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Respiratory Research

Issue 1/2019

Content (293 Articles)

Open Access Expectoration Research

Galectin-3 enhances monocyte-derived macrophage efferocytosis of apoptotic granulocytes in asthma

Melanie Erriah, Kavita Pabreja, Michael Fricker, Katherine J. Baines, Louise E. Donnelly, Johan Bylund, Anna Karlsson, Jodie L. Simpson

A retinoid X receptor partial agonist attenuates pulmonary emphysema and airway inflammation

Daisuke Morichika, Nobuaki Miyahara, Utako Fujii, Akihiko Taniguchi, Naohiro Oda, Satoru Senoo, Mikio Kataoka, Mitsune Tanimoto, Hiroki Kakuta, Katsuyuki Kiura, Yoshinobu Maeda, Arihiko Kanehiro

Open Access Tuberculosis Review

Circular RNAs: a rising star in respiratory diseases

Jian Wang, Mengchan Zhu, Jue Pan, Cuicui Chen, Shijin Xia, Yuanlin Song

Open Access COPD Exacerbation Research

Treatment response to indacaterol/glycopyrronium versus salmeterol/fluticasone in exacerbating COPD patients by gender: a post-hoc analysis in the FLAME study

Jadwiga A. Wedzicha, Dave Singh, Ioanna Tsiligianni, Christine Jenkins, Sebastian Fucile, Robert Fogel, Steven Shen, Pankaj Goyal, Karen Mezzi, Konstantinos Kostikas

Open Access Expectoration Research

Do sputum or circulating blood samples reflect the pulmonary transcriptomic differences of COPD patients? A multi-tissue transcriptomic network META-analysis

Rosa Faner, Jarrett D. Morrow, Sandra Casas-Recasens, Suzanne M. Cloonan, Guillaume Noell, Alejandra López-Giraldo, Ruth Tal-Singer, Bruce E. Miller, Edwin K. Silverman, Alvar Agustí, Craig P. Hersh

Open Access Pulmonary Hypertension Research

Gasometric gradients between blood obtained from the pulmonary artery wedge and pulmonary artery positions in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Ghaleb Khirfan, Mostafa K. Ahmed, Michael D. Faulx, Wael Dakkak, Raed A. Dweik, Adriano R. Tonelli

Breath biomarkers in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a systematic review

Conal Hayton, Dayle Terrington, Andrew M. Wilson, Nazia Chaudhuri, Colm Leonard, Stephen J. Fowler

Open Access Review

Exhaled particles and small airways

B. Bake, P. Larsson, G. Ljungkvist, E. Ljungström, A-C Olin

Phospholipase Cε plays a crucial role in neutrophilic inflammation accompanying acute lung injury through augmentation of CXC chemokine production from alveolar epithelial cells

Kanoko Umezawa, Tatsuya Nagano, Kazuyuki Kobayashi, Ryota Dokuni, Masahiro Katsurada, Masatsugu Yamamoto, Yoko Yoshikawa, Tohru Kataoka, Yoshihiro Nishimura

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

Absence of early metabolic response assessed by 18F-FDG PET/CT after initiation of antifibrotic drugs in IPF patients

Benjamin Bondue, Amélie Castiaux, Gaetan Van Simaeys, Céline Mathey, Félicie Sherer, Dominique Egrise, Simon Lacroix, François Huaux, Gilles Doumont, Serge Goldman

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Loss of the adhesion G-protein coupled receptor ADGRF5 in mice induces airway inflammation and the expression of CCL2 in lung endothelial cells

Fumimasa Kubo, Donna Maretta Ariestanti, Souta Oki, Taku Fukuzawa, Ryotaro Demizu, Tomoya Sato, Rahmaningsih Mara Sabirin, Shigehisa Hirose, Nobuhiro Nakamura

Open Access Research

Continuous exercise induces airway epithelium damage while a matched-intensity and volume intermittent exercise does not

Adrien Combes, Jeanne Dekerle, Xavier Dumont, Rosie Twomey, Alfred Bernard, Frédéric Daussin, Valérie Bougault

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Modulation of blood inflammatory markers by benralizumab in patients with eosinophilic airway diseases

Sriram Sridhar, Hao Liu, Tuyet-Hang Pham, Gautam Damera, Paul Newbold

Open Access Septicemia Research

Whole blood RNA sequencing reveals a unique transcriptomic profile in patients with ARDS following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Joshua A. Englert, Michael H. Cho, Andrew E. Lamb, Maya Shumyatcher, Diana Barragan-Bradford, Maria C. Basil, Angelica Higuera, Colleen Isabelle, Mayra Pinilla Vera, Paul B. Dieffenbach, Laura E. Fredenburgh, Joyce B. Kang, Ami S. Bhatt, Joseph H. Antin, Vincent T. Ho, Robert J. Soiffer, Judie A. Howrylak, Blanca E. Himes, Rebecca M. Baron

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

Effect of pirfenidone on lung function decline and survival: 5-yr experience from a real-life IPF cohort from the Czech EMPIRE registry

Monika Zurkova, Eva Kriegova, Vitezslav Kolek, Vladimira Lostakova, Martina Sterclova, Vladimir Bartos, Martina Doubkova, Ilona Binkova, Michal Svoboda, Jana Strenkova, Marketa Janotova, Martina Plackova, Ladislav Lacina, Vladimir Rihak, Frantisek Petrik, Pavlina Lisa, Radka Bittenglova, Richard Tyl, Gustav Ondrejka, Hana Suldova, Jaroslav Lnenicka, Jana Psikalova, Tomas Snizek, Jiri Homolka, Renata Kralova, Jan Kervitzer, Martina Vasakova

Open Access Pravastatin Review

Effectiveness of long-term using statins in COPD – a network meta-analysis

Yongbin Lu, Ruixia Chang, Jia Yao, Xinni Xu, Yongjun Teng, Ning Cheng

Open Access Umeclidinium Correction

Correction to: Cost-effectiveness analysis of umeclidinium bromide/vilanterol 62.5/25 mcg versus tiotropium/olodaterol 5/5 mcg in symptomatic patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a Spanish National Healthcare System perspective

M. T. Driessen, J. Whalen, B. Seewoodharry Buguth, L. A. Vallejo-Aparicio, I. P. Naya, Y. Asukai, B. Alcázar-Navarrete, M. Miravitlles, F. García-Río, N. A. Risebrough

Open Access Dyspnea Research

Association of plasma soluble CD14 level with asthma severity in adults: a case control study in China

Ting Zhou, Xiji Huang, Jixuan Ma, Yun Zhou, Yuewei Liu, Lili Xiao, Jing Yuan, Jungang Xie, Weihong Chen

Open Access Lung Cancer Research

NLRP3 deletion inhibits inflammation-driven mouse lung tumorigenesis induced by benzo(a)pyrene and lipopolysaccharide

Li Huang, Shuyin Duan, Hua Shao, Aihua Zhang, Shuang Chen, Peng Zhang, Na Wang, Wei Wang, Yongjun Wu, Jing Wang, Hong Liu, Wu Yao, Qiao Zhang, Feifei Feng

Open Access Obesity Research

Maternal high fat diet compromises survival and modulates lung development of offspring, and impairs lung function of dams (female mice)

Jordan Smoothy, Alexander N. Larcombe, Emily K. Chivers, Vance B. Matthews, Shelley Gorman

Open Access Confusion Research

Scored minor criteria for severe community-acquired pneumonia predicted better

Qi Guo, Wei-dong Song, Hai-yan Li, Yi-ping Zhou, Ming Li, Xiao-ke Chen, Hui Liu, Hong-lin Peng, Hai-qiong Yu, Xia Chen, Nian Liu, Zhong-dong Lü, Li-hua Liang, Qing-zhou Zhao, Mei Jiang

Open Access Bronchoscopy Research

Clinical role, safety and diagnostic accuracy of percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy in the evaluation of pulmonary consolidation

Nantaka Kiranantawat, Shaunagh McDermott, Florian J. Fintelmann, Sydney B. Montesi, Melissa C. Price, Subba R. Digumarthy, Amita Sharma

Open Access Research

Transcriptome analysis reveals the role of the PCP pathway in fipronil and endotoxin-induced lung damage

Arif Ahmad Pandit, Ravi Kumar Gandham, C. S. Mukhopadhyay, Ramneek Verma, R. S. Sethi

BAMBI regulates macrophages inducing the differentiation of Treg through the TGF-β pathway in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Sheng-Wen Sun, Long Chen, Mei Zhou, Jiang-Hua Wu, Zhao-Ji Meng, Hong-Li Han, Shuai-Ying Miao, Chen-Chen Zhu, Xian-Zhi Xiong

Open Access Research

Ethyl pyruvate reduces organic dust-induced airway inflammation by targeting HMGB1-RAGE signaling

Sanjana Mahadev Bhat, Nyzil Massey, Locke A. Karriker, Baljit Singh, Chandrashekhar Charavaryamath

Open Access Antidepressant Drugs Research

Effect of COPD severity and comorbidities on the result of the PHQ-9 tool for the diagnosis of depression: results from the COSYCONET cohort study

Sarah Marietta von Siemens, Rudolf A. Jörres, Jürgen Behr, Peter Alter, Johanna Lutter, Tanja Lucke, Sandra Söhler, Tobias Welte, Henrik Watz, Claus F. Vogelmeier, Franziska Trudzinski, Winfried Rief, Britta Herbig, Kathrin Kahnert

Open Access Sleep Apnea Research

Desmin and dystrophin abnormalities in upper airway muscles of snorers and patients with sleep apnea

Farhan Shah, Karl A. Franklin, Thorbjörn Holmlund, Eva Levring Jäghagen, Diana Berggren, Sture Forsgren, Per Stål

Open Access Cystic Fibrosis Review

Is cellular senescence involved in cystic fibrosis?

Valentino Bezzerri, Francesco Piacenza, Nicole Caporelli, Marco Malavolta, Mauro Provinciali, Marco Cipolli

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Second-hand smoke exposure in adulthood and lower respiratory health during 20 year follow up in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey

Claudia Flexeder, Jan-Paul Zock, Deborah Jarvis, Giuseppe Verlato, Mario Olivieri, Geza Benke, Michael J. Abramson, Torben Sigsgaard, Cecilie Svanes, Kjell Torén, Dennis Nowak, Rain Jõgi, Jesús Martinez-Moratalla, Pascal Demoly, Christer Janson, Thorarinn Gislason, Roberto Bono, Mathias Holm, Karl A. Franklin, Judith Garcia-Aymerich, Valérie Siroux, Bénédicte Leynaert, Sandra Dorado Arenas, Angelo Guido Corsico, Antonio Pereira-Vega, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Isabel Urrutia Landa, Holger Schulz, Joachim Heinrich

Persistent exercise limitation after successful pulmonary endoarterectomy: frequency and determinants

Angelo G. Corsico, Andrea M. D’Armini, Valentina Conio, Antonio Sciortino, Maurizio Pin, Valentina Grazioli, Giulia Di Vincenzo, Rita Di Domenica, Anna Celentano, Benedetta Vanini, Amelia Grosso, Erica Gini, Federica Albicini, Vera N. Merli, Vanessa Ronzoni, Stefano Ghio, Catherine Klersy, Isa Cerveri

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

Thoracic skeletal muscle quantification: low muscle mass is related with worse prognosis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients

Sung Woo Moon, Ji Soo Choi, Sang Hoon Lee, Kyung Soo Jung, Ji Ye Jung, Young Ae Kang, Moo Suk Park, Young Sam Kim, Joon Chang, Song Yee Kim

Open Access Pharmacokinetics Research

Efficacy and safety of AZD7594, an inhaled non-steroidal selective glucocorticoid receptor modulator, in patients with asthma: a phase 2a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial

Mary N. Brown, Rainard Fuhr, Jutta Beier, Hong-Lin Su, Yingxue Chen, Henrik Forsman, Ulrika Wählby Hamrén, Helen Jackson, Ajay Aggarwal

Open Access Childhood Asthma Review

Association between ADAM33 polymorphisms and asthma risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Hui-fang Li, Li-ping Yan, Kun Wang, Xiao-tong Li, Hai-xian Liu, Wei Tan

