BMJ Open Respir Res
Indwelling pleural catheters for non-malignant pleural effusions: report on a single centre's 10 years of experience.
Frost N, Ruwwe-Glösenkamp C, Raspe M, Brünger M, Temmesfeld-Wollbrück B, Suttorp N, Witzenrath M
Recurrent pleural effusion is a common cause of dyspnoea, cough and chest pain during the course of infectious pleurisy and non-malignant diseases lik ...
Read More
Source: PubMed
BMC Pulm Med
Pleural fluid ADA activity in tuberculous pleurisy can be low in elderly, critically ill patients with multi-organ failure.
Kim SB, Shin B, Lee JH, Lee SJ, Lee MK, Lee WY, Yong SJ, Kim SH
Adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity is typically elevated in patients with tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE), but low ADA has occasionally been report ...
Read More
Source: PubMed
Cells
Cyclic AMP Regulates Key Features of Macrophages via PKA: Recruitment, Reprogramming and Efferocytosis.
Negreiros-Lima GL, Lima KM, Moreira IZ, Jardim BLO, Vago JP, Galvão I, Teixeira LCR, Pinho V, Teixeira MM, Sugimoto MA, Sousa LP
Macrophages are central to inflammation resolution, an active process aimed at restoring tissue homeostasis following an inflammatory response. Here, ...
Read More
Source: PubMed
J Ethnopharmacol 2020 Jan 10
Antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory effect of Poincianella pyramidalis (Tul.) L.P. Queiroz.
Zelice de Moraes S, Pereira da Silva J, Oliveira Melo MA, Shan AYKV, Araújo BS, Quintans JSS, Passos FR, Quintans Júnior LJ, Oliveira Barreto E, Brandão GC, Estevam CDS
Poncianella pyramidalis (Leguminosae) is a Caatinga plant used in folk medicine because of its pharmacological properties, which include anti-inflamma ...
Read More
Source: PubMed
Front Med (Lausanne)
Diagnostic Value of Pleural Effusion Mononuclear Cells Count and Adenosine Deaminase for Tuberculous Pleurisy Patients in China: A Case-Control Study.
Lei X, Wang J, Yang Z, Zhou S, Xu Z
Background: The diagnostic value of pleural effusion mononuclear cells count for tuberculous pleurisy (TBP) is unclear. We aimed to evaluate the diagn ...
Read More
Source: PubMed
