Chronic respiratory diseases.

Cytokines in chronic respiratory diseases

Cytokines are small, secreted proteins that control immune responses. Within the lung, they can control host responses to injuries or infection, resulting in clearance of the insult, repair of lung tissue, and return to homeostasis. Problems can arise when this response is over exuberant and/or cytokine production becomes dysregulated. In such cases, chronic and repeated inflammatory reactions ...

Pneumococcal vaccination and chronic respiratory diseases

Patients with COPD and other chronic respiratory diseases are especially vulnerable to viral and bacterial pulmonary infections, which are major causes of exacerbations, hospitalization, disease progression, and mortality in COPD patients. Effective vaccines could reduce the burden of respiratory infections and acute exacerbations in COPD patients, but what is the evidence for this? This articl...

[Global alliance against chronic respiratory diseases].

Hundreds of millions of people of all ages suffer from chronic respiratory diseases which include asthma and respiratory allergies, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, occupational lung diseases and pulmonary hypertension. More than 500 million patients live in developing countries or in deprived populations. Chronic respiratory diseases are increasing in prevalence. Although the cost of ina...

Screening for chronic respiratory diseases in Georgia.

Chronic respiratory diseases are an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Tuberculosis is responsible for 2 million deaths annually, COPD for another 3 million with an ever increasing trend. It is estimated that COPD will be the third most important cause of all deaths in 2020 and the fifth most important cause of DALY’s. COPD, asthma and chronic rhinitis are important causes of...

[Global Alliance Against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD)].