scholarly journals Diversity and genomic determinants of the microbiomes associated with COVID-19 and non-COVID respiratory diseases

Gene Reports ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 101200
Author(s):  
M. Nazmul Hoque ◽  
M. Shaminur Rahman ◽  
Rasel Ahmed ◽  
Md. Sabbir Hossain ◽  
Md. Shahidul Islam ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 477 (14) ◽  
pp. 2679-2696
Author(s):  
Riddhi Trivedi ◽  
Kalyani Barve

The intestinal microbial flora has risen to be one of the important etiological factors in the development of diseases like colorectal cancer, obesity, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, anxiety and Parkinson's. The emergence of the association between bacterial flora and lungs led to the discovery of the gut–lung axis. Dysbiosis of several species of colonic bacteria such as Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes and transfer of these bacteria from gut to lungs via lymphatic and systemic circulation are associated with several respiratory diseases such as lung cancer, asthma, tuberculosis, cystic fibrosis, etc. Current therapies for dysbiosis include use of probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics to restore the balance between various species of beneficial bacteria. Various approaches like nanotechnology and microencapsulation have been explored to increase the permeability and viability of probiotics in the body. The need of the day is comprehensive study of mechanisms behind dysbiosis, translocation of microbiota from gut to lung through various channels and new technology for evaluating treatment to correct this dysbiosis which in turn can be used to manage various respiratory diseases. Microfluidics and organ on chip model are emerging technologies that can satisfy these needs. This review gives an overview of colonic commensals in lung pathology and novel systems that help in alleviating symptoms of lung diseases. We have also hypothesized new models to help in understanding bacterial pathways involved in the gut–lung axis as well as act as a futuristic approach in finding treatment of respiratory diseases caused by dysbiosis.


2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (03) ◽  
pp. 156-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Gheisari ◽  
B. Bomke ◽  
T. Hoffmann ◽  
R. E. Scharf

SummaryWe have performed a monocenter study on 29 consecutive patients with acquired haemophilia A who were referred for diagnosis and treatment to the Düsseldorf Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Center between March 2001 and February 2010. Patients, methods: 18 men (age: 44–86 years) and 11 women (age: 20–83 years). For laboratory evaluation, a standardized staged protocol of aPTT, FVIII : C activity and concentration, mixing studies with patient and normal plasma, and quantification of inhibitor titers (Bethesda assay) was used. Diagnostic work-up included elaborate examinations for any underlying disease. Results: In 18 (62%) of the 29 patients with acquired haemophilia A, an underlying disorder was identified, including 9 patients with respiratory diseases (31%), 7 patients with autoimmune disorders (24%), one with malignancy, and one with postpartum state, while in 11 patients (38%) acquired haemophilia A remained idiopathic. Haemotherapy of bleeding, suppression or elimination of the inhibitor, and induction of immunotolerance to endogenous FVIII:C were performed according to a treatment algorithm. Predefined clinical endpoints were control of bleeding, eradication of the inhibitor, complete or partial remission (CR, PR), relapse, or early death (≤30 days). Of the 29 patients in total, 22 individuals achieved CR (76%), three had PR, one relapsed, and three died within 30 days (one of acute myocardial infarction while on anti-haemorrhagic treatment, one of sepsis while on immunosuppression due to active acquired haemophilia A, one of lung bleeding in association with pre-existing pulmonary sarcoidosis). Conclusion: This monocenter study demonstrates that control of life-threatening bleeding, eradication of the inhibitor, and induction of tolerance to endogenous FVIII have significantly improved the clinical outcome of acquired haemophilia A. Our data also suggest a shift in underlying disorders associated with acquired haemophilia A, whereby, in comparison to published studies, a relative increase in the proportion of patients with respiratory diseases is present.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Walter Manuel Vicharra ◽  
Carlos Cabrera

The main objective of esta research is to determine the level of concentration of particulate materials of the size of 10 microns and 2.5 microns of an artisanal foundry, and to Evaluate the health in workers' respiratory diseases, as well as to find a relationship Between the particulate materials and the respiratory diseases, Which the project is located in the district of San Antonio, Department of Huarochiri, Department of Lima, Peru - 2017. The gravimetric analysis method approved by the General Directorate of Environmental Health DIGESA was used, with the Protocol for air quality monitoring and data management, to determine the level of concentration of particulate material and on the other hand Health Assessments in respiratory diseases Were used a survey made by a doctor in pulmonology, Which was Then backed by medical examinations performed on workers. It was Determined That the particulate materials of 10 microns and 2.5 microns Were above environmental quality standards, Which is Considered as risky for the health of people, and in respiratory diseases it was Concluded That some of the subjects of the population of study are With occupational diseases.


