Results Serum sCD23 was significantly increased (p<0.01) in bronchial asthma (1209.8 ± 68.01 pg/mL), bronchiolitis (1455.52 ± 146.92 pg/mL) and bronchial pneumonia (1406.35 ± 98.26 pg/mL) when compared to controls (691.5 ± 74.94 pg/mL). Serum IgE and blood histamine levels were increased significantly (P<0.05) and IFN-g (Th1 cytokine) was significantly lower (P<0.01) in both bronchial asthma an...

lished treatment for hemoptysis (1-4). For complete embolization as well as to avoid embolization on a non-target organ, precise knowledge of the anatomy of the bronchial artery is important (5-7 ) . We describe a case in which an aberrant bronchial artery from left common carotid artery, communicating with the left bronchial artery, found during embolization of the bronchial artery, was a pote...

We have read the recent paper by BAcKER and coworkers [1] in which they confirm findings of previous surveys that there is a considerable overlap in bronchial responsiveness between asthmatics and non-asthmatics. Most of these surveys have used a fixed threshold level as a positive test criterion, for instance PC 20 FEV 1 $8 g·l methacholine. However, several studies [2, 3] show that bronchial ...

The existence of systemic arteries to the lungs has been known for many centuries. Ruysch (1732) claimed to be the first to have described the bronchial arteries, but Galen had already done so in the second century A.D. During the nineteenth century the anatomy of the bronchial arteries was studied in detail and their possible function considered. Reisseisen and von Soemmering (1808) defined th...

The arachidonic acid metabolism via 5-lipoxygenase gives rise to a family of biologically active lipids known as leukotrienes. The role of cysteinyl leukotrienes in the pathogenesis of bronchial asthma is well established. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have confirmed the efficacy of leukotriene receptor antagonists (LTRAs), when used as monotherapy or added to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS...

In bronchial asthma, respiratory virus infection involves several issues: 1) respiratory virus infection in infancy is a risk factor for, and may predispose to, the development of asthma later in life; 2) respiratory virus infection is associated with the acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma; and, 3) glucocorticosteroids (GC) are not adequate for controlling asthma-related symptoms upon respi...

Method From 1995-2014, 20 patients were operated for bronchial rupture due to blunt chest trauma. Of these, 7 had complex bronchial injuries (3 located in the right bronchial tree, 3 in the left bronchial tree and 1 had a rupture of both, right and left main bronchi). Injuries to the trachea and simple single bronchial ruptures (within 2.5-3 cm from the carina on the left, and within 1 cm on th...

A corrosion cast of the bronchial arteries provides a useful method of demonstrating their origin and distribution. A cast of the bronchial tree is made at the same time to show the position of the arteries. The cast produced by the method described here is limited to the principal branches of these arteries, the finer terminal twigs being lost. However, as these terminal twigs follow closely t...