Open Access Sleep Apnea Research

Use of Berlin questionnaire in comparison to polysomnography and home sleep study in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Susanna S. Ng, Wilson Tam, Tat-On Chan, Kin-Wang To, Jenny Ngai, Ken K. P. Chan, Wing-Ho Yip, Rachel L. Lo, Karen Yiu, Fanny W. Ko, David S. Hui

Open Access Cough Research

Comparison of therapeutic effects of inhaled corticosteroids on three subtypes of cough variant asthma as classified by the impulse oscillometry system

Hiroyuki Sugawara, Atsushi Saito, Saori Yokoyama, Kazunori Tsunematsu, Hiroki Takahashi

Open Access Obesity Research

Pulmonary arterial remodelling by deficiency of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ in murine vascular smooth muscle cells occurs independently of obesity-related pulmonary hypertension

Evren Caglayan, Manuela Trappiel, Arnica Behringer, Eva Maria Berghausen, Margarete Odenthal, Ernst Wellnhofer, Kai Kappert

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Extent, trends, and determinants of controller/reliever balance in mild asthma: a 14-year population-based study

Amir Khakban, J. Mark FitzGerald, Hamid Tavakoli, Larry Lynd, Solmaz Ehteshami-Afshar, Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Open Access Computed Tomography Research

Regional lung densities in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency compared to predicted values

Berend C. Stoel, Jan Stolk, M. Els Bakker, David G. Parr

Open Access Sarcoidosis Research

The composition of the pulmonary microbiota in sarcoidosis – an observational study

André Becker, Giovanna Vella, Valentina Galata, Katharina Rentz, Christoph Beisswenger, Christian Herr, Jörn Walter, Sascha Tierling, Hortense Slevogt, Andreas Keller, Robert Bals

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

Psychometric properties and minimal important differences of SF-36 in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Sabine Witt, Ekaterina Krauss, María Asunción Nieto Barbero, Veronika Müller, Philippe Bonniaud, Carlo Vancheri, Athol U. Wells, Martina Vasakova, Alberto Pesci, Walter Klepetko, Werner Seeger, Bruno Crestani, Reiner Leidl, Rolf Holle, Larissa Schwarzkopf, Andreas Guenther

Open Access NSCLC Research

Down-regulation of microRNA-144-3p and its clinical value in non-small cell lung cancer: a comprehensive analysis based on microarray, miRNA-sequencing, and quantitative real-time PCR data

Yu-Ji Chen, Yi-Nan Guo, Ke Shi, Hui-Mei Huang, Shu-Ping Huang, Wen-Qing Xu, Zu-Yun Li, Kang-Lai Wei, Ting-Qing Gan, Gang Chen

The pathology of small airways disease in COPD: historical aspects and future directions

Andrew Higham, Anne Marie Quinn, José Eduardo D. Cançado, Dave Singh

Open Access Tuberculosis Research

Prognostic value of serum macrophage migration inhibitory factor levels in pulmonary tuberculosis

Qingjiang Wang, Wei Han, Junmei Niu, Bing Sun, Wei Dong, Guangpeng Li

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Ovalbumin-sensitized mice have altered airway inflammation to agriculture organic dust

Kristi J. Warren, John D. Dickinson, Amy J. Nelson, Todd A. Wyatt, Debra J. Romberger, Jill A. Poole

Open Access Pulmonary Hypertension Research

Long non-coding RNA CASC2 suppresses pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell proliferation and phenotypic switch in hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension

Junsong Gong, Zujun Chen, Yu Chen, Huanran Lv, Haisong Lu, Fuxia Yan, Lihuan Li, Weili Zhang, Jia Shi

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Letter to the Editor

Effect of pirfenidone in patients with more advanced idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Ulrich Costabel, Carlo Albera, Marilyn K. Glassberg, Lisa H. Lancaster, Wim A. Wuyts, Ute Petzinger, Frank Gilberg, Klaus-Uwe Kirchgaessler, Paul W. Noble

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

The clinical course of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and its association to quality of life over time: longitudinal data from the INSIGHTS-IPF registry

Michael Kreuter, Jeff Swigris, David Pittrow, Silke Geier, Jens Klotsche, Antje Prasse, Hubert Wirtz, Dirk Koschel, Stefan Andreas, Martin Claussen, Christian Grohé, Henrike Wilkens, Lars Hagmeyer, Dirk Skowasch, Joachim F. Meyer, Joachim Kirschner, Sven Gläser, Nicolas Kahn, Tobias Welte, Claus Neurohr, Martin Schwaiblmair, Matthias Held, Thomas Bahmer, Tim Oqueka, Marion Frankenberger, Jürgen Behr

Effects of airway obstruction and hyperinflation on electrocardiographic axes in COPD

Peter Alter, Henrik Watz, Kathrin Kahnert, Klaus F. Rabe, Frank Biertz, Ronald Fischer, Philip Jung, Jana Graf, Robert Bals, Claus F. Vogelmeier, Rudolf A. Jörres

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Change in inhaled corticosteroid treatment and COPD exacerbations: an analysis of real-world data from the KOLD/KOCOSS cohorts

Se Hee Lee, Ji-Hyun Lee, Ho Il Yoon, Hye Yun Park, Tae-Hyung Kim, Kwang Ha Yoo, Yeon-Mok Oh, Ki Suk Jung, Sang-Do Lee, Sei Won Lee

Type IV collagen turnover is predictive of mortality in COPD: a comparison to fibrinogen in a prospective analysis of the ECLIPSE cohort

Sarah Rank Rønnow, Jannie Marie Bülow Sand, Lasse Løcke Langholm, Tina Manon-Jensen, Morten Asser Karsdal, Ruth Tal-Singer, Bruce E. Miller, Jørgen Vestbo, Diana Julie Leeming

Open Access Stroke Research

Genetic overlap of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular disease-related traits: a large-scale genome-wide cross-trait analysis

Zhaozhong Zhu, Xiaofang Wang, Xihao Li, Yifei Lin, Sipeng Shen, Cong-Lin Liu, Brain D. Hobbs, Kohei Hasegawa, Liming Liang, H. Marike Boezen, Carlos A. Camargo Jr, Michael H. Cho, David C. Christiani

RNA-sequencing across three matched tissues reveals shared and tissue-specific gene expression and pathway signatures of COPD

Jarrett D. Morrow, Robert P. Chase, Margaret M. Parker, Kimberly Glass, Minseok Seo, Miguel Divo, Caroline A. Owen, Peter Castaldi, Dawn L. DeMeo, Edwin K. Silverman, Craig P. Hersh

Open Access Tuberculosis Research

Effective nebulization of interferon-γ using a novel vibrating mesh

Louise Sweeney, Alice P. McCloskey, Gerard Higgins, Joanne M. Ramsey, Sally-Ann Cryan, Ronan MacLoughlin

Open Access Sleep Apnea Research

Altered irisin/BDNF axis parallels excessive daytime sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnea patients

Csaba E. More, Csaba Papp, Szilvia Harsanyi, Rudolf Gesztelyi, Angela Mikaczo, Gabor Tajti, Laszlo Kardos, Ildiko Seres, Hajnalka Lorincz, Krisztina Csapo, Judit Zsuga

Open Access Ultrasound Letter to the Editor

Safety maximization of percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy with ultrasound guide in subpleural lesions in the evaluation of pulmonary consolidation

Marco Sperandeo, Anna Del Colle, Elisabettamaria Frongillo, Gaetano Rea, Lucia Dimitri, Cristiana Cipriani, Donato Lacedonia

Open Access Metformin Research

Metformin use mitigates the adverse prognostic effect of diabetes mellitus in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Te-Wei Ho, Chun-Ta Huang, Yi-Ju Tsai, Angela Shin-Yu Lien, Feipei Lai, Chong-Jen Yu

Open Access Smoking and Nicotine Detoxification Letter to the Editor

AGER expression and alternative splicing in bronchial biopsies of smokers and never smokers

Alen Faiz, Maarten van den Berge, Cornelis J. Vermeulen, Nick H. T. ten Hacken, Victor Guryev, Simon D. Pouwels

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

Differing severities of acute exacerbations of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF): insights from the INPULSIS® trials

Michael Kreuter, Harald Koegler, Matthias Trampisch, Silke Geier, Luca Richeldi

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Salicylic acid amplifies Carbachol-induced bronchoconstriction in human precision-cut lung slices

Joseph Jude, Danielle Botelho, Nikhil Karmacharya, Gao Yuan Cao, William Jester, Reynold A. Panettieri Jr

Open Access Bronchiectasis Research

Effect of N-acetylcysteine on exacerbations of bronchiectasis (BENE): a randomized controlled trial

Qian Qi, Yirepanjaing Ailiyaer, Ruijuan Liu, Yan Zhang, Caiyu Li, Mingtao Liu, Xiuxiu Wang, Lijun Jing, Yu Li

Progenitor cell mobilisation and recruitment in pulmonary arteries in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Olga Tura-Ceide, Sandra Pizarro, Jéssica García-Lucio, Josep Ramírez, Laureano Molins, Isabel Blanco, Yolanda Torralba, Marta Sitges, Cristina Bonjoch, Victor I. Peinado, Joan Albert Barberà

Open Access Research

Estimation of early life endogenous surfactant pool and CPAP failure in preterm neonates with RDS

Roberto Raschetti, Roberta Centorrino, Emmanuelle Letamendia, Alexandra Benachi, Anne Marfaing-Koka, Daniele De Luca

Open Access Research

Amelioration of PM2.5-induced lung toxicity in rats by nutritional supplementation with fish oil and Vitamin E

Juan Li, Hang Li, Haibin Li, Weili Guo, Zhen An, Xiang Zeng, Wen Li, Huijun Li, Jie Song, Weidong Wu

Open Access Computed Tomography Research

Associations of airway tree to lung volume ratio on computed tomography with lung function and symptoms in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Naoya Tanabe, Susumu Sato, Tsuyoshi Oguma, Hiroshi Shima, Atsuyasu Sato, Shigeo Muro, Toyohiro Hirai

Open Access Computed Tomography Research

The value of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) to determine exercise ventilatory inefficiency and dynamic hyperinflation in adult patients with cystic fibrosis

Ernesto Crisafulli, Elisabetta Teopompi, Silvia Luceri, Francesco Longo, Panagiota Tzani, Paolo Pagano, Antonella Ielpo, Chiara Longo, Marcello Di Paolo, Nicola Sverzellati, Paolo Palange, Alfredo Chetta, Giovanna Pisi

Open Access Hypertension Research

Silibinin efficacy in a rat model of pulmonary arterial hypertension using monocrotaline and chronic hypoxia

Tingting Zhang, Nanako Kawaguchi, Kenji Yoshihara, Emiko Hayama, Yoshiyuki Furutani, Kayoko Kawaguchi, Takeshi Tanaka, Toshio Nakanishi

Open Access Cough Research

A prospective multicentre study testing the diagnostic accuracy of an automated cough sound centred analytic system for the identification of common respiratory disorders in children

Paul Porter, Udantha Abeyratne, Vinayak Swarnkar, Jamie Tan, Ti-wan Ng, Joanna M. Brisbane, Deirdre Speldewinde, Jennifer Choveaux, Roneel Sharan, Keegan Kosasih, Phillip Della

Open Access Community-Acquired Pneumonia Research

Inflammatory responses relate to distinct bronchoalveolar lavage lipidome in community-acquired pneumonia patients: a pilot study

Yali Zheng, Pu Ning, Qiongzhen Luo, Yukun He, Xu Yu, Xiaohui Liu, Yusheng Chen, Xiaorong Wang, Yu Kang, Zhancheng Gao

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Letter to the Editor

Oral corticosteroid dose changes and impact on peripheral blood eosinophil counts in patients with severe eosinophilic asthma: a post hoc analysis

Charlene M. Prazma, Elisabeth H. Bel, Robert G. Price, Eric S. Bradford, Frank C. Albers, Steven W. Yancey

Open Access COPD Exacerbation Research

Association of platelet count with all-cause mortality and risk of cardiovascular and respiratory morbidity in stable COPD

Ashraf Fawzy, Julie A. Anderson, Nicholas J. Cowans, Courtney Crim, Robert Wise, Julie C. Yates, Nadia N. Hansel

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

Human lung fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transformation is not driven by an LDH5-dependent metabolic shift towards aerobic glycolysis

