Alveolar macrophages (AM) participate actively in the inflammatory response that characterises
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The present study investigated potential …

The present study tested the hypothesis that alveolar macrophages (AM) from patients with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) release more pro-inflammatory and/or less …

Study objectives Neutrophil accumulation occurs in the lungs of patients with COPD. This
can be due to increased recruitment and/or delayed tissue clearance. Previous studies have …

We study the thermal and chemical evolution during the Kelvin-Helmholtz phase of the birth
of a neutron star, employing neutrino opacities that are consistently calculated with the …

… However, AT 1 -R–α 2 -AR heterodimerization is not reported. In this context, we … α 2 -AR
for the regulation of NE release could rely on the existence of AT 1 -R–α 2 -AR heterodimers. …

Introduction Asthma exacerbation is among the commonest causes for pediatric emergency
room visits, and respiratory viruses are frequent triggers of such exacerbations. Few studies …

Intense (up to a few 10 17 W∕ cm 2) femtosecond (down to 40 fs) laser pulses are focused
onto a partially clusterized argon gas jet. The target was previously characterized and …

A man aged 78 years presented with a foul blood-stained nasal discharge containing many
fly larvae. The nose was the site of longstanding disease and the bridge had collapsed. This …

… Suarez Castillejo C, Toledo- Pons N, Calvo N, et al. A prospective study evaluating …
Pulmonary artery thrombi are co- located with opacifications in SARS- CoV2 induced ARDS…

… When assessing the differences between notification turnaround times for the different
medical areas from our routine laboratory by means of the Mann-Whitney’s U-test …