Obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is a complex chronic condition that
is undoubtedly influenced by multiple factors. Accumulating data suggest that there are …

Model organisms like the mouse are important tools to learn more about gene function in
man. Within the last 20years many mutant mouse lines have been generated by different …

Mechanical ventilation has been demonstrated to exacerbate lung injury, and a sufficiently
high tidal volume can induce injury in otherwise healthy lungs. However, it remains …

Episodic hypoxia evokes a sustained augmentation of respiratory motor output known as
long-term facilitation (LTF). Phrenic LTF is prevented by pretreatment with the 5 …

There has been significant utilization of the technique described by Hamelmann et al.(Am J
Respir Crit Care Med 156: 766–775, 1997) in which a parameter, enhanced pause (Penh) …

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a complex chronic clinical syndrome,
characterized by snoring, periodic apnea, hypoxemia during sleep, and daytime …

A meta-analysis was performed from 66 references retained from a total of 147 ones. The
aim was to study the relationship between the THI and some physiologic, metabolic and …

Patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome are at increased risk for developing
multiorgan system dysfunction. The goal of this study was to establish an in vivo murine …

Introduction: The evaluation of pulmonary physiological measurements in laboratory
animals is an essential tool in many biomedical and toxicological research areas. Recently …

Background Amphiregulin (AREG) is an epidermal growth factor that is a significant
mediator of tissue repair at mucosal sites, including in the lungs during influenza A virus …