Eva Schruf, Victoria Schroeder, Christian A. Kuttruff, Sabine Weigle, Martin Krell, Maryke Benz, Tom Bretschneider, Alexander Holweg, Michael Schuler, Manfred Frick, Paul Nicklin, James P. Garnett, Mirko C. Sobotta

Open Access Research

Antioxidative effects of caffeine in a hyperoxia-based rat model of bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Stefanie Endesfelder, Evelyn Strauß, Till Scheuer, Thomas Schmitz, Christoph Bührer

Open Access Dyspnea Research

Importance of the relationship between symptoms and self-reported physical activity level in stable COPD based on the results from the SPACE study

Florin Mihaltan, Yochai Adir, Adam Antczak, Konstantinos Porpodis, Vesna Radulovic, Nuno Pires, Geeuwke Jan de Vries, Andreas Horner, Samuel De Bontridder, Yunqin Chen, Anat Shavit, Silviu Alecu, Lukasz Adamek

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Geographies of asthma medication purchase for pre-schoolers in Belgium

Sonia Trabelsi, Lidia Casas, Benoit Nemery, Tim S. Nawrot, Isabelle Thomas

Open Access Budesonide Research

Role of TRPC1 channels in pressure-mediated activation of airway remodeling

Na Li, Ye He, Gang Yang, Qian Yu, Minchao Li

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Diagnostic accuracy of capnovolumetry for the identification of airway obstruction – results of a diagnostic study in ambulatory care

Christina Kellerer, Neele Jankrift, Rudolf A. Jörres, Klaus Klütsch, Stefan Wagenpfeil, Klaus Linde, Antonius Schneider

Health status deterioration in subjects with mild to moderate airflow obstruction, a six years observational study

Fernanda Machado Rodrigues, Heleen Demeyer, Matthias Loeckx, Miek Hornikx, Hans Van Remoortel, Wim Janssens, Thierry Troosters

Open Access Expectoration Research

Tobacco exposure inhibits SPLUNC1-dependent antimicrobial activity

Patrick J. Moore, Juliana Sesma, Neil E. Alexis, Robert Tarran

Open Access Expectoration Research

Chitinase-like protein YKL-40 correlates with inflammatory phenotypes, anti-asthma responsiveness and future exacerbations

Lei Liu, Xin Zhang, Ying Liu, Li Zhang, Jing Zheng, Ji Wang, Philip M. Hansbro, Lei Wang, Gang Wang, Alan Chen-Yu Hsu

Open Access Research

Aminoguanidine affects systemic and lung inflammation induced by lipopolysaccharide in rats

Saeideh Saadat, Farimah Beheshti, Vahid Reza Askari, Mahmoud Hosseini, Nema Mohamadian Roshan, Mohammad Hossein Boskabady

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Distinctive lung function trajectories from age 10 to 26 years in men and women and associated early life risk factors – a birth cohort study

Wilfried Karmaus, Nandini Mukherjee, Vimala Devi Janjanam, Su Chen, Hongmei Zhang, Graham Roberts, Ramesh J. Kurukulaaratchy, Hasan Arshad

Open Access Pneumococcus Research

Topical application of nebulized human IgG, IgA and IgAM in the lungs of rats and non-human primates

Cédric Vonarburg, Marius Loetscher, Martin O. Spycher, Alain Kropf, Marlies Illi, Sharon Salmon, Sean Roberts, Karin Steinfuehrer, Ian Campbell, Sandra Koernig, Joseph Bain, Monika Edler, Ulrich Baumann, Sylvia Miescher, Dennis W. Metzger, Alexander Schaub, Fabian Käsermann, Adrian W. Zuercher

Open Access Underweight Research

It’s more than low BMI: prevalence of cachexia and associated mortality in COPD

Merry-Lynn N. McDonald, Emiel F. M. Wouters, Erica Rutten, Richard Casaburi, Stephen I. Rennard, David A. Lomas, Marcas Bamman, Bartolome Celli, Alvar Agusti, Ruth Tal-Singer, Craig P. Hersh, Mark Dransfield, Edwin K. Silverman

Open Access Computed Tomography Research

Spirometric assessment of emphysema presence and severity as measured by quantitative CT and CT-based radiomics in COPD

Mariaelena Occhipinti, Matteo Paoletti, Brian J. Bartholmai, Srinivasan Rajagopalan, Ronald A. Karwoski, Cosimo Nardi, Riccardo Inchingolo, Anna R. Larici, Gianna Camiciottoli, Federico Lavorini, Stefano Colagrande, Vito Brusasco, Massimo Pistolesi

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Pulmonary outcomes in adults with a history of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia differ from patients with asthma

Petra Um-Bergström, Jenny Hallberg, Melvin Pourbazargan, Eva Berggren-Broström, Giovanni Ferrara, Maria J. Eriksson, Sven Nyrén, Jing Gao, Gunnar Lilja, Anders Lindén, Åsa M. Wheelock, Erik Melén, C. Magnus Sköld

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

Risk factors for diagnostic delay in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Nils Hoyer, Thomas Skovhus Prior, Elisabeth Bendstrup, Torgny Wilcke, Saher Burhan Shaker

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

Predictors of death or lung transplant after a diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: insights from the IPF-PRO Registry

Laurie Snyder, Megan L. Neely, Anne S. Hellkamp, Emily O’Brien, Joao de Andrade, Craig S. Conoscenti, Thomas Leonard, Shaun Bender, Mridu Gulati, Daniel A. Culver, Robert J. Kaner, Scott Palmer, Hyun Joo Kim, Wael Asi, Albert Baker, Scott Beegle, John A. Belperio, Rany Condos, Francis Cordova, Daniel A. Culver, Joao A. M. de Andrade, Daniel Dilling, Kevin Flaherty, Marilyn Glassberg, Mridu Gulati, Kalpalatha Guntupalli, Nishant Gupta, Amy Hajari Case, David Hotchkin, Tristan Huie, Robert Kaner, Hyun Kim, Maryl Kreider, Lisa Lancaster, Joseph Lasky, David Lederer, Doug Lee, Timothy Liesching, Randolph Lipchik, Jason Lobo, Yolanda Mageto, Prema Menon, Lake Morrison, Andrew Namen, Justin Oldham, Rishi Raj, Murali Ramaswamy, Tonya Russell, Paul Sachs, Zeenat Safdar, Barry Sigal, Leann Silhan, Mary Strek, Sally Suliman, Jeremy Tabak, Rajat Walia, Timothy P. Whelan, Julie Fleming, Wendy Morris

Open Access NSCLC Research

Transmembrane-4 L-six family member-1 (TM4SF1) promotes non-small cell lung cancer proliferation, invasion and chemo-resistance through regulating the DDR1/Akt/ERK-mTOR axis

Lin Ye, Chunyun Pu, Jun Tang, Yan Wang, Can Wang, Zhu Qiu, Tingxiu Xiang, Yunmei Zhang, Weiyan Peng

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Reliability, validity and responsiveness of E-RS:COPD in patients with spirometric asthma-COPD overlap

Linda M. Nelsen, Laurie A. Lee, Wei Wu, Xiwu Lin, Lindsey Murray, Steven J. Pascoe, Nancy K. Leidy

Open Access Research

Arginase impairs hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction in murine endotoxemia

Bodil Petersen, Cornelius J. Busch, Grigorij Schleifer, Dominik Schaack, Felix Lasitschka, Kenneth D. Bloch, Donald B. Bloch, Fumito Ichinose

Open Access Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Research

Tyrosine kinase inhibitors relax pulmonary arteries in human and murine precision-cut lung slices

Annette D. Rieg, Nina A. Bünting, Christian Cranen, Said Suleiman, Jan W. Spillner, Heike Schnöring, Thomas Schröder, Saskia von Stillfried, Till Braunschweig, Paul W. Manley, Gereon Schälte, Rolf Rossaint, Stefan Uhlig, Christian Martin

Open Access Cough Research

Heterogeneity of cough hypersensitivity mediated by TRPV1 and TRPA1 in patients with chronic refractory cough

Li Long, Hongmei Yao, Jing Tian, Wei Luo, Xinxin Yu, Fang Yi, Qiaoli Chen, Jiaxing Xie, Nanshan Zhong, Kian Fan Chung, Kefang Lai

Open Access Expectoration Research

Airway host-microbiome interactions in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Zhang Wang, Barbara Maschera, Simon Lea, Umme Kolsum, David Michalovich, Stephanie Van Horn, Christopher Traini, James R. Brown, Edith M. Hessel, Dave Singh

Open Access Streptococci Research

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease upper airway microbiota alpha diversity is associated with exacerbation phenotype: a case-control observational study

Alexa A. Pragman, Katherine A. Knutson, Trevor J. Gould, Richard E. Isaacson, Cavan S. Reilly, Chris H. Wendt

Open Access Childhood Asthma Study protocol

The Children’s Respiratory and Environmental Workgroup (CREW) birth cohort consortium: design, methods, and study population

James E. Gern, Daniel J. Jackson, Robert F. Lemanske Jr, Christine M. Seroogy, Umberto Tachinardi, Mark Craven, Stephen Y. Hwang, Carol M. Hamilton, Wayne Huggins, George T. O’Connor, Diane R. Gold, Rachel Miller, Meyer Kattan, Christine C. Johnson, Dennis Ownby, Edward M. Zoratti, Robert A. Wood, Cynthia M. Visness, Fernando Martinez, Anne Wright, Susan Lynch, Carole Ober, Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey, Patrick Ryan, Tina Hartert, Leonard B. Bacharier

Open Access Computed Tomography Research

Single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography imaging of RAGE in smoking-induced lung injury

Monica P. Goldklang, Yared Tekabe, Tina Zelonina, Jordis Trischler, Rui Xiao, Kyle Stearns, Krissy Rodriguez, Alexander Shields, Alexander Romanov, Jeanine M. D’Armiento, Lynne L. Johnson

Piezo1 induced apoptosis of type II pneumocytes during ARDS

Guo-Peng Liang, Jing Xu, Li-li Cao, Yi-Hua Zeng, Bai-Xu Chen, Jing Yang, Zhong-Wei Zhang, Yan Kang

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

Pirfenidone attenuates lung fibrotic fibroblast responses to transforming growth factor-β1

Jin Jin, Shinsaku Togo, Kotaro Kadoya, Miniwan Tulafu, Yukiko Namba, Moe Iwai, Junko Watanabe, Kumi Nagahama, Takahiro Okabe, Moulid Hidayat, Yuzo Kodama, Hideya Kitamura, Takashi Ogura, Norikazu Kitamura, Kazuho Ikeo, Shinichi Sasaki, Shigeru Tominaga, Kazuhisa Takahashi

Role of PM2.5 in the development and progression of COPD and its mechanisms

Junling Zhao, Miao Li, Zhihua Wang, Jinkun Chen, Jianping Zhao, Yongjian Xu, Xiang Wei, Jianmao Wang, Jungang Xie

Open Access Prazosin Research

Transection of the cervical sympathetic trunk inhibits the progression of pulmonary arterial hypertension via ERK-1/2 Signalling

Yongpeng Zhao, Rui Xiang, Xin Peng, Qian Dong, Dan Li, Guiquan Yu, Lei Xiao, Shu Qin, Wei Huang

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

The effect and burden modification of heating on adult asthma hospitalizations in Shijiazhuang: a time-series analysis

Feifei Liu, Fangfang Qu, Huiran Zhang, Lingshan Chao, Rongqin Li, Fengxue Yu, Jitao Guan, Xixin Yan

Open Access Pulmonary Hypertension Research

SU5416 does not attenuate early RV angiogenesis in the murine chronic hypoxia PH model

Grace L. Peloquin, Laura Johnston, Mahendra Damarla, Rachel L. Damico, Paul M. Hassoun, Todd M. Kolb

Is atopy a risk indicator of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in dairy farmers?

