Bronchial Diseases - Science topic

Tracheobronchial calcification is a benign radiological finding seen in middle-aged and elderly females, usually of no clinical significance. We report a female with massive tracheobronchial calcification that is found incidentally after cardiac surgery.

Background It is believed that anthracosis is one of the most important occupational diseases, mainly seen in the residents of industrial areas and coal mine workers. This bronchial disease is more common in Asia's rural areas, particularly in the Middle East. In this study, we examined the epidemiology and genetic factors affecting this disease an...

INTRODUCTION: Persistent post-COVID syndrome is the persistent physical, medical and cognitive sequelae of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), including persistent immunosuppression, pulmonary, cardiac and vascular fibrosis which lead to increased mortality and impair the quality of life of patients. АIM: To analyze the completed foreign and domes...

Background: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic condition with a poor prognosis and have an average life expectancy of 3-4 years. Two antifibrotic treatments have been approved to treat IPF: nintedanib and pirfenidone. These medications lower the decline in lung function and lower the risk of acute respiratory deterioration, which is l...

Low vitamin D levels are associated with different pulmonary diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchial asthma, and obstructive sleep apnea. In this study, we aimed to assess the relation between vitamin D levels and COVID-19 severity. Positive COVID-19 patients were subjected to clinical examination, computed tomography of...

Despite the enormous successes that have been achieved in the fight against infectious diseases thanks to mass preventive vaccination, primarily the reduction of child mortality, оutbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases sometimes occur. One of the reasons is unjustified medical exemptions from vaccinations, which were widely used in the past, the...

Background Barometric whole‐body plethysmography (BWBP) is used as a noninvasive method to assess lung function in cats with lower airway disease (LAD). The duration of the acclimatization period in the measuring chamber varies between the studies. Objectives To assess the influence of acclimatization time on variables indicative of lung function....

Introduction Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is one of the important co-morbidity that may negatively influence the clinical outcome of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) if it co-exists. There is a paucity of data regarding the characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 diabetic patients in comparison to non-diabetic patients. Thus, we aimed to compare...

Thoracic manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are rare, occurring in less than 1% of patients. Unlike most other extra-intestinal manifestations, they predominate in patients with ulcerative colitis rather than in Crohn’s disease. In most patients, thoracic involvement follows the onset of IBD by several years. However, thoracic invol...

Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is an inherited ciliopathy that results in impaired mucous clearance and affects primarily the respiratory tract, causing upper airway disease, bronchial inflammation and bronchiectasis. The prevalence of PCD in low- and middle-income settings, including South Africa (SA), is unknown, largely owing to challenges wit...

Introduction The relationship between the nasal and pulmonary systems is rooted in the shared anatomy and physiology of the upper and lower respiratory tracts. Our study objective was to assess the improvement in pulmonary function tests (PFTs) after septoplasty in patients with a deviated nasal septum (DNS). Methods A longitudinal study was conduc...

A 2-year-old castrated Russian Blue cat presented with inappetence, depression, and labored respirations. Radiography findings suggested left lung atelectasis; however, the ultrasonography findings did not indicate lung atelectasis. The left pulmonary artery (PA) was abnormally small on echocardiography; further, there were no other cardiac anomali...

Objectives: COVID-19 affects the quality of life (QoL) in a reverse way after recovery, which might be multiplied by the comorbid non-communicable diseases. This study explored the relationship between comorbidities and the QoL of people who recovered from COVID-19 in Bangladesh. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted among 3244 participa...

Introduction Osteochondroplastic tracheobronchopathy is a rare benign chronic disease of unknown etiology. Bronchoscopy remains the gold standard for diagnosing osteochondroplastic tracheobronchopathy. Its typical findings are described as a cobblestone, rock garden, mountainscape, or stalactite cave appearance. The present work aims to show the ma...

Bronchial asthma (BA) is a chronic respiratory disease closely related to immune system dysregulation. Traditional Chinese medicine has long adopted the strategy of Sanao decoction in the treatment of bronchial asthma. However, due to the multi-target and multi-pathway characteristics of Chinese herbal medicine, we are still unclear about the speci...

