Volume 12, issue 1, December 2011
161 articles in this issue
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Involvement of mast cells in monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension in rats
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Bhola K Dahal
- Djuro Kosanovic
- Ralph T Schermuly
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 60
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IL-4 and IL-13 exposure during mucociliary differentiation of bronchial epithelial cells increases antimicrobial activity and expression of antimicrobial peptides
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Suzanne Zuyderduyn
- Dennis K Ninaber
- Pieter S Hiemstra
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 59
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Prevention of bronchial hyperreactivity in a rat model of precapillary pulmonary hypertension
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Walid Habre
- Gergely Albu
- Ferenc Petak
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 58
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Genetic variation in TIMP1 but not MMPs predict excess FEV1 decline in two general population-based cohorts
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- CC van Diemen
- DS Postma
- HM Boezen
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 57
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Ingraft chimerism in lung transplantation - a study in a porcine model of obliterative bronchiolitis
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Outi E Päiväniemi
- Petra Musilova
- Ulla-Stina Salminen
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 56
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Efficacy and safety of once-daily aclidinium in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Paul W Jones
- Stephen I Rennard
- Esther Garcia Gil
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 55
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Characterization of the bronchodilatory dose response to indacaterol in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using model-based approaches
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Didier Renard
- Michael Looby
- Donald R Stanski
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 54
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Peripheral endothelial dysfunction is associated with gas exchange inefficiency in smokers
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Sven Gläser
- Anne Obst
- Beate Koch
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 53
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Decreased respiratory system compliance on the sixth day of mechanical ventilation is a predictor of death in patients with established acute lung injury
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Eric J Seeley
- Daniel F McAuley
- Richard H Kallet
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 52
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Pulmonary arterial dysfunction in insulin resistant obese Zucker rats
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Javier Moral-Sanz
- Carmen Menendez
- Francisco Perez-Vizcaino
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 51
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High blood pressure, antihypertensive medication and lung function in a general adult population
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Eva Schnabel
- Stefan Karrasch
- for the Cooperative Health Research in the Region of Augsburg (KORA) Study Group
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 50
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Cigarette smoke exacerbates mouse allergic asthma through Smad proteins expressed in mast cells
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Dae Yong Kim
- Eun Young Kwon
- Jai Youl Ro
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 49
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Tenascin-C and alpha-smooth muscle actin positive cells are increased in the large airways in patients with COPD
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Magnus Löfdahl
- Riitta Kaarteenaho
- Magnus C Sköld
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 48
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A new pathway of glucocorticoid action for asthma treatment through the regulation of PTEN expression
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- ZhenHua Ni
- JiHong Tang
- XiongBiao Wang
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 47
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Pro-inflammatory endothelial cell dysfunction is associated with intersectin-1s down-regulation
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Sunit Singla
- Dan Predescu
- Sanda Predescu
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 46
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Prospect of vasoactive intestinal peptide therapy for COPD/PAH and asthma: a review
Authors
- Dongmei Wu
- Dongwon Lee
- Yong Kiel Sung
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 45
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Differentiated transplant derived airway epithelial cell cytokine secretion is not regulated by cyclosporine
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Timothy Floreth
- Eric Stern
- Steven R White
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 44
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CD8 positive T cells express IL-17 in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Ying Chang
- Jessica Nadigel
- Qutayba Hamid
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 43
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Antigen-Specific IgG ameliorates allergic airway inflammation via Fcγ receptor IIB on dendritic cells
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Yumiko Ishikawa
- Kazuyuki Kobayashi
- Yoshihiro Nishimura
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 42
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Adrenomedullin in inflammatory process associated with experimental pulmonary fibrosis
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Rosanna Di Paola
- Elena Talero
- Salvatore Cuzzocrea
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 41
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Relationship between FEV1 change and patient-reported outcomes in randomised trials of inhaled bronchodilators for stable COPD: a systematic review
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Marie Westwood
- Jean Bourbeau
- Gill Worthy
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 40
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Differential expression and function of breast regression protein 39 (BRP-39) in murine models of subacute cigarette smoke exposure and allergic airway inflammation
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Jake K Nikota
- Fernando M Botelho
- Martin R Stampfli
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 39
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Overall asthma control achieved with budesonide/formoterol maintenance and reliever therapy for patients on different treatment steps
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Eric D Bateman
- Tim W Harrison
- Göran S Eriksson
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 38
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Soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products in COPD: relationship with emphysema and chronic cor pulmonale: a case-control study
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Massimo Miniati
- Simonetta Monti
- Matteo Bottai
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 37
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Disaturated-phosphatidylcholine and Surfactant protein-B turnover in human acute lung injury and in control patients
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Manuela Simonato
