摘要:National Jewish Medical and Research Center, and University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado ABSTRACT The potential role of atypical bacterial infection in the pathogenesis of asthma is a subject of c...
07-05-14摘要:Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee ABSTRACT The modern era in cardiopulmonary medicine began in the 1940s, wh...
07-05-14摘要:Gelsolin mRNA and protein secretion were increased threefold in the airway surface liquid of epithelia treated with IL-4。 Gelsolin protein was also upregulated in the airways of subjects with asth...
07-05-14摘要:Phospholipases A2 (PLA2s) are enzymes responsible for mobilization of fatty acids, including arachidonic acid, from phospholipids (19)。 Candidate SNP Selection and Polymorphism Genotyping The gene...
07-05-14摘要:Hypogonadism occurred also in non–steroid-using male patients with COPD who had normal arterial blood gases。 Prevalence of Hypogonadism Although results were borderline, male patients with COPD h...
07-05-14摘要:Physiologic data are needed to assist in optimizing NIV strategies for patients with ALI。 Effects of CPAP The inspiratory effort expended by patients with acute respiratory failure is approximatel...
07-05-14摘要:Monocytes, a multipotential blood cell population of the mononuclear phagocyte system (MPS), actively respond to inflammatory stimuli in vitro by releasing mediators such as the cytokine tumor necr...
07-05-14摘要:Pulmonary function between 6 and 18 years of age。
07-05-14摘要:HRCT Imaging and Analysis Sedated infants (50–75 mg/kg chloral hydrate) breathed through a facemask and T-connection, which had a bias flow of 10 to 15 L/min。 Computed tomographic measurements of...
07-05-14摘要:Chronic cough and chronic phlegm (presence of the symptom on most days for at least 3 mo/yr) reported in the second survey were used to define chronic bronchitis as the presence of both symptoms。 ...
07-05-14摘要:Familial chronic interstitial pneumonia。 Familial interstitial pulmonary fibrosis。 Familial Hamman-Rich syndrome。 Familial idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: evidence of lung inflammation in unaffec...
07-05-14摘要:Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology and Pathology, and Center for Lung Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama ABSTRACT Rationale: In chronic heart failure, the lung endothelia...
07-05-14摘要:and Statology, Ventura, California ABSTRACT Rationale: Diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is currently based on the tuberculin skin test。 The enzyme-linked immunospot assay (ELISPOT...
07-05-14摘要:Effect of routine isoniazid preventive therapy on tuberculosis incidence among HIV-infected men in South Africa: a novel randomized incremental recruitment study。
07-05-14摘要:University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) occurs in at least 9 to 15% of middle-aged adults, and it is likely that its prevalence will rise with the increasing i...
07-05-14摘要:Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana On Monday, August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina, a category 4 storm, roared ashore along the Louisiana-Mississippi border pac...
07-05-14摘要:Evaluation of this system has shown coefficients with values greater than 0。) FOOTNOTES This conference was supported by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation。 Alan Brody and Harm Tiddens jointly organi...
07-05-14摘要:Tidal volumes in ARDS and meta-analysis。 Tidal volumes in ARDS and meta-analysis。 Pressure- and Volume-limited Ventilation Strategy Group。 Tidal volume reduction for prevention of ventilator-ind...
07-05-14摘要:These results support the findings of the Childhood Asthma Management Program study (14), which showed that school children with asthma had relatively stable levels of lung function during a 4- to ...
07-05-14摘要:Methods: Diaphragm length was estimated by ultrasound and magnetometers, and firing rates were recorded with needle electrodes in patients (five females and seven males) with severe chronic obstruc...
07-05-14摘要:Heart rate was monitored via a lead II ECG using subcutaneous needle electrodes。 Metallothionein may act as an antioxidant via the ability to form complexes with metals in addition to acting direc...
07-05-14摘要:Diagnosis of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia Patients enrolled were screened daily for the occurrence of VAP。 Microorganisms Causing Ventilator-associated Pneumonia Microbiological analysis showed...
07-05-14摘要:Conclusions: Setting expiratory trigger at a higher percentage of peak inspiratory flow in patients with obstructive disease during pressure support improves patient–ventilator synchrony and reduc...
07-05-14摘要:Objectives: The evaluation of the role of Bonzo/CXCR6 and its ligand CXCL16 in the pathogenesis of sarcoidosis。 Main Results: Th1 cells isolated from the bronchoalveolar lavage of patients with sa...
07-05-14摘要:Previously we demonstrated a role for interleukin-18 in sarcoidosis。 We examined interleukin-18 promoter activity and mRNA and protein levels in the epithelial lining fluid of individuals with act...
07-05-14摘要:“ Diagnostic Chip Design and Antibody Measurement Two hundred and twelve immunoreactive phages identified by high-throughput screening (described above), plus 120 “empty“ T7 phages, were combine...
07-05-14摘要:In preterm lambs, intraamniotic endotoxin and interleukin 1 (IL-1) induce lung inflammation followed by lung maturation。 Objective: To test if inflammatory cells are required to mediate induced lu...
07-05-14摘要:Department of Animal Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ABSTRACT Rationale: Studies of ...
07-05-14摘要:Discharge variability may also be important functionally (see DISCUSSION), as increased variability in motor unit spike trains has been shown to enhance muscle torque by activating the “catchlike“...
07-05-14摘要:Serotonin agonists and antagonists in obstructive sleep apnea: therapeutic potential。 Role of the medullary raphe nuclei in the respiratory response to CO2。 Role of inhibitory amino acids in cont...
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