All Outputs (12)

A retrospective cohort study in severe asthma describing commonly measured biomarkers: Eosinophil count and IgE levels (2017)
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Haughney, J., Morice, A., Blyth, K. G., Lee, A. J., Coutts, A., McKnight, E., & Pavord, I. (2018). A retrospective cohort study in severe asthma describing commonly measured biomarkers: Eosinophil count and IgE levels. Respiratory medicine, 134, 117-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2017.12.001

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Background Identifying asthma patients suitable for biologic therapy includes the assessment of blood biomarkers (IgE and eosinophils (EOS)). How they relate to each other is unclear. Methods This retrospective, database study use... Read More about A retrospective cohort study in severe asthma describing commonly measured biomarkers: Eosinophil count and IgE levels.

Asthma phenotypes: Do cough and wheeze predict exacerbations in persistent asthma? (2017)
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Morjaria, J. B., Rigby, A. S., & Morice, A. H. (2017). Asthma phenotypes: Do cough and wheeze predict exacerbations in persistent asthma?. European respiratory journal, 50(6), Article 1701366. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01366-2017

Copyright © ERS 2017. Little is known of the long-term symptom profile in uncontrolled asthma and whether symptoms can predict distinct phenotypes. The primary objective of these analyses was to assess diurnal profile of cough and wheeze in an uncont... Read More about Asthma phenotypes: Do cough and wheeze predict exacerbations in persistent asthma?.

Does FeNO Predict Clinical Characteristics in Chronic Cough? (2017)
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Sadeghi, M. H., Wright, C. E., Hart, S., Crooks, M., & Morice, A. H. (2018). Does FeNO Predict Clinical Characteristics in Chronic Cough?. Lung, 196(1), 59-64. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00408-017-0074-6

© 2017, The Author(s). Purpose: To evaluate whether exhaled nitric oxide measurement can facilitate in the assessment of chronic cough patients based on their airway inflammatory phenotype. Methods: We have studied consecutive patients attending a sp... Read More about Does FeNO Predict Clinical Characteristics in Chronic Cough?.

A novel formulation of inhaled sodium cromoglicate (PA101) in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and chronic cough: a randomised, double-blind, proof-of-concept, phase 2 trial (2017)
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Birring, S. S., Wijsenbeek, M. S., Agrawal, S., van den Berg, J. W., Stone, H., Maher, T. M., …Morice, A. (2017). A novel formulation of inhaled sodium cromoglicate (PA101) in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and chronic cough: a randomised, double-blind, proof-of-concept, phase 2 trial. The lancet. Respiratory medicine, 5(10), 806-815. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600%2817%2930310-7

Background Cough can be a debilitating symptom of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and is difficult to treat. PA101 is a novel formulation of sodium cromoglicate delivered via a high-efficiency eFlow nebuliser that achieves significantly higher dr... Read More about A novel formulation of inhaled sodium cromoglicate (PA101) in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and chronic cough: a randomised, double-blind, proof-of-concept, phase 2 trial.

Theobromine for the treatment of persistent cough: A randomised, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial (2017)
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Morice, A. H., McGarvey, L., Pavord, I. D., Higgins, B., Chung, K. F., & Birring, S. S. (2017). Theobromine for the treatment of persistent cough: A randomised, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Journal of thoracic disease, 9(7), 1864-1872. https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2017.06.18

© Journal of Thoracic Disease. Background: To investigate the effect of BC1036 on health-related quality of life (QOL) in subjects with persistent cough. The secondary objective was to investigate the effect of BC1036 on subjective cough severity. Me... Read More about Theobromine for the treatment of persistent cough: A randomised, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.

A new way to look at acute cough in the pharmacy (2017)
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Morice, A. H. (2017). A new way to look at acute cough in the pharmacy. Pharmaceutical Journal, 9(4), https://doi.org/10.1211/CP.2017.20202484

© 2017 Royal Pharmaceutical Society. All rights reserved. Cough is the most common symptom for which people seek medical advice, and patients with cough frequently present to community pharmacy. Cough can be either acute or chronic. Acute cough, defi... Read More about A new way to look at acute cough in the pharmacy.