Matthieu Veil-Picard, Thibaud Soumagne, Rechana Vongthilath, Isabella Annesi-Maesano, Alicia Guillien, Lucie Laurent, Pascal Andujar, Nicolas Roche, Stephane Jouneau, Benoit Cypriani, Jean-Jacques Laplante, Bruno Degano, Jean-Charles Dalphin

Open Access Polysomnography Research

Genetic influences on the onset of obstructive sleep apnoea and daytime sleepiness: a twin study

Marcell Szily, Adam D. Tarnoki, David L. Tarnoki, Daniel T. Kovacs, Bianka Forgo, Jooyeon Lee, Eunae Kim, Joohon Sung, Laszlo Kunos, Martina Meszaros, Veronika Muller, Andras Bikov

Open Access Influenza Virus Research

Respiratory virus associated with surgery in children patients

Zhang Dan, Xiuyu Lou, Hao Yan, Junhang Pan, Haiyan Mao, Hongfeng Tang, Yan Shu, Yun Zhao, Lei Liu, Junping Li, Dong Chen, Yanjun Zhang, Xuejun Ma

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

Demographic and clinical profile of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients in Spain: the SEPAR National Registry

Estrella Fernández-Fabrellas, María Molina-Molina, Joan B. Soriano, José Antonio Rodríguez Portal, Julio Ancochea, Claudia Valenzuela, Antoni Xaubet, M. Aburto Barrenetxea, I. Alfageme Michavila, E. Bollo de Miguel, E. Cano, A. Casanova Espinosa, D. Castillo Villegas, J. A. Figuerola Mendal, R. García Sevila, J. I. Gaudó Navarro, L. Gómez Carrera, J. M. González, S. Herrera Lara, R. Laporta Hernández, M. Marín González, M. A. Nieto Barbero, K. Portillo, A. D. Romero, R. Sánchez Simón-Talero, J. N. Sancho Chust, J. Sellarés Torres, M. J. Soler Sempere, J. Sauleda Roig, L. Tomás López, M. Villanueva Montes

Open Access Pulmonary Emphysema Research

Loss of skin elasticity is associated with pulmonary emphysema, biomarkers of inflammation, and matrix metalloproteinase activity in smokers

Michael E. O’Brien, Divay Chandra, Robert C. Wilson, Chad M. Karoleski, Carl R. Fuhrman, Joseph K. Leader, Jiantao Pu, Yingze Zhang, Alison Morris, Seyed Nouraie, Jessica Bon, Zsolt Urban, Frank C. Sciurba

Open Access Azithromycin Research

Azithromycin induces epidermal differentiation and multivesicular bodies in airway epithelia

Ari Jon Arason, Jon Petur Joelsson, Bryndis Valdimarsdottir, Snaevar Sigurdsson, Alexander Gudjonsson, Skarphedinn Halldorsson, Freyr Johannsson, Ottar Rolfsson, Fredrik Lehmann, Saevar Ingthorsson, Paulina Cherek, Gudmundur H. Gudmundsson, Fridrik R. Gardarsson, Clive P. Page, Olafur Baldursson, Thorarinn Gudjonsson, Jennifer A. Kricker

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

Dysregulated expression of hypoxia-inducible factors augments myofibroblasts differentiation in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Arnoldo Aquino-Gálvez, Georgina González-Ávila, Laura Lorena Jiménez-Sánchez, Héctor Aquiles Maldonado-Martínez, José Cisneros, Fernanda Toscano-Marquez, Manuel Castillejos-López, Luz María Torres-Espíndola, Rafael Velázquez-Cruz, Víctor Hugo Olivera Rodríguez, Edgar Flores-Soto, Héctor Solís-Chagoyán, Carlos Cabello, Joaquín Zúñiga, Yair Romero

Reverse-D-4F improves endothelial progenitor cell function and attenuates LPS-induced acute lung injury

Nana Yang, Hua Tian, Enxin Zhan, Lei Zhai, Peng Jiao, Shutong Yao, Guohua Lu, Qingjie Mu, Juan Wang, Aihua Zhao, Yadong Zhou, Shucun Qin

Open Access Pharmacokinetics Research

Evaluation of systemic absorption and bronchodilator effect of glycopyrronium bromide delivered by nebulizer or a dry powder inhaler in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Brian R. Leaker, Dave Singh, Grant C. Nicholson, Blanka Hezelova, Thomas Goodin, Ayca Ozol-Godfrey, Gerald Galluppi, Peter J. Barnes

Open Access Cystic Fibrosis Research

CFTR regulates B cell activation and lymphoid follicle development

Francesca Polverino, Bao Lu, Joselyn Rojas Quintero, Sara O. Vargas, Avignat S. Patel, Caroline A. Owen, Norma P. Gerard, Craig Gerard, Manuela Cernadas

Open Access Research

From bench to bedside: in vitro and in vivo evaluation of a neonate-focused nebulized surfactant delivery strategy

F. Bianco, F. Ricci, C. Catozzi, X. Murgia, M. Schlun, A. Bucholski, U. Hetzer, S. Bonelli, M. Lombardini, E. Pasini, M. Nutini, M. Pertile, S. Minocchieri, M. Simonato, B. Rosa, G. Pieraccini, G. Moneti, L. Lorenzini, S. Catinella, G. Villetti, M. Civelli, B. Pioselli, P. Cogo, V. Carnielli, C. Dani, F. Salomone

Open Access Computed Tomography Research

Prevalence of and risk factors for pulmonary complications after curative resection in otherwise healthy elderly patients with early stage lung cancer

Yunjoo Im, Hye Yun Park, Sumin Shin, Sun Hye Shin, Hyun Lee, Joong Hyun Ahn, Insuk Sohn, Jong Ho Cho, Hong Kwan Kim, Jae Ill Zo, Young Mog Shim, Ho Yun Lee, Jhingook Kim

Open Access Pulmonary-Function Tests Letter to the Editor

Pulmonary gas exchange in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia patients with liver arteriovenous malformations

Carole de Picciotto, Mostafa El Hajjam, Carma Karam, Thierry Chinet, Marcel Bonay

Open Access Research

Pleural thickening on screening chest X-rays: a single institutional study

Akira Saito, Yukichika Hakamata, Yukiko Yamada, Mitsuhiro Sunohara, Megumi Tarui, Yoko Murano, Akihisa Mitani, Kimie Tanaka, Takahide Nagase, Shintaro Yanagimoto

Open Access Air Pollutants Research

Ambient air pollution and respiratory mortality in Xi’an, China: a time-series analysis

Kingsley Katleho Mokoena, Crystal Jane Ethan, Yan Yu, Karabo Shale, Feng Liu

Open Access Research

Bleeding risk of transbronchial cryobiopsy compared to transbronchial forceps biopsy in interstitial lung disease – a prospective, randomized, multicentre cross-over trial

Juergen Hetzel, Ralf Eberhardt, Christoph Petermann, Wolfgang Gesierich, Kaid Darwiche, Lars Hagmeyer, Rainer Muche, Michael Kreuter, Richard Lewis, Ahmed Ehab, Michael Boeckeler, Maik Haentschel

Open Access Bronchoscopy Research

Feasibility of low dose chest CT for virtual bronchoscopy navigation in a porcine model

Insu Kim, Geewon Lee, Jung Seop Eom, Hyo Yeong Ahn, Ahreum Kim

Open Access Lung Cancer Research

COL6A3 polymorphisms were associated with lung cancer risk in a Chinese population

Ying Duan, Gaowen Liu, Yao Sun, Jiamin Wu, Zichao Xiong, Tianbo Jin, Mingwei Chen

Open Access Rheumatoid Arthritis Review

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yubo Ma, Hui Tong, Xu Zhang, Mengmeng Wang, Jiajia Yang, Meng Wu, Renfang Han, Mengya Chen, Xingxing Hu, Yaping Yuan, Guixia Pan, Yanfeng Zou, Shengqian Xu, Faming Pan

Do blood eosinophils strictly reflect airway inflammation in COPD? Comparison with asthmatic patients

Patrizia Pignatti, Dina Visca, Francesca Cherubino, Elisabetta Zampogna, Etienne Lucini, Laura Saderi, Giovanni Sotgiu, Antonio Spanevello

Effects of use of an eHealth platform e-Vita for COPD patients on disease specific quality of life domains

Esther P.W.A. Talboom-Kamp, Marije S. Holstege, Niels H. Chavannes, Marise J. Kasteleyn

Open Access Community-Acquired Pneumonia Correction

Correction to: Scored minor criteria for severe community-acquired pneumonia predicted better

Qi Guo, Wei-dong Song, Hai-yan Li, Yi-ping Zhou, Ming Li, Xiao-ke Chen, Hui Liu, Hong-lin Peng, Hai-qiong Yu, Xia Chen, Nian Liu, Zhong-dong Lü, Li-hua Liang, Qing-zhou Zhao, Mei Jiang

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

Biomarkers of collagen synthesis predict progression in the PROFILE idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis cohort

Louise A. Organ, Anne-Marie R. Duggan, Eunice Oballa, Sarah C. Taggart, Juliet K. Simpson, Arthur R. Kang’ombe, Rebecca Braybrooke, Philip L. Molyneaux, Bernard North, Yakshitha Karkera, Diana J. Leeming, Morten A. Karsdal, Carmel B. Nanthakumar, William A. Fahy, Richard P. Marshall, R. Gisli Jenkins, Toby M. Maher

Open Access Research

Dose variability of supplemental oxygen therapy with open patient interfaces based on in vitro measurements using a physiologically realistic upper airway model

Ira Katz, John Chen, Kelvin Duong, Kaixian Zhu, Marine Pichelin, Georges Caillibotte, Andrew R. Martin

Open Access Rhinovirus Research

Rhinovirus replication and innate immunity in highly differentiated human airway epithelial cells

Stephanie M. Warner, Shahina Wiehler, Aubrey N. Michi, David Proud

Consequences of chronic kidney disease in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Franziska C. Trudzinski, Mohamad Alqudrah, Albert Omlor, Stephen Zewinger, Danilo Fliser, Timotheus Speer, Frederik Seiler, Frank Biertz, Armin Koch, Claus Vogelmeier, Tobias Welte, Henrik Watz, Benjamin Waschki, Sebastian Fähndrich, Rudolf Jörres, Robert Bals

Multi-level immune response network in mild-moderate Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Tamara Cruz, Alejandra López-Giraldo, Guillaume Noell, Sandra Casas-Recasens, Tamara Garcia, Laureano Molins, Manel Juan, Marco A. Fernandez, Alvar Agustí, Rosa Faner

Imaging-based clusters in former smokers of the COPD cohort associate with clinical characteristics: the SubPopulations and intermediate outcome measures in COPD study (SPIROMICS)

Babak Haghighi, Sanghun Choi, Jiwoong Choi, Eric A. Hoffman, Alejandro P. Comellas, John D. Newell Jr, Chang Hyun Lee, R. Graham Barr, Eugene Bleecker, Christopher B. Cooper, David Couper, Mei Lan Han, Nadia N. Hansel, Richard E. Kanner, Ella A. Kazerooni, Eric A. C. Kleerup, Fernando J. Martinez, Wanda O’Neal, Robert Paine III, Stephen I. Rennard, Benjamin M. Smith, Prescott G. Woodruff, Ching-Long Lin

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

Postoperative acute exacerbation of interstitial pneumonia in pulmonary and non-pulmonary surgery: a retrospective study

Takuto Miyamura, Noriho Sakamoto, Tomoyuki Kakugawa, Daisuke Okuno, Hirokazu Yura, Shota Nakashima, Hiroshi Ishimoto, Takashi Kido, Daisuke Taniguchi, Takuro Miyazaki, Tomoshi Tsuchiya, Shin Tsutsui, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Yasushi Obase, Yuji Ishimatsu, Kazuto Ashizawa, Takeshi Nagayasu, Hiroshi Mukae

Open Access Kidney Injury Research

Effects of crystalloid, hyper-oncotic albumin, and iso-oncotic albumin on lung and kidney damage in experimental acute lung injury

Renata de S. Mendes, Milena V. Oliveira, Gisele A. Padilha, Nazareth N. Rocha, Cintia L. Santos, Ligia A. Maia, Marcos V. de S. Fernandes, Fernanda F. Cruz, Priscilla C. Olsen, Vera L. Capelozzi, Marcelo Gama de Abreu, Paolo Pelosi, Patricia R. M. Rocco, Pedro L. Silva

Open Access Expectoration Research

Dysregulation of the endothelial nitric oxide pathway is associated with airway inflammation in COPD

Balázs Csoma, András Bikov, Lajos Nagy, Bence Tóth, Tamás Tábi, Gergő Szűcs, Zsolt István Komlósi, Veronika Müller, György Losonczy, Zsófia Lázár

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Bronchial thermoplasty increases airway volume measured by functional respiratory imaging

