Background The physiological value of Taichi as a useful mode of pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD remains poorly understood, especially in comparison with the generally accepted threshold of 60% of ma
Objective Through observing SP-D expression in normal lung function smokers and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients, study the relationship between IL-17 and smoking, limited airwayflow, bl
Objective Through observing SP-D expression in normal lung function smokers and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients ,study the relationship between SP-D and smoking, limited airwayflow, dif
Objective Through observing the expression of SP-D and IL-17 in lung tissues of stable COPD patients ,to explore the relationship between SP-D and IL-17 , and the significance of the imbalance between
Purpose To evaluate the efficacy and safety of moxifloxacin in acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Methods We searched PubMed, EMBASE, and the Web of Sc
Background Traditionally exercise at 60% of maximum load has been considered necessary for effective rehabilitation.It has recently been reported that patients who develop quadriceps contractile fatig
Patients with COPD may develop hypoxia and hypercapnia during sleep, in particular in REM stage although normal ventilation is usually sustained during daytime.Reduction of neural respiratory drive du
Pulmonary endothelial dysfunction plays an integral role in the pathogenesis and development of pulmonary hypertension.Humans and large animals have shown to be difficult and inconvenient to obtain pu
Rationale Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) 4, a member of TGF-β superfamily proteins, plays important roles in lung development and proximal-distal differentiation.It is unknown whether BMP4 participa