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Multifaceted Roles of Ferroptosis in Lung Diseases

open access: yesFrontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2022
Ferroptosis is a distinct type of programmed cell death (PCD) that depends on iron and is characterized by the accumulation of intracellular iron, exhaustion of glutathione, deactivation of glutathione peroxidase, and promotion of lipid peroxidation ...
Yi Li   +7 more
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Cigarette Smoke Affects Dendritic Cell Populations, Epithelial Barrier Function, and the Immune Response to Viral Infection With H1N1

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine, 2020
Smokers with apparently “healthy” lungs suffer from more severe and frequent viral respiratory infections, but the mechanisms underlying this observation are still unclear.
Olga Danov   +14 more
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Unmet needs in pneumonia research: a comprehensive approach by the CAPNETZ study group

open access: yesRespiratory Research, 2022
Introduction Despite improvements in medical science and public health, mortality of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) has barely changed throughout the last 15 years.
Mathias W. Pletz   +14 more
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Deep learning-based quantification of NAFLD/NASH progression in human liver biopsies

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects about 24% of the world's population. Progression of early stages of NAFLD can lead to the more advanced form non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and ultimately to cirrhosis or liver cancer.
Fabian Heinemann   +12 more
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Prevalence of airflow limitation in outpatients with cardiovascular diseases in Japan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Katsuya Onishi,1 Daisuke Yoshimoto,2 Gerry W Hagan,3 Paul W Jones4 1Onishi Heart Clinic, Mie, 2Medical Affairs Respiratory, GlaxoSmithKline KK, Tokyo, Japan; 3Independent Consultant, Marbella, Spain; 4Division of Clinical Science, St George's ...
Jones PW   +7 more
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Lung function in the general population : the complex interplay of variants in "Serpina1" and other genes with the environment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background. One of the globally most frequent health problems are obstructive lung diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Thun, Gian Andri
core   +1 more source

Early life origins of lung ageing : early life exposures and lung function decline in adulthood in two European cohorts aged 28-73 years [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Early life environment is essential for lung growth and maximally attained lung function. Whether early life exposures impact on lung function decline in adulthood, an indicator of lung ageing, has scarcely been studied.; Spirometry data from two time ...
Svanes, C.   +123 more
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A pilot study of the impact of high-frequency chest wall oscillation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with mucus hypersecretion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Indranil Chakravorty1, Kamaljit Chahal2, Gillian Austin21St George's Hospital, London, 2East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Lister Hospital and Primary Care Trust, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UKIntroduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
Chahal, K   +8 more
core   +1 more source

The Multifaceted Effects of Alpha1-Antitrypsin on Neutrophil Functions

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2018
Neutrophils are the predominant immune cells in human blood possessing heterogeneity, plasticity and functional diversity. The activation and recruitment of neutrophils into inflamed tissue in response to stimuli are tightly regulated processes.
Sabina Janciauskiene   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acute Phase Proteins as Early Predictors for Immunotherapy Response in Advanced NSCLC: An Explorative Study

open access: yesFrontiers in Oncology, 2022
In the last decade, targeting the immune system became a promising therapy in advanced lung cancer stages. However, in a clinical follow-up, patient responses to immune checkpoint inhibitors widely differ.
Marc A. Schneider   +18 more
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