Bronchitis is a clinical disease of multiple respiratory systems, and diffuse panbronchiolitis is a new bronchial disease. Currently, there are few clinical studies on the diagnosis and treatment of this disease, and there is no specific treatment for this disease, resulting in unsatisfactory prognosis for patients with this disease. This study mai...

Although pulmonary artery (PA) dilation is independently associated with significant morbidity and mortality in patients with pulmonary diseases irrespective of diagnosed pulmonary hypertension, its relationship with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is unknown. The Bronchiectasis and NTM Research Registry is a multicenter registry created to foste...

Air pollution, climate change and global warming show direct linkage. Introduction - Background: Research in the field has proposed and demonstrated their link to increased allergenicity in plants, leading to increased allergic diseases. Allergen patterns are changing in response to climate change. Across Europe, up to 12% of the population suffers...

MicroRNAs are small non-coding RNAs with a length of 20-24 nucleotides. They bind to the 3'-untranslated region of target genes to induce the degradation of target mRNAs or inhibit their translation. Therefore, they are involved in the regulation of development, apoptosis, proliferation, differentiation and other biological processes (including hor...

Endobronchial lipoma (EL) is a rare benign tumor characterized by tracheobronchial smooth-surfaced mass, often resulting in bronchial obstruction without standard guidelines for management. This study seeks to clarify the clinical features and interventions of EL, aiming to improve its diagnosis and outcomes. A retrospective review was conducted on...

Simple Summary To date, the etiology of feline chronic inflammatory bronchial disease, including feline asthma, chronic bronchitis, and mixed inflammatory forms, has not extensively been investigated. By measuring allergen-specific immunoglobulin E from the serum of cats with different types of inflammatory bronchial disease and healthy cats, we ai...

Background: After relieving stenosis with an airway silicone stent in post-tuberculosis bronchial stenosis (PTTS), stent removal is attempted if it is determined that airway patency can be maintained even after stent removal. However, the factors affecting airway stent removal are not well known. We investigate the factors that enable the successf...

Inuit of Nunavik are coping with living conditions that can influence respiratory health. Our objective was to investigate associations between respiratory health in Inuit communities and their airway microbiome. Oropharyngeal samples were collected during the Qanuilirpitaa? 2017 Inuit Health Survey and subjected to metagenomic analyses. Participan...

A couple of decades ago, the diagnostic search for the cause of blood eosinophilia concerned, mainly, the three major allergic diseases (bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis), or parasitic invasion. In recent years, more and more complex clinical syndromes, from reactive (secondary) eosinophilia to eosinophilic leukemia are increa...

Background Feline lower airway disease (FLAD) is frequently associated with radiographic abnormalities. Objectives To evaluate whether radiographic changes in cats with naturally occurring FLAD improve with treatment and if radiographic changes correlate with clinical signs. Animals Twenty‐four client‐owned cats newly diagnosed with FLAD, based o...

N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is widely used because of its mucolytic effects, taking part in the therapeutic protocols of cystic fibrosis. NAC is also administered as an antidote in acetaminophen (paracetamol) overdosing. Thanks to its wide antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects, NAC may also be of benefit in other chronic inflammatory and fibrotizi...

Increasing incidence of chronic diseases (bronchial asthma, allergic conditions, cancer, multiple sclerosis), unmet clinical needs for the treatment of immune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, increasing number of post-covid diseases are driving the growth of the immunomodulator market. The global CAGR of the immunomodulator market is expecte...

Backgroud:With the easing of governmental COVID-19 restrictions, an upward trend was found for Aspergillus isolation in hospitalized patients . Objectives:Our research aims to analyze the clinical significance of Aspergillus positivity in respiratory tract samples and construct a diagnostic model in clinical practice. Methods: We retrospectively an...

