Pulmonary rehabilitation improves exercise capacity and dyspnea in air pollution-related respiratory disease

…, Y Yanagita, Y Yano, T Nishinakagawa… - The Tohoku journal of …, 2014 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Air pollution in Japan caused respiratory disease, such as chronic bronchitis and asthma, in
many individuals in the 1960s. Although air pollution has decreased, many victims of air …

[HTML][HTML] Longitudinal study of respiratory function and symptoms in a non-smoking group of long-term officially-acknowledged victims of pollution-related illness

T Tanaka, M Asai, Y Yanagita, T Nishinakagawa… - BMC Public Health, 2013 - Springer
Background Air pollution is known to be a leading cause of respiratory symptoms. Many
cross-sectional studies reported that air pollution caused respiratory disease in Japanese …

Air pollution irreversibly impairs lung function: a twenty-year follow-up of officially acknowledged victims in Japan

…, Y Yano, N Miyamoto, T Nishinakagawa… - The Tohoku journal of …, 2013 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Lung function is one of the strongest determinants of cardiopulmonary health and longevity.
Long-term exposure to air pollution has been associated with decreased lung function. We …

Tobacco use among designated air pollution victims and its association with lung function and respiratory symptoms: a retrospective cross-sectional study

…, T Tanaka, Y Yano, N Miyamoto, T Nishinakagawa… - BMJ open, 2014 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives We sought to elucidate the long-term association of tobacco use and respiratory
health in designated pollution victims with and without obstructive pulmonary defects. Design …

Smoking aggravates the impaired pulmonary function of officially acknowledged female victims of air pollution of 40 years ago

T Nishinakagawa, H Senjyu, T Tanaka… - The Tohoku journal of …, 2014 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Air pollution due to industrial waste and tobacco smoke is detrimental to pulmonary function.
However, the combined effects of air pollution and smoking on pulmonary function have not …

Factors associated with the annual change in forced expiratory volume in 1 second of officially acknowledged victims of pollution-related illness in improved …

…, M Asai, Y Yanagita, T Nishinakagawa… - Journal of Physical …, 2015 - jstage.jst.go.jp
[Purpose] We examined factors affecting annual change in pulmonary function in residents
previously exposed to air pollution in an area where pollution has been reduced and a long …

Incremental shuttle walking test in young to elderly healthy subjects

T Nishinakagawa, M Itaki, M Asai… - European …, 2014 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Introduction: The incremental shuttle walking test (ISWT) is an established measure of exercise
capacity in patients with chronic respiratory disease. Some recent studies reported the …

Reference values for the incremental shuttle-walking test in Japanese adults

M Itaki, T Nishinakagawa, M Asai… - European …, 2014 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Introduction: Exercise intolerance is a typical feature in a number of chronic diseases. The
Incremental Shuttle Walking Test (ISWT) is typically used to assess the degree of intolerance. …

Effects of differences in exposure conditions on pulmonary functions

T Nishinakagawa, H Senjyu, M Asai, T Tanaka - 2012 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Introduction Air pollution due to industrial waste and tobacco smoke has a serious detrimental
influence on pulmonary functions. However, few reports have been published regarding …

Efficacy of early COPD diagnosis and intervention system

…, Y Tawara, M Asai, T Nishinakagawa… - European …, 2014 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background Early detection and diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
is essential to maintain patients9 physical function. We have established a novel COPD …