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Open AccessImpact of peripheral muscle strength on prognosis after extubation and functional outcomes in critically ill patients: a feasibility study
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Open AccessSurfactant Attenuates Air Embolism-Induced Lung Injury by Suppressing NKCC1 Expression and NF-κB Activation
Excessive amounts of air can enter the lungs and cause air embolism (AE)-induced acute lung injury (ALI). Pulmonary AE can occur during diving, aviation, and iatrogenic invasive procedures. AE-induced lung inj...
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Open AccessPhosphodiesterase 4B negatively regulates endotoxin-activated interleukin-1 receptor antagonist responses in macrophages
Activation of TLR4 by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induces both pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokine production in macrophages. Type 4 phosphodiesterases (PDE4) are key cAMP-hydrolyzing enzymes, and PDE...
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Clinical pharmacist counseling improves outcomes for Taiwanese asthma patients
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Meta-analysis of standard mortality ratio in cotton textile workers
Background: Pulmonary function tests may reveal obstructive lung disease with altered forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) in cotton textile workers. Since 1930, many cohort studies have been performed to asse...
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The protective effect of adenosine triphosphate-MgCl2 on ischemia-reperfusion lung injury is leukocyte dependent
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-MgCl2 attenuates ischemia-reperfusion (I-R)-induced lung injury in rats. A previous study indirectly suggests that Mg2+-dependent ecto-ATPases on the surface of leukocytes are respons...
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Chronic hypoxia attenuates nitric oxide-dependent hemodynamic responses to acute hypoxia
Alterations in the nitric oxide (NO) pathway have been implicated in the pathogenesis of chronic hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension. Chronic hypoxia can either suppress the NO pathway, causing pulmonary hy...
