We analyzed 36 open lung biopsy specimens from patients with chronic pigeon breeder's
disease (PBD) to assess bronchiolar involvement and its relationship to the parenchymal …

This review discusses biomarkers that are being researched for their usefulness to
phenotype chronic inflammatory lung diseases that cause remodeling of the lung's …

There is an ongoing search for alternative animal models in research of respiratory
medicine. Depending on the goal of the research, large animals as models of pulmonary …

Background Literature about the lung microbiota (LM) in dogs is sparse. Influence of breed
and living conditions on the LM in healthy dogs is currently unknown, as well as the …

The lungs are a complex organ that fulfill multiple life-sustaining roles including transfer of
oxygen and carbon dioxide between the ambient environment and the bloodstream, host …

Background Gene expression analyses are used to investigate signaling pathways involved
in diseases. In asthma, they have been primarily derived from the analysis of bronchial …

OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinical value of selected biomarkers for evaluation of
systemic inflammatory response and pulmonary inflammation and damage pattern in calves …

Tutorial Article Page 1 330 EQUINE VETERINARY EDUCATION Equine uet. Educ. (1999) 11
(6) 330-336 Tutorial Article Bronchoalveolar lavage technique and cytological diagnosis of …

The inflammatory response is a crucial aspect of the tissues' responses to deleterious
inflammogens. This complex response involves leukocytes cells such as macrophages …

Background Multiple cytological patterns occur in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of
horses with inflammatory airway disease (IAD). Only few data on BALF cytokine profiles are …