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Maria Rosaria Bonsignore

Bronchial responsiveness and airway inflammation in trained subjects [9]

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Consensus document on the management of patients with obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension.

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Cigarette smoke upregulates TLR4 expression and enhances TLR4 mediated responses

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La broncoreattività nell'esercizio fisico

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Obstructive sleep apnea does not affect circulating hematopoietic precursors

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Moderately cold weather increases bronchial epithelial cells (BECs) and apoptosis in induced sputum of long-distance runners.

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What can we expect to find in the next Monograph on OSA?

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No effects of low-intensity endurance exercise on muscle necrosis in the diaphragm of mdx mice

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is characterized by progressive skeletal muscle weakness. We have previously shown that low-intensity endurance training prevented muscle damage (Frinchi et al, Int J Sports Med 2014). Since the effects of low-intensity endurance training on the the diaphragm in the mdx mouse model are unknown, in the same animals we investigated Cx39 protein levels (Western blotting) in homogenates of the diaphragm before and after training. Mdx and wild-type (WT) mice were randomly assigned to sedentary (mdx-S, n=17; WT-S, n=19) or trained (mdx-EX, n=14; WT-EX, n=16) groups. Low-intensity endurance training (running on a wheel) was done 5 days/week for 6 weeks at progress…

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Intensive physical training reduces the airway response to methacholine in healthy subjects

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Bone-marrow derived haematopoietic and endothelial progenitors and reticulocytes after aerobic and anaerobic exercise in athletes

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Circulating Immature Blood Cells in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome(OSAS)

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Cigaretta smoke up-regulates toll like receptor 4 (TLR4) expression and enhances TLR4 mediated responses

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Metabolic consequences of sleep apnoea. PG9. Obstructive sleep apnoea: current pathophysiological, clinical and therapeutic concepts.

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Circulating Progenitors in Healthy Runners after Endurance and Maximal Exercise

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Endurance raining damages small airway epithelium in mice

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Circulating haemopoietic progenitors in malnourished COPD patients

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Effects of 12-Week Aerobic Training in Children with Mild Intermittent Asthma

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Low concentrations of inflammatory markers in induced sputum of nonasthmatic athletes at rest and after a running race.

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La ricerca Europea sull’OSAS: il network B26.

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RILASCIO DI PROGENITORI EMOPOIETICI ED ENDOTELIALI DI DERIVAZIONE MIDOLLARE E RETICOLOCITI DOPO ESERCIZIO DI DIFFERENTE INTENSITA' E DURATA

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Stato dell’Arte: Disturbi respiratori nel sonno e ipertensione arteriosa.

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Circulating CD34+ cells are decreased in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

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Effetti dell'allenamento aerobico di 12 settimane in bambini con asma lieve intermittente

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Increased markers of angiogenesis in peripheral blood in long distance runners after a race

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Renal Function In European Patients Studied For Suspected Sleep Apnea. The European Sleep Apnea Database (ESADA)

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Plasma leptin and VEGF levels after maximal exercise at high altitude (5050 m)

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Time couse of changes in airway cells during early training in healthy subjects

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Reticulocyte release in obstructive sleep apnea

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Cigarette smoke up-regulates toll like receptor 4 (TLR4) expression and enhances TLR4 mediated responses

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Patologia della pleura.

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Valutazione della performance fisica e del livello di autonomia personale nel soggetto anziano.

Con l’invecchiamento della popolazione e l’aumento delle patologie croniche, sono necessari interventi mirati a mantenere la salute e contenere i costi sanitari. La performance fisica dell’anziano si riduce con l’età per la normale riduzione della massa e della potenza muscolare, ma l’allenamento di intensità moderata è utile e migliora anche la performance cognitiva. Negli anziani, programmi di riabilitazione e di home care possono essere utili a prevenire le cadute, l’ospedalizzazione ed i ricoveri in casa di riposo. Il test da sforzo è il metodo classico per valutare la performance fisica, ma informazioni complementari e clinicamente importanti sono fornite dal test del cammino dei 6 min…

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Cardio-respiratory monitoring during sleep

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Nocturnal intermittent hypoxia predicts prevalent hypertension in the European Sleep Apnoea Database cohort study.

