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Smoking and Other Interstitial Lung Diseases [PDF]

, 2011
Cigarette smoking has been implicated in the development of some uncommon respiratory interstitial diseases. Desquamative interstitial pneumonia and respiratory bronchiolitis-associated interstitial lung diseases are characterized by a diffuse alveolar ...
Álvarez-Sala Rodolfo, Carpio Carlos, Gómez-Carrera Luis   +2 more
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Distinct Systemic Sclerosis Phenotypes Related to Ethnicity: An Opportunity to Personalize Care?

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective is to describe and compare demographic, clinical, and serological characteristics of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) according to ethnic background. Methods Participants enrolled in the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group cohort who self‐identified to a single ethnicity group were included.
Danick Goulet, Camille Guertin, Maggie Larché, Isabelle Ferdinand, Marie Hudson, May Y. Choi, Mohammed Osman, Janet Pope, Carter Thorne, Murray Baron, Sasha Bernatsky, Sabrina Hoa   +11 more
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Potential interstitial lung abnormalities on chest X-rays prior to symptoms of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2022
Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) often has significant diagnostic delay. At present it is not well-known what factors associate with time to diagnosis and if this is associated with survival after the diagnosis.
T. W. Hoffman, H. W. van Es, D. H. Biesma, J. C. Grutters   +3 more
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Real‐World Safety and Effectiveness of JAK Inhibitors in Systemic Sclerosis: A Propensity‐Matched Study From the EUSTAR Cohort

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective JAK inhibitors (JAKi) have shown promising effects in early‐phase studies of systemic sclerosis (SSc). We aimed to assess the safety and explore the effectiveness of JAKi compared to conventional immunosuppressants in SSc. Methods A longitudinal retrospective study of the European Scleroderma Trials and Research Group (EUSTAR) cohort was ...
Stefano Di Donato, Marie‐Elise Truchetet, Marco Minerba, Oliver Distler, Juan José Alegre Sancho, Yolanda Braun‐Moscovici, Christina Bergmann, Petros Sfikakis, Jeska K. de Vries‐Bouwstra, Murray Baron, Silvia Bellando‐Randone, Lorenzo Dagna, Christopher P. Denton, Madelon C. Vonk, Vanessa Smith, Ivan Castellvi, Gabriela Riemekasten, Andra Balanescu, Masataka Kuwana, Maria De Santis, Kamal Solanki, Anastas Batalov, Vahan Mukuchyan, Marco Matucci‐Cerinic, Yannick Allanore, Francesco Del Galdo, Michael Hughes, EUSTAR Collaborators   +27 more
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Heavy metal poisoning caused by Chinese folk remedies in psoriasis patients: a retrospective analysis

Scientific Reports
Psoriasis, characterized as a chronic relapsing disease with a protracted course, often drives patients to seek relief through Chinese folk remedies (CFR).
Changjiang Xue, Xuqin Du, Xiaoli Zhu, Na Wu, Qiao Ye   +4 more
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Efficacy of cyclophosphamide in treating connective tissue disease-related interstitial lung diseases

, 2021
Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are some of the first and most serious complications of connective tissue diseases (CTDs). However, the pathogenesis of CTD-related ILDs (CTD-ILDs) is still unclear and their treatment often depends on functional and ...
Laura La Corte, La Corte, Laura, Nucera, Valeria, Gerratana, Elisabetta, Elisabetta Gerratana, Manuela Giallanza, Donatella Sangari, Sangari, Donatella, Valeria Nucera, Giallanza, Manuela, Atzeni, Fabiola   +10 more
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Anorectal Dysfunction in Systemic Sclerosis: Clinical Phenotypes and Functional Patterns

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The aim of this study was to characterize specific physiologic defects in anorectal dysfunction in systemic sclerosis (SSc) using anorectal manometry (ARM), evaluate associations with gastrointestinal (GI) and extraintestinal clinical phenotypes, and explore potential serologic markers for risk stratification.
Timothy Kaniecki, Alireza Amindarolzarbi, Tsion Abdi, John Clarke, Michael Hughes, Ami A. Shah, Zsuzsanna H. McMahan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Local lung responses following endobronchial elastase and lipopolysaccharide instillation in sheep [PDF]

, 2006
Chronic lipopolysaccharide (LPS) exposure may contribute to the pathogenesis of a number of lung diseases including COPD and emphysema. We sought to develop a large-animal model of emphysema using repeated LPS administration into sheep lung segments.
Blundell, Richard, Rhind, Susan; id_orcid, McLean, Nicola, Rhind, Susan, Milne, Elspeth, Woodall, Chris, Collie, D David S, Baker, Alison, Sallenave, Jean-Michel   +8 more
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FIBROTIC INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASES- A CURRENT OUTLOOK

, 2022
Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are a group of diffuse parenchymal lung disorders associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. These include a large number of conditions, with a wide range of underlying causes, clinical manifestations, imaging,
Rajendra Prasad , Harshita Rani , Huda Shamim, Rishabh Kacker and Nikhil Gupta   +1 more
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Determinants of Body Mass Index in Early Systemic Sclerosis: Implications for Nutritional Risk Stratification

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Gastrointestinal (GI) involvement can lead to malnutrition in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Body mass index (BMI) remains the most widely used marker to screen nutritional status. We aimed to identify predictors of lower BMI in patients with SSc. Methods Patients with SSc from a prospective US cohort meeting 2013 American College of
Ali Y. Ayla, Meng Zhang, Bingrui Chen, Claudia Pedroza, Brian Skaug, Maureen Mayes, Michael Hughes, Shervin Assassi, Zsuzsanna H. McMahan   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source