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Chronic cough and laryngeal dysfunction improve with specific treatment of cough and paradoxical vocal fold movementNicole M Ryan
Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, 2308, NSW, Australia
Cough 5:4. 2009..Successful treatment for chronic persistent cough leads to improvements in these features of laryngeal dysfunction...
Cough reflex sensitivity improves with speech language pathology management of refractory chronic coughNicole M Ryan
Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, 2308, NSW, Australia
Cough 6:5. 2010..The number of treatments required to effect a response was also assessed...
Speech pathology for chronic cough: a new approachPeter G Gibson
Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, John Hunter Hospital University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Pulm Pharmacol Ther 22:159-62. 2009..Speech pathology intervention can be an effective way to treat refractory chronic cough...
Differential effects of maintenance long-acting beta-agonist and inhaled corticosteroid on asthma control and asthma exacerbationsPeter G Gibson
Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, University of Newcastle, New Lambton, Australia
J Allergy Clin Immunol 119:344-50. 2007..Combination therapy with long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs)/inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) has become established as effective maintenance treatment for asthma...
Using fractional exhaled nitric oxide to guide asthma therapy: design and methodological issues for ASthma TReatment ALgorithm studiesP G Gibson
Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, Hunter Medical Research Institute at John Hunter Hospital, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
Clin Exp Allergy 39:478-90. 2009....
Initial corticosteroid therapy for asthmaPeter G Gibson
Hunter Medical Research Institute, Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, New South Wales, and University of Newcastle, Australia
Curr Opin Pulm Med 12:48-53. 2006..This review examines the commencement of maintenance pharmacotherapy for asthma: inhaled corticosteroids alone or in combination with long-acting beta2 agonists...
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosisPeter G Gibson
Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 27:185-91. 2006..Treatment involves corticosteroids and antifungal therapy with oral azoles. Additional management seeks to monitor and control the other disease components of severe asthma, bronchiectasis, and disease exacerbations...
Differential proteolytic enzyme activity in eosinophilic and neutrophilic asthmaJodie L Simpson
School of Medical Practice and Population Health, and Medical Genetics, School of Biomedical Science, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 172:559-65. 2005..Asthma is characterized by both chronic inflammation and remodeling of the airways. Proteases are important mediators of inflammation, cytokine activation, and tissue remodeling...
CICADA: Cough in Children and Adults: Diagnosis and Assessment. Australian cough guidelines summary statementPeter G Gibson
Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Med J Aust 192:265-71. 2010..In ADULTS, refractory cough that persists after therapy is managed by empirical inhaled corticosteroid therapy and speech pathology techniques...
Cough pharmacotherapy: current and future statusPeter G Gibson
University of Newcastle, School of Medicine and Public Health, Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
Expert Opin Pharmacother 12:1745-55. 2011..EXPERT OPINION: The concept that sensory neuropathic disorder may underlie some cases of chronic cough is useful in characterizing cough, understanding its mechanisms and guiding drug development...
The overlap syndrome of asthma and COPD: what are its features and how important is it?P G Gibson
Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Hunter Mail Centre, Newcastle, NSW 2310, Australia
Thorax 64:728-35. 2009..Studying these events may offer new insights into the mechanisms and treatment of obstructive airway diseases...
Use of omalizumab in a severe asthma clinicPeter G Gibson
Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
Respirology 12:S35-44; discussion S45-7. 2007....
Chlamydial respiratory infection during allergen sensitization drives neutrophilic allergic airways diseaseJay C Horvat
Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease and Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
J Immunol 184:4159-69. 2010..Thus, active chlamydial respiratory infection during sensitization enhances subsequent neutrophilic inflammation and Th1/Th17 responses during allergen exposure and may have a role in the pathogenesis of neutrophilic asthma...
Manipulating antioxidant intake in asthma: a randomized controlled trialLisa G Wood
Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Am J Clin Nutr 96:534-43. 2012..Antioxidant-rich diets are associated with reduced asthma prevalence in epidemiologic studies. We previously showed that short-term manipulation of antioxidant defenses leads to changes in asthma outcomes...