D. Langton, G. Sloan, C. Banks, K. Bennetts, V. Plummer, F. Thien

Open Access Research

Tracing exogenous surfactant in vivo in rabbits by the natural variation of 13C

Sonia Giambelluca, Francesca Ricci, Manuela Simonato, Luca Vedovelli, Umberto Traldi, Alessio Correani, Costanza Casiraghi, Matteo Storti, Arianna Mersanne, Paola Cogo, Fabrizio Salomone, Virgilio P. Carnielli

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Peak expiratory flow as an endpoint for clinical trials in asthma: a comparison with FEV1

David M. G. Halpin, Eli O. Meltzer, Wendelgard Pisternick-Ruf, Petra Moroni-Zentgraf, Michael Engel, Liliana Zaremba-Pechmann, Thomas Casale, J. Mark FitzGerald

Open Access Computed Tomography Research

DSP variants may be associated with longitudinal change in quantitative emphysema

Woori Kim, Michael H. Cho, Phuwanat Sakornsakolpat, David A. Lynch, Harvey O. Coxson, Ruth Tal-Singer, Edwin K. Silverman, Terri H. Beaty

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Meta-analysis of vitamin D and lung function in patients with asthma

Jian Liu, Yong-Quan Dong, Jie Yin, Jian Yao, Jie Shen, Guo-Jie Sheng, Kun Li, Hai-Feng Lv, Xing Fang, Wei-Fang Wu

Use of precision cut lung slices as a translational model for the study of lung biology

Guanghui Liu, Catherine Betts, Danen M. Cunoosamy, Per M. Åberg, Jorrit J. Hornberg, Kinga Balogh Sivars, Taylor S. Cohen

Open Access NSCLC Research

The canonical TGF-β/Smad signalling pathway is involved in PD-L1-induced primary resistance to EGFR-TKIs in EGFR-mutant non-small-cell lung cancer

Yang Zhang, Yuanyuan Zeng, Ting Liu, Wenwen Du, Jianjie Zhu, Zeyi Liu, Jian-an Huang

Open Access Mites Research

Complement factor C5 inhibition reduces type 2 responses without affecting group 2 innate lymphoid cells in a house dust mite induced murine asthma model

Jack Yang, Ivan Ramirez Moral, Cornelis van ’t Veer, Alex F. de Vos, Regina de Beer, Joris J. T. H. Roelofs, B. Paul Morgan, Tom van der Poll

Pulmonary rehabilitation, physical activity and aortic stiffness in COPD

Yousef S. Aldabayan, Heidi A. Ridsdale, Ahmed M. Alrajeh, Abdulelah M. Aldhahir, Arthur Lemson, Jaber S. Alqahtani, Jeremy S. Brown, John R. Hurst

Open Access Budesonide Research

Bone and ocular safety of budesonide/glycopyrrolate/formoterol fumarate metered dose inhaler in COPD: a 52-week randomized study

Edward M. Kerwin, Gary T. Ferguson, Mindy Mo, Kiernan DeAngelis, Paul Dorinsky

Open Access Research

Anti-fibrotic effects of tannic acid through regulation of a sustained TGF-beta receptor signaling

Eleanor B. Reed, Shawn Ard, Jennifer La, Chan Young Park, Laura Culligan, Jeffrey J. Fredberg, Larisa V. Smolyaninova, Sergei N. Orlov, Bohao Chen, Robert Guzy, Gökhan M. Mutlu, Nickolai O. Dulin

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Mepolizumab reduces exacerbations in patients with severe eosinophilic asthma, irrespective of body weight/body mass index: meta-analysis of MENSA and MUSCA

Frank C. Albers, Alberto Papi, Camille Taillé, Daniel J. Bratton, Eric S. Bradford, Steven W. Yancey, Namhee Kwon

Open Access Expectoration Research

Neutrophil elastase as a biomarker for bacterial infection in COPD

Samantha J. Thulborn, Vijay Mistry, Christopher E. Brightling, Kelly L. Moffitt, David Ribeiro, Mona Bafadhel

Systemic Immuno-metabolic alterations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Amit R Agarwal, Smita Kadam, Ankita Brahme, Manas Agrawal, Komalkirti Apte, Govinda Narke, Kushal Kekan, Sapna Madas, Sundeep Salvi

Open Access Research

Defining a role for lung function associated gene GSTCD in cell homeostasis

Amanda P. Henry, Kelly Probert, Ceri E. Stewart, Dhruma Thakker, Sangita Bhaker, Sheyda Azimi, Ian P. Hall, Ian Sayers

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Commentary

Can medicines development improve outcomes in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management by driving effectiveness?

David A. Leather, Louisa Yates, Henrik Svedsater, Loretta Jacques, Susan Collier, Danielle Powell, Rupert Jones

Open Access Pulmonary Hypertension Research

Identification of genetic factors underlying persistent pulmonary hypertension of newborns in a cohort of Chinese neonates

Xu Liu, Mei Mei, Xiang Chen, Yulan Lu, Xinran Dong, Liyuan Hu, Xiaojing Hu, Guoqiang Cheng, Yun Cao, Lin Yang, Wenhao Zhou

Open Access Research

Mass spectrometry imaging as a tool for evaluating the pulmonary distribution of exogenous surfactant in premature lambs

Riccardo Zecchi, Pietro Franceschi, Laura Tigli, Francesca Ricci, Francesca Boscaro, Barbara Pioselli, Valentina Mileo, Xabier Murgia, Federico Bianco, Fabrizio Salomone, Augusto F. Schmidt, Noah H. Hillman, Matthew W. Kemp, Alan H. Jobe

Effect of short-term oral prednisone therapy on blood gene expression: a randomised controlled clinical trial

Hiroto Takiguchi, Virginia Chen, Ma’en Obeidat, Zsuzsanna Hollander, J. Mark FitzGerald, Bruce M. McManus, Raymond T. Ng, Don D. Sin

Open Access Bronchoscopy Research

Clinical outcomes of radial probe endobronchial ultrasound using a guide sheath for diagnosis of peripheral lung lesions in patients with pulmonary emphysema

Kyu Min Lee, Geewon Lee, Ahreum Kim, Jeongha Mok, Ji Won Lee, Yeon Joo Jeong, Eun-Jung Jo, Mi Hyun Kim, Kwangha Lee, Ki Uk Kim, Hye-Kyung Park, Min Ki Lee, Jung Seop Eom

Evaluation of exacerbations and blood eosinophils in UK and US COPD populations

Claus F. Vogelmeier, Konstantinos Kostikas, Juanzhi Fang, Hengfeng Tian, Bethan Jones, Christopher Ll Morgan, Robert Fogel, Florian S. Gutzwiller, Hui Cao

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Review

Monoclonal antibodies in type 2 asthma: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Ahmed Edris, Silke De Feyter, Tania Maes, Guy Joos, Lies Lahousse

Open Access Expectoration Research

Effect of the inhaled PDE4 inhibitor CHF6001 on biomarkers of inflammation in COPD

Dave Singh, Kai Michael Beeh, Brendan Colgan, Oliver Kornmann, Brian Leaker, Henrik Watz, Germano Lucci, Silvia Geraci, Aida Emirova, Mirco Govoni, Marie Anna Nandeuil

Role of KRAS in regulating normal human airway basal cell differentiation

Fumihiro Ogawa, Matthew S. Walters, Afrah Shafquat, Sarah L. O’Beirne, Robert J. Kaner, Jason G. Mezey, Haijun Zhang, Philip L. Leopold, Ronald G. Crystal

Open Access Myelodysplastic Syndrome Letter to the Editor

Myelodysplastic syndromes and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a dangerous liaison

Spyros A. Papiris, Panagiotis Tsirigotis, Caroline Kannengiesser, Lykourgos Kolilekas, Konstantinos Gkirkas, Andriana I. Papaioannou, Patrick Revy, Paschalina Giouleka, Georgia Papadaki, Konstantinos Kagouridis, Vassiliki Pappa, Raphael Borie, Catherine Boileau, Demosthenes Bouros, Bruno Crestani, Effrosyni D. Manali

Open Access Budesonide Commentary

It is time to change the way we manage mild asthma: an update in GINA 2019

Jaya Muneswarao, Mohamed Azmi Hassali, Baharudin Ibrahim, Bandana Saini, Irfhan Ali Hyder Ali, Ashutosh Kumar Verma

Open Access Influenza Research

IL-22Ra1 is induced during influenza infection by direct and indirect TLR3 induction of STAT1

K. D. Hebert, N. Mclaughlin, Zhe Zhang, A. Cipriani, J. F. Alcorn, D. A. Pociask

Open Access Lung Cancer Research

Comparison of tumor cell numbers and 22C3 PD-L1 expression between cryobiopsy and transbronchial biopsy with endobronchial ultrasonography-guide sheath for lung cancer

Ken Arimura, Mitsuko Kondo, Yoji Nagashima, Masato Kanzaki, Fumi Kobayashi, Kiyoshi Takeyama, Jun Tamaoki, Etsuko Tagaya

Open Access COPD Exacerbation Research

Decline of COPD exacerbations in clinical trials over two decades – a systematic review and meta-regression

Stefan Andreas, Christian Röver, Judith Heinz, Sebastian Straube, Henrik Watz, Tim Friede

Open Access Sleep Apnea Research

Circulating ESM-1 levels are correlated with the presence of coronary artery disease in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

Haili Sun, Fang Fang, Kun Li, Huina Zhang, Ming Zhang, Lichuan Zhang, Juan Li, Yanwen Qin, Yongxiang Wei

Are there specific clinical characteristics associated with physician’s treatment choices in COPD?

Nicolas Roche, Anestis Antoniadis, David Hess, Pei Zhi Li, Eric Kelkel, Sylvie Leroy, Christophe Pison, Pierre-Régis Burgel, Bernard Aguilaniu

Compartmentalization of anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory gene expression in current and former smokers with COPD

Venkataramana K. Sidhaye, Janet T. Holbrook, Alyce Burke, Kuladeep R. Sudini, Sanjay Sethi, Gerard J. Criner, Jed W. Fahey, Charles S. Berenson, Michael R. Jacobs, Rajesh Thimmulappa, Robert A. Wise, Shyam Biswal

Open Access Sleep Apnea Letter to the Editor

Relationship between gender and survival in a real-life cohort of patients with COPD

Maeva Zysman, Pierre-Régis Burgel, Isabelle Court-Fortune, Graziella Brinchault-Rabin, Pascale Nesme-Meyer, Pascale Surpas, Gaetan Deslée, Thierry Perez, Olivier Le Rouzic, Gilles Jebrak, Pascal Chanez, Jean-Louis Paillasseur, Denis Caillaud, Nicolas Roche, P. R. Burgel, G. Deslee, P. Surpas, O. Le Rouzic, T. Perez, N. Roche, G. Brinchault-Rabin, D. Caillaud, P. Chanez, I. Court-Fortune, R. Escamilla, G. Jebrak, P. Nesme-Meyer, M. Zysman, C. Pinet, Brigitte Risse

Open Access Lung Cancer Research

Inhibition of lung cancer cells and Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK signal transduction by ectonucleoside triphosphate phosphohydrolase-7 (ENTPD7)

Zhongwei Wen, Rongfang Jiang, Ying Huang, Zhineng Wen, Dong Rui, Xiaoxiao Liao, Zhougui Ling

Open Access Salmeterol Research

Circulating neutrophils levels are a predictor of pneumonia risk in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Steven J. Pascoe, Alberto Papi, Dawn Midwinter, Sally Lettis, Neil Barnes

Open Access Research

Characterization of an immortalized human small airway basal stem/progenitor cell line with airway region-specific differentiation capacity

Guoqing Wang, Howard H. Lou, Jacqueline Salit, Philip L. Leopold, Sharon Driscoll, Juergen Schymeinsky, Karsten Quast, Sudha Visvanathan, Jay S. Fine, Matthew J. Thomas, Ronald G. Crystal

Open Access Cytokines Research

The interleukin-33 receptor contributes to pulmonary responses to ozone in male mice: role of the microbiome

David I. Kasahara, Jeremy E. Wilkinson, Youngji Cho, Aline P. Cardoso, Curtis Huttenhower, Stephanie A. Shore

Open Access Lung Cancer Research

Predictive value of a series of inflammatory markers in COPD for lung cancer diagnosis: a case-control study

