Frontiers

IFI27-mediated regulation of regulatory T cells aggravates lung injury in sepsis via IL-10/STAT3 signaling

Interferon-induced protein 27 (IFI27) is implicated in immune regulation, and regulatory T cells (Tregs) play a critical role in maintaining pulmonary immune homeostasis during sepsis. However, the ...
Nature

Oxygen Saturation Monitoring for the Preterm Infant: The Evidence Basis for Current Practice

Oxygen is essential for adequate cellular functioning and highly specialized systems have developed to maintain a delicate balance during conditions of relatively low to high levels of oxygen ...
ahajournals.org

Efficacy and Safety of Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty for Patients With Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension and Comorbid Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is a promising treatment modality for nonoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). However, BPA for atypical CTEPH with concurrent chronic ...
thorax.bmj

All change for home oxygen services in England and Wales

Correspondence to: Professor J A Wedzicha Royal Free and University College Medical School, London NW3 2PF, UK; j.a.wedzicha{at}medsch.ucl.ac.uk If you wish to reuse ...
thorax.bmj

Measurement of physiological recovery from exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using within-breath forced oscillometry

3 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK 4 University Department of Anaesthesia, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK Correspondence to: Dr M K Johnson Department of ...
BMJ

Haemodynamic effects of a 10-min treatment with a high inspired oxygen concentration in the emergency department: a prospective observational study

Previous studies show that prolonged exposure to a high inspired oxygen concentration (FiO 2) is associated with unfavourable haemodynamic effects. Until now, it is unknown if similar effects also ...