Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học 'Respiratory Research cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: " Association between reduced bronchodilatory effect of deep inspiration and loss of alveolar attachments. | Respiratory Research BioMed Central Research Open Access Association between reduced bronchodilatory effect of deep inspiration and loss of alveolar attachments Nicola Scichilone 1 Andreina Bruno2 Roberto Marchese1 Antonio Maurizio Vignola1 2 Alkis Togias3 and Vincenzo Bellia1 Address 1Istituto di Medicina Generale e Pneumologia Cattedra di Malattie dell Apparato Respiratorio Università di Palermo via Trabucco 180 90146 Palermo Italy 2Istituto di Biomedicina ed Immunologia Molecolare Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Via Ugo La Malfa 153 90146 Palermo Italy and 3Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Department of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle 21224 Baltimore Maryland USA Email Nicola Scichilone - Andreina Bruno - Roberto Marchese - momarc313@ Antonio Maurizio Vignola - Alkis Togias - atogias@ Vincenzo Bellia - vbellia@ Corresponding author Published 08 June 2005 Received 07 March 2005 Respiratory Research 2005 6 55 doi 1465-9921 -6-55 Accepted 08 June 2005 This article is available from http content 6 1 55 2005 Scichilone et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background We have previously shown that the bronchodilatory effect of deep inspiration is attenuated in individuals with COPD. This study was designed to investigate whether the impairment in this effect is associated with loss of alveolar attachments. Methods We measured deep inspiration DI -induced bronchodilation in 15 individuals with and without COPD 67 yrs of age mean SEM undergoing lobar resection