Increasing evidence of a critical role played by the bronchial epithelium in airway
homeostasis is opening new therapeutic avenues. Its unique situation at the interface with …

It has been confirmed that respiratory virus infections can induce abberant cytokine
production in the host. These cytokines may be associated with both elimination of the virus …

Background Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are heterogeneous
diseases. Objective We sought to determine, in terms of their sputum cellular and mediator …

Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are complex and overlapping
diseases that include inflammatory phenotypes. Novel anti-eosinophilic/anti-neutrophilic …

Background High-throughput sequencing (HTS) analysis of microbial communities from the
respiratory airways has heavily relied on the 16S rRNA gene. Given the intrinsic limitations …

Purpose.: To provide standard operating procedures (SOPs) for measuring tear
inflammatory cytokine concentrations and to validate the resulting profile as a minimally …

The potential of pepsin–pancreatin hydrolysates, from different foods, to inhibit inflammation
using lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced RAW 264.7 macrophages as an in vitro model was …

Thymol, a naturally occurring monocyclic phenolic compound derived from Thymus vulgaris
(Lamiaceae), has been reported to exhibit anti-inflammatory property in vivo and vitro …

Introduction: Asthma in women can deteriorate in specific phases during the menstrual
cycle. Deterioration in the premenstrual phase (increase in symptoms or deterioration in …

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airway. It is characterized by airway hyper-
reactivity, which can be attributed to the chronically inflamed airway. However, the molecular …