Respiratory tract infections and laboratory diagnostic methods: a review with a focus on syndromic panel-based assays

A Calderaro, M Buttrini, B Farina, S Montecchini… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are the focus of developments in public health, given their
widespread distribution and the high morbidity and mortality rates reported worldwide. The …

Organ-specific toxicity of magnetic iron oxide-based nanoparticles

VV Chrishtop, VA Mironov, AY Prilepskii… - …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The unique properties of magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles determined their widespread
use in medical applications, the food industry, textile industry, which in turn led to …

New antibiotics for Gram-negative pneumonia

M Bassetti, F Magnè, DR Giacobbe… - European Respiratory …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Pneumonia is frequently encountered in clinical practice, and Gram-negative bacilli
constitute a significant proportion of its aetiology, especially when it is acquired in a hospital …

Pyroptosis-induced inflammation and tissue damage

Y Wei, L Yang, A Pandeya, J Cui, Y Zhang… - Journal of molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Programmed cell deaths are pathways involving cells playing an active role in their own
destruction. Depending on the signaling system of the process, programmed cell death can …

Phytochemicals and vitamin D for a healthy life and prevention of diseases

K Santa, K Watanabe, Y Kumazawa… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
A variety of phytocompounds contained in medical plants have been used as medication,
including Kampo (traditional Japanese) medicine. Phytochemicals are one category of the …

Butyrate protects against MRSA pneumonia via regulating gut-lung microbiota and alveolar macrophage M2 polarization

Y Zhao, H Sun, Y Chen, Q Niu, Y Dong, M Li, Y Yuan… - Mbio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a well-recognized cause of bacterial
pneumonia in general. The gut microbiota and their metabolic byproducts act as important …

Pharmacological effects and mechanism of Maxing Shigan decoction in the treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia

Y Xu, L Bao, S Cao, B Pang, J Zhang, Y Zhang… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Maxing Shigan Decoction (MXSG) is a traditional
Chinese Medicine effectively used in respiratory infections and bacterial pneumonia …

The clinical path to deliver encapsulated phages and lysins

AM Pinto, MD Silva, LM Pastrana… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The global emergence of multidrug-resistant pathogens is shaping the current dogma
regarding the use of antibiotherapy. Many bacteria have evolved to become resistant to …

[HTML][HTML] Myristoyl lysophosphatidylcholine is a biomarker and potential therapeutic target for community-acquired pneumonia

W Nan, F Xiong, H Zheng, C Li, C Lou, X Lei, H Wu… - Redox biology, 2022 - Elsevier
There is no gold standard for evaluating the severity of community-acquired pneumonia
(CAP), and it is still based on a score. This study aimed to use the metabolomics method to …

Atypical pneumonia: definition, causes, and imaging features

NP Dueck, S Epstein, T Franquet, CC Moore… - Radiographics, 2021 - pubs.rsna.org
Pneumonia is among the most common causes of death worldwide. The epidemiologic and
clinical heterogeneity of pneumonia results in challenges in diagnosis and treatment. There …