Background Cigarette smoking (CS)-induced inflammation and apoptosis in lung epithelial cells are critical for the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Background and objective A number of studies have assessed the relationship between beta-2adrenergic receptor (ADRB2) gene polymorphisms and asthma risk.However, the results are inconsistent.A meta-an
Haze weather is becoming one of the biggest problems in many big cities in China.It triggers both public anxiety and official concerns.Particulate matter (PM) plays the most important role in causing
Primary Sjogren syndrome is a chronic inflammatory disorder with many extraglandular organ systems involved, including the lungs.Diffuse interstitial lung disease is the most serious form of lung invo
Objective To detect the factors related to diagnostic yield of convex probe endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) in pulmonary sarcoidosis.
Background We investigate the effects of AZM on the expression of IL-17A andCXCL-2/MIP-2 in Jurkat T cells, peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) and primary T cells in vitro.
Objective Certainly, only around 50% cases of asthma were related to eosinophilic inflammation, and most other asthma was associated with increased neutrophils in airway.