Cecilia Mouronte-Roibás, Virginia Leiro-Fernández, Alberto Ruano-Raviña, Cristina Ramos-Hernández, Pedro Casado-Rey, Maribel Botana-Rial, Esmeralda García-Rodríguez, Alberto Fernández-Villar

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

Validation of the IPF-specific version of St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire

Thomas Skovhus Prior, Nils Hoyer, Saher Burhan Shaker, Jesper Rømhild Davidsen, Janelle Yorke, Ole Hilberg, Elisabeth Bendstrup

Open Access Cystic Fibrosis Letter to the Editor

Reduced expression of the Ion channel CFTR contributes to airspace enlargement as a consequence of aging and in response to cigarette smoke in mice

Jack H. Wellmerling, Sheng-Wei Chang, Eunsoo Kim, Wissam H. Osman, Prosper N. Boyaka, Michael T. Borchers, Estelle Cormet-Boyaka

Lyn regulates epithelial–mesenchymal transition in CS-exposed model through Smad2/3 signaling

Xiaobo Liang, Xiang He, Yin Li, Junyi Wang, Dehong Wu, Xiefang Yuan, Xiaoyun Wang, Guoping Li

Open Access NSCLC Research

Roles of MYC-targeting long non-coding RNA MINCR in cell cycle regulation and apoptosis in non-small cell lung Cancer

Shengjie Chen, Tianyi Gu, Ziwen Lu, Lipeng Qiu, Guoliang Xiao, Xiaozhong Zhu, Feng Li, Hui Yu, Gang Li, Hanqing Liu

Open Access Coronary Heart Disease Letter to the Editor

High level of fluorescent oxidation products and worsening of asthma control over time

Zeina Akiki, Miora Andrianjafimasy, Farid Zerimech, Nicole Le Moual, Valérie Siroux, Orianne Dumas, Régis Matran, Rachel Nadif

Open Access Research

Wnt signaling regulates trans-differentiation of stem cell like type 2 alveolar epithelial cells to type 1 epithelial cells

Elhusseiny Mohamed Mahmud Abdelwahab, Judit Rapp, Diana Feller, Veronika Csongei, Szilard Pal, Domokos Bartis, David R. Thickett, Judit Erzsebet Pongracz

Open Access Bronchoscopy Research

Factors leading to failure to diagnose pulmonary malignant tumors using endobronchial ultrasound with guide sheath within the target lesion

Yoichi Nishii, Taro Yasuma, Kentaro Ito, Yuta Suzuki, Fumiaki Watanabe, Tetsu Kobayashi, Kota Nishihama, Corina N. D’Alessandro-Gabazza, Hajime Fujimoto, Esteban C. Gabazza, Fumihiro Asano, Osamu Taguchi, Osamu Hataji

Open Access Tadalafile Research

Clinical outcomes stratified by baseline functional class after initial combination therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension

R. James White, Anton Vonk-Noordegraaf, Stephan Rosenkranz, Ronald J. Oudiz, Vallerie V. McLaughlin, Marius M. Hoeper, Ekkehard Grünig, Hossein-Ardeschir Ghofrani, Murali M. Chakinala, Joan A. Barberà, Christiana Blair, Jonathan Langley, Adaani E. Frost

Open Access Telemedicine Letter to the Editor

Is the 2013 American Thoracic Society CPAP-tracking system algorithm useful for managing non-adherence in long-term CPAP-treated patients?

Marie-Caroline Rotty, Jean-Pierre Mallet, Carey M. Suehs, Christian Martinez, Jean-Christian Borel, Claudio Rabec, Arnaud Bourdin, Nicolas Molinari, Dany Jaffuel

Open Access Rhinovirus Research

Molecular detection of respiratory pathogens and typing of human rhinovirus of adults hospitalized for exacerbation of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Fanny Wai-san Ko, Paul Kay-sheung Chan, Renee W. Y. Chan, Ka-Pang Chan, April Ip, Angela Kwok, Jenny Chun-li Ngai, So-Shan Ng, Chan Tat On, David Shu-cheong Hui

Open Access Tracheostomy Research

Determination of reliable lung function parameters in intubated mice

Eline Bonnardel, Renaud Prevel, Marilyne Campagnac, Marielle Dubreuil, Roger Marthan, Patrick Berger, Isabelle Dupin

Open Access Bronchiectasis Research

Prevalence and course of disease after lung resection in primary ciliary dyskinesia: a cohort & nested case-control study

Panayiotis Kouis, Myrofora Goutaki, Florian S. Halbeisen, Ifigeneia Gioti, Nicos Middleton, Israel Amirav, Angelo Barbato, Laura Behan, Mieke Boon, Nagehan Emiralioglu, Eric G. Haarman, Bulent Karadag, Cordula Koerner-Rettberg, Romain Lazor, Michael R. Loebinger, Bernard Maitre, Henryk Mazurek, Lucy Morgan, Kim Gjerum Nielsen, Heymut Omran, Ugur Özçelik, Mareike Price, Andrzej Pogorzelski, Deborah Snijders, Guillaume Thouvenin, Claudius Werner, Zorica Zivkovic, Claudia E. Kuehni, Panayiotis K. Yiallouros

Open Access Bronchoscopy Research

Surfactant Protein A in particles in exhaled air (PExA), bronchial lavage and bronchial wash - a methodological comparison

Annelie F. Behndig, Ekaterina Mirgorodskaya, Anders Blomberg, Anna-Carin Olin

Direct and indirect costs of COPD progression and its comorbidities in a structured disease management program: results from the LQ-DMP study

Florian Kirsch, Anja Schramm, Larissa Schwarzkopf, Johanna I. Lutter, Boglárka Szentes, Manuel Huber, Reiner Leidl

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

Volumetric characteristics of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis lungs: computational analyses of high-resolution computed tomography images of lung lobes

Bora Sul, Lucia Flors, Joanne Cassani, Michael J. Morris, Jaques Reifman, Talissa Altes, Anders Wallqvist

Open Access NSCLC Research

Icotinib-resistant HCC827 cells produce exosomes with mRNA MET oncogenes and mediate the migration and invasion of NSCLC

Yiming Yu, Maidinaimu Abudula, Chaofen Li, Zhongbo Chen, Yun Zhang, Yichen Chen

Open Access Care Research

Semi-quantitative visual assessment of chest radiography is associated with clinical outcomes in critically ill patients

Stefanie E. Mason, Paul B. Dieffenbach, Joshua A. Englert, Angela A. Rogers, Anthony F. Massaro, Laura E. Fredenburgh, Angelica Higuera, Mayra Pinilla-Vera, Marta Vilas, Raul San Jose Estepar, George R. Washko, Rebecca M. Baron, Samuel Y. Ash

Open Access Dyspnea Research

Plasma metabolomics and clinical predictors of survival differences in COPD patients

Victor Pinto-Plata, Ciro Casanova, Miguel Divo, Yohannes Tesfaigzi, Vince Calhoun, Jing Sui, Francesca Polverino, Carmen Priolo, Hans Petersen, Juan Pablo de Torres, Jose Maria Marin, Caroline A. Owen, Rebeca Baz, Elizabeth Cordova, Bartolome Celli

Open Access Muscular Dystrophy Research

Influence of β2 adrenergic receptor genotype on risk of nocturnal ventilation in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Eli F. Kelley, Troy J. Cross, Eric M. Snyder, Craig M. McDonald, Eric P. Hoffman, Luca Bello

Open Access Isoniazid Research

Primary drug resistance of mycobacterium tuberculosis in Shandong, China, 2004–2018

Wan-mei Song, Yi-fan Li, Xiao-bin Ma, Jin-yue Liu, Ning-ning Tao, Yao Liu, Qian-yun Zhang, Ting-ting Xu, Shi-jin Li, Chun-Bao Yu, Lei Gao, Liang-liang Cui, Huai-chen Li

Open Access Biomarkers Research

Insufficient serum L-ficolin is associated with disease presence and extent of pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex disease

Tomofumi Kobayashi, Koji Kuronuma, Atsushi Saito, Kimiyuki Ikeda, Shigeru Ariki, Atsushi Saitou, Mitsuo Otsuka, Hirofumi Chiba, Satoshi Takahashi, Motoko Takahashi, Hiroki Takahashi

Open Access NSCLC Research

miR-335-5p inhibits TGF-β1-induced epithelial–mesenchymal transition in non-small cell lung cancer via ROCK1

Wenwen Du, Haicheng Tang, Zhe Lei, Jianjie Zhu, Yuanyuan Zeng, Zeyi Liu, Jian-an Huang

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

Peripheral blood proteomic profiling of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis biomarkers in the multicentre IPF-PRO Registry

Jamie L. Todd, Megan L. Neely, Robert Overton, Katey Durham, Mridu Gulati, Howard Huang, Jesse Roman, L. Kristin Newby, Kevin R. Flaherty, Richard Vinisko, Yi Liu, Janine Roy, Ramona Schmid, Benjamin Strobel, Christian Hesslinger, Thomas B. Leonard, Imre Noth, John A. Belperio, Scott M. Palmer, Wael Asi, Albert Baker, Scott Beegle, John A. Belperio, Rany Condos, Francis Cordova, Daniel A. Culver, Joao A. M. de Andrade, Daniel Dilling, Kevin R. Flaherty, Marilyn Glassberg, Mridu Gulati, Kalpalatha Guntupalli, Nishant Gupta, Amy Hajari Case, David Hotchkin, Tristan Huie, Robert Kaner, Hyun Kim, Maryl Kreider, Lisa Lancaster, Joseph Lasky, David Lederer, Doug Lee, Timothy Liesching, Randolph Lipchik, Jason Lobo, Yolanda Mageto, Prema Menon, Lake Morrison, Andrew Namen, Justin Oldham, Rishi Raj, Murali Ramaswamy, Tonya Russell, Paul Sachs, Zeenat Safdar, Barry Sigal, Leann Silhan, Mary Strek, Sally Suliman, Jeremy Tabak, Rajat Walia, Timothy P. Whelan

Open Access Rhinovirus Research

Rupintrivir reduces RV-induced TH-2 cytokine IL-4 in precision-cut lung slices (PCLS) of HDM-sensitized mice ex vivo

Olga Danov, Lisa Lasswitz, Helena Obernolte, Christina Hesse, Armin Braun, Sabine Wronski, Katherina Sewald

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Review

Global prevalence of asthma-COPD overlap (ACO) in the general population: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mostafa Hosseini, Amir Almasi-Hashiani, Mahdi Sepidarkish, Saman Maroufizadeh

Open Access NSCLC Research

Inhibition of Aurora A enhances radiosensitivity in selected lung cancer cell lines

Ningbo Liu, Yong Antican Wang, Yunguang Sun, Jeffrey Ecsedy, Jifeng Sun, Xue Li, Ping Wang

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

Longitudinal clinical outcomes in a real-world population of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: the PROOF registry

Wim A. Wuyts, Caroline Dahlqvist, Hans Slabbynck, Marc Schlesser, Natacha Gusbin, Christophe Compere, Sofie Maddens, Yuan-Chi Lee, Klaus-Uwe Kirchgaessler, Karen Bartley, Benjamin Bondue

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

Enhanced Bruton’s tyrosine kinase in B-cells and autoreactive IgA in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Peter Heukels, Jennifer A. C. van Hulst, Menno van Nimwegen, Carian E. Boorsma, Barbro N. Melgert, Jan H. von der Thusen, Bernt van den Blink, Rogier A. S. Hoek, Jelle R. Miedema, Stefan F. H. Neys, Odilia B. J. Corneth, Rudi W. Hendriks, Marlies S. Wijsenbeek, Mirjam Kool

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Neutrophils from severe asthmatic patients induce epithelial to mesenchymal transition in healthy bronchial epithelial cells

Alexandre Haddad, Mellissa Gaudet, Maria Plesa, Zoulfia Allakhverdi, Andrea K. Mogas, Severine Audusseau, Carolyn J. Baglole, David H. Eidelman, Ronald Olivenstein, Mara S. Ludwig, Qutayba Hamid

Open Access Sleep Apnea Research

What is the remaining status of adaptive servo-ventilation? The results of a real-life multicenter study (OTRLASV-study)

Dany Jaffuel, Carole Philippe, Claudio Rabec, Jean-Pierre Mallet, Marjolaine Georges, Stefania Redolfi, Alain Palot, Carey M. Suehs, Erika Nogue, Nicolas Molinari, Arnaud Bourdin

