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Bronchial Diseases are Insufficiently Defined with the Term COPD by von Wichert, Peter

“…This paper discusses the basic thoughts behind the so-called diagnosis of COPD in relation to cause and course of the disease and questions the value of this…”
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Expiratory flow limitation and intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure in obesity by Pankow, W, Podszus, T, Gutheil, T, Penzel, T, Peter, J.-H, Von Wichert, P

“…Department of Internal Medicine, Medizinische Poliklinik, Schlafmedizinisches Labor, Philipps-University Marburg, D-32033 Marburg, Germany Breathing at very…”
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Surfactant protein B gene variations enhance susceptibility to squamous cell carcinoma of the lung in German patients by SEIFART, C, SEIFART, U, PLATENS, A, WOLF, M, VON WICHERT, P

“…Genetic factors are thought to influence the risk for lung cancer. Since pulmonary surfactant mediates the response to inhaled carcinogenic substances,…”
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Risk of traffic accidents in patients with sleep-disordered breathing: reduction with nasal CPAP by Cassel, W, Ploch, T, Becker, C, Dugnus, D, Peter, JH, von Wichert, P

“…Sleepiness whilst driving constitutes a road safety risk. Sleep-related breathing disorders are the most frequent medical cause of daytime sleepiness, and…”
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Rare SP-A alleles and the SP-A1-6A(4) allele associate with risk for lung carcinoma by Seifart, C, Lin, H-M, Seifart, U, Plagens, A, DiAngelo, S, von Wichert, P, Floros, J

“…Next to cigarette smoking, genetic factors may contribute to lung cancer risk. Pulmonary surfactant components may mediate response to inhaled carcinogenic…”
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Influence of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation on inspiratory muscle activity in obese subjects by Pankow, W, Hijjeh, N, Schuttler, F, Penzel, T, Becker, HF, Peter, JH, von Wichert, P

“…Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) can improve ventilation in obese subjects during the postoperative period after abdominal surgery. Compared to…”
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Sleep-apnea in patients with end-stage renal disease and objective results by Kuhlmann, U, Becker, H F, Birkhahn, M, Peter, J H, von Wichert, P, Schütterle, S, Lange, H

“…A high prevalence of sleep apnea syndrome (SAS) of 54%-80% has been reported in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). However, these studies were…”
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Central alveolar hypoventilation and sleep. Treatment by intermittent positive-pressure ventilation through nasal mask in an adult by Guilleminault, C, Stoohs, R, Schneider, H, Podszus, T, Peter, J H, von Wichert, P

“…Idiopathic central alveolar hypoventilation, uncommonly seen in middle-aged adults, has often been treated by tracheostomy and assisted ventilation during…”
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Disease Activity Related Catecholamine Response of Lymphocytes from Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by WAHLE, M., KRAUSE, A., ULRICHS, T., JONAS, D., von WICHERT, P., BURMESTER, G. R., BAERWALD, C. G. O.

“…In patients with chronic rheumatic diseases, a decreased density of β2‐adrenergic receptors (β2R) on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) could be…”
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Decreased density of beta-adrenergic receptors on peripheral blood mononuclear cells in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Baerwald, C, Graefe, C, von Wichert, P, Krause, A

“…There is growing evidence that the autonomic nervous system influences the immune response by activation and modulation of beta 2-adrenergic receptors (beta…”
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Effect of N-acetylcysteine treatment on NO2-impaired type II pneumocyte surfactant metabolism by Müller, B., Oske, M., Hochscheid, R., Seifart, C., Barth, P. J., Garn, H., Von Wichert, P.

“…Inhalation of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is known to alter the composition of the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and to impair the surfactant metabolism of type II…”
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Structural and functional impairment of surfactant protein A after exposure to nitrogen dioxide in rats by Müller, B, Barth, P, von Wichert, P

“…The major surfactant protein A (SP-A) determines the dynamics of surfactant metabolism and function. We now for the first time studied the in vivo exposure of…”
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MESAM : a heart rate and snoring recorder for detection of obstructive sleep apnea by PENZEL, T, AMEND, G, MEINZER, K, PETER, J. H, VON WICHERT, P

“…The high prevalence of sleep-related breathing disorders demands the development of ambulatory recording devices that can handle data with a high degree of…”
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Lung surfactant components in bronchoalveolar lavage after inhalation of NO2 as markers of altered surfactant metabolism by Müller, B, Schäfer, H, Barth, P, von Wichert, P

“…To study the effects of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) inhalation on lung lavage surfactant components as markers of an altered surfactant metabolism in type II…”
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Effects of selective tachykinin-receptor antagonists on tachykinin-induced airway mucus secretion in the rat by Wagner, U., Fehmann, H.-C., Bredenbröker, D., Klüber, D., Lange, A., Wichert, P.von

“…Tachykinins like substance P (SP), neurokinin A (NKA), neurokinin B (NKB) differentially stimulate airway mucus secretion with the following rank order of…”
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TNF-α-, TNF-β-, IL-6-, and IL-10-promoter polymorphisms in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Seifart, C., Dempfle, A., Plagens, A., Seifart, U., Clostermann, U., Müller, B., Vogelmeier, C., Von Wichert, P.

“…:  Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major health problem. The disease is driven by abnormal inflammatory reactions in response to inhaled…”
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Galanin and somatostatin inhibition of neurokinin A and B induced airway mucus secretion in the rat by Wagner, U, Fehmann, H C, Bredenbröker, D, Yu, F, Barth, P J, von Wichert, P

“…Neurokinin A and B are present in neurons situated in lung and NK-1 receptors have been described on tracheal submucosal gland cells. In the present study we…”
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beta-Adrenergic priming of rats in vivo modulates the effect of beta-agonist in vitro on surfactant phospholipid metabolism of isolated lungs by Bernhard, W, Müller, B, Von Wichert, P

“…To evaluate the effects of multiple beta-adrenergic stimulations on pulmonary surfactant phospholipids, perfused lungs from beta-adrenergic primed and…”
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Influence of cytokines on the density of β 2-adrenergic receptors on peripheral blood mononuclear cells in vitro by Krause, A., Steitz, A., von Wichert, P., Baerwald, C.

“…Previous investigations have demonstrated a decrease of the number of β 2-adrenergic receptors (β2R) on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in patients…”
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Modulation der Funktion von AMPA-Rezeptoren durch auxiliäre Proteine by Monyer, Hannah, Engelhardt, J. von, Wichert, P. von

“…AMPA -Rezeptoren sind ionotrope Glutamat- Rezeptoren, die für einen großen Teil der schnellen Exzitation im zentralen Nervensystem verantwortlich sind. Ihre…”
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