Ivy leaf dry extract EA 575® is used to improve complaints of chronic inflammatory bronchial diseases and acute inflammation of the respiratory tract accompanied by coughing. Its mechanism of action has so far been explained by influencing β2-adrenergic signal transduction. In the present study, we investigated a possible influence on adenosine rec...

Lippia javanica (Burm. f.) is a medicinal plant with multiple native uses in the treatment of colds, influenza, pneumonia, coughs, dermatitis, tuberculosis, asthma, and bronchial diseases. However, it remains underutilized in drug development. In this review, existing studies on the pharmacological activities of L. javanica, more specifically the a...

Type 2 diabetes mellitus poses a serious threat to the health of people worldwide. Despite active detection and stringent measures to control and treat diabetes, the condition leads to a variety of complications, including autonomic neuropathy, resulting in autonomic cardiac denervation associated with an increased risk of painless myocardial ische...

Chronic respiratory diseases (CRD), is a group of disorders, primarily chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma, which are characterized by high prevalence and disability, recurrent acute exacerbations, and multiple comorbidities, resulting in exercise limitations and reduced health-related quality of life. Exercise training, an important t...

Objective: To evaluate if extensive use of tear gas during the Chilean social uprising of 2019 was associated with a higher frequency of respiratory emergencies and bronchial diseases in a residential vulnerable population. Design: Observational, longitudinal, repeated measures study. Settings: Six healthcare centres (one emergency department...

The relevance of studying the personality characteristics of children with vegetative vascular dystonia (VVD) is dictated by the fact that many psychosomatic disorders (ischemic and hypertension diseases, bronchial asthma, gastric ulcer and 12 bc, neurodermatitis, etc.) originate in childhood and their primary manifestations are vegetative disorder...

Garcinia kola Heckel (Clusiaceae) is a tree indigenous to West and Central Africa. All plant parts, but especially the seeds, are of value in local folklore medicine. Garcinia kola is used in treatment of numerous diseases, including gastric disorders, bronchial diseases, fever, malaria and is used to induce a stimulating and aphrodisiac effect. Th...

RESUME Le syndrome du lobe moyen est une entité rare qui doit faire rechercher une cause locale obstructive ou inflammatoire. La broncholithiase, représente une de ses rares causes. Il s’agit d’une pathologie, peu décrite dans la littérature, aux aspects radio cliniques trompeurs.Nous rapportons l’observation d’une jeune patiente consultant pour un...

Objectives While feline chronic bronchitis (CB) is known as neutrophilic bronchial inflammation (NI), feline asthma (FA) is defined as an eosinophilic airway inflammation (EI). Feline chronic bronchial disease refers to both syndromes, with similar clinical presentations and applied treatment strategies. Recent studies described alterations of the...

Although pulmonary artery (PA) dilation is independently associated with significant morbidity and mortality in patients with pulmonary diseases irrespective of diagnosed pulmonary hypertension, its relationship to nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is unknown. To determine the prevalence of PA dilation in patients with NTM-predominant non-CF bronch...

Purpose: Asthma is a frequent chronic inflammatory bronchial disease affecting more than 300 million patients worldwide, 70% of whom are secondary to allergy. The diversity of asthmatic endotypes contributes to their complexity. The inter-relationship between allergen and other exposure and the airway microbiome adds to the phenotypic diversity an...

Species of Myrtaceae Juss., the ninth largest family of flowering plants, are a valuable source of bioactive specialized metabolites. A leading position belongs to phloroglucinol derivatives, thanks to their unusual structural features and biological and pharmacological properties. Myrcianthes cisplatensis (Cambess.) O. Berg, a common tree on the b...

Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the scope, quality dimensions and treatment aspects covered by existing quality indicators (QIs) for the somatic diseases bronchial asthma, atopic eczema, otitis media and tonsillitis as well as the psychiatric disorders attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression and conduct disorder...

RespirationistheevidentfeatureoflifewhichiscarriedoutbyPranavayu.Thissolesignoflife is affected in this disease Tamaka Shwasa, causing an impediment to the Respiratory function. Shwasaword indicates both physiological and pathological state of respiration. Ayurvedic texts have mentioned Tamaka Shwasa under the various types of Shwasa roga. Disease...