Open Access Obesity Research

BMI is associated with FEV1 decline in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis of clinical trials

Yilan Sun, Stephen Milne, Jen Erh Jaw, Chen Xi Yang, Feng Xu, Xuan Li, Ma’en Obeidat, Don D. Sin

Open Access COPD Exacerbation Research

Treatment failure and hospital readmissions in severe COPD exacerbations treated with azithromycin versus placebo – a post-hoc analysis of the BACE randomized controlled trial

Kristina Vermeersch, Ann Belmans, Kris Bogaerts, Iwein Gyselinck, Nina Cardinaels, Maria Gabrovska, Joseph Aumann, Ingel K. Demedts, Jean-Louis Corhay, Eric Marchand, Hans Slabbynck, Christel Haenebalcke, Stefanie Vermeersch, Geert M. Verleden, Thierry Troosters, Vincent Ninane, Guy G. Brusselle, Wim Janssens, Vincent Ninane, Joseph Aumann, Ingel K. Demedts, Hans Slabbynck, Eric Marchand, Christel Haenebalcke, Rudi Peché, Guy G. Brusselle, Walter Vincken, Jean-Louis Corhay, Michiel Haerens, Antoine Fremault, Tine Lauwerier, Alix Debrock, Jan Lamont, Geert Tits, Paul Jordens, Alain Delobbe, Jean-Benoît Martinot

Open Access Umeclidinium Research

Efficacy of umeclidinium/vilanterol versus umeclidinium and salmeterol monotherapies in symptomatic patients with COPD not receiving inhaled corticosteroids: the EMAX randomised trial

François Maltais, Leif Bjermer, Edward M. Kerwin, Paul W. Jones, Michael L. Watkins, Lee Tombs, Ian P. Naya, Isabelle H. Boucot, David A. Lipson, Chris Compton, Mitra Vahdati-Bolouri, Claus F. Vogelmeier

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Review

Mesenchymal stromal cell conditioned media for lung disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of preclinical studies

Chimobi Emukah, Evan Dittmar, Rija Naqvi, John Martinez, Alexis Corral, Axel Moreira, Alvaro Moreira

Open Access Tiotropium Research

Maintained therapeutic effect of revefenacin over 52 weeks in moderate to very severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

James F. Donohue, Edward Kerwin, Sanjay Sethi, Brett Haumann, Srikanth Pendyala, Lorna Dean, Chris N. Barnes, Edmund J. Moran, Glenn Crater

Open Access Umeclidinium Review

Single-inhaler triple therapy in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review

Sue Langham, Jen Lewis, Nick Pooley, Nina Embleton, Julia Langham, MeiLan K. Han, James D. Chalmers

Variable DNA methylation of aging-related genes is associated with male COPD

Xizi Du, Lin Yuan, Mengping Wu, Meichao Men, Ruoxi He, Leyuan Wang, Shuangyan Wu, Yang Xiang, Xiangping Qu, Huijun Liu, Xiaoqun Qin, Chengping Hu, Ling Qin, Chi Liu

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

Aberrant populations of circulating T follicular helper cells and regulatory B cells underlying idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Yuichiro Asai, Hirofumi Chiba, Hirotaka Nishikiori, Ryuta Kamekura, Hayato Yabe, Shun Kondo, Satsuki Miyajima, Katsunori Shigehara, Shingo Ichimiya, Hiroki Takahashi

Synthetic surfactant with a recombinant surfactant protein C analogue improves lung function and attenuates inflammation in a model of acute respiratory distress syndrome in adult rabbits

J. Zebialowicz Ahlström, F. Massaro, P. Mikolka, R. Feinstein, G. Perchiazzi, O. Basabe-Burgos, T. Curstedt, A. Larsson, J. Johansson, A. Rising

Open Access Septicemia Research

Unique patterns of lower respiratory tract microbiota are associated with inflammation and hospital mortality in acute respiratory distress syndrome

Michihito Kyo, Keisuke Nishioka, Takaaki Nakaya, Yoshiko Kida, Yuko Tanabe, Shinichiro Ohshimo, Nobuaki Shime

Open Access Pleural Effusion Review

Chemical pleurodesis – a review of mechanisms involved in pleural space obliteration

Michal Mierzejewski, Piotr Korczynski, Rafal Krenke, Julius P. Janssen

Open Access Lung Cancer Research

Prognostic impact of tumor mutation burden and the mutation in KIAA1211 in small cell lung cancer

Mengting Zhou, Jun Fan, Zhenyu Li, Pindong Li, Yajie Sun, Yuhui Yang, Xiaoshu Zhou, Jing Wang, Ye Wang, Huiwei Qi, Weijing Cai, Xiaofang Dai, Fred R. Hirsch

Open Access Research

YY1 mediates TGF-β1-induced EMT and pro-fibrogenesis in alveolar epithelial cells

Chuyi Zhang, Xiaoping Zhu, Yifei Hua, Qian Zhao, Kaijing Wang, Lixiao Zhen, Guangxue Wang, Jinhui Lü, An Luo, William C. Cho, Xin Lin, Zuoren Yu

Open Access Pulmonary-Function Tests Research

Improved hemodynamics and cardiopulmonary function in patients with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension after balloon pulmonary angioplasty

Qi Jin, Qin Luo, Tao Yang, Qixian Zeng, Xue Yu, Lu Yan, Yi Zhang, Qing Zhao, Xiuping Ma, Chenhong An, Changming Xiong, Zhihui Zhao, Zhihong Liu

Open Access Budesonide Research

Effects of cigarette smoke on barrier function and tight junction proteins in the bronchial epithelium: protective role of cathelicidin LL-37

Miyoko Tatsuta, Keiko Kan-o, Yumiko Ishii, Norio Yamamoto, Tomohiro Ogawa, Satoru Fukuyama, Aimi Ogawa, Akitaka Fujita, Yoichi Nakanishi, Koichiro Matsumoto

Open Access Expectoration Letter to the Editor

Systemic inflammatory response to inhaled endotoxin does not correlate with airway response

Amika K. Sood, Allison J. Burbank, Michael Lawson, Haibo Zhou, Heather B. Wells, David B. Peden, Michelle L. Hernandez

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

Diagnostic test interpretation and referral delay in patients with interstitial lung disease

David Pritchard, Ayodeji Adegunsoye, Elyse Lafond, Janelle Vu Pugashetti, Ryan DiGeronimo, Noelle Boctor, Nandini Sarma, Isabella Pan, Mary Strek, Michael Kadoch, Jonathan H. Chung, Justin M. Oldham

Open Access COPD Exacerbation Research

The matrikine acetyl-proline-glycine-proline and clinical features of COPD: findings from SPIROMICS

J. Michael Wells, Dongqi Xing, Liliana Viera, Robert M. Burkes, Yixin Wu, Surya P. Bhatt, Mark T. Dransfield, David J. Couper, Wanda O’Neal, Eric A. Hoffman, Amit Gaggar, Igor Barjaktarevic, Jeffrey L. Curtis, Wassim W. Labaki, Mei Lan K. Han, Christine M. Freeman, Nirupama Putcha, Thomas Schlange, J. Edwin Blalock, Neil E. Alexis, Wayne H. Anderson, R. Graham Barr, Eugene R. Bleecker, Richard C. Boucher, Russell P. Bowler, Elizabeth E. Carretta, Stephanie A. Christenson, Alejandro P. Comellas, Christopher B. Cooper, David J. Couper, Gerard J. Criner, Ronald G. Crystal, Jeffrey L. Curtis, Claire M. Doerschuk, Mark T. Dransfield, Christine M. Freeman, Mei Lan K. Han, Nadia N. Hansel, Annette T. Hastie, Eric A. Hoffman, Robert J. Kaner, Richard E. Kanner, Eric C. Kleerup, Jerry A. Krishnan, Lisa M. LaVange, Stephen C. Lazarus, Fernando J. Martinez, Deborah A. Meyers, John D. Newell Jr, Elizabeth C. Oelsner, Wanda K. O’Neal, Robert Paine III, Nirupama Putcha, Stephen I. Rennard, Donald P. Tashkin, Mary Beth Scholand, J. Michael Wells, Robert A. Wise, Prescott G. Woodruff

Open Access Pulmonary Hypertension Research

Intra-tracheal administration of a naked plasmid expressing stromal derived factor-1 improves lung structure in rodents with experimental bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Kasonya Guerra, Carleene Bryan, Frederick Dapaah-Siakwan, Ibrahim Sammour, Shelly Drummond, Ronald Zambrano, Pingping Chen, Jian Huang, Mayank Sharma, Sebastian Shrager, Merline Benny, Shu Wu, Karen C. Young

Open Access Pneumonia Research

Presentations and outcomes of interstitial lung disease and the anti-Ro52 autoantibody

A. Sclafani, K. M. D’Silva, B. P. Little, E. M. Miloslavsky, J. J. Locascio, A. Sharma, S. B. Montesi

Open Access Dementia Research

The association of cognitive functioning as measured by the DemTect with functional and clinical characteristics of COPD: results from the COSYCONET cohort

Sarah Marietta von Siemens, Robert Perneczky, Claus F. Vogelmeier, Jürgen Behr, Diego Kauffmann-Guerrero, Peter Alter, Franziska C. Trudzinski, Robert Bals, Christian Grohé, Sandra Söhler, Benjamin Waschki, Johanna I. Lutter, Tobias Welte, Rudolf A. Jörres, Kathrin Kahnert, Stefan Andreas, Robert Bals, Jürgen Behr, Kathrin Kahnert, Burkhard Bewig, Roland Buhl, Ralf Ewert, Beate Stubbe, Manfred Gogol, Christian Grohé, Rainer Hauck, Matthias Held, Berthold Jany, Markus Henke, Felix Herth, Gerd Höffken, Hugo A. Katus, Anne-Marie Kirsten, Henrik Watz, Rembert Koczulla, Klaus Kenn, Juliane Kronsbein, Cornelia Kropf-Sanchen, Christoph Lange, Peter Zabel, Michael Pfeifer, Winfried J. Randerath, Werner Seeger, Michael Studnicka, Christian Taube, Helmut Teschler, Hartmut Timmermann, J. Christian Virchow, Claus Vogelmeier, Ulrich Wagner, Tobias Welte, Hubert Wirtz

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

The biomarkers suPAR and blood eosinophils are associated with hospital readmissions and mortality in asthma – a retrospective cohort study

K. E. J. Håkansson, Line J. H. Rasmussen, Nina S. Godtfredsen, Oliver D. Tupper, Jesper Eugen-Olsen, Thomas Kallemose, Ove Andersen, Charlotte Suppli Ulrik

Open Access Influenza Virus Research

Nasal epithelial cells to assess in vitro immune responses to respiratory virus infection in pregnant women with asthma

Rebecca L. Vanders, Alan Hsu, Peter G. Gibson, Vanessa E. Murphy, Peter A. B. Wark

Open Access Premature Birth Research

Diverging effects of premature birth and bronchopulmonary dysplasia on exercise capacity and physical activity – a case control study

Katharina Ruf, Wolfgang Thomas, Maximilian Brunner, Christian P. Speer, Helge Hebestreit

Open Access Expectoration Review

Strategies for measuring airway mucus and mucins

Kalina R. Atanasova, Leah R. Reznikov

Open Access NSCLC Research

Analysis of key clinical features for achieving complete remission in stage III and IV non-small cell lung cancer patients

Takuya Aoki, Takeshi Akiba, Jun Nishiyama, Sakurako Tajiri, Naoki Hayama, Genki Takahashi, Jun Tanaka, Masako Sato, Hiroto Takiguchi, Hiromi Tomomatsu, Katsuyoshi Tomomatsu, Takahisa Takihara, Kyoko Niimi, Tsuyoshi Oguma, Mitsutomo Kohno, Ryota Masuda, Tetsuya Urano, Hitoshi Itoh, Hiroshi Kajiwara, Naoya Nakamura, Etsuo Kunieda, Mitsunori Matsumae, Masayuki Iwazaki, Koichiro Asano

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

Accumulation of damaged mitochondria in alveolar macrophages with reduced OXPHOS related gene expression in IPF

Eliza Tsitoura, Eirini Vasarmidi, Eleni Bibaki, Athina Trachalaki, Chara Koutoulaki, George Papastratigakis, Sevasti Papadogiorgaki, George Chalepakis, Nikos Tzanakis, Katerina M. Antoniou

