Small airways (< 2 mm in diameter) are probably involved across almost all asthma
severities and they show proportionally more structural and functional abnormalities with …

Articular cartilage injury is a frequent worldwide disease, while effective treatment is urgently
needed. Due to lack of blood vessels and nerves, the ability of cartilage to self-repair is …

Introduction Previous reports have shown epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) as an
active process that contributes to small airway fibrotic pathology. Myofibroblasts are highly …

We examined the relationship between the work of breathing (Wb) during exercise and in
vivo measures of airway size in healthy females and males. We hypothesized that sex …

Our starting point is that relatively new findings into the pathogenesis and pathophysiology
of airway disease in smokers that lead to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …

Background Maximal mid-expiratory flow (MMEF) is an earlier predictor of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) development than forced expiratory volume in 1 s …

Background: A few studies have reported the medium-sized and small airway morphological
abnormalities of bronchiolitis. Whether spirometry or impulse oscillometry (IOS) is correlated …

Osteoarthritis (OA), primarily characterized by the deterioration of articular cartilage, is a
highly prevalent joint-disabling disease. The pathological onset and progression of OA are …

Background Although several histological studies have documented airway inflammation
and remodelling in the small airways of dust-exposed workers, little is known regarding the …

Background The early radiological signs of progression in bronchiectasis remain unclear.
The objective of the present study was to compare endobronchial optical coherence …