Th1 inflammation and remodeling characterized by local tissue destruction coexist in
pulmonary emphysema and other diseases. To test the hypothesis that IL-18 plays an important …

Asthma is a heterogeneous airway disease with various clinical phenotypes. It is crucial to
clearly identify clinical phenotypes to achieve better asthma management. We used cluster …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive fibrotic lung disease and characterized
by abnormal growth of fibroblasts and lung scarring. While the pathogenesis of IPF is not …

Background There are limited data regarding the relationship between interstitial lung disease
(ILD) and the natural course of COVID-19. In this study, we investigate whether patients …

Inhaling corticosteroids, such as budesonide (BD), is the most common treatment for asthma.
However, frequent steroid administration is associated with many side effects. We …

Response to vaccines generally varies according to individual factors of the vaccinated
subjects such as demographics and immune status. While there are various reports of factors …

Bronchiectasis is one of the common chronic respiratory diseases and associated with
respiratory morbidity and mortality. However, neither its prevalence nor its etiology is well-defined…

Bronchiectasis is a chronic respiratory disease characterised by abnormal dilatation of
bronchi, which presents clinically with cough, sputum production and recurrent infection [1]. …

BACKGROUND: Although the mechanism that underlies aspirin hypersensitivity is not
completely understood, an IgE-mediated response was reported for a patient with aspirin-…

BACKGROUND: Mass screening using tandem mass spectrometry(MS/MS) was initiated to
determine if the incidence of metabolic disorder is sufficiently high to meet the criteria for …