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Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Timothy I. Shipley
Welcome to BMC Pulmonary Medicine published by BioMed Central
BMC Pulmonary Medicine is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of pulmonary and associated disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
BMC Pulmonary Medicine (ISSN 1471-2466) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, EMBASE, Scopus and Google Scholar.
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :45
Oral administration of geranylgeranylacetone, an anti-ulcer drug that induces heat shock protein 70, exerts a protective effect against lung injury in a drug-induced lung fibrosis mouse model by suppressing the fibrotic reaction.
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :42
Neither living closer to a main road nor a higher nitrogen dioxide level is associated with respiratory conditions such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or allergic disorders in adults.
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :32
Evidence from the literature suggests that statins could be used therapeutically to reduce morbidity and/or mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), although further interventional studies are required to confirm this finding.
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Research article
Effects of acute hypoventilation and hyperventilation
on exhaled carbon monoxide measurement in healthy volunteers Franco Cavaliere, Carmen Volpe, Riccardo Gargaruti, Andrea Poscia, Michele Di Donato, Giovanni Grieco, Umberto Moscato BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :51 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Evaluation of current knowledge, awareness and practice of spirometry among hospital-based Nigerian Doctors'
Olufemi O Desalu, Olusegun A Busari, Cajetan C Onyedum, Fatai K Salawu, Olusegun A Obateru, Kelechukwu C Nwogu, Alakija KAZEEM Salami BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :50 (14 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Plasma CC16 levels are associated with development of ALI/ARDS in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia: a retrospective observational study Rogier M Determann, Julian L Millo, Sam Waddy, Rene Lutter, Chris S Garrard, Marcus J Schultz BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :49 (3 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Comparative analysis of selected exhaled breath biomarkers obtained with two different temperature-controlled devices Frank Hoffmeyer, Monika Raulf-Heimsoth, Volker Harth, J BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :48 (30 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Evaluation of psychological and physiological predictors of fatigue in patients with COPD Agnieszka Lewko, Penelope L Bidgood, Rachel Garrod BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :47 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Association of the TLR4 Asp299Gly polymorphism with lung function in relation to body mass index Punam Pahwa, Chandima P Karunanayake, Donna C Rennie, Yue Chen, David A Schwartz, James A Dosman BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :46 (21 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Protective effect of geranylgeranylacetone, an inducer of heat shock protein 70, against drug-induced lung injury/fibrosis in an animal model Takayoshi Fujibayashi, Naozumi Hashimoto, Mayumi Jijiwa, Yoshinori Hasegawa, Toshihisa Kojima, Naoki Ishiguro BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :45 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Efficacy and safety of tigecycline versus levofloxacin for community-acquired pneumonia Cristina Tanaseanu, Slobodan Milutinovic, Petre I Calistru, Janos Strausz, Marius Zolubas, Valeriy Chernyak, Nathalie Dartois, Nathalie Castaing, Hassan Gandjini, C Angel Cooper, the 313 Study Group BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :44 (9 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Impact of patient characteristics, education and knowledge on emergency room visits in patients with asthma and COPD: a descriptive and correlative study Margareta Emtner, Anna Hedin, Mikael Andersson, Christer Janson BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :43 (7 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Effect of traffic pollution on respiratory and allergic disease in adults: cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses Mar Pujades-Rodr BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :42 (24 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Short Report
Sphingobacterium respiratory tract infection in patients with cystic fibrosis Antonietta Lambiase, Fabio Rossano, Mariassunta Del Pezzo, Valeria Raia, Angela Sepe, Fabiola de Gregorio, Maria Rosaria Catania BMC Research Notes 2009, 2 :262 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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SP-D counteracts GM-CSF-mediated increase of granuloma formation by alveolar macrophages in lysinuric protein intolerance David N Douda, Nicole Farmakovski, Sharon Dell, Hartmut Grasemann, Nades Palaniyar Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2009, 4 :29 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Spatiotemporal regulation of the cough motor pattern Cheng Wang, Sourish Saha, Melanie J Rose, Paul W Davenport, Donald C Bolser Cough 2009, 5 :12 (22 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Late treatment with Imatinib mesylate ameliorates radiation-induced lung fibrosis in a mouse model Minglun Li, Amir Abdollahi, Hermann-Josef Groene, Kenneth E. Lipson, Claus Belka, Peter E. Huber Radiation Oncology 2009, 4 :66 (21 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Inhibiting toll-like receptor 4 signaling ameliorates pulmonary fibrosis during acute lung injury induced by lipopolysaccharide: an experimental study ZhengYu He, YeSen Zhu, Hong Jiang Respiratory Research 2009, 10 :126 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A new miniaturized system for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in adult respiratory failure Thomas Muller, Alois Philipp, Andreas Luchner, Christian Karagiannidis, Thomas Bein, Michael Hilker, Leopold Rupprecht, Julia Langgartner, Markus Zimmermann, Matthias Arlt, Jan Wenger, Christof Schmid, Gunter Riegger, Michael Pfeifer, Matthias Lubnow Critical Care 2009, 13 :R205 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Individual-level socioeconomic status is associated with worse asthma morbidity in patients with asthma Simon L Bacon, Anne Bouchard, Eric B Loucks, Kim L Lavoie Respiratory Research 2009, 10 :125 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Review
Acute cough: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge Peter V Dicpinigaitis, Gene L Colice, Mary Jo Goolsby, Gary I Rogg, Sheldon L Spector, Birgit Winther Cough 2009, 5 :11 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Associations of physical and mental health problems with chronic cough in a representative population cohort. Robert J Adams, Sarah L Appleton, David H Wilson, Anne W Taylor, Richard E Ruffin Cough 2009, 5 :10 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Performance of the tuberculin skin test and interferon-gamma release assay for detection of tuberculosis infection in immunocompromised patients in a BCG-vaccinated population Eun Young Kim, Ju Eun Lim, Ji Ye Jung, Ji Young Son, Kyung Jong Lee, Yoe Wun Yoon, Byung Hoon Park, Jin Wook Moon, Moo Suk Park, Young Sam Kim, Se Kyu Kim, Joon Chang, Young Ae Kang BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9 :207 (15 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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