Interferon-gamma release assays and tuberculin skin testing for diagnosing latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in at-risk groups in Poland

by Katarzyna Kruczak, Lucyna Mastalerz, Krzysztof Sładek
Published 2016-01-01

Enhanced asthma-related fibroblast to myofibroblast transition is the result of profibrotic TGF-β/Smad2/3 pathway intensification and antifibrotic TGF-β/Smad1/5/(8)9 pathway impair...

by Dawid Wnuk, Milena Paw, Karolina Ryczek, Grażyna Bochenek, Krzysztof Sładek, Zbigniew Madeja, Marta Michalik
Published 2020-10-01

Responsiveness of human bronchial fibroblasts and epithelial cells from asthmatic and non-asthmatic donors to the transforming growth factor-β1 in epithelial-mesenchymal trophic un...

by Milena Paw, Dawid Wnuk, Bogdan Jakieła, Grażyna Bochenek, Krzysztof Sładek, Zbigniew Madeja, Marta Michalik
Published 2021-03-01

Impact of bariatric surgery on obstructive sleep apnea severity and continuous positive airway pressure therapy compliance—prospective observational study

by Paweł Nastałek, Kamil Polok, Natalia Celejewska-Wójcik, Aleksander Kania, Krzysztof Sładek, Piotr Małczak, Piotr Major
Published 2021-03-01

Can alveolar hypoventilation due to kyphoscoliosis be a contraindication to driving?

by Aleksander Kania, Paweł Nastałek, Natalia Celejewska-Wójcik, Krzysztof Sładek, Marcin Kosobudzki, Alicja Bortkiewicz, Jadwiga Siedlecka
Published 2019-10-01

Tuberculosis transmission in the population of patients from the Krakow Region (Poland) based on the epidemiological and molecular methods

by Katarzyna Kruczak, Ewa Augustynowicz-Kopeć, Monika Kozińska, Grażyna Passak-Stańda, Ewa Niżankowska-Mogilnicka, Krzysztof Sładek
Published 2019-01-01

Reduced expression of miR-146a in human bronchial epithelial cells alters neutrophil migration

by Anet Kivihall, Alar Aab, Jerzy Soja, Krzysztof Sładek, Marek Sanak, Alan Altraja, Bogdan Jakiela, Grazyna Bochenek, Ana Rebane
Published 2019-11-01

Impact of Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 on COPD Development in Polish Patients: Genetic Polymorphism, Protein Level, and Their Relationship with Lung Function

by Iwona Gilowska, Łukasz Kasper, Katarzyna Bogacz, Jan Szczegielniak, Teresa Szymasek, Marta Kasper, Marcin Czerwinski, Krzysztof Sładek, Edyta Majorczyk
Published 2018-01-01

Expression of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) in alveolar macrophages and lymphocytes obtained by bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) in interstitial lung diseases (ILD). Assessment...

by Barbara Balicka-Slusarczyk, Artur Szlubowski, Krzysztof Sładek, Jerzy Szczeklik, Jerzy Soja, Piotr Kopiński, Bozena Lackowska, Marta Plato, Adam Szpechciński
Published 2007-01-01

The role of MMP-12 gene polymorphism − 82 A-to-G (rs2276109) in immunopathology of COPD in polish patients: a case control study

by Iwona Gilowska, Edyta Majorczyk, Łukasz Kasper, Katarzyna Bogacz, Jan Szczegielniak, Marta Kasper, Jacek Kaczmarski, Aleksandra Skomudek, Marcin Czerwinski, Krzysztof Sładek
Published 2019-01-01

Remodeling of bronchial epithelium caused by asthmatic inflammation affects its response to rhinovirus infection

by Bogdan Jakiela, Ana Rebane, Jerzy Soja, Stanislawa Bazan-Socha, Anet Laanesoo, Hanna Plutecka, Marcin Surmiak, Marek Sanak, Krzysztof Sladek, Grazyna Bochenek
Published 2021-06-01

Effect of Substrate Stiffness on Physicochemical Properties of Normal and Fibrotic Lung Fibroblasts

by Joanna Raczkowska, Barbara Orzechowska, Sabina Patryas, Kamil Awsiuk, Andrzej Kubiak, Masaya Kinoshita, Masami Okamoto, Justyna Bobrowska, Tomasz Stachura, Jerzy Soja, Krzysztof Sładek, Małgorzata Lekka
Published 2020-10-01

A multicentre retrospective observational study on Polish experience of pirfenidone therapy in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: the PolExPIR study

by Sebastian Majewski, Adam J. Białas, Małgorzata Buchczyk, Paweł Gomółka, Katarzyna Górska, Hanna Jagielska-Len, Agnieszka Jarzemska, Ewa Jassem, Dariusz Jastrzębski, Aleksander Kania, Marek Koprowski, Rafał Krenke, Jan Kuś, Katarzyna Lewandowska, Magdalena M. Martusewicz-Boros, Kazimierz Roszkowski-Śliż, Alicja Siemińska, Krzysztof Sładek, Małgorzata Sobiecka, Karolina Szewczyk, Małgorzata Tomczak, Witold Tomkowski, Elżbieta Wiatr, Dariusz Ziora, Beata Żołnowska, Wojciech J. Piotrowski
Published 2020-05-01