Adenovirus has been detected in a wide range of hosts like dogs, foxes, horses, bats, avian animals, and raccoon dogs. Canine adenoviruses with two serotypes host mammals and are members of the mastadenovirus family. Canine adenovirus type 1 (CAdV-1) and canine adenovirus type 2 (CAdV-2) cause infectious canine hepatitis and infectious bronchial di...

Bronchiectasis (not related to cystic fibrosis) is a chronic lung disease caused by a range of etiologies but characterized by abnormal airway dilatation, recurrent respiratory symptoms, impaired quality of life and reduced life expectancy. Patients typically experience episodes of chronic wet cough and recurrent pulmonary exacerbations requiring h...

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a familiar airway disease characterized by chronic immune response in the lungs. More and more evidences have assured that cigarette smoking is the primary reason for the progression of COPD, but its related regulatory mechanism requires further clarification. The α-B-crystallin (CRYAB) h...

With the rapid development of computing today, artificial intelligence has become an essential part of everyday life, with medicine and lung health being no exception. Big data-based scientific research does not mean simply gathering a large amount of data and letting the machines do the work by themselves. Instead, scientists need to identify prob...

To determine the ultrasound imaging characteristics of patients with bronchial anthracofibrosis (BAF) and identify clinical markers for prevention and treatment. We randomly selected 1243 participants (113 with BAF) who underwent bronchoscopy and received treatment at our institution between April 2018 and October 2019. BAF was classified as flat,...

Impaired secretion and removal of mucus from the respiratory tract are important pathophysiological links in the development of several pulmonary pathologies: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchial asthma, bronchiectasis, cystic pulmonary fibrosis, etc. In the article, modern approaches to the use of inhaled hypertonic (3-7%) sodium chlor...

Aim: To compare the rate of incisional hernia (IH) according to the extraction site in patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery (LCCS), and to evaluate the risk factors associated with its occurrence. Material and method: Cohort study including all consecutive patients undergoing LCCS in our center between September 2006 and Dec...

The aim: to analyze the literature data for the period from 1992 to 2010 on the spread of internal diseases among dogs and cats. Materials and methods. The research was conducted by the method of scientific literature open source analysis: PubMed, Elsevier, electronic resources of the National Library named after V.I. Vernadsky (1994–2014). Results...

Obesity is a nutritional disorder commonly diagnosed in adult cats that has been associated with an increased risk of different chronic diseases including respiratory diseases. The main objective of this study is to define if there is a relation between lung function measured by barometric whole�body plethysmography and obesity in cats with broncho...

Background Historically, positive bacterial cultures from the lower respiratory tract (LRT) have been considered clinically relevant when quantitative bacterial cultures of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) were >1700 colony forming units (cfu)/mL. However, this threshold might not accurately predict a requirement for antibiotics. Objectives To...

Plants are utilised to treat a variety of infectious disorders, and their therapeutic efficacy is attributed to the existence of bioactive secondary metabolites with antibacterial capabilities. The present study reports on the bactericidal properties of Eleagnus conferta Roxb. an endangered and indigenous tree of the Western Ghats. The presence of...

Sex hormones and chronic respiratory diseases play a role in the pathogenesis and the management of Covid-19 infection. Present research tries to shed light on the role of sex hormones, bronchial asthma and lung cancer on the severity of Covid-19 infection and the resulting mortality rate. This study included a follow-up of the health status of 85...

Sex hormones and chronic respiratory diseases play a role in the pathogenesis and the management of Covid-19 infection. Present research tries to shed light on the role of sex hormones, bronchial asthma and lung cancer on the severity of Covid-19 infection and the resulting mortality rate. This study included a follow-up of the health status of 85...

Study objective: to study the incidence of arrhythmias in patients with metabolic syndrome and heart failure in accordance with the severity of the functional class (1964, according to the NYNA classification). Materials and methods: The study included 90 patients with heart failure (HF) II and III functional class (FC), EF<50% and metabolic syndro...

