The healthy lung was long thought of as sterile, but recent advances using molecular
sequencing approaches have detected bacteria at low levels. Healthy lung bacteria largely …

The lungs were long thought to be sterile until technical advances uncovered the presence
of the lung microbial community. The microbiome of healthy lungs is mainly derived from the …

Trillions of microbes live within our bodies in a deep symbiotic relationship. Microbial
populations vary across body sites, driven by differences in the environment, immunological …

Patients with chronic lung disease suffer from persistent inflammation and are typically
colonized by pro-inflammatory pathogenic bacteria. Besides these pathogens, a wide variety …

Abstract Background Fibrotic Interstitial lung diseases (ILD) are a heterogeneous group of
chronic lung diseases characterized by diverse degrees of lung inflammation and …

Sarcoidosis is a complex inflammatory fibrotic disease that affects multiple organ systems. It
is characterized by the infiltration of lymphocytes and mononuclear phagocytes, which form …

Background The role of the pulmonary microbiome in sarcoidosis is unknown. The
objectives of this study were the following:(1) examine whether the pulmonary fungal and …

Sarcoidosis is a chronic granulomatous disorder characterized by unknown etiology,
undetermined mechanisms, and non-specific therapies except TNF blockade. To improve …

Sambhar Salt Lake, situated in the state of Rajasthan, India is a unique temperate
hypersaline ecosystem. Exploration of the salt lake microbiome will enable us to understand …

Aims To evaluate the effects of the Qingwen Gupi decoction (QGT) in a rat model of
bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis (PF), and explore the underlying mechanisms by …