Respiratory – Proceedings of the Texas A&M Medical Student Grand Rounds

The link between the gut microbiota and airway inflammation

September 5, 2017September 5, 2017 Anh-Vu Nguyen

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 […]

Paracrine factors and mitochondrial transfer from mesenchymal stem cells ameliorate acute respiratory distress syndrome

September 5, 2017 Amanda Edinger

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 […]