ARVI is the most common children infection: children aged 0–5 years suffer, on average, 6–8 episodes of ARVI per year; and in the 1–2 years of visiting kindergarten the incidence rate is higher for 10–15% than in unorganized children, and at school the latter get sick more often. The incidence of ARVI is the highest in the period from September to...

The aim of the study is to increase the effectiveness of treatment and prevention of recurrence of genital prolapse in women with chronic respiratory diseases. Material and methods. To achieve this goal we examined 72 women, including 42 women with genital prolapse and 30 women without signs of genital prolapse (control group). 20 patients with gen...

Mục tiêu: Mô tả đặc điểm lâm sàng, cận lâm sàng và kết quả bước đầu xử trí cấp cứu các trường hợp tràn khí màng phổi (TKMP) tự phát đồng thời hai bên. Đối tượng và phương pháp: Nghiên cứu mô tả, cắt ngang không đối chứng trên 4 bệnh nhân (BN) nam ở độ tuổi từ 33-65 có TKMP tự phát đồng thời hai bên, điều trị tại Khoa Cấp cứu, Bệnh viện Quân y 103 t...

Plants are rich source of natural bioactive phytochemicals. Medicinal plants have ingredients that can treat a disease or can be used to manufacture useful drugs. Herbal medicines are an important part of culture and traditions all over the world. Present review discusses the reported work on the genus Buddleja, due its chemical components and medi...

Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) is closely related to the aging process, social development, and increased risk factors. The study aims to analyze the prevalence of NCD among the elderly in Indonesia based on demographic characteristics. The study employed the 2018 Indonesia Basic Health Survey data. The survey used the multi-stage cluster random sa...

The allergy caused by the pollen grains is an important matter which needs to be considered at these times. When inhaled, the allergenic pollen stimulates the production of IgE antibodies in response to the allergenic protein present in the pollen grain. Upper respiratory allergies, Naso-bronchial allergies, asthma, seasonal rhinitis, and several b...

PULMONARY ADVERSE REACTIONS OF CARDIOVASCULAR DRUGS Y. M. Mostovoy, T. D. Danilevych Abstract Diagnosis and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchial asthma, pneumonia, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is an actual problem in medicine and pulmonology. These diseases are quite often combined with common diseases of the cardiovascula...

For clinical medicine the problem of complications associated with the metabolic syndrome is significant and requires a multidisciplinary approach, since the metabolic syndrome itself has long since moved from the sphere of interest of endocrinologists and cardiologists to general medical practice. Most commonly, the metabolic syndrome leads to car...

Lipid metabolism involves multiple biological processes. As one of the most important lipid metabolic pathways, fatty acid oxidation (FAO) and its key rate-limiting enzyme, the carnitine palmitoyltransferase (CPT) system, regulate host immune responses and thus are of great clinical significance. The effect of the CPT system on different tissues or...

Marek L. Kowalski was a dedicated scientist and clinician, dynamic leader and organizer, as well as committed educator and mentor for many students, researchers and doctors. His discoveries in human immunology, his empirical and implementation works made a significant contribution to modern medical knowledge and practice in the field of pathogenesi...

Background: Single donor platelet (SDP) is one of the valuable component for thrombocytopenic patients for obtaining good post transfusion count increment, good yield of product is required. Proper donor selection has a crucial role in in safety and quality of product therefore proper screening of donor is mandatory. The aim was to find out reasons...

Although there are no prospective studies regarding the frequency of postviral bronchial hyperreactivity syndrome, it is a common complication of upper and lower respiratory tract viral infections. The respiratory symptoms closely resemble those of asthma, but they are present for only 3 weeks to 3 months following the acute infection phase. Defini...

Currently, the diagnosis of chronic bronchitis as an independent nosological form in children is being improved. This direction provides for the differentiation of chronic bronchitis from other bronchopulmonary diseases occurring with bronchitis syndrome. It is known that chronic bronchitis is a constant companion of bronchiectasis, primary ciliary...