The epicenter of the original outbreak in China has high male smoking rates of around 50%,
and early reported death rates have an emphasis on older males, therefore the likelihood of …

The second wave of COVID-19 in India has had severe consequences in the form of spiralling
cases, reduced supplies of essential treatments, and increased deaths particularly in the …

Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) plays key roles during lung development and many
lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung cancer, and …

We explore potential dysregulation of macrophage phenotypes in COPD pathogenesis
through integrated study of human small airway tissue, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and an …

Heat-not-burn (HNB) devices can alter vital physiological functions in the lung. HNB devices
may not be a safer option than cigarette smoking or eCig vaping; this does not support the …

Introduction: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is primarily an airway condition,
which mainly affects cigarette smokers and presents with shortness of breath that is …

Fucoidans are sulfated, complex, fucose-rich polymers found in brown seaweeds. Fucoidans
have been shown to have multiple bioactivities, including anti-inflammatory effects, and are …

In 2019, the United States experienced the emergence of the vaping-associated lung injury (VALI)
epidemic. Vaping is now known to result in the development and progression of …

… Mathew Suji Eapen, Wenying Lu, Archana Vijay Gaikwad, Prem Bhattarai, Collin Chia,
Ashutosh Hardikar, Greg Haug, Sukhwinder Singh Sohal … Conflict of interest: MS Eapen …

With great interest we read and commend the study done by Russo et al. [1], highlighting
their findings that nicotine induces an increase in angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE-2) …