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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.
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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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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 ]
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T-cell-based diagnosis of tuberculosis infection in children in Lithuania: a country of high incidence despite a high coverage with bacille Calmette-Guerin vaccination Edita Hansted, Angele Andriuskeviciene, Raimundas Sakalauskas, Rimantas Kevalas, Brigita Sitkauskiene BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :41 (18 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
A solitary bronchial papilloma with unusual endoscopic presentation: case study and literature review Fabrice Paganin, Martine Prevot, Jean Baptiste Noel, Marie Frejeville, Claude Arvin-Berod, Arnaud Bourdin BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :40 (18 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Commentary
What is the clinical relevance of different lung compartments? Thomas Tschernig, Reinhard Pabst BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :39 (11 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Correspondence
The Queensland experience of participation in a national drug use evaluation project, Community-acquired pneumonia Lisa K Pulver, Susan E Tett, Judith Coombes BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2009, 9 :38 (3 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Bronchodilator effect of deep inspiration and bronchoconstriction-triggered cough Noriyuki Ohkura, Masaki Fujimura, Akira Tokuda, Johsuke Hara, Akihiro Hori, Masaru Nishitsuji, Miki Abo, Nobuyuki Katayama Cough 2009, 5 :9 (20 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Role of lysophosphatidic acid receptor LPA2 in the development of allergic airway inflammation in a murine model of asthma Yutong Zhao, Jiankun Tong, Donghong He, Srikanth Pendyala, Berdyshev Evgeny, Jerold Chun, Anne I Sperling, Viswanathan Natarajan Respiratory Research 2009, 10 :114 (20 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
A fatal case of spinal tuberculosis mistaken for metastatic lung cancer: recalling ancient Pott's disease Felix C Ringshausen, Andrea Tannapfel, Volkmar Nicolas, Andreas Weber, Hans-Werner Duchna, Gerhard Schultze-Werninghaus, Gernot Rohde Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2009, 8 :32 (20 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Classification of voluntary cough sound and airflow patterns for detecting abnormal pulmonary function Ayman A Abaza, Jeremy B Day, Jeffrey S Reynolds, Ahmed M Mahmoud, W TRAVIS Goldsmith, Walter G McKinney, E LEE Petsonk, David G Frazer Cough 2009, 5 :8 (20 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
Relapsing macrophage activating syndrome in a 15-year-old girl with Still's disease: a case report Meir Mizrahi, Eldad Ben-Chetrit Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :138 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Eosinophil and T cell markers predict functional decline in COPD patients Jeanine M D'Armiento, Steven M Scharf, Michael D Roth, John E Connett, Andrew Ghio, David Sternberg, Jonathan G Goldin, Thomas A Louis, Jenny T Mao, George T O'Connor, Joe W Ramsdell, Andrew L Ries, Neil W Schluger, Frank C Sciurba, Melissa A Skeans, Helen Voelker, Robert E Walter, Christine H Wendt, Gail G Weinmann, Robert A Wise, Robert F Foronjy Respiratory Research 2009, 10 :113 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Transcriptomic analysis of pathways regulated by toll-like receptor 4 in a murine model of chronic pulmonary inflammation and carcinogenesis Alison K. Bauer, Jennifer Fostel, Laura M. Degraff, Elizabeth A. Rondini, Christopher Walker, Sherry F. Grissom, Julie Foley, Steven R. Kleeberger Molecular Cancer 2009, 8 :107 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Letter
Presentation and management of critically ill patients with influenza A (H1N1): a UK perspective Joyce HY Yeung, Mark Bailey, Gavin D Perkins, Fang Gao Smith Critical Care 2009, 13 :426 (19 [PDF ]
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Impaired immune responses in the lungs of aged mice following influenza infection Franklin R Toapanta, Ted M Ross Respiratory Research 2009, 10 :112 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Disparate oxidant gene expression of airway epithelium compared to alveolar macrophages in smokers Brendan J. Carolan, Ben-Gary Harvey, Neil R, Hackett, Timothy P. O'Connor, Patricia A. Cassano, Ronald G. Crystal Respiratory Research 2009, 10 :111 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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