The Spectrum of Pulmonary Disease in Patients with HIV Infection by Julio Sg Montaner, Leila Spour, Carlos Zala

“…Among the noninfectious causes of pulmonary disease. the most common are Kaposi's sarcoma. airways hyper-reactive disease (asthma) and emphysema. Respiratory involvement in HIV-infected individuals is not always related to the HIV infection. …”
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Classification of Wheezing Children in Rural Bangladesh by Intensity of Ascaris Infection, Total and Specific IgE Levels, History of Pneumonia, and Other Risk Factors by Haruko Takeuchi, Md Alfazal Khan, Khalequz Zaman, Sayaka Takanashi, S. M. Tafsir Hasan, Mohammad Yunus, Tsutomu Iwata

“…Hierarchical cluster analysis was conducted using variables of history of pneumonia, total and specific immunoglobulin E levels, Ascaris infection intensity, and parental asthma. Three distinct wheezing groups were identified. …”
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Patients admitted in an Intensive Care Unit with severe clinical manifestations of Influenza, october-december 2009 by Yenisey Quintero Mendez, Jorge Luis Ulloa Capestani, Rudis Monzón Rodríguez, Francisco García Valdés, Ramón E Álvarez Cepero, Jaime Geroy Gómez, Pablo Rodríguez Díaz, Alfredo Dario Espinosa Brito, Yanli Vázquez Villazón, Diley Moreno Ruiz, Octavio Rivero Rodríguez

“…Personal antecedents were informed by patients suffering arterial hypertension in 31 (28,4%), bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive lung disease in 26 (23,9%), diabetes in 19 (17,4%), ischemic heart disease in 19 (17,4%), alcoholism in 5 (4,6%) and valvulopathies in 4 (3,7%). …”
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Vaping – A Beneficial Alternative to Traditional Cigarettes or an Unexplored Danger? by Paulina Błasiak, Aleksandra Ślusarska, Patryk Mikołajec, Barbara Bilecka, Jolanta Mędyk, Małgorzata Wirkijowska, Jakub Wirkijowski, Yauheniya Patarocha, Michał Rogulski, Ruslan Huk

“…Studies suggest that long-term e-cigarette use may result in increased aortic stiffness, elevated heart rate, heightened risk of atherosclerosis and diminished lung function, increased airway resistance, especially in individuals with pre-existing conditions like asthma. Exposure to aerosolized chemicals present in e-liquids poses risks of chronic respiratory diseases.  …”
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Randomised controlled trial of topical kanuka honey for the treatment of rosacea by James Fingleton, Mark Weatherall, Richard Beasley, Irene Braithwaite, Janwillem Kocks, Mark Holliday, Andrew Corin, Colin Helm, Davitt Sheahan, Barney Montgomery, Judith Riley, Anna Hunt, Christopher Tofield

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Association of lung health and cardiovascular health (Life’s Essential 8) by Wanjia Zhang, Menglong Zou, Junyao Liang, Dexu Zhang, Man Zhou, Hui Feng, Chusen Tang, Jie Xiao, Zhan Yi, Yin Xu

“…In the fully adjusted model, the high LE8 group had significantly lower odds of asthma (OR = 0.42; 95% CI = 0.29, 0.59) and chronic bronchitis (OR = 0.27; 95% CI = 0.15, 0.49) compared to the low LE8 group. …”
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Joint association of systemic immune-inflammation index and phenotypic age acceleration with chronic respiratory disease: a cross-sectional study by Yuan Zhan, Ruonan Yang, Jie Feng, Genlong Bai, Xiangyun Shi, Jiaheng Zhang, Jingbo Zhang

“…Furthermore, the joint-indexes analysis revealed that compared to individuals with lower SII and PhenoAgeAccel, those with higher SII and PhenoAgeAccel exhibited remarkably stronger associations with CRD (adjusted OR [aOR], 1.56; 95% CI, 1.31–1.85; P < 0.001), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (aOR, 1.56; 95% CI, 1.22-2.00; P = 0.001) and asthma (aOR, 1.40; 95% CI, 1.16–1.70; P = 0.001), which were predominant among those aged above 40 years, females and smokers. …”
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EPIGENETICS TODAY AND TOMORROW by B. F. Vanyushin

