The filamentous fungus Alternaria alternata contains seven pathogenic variants (pathotypes),
which produce host-specific toxins and cause diseases on different plants. Previously, the …

An increased systemic production of oxygen-free radicals by activated inflammatory cells is
thought to be involved in the pathophysiology of asthma. The aim of this study is to evaluate …

… 8) Tanizaki Y, Kitani H, Okazaki M, Mifune T, Mitsunobu F, Kimura I. Histamine and
leukotriene C4levels in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid in patients with bronchial asthma …

Background: Dietary sources of α-linolenic acid, such as perilla seed oil, may have the
capacity to inhibit the generation of leukotrienes (LTs) by leucocytes in patients with asthma, as …

Recently, it was shown that both mean lung density (MLD) and the relative lung area with
an attenuation of <-950 HU (RA 950 ) are related to severity of asthma in nonsmoking …

BACKGROUND Low attenuation areas (LAA) on computed tomographic (CT) scans have
been shown to represent emphysematous changes in patients with chronic obstructive …

Despite an intriguing understanding of trabecular bone dynamics, little is known about
corticosteroid-induced cortical bone loss and fractures. Recently, we verified a steroid-induced …

… However, in each case, the cumulative frequency distribution, Y, can be described by a
power law of size X of the form: Y = K * X − D . Values of the exponent D were obtained by linear …

Background Smoking is the most important cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
However, the influence of cigarette smoking on the pathogenesis of asthma in the …

The purpose of this study is to establish a new, non-invasive diagnostic technique for
peripheral circulation in patients with diabetes mellitus in the early stage of arteriosclerosis …