Functional state of mitochondria in 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 ...

Resting-state Functional Connectivity During Controlled Respiratory Cycles Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Introduction: This study aimed to assess the effect of controlled mouth breathing during the resting state using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Methods: Eleven subjects participated in this experiment in which the controlled “Nose” and “Mouth” breathings of 6 s respiratory cycle were performed with a visual cue at 3T MRI. Voxel-wise seed-to-voxel maps and whole-brain region of i...

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...

Respiratory Viral Infections in Chronic Lung Diseases.

Chronic lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, cystic fibrosis (CF) and interstitial lung diseases (ILD), affect many individuals worldwide. Patients with these chronic lung diseases are susceptible to respiratory lung infections and some of these viral infections can contribute to disease pathogenesis. This review highlights the associations of lung infect...

Chronic respiratory diseases and sport in children.