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The effect of inflammation on mucociliary clearance in asthma: an overview by Del Donno, M, Bittesnich, D, Chetta, A, Olivieri, D, Lopez-Vidriero, M T

“…Mucociliary clearance (MCC) is one of the most important nonspecific defense mechanisms of the respiratory tract, and its impairment is a well-documented…”
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MICROSATELLITE ANALYSIS OF INDUCED SPUTUM DNA IN PATIENTS WITH LUNG CANCER IN HEAVY SMOKERS AND IN HEALTHY SUBJECTS by Castagnaro, A., Marangio, E., Verduri, A., Chetta, A., D'Ippolito, R., Del Donno, M., Olivieri, D., Di Cola, G.

“…Abnormality in the fragile histidine triade (FHIT), a candidate tumor suppressor gene located in chromosome region 3 (3p14.2), has been frequently found in…”
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Quality control of spirometry: a lesson from the BRONCUS trial by Pellegrino, R, Decramer, M, van Schayck, C. P. O, Dekhuijzen, P. N. R, Troosters, T, van Herwaarden, C, Olivieri, D, Del Donno, M, De Backer, W, Lankhorst, I, Ardia, A

“…This report describes the quality control programme used within the Bronchitis Randomized on N-acetylcysteine (NAC) Cost-Utility Study, a trial designed to…”
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Eotaxin and CCR3 are up-regulated in exacerbations of chronic bronchitis by BOCCHINO, V, BERTORELLI, G, OLIVIERI, D, BERTRAND, C. P, PONATH, P. D, NEWMAN, W, FRANCO, C, MARRUCHELLA, A, MERLINI, S, DEL DONNO, M, ZHUO, X

“…Eosinophils and T lymphocytes represent constant features in the airways of subjects with exacerbated chronic bronchitis. Eotaxin is the most potent and…”
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Bronchial responsiveness to distilled water and methacholine and its relationship to inflammation and remodeling of the airways in asthma by Chetta, A, Foresi, A, Del Donno, M, Consigli, G F, Bertorelli, G, Pesci, A, Barbee, R A, Olivieri, D

“…Although bronchial hyperresponsiveness in asthma is associated with inflammation within the airways, it is not known whether the degree and type of…”
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Heat shock protein 70 upregulation is related to HLA-DR expression in bronchial asthma. Effects of inhaled glucocorticoids by BERTORELLI, G, BOCCHINO, V, ZHUO, X, CHETTA, A, DEL DONNO, M, FORESI, A, TESTI, R, OLIVIERI, D

“…Background and objective Antigen processing determines the production of peptides from antigens — including allergens — and their binding to class II major…”
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Mucoactive drugs in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Del Donno, M, Olivieri, D

“…In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), mucus hypersecretion is considered one of the main symptoms. Recently the natural history of COPD has been…”
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Effects of N-acetylcysteine on outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Bronchitis Randomized on NAC Cost-Utility Study, BRONCUS): a randomised placebo-controlled trial by Decramer, Marc, Rutten-van Mölken, Maureen, Dekhuijzen, PN Richard, Troosters, Thierry, van Herwaarden, Cees, Pellegrino, Riccardo, van Schayck, CP Onno, Olivieri, Dario, Del Donno, Mario, De Backer, Wilfried, Lankhorst, Ida, Ardia, Alfredo

“…Increased oxidative stress is important in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We postulated that treatment with the antioxidant…”
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GENEBU Project. Equipment and drugs used for home nebulizer therapy in Italy by Melani, A S, Pirrelli, M, Sestini, P, Del Donno, M, Bonavia, M, Canessa, P, Giacomelli, C, Cilenti, V, Martucci, P, Sena, A, Grande, G, Cappiello, V, Aliani, M, Neri, M

“…The GENEBU Project is an open, observational survey evaluating home nebulizer practices in Italy. It consecutively included patients who were referred to one…”
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Permanent diabetes during the first year of life: multiple gene screening in 54 patients by Russo, L., Iafusco, D., Brescianini, S., Nocerino, V., Bizzarri, C., Toni, S., Cerutti, F., Monciotti, C., Pesavento, R., Iughetti, L., Bernardini, L., Bonfanti, R., Gargantini, L., Vanelli, M., Aguilar-Bryan, L., Stazi, M. A., Grasso, V., Colombo, C., Barbetti, F.