Systemic hypertension is associated with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) but the pathophysiological mechanisms are incompletely understood. A collaborative European network of 24 sleep centres established a European Sleep Apnoea Database to evaluate cardiovascular morbidity associated with OSAS.11 911 adults referred with suspected OSAS between March 2007 and September 2013 underwent overnight sleep studies, either cardiorespiratory polygraphy or polysomnography. We compared the predictive value of the apnoea–hypopnoea index (AHI) and 4% oxygen desaturation index (ODI) for prevalent hypertension, adjusting for relevant covariates including age, smoking, obesity, dyslipidaemia and d…

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Effect of maximal exercise on reticulocytes in athletes

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Haemopoietic and endothelial progenitor cells in PPH.

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Bronchial epithelial thickness is increased in small airways of MDX mise at rest and after training

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GENETIC ASPECTS OF HYPERTENSION AND METABOLIC DISEASE IN THE OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA-HYPOPNOEA SYNDROME.

Considerable evidence is available in support of an independent association between obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) and cardiovascular disease, which is particularly strong for systemic arterial hypertension and growing for ischaemic heart disease, stroke, heart failure, atrial fibrillation and cardiac sudden death. The pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease in OSAS is not completely understood but likely to be multifactorial, involving a diverse range of mechanisms including sympathetic nervous system overactivity, selective activation of inflammatory molecular pathways, endothelial dysfunction, abnormal coagulation and metabolic dysregulation, the latter particularly involving in…

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Endurance training increases inflammatory cells in small airways of mice

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BONE-MARROW DERIVED HEMATOPOIETIC AND ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITORS AND RETICULOCYTES AFTER AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC EXERCICE IN ATHLETS

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Effetti delle variazioni climatiche sulle cellule delll'espettorato indotto in maratoneti amatoriali

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Longitudinal Changes and Apoptosis in Induced Sputum Cells in Long-Distance Runners

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Release of bone-marrow derived hematopoietic and endothelial progenitors after a marathon race

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RELEASE OF HEMOPOIETIC AND ENDOTHELIAL PROGENITORS AFTER ENDURANCE AND MAXIMAL EXERCISE IN RUNNERS

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Effects of repeated hyperosmolar exposure on IL-8 release by bronchial epithelial cells

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Interazioni Cardiopolmonari.

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Effects of mild aerobic exercise training on the diaphragm in mdx mice

Mild endurance exercise training positively affects limb skeletal muscle in the mdx mice model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). However, few and controversial data are available on the effects of mild exercise training on the diaphragm of mdx mice. The diaphragm was examined in mdx and wild type mice either under sedentary conditions (mdx-SD, WT-SD) or during mild exercise training (mdx-EX, WT-EX). At baseline and after 30 and 45 days of training (5 d/wk for 6 weeks), diaphragm muscle morphology and Cx39 protein were assessed. In addition, tissue levels of the chaperonin Hsp60 were measured at the same time points in gastrocnemius, quadriceps and diaphragm in each experimental group. A…

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Endurance exercise causes mild bronchial epithelial damage in humans

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Functional role of PAR-1 receptors in the epithelial cells of smokers with and without COPD: involvement of intracellular signal pathways.

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Edema polmonare cardiogeno

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Increased bronchial epithelial thickness in small airways of mdx mice at rest and after exercise training

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Endurance exercise causes apoptosis of inflammatory cells and no clear inflammatory activation in the airways of endurance athletes

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Time course of changes in airway cells during early training in healthy subjects

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Beneficial effects of aerobic training+montelukast in children with mild intermittent asthma

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Patologia disventilatoria associata al sonno.

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Sindrome da sofferenza respiratoria acuta (ARDS).

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Increased numbers of inflammatory cells but decreased activation of NFkappaB pathway in small airways of endurance-trained mice.

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Introduction

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VEGF is involved in local and systemic aspects of COPD.

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Cigarette smoke increases TLR4 expression and modifies LPS mediated responses in airway epithelial cells.

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No effect of low-intensity endurance exercise on muscle necrosis in the diaphragm of mdx mice.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is characterized by progressive skeletal muscle weakness. We have previously shown that low-intensity endurance training prevented muscle damage (Frinchi et al, Int J Sports Med 2014). Since the effects of low-intensity endurance training on the the diaphragm in the mdx mouse model are unknown, in the same animals we investigated C x39 protein levels (Western blotting) in homogenates of the diaphragm before and after training. Mdx and wild-type (WT) mice were randomly assigned to sedentary (mdx-S, n=17; WT-S, n=19) or trained (mdx-EX, n=14; WT-EX, n=16) groups. Low-intensity endurance training (running on a wheel) was done 5 days/week for 6 weeks at progres…

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Endurance training damages small airway epithelium in mice.

