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Elemental analysis of lung tissue particles and intracellular iron content of alveolar macrophages in pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

Yasuo Shimizu, Shinichi Matsuzaki, Kunio Dobashi, Noriko Yanagitani, Takahiro Satoh, Masashi Koka, Akihito Yokoyama, Takeru Ohkubo, Yasuyuki Ishii, Tomihiro Kamiya, Masatomo Mori Respiratory Research 2011, 12:88 (30 June 2011)

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Therapeutic efficacy of TBC3711 in monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension

Djuro Kosanovic, Baktybek Kojonazarov, Himal Luitel, Bhola K Dahal, Akylbek Sydykov, Teodora Cornitescu, Wiebke Janssen, Ralf P Brandes, Neil Davie, Hossein A Ghofrani, Norbert Weissmann, Friedrich Grimminger, Werner Seeger, Ralph T Schermuly Respiratory Research 2011, 12:87 (23 June 2011)

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Expression analysis of asthma candidate genes during human and murine lung development

Erik Melén, Alvin T Kho, Sunita Sharma, Roger Gaedigk, J Steven Leeder, Thomas J Mariani, Vincent J Carey, Scott T Weiss, Kelan G Tantisira Respiratory Research 2011, 12:86 (23 June 2011)

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In vivo imaging of the airway wall in asthma: fibered confocal fluorescence microscopy in relation to histology and lung function

Ching Yong Yick, Jan H von der Thüsen, Elisabeth H Bel, Peter J Sterk, Peter W Kunst Respiratory Research 2011, 12:85 (23 June 2011)

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Physiologic and molecular consequences of endothelial Bmpr2 mutation

Susan Majka, Moira Hagen, Thomas Blackwell, Julie Harral, Jennifer A Johnson, Robert Gendron, Helene Paradis, Daniel Crona, James E Loyd, Eva Nozik-Grayck, Kurt R Stenmark, James West Respiratory Research 2011, 12:84 (22 June 2011)

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Diagnostic utility of C-reactive Protein combined with brain natriuretic peptide in acute pulmonary edema: a cross sectional study

Kosaku Komiya, Hiroshi Ishii, Shinji Teramoto, Osamu Takahashi, Nobuoki Eshima, Ou Yamaguchi, Noriyuki Ebi, Junji Murakami, Hidehiko Yamamoto, Jun-ichi Kadota Respiratory Research 2011, 12:83 (22 June 2011)

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Immunohistochemical detection and regulation of α₅ nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) subunits by FoxA2 during mouse lung organogenesis

Jason L Porter, Benjamin R Bukey, Alex J Geyer, Charles P Willnauer, Paul R Reynolds Respiratory Research 2011, 12:82 (17 June 2011)

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Increase of nitrosative stress in patients with eosinophilic pneumonia

Kanako Furukawa, Hisatoshi Sugiura, Kazuto Matsunaga, Tomohiro Ichikawa, Akira Koarai, Tsunahiko Hirano, Satoru Yanagisawa, Yoshiaki Minakata, Keiichiro Akamatsu, Masae Kanda, Manabu Nishigai, Masakazu Ichinose Respiratory Research 2011, 12:81 (17 June 2011)

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Weight and metabolic effects of cpap in obstructive sleep apnea patients with obesity

Jose M Garcia, Hossein Sharafkhaneh, Max Hirshkowitz, Rania Elkhatib, Amir Sharafkhaneh Respiratory Research 2011, 12:80 (15 June 2011)

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Ultrastructural changes of the intracellular surfactant pool in a rat model of lung transplantation-related events

Lars Knudsen, Hazibullah Waizy, Heinz Fehrenbach, Joachim Richter, Thorsten Wahlers, Thorsten Wittwer, Matthias Ochs Respiratory Research 2011, 12:79 (14 June 2011)

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Epithelial cell senescence impairs repair process and exacerbates inflammation after airway injury

Fang Zhou, Shigemitsu Onizawa, Atsushi Nagai, Kazutetsu Aoshiba Respiratory Research 2011, 12:78 (10 June 2011)

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CD39⁺ Regulatory T cells suppress generation and differentiation of Th17 cells in human malignant pleural effusion via a LAP-dependent mechanism

Zhi-Jian Ye, Qiong Zhou, Jian-Chu Zhang, Xiao Li, Cong Wu, Shou-Ming Qin, Jian-Bao Xin, Huan-Zhong Shi Respiratory Research 2011, 12:77 (10 June 2011)

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Fibrocytes and the tissue niche in lung repair

Annika Andersson-Sjöland, Kristian Nihlberg, Leif Eriksson, Leif Bjermer, Gunilla Westergren-Thorsson Respiratory Research 2011, 12:76 (9 June 2011)

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Cigarette smoke induces β₂-integrin-dependent neutrophil migration across human endothelium

Saskia A Overbeek, Saskia Braber, Paul A J Henricks, Marije Kleinjan, Vera M Kamp, Niki A Georgiou, Johan Garssen, Aletta D Kraneveld, Gert Folkerts Respiratory Research 2011, 12:75 (8 June 2011)

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Expansion of CD4⁺CD25⁺ helper T cells without regulatory function in smoking and COPD

Ester Roos-Engstrand, Jamshid Pourazar, Annelie F Behndig, Anders Bucht, Anders Blomberg Respiratory Research 2011, 12:74 (8 June 2011)

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A promoter SNP rs4073T>A in the common allele of the interleukin 8 gene is associated with the development of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis via the IL-8 protein enhancing mode

Mi-Hyun Ahn, Byung-Lae Park, Shin-Hwa Lee, Sung-Woo Park, Jong-Sook Park, Do-Jin Kim, An-Soo Jang, Jai-Soung Park, Hwa-Kyun Shin, Soo-Taek Uh, Yang-Ki Kim, Young Kim, Sung Han, Ki-Suck Jung, Kye Lee, Sung Jeong, Jeong Park, Byoung Choi, In Park, Man Chung, Hyoung Shin, Jin Song, Dong Kim, Choon-Sik Park, Young-Soo Shim Respiratory Research 2011, 12:73 (8 June 2011)

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