Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. Recent studies
demonstrated that its pathogenesis is related with enhanced oxidative stress (protein …

Background: Recent studies have shown weak associations among FEV1, bronchial
hyperresponsiveness (BHR), sputum eosinophils, and sputum eosinophil cationic protein …

Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a complex disease with a highly variable
clinical course and generally poor prognosis. Classified as a rare disease, significant …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and sarcoidosis are two distinct clinical entities with
different aetiology, epidemiology, risk factors, symptoms and chest imaging. A number of …

Abstract Background and Objective There remains a paucity of large databases for patients
with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and lung cancer. We aimed to create a European …

Rationale: Lung biopsy (LBx) has a relevant role in the prediction of prognosis of interstitial
lung diseases (ILDs), but its impact on the clinical management of patients remains …

Dyspnea has a multifactorial nature and the exact mechanism that causes breathlessness in
asthma is not fully understood. There is compelling evidence that factors other than merely …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an interstitial lung disease with a poor prognosis and
an undefined etiopathogenesis. Oxidative stress contributes to alveolar injury and fibrosis …

Study objectives Static mouth pressure during maximal inspiratory efforts is commonly used
to evaluate inspiratory muscle strength. However, maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) …

Background Some of the disagreements on the perception of dyspnea (PD) during
bronchoconstriction in asthma patients could depend on the interrelationships among the …