To evaluate the release of catecholamines and their relationship with systemic blood pressure
(BP) in normotensive patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), diurnal …

Because endurance exercise causes release of mediators and growth factors active on the
bone marrow, we asked whether it might affect circulating hematopoietic progenitor cells (…

Marathon runners show increased circulating CD34+ cell counts and postexercise release
of interleukin-6 (IL-6), granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) and flt3-ligand (…

Asthma and chronic bronchitis are inflammatory diseases associated with remodeling of the
extracellular matrix (ECM). Elastin, a major component of the ECM in the airways, has been …

Elite athletes show a high prevalence of symptoms and signs of asthma, but no study has
assessed the acute effects of endurance exercise on airway cells in nonasthmatic athletes. We …

Acetylcholine may play a role in cell activation and airway inflammation. We evaluated the
levels of both mRNA and protein of muscarinic M 1 , M 2 , M 3 receptors in human bronchial …

… Data management and statistical analysis was performed by Anna Bonanno e Loredana
Riccobono. Mirella Profita wrote the paper with the contribution of Angelo Sala and Sebastiano …

Cigarette smoke is the main cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), where
it can contribute to the observed airway inflammation. PGE 2 is produced within human …

High neutrophil counts in induced sputum have been found in nonasthmatic amateur runners
at rest and after a marathon, but the pathogenesis of airway neutrophilia in athletes is still …

BACKGROUND: Prostaglandin E 2 (PGE 2 ) is known to be produced within human airways,
but it is not clear whether in airway diseases it can play a deleterious or a beneficial role. …