Respiratory Ailments in Context

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Methodological Implications and Repeatability of Nasal Nitric Oxide: Relevance for Challenge Studies

   • Frank Hoffmeyer, K. Sucker, H. Berresheim, C. Monsé, B. Jettkant, A. Beine et al.

   Pages 1-10

3. Airway Obstruction in Sleep Apnea Patients

   • Magdalena Kostrzewska, Tomasz Trafas, Barbara Bromińska, Halina Batura-Gabryel, Sławomir Michalak, Beata Brajer-Luftmann et al.

   Pages 11-17

4. Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution in Childhood-Adolescence and Lung Function in Adulthood

   • A. Dubrowski, K. Kliś, M. Żurawiecka, K. Dereń, M. Barszcz, D. Nowakowski et al.

   Pages 19-26

5. Molecules of Damage-Associated Patterns in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid and Serum in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

   • Beata Brajer-Luftmann, Agata Nowicka, Mariusz Kaczmarek, Magdalena Wyrzykiewicz, Senan Yasar, Tomasz Piorunek et al.

   Pages 27-35

6. MicroRNA-9 and Cell Proliferation in Lipopolysaccharide and Dexamethasone-Treated Naïve and Desialylated A549 Cells Grown in Cigarette Smoke Conditioned Medium

   • A. Holownia, P. Wielgat, A. Eljaszewicz

   Pages 37-42

7. COPD Course and Comorbidities: Are There Gender Differences?

   • Marcin Grabicki, Barbara Kuźnar-Kamińska, Renata Rubinsztajn, Beata Brajer-Luftmann, Monika Kosacka, Agata Nowicka et al.

   Pages 43-51

8. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: A Review of Therapeutic Role of Meditation Interventions

   • Ruwan M. Jayatunge, Mieczyslaw Pokorski

   Pages 53-59

9. Rehabilitation of Neuromotor Disabilities in Aquatic Microgravity Environment

   • Giovanni Barassi, Rosa Grazia Bellomo, Annamaria Porreca, Giuseppe Giannuzzo, Giuseppe Irace, Leonardo Trivisano et al.

   Pages 61-73

10. Lifestyle Intervention Program for Amelioration of Dysmetabolism in Overweight Women

    • Aleksandra Kozłowska, Katarzyna M. Okręglicka, Anna M. Jagielska, Martyna Skibniewska, Aneta Nitsch-Osuch

    Pages 75-82

11. Immunization Coverage in Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    • K. Kowalska-Duplaga, M. Baranowska-Nowak, M. Nescioruk, M. Banasiuk, K. Karolewska-Bochenek, I. Łazowska-Przeorek et al.

    Pages 83-88

12. Back Matter

    Pages 89-90

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This book tackles the role of interrelated conditions in the manifestation and course of pulmonary ailments. The articles run the gamut from basic to clinical science on such topics as airway allergy challenges, pulmonary dysfunction due to exposure to environmental pollution, molecular and functional aspects of smoking in lung carcinogenesis and in obstruction-related respiratory disorders, and others. Attention is directed to the developments in rehabilitative and lifestyle interventions in chronic disabilities, particularly involving neuromotor and stress-related conditions which, with advancing age, may lead to the deterioration of ventilation, with hypoxic sequelae. Enhanced research and awareness concerning the lung health drive better treatments and quality of life. Clinical insights presented in the book underscore a major role played by the science in transmuting biomedical knowledge into a better patient management. The volume is addressed to clinicians, researchers, physiotherapists, and other healthcare professionals engaged in effective patient care and therapy.

• Health care
• Respiratory disorders
• Air pollution
• Quality of life
• Physical rehabilitation

• Opole Medical School, Opole, Poland

  Mieczyslaw Pokorski

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