BACKGROUND Previous studies have suggested an association between usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) and lung cancer (Ca). However, clinical and histological information is not enough to determine such an association, due to the low incidence and short survival time of patients with both conditions. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the clinical and histological records of Ca patients with ...

OBJECTIVE We wanted to demonstrate and compare the serial high-resolution CTs (HRCT) and the pulmonary function test (PFT) findings of the usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) and the non-specific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP). MATERIALS AND METHODS The serial HRCT scans and the PFT results were retrospectively analysed and compared for 35 patients having UIP without significant honeycombing (U...

This document describes the uIP TCP/IP stack. The uIP TCP/IP stack is an extremely small implementation of the TCP/IP protocol suite and is intended for embedded systems running low-end 8 or 16-bit microcontrollers. The code size of uIP is an order of magnitude smaller than other generic TCP/IP stacks today. In this document, the philosophy behind uIP is described and detailed information of th...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the parenchymal and extracellular matrix remodeling process in two histologic patterns-nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) and usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP)-in cases of idiopathic and sclerosis/systemic sclerosis (SSc)-associated interstitial pneumonia. METHODS We examined 15 cases of idiopathic NSIP, 10 cases of idiopathic UIP, 5 case...

BACKGROUND Recently, combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) has been recognized worldwide. However, actually CPFE had a variety of extent of emphysema or pulmonary fibrosis. OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to compare the clinical characteristics and outcomes between CPFE associated with usual interstitial pneumonia pattern (UIP) and CPFE with non-UIP divided based on ch...

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis has been associated with emphysema in cigarette smokers as a new clinical entity: combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE). In order to compare histomorphometrical, roentgenological and immunohistochemical aspects of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) with and without associated pulmonary emphysema, 17 patients with biopsy-proven UIP were evaluated. Morphom...

BACKGROUND Usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP), is a necessary feature pathologically or radiologically for the diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The predictive value of transbronchial biopsy (TBB) in identifying UIP is currently unknown. The objective of this study is to assess the accuracy with which histopathologic criteria of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) can be identifi...

O ver the last several years, the clinical-radiologicpathologic classification of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) has undergone fine-tuning and some remodeling to define discrete identities for these diseases. Publication in 2002 of the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society International Multidisciplinary Consensus Classification scheme1 represented an important miles...

This paper proposes a di¤erent empirical approach to estimate the UIP by analyzing a large number of cross-country bilateral exchange rates using cross-section analysis. Di¤erent from conventional time-series UIP, cross-sectional UIP is examined with single equation estimation and panel regression model estimation. The exchange rates analyzed here include a broad spectrum of countries: develope...

To determine the influence of three levels of undegradable intake protein (UIP) supplementation on metabolic and endocrine factors that influence reproduction, 23 yearling crossbred heifers (body condition score = 4.5 +/- 0.5; initial BW = 362 +/- 12 kg) were stratified by BW and assigned randomly to one of three supplements: 1) low UIP (1,135 g x heifer(-1) x d(-1); 30% CP, 115 g UIP, n = 7); ...