Continuous cough monitoring using ambient sound recording during convalescence from a COPD exacerbation (2017)
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Crooks, M. G., den Brinker, A., Hayman, Y., Williamson, J. D., Innes, A., Wright, C. E., …Morice, A. H. (2017). Continuous cough monitoring using ambient sound recording during convalescence from a COPD exacerbation. Lung, 195(3), 289-294. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00408-017-9996-2

Purpose Cough is common in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and is associated with frequent exacerbations and increased mortality. Cough increases during acute exacerbations (AE-COPD), representing a possible metric of clinical deteriorat... Read More about Continuous cough monitoring using ambient sound recording during convalescence from a COPD exacerbation.

The effects of exogenous lipid on THP-1 cells : an in vitro model of airway aspiration? (2017)
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Hayman, Y. A., Sadofsky, L. R., Williamson, J. D., Hart, S. P., & Morice, A. H. (2017). The effects of exogenous lipid on THP-1 cells : an in vitro model of airway aspiration?. Ers Monograph, 3(1), 00026-2016. https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00026-2016

Chronic inflammatory diseases of the airways are associated with gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) and aspiration events. The observation of lipid laden macrophages (LLM) within the airway may indicate aspiration secondary to GOR. The proposed mechanis... Read More about The effects of exogenous lipid on THP-1 cells : an in vitro model of airway aspiration?.

TRPV1 polymorphisms influence capsaicin cough sensitivity in men (2017)
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Sadofsky, L. R., Cantero-Recasens, G., Wright, C., Valverde, M. A., & Morice, A. H. (2017). TRPV1 polymorphisms influence capsaicin cough sensitivity in men. Journal of thoracic disease, 9(3), 839-840. https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2017.03.50

Capsaicin, the hot component of chilli peppers, is a well-known tussive agent, which is regularly used as a tool to study cough and antitussives (1). Capsaicin is known to activate the transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) cation channel w... Read More about TRPV1 polymorphisms influence capsaicin cough sensitivity in men.

The differential effects of systemic vasoconstrictors on human pulmonary artery tension (2017)
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Hussain, A., Bennett, R., Haqzad, Y., Qadri, S., Chaudhry, M., Cowen, M., …Morice, A. (2017). The differential effects of systemic vasoconstrictors on human pulmonary artery tension. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, 51(5), 880-886. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezw410

© The Author 2017. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. Objectives: Acute pulmonary hypertension following cardiac surgery can have a significant effect on postoperative morbidity and mortality. However, limited data are availab... Read More about The differential effects of systemic vasoconstrictors on human pulmonary artery tension.

Diagnostic accuracy of fractional exhaled nitric oxide measurement in predicting cough-variant asthma and eosinophilic bronchitis in adults with chronic cough: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2017)
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Song, W. J., Kim, H. J., Shim, J. S., Won, H. K., Kang, S. Y., Sohn, K. H., …Cho, S. H. (2017). Diagnostic accuracy of fractional exhaled nitric oxide measurement in predicting cough-variant asthma and eosinophilic bronchitis in adults with chronic cough: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 140(3), 701-709. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2016.11.037

© 2017 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Background Individual studies have suggested the utility of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) measurement in detecting cough-variant asthma (CVA) and eosinophilic bronchitis (EB) in patie... Read More about Diagnostic accuracy of fractional exhaled nitric oxide measurement in predicting cough-variant asthma and eosinophilic bronchitis in adults with chronic cough: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Rococo study: a real-world evaluation of an over-the-counter medicine in acute cough (a multicentre, randomised, controlled study) (2017)
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Birring, S. S., Brew, J., Kilbourn, A., Edwards, V., Wilson, R., & Morice, A. H. (2017). Rococo study: a real-world evaluation of an over-the-counter medicine in acute cough (a multicentre, randomised, controlled study). BMJ open, 7(1), e014112. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014112

Objectives To investigate the efficacy and safety of CS1002, an over-the-counter cough treatment containing diphenhydramine, ammonium chloride and levomenthol in a cocoa-based demulcent. Design A multicentre, randomised, parallel group, controlled... Read More about Rococo study: a real-world evaluation of an over-the-counter medicine in acute cough (a multicentre, randomised, controlled study).