OM-85 (Broncho-Vaxom®, Broncho-Munal®, Ommunal®, Paxoral®, Vaxoral®), a product
made of the water soluble fractions of 21 inactivated bacterial strain patterns responsible for …

CARD15 on chromosome 16 is the only IBD susceptibility gene identified among several
mapped loci. Its recurrent variants R702W, G908R and L1007fs have shown significant …

It has been suggested that genes other than CFTR could modulate the severity of lung
disease in cystic fibrosis (CF). Neutrophil Fcγ receptor II (FcγRII) is involved in host defense …

Objective: To evaluate to what extent an inefficient statistical model affects the study of
genetic factors in extra-intestinal manifestations of Crohn's disease (CD) and how clinical …

Background: In patients with asthma, basophils, together with mast cells and eosinophils,
are the effector cells most often associated with airway inflammation. Basophils can have an …

Background: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive fatal neurodegenerative
disease with respiratory impairment (RI). ASL patients (pts) with RI are home-treated with non…

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a mesenchymal tumor that can occur at any age.
However, it is primarily seen in children, with the most common site being in the lung …

Introduction Everolimus is an immunosuppressive tool in lung transplantation (LTx); the most
common indications are kidney dysfunction due to calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs), onset of …

Introduction In our center we have treated with bronchial valves (Zephyr model) 35 patients
suffering from advanced emphysema, with variable results. This is a preliminary report that …

L'ecobroncoscopia (EBUS) è una tecnica broncoscopica che utilizza gli ultrasuoni per
visualizzare le strutture mediastiniche e polmonari adiacenti alle pareti tracheo-bronchiali.