Objectives Infliximab, an anti-TNF agent, is used to treat sarcoidosis that does not respond to corticosteroids or second-line agents. The efficacy of other anti-TNF agents, non-TNF biologics and ...

Rationale Surgeries that require one-lung ventilation have high rates of postoperative cardiopulmonary complications with associated morbidity and mortality. Statins may limit inflammation involved in ...

Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is characterised by damage to the epithelial layer, closely associated with the alveolar basement membrane (BM). We aimed to investigate how type IV ...

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Introduction We have developed a Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV)-based lentiviral vector pseudotyped with the Sendai-virus envelope glycoproteins (F/HN) (rSIV.F/HN) that is effective at ...

Introduction and Objectives The interaction between hospitalisation for acute lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI), COPD status, and subsequent ACS is infrequently reported. Proposed mechanisms ...

British Thoracic Society guideline for the use of long-term macrolides in adults with respiratory disease ...

Rationale Dendritic cells (DC) accumulate in the lungs of patients with idiopathic lung fibrosis, but their pathogenetic relevance is poorly defined. Objectives To assess the role of the FMS-like ...

Mechanical stress-induced mast cell degranulation activates TGF-β1 signalling pathway in pulmonary fibrosis ...

Background The lower airway microbiota in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are likely altered compared with the microbiota in healthy individuals. Information on how the ...

SUMMARY OF KEY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EMERGENCY OXYGEN USE Achieving desirable oxygen saturation ranges in acute illness (sections 6.7 and 6.8) This guideline recommends aiming to achieve a normal or ...

Introduction Information on drug-induced interstitial lung disease (DILD) is limited due to its low incidence. This study investigated the frequencies of drug categories with potential risk in ...