The immune response plays an unsettled role in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary
fibrosis (IPF), the contribution of inflammation being controversial as well. Emerging novel T …

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common complication of malignancies and
epidemiological studies suggest that lung cancer belonged to the group of malignancies with the …

Kiwellin is a novel protein of 28 kDa isolated from kiwi (Actinidia chinensis) fruit. It is one of
the three most abundant proteins present in the edible part of this fruit. Kiwellin has been …

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare disease characterized by a dramatic,
progressive rise of pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR), leading to elevated pulmonary artery …

Background TAPSE provides a simple, reproducible estimate of the longitudinal function of
the right ventricle (RV). However, the normal limits and physiologic correlates of tricuspid …

In idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), several factors may have a negative impact on the
nutritional status, including an increased respiratory muscles load, release of inflammation …

Severe asthma comprises several heterogeneous phenotypes, underpinned by complex
pathomechanisms known as endotypes. The latter are driven by intercellular networks …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an inflammatory condition associated with
abnormal immune responses, leading to airflow obstruction. Lungs of COPD subjects show …

Body composition and muscle strength are emerging aspects in idiopathic pulmonary
fibrosis (IPF) clinical assessment. We aimed to study the relationships of handgrip strength (HGS) …

The right ventricular outflow tract acceleration time (RVOT-AT) has shown to progressively
shorten with increasing degrees of pulmonary pressure. However, the physiologic ranges of …