Malnutrition mediates the association between handgrip status and asthma risk: an observational and prospective cohort study from multiple European countries.

Background: Epidemiological investigations on the association of handgrip status and asthma risk still remain understudied. This research aims to investigate the associations of handgrip strength (HGS), relative handgrip strength (RHGS), low HGS, and asthma risk, as well as the mediating role of nutritional status, using data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE).

Method: This investigation included 27,185 participants for a cross-sectional study and 18,047 participants for a prospective cohort study from SHARE.

The predictive value of multiple urinary metals in evaluating death risk in asthmatic individuals: a prospective cohort study.

There is very limited epidemiological research available to verify how metal exposure impacts the prognosis of individuals with asthma. This study aimed to investigate the value of multiple urinary metals in assessing the prognosis of asthma patients by utilizing data from NHANES and constructing the predictive models. This study employed Cox regression models, survival 3D interaction plots, and survival curves to examine the associations between urinary metals and the outcomes among asthmatic patients.

Association between heavy metal exposure and chronic cough: the mediating roles of inflammation.

Background: Right now, epidemiological research examining the connection between blood heavy metal exposure and chronic coughing is still deficient. Therefore, the survey was aimed at the effects of multiple heavy metals on chronic cough.

Method: In this investigation, 2647 individuals from NHANES were included.

TNALP promotes epithelial oxidative stress and fibrosis via SIRT3-dependent mechanisms in tracheal injury.

Benign tracheal stenosis (BTS) remains a clinical challenge due to high postoperative restenosis rates and the absence of effective pharmacological treatments. Although fibrosis has traditionally been attributed to fibroblast activation, epithelial injury is increasingly recognized as an early initiating event. This study identified tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNALP) as a key mediator of epithelial damage and fibrotic progression in BTS.

Blood Glucose Levels, Inflammation, and Mortality in Asthmatic Populations: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Background: Presently, the associations between blood glucose management, systemic inflammation, and prognosis in the asthmatic population are still uncertain.

Method: This investigation included 2719 people with asthma from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). The linear regression, Cox proportional hazards regression, the Shapley Additive Explanations (SHAP) model, restricted cubic spline (RCS), survival area plot, and survival quantile plot were used to comprehensively evaluate the associations between fasting plasma glucose (FPG), hemoglobin A1c (HbAlc), the systemic inflammation, and the mortality in populations with asthma.

Systemic inflammation mediates the relationship between urinary cadmium and chronic cough risk: findings based on multiple statistical models.

Epidemiological research examining the relationship between urinary cadmium and the risk of chronic cough remains scarce. This study included 2965 participants for a cross-sectional study from the NHANES. The weighted quantile sum (WQS) regression, bayesian kernel machine regression (BKMR), machine learning models (support vector machines, random forests, decision trees, and XGBoost), restricted cubic spline (RCS), and logistic regression were applied to comprehensively evaluate the performance of urinary metals in predicting chronic cough risk.

Association between monocyte-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and mortality in a population with asthma: a cohort study.

Background: The monocyte-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (MHR) serves as an integrated indicator of the pro-inflammatory role of monocytes and anti-inflammatory properties of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). Research has shown that the MHR is associated with the onset and prognosis of some diseases. However, no study has examined the link between the MHR and prognosis of populations with asthma.

Copper Intake and Mortality Among Asthmatic Adults: A Cohort Study.

Previous studies have proved trace mineral disorders to be related to changes in oxidative stress, inflammatory state, and immune response in asthmatics. However, there is a scarcity of studies that examine the correlation between copper intake with mortality in asthmatic people. The aim of this research was to investigate the effect of copper intake on the asthmatic population's mortality.

Corticosteroids for hospitalized patients with severe/critical COVID-19: a retrospective study in Chongqing, China.

Corticosteroids have always been recommended for severe cases of COVID-19. However, the efficacy of treatment with corticosteroids for COVID-19 during the SARS-CoV-2 omicron outbreak in China has not been reported. Clinical data from 406 patients hospitalized for severe/critical COVID-19 from December 2022 to January 2023 at six hospitals in Chongqing were retrospectively analyzed.

Paxlovid reduces the 28-day mortality of patients with COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study.

