Objective(s): Cardiovascular disease has an important role in mortality caused by lung injury. Emphysema is associated with impaired pulmonary gas exchange efficiency and airflow limitation associated with small airway inflammation. The aim was to evaluate the interactions between lung injury, inflammation, and cardiovascular disease. Since gallic acid has antioxidant ...

gastroesophageal reflux disease (gerd)  is defined with clinical symptoms  of  heart burning and regurgitation. it may be associated with external esophageal symptoms such as chronic cough, asthma, laryngitis, chronic lung disease, sinusitis and pulmonary fibrosis. in the present study, rats with chronic aspiration of gastroduodenal contentswere studied for  cellular phenotypes  and  cytokine c...

hydatid disease, most commonly caused by the larval stage of echinococcus granulosus, affects mainly human liver and lung, and rarely other parts of the body. it is prevalent in most sheep-raising mediterranean countries including iran. peritoneal hydatid cyst, either primary or secondary, represents an uncommon but significant manifestation of the disease. the present case report describes a c...

Introduction: α1-antitrypsin deficiency (α1-ATD) is one of the most common genetic disorders in white race, a usual cause of liver disease in children, and hepatopulmonary involvement in children and adult. The aim of this case description is presenting a child with early lung disease without liver parenchymal disorder. Case presentation: We describe a 13 year old boy because of exertional dysp...

introduction this study was conducted to evaluate the involvement of body organs such as the lungs in systemic lupus erythematosus (sle). little information exists on lung involvement in lupus patients without respiratory symptoms; we aimed to evaluate the characteristics of lung gas transfer in female sle patients using carbon monoxide diffusion capacity (dlco) in comparison with a control gro...

background: lung cancer ranks among the most common and most lethal malignancies worldwide. once vascular or lymphatic invasions occur, metastatic dissemination to distant sites is common. bone, liver, adrenals, and brain are the most frequent sites of the distant disease. in this study we present a case of squamous cell carcinoma of lung with metastasis of the left knee bursa.case presentation...

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major public health problem worldwide. Smoking is the number one cause of COPD; however, genetic, environmental and dietary factors contribute to the etiology of this disease. In this study, we assessed the association between three diet quality indices -the Healthy Eating Index-2005 (HEI-2005), the Healthy Eating Index-2010 (HEI-201...

Background: Systemic sclerosis is an autoimmune disease affecting connective tissues, (including epidermal, subepidermal, microvasculature, etc.), leading to various extent of end-organ damage. The leading cause of mortality among these patients is lung involvement. The cardiovascular events happen more frequently in patients suffering systemic scleroderma, comparing to healthy population. This...