Dyskeratosis congenita is a rare inherited disorder of ectodermal dysplasia characterised
by the classical mucocutaneous triad of abnormal skin pigmentation, nail dystrophy and …

Background Cough is a frequent symptom of asthma. Cough frequency (CoFr) monitoring
devices are now available to objectively measure cough counts and offer a novel endpoint to …

Background Low serum vitamin D level is associated with a high risk of developing active
tuberculosis (TB). We investigated the relationships between serum vitamin D levels and …

Background. Syndecan-4 is a transmembrane heparan sulfate proteoglycan expressed in a
variety of cells, and glycosaminoglycan side chains of syndecan-4 bind to several proteins, …

The prevalence of COPD and asthma is increasing all over the world; however, their
morbidities are thought to be greatly underestimated because of unawareness of patients’ …

Background Decorin is a small leucine-rich repeat proteoglycan that plays a critical role in
collagen fibrillogenesis, and regulates inflammation, wound healing and angiogenesis. In …

Background In the latest Global Initiative for Asthma guideline, neither sputum eosinophilia
nor fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) have been evaluated prospectively as an aid in …

Background and objective Hyaluronan is an important constituent of the extracellular matrix
in lungs, and growing evidence demonstrates its important biological properties in the lung. …

背景:Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) induced by inflammatory cytokines and
iNOS activity in bronchial epithelial cells is a major determinant of fractional exhaled nitric …

Monomorphic epitheliotropic intestinal T-cell lymphoma (MEITL) is a primary intestinal T-cell
lymphoma and other organ involvement is very rare. A rare case of MEITL involving the lung …