J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle
February 2025
Background: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) occurs frequently among individuals with obesity, which is attributed to upper airway muscle dysfunction. Muscle function is regulated by the dynamic balance of the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) and its reduced form (NADH), which is controlled by the enzyme nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT). Elevated NAMPT levels have been found in individuals with obesity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInterstitial lung disease (ILD) can lead to lung cancer, which brings great challenges to differential diagnosis and comprehensive treatment. However, the clinical features of lung-dominant connective tissue disease (LD-CTD) related ILD combined with lung cancer has not been validated. We report the case of an 80-year-old woman with LD-CTD treated regularly with nintedanib who presented progressive dyspnoea and hypoxemia after recurrent viral infections.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWomens Health Rep (New Rochelle)
November 2023
This review aims to provide a summary of the clinical characteristics and outcomes of lung cancer during pregnancy. A comprehensive literature search yielded 93 cases of lung cancer during pregnancy from 1953 to 2022, with an average maternal age of ∼34 years old. The initial symptoms reported were often nonspecific, such as cough, dyspnea, and chest pain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)-induced chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) has been considered a risk factor for severe asthma. Airway remodelling, which could be modulated by autophagy, plays a key role in severe asthma. However, the extent of autophagy's involvement in CIH-potentiated airway remodelling remains largely unexplored.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGoal And Aims: To compare a bio-radar contact-free monitoring device in diagnosing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in older people with an established home sleep apnea testing system (HST).
Focus Method/technology: A bio-radar contact-free monitoring device (OrbSense+).
Reference Method/technology: An established HST, Alice NightOne.
Liposuction is not a risk-free procedure and potentially fatal complications may occur, especially liposuction-induced fat embolism syndrome (FES). Here we report the case of a 29-year-old woman who developed FES suddenly during a liposuction operation in a cosmetic medical clinic. She was transferred to the hospital and achieved complete recovery within 11 days by comprehensive therapeutic strategies, including noninvasive ventilation (NIV), corticosteroids, albumin, diuretics and anticoagulation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis
September 2022
Purpose: The mechanism of lung cancer (LC) in male patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has not been well understood, and the early diagnosis is currently challenging. The study aimed to explore the association of DNA methylation levels with LC development in male COPD patients.
Patients And Methods: A total of 147 male participants were divided into four groups, ie, COPD+LC group, COPD group, LC group, and control (CON) group.
Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) has received much attention as a risk factor for perioperative complications and 68.5% of OSA patients remain undiagnosed before surgery. Faciocervical characteristics may screen OSA for Asians due to smaller upper airways compared with Caucasians.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEpidemiologic studies have shown that the fine particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) exaggerates chronic airway inflammation involving in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may exert adverse impacts on sleep among populations, which may raise awareness of the burden of sleep disturbance, and the demand of intervention strategies for different populations. We aimed to summarize the current evidence for the impacts of COVID-19 on sleep in patients with COVID-19, healthcare workers (HWs), and the general population. We searched PubMed and Embase for studies on the prevalence of sleep disturbance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The carotid body (CB) is a major peripheral respiratory chemoreceptor. In patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), high CB chemosensitivity (CBC) is associated with refractory hypertension and insulin resistance and known to further aggravate OSA. Thus, the identification of high CB (hCBC) among OSA patients is of clinical significance, but detection methods are still limited.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis
June 2021
Noxious particulate matter in the air is a primary cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The bronchial tree acts to filter these materials in the air and preserve the integrity of the bronchi. Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that smoking and air pollutants are the most prominent risk factors of COPD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis
June 2021
Purpose: Frequent exacerbators are a specific phenotype of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), whose clinical characteristics and prognostic biomarkers during severe acute exacerbation (AECOPD) have not yet been fully elucidated. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical features of severe AECOPD in frequent exacerbators and explore the predictive value of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) for outcome in this phenotype during severe exacerbation.
Patients And Methods: A total of 604 patients with severe AECOPD were retrospectively included in the study.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major health burden worldwide. Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) is characterized by worsening of patients' respiratory symptoms that requires a modification in medication. This event could accelerate disease progression and increase the risk of hospital admissions and mortality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOxidative stress and inflammation induced by chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) are trigger factors of cardiovascular diseases in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This study aimed to investigate the role of CIH-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in vascular endothelial injury both in vivo and in vitro. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells and Sprague Dawley rats were exposed to CIH.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRenin-angiotensin system (RAS) is involved in TGF--mediated epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and is responsible for airway remodeling in refractory asthma. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which affects RAS activity, is a risk factor for refractory asthma. We aimed to investigate how chronic intermittent hypoxia (IH), the main pathophysiology of OSA, exacerbates asthma and whether Ang-(1-7) protects against chronic IH-induced airway remodeling in asthma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) contributes to the increased risk of cardiovascular diseases in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We previously reported the anti-apoptotic effects of estradiol (E2) on IH-exposed human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Herein, we employed a proteomic analysis to elucidate the mechanisms of the protective effects of E2 under IH exposure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: We aimed to assess the association between salivary alpha-amylase and salivary cortisol, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity.
Methods: Fifty-eight adults with suspected OSA were divided into the following 4 groups based on the apnea hypopnea index (AHI): control (AHI <5 events/hour), mild OSA (5 events/hour < AHI ≤15 events/hour), moderate OSA (15 events/hour < AHI ≤30 events/hour) and severe OSA (AHI >30 events/hour) groups. Salivary samples were collected after overnight polysomnography.
Objective: Few studies have addressed the effects of visfatin on skeletal muscle remodeling. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of visfatin on the expressions of myosin heavy chain (MHC) and its isoforms, the major indicator of fiber types and contractile properties of skeletal muscle.
Materials And Methods: Levels of MHC, MHC I, MHC IIa, MHC IIb, adenosine 5'-monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK), p-AMPK and forkhead box protein O1 (FOXO1) were tested in visfatin-treated C2C12 myotubes.
Invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma (IMA) was formerly referred to as mucinous bronchioloalveolar carcinoma. The lack of effective chemotherapy and comprehensive treatment for this type of tumor poses a great challenge in clinical practice. We herein report the case of a male patient with IMA who was treated with a combination of pemetrexed (500 mg/m), cisplatin (75 mg/m) and bevacizumab (15 mg/kg) as first-line chemotherapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Epidemiologic studies have shown the effect of air pollutants on acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). However, little is known regarding the dose-response relationship. This study aimed to investigate the cumulative effect of air pollutants on AECOPD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Obesity is linked to variation of lung volume; however, it is still unclear whether a sex difference exists. The study aimed to find out the effect of obesity on lung volume and sex difference among the Chinese population.
Method: Pulmonary function test results were collected from 300 patients (aged 18 to ~80 years) with normal airway function and a wide range of body mass indexes (BMI).