thorax.bmj13d
Associations of pulmonary microvascular blood volume with per cent emphysema and CT emphysema subtypes in the community: the MESA Lung study
Background Pulmonary microvasculature alterations are implicated in emphysema pathogenesis, but the association between ...
thorax.bmj7d
The effect of acute morphine on obstructive sleep apnoea: a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled crossover trial
Objective Anaesthesiology guidelines suggest that opioids worsen obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) despite no randomised controlled trial evidence. We therefore conducted a randomised controlled trial to ...
thorax.bmj4d
Lung cancer, genetic predisposition and smoking: the Nordic Twin Study of Cancer
Background We aimed to disentangle genetic and environmental causes in lung cancer while considering smoking status. Methods Four Nordic twin cohorts (43 512 monozygotic (MZ) and 71 895 same sex ...
thorax.bmj9d
IL-25 drives remodelling in allergic airways disease induced by house dust mite
Background Overexpression of the transforming growth factor β family signalling molecule smad2 in the airway epithelium provokes enhanced allergen-induced airway remodelling in mice, concomitant with ...
thorax.bmj5d
Beyond borders: cystic fibrosis survival between Australia, Canada, France and New Zealand
Background Life expectancy for people with cystic fibrosis (CF) varies considerably both within and between countries. The objective of this study was to compare survival among countries with ...
thorax.bmj4d
Management of malignant pleural effusions
If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will take you to the Copyright Clearance Center’s RightsLink service. You will be ...
thorax.bmj1d
Role of transient receptor potential and pannexin channels in cigarette smoke-triggered ATP release in the lung
Correspondence to Dr Mark Birrell, Respiratory Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK; ...
thorax.bmj5d
Time to get serious about the detection and monitoring of early lung disease in cystic fibrosis
Structural and functional defects within the lungs of children with cystic fibrosis (CF) are detectable soon after birth and progress throughout preschool years often without overt clinical signs or ...
thorax.bmj5d
Expression of protease activated receptor-2 (PAR-2) in central airways of smokers and non-smokers
8 Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Section of Occupational Medicine, University of Padova, Italy 9 Departments of Medicine, Oncology and Radiology, Section of Respiratory ...
thorax.bmj5d
Serum carotenoids, vitamins A and E, and 8 year lung function decline in a general population
Background: Oxidative stress is thought to have a major role in the pathogenesis of airway obstruction. A study was undertaken to determine whether subjects with low levels of antioxidants (serum ...
thorax.bmj13d
Risk of depression in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and its determinants
1 Department of General Practice, Division of Public Health, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2 Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, ...