- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- Vasculitis and related conditions
- Biomarkers in Disease Mechanisms
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
- Fatty Acid Research and Health
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
- RNA modifications and cancer
- Galectins and Cancer Biology
- Human Health and Disease
- Nutrition and Health Studies
Medical University of Lodz
2010-2024
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are an alternative to traditional tobacco cigarette smoking. The aim of this study was assess the prevalence smoking and e-cigarette use among university students from Central Eastern Europe investigate personal characteristics associated with A questionnaire-based cross-sectional survey performed between 2017–2018 in five European countries: Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Slovakia. questionnaire included 46 questions related frequency habits...
Our aim is to assess the smoking cessation and vaping activity, including quit attempts willingness among university students in Central Eastern Europe, as well investigate personal characteristics associated with attempts. Data were collected by questionnaire which included 46 questions on cigarette e-cigarette use. Questionnaires obtained from 14,352 (aged 20.9 ± 2.4 years; cooperation rate of 72.2%). For purposes this analysis, only data exclusive smokers (n = 1716), users 129), dual...
In lung cancer patients, two complementary abnormalities were found that can cause disruption of the mitochondrial network: increased fusion and impaired fission, manifested by reduced levels FIS1, a division regulator, expression MFN1, mediator. Immunoexpression studies MFN1 FIS1 proteins performed in serum samples obtained from 47 patients with non-small cell (NSCLC) 21 controls. NSCLC immunoexpression protein was significantly higher, level lower than control group (p < 0.01; p 0.001; UMW...
Introduction: Type 1 diabetes is an insulin deficiency-based chronic disease. It leads to the development of hyperglycaemia, which plays a key role in initiation and progression tissue damage patients with diabetes. This mostly results from oxidative stress, whose increased severity observed this group patients. Increased levels 8-isoprostanes are seen many inflammatory diseases, including asthma, COPD cystic fibrosis. These diseases demonstrated usefulness exhaled breath condensate (EBC)...
<b>Introduction:</b> The prevalence of e-cigarette and cigarette smoking among the young adults pose a very significant epidemiological issue. <b>Aim:</b> aim study was to assess usage students in Europe. <b>Methods:</b> carried out as part international multi-centre cross-sectional - YoUng People E-Smoking Study (YUPESS). A population based survey performed from five countries: Belarus (B), Lithuania (L), Poland (P), Russia (R) Slovakia (S). We used previously validated, created for purpose...
Electronic cigarettes are more and frequently used to deliver nicotine. They both by the users of regular those who date have not smoked. The literature about potential impact electronic nicotine delivery systems on health is constantly growing. Particular concern expressed toxicity chemical compounds elements delivered with vapour cigarettes. It turns out that products positive image in media, actually so beneficial. Furthermore, they only may cause damage but also death.
Granulomatosis with polyangiitis is a rare systemic disease of small and medium vessels unknown etiology. Virtually, every organ can be affected by the disease, but granulomatosis mainly attack respiratory tract kidneys. Cardiac involvement occurs unfrequently, may insidious dangerous. In this article we present case report 55 year old female patient myocardial infarction during course polyangiitis.
Wstęp: Cukrzyca typu 1 jest chorobą przewlekłą, u podłoża której leży niedobór insuliny prowadzący do rozwoju hiperglikemii odgrywającej kluczową rolę nie tylko w inicjacji procesu uszkadzania tkanek, ale też jego progresji. Głównym czynnikiem sprawczym stres oksydacyjny—jego nasilenie obserwuje się między innymi chorych na cukrzycę 1. Zwiększone stężenie 8-izoprostanu występuje wielu innych chorobach przebiegających z zapaleniem, przykład astmie, przewlekłej obturacyjnej chorobie płuc czy...
The attitudes towards smoking are changing. More and more European reaching for first cigarette under 15 years old. aim of the study was to assess prevalence ever e-cigarette usae initiation among young adults. A cross-sectional carried out students from five countries: Belarus (BY), Lithuania (LT), Poland (PL), Russia (RU) Slovakia (SK). self-prepared, previously validated questionnaire focused on toward cigarettes use used. This is a part YoUng People E-Smoking Study (YUPESS). Completed...