The object of this study was to investigate the impact of cigarette smoke on bacterial
clearance and immune inflammatory parameters after infection with Pseudomonas …

Deficiency of vitamin C causes a specific deficiency disease, scurvy, which led to the deaths
of numerous seamen in the Age of Sail because they had no access to fruit or vegetables …

Modeling acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) in
animals has proven challenging due to the clinical and pathological complexity of the …

Background and objective: Smoking cessation (SC) is recognized as reducing tobacco‐
associated mortality and morbidity. The effect of SC on nasal mucociliary clearance (MC) in …

As methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization and infection in humans
are a global challenge. In Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania (Germany) 1,517 patients …

BACKGROUND: There are limited data regarding the role of dietary and supplemental
vitamin intake and the risk of community-acquired pneumonia. METHODS: We prospectively …

Cigarette smoke (CS) induces emphysema by tissue destruction through the production of
oxidants and metalloproteinases [matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs)]. The possibility of lung …

BACKGROUND: Exposure to cigarette smoke causes significant impairment in mucociliary
clearance (MCC), which predisposes patients to secretion retention and recurrent airway …

Résumé Introduction Les preuves se sont accumulées pour démontrer que la fumée du
tabac est un facteur de risque majeur de survenue d'infection bactérienne. État des …

Objective: Nasal mucociliary activity, which is a good indicator of nasal mucosal function, is
one of the most important defense mechanisms of the body. The aim of the present study is …