In healthy individuals, deep inspiration produces bronchodilation and reduced airway responsiveness, which may be a response of the airway wall to me…
The aim of our study was to determine the contribution of secular trends and sample size to lung function reference equations, and establish the numb…
The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is increasing and has been linked to obstructive lung diseases including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmon…
The aim of this study was to examine the in vitro response of isolated human airways to the dynamic mechanical stretch associated with normal breathi…
The aim of this study was to assess whether in utero tobacco smoke exposure alone affects early-life lung growth and development. Pregnant BALB/c mic…
Though exposure to air pollution has a detrimental effect on respiratory health, few studies have examined the association between elemental carbon e…
We sought to explore whether allergic children show differences in microbial Toll-like receptor (TLR)-mediated responses over their first 5 years of…
The group 7 allergens are important allergenic specificities for mite-sensitive patients and may need to be incorporated into new diagnostic and ther…
The hallmark of atopic asthma is transient airways hyperresponsiveness (AHR) preceded by aeroallergen-induced Th-cell activation.
Despite decades of research, the mechanisms of ventilator-induced lung injury are poorly understood...