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To assess the effect of hypoxemia on the responses of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) during an inflammatory response, rats were maintained in a low F1O2 atmosphere (9% O2) or room air for 12 h before intrathoracic injection of carrageenin or intradermal injections of agonists. After 4 h,
HHP (hypobaric hypoxia preconditioning) induces the overexpression of HSP70 (heat-shock protein 70), as well as tolerance to cerebral ischaemia. In the present study, we hypothesized that HHP would protect against HAE (high-altitude exposure)-induced acute lung injury and oedema via promoting the
BACKGROUND
Pneumonitis is a serious and unpredictable side-effect of treatment with methotrexate (MTX) that may result in a life-threatening outcome. Pulmonary toxicity of methotrexate in patients with a gestational trophoblastic neoplasm (GTN) has rarely been reported before.
METHODS
For the first
BACKGROUND Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, the virus responsible for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), has infected more than 8 million people worldwide and placed massive strains on healthcare systems around the world. Although classically causing cough, fever, and shortness of
In the course of an ample study of collagen diseases carried out in the "N. Gh. Lupu" Institute of Internal Medicine--Bucharest over a long period, a group of 608 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) hospitalized between 1974 and 1986 formed the object of the present study. Of these
22 patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome were prospectively studied for respiratory system involvement with clinical, roentgenological and functional parameters. 12 patients (55%) had respiratory manifestations. In 10/12 (83%), respiratory symptoms occurred before or concomitantly with the
To determine the prevalence of pulmonary dysfunction in lupus erythematosus, 24 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and 5 patients with discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) were studied. Diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide was abnormal in 17 (71 percent) SLE patients. A restrictive
In parallel with increasing number, duration and extensiveness of surgical interventions, postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remain the major challenges for anesthesiologists and surgical ICU physicians. PPC and ARDS have multiple risk factors
BACKGROUND
In hypoxic conditions, miRNA-210 plays an important role in regulating the expression of hypoxia-inducing factor-1α (HIF-1α) and the differentiation of T helper 17 (Th17) cells, and this may be involved in the development and function of the immune system.
OBJECTIVE
This study was to
A 52-year-old female was admitted to our hospital in August 1988, for evaluation of purpura and gingival bleeding. Hematologic examination showed mild leukocytosis (12,400/microliter) and severe thrombocytopenia (1,000/microliter). On bone marrow examination, megakaryocyte count was normal and the
We report here a very rare case of MCTD complicating double cancer. A 43-year-old woman with suspected MCTD was admitted because of high fever and lymphadenopathy. The laboratory findings indicated high titers of speckled ANA, anti-RNP, DNA and Scl-70, but anti-Sm. SS-A and SS-B was not detected.
Methotrexate, an antifolate cytotoxic drug, is used in anticancer chemotherapy as well as an immuno suppressive in rheumatoid arthritis. It is responsible for numerous secondary effects, amongst which is a characteristic acute pneumonia known since 1969. This pneumonitis has been described in
BACKGROUND
Thalassemia intermedia has a later clinical onset and a milder anemia than thalassemia major, characterized by high output state, left ventricle remodeling, and age-related pulmonary hypertension. Bone deformities, extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH), and spleen and liver enlargement are
Interstitial pneumonitis may be the presenting manifestation of polymyositis-dermatomyositis, or may occur later in the evolution of the disease. The clinical picture is characterized by non-productive cough, dyspnea and hypoxemia. The chest radiograph demonstrates interstitial infiltrates with
Lung and kidney function are intimately related in both health and disease. Respiratory changes help to mitigate the systemic effects of renal acid-base disturbances, and the reverse is also true, although renal compensation occurs more slowly than its respiratory counterpart. A large number of