Lycopene-rich treatments modify noneosinophilic airway inflammation in asthma: proof of conceptLisa G Wood
Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Free Radic Res 42:94-102. 2008..Changing dietary antioxidant intake may be contributing to rising asthma prevalence. Lycopene-rich supplements should be further investigated as a therapeutic intervention...
Early-life chlamydial lung infection enhances allergic airways disease through age-dependent differences in immunopathologyJay C Horvat
Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease and Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
J Allergy Clin Immunol 125:617-25, 625.e1-625.e6. 2010..The progression of aberrant T(H)2 cell responses and disease development has been attributed to a lack of infections. However, exposure to specific pathogens such as Chlamydia may alter immunologic programming and predispose to asthma...
IL-27/IFN-γ induce MyD88-dependent steroid-resistant airway hyperresponsiveness by inhibiting glucocorticoid signaling in macrophagesJing Jing Li
Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease, University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
J Immunol 185:4401-9. 2010....
Clarithromycin targets neutrophilic airway inflammation in refractory asthmaJodie L Simpson
NHMRC Centre for Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 177:148-55. 2008..Macrolide antibiotics, such as clarithromycin, have in vitro efficacy against IL-8 and neutrophils, key inflammatory mediators in noneosinophilic asthma...
Haemophilus influenzae infection drives IL-17-mediated neutrophilic allergic airways diseaseAma Tawiah Essilfie
Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases and Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
PLoS Pathog 7:e1002244. 2011..This results in a phenotype that is similar to neutrophilic asthma. Infection-induced neutrophilic inflammation in AAD is mediated by IL-17 responses...
Psychosocial outcomes are related to asthma control and quality of life in pregnant women with asthmaHeather Powell
Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
J Asthma 48:1032-40. 2011..Little is known about the psychosocial impact and perceived teratogenic (fetal harm due to medication) risks of asthma treatment (inhaled/oral corticosteroids and β-agonist) during pregnancy...
Management of asthma in pregnancy guided by measurement of fraction of exhaled nitric oxide: a double-blind, randomised controlled trialHeather Powell
Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Lancet 378:983-90. 2011..We tested the hypothesis that a management algorithm for asthma in pregnancy based on F(E)NO and symptoms would reduce asthma exacerbations...
Inhibition of allergic airways disease by immunomodulatory therapy with whole killed Streptococcus pneumoniaeJulie A Preston
Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
Vaccine 25:8154-62. 2007..This indicates the potential of Spn as an IMT for asthma...
Combined Haemophilus influenzae respiratory infection and allergic airways disease drives chronic infection and features of neutrophilic asthmaAma Tawiah Essilfie
Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease and Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
Thorax 67:588-99. 2012..The relationship between chronic airway colonisation and the development of steroid-resistant neutrophilic asthma is unclear...
Relationship between body composition, inflammation and lung function in overweight and obese asthmaHayley A Scott
Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW Australia
Respir Res 13:10. 2012..The obese-asthma phenotype is not well defined. The aim of this study was to examine both mechanical and inflammatory influences, by comparing lung function with body composition and airway inflammation in overweight and obese asthma...
Oxidized vitamin E and glutathione as markers of clinical status in asthmaLisa G Wood
Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Level 3, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, Locked Bag 1, Hunter Region Mail Centre, Newcastle, 2310 NSW, Australia
Clin Nutr 27:579-86. 2008....
A high-fat challenge increases airway inflammation and impairs bronchodilator recovery in asthmaLisa G Wood
Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
J Allergy Clin Immunol 127:1133-40. 2011..Dietary fat activates systemic innate immune responses, but the effect on airway responses is unknown...
Systemic upregulation of neutrophil α-defensins and serine proteases in neutrophilic asthmaKatherine J Baines
Priority Research Centre forAsthma and Respiratory Diseases, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
Thorax 66:942-7. 2011..Systemic inflammation is now recognised as an important part of some airway diseases, but the involvement of systemic inflammation in the pathogenesis of airway inflammatory phenotypes of asthma remains unknown...
