Journal ArticleAm J Respir Cell Mol Biol · January 6, 2025
Becoming more frequent due to climate change, ozone (O3) exposures can cause lung injury. Alveolar type 2 (AT2) cells and hyaluronan (HA), a matrix component, are critical to repairing lung injury and restoring homeostasis. Here, we define the impact of HA ...
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Journal ArticleAntioxidants (Basel) · October 31, 2024
Asthma is a widespread chronic lung disease characterized by airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness. This airway inflammation is classified by either the presence (T2-high) or absence (T2-low) of high levels of eosinophils. Because most therapies for ...
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Journal ArticleAm J Respir Cell Mol Biol · June 2024
Lung inflammation, caused by acute exposure to ozone (O3), one of the six criteria air pollutants, is a significant source of morbidity in susceptible individuals. Alveolar macrophages (AMØs) are the most abundant immune cells in the normal lung, and their ...
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Journal ArticlebioRxiv · November 6, 2023
Lung inflammation, caused by acute exposure to ozone (O3) - one of the six criteria air pollutants - is a significant source of morbidity in susceptible individuals. Alveolar macrophages (AMØs) are the most abundant immune cells in the normal lung and thei ...
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Journal ArticleToxicol Appl Pharmacol · September 1, 2021
Elevated ambient temperatures and extreme weather events have increased the incidence of wildfires world-wide resulting in increased wood smoke particle (WSP). Epidemiologic data suggests that WSP exposure associates with exacerbations of respiratory disea ...
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Journal ArticleCurrent allergy and asthma reports · May 2021
The lung mucosa functions as a principal barrier between the body and inhaled environmental irritants and pathogens. Precise and targeted surveillance mechanisms are required at this lung-environment interface to maintain homeostasis and preserve gas excha ...
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Journal ArticleEnviron Health Perspect · November 2020
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies support the hypothesis that diabetes alters pulmonary responses to air pollutants like ozone (O3). The mechanism(s) underlying these associations and potential links among diabetes, O3, and lung inflammation and remodeli ...
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Journal ArticleCritical Care Medicine · December 2019
Objectives:To identify the time at which point of care ultrasound static image recognition and image acquisition skills decay in novice learners.
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