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (9) ◽  
pp. 38-46
Author(s):  
A. P. Babkin ◽  
A. A. Zuikova ◽  
O. N. Krasnorutskaya ◽  
Yu. A. Kotova ◽  
D. Yu. Bugrimov ◽  
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The widespread worldwide spread of acute respiratory diseases is an urgent problem in health care. Expressed polyetiology of respiratory diseases does not allow to limit the use of specific vaccine preparations and dictates the need to use to combat them a variety of non-specific means that stimulate the natural resistance of the human body. The main pharmacological action of sodium deoxyribonucleate is the stimulation of phagocytic activity of T-helpers and T-killers, increasing the functional activity of neutrophils and monocytes/ macrophages, providing regeneration and repair processes in the epithelial component of antiviral protection of the body. Based on the above, the study of the clinical efficacy of Derinat® in the form of spray in the treatment of acute respiratory viral infections is relevant.


2020 ◽  
pp. 3-4
Author(s):  
Oksana B. Badeeva ◽  

Statistical data of livestock for 30 years is reflected in the article. Author used the materials of the state veterinary reporting. A comparative analysis of the number, incidence and death rate of adult animals and young cattle for two five-year periods (2001-2005 and 2014-2018). the data of the analysis of veterinary statistical reports for 2018 on the specific weight of the large horned cattle and age dynamics of calves in farms of the Vologda region are shown. A significant decrease in livestock of the large horned cattle by 56.3% (from 1990 to 2018) is shown in the analysis of the data. Over the five years 2014-2018, there was a decrease in the number of the large horned cattle by 31.3%, the birth rate of calves - by 26.2%, and the incidence of calves - by 12.3% and the mortality rate decreased by 3.3%. Despite the decline in the number of livestock, in 2018 there is a high incidence of animal diseases (49.6%). The highest incidence rate was observed among calves under 10 days of age 43.3%, 31.7% - from 11 to 30 days, 15.8% - from one to three months, 6.5% - from three to six months and 2.7% - from 6 to 12 months. Of the total number of sick calves in 2018, 63.2% had gastrointestinal diseases, and death for this reason is 49.6% of the total number of victims. Respiratory diseases affect 21.8% of young animals, and death due to respiratory diseases is 18.2%. Analysis of statistical data showed that, despite the complex of veterinary and sanitary measures, the incidence and death of calves remain at a high level. This can be explained by delayed diagnosis and low therapeutic effectiveness in gastrointestinal and respiratory diseases of cattle.


2010 ◽  
Vol 151 (10) ◽  
pp. 378-384
Author(s):  
Mária Posgay ◽  
Mihály János Varró ◽  
Renáta Szentmihályi ◽  
Zsolt Lang

A szerzők korábban beszámoltak egyrészt a Nyergesújfalun, az azbesztcementgyár környezetében, másrészt az iparral jóval kevésbé terhelt Komáromban élő felnőtt lakosság körében végzett, alapvetően légzőszervi, standardizált kérdőíves keresztmetszeti epidemiológiai vizsgálat eredményeiről. Nyergesújfalun (a továbbiakban is: az azbeszttel foglalkozásilag nem exponáltak között) a légzőszervi tünetek, egyéb betegségek és daganatok nem voltak szignifikánsan gyakoribbak az azbesztcementgyár sem 500 m-es, sem 1 km-es körzetén belül az azon kívül élőkhöz viszonyítva, nyers összehasonlítás és logisztikus regressziós modellek szerint. A két várost összehasonlítva megállapítható, hogy krónikus aspecifikus (obstruktív) légzőszervi betegségre (KALB) jellemző tünetek Nyergesújfalun körülbelül másfélszer-két és félszer nagyobb eséllyel fordultak elő (p < 0,001), mint Komáromban. Az ezekkel összefüggő kockázati tényezők közül is több szignifikánsan gyakoribb volt Nyergesújfalun, mint Komáromban. A szerzők ezután a két város logisztikus regressziós modelljeiben alkalmazott korrekciós tényezőket csoportonként összevonták, és az összehasonlítást az összevont korrekciós tényezők alkalmazásával is elvégezték. A legtöbb KALB-tünet esélye ez esetben is szignifikánsan nagyobb volt Nyergesújfalun, mint Komáromban. Mindezekből következik, hogy a környezeti azbesztexpozíció szerepe továbbra sem zárható ki a foglalkozásilag azbeszttel nem exponáltak KALB-tüneteinek kialakulásában. (Megjegyzendő, hogy ez a tanulmány is támogatja a nem, kor, dohányzás, alkoholfogyasztás, elhízás, foglalkozási expozícó, a penészes lakás és az öröklődés etiológiai szerepét a vizsgált végpontok esetében.) Analitikus vizsgálatok igénye felvethető annak tisztázására, hogy mekkora és különbözik-e a két város levegőjében az aktuális azbesztrost-koncentráció (ez utalhat a korábbi koncentrációk alakulására), illetve hogy mekkora és különbözik-e a két városban vett autopsziás tüdőmintákban az akkumulálódott azbesztrost-koncentráció. Főként e kérdések tisztázása esetén átgondolandó, hogy javasolt-e döntéshozói szinten, akár most is, megfelelő intervenció. Ezenfelül, az azonosított egyéb kockázati tényezők eliminálása egészségnevelési lépéseket sürget.


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