Study Objectives: to estimate the prevalence of the most common sleep related symptoms (SRS)
in the metropolitan areas of Mexico City, Montevideo (Uruguay), Santiago (Chile), and …

A decreased inspiratory capacity (IC)/total lung capacity (TLC) ratio is associated with dynamic
hyperinflation and decreased exercise capacity. The present authors hypothesised that …

The transmembrane protein TIM-3 is a type I protein expressed by sub-types of lymphoid
cells, such as lymphocytes Th1, Th17, Tc1, NK, as well as in myeloid cells. Scientific evidence …

T cell Ig and mucin domain 3 (Tim3) is an inhibitory molecule involved in immune tolerance,
autoimmune responses, and antiviral immune evasion. However, we recently demonstrated …

BACKGROUND: The impulse oscillometry system (IOS) is increasingly used to evaluate lung
function, but individual results must be compared with appropriate reference values. We …

Background The American Thoracic Society (ATS)/European Respiratory Society (ERS)-Global
Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) has developed a new staging …

Introduction: T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain (Tim) 3 and programmed death 1 (PD-1)
are co-inhibitory receptors involved in the so-called T cell exhaustion, and in vivo …

The pandemic character of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) requires strategy changes
designed to guarantee the safety of patients and health-care professionals. We are greatly …

… José Luis Carrillo Alduenda for his invaluable support during the realization of the study itself.
The authors would also like to thank Mr. Paul Kersey (Language Laboratory, El Colegio de …

Methods Subjects over 18 years of age who were hospitalized for pneumonia due to a
polymerase chain reaction–confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 who were at least 30 days from …