CARE: Combination of Acetylcysteine and Acebrophylline in Moderate to Severe Asthma and COPD Patients by Dhar R, Chawla RK, Rahaman M, Chawla AK, Chaudhary G, Gautam A, Singal R

“…The combination appears safe and effective for managing obstructive airway disease.Keywords: COPD, asthma, N-acetylcysteine, acebrophylline, CAT score, FEV1, Abiways…”
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The microbiome is dispensable for normal respiratory function and chemoreflexes in mice by Savannah Lusk, Nicoletta K. Memos, Andrea Rauschmayer, Russell S. Ray, Russell S. Ray

“…We also considered possible metabolic changes by analyzing oxygen consumption, carbon dioxide production, and ventilatory equivalents of oxygen. …”
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Development in PaCO2 over 12 months in patients with COPD with persistent hypercapnic respiratory failure treated with high-flow nasal cannula—post-hoc analysis from a randomised c... by Line Hust Storgaard, Hans-Ulrich Hockey, Ulla Møller Weinreich

“…Introduction Persistent hypercapnic failure in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with poor prognosis. …”
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Intralobar pulmonary sequestration combined with pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma in an adolescent: A case report by Brooklynne A.S. Dilley-Maltenfort, John Roebel, Todd Boyd, Rachael Courtney, Daniel Evans, Anne Mackow

“…A chest computerized tomography (CT) revealed a 2.7-cm non-calcified mass in the left lower lobe with post-obstructive changes. He was admitted to our institution with worsening symptoms but improved on IV antibiotics and was discharged home shortly thereafter. …”
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The role of biomarkers of acute kidney injury in predicting functional outcomes of surgical treatment of patients with localized kidney cancer by I. O. Dementev, K. M. Nyushko, O. B. Karyakin, V. S. Chaikov, A. V. Troyanov, I. N. Zaborskii, E. O. Shchukina

“…Damaging factors, when the kidney is exposed, initially induce molecular changes, which entail the production of certain biomarkers, and only after that clinical aspects of kidney damage develop. …”
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Case-Control Study: Evaluating the Role and Therapeutic Potential of FSTL1 in Type 2 Inflammation of Chronic Rhinosinusitis by Huang B, Zhu J, Chai X

“…Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining to observe the pathomorphological changes of these three groups of tissue specimens in detail, Immunohistochemistry (IHC), real-time quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) technology and Western blotting (WB) were used to evaluate the expression levels of FSTL1 and type 2 inflammatory cytokines IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13 in the three groups.Results: In the ECRS group, there was thickening of the tissue mucosa and hyperplasia of glands, along with a significant infiltration of inflammatory cells and eosinophils. …”
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Assessment of myocardial work in sarcomere gene mutation carriers, healthy controls and overt nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by Carla Marques Pires, George Joy, Miltiadis Triantafyllou, Ricardo Prista Monteiro, Ana Ferreira, Konstantinos Savvatis, Luis Rocha Lopes

“…GWI (1209 ± 735mmHg% vs. 1695 ± 332mmhg%, p < 0.001), GCW (1456 ± 703mmHg% vs. 1993 ± 389mmHg%, p < 0.001), global wasted work (GWW) (117 ± 148mmHg% vs. 96 ± 69mmHg%, p = 0.006) and global work efficiency (GWE) (89 ± 7% vs. 95 ± 3%, p < 0.001)] were worse in overt non-obstructive HCM patients. Conclusion We show for the first time that MW indexes were significantly worse in sarcomere mutation carriers compared to controls, suggesting that MW is more sensitive to early changes than GLS and could have a significant role in the evaluation and follow-up of carriers.…”
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The impact of ambient air pollution and meteorological factors on emergency hospital admissions of COPD patients in Poland (2012–2019) by Bogdan Bochenek, Mateusz Jankowski, Joanna Wieczorek, Marta Gruszczyńska, Piotr Sekuła, Adam Jaczewski, Andrzej Wyszogrodzki, Jarosław Pinkas, Mariusz Figurski

“…Abstract The relations between ambient air pollution, meteorological factors, and the number of emergency hospital admissions due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were analyzed. …”
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Temporal evolution of fibroblast responses following salivary gland ductal ligation injury by Joey R. Tavarez, Joey R. Tavarez, James Kenney, Sergo Gabunia, Deirdre A. Nelson, Melinda Larsen, Melinda Larsen

“…We characterized the changes in matrisomal and inflammatory gene expression over a 7-day time course and identified one group of fibroblasts to be the primary injury-responsive fibrogenic cell type. …”
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SOME ASPECTS OF THE EATIOLOGY OF PARODONTUS DISEASES. (LITERATURE REVIEW) by N.N. Saveleva, I.I. Sokolova, S.I. German, T.V. Tomilina

