The airway epithelium represents a physical barrier to the external environment acting as
the first line of defence against potentially harmful environmental stimuli including microbes …

Over almost 140 years since their identification, the knowledge about macrophages has
unbelievably evolved. The'big eaters' from being thought of as simple phagocytic cells have …

Studying respiratory illness-specific microbial signatures and their interaction with other
micro-residents could provide a better understanding of lung microbial ecology. Each …

The human respiratory tract, usually considered sterile, is currently being investigated for
human-associated microbial communities. According to Dickson's conceptual model, the …

Background The upper‐airway microbiota may be associated with the pathogenesis of
asthma and useful for predicting acute exacerbation. However, the relationship between the …

Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID) and X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) are
primary antibody deficiencies characterized by hypogammaglobulinemia and recurrent …

Giving the potential contribute in cancer initiation and progression, lung microbiota
represents a promising topic in cancer research, although still unexplored. We performed a …

With the advent of new technologies evaluating the microbiome in the sample such as next-
generation sequencer (NGS), current increase of an interest in understanding of the lung …

The advent of next generation sequencing technologies has enabled the characterization of
the genetic content of entire communities of organisms, including those in clinical …

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, and insights into its
underlying mechanisms as well as potential therapeutic strategies are urgently needed. The …