Open Access Antibiotic Research

Metagenomic identification of severe pneumonia pathogens in mechanically-ventilated patients: a feasibility and clinical validity study

Libing Yang, Ghady Haidar, Haris Zia, Rachel Nettles, Shulin Qin, Xiaohong Wang, Faraaz Shah, Sarah F. Rapport, Themoula Charalampous, Barbara Methé, Adam Fitch, Alison Morris, Bryan J. McVerry, Justin O’Grady, Georgios D. Kitsios

Electronic cigarette vapour increases virulence and inflammatory potential of respiratory pathogens

Deirdre F. Gilpin, Katie-Ann McGown, Kevin Gallagher, Jose Bengoechea, Amy Dumigan, Gisli Einarsson, J. Stuart Elborn, Michael M. Tunney

DNA methylation is associated with lung function in never smokers

Maaike de Vries, Ivana Nedeljkovic, Diana A. van der Plaat, Alexandra Zhernakova, Lies Lahousse, Guy G. Brusselle, Najaf Amin, Cornelia M. van Duijn, Judith M. Vonk, H. Marike Boezen

Open Access Computed Tomography Letter to the Editor

Relationship between diffusion capacity and small airway abnormality in COPDGene

Rachel N. Criner, Charles R. Hatt, Craig J. Galbán, Ella A. Kazerooni, David A. Lynch, Meredith C. McCormack, Richard Casaburi, Neil R. MacIntyre, Barry J. Make, Fernando J. Martinez, Wassim W. Labaki, Jeffrey L. Curtis, Mei Lan K. Han

Open Access NSCLC Research

Protein tyrosine kinase 2: a novel therapeutic target to overcome acquired EGFR-TKI resistance in non-small cell lung cancer

Xuexia Tong, Ryosuke Tanino, Rong Sun, Yukari Tsubata, Tamio Okimoto, Mayumi Takechi, Takeshi Isobe

Open Access Computed Tomography Research

Mortality risk and causes of death in patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis

Sooim Sin, Seo Young Yun, Jee Min Kim, Chang Min Park, Jaeyoung Cho, Sun Mi Choi, Jinwoo Lee, Young Sik Park, Sang-Min Lee, Chul-Gyu Yoo, Young Whan Kim, Sung Koo Han, Chang-Hoon Lee

Open Access Respiratory Microbiota Research

Dysbiosis of lower respiratory tract microbiome are associated with inflammation and microbial function variety

Kang-jie Li, Zi-long Chen, Yao Huang, Rui Zhang, Xiao-qian Luan, Ting-ting Lei, Ling Chen

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Does a tailored intervention to promote adherence in patients with chronic lung disease affect exacerbations? A randomized controlled trial

Claudia Gregoriano, Thomas Dieterle, Anna-Lisa Breitenstein, Selina Dürr, Amanda Baum, Stéphanie Giezendanner, Sabrina Maier, Anne Leuppi-Taegtmeyer, Isabelle Arnet, Kurt E. Hersberger, Jörg D. Leuppi

Open Access Review

Determination of rheology and surface tension of airway surface liquid: a review of clinical relevance and measurement techniques

Zhenglong Chen, Ming Zhong, Yuzhou Luo, Linhong Deng, Zhaoyan Hu, Yuanlin Song

Open Access Primary Immunodeficiency Research

Primary immunodeficiency-related bronchiectasis in adults: comparison with bronchiectasis of other etiologies in a French reference center

Hélène Goussault, Hélène Salvator, Emilie Catherinot, Marie-Laure Chabi, Colas Tcherakian, Alexandre Chabrol, Morgane Didier, Elisabeth Rivaud, Alain Fischer, Felipe Suarez, Olivier Hermine, Fanny Lanternier, Olivier Lortholary, Nizar Mahlaoui, Philippe Devillier, Louis-Jean Couderc

Open Access Sleep Apnea Research

Excessive daytime sleepiness, metabolic syndrome, and obstructive sleep apnea: two independent large cross-sectional studies and one interventional study

Xinyi Li, Hengye Huang, Huajun Xu, Yue Shi, Yingjun Qian, Jianyin Zou, Hongliang Yi, Jian Guan, Shankai Yin

Open Access Fluticasone Review

Inhaled corticosteroids and FEV1 decline in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review

Hannah R. Whittaker, Debbie Jarvis, Mohamed R. Sheikh, Steven J. Kiddle, Jennifer K. Quint

Impaired training-induced angiogenesis process with loss of pericyte-endothelium interactions is associated with an abnormal capillary remodelling in the skeletal muscle of COPD patients

Léo Blervaque, Emilie Passerieux, Pascal Pomiès, Matthias Catteau, Nelly Héraud, Marine Blaquière, François Bughin, Bronia Ayoub, Nicolas Molinari, Jean-Paul Cristol, Antonia Perez-Martin, Jacques Mercier, Maurice Hayot, Fares Gouzi

Serum bilirubin level is associated with exercise capacity and quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Ah Young Leem, Young Sam Kim, Ji-Hyun Lee, Tae-Hyung Kim, Ha Yan Kim, Yeon Mok Oh, Sang Do Lee, Ji Ye Jung

Open Access Sleep Apnea Research

Threshold of the upper airway cross-section for hypopnea onset during sleep and its identification under waking condition

Hongyi Lin, Cunting Wang, Han Zhang, Huahui Xiong, Zheng Li, Xiaoqing Huang, Changjin Ji, Junfang Xian, Yaqi Huang

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

Targeted regulation of fibroblast state by CRISPR-mediated CEBPA expression

Wei Liu, Jeffrey A. Meridew, Aja Aravamudhan, Giovanni Ligresti, Daniel J. Tschumperlin, Qi Tan

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Upregulation of MUC5AC by VEGF in human primary bronchial epithelial cells: implications for asthma

Sung-Ho Kim, Qing-Mei Pei, Ping Jiang, Juan Liu, Rong-Fei Sun, Xue-Jiao Qian, Jiang-Bo Liu

Open Access Tuberculosis Research

The clinical impact of drug-induced hepatotoxicity on anti-tuberculosis therapy: a case control study

Jin Hwa Song, Seo-Young Yoon, Tae Yun Park, Eun Young Heo, Deog Kyeom Kim, Hee Soon Chung, Jung-Kyu Lee

Open Access Cystic Fibrosis Research

Comparative analyses of long non-coding RNA profiles in vivo in cystic fibrosis lung airway and parenchyma tissues

Parameet Kumar, Chaitali Sen, Kathryn Peters, Raymond A. Frizzell, Roopa Biswas

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

Exchange protein directly activated by cAMP (Epac) protects against airway inflammation and airway remodeling in asthmatic mice

Yi-fei Chen, Ge Huang, Yi-min Wang, Ming Cheng, Fang-fang Zhu, Jin-nan Zhong, Ya-dong Gao

Open Access Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

Prognostic differences among patients with idiopathic interstitial pneumonias with acute exacerbation of varying pathogenesis: a retrospective study

Motoyasu Kato, Tomoko Yamada, Shunichi Kataoka, Yuta Arai, Keita Miura, Yusuke Ochi, Hiroaki Ihara, Ryo Koyama, Shinichi Sasaki, Kazuhisa Takahashi

Open Access Expectoration Research

Effects of the Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) agonist, AZD8848, on allergen-induced responses in patients with mild asthma: a double-blind, randomised, parallel-group study

Brian R. Leaker, Dave Singh, Sam Lindgren, Gun Almqvist, Leif Eriksson, Barbara Young, Brian O’Connor

Open Access Glucocorticoid Letter to the Editor

The effectiveness of Reslizumab in severe asthma treatment: a real-world experience

H. Ibrahim, R. O’Sullivan, D. Casey, J. Murphy, J. MacSharry, B. J. Plant, D. M. Murphy

Open Access Cystic Fibrosis Research

Gene therapy-emulating small molecule treatments in cystic fibrosis airway epithelial cells and patients

Q. Yang, A. R. Soltis, G. Sukumar, X. Zhang, H. Caohuy, J. Freedy, C. L. Dalgard, M. D. Wilkerson, H. B. Pollard, B. S. Pollard

Open Access Bronchial Asthma Research

The socioeconomic burden of chronic lung disease in low-resource settings across the globe – an observational FRESH AIR study

Evelyn A. Brakema, Aizhamal Tabyshova, Rianne M. J. J. van der Kleij, Talant Sooronbaev, Christos Lionis, Marilena Anastasaki, Pham Le An, Luan Than Nguyen, Bruce Kirenga, Simon Walusimbi, Maarten J. Postma, Niels H. Chavannes, Job F. M. van Boven, Pham Le An, Marilena Anastasaki, Azamat Akylbekov, Andy Barton, Antonios Bertsias, Pham Duong Uyen Binh, Job F. M. van Boven, Evelyn A. Brakema, Dennis Burges, Lucy Cartwright, Vasiliki E. Chatzea, Niels H. Chavannes, Liza Cragg, Tran Ngoc Dang, Ilyas Dautov, Berik Emilov, Irene Ferarrio, Frederik A. van Gemert, Ben Hedrick, Le Huynh Thi Cam Hong, Nick Hopkinson, Elvira Isaeva, Rupert Jones, Corina de Jong, Sanne van Kampen, Winceslaus Katagira, Bruce Kirenga, Jesper Kjærgaard, Rianne M. J. J. van der Kleij, Janwillem Kocks, Le Thi Tuyet Lan, Tran Thanh Duv Linh, Christos Lionis, Kim Xuan Loan, Maamed Mademilov, Andy McEwen, Patrick Musinguzi, Rebecca Nantanda, Grace Ndeezi, Sophia Papadakis, Hilary Pinnock, Jillian Pooler, Charlotte C. Poot, Maarten J. Postma, Anja Poulsen, Pippa Powell, Nguyen Nhat Quynh, Susanne Reventlow, Dimitra Sifaki-Pistolla, Sally Singh, Talant Sooronbaev, Jaime Correia de Sousa, James Stout, Marianne Stubbe Østergaard, Aizhamal Tabyshova, Ioanna Tsiligianni, Tran Diep Tuan, James Tumwine, Le Thanh Van, Nguyen Nhu Vinh, Simon Walusimbi, Louise Warren, Sian Williams

Open Access Research

TBX2-positive cells represent a multi-potent mesenchymal progenitor pool in the developing lung

Irina Wojahn, Timo H. Lüdtke, Vincent M. Christoffels, Mark-Oliver Trowe, Andreas Kispert

Open Access Research

Neurally adjusted ventilatory assist mitigates ventilator-induced diaphragm injury in rabbits

Tatsutoshi Shimatani, Nobuaki Shime, Tomohiko Nakamura, Shinichiro Ohshimo, Justin Hotz, Robinder G. Khemani

Live Webinar | 27-06-2024 | 18:00 (CEST)

Keynote webinar | Spotlight on medication adherence

Live: Thursday 27th June 2024, 18:00-19:30 (CEST)

WHO estimates that half of all patients worldwide are non-adherent to their prescribed medication. The consequences of poor adherence can be catastrophic, on both the individual and population level.

Join our expert panel to discover why you need to understand the drivers of non-adherence in your patients, and how you can optimize medication adherence in your clinics to drastically improve patient outcomes.

Prof. Kevin Dolgin
Prof. Florian Limbourg
Prof. Anoop Chauhan
Developed by: Springer Medicine
Obesity Clinical Trial Summary

At a glance: The STEP trials

A round-up of the STEP phase 3 clinical trials evaluating semaglutide for weight loss in people with overweight or obesity.

Developed by: Springer Medicine

Highlights from the ACC 2024 Congress

Year in Review: Pediatric cardiology

Watch Dr. Anne Marie Valente present the last year's highlights in pediatric and congenital heart disease in the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Pulmonary vascular disease

The last year's highlights in pulmonary vascular disease are presented by Dr. Jane Leopold in this official video from ACC.24.

Year in Review: Valvular heart disease

Watch Prof. William Zoghbi present the last year's highlights in valvular heart disease from the official ACC.24 Year in Review session.

Year in Review: Heart failure and cardiomyopathies

Watch this official video from ACC.24. Dr. Biykem Bozkurt discusses last year's major advances in heart failure and cardiomyopathies.