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Apoptosis in induced sputum cells in long-distance runners: a longitudinal study.

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Reduced apoptosis of CD8+ T-lymphocytes in the airways of mild COPD patients.

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Effetti di un programma di esercizio fisico sul grado di reattività bronchiale negli asmatici

EFFETTI DI UN PROGRAMMA DI ESERCIZIO FISICO SUL GRADO DI REATTIVITÀ BRONCHIALE NEGLI ASMATICI N. Scichilone 1, G. Morici 2, D. Zangla 3, R. Arrigo 1, I. Cardillo 1, V. Bellia 1, M.R. Bonsignore 1 1 DIBIMIS, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 2 BIONEC, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 3 DISMOT, Università degli Studi di Palermo SCOPO DEL LAVORO: Il nostro gruppo ha recentemente dimostrato che il grado di reattività bronchiale in assenza di respiri profondi si riduce negli individui sani in seguito ad un intenso programma di allenamento. Nello studio corrente, abbiamo valutato se un simile effetto benefico dell’esercizio fisico potesse realizzarsi negli asmatici. MATERIALI E METODI: Nove as…

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Increased numbers of inflammatory cells but decreased activation of NFκB pathway in small airways of endurance-trained mice

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Mild bronchial epithelial damage after endurance exercise in humans

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Bronchial epithelial damage induced by intense exercise in runners

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Effects of hyperosmolar stimulation on IL-8 release in different bronchial epithelial cell lines

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Surgical and anesthesia risk assessment

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Circulating haemopoietic progenitors in COPD: effect of poor nutritional state.

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Cigarette smoke increases TLR4 and modifies LPS mediated responses in airway epithelial cells.

Airway epithelium is emerging as a regulator of innate immune responses to a variety of insults including cigarette smoke. The main goal of this study was to explore the effects of cigarette smoke extracts (CSE) on Tolllike receptor (TLR) expression and activation in a human bronchial epithelial cell line (16-HBE). The CSE increased the expression of TLR4 and the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) binding, the nuclear factor-jB (NF-jB) activation, the release of interleukin-8 (IL-8) and the chemotactic activity toward neutrophils. It did not induce TLR2 expression or extracellular signal-regulated signal kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) activation. The LPS increased the expression of TLR4 and induced both NF-jB a…

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Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome (MS) in Mediterranean Patients with Suspected Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS)

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Release of bone marrow derivied hemopoietic and endothelial progenitors after a marathon race.

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Conseguenze metaboliche dell'ipossia

Riassunto La sopravvivenza in condizioni di ipossia dipende dall’attivazione di processi cellulari complessi, con risposte di adattamento (quali il potenziamento del trasporto di O2 attraverso l’aumento dell’eritropoiesi, l’attivazione dell’angiogenesi e l’aumento della glicolisi anaerobica) e l’inibizione di processi metabolici che richiedono alta disponibilità di O2. Ciò consente di mantenere l’omeostasi energetica anche in condizioni di ridotta disponibilità di O2. Nel modello fisiologico del soggiorno ad alta quota si verificano riduzione di peso e della capacità di lavoro associata a riduzione della massa muscolare, che però sono reversibili al ripristino di condizioni di normossia. Le…

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Exercise-induced changes in airway cells

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Quality of life

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Bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) or exhaled nitric oxide concentration (eNO) do not predict exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) in atopic children with intermittent asthma

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Small airways in sedentary and endurance-trained dystrophic (mdx) mice.

The effects of mild endurance exercise training on the small airways in mdx mice are unknown. We compared epithelial thickness and turnover, apoptosis, and stress marker expression in small airways of mdx mice and wild-type (WT) controls, at rest and during exercise training. Mdx and WT mice were randomly assigned to sedentary (mdx-S, n=17; WT-S, n=19) or trained (mdx- EX, n=14; WT-EX, n=16) groups. Low-intensity endurance training (running on a wheel) was done 5 d/wk for 6 wk at progressively increasing speed (rpm from 16 to 24) and time (15 min to 1 h). Lungs were processed for light microscopy and periodic acid Schiff (PAS) staining. Hsp60 and PCNA were quantified by immunohistochemistry…

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Repeated stretch and mild hyperosmolarity: a model of exercise-induced activation of bronchial epithelial cells.