“…The dependence of the severity of inflammatory changes in the periodontal tissues on the disturbances of salt metabolism in urolithiasis is proved. …”
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Quantification of respiratory parameters in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy Quantificação de parâmetros respiratórios em pacientes com epilepsia do lobo temporal by Fulvio Alexandre Scorza, Ana Maria Fonseca Abreu, Marly de Albuquerque, Julio B Cota Pacheco, Renato Breviglieri, Josemir Wanderley Sander, Antônio Carlos da Silva, Esper Abrão Cavalheiro, Ricardo Mario Arida

“…None of the patients had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and no significant alterations in respiratory function tests were found among these patients. …”
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PREDICTORS OF CONTINUOUS HOSPITAL STAY IN ADULT PATIENTS WITH ACQUIRED VALVULAR DISEASE, OPERATED WITH HYPOTHERMIC AND NORMOTHERMIC CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS by D. G. Shakhin, V. A. Shmyrev, S. M. Efremov, D. N. Ponomarev, G. B. Moroz, I. A. Kornilov, A. N. Shilova, V. N. Lomivorotov, O. V. Kuleshov, M. A. Novikov, V. V. Lomivorotov

“…No confident difference was observed in the changes of NT-proBNP in the groups, what could provide the evidence of the similar effects of both hypothermic and normothermic cardiopulmonary bypasses on integrative functional rates of cardiovascular system. …”
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A comprehensive approach to rehabilitation interventions in patients with limb amputation and metabolic disorders in the multidisciplinary team of the Charitable Organization “Char... by M.L. Farmaha, A.B. Vilenskyi, V.A. Aleynik

“…Limb loss inevitably leads to changes in the physical, social, and mental domains that trigger a cascade of events: a more sedentary lifestyle, decreased ability to self-care, and increased use of health services. …”
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Characteristics of Normal Tension Glaucoma Referrals at a Tertiary Care Center and Factors Associated with Unilateral versus Bilateral Disease by Yazdanie F, Sims JR, Ying S, Misra P, Shah M, Panarelli JF

“…Most patients (65%) had a history of systemic disease, including hypertension (32%), cardiovascular disease (19%), diabetes (12%), obstructive sleep apnea (10%), or orthostatic hypotension (4%). …”
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Evaluation of long-term pulmonary functions after COVID-19 infection in children: a longitudinal observational cohort study by Muhammet F Korkmaz, Gülsüm E Şenkan, Şefika Elmas Bozdemir, Merve Korkmaz, İbrahim Koç, Behiye Oral

“… Introduction: We aimed to present the changes that may occur in pulmonary functions in children who experienced more severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during long-term follow-up. …”
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Genetic Landscape of Obesity in Children: Research Advances and Prospects by Rita Khusainova, Ildar Minniakhmetov, Olga Vasyukova, Bulat Yalaev, Ramil Salakhov, Darya Kopytina, Raisat Guseinova, Ekaterina Dobreva, Galina Melnichenko, Ivan Dedov, Natalia Mokrysheva

“…Obesity significantly increases the risk of developing сonditions such as type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, and some types of cancer. The prevalence of obesity, especially in childhood, has increased significantly worldwide over the past few decades. …”
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Trends in medication use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec, Canada by Maude Gosselin, Marjolaine Dubé, Marc Simard, Nathalie Vandal, Carlotta Lunghi, Caroline Sirois

“…We aimed to describe the changes in medication use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec, Canada. …”
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PREDICTION BACKUP TESTICULAR FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH NONOBSTRUCTIVE AZOOSPERMIA by N. G. Kul’chenko, A. A. Kostin, Yu. V. Samsonov, G. A. Demyashkin, D. V. Moskvichev

“…We have examined 26 men with non-obstructive azoospermia (according to semen). The comparison group included healthy men – 22 people. …”
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Experimental study of the pattern of genes activated by multi-day intermittent hypoxia in the rat pancreas by T. V. Ivanenko, Yu. M. Kolesnyk, A. V. Abramov

“…Intermittent hypoxia is used for clinical indications to improve lung function; increase the body’s adaptive capacity; in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome; in anaemia, diabetes mellitus. …”
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Anti-inflammatory effects of tiotropium in COPD: a randomised double-blind trial by Lisa H. van Smoorenburg, Tatiana Karp, Benedikt Ditz, Wouter H. van Geffen, Victor Guryev, Ali Almusa, Loes Kistemaker, Reinoud Gosens, Maarten van den Berge, Huib A.M. Kerstjens

“…Patients with COPD Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease stage II or worse, aged ≥40 years and a smoking history of ≥10 pack-years were included. …”
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