“…Distortions in DNA methylation and other epigenetic signals cause premature aging, cancer, diabetes, asthma, and severe mental dysfunctions. Changes in the DNA methylation profile accompany carcinogenesis, being a reliable diagnostic marker of various cancer species even at early stages of tumor formation. …”
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Environmental exposures associated with atopy in a rural community in Gwanda district, Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study by Vuyelwa Ndlovu, Vuyelwa Ndlovu, Moses Chimbari, Pisirai Ndarukwa, Pisirai Ndarukwa, Elopy Sibanda, Elopy Sibanda

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Efficacy of Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery and Impact of Chronic Lung Disease on its Outcome in Patients of Chronic Rhinosinusitis by Minakshmi Karmakar, V D Prasanna Kumar Vasamsetty, Bonapart Chowdhury

“…Chronic lung disease(CLD) i.e. bronchial asthma, COPD and chronic bronchitis are commonly associated with CRS. …”
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Electronic cigarette use in relation to changes in smoking status and respiratory symptoms by Linnéa Hedman<sup>+<sup>, Gustaf Lyytinen<sup>+<sup>, Helena Backman, Magnus Lundbäck, Caroline Stridsman, Anne Lindberg, Hannu Kankaanranta, Lina Rönnebjerg, Eva Rönmark, Linda Ekerljung

“…Methods A prospective, population-based study of random samples of the population (age 16–69 years) was performed within The Obstructive Lung Disease in Northern Sweden (OLIN) study and West Sweden Asthma Study (WSAS). A validated postal questionnaire containing identical questions was used in OLIN and WSAS at baseline in 2006–2008 and at follow-up in 2016. …”
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Oxidative potential determines the oxidative stress and ferroptotic toxicity of airborne particulate matter on pulmonary epithelial cells by Bingxue Nie, Daoqiang Zhang, Xin Liu, Chengying Lei, Zhiruo Li, Nan Zhang, Shuping Zhang, Yiju Wei, Jie Zhang

“…Exposure to airborne particulate matter (PM) is a major risk which increases pulmonary diseases such as asthma, chronic bronchitis, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). …”
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Perspectives of Hispanic and Latinx Community Members on AI-Enabled mHealth Tools: Qualitative Focus Group Study by Stephanie A Kraft, Shaan Chopra, Miriana C Duran, Janet A Rojina, Abril Beretta, Katherine I López, Russell Javan, Benjamin S Wilfond, Margaret Rosenfeld, James Fogarty, Linda K Ko

“…Focus groups included a presentation of narrative slideshow materials developed by the research team depicting mHealth use case examples of asthma in children and fall risk in older adults. …”
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Ear Infection and Its Associated Risk Factors in First Nations and Rural School-Aged Canadian Children by Chandima P. Karunanayake, William Albritton, Donna C. Rennie, Joshua A. Lawson, Laura McCallum, P. Jenny Gardipy, Jeremy Seeseequasis, Arnold Naytowhow, Louise Hagel, Kathleen McMullin, Vivian Ramsden, Sylvia Abonyi, Jo-Ann Episkenew, James A. Dosman, Punam Pahwa, The First Nations Lung Health Project Research Team, The Saskatchewan Rural Health Study Team

“…Ear infection prevalence was positively associated with younger age; first born in the family; self-reported physician-diagnosed tonsillitis; self-reported physician-diagnosed asthma; and any respiratory related allergy. Protective effect of breastfeeding longer than three months was observed on the prevalence of ear infection. …”
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Healthy lifestyle before and during pregnancy to prevent childhood obesity: study protocol for a parallel group randomised trial — the PRE-STORK trial by Tina Vilsbøll, Signe S Torekov, Julie Lyng Forman, Romain Barrès, Andreas Andersen, Filip K Knop, Signe Foghsgaard, Klaus Bønnelykke, Thomas Bergholt, Karoline Kragelund Nielsen, Christina Anne Vinter, Majken Lillholm Pico, Louise Groth Grunnet, Nina Kornerup, Julie Hagstrøm Danielsen, Ronni Eg Sahl, Mette Yun Johansen, Louise Kelstrup, Nida Ghauri, Emilie Grønlund, Lærke Lund

