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Supplementary Material for: Effect of benralizumab on mucus plugs in severe eosinophilic asthma
, 2023 Introduction: Mucus plugs are associated with airway obstruction in severe asthma and are involved in the formation of activated eosinophils. Benralizumab, an anti-interleukin-5 receptor antibody, markedly reduces not only peripheral blood eosinophils ...
Sakai N. (4124452) +11 more
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Functional characterization of a mucus-specific LPXTG surface adhesin from probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG [PDF]
, 2011 In spite of the wealth of clinical evidence supporting the health benefits of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in humans, there is still a lack of understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind its probiosis.
Vos, W.M., de +17 more
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Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease, 2022 Objective: This study aims to describe the imaging features of naïve asthma patients, defined as not receiving corticosteroids or other asthma medications for at least 1 month, and their association with therapeutic response, and to discover novel ...
Zhenyu Yang +12 more
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 Eosinophilic bronchiolitis is a rare allergic disorder caused by eosinophilic inflammation in the bronchioles of the lungs. An effective treatment strategy is needed in cases resistant to steroids.
Hisashi Sasaki +6 more
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The biochemical characterisation of respiratory mucus & mucins in normal, asthma & COPD [PDF]
, 2009 Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 78-87).Airway mucus hyper-secretion is the main cause of mortality and morbidity in respiratory diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and is the leading ...
Trimmel, Astrid Joan
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Clinical periodontal diagnosis
Periodontology 2000, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract Periodontal diseases include pathological conditions elicited by the presence of bacterial biofilms leading to a host response. In the diagnostic process, clinical signs such as bleeding on probing, development of periodontal pockets and gingival recessions, furcation involvement and presence of radiographic bone loss should be assessed prior ...
Giovanni E. Salvi +5 more
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Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2021 We herein report a case of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) with marked eosinophilia and high attenuation mucus (HAM) on chest computed tomography (CT), which demonstrated a rapid and remarkable improvement with benralizumab treatment. A 67-
Kazuya Tsubouchi +5 more
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Location of Clot in Patients with COPD Experiencing Pulmonary
Thoracic Research and PracticeObjective: The study aimed to investigate the impact of mucus plugs on the localization of clots in pulmonary embolisms among chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients.
Neda Akhoundi +3 more
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 Purpose: The purpose of this study was to anatomically correlate ventilation defects with regions of air trapping by whole lung, lung lobe, and airway segment in the context of airway mucus plugging in asthma.Methods: A total of 34 asthmatics [13M:21F ...
Katherine J. Carey +14 more
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Mucus-Inspired Tribology, a Sticky Yet Flowing Hydrogel
The mucus blanket can trap foreign particles before they enter the lungs, while at the same time, it flows up to remove these particles. This manifests the dual nature of mucus: sticky, on one hand, and fluid, on the other.
Prabir K. Patra (1920082) +9 more
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