Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jun Watanabe, Kazuhiko Kotani, Alejandro Gugliucci
Summary: Overall, patients with COPD had lower PON1 activity, indicating impaired PON1-related antioxidant defense in COPD. Further studies are needed.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Matteo Fiore, Matteo Ricci, Annalisa Rosso, Maria Elena Flacco, Lamberto Manzoli
Summary: This meta-analysis aimed to estimate the prevalence of overdiagnosis and overtreatment in patients with a clinical diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The results showed that a large proportion of patients are erroneously diagnosed with COPD when spirometry is not used, and approximately half of them are also incorrectly treated.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Ingrid Jullian-Desayes, Wojciech Trzepizur, Jerome Boursier, Marie Joyeux-Faure, Sebastien Bailly, Meriem Benmerad, Marc Le Vaillant, Sandrine Jaffre, Thierry Pigeanne, Acya Bizieux-Thaminy, Marie-Pierre Humeau, Claire Alizon, Francois Goupil, Charlotte Costentin, Jonathan Gaucher, Renaud Tamisier, Frederic Gagnadoux, Jean-Louis Pepin
Summary: This study investigated the association between liver damage and the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using individual participant data meta-analysis. The results confirmed a strong association between OSA severity and liver steatosis, with the relationship between OSA and fibrosis mainly attributed to BMI as shown by causal mediation analysis.
Editorial Material
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Thomas A. Widiger, Joshua D. Miller, Donald R. Lynam, Douglas B. Samuel
Summary: The article proposes replacing personality disorders with a new classification of interpersonal disorders. It suggests that the trait model effectively addresses the limitations of categorical syndromes in personality disorders and incorporates the dynamics emphasized in the interpersonal model. Weaknesses of the interpersonal model that have prevented its official adoption are identified.
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST
(2023)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Elisabetta Zinellu, Angelo Zinellu, Maria Carmina Pau, Barbara Piras, Alessandro G. Fois, Sabrina Mellino, Ciriaco Carru, Arduino A. Mangoni, Pietro Pirina
Summary: The review found that the concentration of GPx-1 is generally lower, while the concentration of GPx-3 does not differ significantly, suggesting an impaired antioxidant defense mechanism in COPD patients.
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Yiming Ma, Ke Huang, Chen Liang, Xihua Mao, Yaowen Zhang, Zijie Zhan, Ting Yang, Yan Chen
Summary: This study investigated real-world antibiotic use in the management of AECOPD in China and found potential antibiotic overuse in some patients. Measures should be taken to prevent antibiotic overuse and the development of antimicrobial resistance in Chinese AECOPD patients.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Editorial Material
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
David F. Bjorklund, Bruce J. Ellis, David C. Geary
Summary: Narvaez et al. argue against mainstream evolutionary psychology and propose their own developmentally informed theory as an alternative. However, we believe that contemporary evolutionary-developmental accounts have addressed the shortcomings of mainstream evolutionary psychology while maintaining an adaptationist perspective.
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST
(2022)
Article
Microbiology
Xinzhu Yi, Yanjun Li, Haiyue Liu, Xiaomin Liu, Junhao Yang, Jingyuan Gao, Yuqiong Yang, Zhenyu Liang, Fengyan Wang, Dandan Chen, Lingwei Wang, Weijuan Shi, David C. L. Lam, Martin R. Stampfli, Paul W. Jones, Rongchang Chen, Zhang Wang
Summary: The airway resistome in COPD patients is associated with the inflammatory endotype, and there are distinct resistome profiles based on neutrophilic or eosinophilic inflammation. Different bacterial species, host pathways, and inflammatory markers are associated with these resistome profiles.
MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM
(2022)
Editorial Material
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Robert Koerner, Lukas Roeseler, Astrid Schuetz
Summary: This study offers a critical perspective on the meta-analysis by Elkjaer et al. (2020) and points out three constraints, including open-science practices, study selection, and a broader theoretical perspective. It emphasizes the importance of preregistration and adherence to the highest standards in conducting meta-analyses, identifies missing studies, and suggests linking body positions to the dominance-prestige framework to explain discrepancies in previous research findings. Such an approach has the potential to provide methodological and theoretical innovations to the field of body positions.
PERSPECTIVES ON PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Dermatology
Jinglin Gao, Huijuan Wang, Xiuhua Liu, Xinghui Song, Xiaoning Zhong
Summary: We conducted a meta-analysis to assess the impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on surgical site wound infection and other postoperative problems following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The analysis included data from 37,444 subjects, with 4,320 of them having COPD. The findings showed that COPD patients had a higher risk of surgical site wound infection, respiratory failure, mortality, pneumonia, pleural effusion, stroke, and longer intensive care unit stay compared to subjects without COPD. However, there was no significant difference in length of hospital stay and pneumothorax between the two groups. It is important to interpret these results with caution due to the limited sample size and number of studies in certain comparisons.
INTERNATIONAL WOUND JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Mathematical
Rainer W. Alexandrowicz, Bartosz Gula
Summary: This article discusses the impact of sample size on detecting group differences in ability and introduces an online tool for power analysis through a simulation study. The results show that the approach using the Drift Diffusion Model is superior to analyzing response times and accuracies separately. However, the article also highlights the estimation bias issue with the EZ method.
BEHAVIOR RESEARCH METHODS
(2022)
Review
Orthopedics
Sonia Wing Mei Cheng, Zoe J. McKeough, Renae J. McNamara, Jennifer A. Alison
Summary: This systematic review and meta-analysis found that pulmonary rehabilitation programs using minimal equipment can effectively improve exercise capacity and health-related quality of life in people with COPD, and are comparable to exercise equipment-based programs.
Review
Oncology
Guixiang Zhao, Xuanlin Li, Siyuan Lei, Hulei Zhao, Hailong Zhang, Jiansheng Li
Summary: This meta-analysis indicates that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at a higher risk of developing lung cancer compared to those without COPD. Male patients have a higher prevalence than female patients, and current and former smokers with COPD have higher incidence rates. The risk of lung cancer is also higher in patients with moderate and severe COPD. Adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are the most common types of lung cancer among COPD patients, and there are regional differences in prevalence.
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Mingming Deng, Ye Lu, Qin Zhang, Yiding Bian, Xiaoming Zhou, Gang Hou
Summary: Malnutrition is common among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and negatively affects important clinical outcomes. This systematic review and meta-analysis provide insights into the prevalence of malnutrition and its clinical impact on COPD patients. The findings suggest that malnutrition is associated with poor pulmonary function, increased dyspnea, reduced exercise tolerance, and higher mortality risk in COPD patients.
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2023)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Marija Gredic, Isabel Blanco, Gabor Kovacs, Zsuzsanna Helyes, Peter Ferdinandy, Horst Olschewski, Joan Albert Barbera, Norbert Weissmann
Summary: This article summarizes the pathophysiology and treatment options for PH in COPD patients, pointing out that current research still does not fully understand its underlying mechanisms, and some of the treatment methods tested in clinical settings have not been effective. Preclinical studies have proposed some treatment approaches.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
