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The Effect of Serum Vitamin D Level in Korean Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients.
COPD Comorbidity PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: To determine the relationship of serum vitamin D level with lung function, acute exacerbation, 6 minute walking (6MW) distance, and quality of life. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Ji Ye Jung, Ah Young Leem, Eu Dong Hwang, Song Yee Kim, Se Kyu Kim, Joon ChangNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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Stress can play an important role in etiology of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) by activating the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, the sympathetic nervous system (SNS), and altering the immune system. The current study examined the influence of catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) Val158Met genotypes on salivary markers of HPA axis (cortisol), SNS (α-amylase), and immune (IgA) systems in women with FMS. ⋯ The results suggest that women with FMS with the Met/Met genotype exhibit greater disturbed activity of the SNS and humoral immune system. These results provide initial evidence of a link between Val158Met polymorphism and dysfunctions in the SNS and humoral immune system in women with FMS.
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Tobacco Cessation and Prevention PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: This study investigates the role of proinflammatory monocytes recruited from blood and recovered in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid in mediating the lung damage in a model of acute cigarette smoke (CS)-induced lung inflammation in two strains of mice with different susceptibility to develop emphysema. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Sandra Pérez-Rial, Raúl Terrón-Expósito, Álvaro Girón-Martínez, Nicolás Mangado, Germán Peces-BarbaNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
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COPD Comorbidity PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: To evaluate the characteristics and occurrence of anxiety and depression among older patients hospitalized for acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) in a multi ethnicity population. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Sana' AL Aqqad, Irfhan Ali Hyder Ali, Razul Md. Nazri Md. Kassim, Azmi Sarriff, Balamurugan TangiisuranNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.