Volume & Issue: Volume 11, 2(spiring) - Serial Number 2, June 2012 
Role of P2X7 Receptors in Release of IL-1β: A Possible Mediator of Pulmonary Inflammation

Pages 6-11

Esmaeil Mortaz; Ian M Adcock; Hamed Shafei; Mohammad Reza Masjedi; Gert Folkerts


Proline-Glycine-Proline as a Potential Biomarker in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Cystic Fibrosis

Pages 12-15

Arne Lucas ten Hoeve; Mojtaba Abdul Roda; Frank Redegeld; Gert F olkerts; James Edwin Blalock; Amit Gaggar


Outcome of the Surgical Treatment of Bullous Lung Disease: A Prospective Study

Pages 27-33

Yasir Ahmad Lone; Abdul Majeed Dar; Mukand Lal Sharma; Irfan Robbani; Arif Hussain Sarmast; Enas Mushtaq; Mohammad Yousuf Kachroo; Omar Masood Khan


Silicosis among Stone- Cutter Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study

Pages 38-41

Mashaallah Aghilinejad; Ali Naserbakht; Morteza Naserbakht; Ghavamedin Attari


Balloon Bronchoplasty: Case Series

Pages 42-48

Hamid Reza Jabbardarjani; Arda Kiani; Negar Sheikhi; Azadeh Arab; Mohammad Reza Masjedi


Systemic AL Amyloidosis of the Tracheobronchial Tract and Lungs: a Rare Finding

Pages 49-53

Inès Zendah; Mouna Ben Khelifa; Aïda Ayadi; Amel Khattab; Saoussan Hantous; Habib Ghedira


Mediastinal Lymphangioma in a Child

Pages 58-60

Soheila Khalilzadeh; Maryam Hassanzad; Ali Cheraghvandi; Mihan Pour Abdollah; Amir Ali Khodayari; Mojtaba Javaherzadeh


A 35-Year-Old Man with Dyspnea and Hemoptysis

Pages 61-63

Ilad Alavi Darazam; Farid Azizi; Katayoon Najafizadeh; Davood Mansouri