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Nicotine treatment and smoking cessation in the era of COVID-19 pandemic: an interesting alliance
In the era of this pandemic, the role of medicinal nicotine in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 disease should be evaluated in placebo-controlled trials, while smoking cessation should be further promoted as a general public health measure
Haemophilus influenzae persists in biofilm communities in a smoke-exposed ferret model of COPD
Infection of smoke-exposed ferrets with COPD results in mucus obstruction and respiratory symptoms as in patients, and the bacteria are in a distinct mode of growth consistent with biofilms
Effect of hypertonic saline on mucociliary clearance and clinical outcomes in chronic bronchitis
2-week HS treatment in CB does not lead to overall improvement in baseline mucociliary clearance. However, a subgroup of patients with residual, noncough-induced central airway clearance does show improvement in both spirometry and symptoms.
The opposite effect of human leukocyte antigen genotypes in sarcoidosis and tuberculosis: a narrative review of the literature
The HLA-DRB1*03/07/15 genotypes predispose to the development of sarcoidosis and have protective properties against the development of tuberculosis, while the HLA-DRB1*04 genotype has an opposite effect on the development of these diseases

Latest Articles

The burden of exacerbations in mild asthma: a systematic review
J. Mark FitzGerald, Peter J. Barnes, Bradley E. Chipps, Christine R. Jenkins, Paul M. O'Byrne, Ian D. Pavord, Helen K. Reddel

ERJ Open Research Jul 2020, 6 (3) 00359-2019; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00359-2019
The opposite effect of human leukocyte antigen genotypes in sarcoidosis and tuberculosis: a narrative review of the literature
Anna Malkova, Anna Starshinova, Yulia Zinchenko, Natalia Basantsova, Vera Mayevskaya, Piotr Yablonskiy, Yehuda Shoenfeld

ERJ Open Research Jul 2020, 6 (3) 00155-2020; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00155-2020
Effect of hypertonic saline on mucociliary clearance and clinical outcomes in chronic bronchitis
William D. Bennett, Ashley G. Henderson, Agathe Ceppe, Kirby L. Zeman, Jihong Wu, Christine Gladman, Fred Fuller, Stephen Gazda, Brian Button, Richard C. Boucher, Scott H. Donaldson

ERJ Open Research Jul 2020, 6 (3) 00269-2020; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00269-2020
Nicotine treatment and smoking cessation in the era of COVID-19 pandemic: an interesting alliance
Afroditi K. Boutou, Georgia Pitsiou, Theodore Kontakiotis, Ioannis Kioumis

ERJ Open Research Jul 2020, 6 (3) 00306-2020; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00306-2020
Haemophilus influenzae persists in biofilm communities in a smoke-exposed ferret model of COPD
Benjamin C. Hunt, Denise Stanford, Xin Xu, Jindong Li, Amit Gaggar, Steven M. Rowe, S. Vamsee Raju, W. Edward Swords

ERJ Open Research Jul 2020, 6 (3) 00200-2020; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00200-2020
Transbronchial cryobiopsy: an effective tool in the diagnosis of lymphoproliferative disorders of the lung
Rita Bianchi, Alessandra Dubini, Silvia Asioli, Claudia Ravaglia, Sara Tomassetti, Silvia Puglisi, Sara Piciucchi, Christian Gurioli, Carlo Gurioli, Roberto Fiocca, Venerino Poletti

ERJ Open Research Jul 2020, 6 (3) 00260-2019; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00260-2019