Probiotics and Respiratory Tract Diseases

Probiotics and respiratory tract diseases.

In a double-blind randomized controlled trial (DBRCT) in 1,000 shift workers [23] the intake of fermented milk drinks containing Lactobacillus casei DN114 001 twice daily reduced the occurrence of CID during the cold season, the time until infections occurred and the duration of fever episodes. During infections the counts of leucocytes, granulocytes and natural killer cells were enhanced. In a...

Kinins and respiratory tract diseases.

Bradykinin and related kinins are peptidic hormones, formed in tissues and fluids during inflammation. Various functional sites have been proposed as mediators of the biological effects of kinins, including the B1, B2 and B3 receptors. The existence of the B1 and the B2 receptor has largely been confirmed, whilst that of the B3 receptor is controversial and needs further confirmation. The role ...

Diseases of the Respiratory Tract

Fungi and allergic lower respiratory tract diseases.

Asthma is a common disorder that in 2009 afflicted 8.2% of adults and children, 24.6 million persons, in the United States. In patients with moderate and severe persistent asthma, there is significantly increased morbidity, use of health care support, and health care costs. Epidemiologic studies in the United States and Europe have associated mold sensitivity, particularly to Alternaria alterna...

The respiratory tract and juvenile rheumatic diseases.

Respiratory tract disorders in the juvenile rheumatic diseases are not infrequent and can have different clinical features when compared with those in the adult diseases. The purpose of this review article is to show the main manifestations of the respiratory tract, with an emphasis on lung involvement, in the most frequent juvenile rheumatic diseases.