Purpose: In this study, we aim to explore the efficacy of paxlovid on reducing mortality of COVID-19 patients in clinical setting, especially whether paxlovid modifies the risk of death in these severe and critical patients.

Methods: Our retrospective cohort study was conducted on the medical records of patients, consecutively admitted for COVID-19 to five hospitals in Chongqing, China from Dec 8, 2022 to Jan 20, 2023. Based on whether patients received paxlovid during their hospitalization, patients were grouped as paxlovid group and non-paxlovid group.

Relationship between dietary protein, serum albumin, and mortality in asthmatic populations: a cohort study.

Background: Currently, there is limited research on the correlation between protein levels in the body and asthma. We used data from the NHANES to explore the relationship of dietary protein, serum albumin, with mortality in individuals with asthma to better understand their impact on asthma.

Method: This investigation involved 3005 individuals with asthma from the NHANES dataset.

High density lipoprotein-cholesterol is inversely associated with blood eosinophil counts among asthmatic adults in the USA: NHANES 2011-2018.

Background: A growing number of research strongly suggest that metabolic syndrome and dyslipidemia contribute to the establishment of a pro-inflammatory state in asthma, according to accumulating data. However, the majority of recent research has focused on the association between lipids and asthma in children and adolescents, with contradictory findings. Consequently, we analyzed the relationship between serum lipid and blood eosinophil counts using data from the NHANES in the USA.

Association between serum uric acid/serum creatinine ratios and lung function in the general American population: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2007-2012.

Background: Assessment of lung function is essential for the early screening chronic airway diseases (CADs). Nevertheless, it is still not widely used for early diagnosing CADs in epidemiological or primary care settings. Thus, we used data from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to discuss the relationship between the serum uric acid/serum creatinine (SUA/SCr) ratio and lung function in general adults to gain the role of SUA/SCr in early assessment of lung function abnormalities.

Characteristics analysis of 157 cases of central airway stenosis due to tracheobronchial tuberculosis: A descriptive study.

Background: Tracheobronchial stenosis, particularly central airway stenosis, which frequently results in severe complications such as lung damage, occurs in patients with tracheobronchial tuberculosis (TBTB).

Objectives: To analyze the clinical characteristics of patients with central airway stenosis due to tuberculosis (CASTB).

Methods: Retrospective analysis was performed on the clinical features, radiological features, bronchoscopic features and treatment of 157 patients who were diagnosed with CASTB in two tertiary hospitals in Chongqing, China, from May 2020 to May 2022.

Efficacy and Safety of Pleural Cryobiopsy vs. Forceps Biopsy for Evaluation of Undiagnosed Pleural Effusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Pleural cryobiopsy is a novel technique for the diagnosis of pleural pathologies. However, the safety and feasibility of this modality compared to standard forceps for pleural biopsy has not been fully elucidated. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to establish the efficacy and safety of cryobiopsy for evaluation of undiagnosed pleural effusion.

Efficacy and Safety of Cryobiopsy vs. Forceps Biopsy for Interstitial Lung Diseases, Lung Tumors, and Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Cryobiopsy has emerged as a novel alternative to conventional forceps biopsy for the diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), lung tumors, and peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs). This study aims to compare cryobiopsy and forceps biopsy for the diagnosis of these lung pathologies with respect to efficacy and safety by performing a meta-analysis of updated evidence.

Methods: A number of databases, such as PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, OVID, CNKI, and Wanfang database, were searched for eligible studies.

Early and Regular Bronchoscopy Examination on Effect of Diagnosis and Prognosis for Patients With Tracheobronchial Tuberculosis.

Background: Bronchoscopy is the main method for the diagnosis of tracheobronchial tuberculosis (TBTB). However, it is not well-used in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), leading to misdiagnosis. The aim of this study is to verify the value and feasibility of bronchoscopy for an early diagnosis and treatment of TBTB.

Honokiol improves endothelial function in type 2 diabetic rats via alleviating oxidative stress and insulin resistance.

We aimed to examine the effect of Honokiol (HKL) on endothelial dysfunction in type 2 diabetic rats and its possible mechanism. A high-fat diet and streptozotocin (STZ) were used to establish the type 2 diabetic model in rats. Part of these rats were intraperitoneally injected with HKL 10 mg/kg daily.