Tasfia Rouf Introduction: The lungs fall in the irradiation field for several thoracic cancer therapies. Radiation induced lung injury can cause acute radiation pneumonitis in the early phases of treatment and radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis during later phases. Damage to normal […]
Jonathan Lutgens Introduction. Asthma is a complex disease associated with airway inflammation, mucus hypersecretion, and bronchoconstriction1. In older literature, asthma was seen as simply an IgE-mast cell mediated response. However, recent studies have had a greater focus on the different […]
Kayla Daniels Introduction: Following intense radiation treatment for lung cancer, damage to lung tissue can occur as a side effect. Radiation treatments will cause damage due to the release of free radicals. This damage causes the body to release cytokines […]
Abigail Bourland Introduction. The dangers of tobacco smoke are well known in today’s world.1, 2, 3 Cigarette smoking has many adverse effects, some including, airway hyperresponsiveness, altered tissue structure, and more.1 Airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) is the constriction of airway smooth […]
Anh-Vu Nguyen Introduction. Inflammation associated airway diseases (IAADs), which include asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), affect millions of Americans every year. COPD, for example, is the 3rd leading cause of death in the U.S. Despite this, there are […]
Amanda Edinger Introduction: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a lung condition characterized by bilateral lung infiltrates that results in hypoxia. ARDS can be secondary to a variety of disease processes or direct lung damage, however, the disease is characterized […]