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Infiammazione delle vie aeree e attività sportiva.

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Noninvasive evaluation of hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in OSA patients at diagnosis

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Cuore polmonare.

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Attenuation of the airway response to methacoline after maximal rowing test in healthy subjects

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Effects of rowing training on airway responsiveness in asthmatics

We previously reported that after a short course of rowing training the responsiveness to methacholine (Mch) in the absence of deep inspiration (DI) decreased in healthy subjects. We assessed whether a similar beneficial effect of exercise on airway responsiveness could occur in asthmatics. Nine patients (M/F: 3/6; mean age±SD: 24±2 yrs) with mild untreated asthma (FEV(1): 100±7.4% pred, FEV(1)/VC 90±6.5%) underwent a series of single dose Mch bronchoprovocations in the absence of DI in the course of a indoor rowing training consisted of two to three sessions per week for 10 weeks (total 28 sessions). Each session included a warm-up period for 20 min (running and stretching), and a specific…

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Erythrocyte production in obstructive sleep apnea

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Riduzione dei CD34+ circolanti nella broncopneumopatia cronica ostruttiva (BPCO)

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Time course of changes in bronchial reactivity during early training in healthy subjects

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MILD BRONCHIAL EPITELIAL DAMANGE AFTER ENDURANCE EXERCISE IN HUMANS

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Early effects of training on airway cell composition in healthy subjects

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Co-morbidity assessment

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OZONE EXPOSURE INCREASES EXERCISE-INDUCED PULMONARY DAMAGE AND INFLAMMATION IN NONASTHMATIC LONG-DISTANCE RUNNERS

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Adipose tissue in sleep apnea: effects of hypoxia and inflammation

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Positive effects of intermittent hypoxia (live high train low) on Exercise Performance are/ are not mediated primarily by augmented red cell volume.

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Sleep-disordered breathing in the elderly

Purpose: The prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) increases with aging. SDB is a risk of hypertension, and both might lead to cognitive decline. However, the role of SDB and hypertension on the pathogenesis of age-related cognitive decline remains unclear. We examined the effects of these two diseases on cognitive function in elderly adults.

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Effects of aerobic training in children with mild intermittent asthma.

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Predisposing factors

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Remodeling and inflammation of small airways in endurance trained mice

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Effect of endurance and maximal exercise on reticulocytes in athletes

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Effects of acute CPAP application on baroreflex control of heart rate during sleep in severe obstructive sleep apnea.

Baroreflex control of heart rate during sleep (baroreflex sensitivity; BRS) has been shown to be depressed in obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), and improved after treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Whether CPAP also acutely affects BRS during sleep in uncomplicated severe OSA is still debatable. Blood pressure was monitored during nocturnal polysomnography in 18 patients at baseline and during first-time CPAP application. Spontaneous BRS was analysed by the sequence method, and estimated as the mean sequence slope. CPAP did not acutely affect mean blood pressure or heart rate but decreased cardiovascular variability during sleep. Mean BRS increased slightly during CPAP…

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Hyperosmolar exposure of different bronchial epithelial cell lines induces variable release of interleukin-8

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Low circulating CD34+ cells in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

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Metabolic effects of hypoxia and sleep at high altitude(5050)

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Disturbi cardiovascolari nell’OSAS: fisiopatologia.

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All-out exercise mobilizes hematopoietic stem cells in young competitive rowers

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Endurance training increases infiammatori cells in small airways of mice.

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Effects of endurance training on small airways of mice

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Endurance exercise causes apoptosis of infiammatori cells and no clear infiammatory activation in the airways of endurance athletes.

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Effects of pulmonary rehabilitation on systemic and pulmonary inflammation in COPD patients

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Embolia polmonare.

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Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, diabetes and obesity: prognostic relevance of multiple pathophysiological links. Symposium: Sleep apnea: an underlying mechanism for several diseases?

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I rapporti fra l’apnea nel sonno e le malattie cardiovascolari

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Fisiopatologia delle complicazioni cardiovascolari dell’OSAS

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Effects of repeated stretching and mild hyperosmolar exposure on IL-8 release by bronchial epithelial cells

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L’infiammazione delle vie aeree nella pratica sportiva

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L’infiammazione delle vie aeree nello sportivo

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Infiammazione delle vie aeree e attività sportiva

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Inflammatory consequences of exercise

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Obstructive sleep apnea: a new COST Action

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OSAS come fattore di rischio

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