- Aldo Baritussio
- Paola E Cogo
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 36
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Matrix metalloproteinase-9 predicts pulmonary status declines in α1-antitrypsin deficiency
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Theodore A Omachi
- Mark D Eisner
- Paul D Blanc
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 35
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Smoking status and anti-inflammatory macrophages in bronchoalveolar lavage and induced sputum in COPD
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Lisette IZ Kunz
- Thérèse S Lapperre
- Groningen Leiden Universities Corticosteroids in Obstructive Lung Disease (GLUCOLD) study group
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 34
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Level of daily physical activity in individuals with COPD compared with healthy controls
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Sigrid NW Vorrink
- Helianthe SM Kort
- Jan-Willem J Lammers
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 33
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KL-6 concentration in pulmonary epithelial lining fluid is a useful prognostic indicator in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Tomohiro Kondo
- Noboru Hattori
- Nobuoki Kohno
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 32
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The role of vitamin D in pulmonary disease: COPD, asthma, infection, and cancer
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Christian Herr
- Timm Greulich
- Robert Bals
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 31
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Role of the gap junctions in the contractile response to agonists in pulmonary artery from two rat models of pulmonary hypertension
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Marie Billaud
- Diana Dahan
- Christelle Guibert
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 30
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Comprehensive characterisation of pulmonary and serum surfactant protein D in COPD
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Carla Winkler
- Elena N Atochina-Vasserman
- Jens M Hohlfeld
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 29
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The cytokine-driven regulation of secretoglobins in normal human upper airway and their expression, particularly that of uteroglobin-related protein 1, in chronic rhinosinusitis
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Xiang Lu
- Nan Wang
- Zheng Liu
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 28
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Detrimental effects of albuterol on airway responsiveness requires airway inflammation and is independent of β-receptor affinity in murine models of asthma
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Lennart KA Lundblad
- Lisa M Rinaldi
- Charles G Irvin
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 27
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Protective effects of hydrogen-rich saline on monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension in a rat model
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Yun Wang
- Lei Jing
- Xue-Jun Sun
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 26
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Differences in allergen-induced T cell activation between allergic asthma and rhinitis: Role of CD28, ICOS and CTLA-4
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Karine Botturi
- Yannick Lacoeuille
- Antoine Magnan
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 25
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Inhibition of granulocyte migration by tiotropium bromide
Authors
- Gabriela Vacca
- Winfried J Randerath
- Adrian Gillissen
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 24
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Mometasone and desloratadine additive effect on eosinophil survival and cytokine secretion from epithelial cells
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Joaquim Mullol
- Francisco de Borja Callejas
- Jordi Roca-Ferrer
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 23
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β-thymosins and interstitial lung disease: study of a scleroderma cohort with a one-year follow-up
Authors (first, second and last of 15)
- Maria De Santis
- Rosanna Inzitari
- Gianfranco Ferraccioli
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 22
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Effect of chemokine receptor CXCR4 on hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension and vascular remodeling in rats
Authors
- Lunyin Yu
- Charles A Hales
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 21
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Diacylglycerol regulates acute hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction via TRPC6
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Beate Fuchs
- Markus Rupp
- Norbert Weissmann
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 20
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Augmentation of arginase 1 expression by exposure to air pollution exacerbates the airways hyperresponsiveness in murine models of asthma
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Michelle L North
- Hajera Amatullah
- Jeremy A Scott
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 19
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Reduction of exacerbations by the PDE4 inhibitor roflumilast - the importance of defining different subsets of patients with COPD
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Stephen I Rennard
- Peter MA Calverley
- Fernando J Martinez
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 18
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Placenta growth factor and vascular endothelial growth factor B expression in the hypoxic lung
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Michelle Sands
- Katherine Howell
- Paul McLoughlin
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 17
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Greater severity of new onset asthma in allergic subjects who smoke: a 10-year longitudinal study
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Riccardo Polosa
- Cristina Russo
- Wael K Al-Delaimy
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 16
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Phenotypic characteristics of human type II alveolar epithelial cells suitable for antigen presentation to T lymphocytes
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Véronique Corbière
- Violette Dirix
- Françoise Mascart
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 15
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Nogo-B regulates migration and contraction of airway smooth muscle cells by decreasing ARPC 2/3 and increasing MYL-9 expression
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Wujian Xu
- Weijun Hong
- Qiang Li
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 14
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Lack of cathepsin activities alter or prevent the development of lung granulomas in a mouse model of sarcoidosis
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Andriy O Samokhin
- Jacques Yves Gauthier
- Dieter Brömme
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 13
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Overexpression of sICAM-1 in the Alveolar Epithelial Space Results in an Exaggerated Inflammatory Response and Early Death in Gram Negative Pneumonia
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Michael P Mendez
- Yeni K Monroy
- Robert Paine III
- Content type: Research
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2011
- Article: 12