Article: Findings in emphysema reported from S.H. Frades and co-researchers.

Article: Fundamentals of experimental pharmacology
Indian Journal of Pharmacology;  September 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... workers in Pharmacology and related fields due to its unique approach in comparison to other books available on Experimental pharmacology. The main purpose of this book was to give a theoretical background followed by the appropriate experimental ...

Article: Hepatoprotective herbal drug, silymarin from experimental ...
Indian Journal of Medical Research;  November 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Silymarin, a flavonolignan from 'milk thistle' (Silybum marianum) plant is used almost exclusively for hepatoprotection and amounts to 180 million US dollars business in Germany alone. In this review we discuss about its safety, efficacy and future uses in liver diseases. The use of silymarin may

Article: Animal models of cigarette smoke-induced COPD *.(chronic ...
Chest;  December 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... although panacinar emphysema may occur in conjunction with centriacinar emphysema. There is also no doubt that chronic exposure of animals ... enlargement does therefore have some of the features of centriacinar emphysema, but does not have the distinctive focal lesions of ...

Article: Collagen vs Elastin in Pathogenesis of Emphysema; Cellular Origin ...
Chest;  May 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... centrilobular emphysema show broad bands of fibrosis, whereas centriacinar emphysema fails to show fibrosis. Biochemical studies of dissected ... concentration as well as increase in collagen concentration. Centriacinar emphysema shows a decrease in elastin concentration, with no ...

Article: Proteinase/proteinase inhibitor imbalance in sputum sol phases ...
Chest;  November 1, 1992 ;     700+ words ... ... and relatively independent of cigarette smoking) and centriacinar emphysema (the most common form, strictly associated with cigarette ... active site of [[alpha].sub.1]-PI[3,4] in centriacinar emphysema, are the keys of the "protease-antiprotease ...

Article: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary diseases (COPD).(Life Extension)
Manila Bulletin;  February 28, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... terminal bronchioles). Emphysema also destroys the walls of these air spaces. There are 3 types of emphysema: centriacinar emphysema, panacinar emphysema, and distalacinar emphysema or paraseptal emphysema. COPD Causes: * Cigarette smoking ...

Article: CT diagnosis of emphysema: it may be accurate, but is it ...
Chest;  February 1, 1993 ;     700+ words ... ... high-resolution CT. In our series, 33 of 38 patients had emphysema. Of these, four patients with mild centriacinar emphysema and two with mild panacinar emphysema had scans read as showing no emphysema on CT. Furthermore, even in ...