“…Aims/hypothesis The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic aetiology of permanent diabetes mellitus with onset in the first 12 months of age. Methods…”
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Short-term Treatment with a Low Dose of Inhaled Fluticasone Propionate Decreases the Number of CD1a+ Dendritic Cells in Asthmatic Airways by Bocchino, V., Bertorelli, G., Zhuo, X., Grima, P., Di Comite, V., Damia, R., Chetta, A., Del Donno, M., Foresi, A., Casalini, A., Testi, R., Olivieri, D.

“…The activation of T-lymphocytes through the recognition of specific allergens is a crucial event in the development of allergic inflammation. Dendritic cells…”
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Vascular Component of Airway Remodeling in Asthma Is Reduced by High Dose of Fluticasone by Chetta, Alfredo, Zanini, Andrea, Foresi, Antonio, Del Donno, Mario, Castagnaro, Antonio, D'Ippolito, Raffaele, Baraldo, Simonetta, Testi, Renato, Saetta, Marina, Olivieri, Dario

“…We conducted a randomized, double-blind, parallel-group study to assess the effect of 6 weeks treatment with low-dose (100 microg twice a day) or high-dose…”
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Effect of short-term treatment with low-dose inhaled fluticasone propionate on airway inflammation and remodeling in mild asthma: a placebo-controlled study by Olivieri, D, Chetta, A, Del Donno, M, Bertorelli, G, Casalini, A, Pesci, A, Testi, R, Foresi, A

“…In a double-blind, parallel-group study, we examined the effect of short-term treatment with inhaled fluticasone propionate (FP) in a group of 20 nonsmoking…”
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Activity of erdosteine on mucociliary transport in patients affected by chronic bronchitis by Olivieri, D, Del Donno, M, Casalini, A, D'Ippolito, R, Fregnan, G B

“…The influence of erdosteine (a mucomodulator endowed with mucolytic and antioxidant properties) on human mucociliary transport (MCT) was investigated in a…”
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Airways remodeling is a distinctive feature of asthma and is related to severity of disease by Chetta, A, Foresi, A, Del Donno, M, Bertorelli, G, Pesci, A, Olivieri, D

“…Airways remodeling, evaluated as the subepithelial layer thickness, was compared in asthmatic patients with that of healthy subjects, and was related to…”
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Variability and reproducibility in the measurement of tracheobronchial clearance in healthy subjects and patients with different obstructive lung diseases by Del Donno, M, Pavia, D, Agnew, J E, Lopez-Vidriero, M T, Clarke, S W

“…The purpose of this study was to establish the inter- and intra-subject/patient variability of tracheobronchial clearance, measured for 6 h, using a…”
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Personality profiles and breathlessness perception in outpatients with different gradings of asthma by CHETTA, A, GERRA, G, FORESI, A, ZAIMOVIC, A, DEL DONNO, M, CHITTOLINI, B, MALORGIO, R, CASTAGNARO, A, OLIVIERI, D

“…We studied the relationship between personality profiles, breathlessness perception and clinical and functional features in 36 outpatient asthmatics (12…”
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Prolonged bronchodilating effect of formoterol versus procaterol in bronchial asthma by Chetta, A, Del Donno, M, Maiocchi, G, Pisi, G, Moretti, D, Olivieri, D

“…The tolerability and the duration of effect of 12 micrograms of formoterol and 25 micrograms of procaterol administered via metered-dose aerosol to 12 stable…”
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Improvement of mucociliary transport in smokers by mucolytics by Olivieri, D, Marsico, S A, Del Donno, M

“…The purpose of the present study was to compare the effects of two mucolytic drugs with different mechanism of action on mucociliary transport (MCT)…”
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Air pollution and reversible chronic respiratory diseases by Del Donno, M, Verduri, A, Olivieri, D

“…Air pollution is one of the world's most serious environmental problems. It has been common knowledge for many years now that the lung is one of the main…”
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