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2021 ◽  
Vol 1863 (6) ◽  
pp. 183572
Author(s):  
Alejandro Barriga ◽  
Michelle Morán-Lalangui ◽  
José Carlos Castillo-Sánchez ◽  
Ismael Mingarro ◽  
Jesús Pérez-Gil ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-73
Author(s):  
Hannah Goldenberg ◽  
Brais Perez Gandara ◽  
Jessica Perez Perez ◽  
Andrew Bramante ◽  
Robert Foronjy ◽  
...  

The safety of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) is a major topic of discussion. The key goals of this study were to examine the contents of e-cigarette vapor and determine if nicotine altered inflammatory responses against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. E-cigarette vapor was passed through a hollow 3D-model of an adult lung, and gas chromatography detected over 50 compounds passed through the 3D model, including nicotine, propylene glycol (PG), ethanol, methanol, and diacetyl. The murine alveolar macrophage cell line MH-S cells were exposed to nicotine and e-cigarette vapor with and without nicotine. Nicotine significantly induced the expression of matrix metalloprotease (Mmp) 12 and reduced expression of Ifnβ and Tnfα. To examine the role of nicotine in lung defense against RSV infection, A/J mice were exposed to PBS, e-cigarette vapor with and without nicotine for 2 months before RSV infection. E-cigarette vapor did not influence RSV infection-induced animal weight loss, RSV infectivity, airway hyperresponsiveness during methacholine challenge, or immune cell infiltration into the lungs. However, e-cigarette vapor containing nicotine enhanced obstruction and induced secretion of MMP12 and reduced levels of Ifnβ and TNFα. In conclusion, nicotine in vaping products modulates immune responses that may impact the lungs during a respiratory infection.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 98-99
Author(s):  
Jerome Walker ◽  
Jerry Yu

Sensory information in the lung is mainly generated by airway sensors carried by the vagus nerves, yielding multiple reflex responses essential for breathing control and lung defense. When these sensors are activated in lung disease, they produce clinical signs, including cough, bronchoconstriction and mucus secretion, and alter disease course by reflexes and neuroimmune interaction.


Author(s):  
Steven E. Weinberger ◽  
Barbara A. Cockrill ◽  
Jess Mandel

2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (5) ◽  
pp. 557-571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine J. Reynolds ◽  
Kathryn Quigley ◽  
Xiaoming Cheng ◽  
Apurva Suresh ◽  
Sundas Tahir ◽  
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Author(s):  
Muriel Pichavant ◽  
Cécile Vignal ◽  
Gwenola Kervoaze ◽  
Madjid Djouina ◽  
Christophe Waxin ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tzyy-Bin Tsay ◽  
Ming-Chieh Yang ◽  
Wan-Hsuan Chang ◽  
Pei-Hsuan Chen ◽  
Lee-Wei Chen

2017 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 310-316
Author(s):  
H.G. Bertagnon ◽  
C.F. Batista ◽  
B.P. dos Santos ◽  
M.G.B. Lima ◽  
J.B. Bellinazzi ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT The present study evaluated the impact that orchiectomy, a routine but painful intervention in bovine husbandry, can cause on pulmonary immunity. To identify whether orchiectomy can impair lung defense, analyses of serum cortisol concentration and of alveolar macrophage and their function (phagocytosis and respiratory burst) were evaluated. Sixteen Holstein bulls (7 mo old, 250±50kg of body weight BW) were divided in two homogeneous groups - the castrated group and the sham group - and the sample were collected on Days -7, 1 and 7 relative to the day of the procedure. Serum cortisol concentration statistically increased on Days 1 and 7 (D-7: 4,97±1,28ng/ml; D1: 6,35 ±1,10ng/ml; D7: 8,28±1,94ng/ml) after castration and these variables seem to impact the alveolar macrophage percentage on D1 (D-7: 76,86±3,44%; D1: 60,92±2,44%; D7: 74,17±2,56%) and their respective function of phagocytosis (P) and the oxidative burst (OB) on Days 1 and 7 for the castrated group (P D-7: 56,25±15,63 arbitrary values; D1: 54,75±14,07 arbitrary values; D7: 31,77±8,44 arbitrary values; and OB D-7: 222,34±39,52 arbitrary values; D1: 135,25±37,68 arbitrary values; D7: 117,73±18,17 arbitrary values). These results indicate that surgical castration affected lung defense until seven days after the practice, so the pulmonary cell function was impaired for a period higher than that reported in the literature.


2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaleesa M. Garth ◽  
Chad Steele

Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is one of the most difficult to treat and, consequently, one of the most lethal fungal infections known to man. Continued use of immunosuppressive agents during chemotherapy and organ transplantation often leads to the development of neutropenia, the primary risk factor for IA. However, IA is also becoming more appreciated in chronic diseases associated with corticosteroid therapy. The innate immune response to Aspergillus fumigatus, the primary agent in IA, plays a pivotal role in the recognition and elimination of organisms from the pulmonary system. This review highlights recent findings about innate host defense mechanisms, including novel aspects of innate cellular immunity and pathogen recognition, and the inflammatory mediators that control infection with A. fumigatus.


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