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Azole-Induced Myositis after Combined Lung-Liver Transplantation
Case Reports in Transplantation, 2022 Lung transplant recipients experience a high rate of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis infections, for which voriconazole is the treatment of choice.
Sofie Happaerts +7 more
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Current concepts on the role of inflammation in COPD and lung cancer [PDF]
, 2009 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer are leading cause of death, and both are associated with cigarette smoke exposure. It has been shown that 50–70% of patients diagnosed with lung cancer suffer from COPD, and reduced lung ...
Abdel-Aziz +51 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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Lung Cancer in Pulmonary Fibrosis: Tales of Epithelial Cell Plasticity [PDF]
, 2011 Lung epithelial cells exhibit a high degree of plasticity. Alterations to lung epithelial cell function are critically involved in several chronic lung diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis.
Adamson IY +66 more
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Long-Term Efficacy of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with Occupational Respiratory Diseases [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation is a well-recognized treatment option in chronic obstructive lung disease improving exercise performance, respiratory symptoms and quality of life.
Jörres, Rudolf A. +5 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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The Tumor Cytosol miRNAs, Fluid miRNAs, and Exosome miRNAs in Lung Cancer. [PDF]
, 2014 The focus of this review is to provide an update on the progress of microRNAs (miRNAs) as potential biomarkers for lung cancer. miRNAs are single-stranded, small non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression and show tissue-specific signatures ...
Haisheng eXu +4 more
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MMP-9 cleaves SP-D and abrogates its innate immune functions in vitro [PDF]
, 2012 Possession of a properly functioning innate immune system in the lung is vital to prevent infections due to the ongoing exposure of the lung to pathogens.
Amit Gaggar +6 more
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