie Roux, Perrine Smets, Vincent Sobanski, Robert F. Spiera, Virginia Steen, Evelyn Sutton, Carter Thorne, Damien Vagner, John Varga, Pearce Wilcox, Vanessa Cook, Cassidy Dal Santo, Monica D'Onofrio, Elsa‐Lynn Nassar   +110 more
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SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in interstitial lung disease patients and its association with clinical deterioration: a two-year prospective cohort study

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns about respiratory sequelae, particularly in the patients with preexisting interstitial lung disease (ILD).
Yuanying Wang, Dongmei Wang, Yawen Song, Na Wu, Xuqin Du, Qiao Ye   +5 more
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Marked Long‐Term Improvement in Lung Function in Melanoma Differentiation–Associated Protein 5 Antibody–Positive Dermatomyositis Patients: Experience of a Single‐Center Longitudinal Cohort in North America

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective of this study was to describe the longitudinal disease course and pulmonary outcomes of North American patients with melanoma differentiation–associated protein 5 (MDA5) antibody–associated dermatomyositis (DM). Methods Thirty patients with MDA5 antibody–associated DM were identified in a single‐center longitudinal cohort of 352
Jenice X. Cheah, Sangmee S. Bae, Tiffany De Leon, Yuna Lee, Rong Guo, David Elashoff, Jennifer Wang, Ani Shahbazian, Christina Charles‐Schoeman   +8 more
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Rheumatologic Manifestations of Patients With Type B Insulin Resistance

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objectives of this study were to identify laboratory and clinical features associated with type B insulin resistance (TBIR), a rare condition caused by autoantibodies that inhibit the insulin receptor, most frequently occurring in the setting of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and to increase awareness of this rare, life‐threatening ...
S. Amara Ogbonnaya, Sandra G. Williams, Raphael A. Kirou, Marissa Lightbourne, Rebecca J. Brown   +4 more
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Immunological mechanisms and therapeutic approaches in pulmonary fibrosis

European Respiratory Review
Pulmonary fibrosis (PF), the irreversible scarring of the lungs in many interstitial lung diseases, remains fatal despite currently approved antifibrotic therapy. Converging evidence shows that dysregulated innate and adaptive immunity orchestrates every
Laurine M. Nell, Rudi W. Hendriks, Marlies S. Wijsenbeek, Odilia B.J. Corneth, Thomas Koudstaal   +4 more
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Characteristics and Outcomes of Male Participants in a Multicenter Longitudinal Australian Study Cohort

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The aim of this study was to determine the differences in demographic, serologic, and clinical characteristics between male and female patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) in an Australian cohort. Methods This was a retrospective observational study using data from the Australian Scleroderma Cohort Study.
Emily Lin, Dylan Hansen, Laura Ross, Gene‐Siew Ngian, Susanna Proudman, Gabor Major, Maryam Tabesh, Mandana Nikpour, Jennifer Walker, Lauren Host, Nava Ferdowsi, Alannah Quinlivan, Wendy Stevens, Joanne Sahhar, Diane Apostolopoulos   +14 more
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