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Effect of high glucose on human alveolar macrophage phenotype and phagocytosis of mycobacteria (2018)
Journal Article
Vance, J., Santos, A., Sadofsky, L., Morice, A., & Cervantes, J. (2019). Effect of high glucose on human alveolar macrophage phenotype and phagocytosis of mycobacteria. Lung, 197(1), 89–94. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00408-018-0181-z

Purpose Diabetes mellitus (DBM) reduces immunological activity and increases susceptibility to various infections, including tuberculosis (TB). Human alveolar macrophage (hAM) functions are altered in DBM. Methods To mimic hyperglycemic conditions i... Read More about Effect of high glucose on human alveolar macrophage phenotype and phagocytosis of mycobacteria.

Effect of Theophylline as Adjunct to Inhaled Corticosteroids on Exacerbations in Patients with COPD: A Randomized Clinical Trial (2018)
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Devereux, G., Cotton, S., Fielding, S., McMeekin, N., Barnes, P. J., Briggs, A., …Price, D. (2018). Effect of Theophylline as Adjunct to Inhaled Corticosteroids on Exacerbations in Patients with COPD: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of the American Medical Association, 320(15), 1548-1559. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2018.14432

© 2018 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Importance: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major global health issue and theophylline is used extensively. Preclinical investigations have demonstrated that low plasma conce... Read More about Effect of Theophylline as Adjunct to Inhaled Corticosteroids on Exacerbations in Patients with COPD: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

XII AIST 2018 Conference: "the thousand faces of cough: Clinical and therapeutic updates" (2018)
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Zanasi, A., Morselli-Labate, A. M., Mazzolini, M., Mastroroberto, M., Dal Negro, R. W., Poliacek, I., …Tursi, F. (2018). XII AIST 2018 Conference: "the thousand faces of cough: Clinical and therapeutic updates". Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, 13(1), Article 17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40248-018-0130-y

© 2018 The Author(s). This paper summarizes the presentations submitted for publication of the 12th AIST National Congress (Associazione Italiana Studio Tosse/Italian Association for Cough Study) entitled "The thousand facets of cough. A clinical and... Read More about XII AIST 2018 Conference: "the thousand faces of cough: Clinical and therapeutic updates".

The role of high resolution oesophageal manometry in occult respiratory symptoms (2018)
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Burke, J. M., Jackson, W., & Morice, A. H. (2018). The role of high resolution oesophageal manometry in occult respiratory symptoms. Respiratory medicine, 138, 47-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2018.03.027

Purpose: Cough Hypersensitivity Syndrome is the urge to cough following minimal stimulation, but its mechanism and method of provocation remain unexplained. 121 patients (44 males, 77 females; age range 18–81 years) were evaluated. Procedures: High r... Read More about The role of high resolution oesophageal manometry in occult respiratory symptoms.

The effect of pH on citric acid cough challenge: A randomised control trial in chronic cough and healthy volunteers (2018)
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Rai, Z. L., Fowles, H. E., Wright, C., Howard, J., & Morice, A. H. (2018). The effect of pH on citric acid cough challenge: A randomised control trial in chronic cough and healthy volunteers. Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology, 257, 51-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resp.2018.02.013

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Introduction: Citric acid has been used for over six decades to induce cough; however the mechanism of its pro-tussive effect is still not fully understood. We assessed the response to inhalation of citric acid at varying levels... Read More about The effect of pH on citric acid cough challenge: A randomised control trial in chronic cough and healthy volunteers.

Phenotyping patients with chronic cough: Evaluating the ability to predict the response to anti-inflammatory therapy (2018)
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Sadeghi, M. H., Wright, C. E., Hart, S., Crooks, M., & Morice, A. (2018). Phenotyping patients with chronic cough: Evaluating the ability to predict the response to anti-inflammatory therapy. Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 120(3), 285-291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anai.2017.12.004

© 2017 Background: Whether the fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) measurement can predict the response to anti-inflammatory treatment in chronic cough is unknown. Objective: To explore whether the effectiveness of treatment with 10 mg of montelu... Read More about Phenotyping patients with chronic cough: Evaluating the ability to predict the response to anti-inflammatory therapy.