Respiratory Research

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Respiratory Research is an Open Access, peer-reviewed, online journal that considers manuscripts on all aspects of respiratory function and disease.

The journal welcomes studies on asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, genetics, infectious diseases, interstitial lung diseases, lung development, lung tumors, occupational and environmental factors, pulmonary circulation, pulmonary pharmacology and therapeutics, respiratory critical care, respiratory immunology, respiratory physiology, and sleep. The journal will also welcome state-of-the-art reviews on related topics.

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Low Dose Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy in Asthma While most of the clinical benefits of inhaled corticosteroid therapy may occur at low doses, results of dose-ranging studies are inconsistent.
Respiratory Research, May 2012
Tiotropium Alone vs Combination Therapy on COPD Outcomes COPD exacerbations are associated with significant risk and incur substantial economic and clinical burdens. Which regimen reduces costs and improves outcomes?
Respiratory Research, April 2012
Inflammation in COPD Patients With Emphysema and Osteoporosis A correlation between the emphysema phenotype of COPD and reduced bone mineral density is suggested by some studies. Find out more on the mechanisms underlying this relationship.
Respiratory Research, March 2012
Roflumilast for Allergen-induced Inflammation in Mild Asthma Learn why this targeted therapy may be more effective than corticosteroids in controlling neutrophilic inflammation of the airway.
Respiratory Research, February 2012
Dynamic Hyperinflation and Poor Response to Exercise in COPD Pulmonary hyperinflation for COPD has the potential for significant adverse effects -- on cardiovascular function. Learn why.
Respiratory Research, December 2011
Efficacy and Safety of Once-daily NVA237 in COPD Now in development, this once-daily formulation of glycopyrronium bromide is being put through the paces for safety and efficacy. How is it faring?
Respiratory Research, December 2011
Health Status in the TORCH Study of COPD TORCH data may light the way to improvements in health status for patients with COPD.
Respiratory Research, December 2011
Nitric Oxide and Clinical Phenotypes of Childhood Asthma What's the real relationship between exhaled nitric oxide and asthma severity?
Respiratory Research, November 2011
Airway Resistance as a Marker of Asthma Hyperresponsiveness Is the minimal airway resistance abnormally elevated during a full inhalation - in subjects with hyper-responsive airways?
Respiratory Research, November 2011
Anti-Inflammatory Activity in Upper Respiratory Epithelial Cells Learn how oil-based antioxidant preparations can reduce inflammation of the nasal mucosa and more . . .
Respiratory Research, November 2011
Asthma Candidate Genes During Human and Murine Lung Development Explore evidence concerning how genetic factors strongly influence the risk of asthma.
Respiratory Research, November 2011
Weight and Metabolic Effects of CPAP in Obese Sleep Apnea Patients What modulates insulin resistance in obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea during the initiation of CPAP therapy?
Respiratory Research, November 2011
Home-Based Nocturnal Ventilation in COPD Patients What's the upshot of adding bedtime non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in patients with severe COPD?
Respiratory Research, November 2011
Treatment of Allergic Asthma Reduction or elimination of allergen-specific Th2 cells may reduce the consequences of repeated allergic inflammatory responses.
Respiratory Research, November 2011
Pulmonary Stromal Cells and Immunity in the Airways Learn more about the roots of airway inflammation -- still a major cause of severe airway diseases.
Respiratory Research, November 2011
Efficacy in Asthma of Once-daily Fluticasone Furoate Patients with asthma may have a new once daily option - with this novel inhaled corticosteroid.
Respiratory Research, November 2011
Health Consequences in COPD Patients With Rapid Decline in FEV1 What are the associations between the magnitude of loss of FEV1 and other clinical endpoints in patients diagnosed with COPD?
Respiratory Research, September 2011
Characterisation of Pulmonary and Serum Surfactant Protein D in COPD Pulmonary surfactant protein D is considered as a candidate biomarker for the functional integrity of the lung and for disease progression, which can be detected in serum.
Respiratory Research, April 2011
Overall Asthma Control Achieved With Budesonide/Formoterol Guidelines for treating uncontrolled asthma in patients are tested treated using budesonide/formoterol.
Respiratory Research, April 2011
The Role of Vitamin D in Pulmonary Disease Epidemiological data indicate that low levels of vitamin D are associated with increased incidence of inflammatory or neoplastic disease. This study takes a closer look.
Respiratory Research, March 2011