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A MUCOLYTIC WITH ANTIINFLAMMATORY QUALITIES FOR CHILDREN SUFFERED FROM CYSTIC FIBROSIS: DORNASE ALFA
Chronic inflammation of airways always takes place in case of cystic fibrosis. Being a powerful mucolytic, dornase alfa also has antiinflammatory and antibacterial qualities.
O. I. Simonova +2 more
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Consequences of cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator mutations on inflammatory cells [PDF]
Recent studies in cystic fibrosis (CF) transmembrane regulator (CFTR) mutations and function have shed light on its involvement in disease progression. The extent of cell and tissue distribution of CFTR facilitates systemic dysfunction of ion transport ...
Castro, Guillermo Raul +2 more
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Cystás fibrosisban szenvedő betegek életminőségének felmérése Magyarországon [PDF]
Bevezetés: A cystás fibrosis progresszív genetikai betegség, amely korlátozhatja a betegek mindennapi életét, befolyásolja életminőségüket. Célkitűzés: A szerzők célul tűzték ki a hazai cystás fibrosisban szenvedő betegek életminőségének felmérését ...
Bodnár, Réka +9 more
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Methods for Discerning the Impact of Mucus on Host Defenses Against Viral Infection
Abstract Mucus is an important component of airway host defenses that acts by enabling the trapping and clearance of infectious materials such as bacteria and viruses. It can be difficult, however, to design experiments that independently determine the extent to which mucus contributes to innate barrier functions in the lung.
Maria Corkran +3 more
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PSYCHOLOGICAL-PEDAGOGICAL ASPECTS OF TREATING CHILDREN WITH MUCOVISCIDOSIS
The article is dedicated to optimization of psychological help rendering to children with mucoviscidosis. The authors emphasize the need in multidisciplinary approach to rehabilitation of such children and present results of a study of psychological ...
T. V. Sviridova +3 more
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Poorer European Countries are Less Concerned about Biotechnology than Richer Countries [PDF]
The author examines the relationship between GNP, media coverage, and public perceptions of the utility, risk, and acceptability of medical and food-related applications of ...
Siegrist, Michael
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Uncommon histopathological oral findings in an autopsied infant with cystic fibrosis.
Cystic Fibrosis or Mucoviscidosis is a hereditary genetic disease that attacks mainly children and young adults. It is characterized by a general dysfunction of the exocrine glands.
Eduardo Rodrigues Fregnani +5 more
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ABSTRACT Background Patient and family advisory councils (PFACs) are increasingly recognised as a promising approach for improving patient safety (PS) through patient engagement (PE) at the organisational level. However, PFAC stakeholders often lack the necessary knowledge and competence to engage effectively in PS‐related issues with healthcare ...
Larissa Brust +2 more
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PEG closure in the second attempt
Background and study aims: This case report demonstrates successful endoscopic treatment of a persistent gastrocutaneous fistula after removal of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) in a 21-year-old patient with mucoviscidosis after lung ...
Leif Schiffmann +2 more
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The Challenges and Promises of New Therapies for Cystic Fibrosis [PDF]
Therapeutic intervention in cystic fibrosis (CF) remains a challenge, partly because of the number of organs and tissues affected by the lack of a functional cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein.
Pier, Gerald B.
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