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Low-dose oral theophylline combined with inhaled corticosteroids for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and high risk of exacerbations: A rct (2019)
Journal Article
Devereux, G., Cotton, S., Fielding, S., McMeekin, N., Barnes, P. J., Briggs, A., …Price, D. (2019). Low-dose oral theophylline combined with inhaled corticosteroids for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and high risk of exacerbations: A rct. Health Technology Assessment, 23(37), 1-145. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta23370

Background: Despite widespread use of therapies such as inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs), people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) continue to suffer, have reduced life expectancy and utilise considerable NHS resources. Laboratory inves... Read More about Low-dose oral theophylline combined with inhaled corticosteroids for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and high risk of exacerbations: A rct.

New understanding in the treatment of cough (NEUROCOUGH) ERS Clinical Research Collaboration: improving care and treatment for patients with cough (2019)
Journal Article
McGarvey, L., Dupont, L., Birring, S. S., Boyd, J., Chung, K. F., Dabrowska, M., …Van de Kerkhove, C. (2019). New understanding in the treatment of cough (NEUROCOUGH) ERS Clinical Research Collaboration: improving care and treatment for patients with cough. European respiratory journal, 53(5), Article 1900787. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.00787-2019

Chronic cough is a common and troublesome clinical problem and currently there are no effective treatments [1]. While individual specialist cough clinics have been set up in some European countries, there is no formal mechanism to develop common mana... Read More about New understanding in the treatment of cough (NEUROCOUGH) ERS Clinical Research Collaboration: improving care and treatment for patients with cough.

N-cinnamoylanthranilates as human TRPA1 modulators: Structure-activity relationships and channel binding sites (2019)
Journal Article
Chandrabalan, A., McPhillie, M. J., Morice, A. H., Boa, A. N., & Sadofsky, L. R. (2019). N-cinnamoylanthranilates as human TRPA1 modulators: Structure-activity relationships and channel binding sites. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 170, 141-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.02.074

The transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) channel is a non-selective cation channel, which detects noxious stimuli leading to pain, itch and cough. However, the mechanism(s) of channel modulation by many of the known, non-reactive modulators... Read More about N-cinnamoylanthranilates as human TRPA1 modulators: Structure-activity relationships and channel binding sites.

Symptoms and exacerbations in asthma: an apparent paradox? (2019)
Journal Article
Morjaria, J. B., Rigby, A. S., & Morice, A. H. (2019). Symptoms and exacerbations in asthma: an apparent paradox?. Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease, 10, https://doi.org/10.1177/2040622319884387

© The Author(s), 2019. Background: There is a dearth of data on prospectively recorded symptoms in patients with uncontrolled asthma. Asthma symptoms and exacerbation rate are commonly thought to be associated. The aim of this study was to analyse as... Read More about Symptoms and exacerbations in asthma: an apparent paradox?.

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)
Journal Article
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.

Textural analysis demonstrates heterogeneous [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in radiologically normal lung in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (2018)
Journal Article
Aliyu, S. A., Avery, G., Cawthorne, C., Archibald, S. J., Kadir, T., Willaime, J. M., …Crooks, M. G. (2018). Textural analysis demonstrates heterogeneous [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in radiologically normal lung in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. European respiratory journal, 52(5), 1801138. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01138-2018

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanning in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) has revealed increased [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose ([18F]-FDG) uptake in areas of the lungs that appear normal on high resolution computed tomography (HRCT). We hypothesi... Read More about Textural analysis demonstrates heterogeneous [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in radiologically normal lung in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Acute and chronic cough (2018)
Book Chapter
Morice, A. H., & Fowles, H. (2018). Acute and chronic cough. In S. Hart, & M. Greenstone (Eds.), Foundations of Respiratory Medicine (73-86). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94127-1_5

Acute cough has a considerable economic impact within the UK because of lost work days. Chronic cough is one of the most common presentations to general respiratory clinics. Cough is often seen in tandem with a wide variety of respiratory conditions... Read More about Acute and chronic cough.

Anti reflux surgery (2018)
Book Chapter
Rai, Z., Morice, A. H., & Sedman, P. (2018). Anti reflux surgery. In A. H. Morice, & P. W. Dettmar (Eds.), Reflux Aspiration and Lung Disease (357-363). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90525-9_28

Surgery may be necessary to control gross reflux disease, particularly when anatomical abnormalities underlie the pathophysiology. Treatment is generally less successful when directed at isolated airway reflux and aspiration since the refluxate consi... Read More about Anti reflux surgery.

XII AIST 2018 Conference: "the thousand faces of cough: Clinical and therapeutic updates" (2018)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.

Is cough important in acute exacerbations of COPD? (2018)
Journal Article
Crooks, M. G., Brown, T., & Morice, A. H. (2018). Is cough important in acute exacerbations of COPD?. Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology, 257, 30-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resp.2018.02.005

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is predicted to become the 4th leading cause of death worldwide by 2030. The natural history of the disease includes progressive symptoms punctuated by acute exacerbations during which symptoms rapidly deteriorat... Read More about Is cough important in acute exacerbations of COPD?.