Background The p38 MAPK signaling pathway plays a prominent role in the pro-inflammatory cytokines biosynthesis.Our previous studies showed that p38 MAPK is activated in aged murine lungs with a corre
Objects Estimate the effectiveness on smoking cessation of receiving spirometry examination and telling smokers their results in form of "lung age" in smoking cessation clinic in China.Method Design R
Background The 2009 pandemic H1N1 (pH1N1) influenza showed that relatively young adults accounted for the highest rates of hospital admission and death.In preparation for pandemic H1N1, the aim of the
Objective To elucidate the radiological stages and prognoses of pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) in non-AIDS immunocopromised patients.Methods Retrospective analysis of radiological manifestation
Objectives From Febrary 2010 to July 2011,158 of 416 Klebsiella pneumoniae (K.pneumoniae) isolates producing extended-spectrum β-lactamase(ESBL)from patients with lower respiratory tract infection wer
Background Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have been shown to have significant gender differences in terms of susceptibility, severity, and response to therapy.We hypothesiz
We previously found that human mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) or its conditioned medium restored lung protein permeability and reduced alveolar inflammation following E.coli endotoxin-induced acute lung
Objective Dendritic cells (DCs) play a crucial role in the initiation and modulation of immune responses to viral infection.This study investigates the dynamic changes of the numbers and maturation st
Purpose To enhance the understanding of allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis (ABPM) by summarizing its clinical features, serological test results, and radiological characteristics and analyzing the reas
Background The Fifth Peoples Hospital of Shanghai received the first patient infected with avian influenza H7N9 in the world.Shortly thereafter, several other cases emerged in the local area.To achiev