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Doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica ocupacional
(Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia, 2006-05-01)
Occupational chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, despite having been widely discussed for nearly half a century, is still rarely addressed in Brazil. Various studies, especially those that were population-based, have ...
Pulmonary emphysema induced by passive smoking: an experimental study in rats
(Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica, 1997-10-01)
We describe a short time model for inducing experimental emphysema in rats by chronic tobacco smoke inhalation. Three groups of male Wistar rats (6 months old) were studied: controls (N = 8), rats intoxicated for 45 days ...
Aerosoles atmosféricos de naturaleza inorgánica, contaminación en Santiago de Chile
(Sociedad Chilena de Enfermedades Respiratorias, 1991)
Se da una visión suscinta de las características fisocoquímicas de los aerosoles atmosféricos en general, enfatizándose las correspondientes a los aerosoles urbanos y su impacto sobre la salud humana y el medio ambiente. ...
Caregiver's depressive symptoms and asthma control in children from an underserved community
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)
Caregiver's or maternal depression has been associated with increased asthma morbidity in children from prosperous nations, but little is known about this link in low and middle-income countries. Objective: To examine if ...
Hepatitis C virus detection in the semen of infected patients
(Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases, 2008)
Though HCV infection is a serious public health problem, some aspects of its biology are still not well understood, such as its transmission through seminal fluid and sexual transmission. We looked for HCV in the semen of ...
Exhaled nitric oxide as a predictor of exacerbation in children with moderate-to-severe asthma: a prospective, 5-month study
(AMER COLL ALLERGY ASTHMA IMMUNOLOGY, 2009)
Background: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) are recommended as the first line of treatment in children with moderate-to-severe asthma. Exhaled nitric oxide (ENO) has been proposed as a clinically useful marker of control ...
Inducible nitric oxide synthase inhibition attenuates lung tissue responsiveness and remodeling in a model of chronic pulmonary inflammation in guinea pigs
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2009)
We evaluated the influence of iNOS-derived NO on the mechanics, inflammatory, and remodeling process in peripheral lung parenchyma of guinea pigs with chronic pulmonary allergic inflammation. Animals treated or not with ...
Eosinophils in bronchial mucosa of asthmatics after allergen challenge: effect of anti-IgE treatment
(WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC, 2009)
Anti-IgE, omalizumab, inhibits the allergen response in patients with asthma. This has not been directly related to changes in inflammatory conditions. We hypothesized that anti-IgE exerts its effects by reducing airway ...
Socioeconomic Differences in Preferences and Willingness-to-Pay for Insulin Delivery Systems in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
(MARY ANN LIEBERT INC, 2009)
Background: An evaluation of patients' preferences is necessary to understand the demand for different insulin delivery systems. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between socioeconomic status (SES) ...
Sub-telomere directed gene expression during initiation of invasive aspergillosis
(PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE, 2008)
Aspergillus fumigatus is a common mould whose spores are a component of the normal airborne flora. Immune dysfunction permits developmental growth of inhaled spores in the human lung causing aspergillosis, a significant ...