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How far back do we need to look to capture diagnoses in electronic health records? A retrospective observational study of hospital electronic health record data by Tom Marshall, Elizabeth Sapey, Miles D Witham, Steve Harris, Rachel Cooper, Chris Plummer, Felicity Evison, James Wason, Heather J Cordell, Suzy Gallier, Fiona E Matthews, Ewan Pearson, Avan A Sayer, Mervyn Singer, Joanne Field, Mohammed Osman, Sian Robinson, Victoria Bartle, Thomas Scharf, Jadene Lewis, Rominique Doal, Peta le Roux, Ray Holding, Paolo Missier

“…Atrial fibrillation and diabetes were &gt;90% coded with 2–3 years of lookback, but hypertension and asthma completeness continued to rise all the way out to 10 years of lookback. …”
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Essential Roles of PKA, iNOS, CD95/CD95L, and Terminal Caspases in Suppression of Eosinopoiesis by PGE2 and Other cAMP-Elevating Agents by Bianca de Luca, Pedro Xavier-Elsas, Mônica Barradas, Ricardo A. Luz, Túlio Queto, Carla Jones, Maria Augusta Arruda, Thiago Mattar Cunha, Fernando Queiroz Cunha, Maria Ignez Gaspar-Elsas

“…Up- and downregulation of eosinopoiesis control pulmonary eosinophilia in human asthma. In mice, eosinopoiesis is suppressed in vitro by prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and in vivo by diethylcarbamazine, through a proapoptotic mechanism sequentially requiring inducible NO synthase (iNOS) and the ligand for death receptor CD95 (CD95L). …”
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Physical health in young males and risk of chronic musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and respiratory diseases by middle age: A population-based cohort study. by Aleksandra Turkiewicz, Karin Magnusson, Simon Timpka, Ali Kiadaliri, Andrea Dell'Isola, Martin Englund

“…We followed the participants through the Swedish National Patient Register for incidence of common musculoskeletal (osteoarthritis, back pain, shoulder lesions, joint pain, myalgia), cardiovascular (ischemic heart disease, atrial fibrillation), and respiratory diseases (asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchitis). …”
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Transcriptome analysis of early pregnancy vitamin D status and spontaneous preterm birth. by Aishwarya P Yadama, Hooman Mirzakhani, Thomas F McElrath, Augusto A Litonjua, Scott T Weiss

“…<h4>Study design</h4>We conducted peripheral blood transcriptome profiling at 10-18 weeks of gestation in a nested case-control cohort of 24 pregnant women who participated in the Vitamin D Antenatal Asthma Reduction Trial (VDAART). In this cohort, 8 women had spontaneous preterm delivery (21-32 weeks of gestation) and 17 women had vitamin D insufficiency (25-hydroxyvitamin D < 30 ng/mL). …”
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Impact of glucocorticoids on patients’ quality of life: a qualitative study assessing face validity and feasibility of the Steroid PRO in patients with inflammatory gastroenterolog... by Shaney L Barratt, Emma Dures, Mwidimi Ndosi, Michelle Sharp, Sebastian E Sattui, Jill Dawson, Susan M Goodman, Sarah L Mackie, Tom Creed, Catherine L Hill, Joanna C Robson, Pamela Richards, Susan Bridgewater, Christine A Silverthorne, Jen Orme, Anne-Marie T Sweeney, Elizabeth Arthurs, Genevieve Osborne, Giles Dunhill, Richard P Ramonell, Timothy Patton

“…It would be really great if they used this’ (female patient with asthma). Patients and clinicians felt the Steroid PRO would be suitable for use in clinical practice within their specialties and would aid in understanding of the impact of glucocorticoids.Conclusions The Steroid PRO demonstrated face validity and content validity for assessing the impact of glucocorticoids in patients with inflammatory respiratory, gastroenterological and dermatological conditions. …”
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