Transcriptional phenotypes of asthma defined by gene expression profiling of induced sputum samplesKatherine J Baines
Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
J Allergy Clin Immunol 127:153-60, 160.e1-9. 2011..Previous studies have identified clinical or inflammatory phenotypes of asthma on the basis of clinical and demographic parameters or sputum cell counts; however, few studies have defined transcriptional phenotypes of asthma...
Persistence of rhinovirus RNA and IP-10 gene expression after acute asthmaLisa G Wood
Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Respirology 16:291-9. 2011..This study investigates the frequency of viral persistence after acute asthma, assesses viral infectivity and determines the host inflammatory responses to viral persistence...
Asthma in older adultsPeter G Gibson
School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
Lancet 376:803-13. 2010....
The neutrophilic inflammatory phenotype is associated with systemic inflammation in asthmaLisa G Wood
Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, University of Newcastle, Australia
Chest 142:86-93. 2012..The role of systemic inflammation in asthma is unclear. The aim of this study was to compare systemic inflammation in subjects with stable asthma, categorized by airway inflammatory phenotype, with healthy control subjects...
Neutrophilic asthma has different radiographic features to COPD and smokersJodie L Simpson
Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
Respir Med 103:881-7. 2009..The aim of this study was to examine the airway and parenchymal abnormalities using high resolution computed tomographic (HRCT) scanning in participants with neutrophilic asthma, COPD and smoking controls...
A comparison of two approaches to the treatment of chronic cough: perceptual, acoustic, and electroglottographic outcomesAnne E Vertigan
Speech Pathology Department, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia
J Voice 22:581-9. 2008..These results demonstrated that SPEICH-C can improve perceptual aspects of voice quality suggesting that dysphonia may be a fundamental characteristic of CC...
Diversity in the bronchial epithelial cell response to infection with different rhinovirus strainsPeter A B Wark
Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease, Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, UK
Respirology 14:180-6. 2009..Infection with rhinovirus (RV) is the most common trigger for acute asthma and COPD. The aim of this study was to characterize the variability in the response of primary bronchial epithelial cells to infection with several strains of RV...
Maternal asthma is associated with reduced female fetal growthVanessa E Murphy
Mothers and Babies Research Centre, John Hunter Hospital, Hunter Medical Research Institute and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2310, Australia
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 168:1317-23. 2003..This study provides evidence that in pregnancies complicated by asthma there is a fetal sex-specific effect on the maternal immune system with adverse effects on placental function and female fetal growth...
Potentially pathogenic bacteria cultured from the sputum of stable asthmatics are associated with increased 8-isoprostane and airway neutrophiliaLisa G Wood
Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
Free Radic Res 44:146-54. 2010..The role of bacteria in potentiating neutrophilic asthma warrants further investigation. Therapies such as antibiotic and antioxidant treatment may be most effective in this sub-group of patients...
Anti-inflammatory effects of long-chain n-3 PUFA in rhinovirus-infected cultured airway epithelial cellsAhmad Saedisomeolia
Nutraceuticals Research Group, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Br J Nutr 101:533-40. 2009..EPA and AA did not change the release of inflammatory biomarkers significantly. It is concluded that DHA has a potential role in suppressing RV-induced airway inflammation...
Reduced circulating antioxidant defences are associated with airway hyper-responsiveness, poor control and severe disease pattern in asthmaLisa G Wood
Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Br J Nutr 103:735-41. 2010..This highlights the potential role for antioxidant supplementation in these subjects...
Proteomic study of plasma proteins in pregnant women with asthmaVanessa E Murphy
Mothers and Babies Research Centre, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NWS, Australia
Respirology 11:41-8. 2006..Surface-enhanced laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry has potential as a tool to monitor disease progression in situations such as pregnancy...
The importance of clinical management problems in older people with COPD and asthma: do patients and physicians agree?Vanessa M McDonald
Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, New South Wales, Australia
Prim Care Respir J 20:389-95. 2011..COPD and asthma in older people are complex conditions associated with multiple clinical problems. The relative importance of these problems to both patients and physicians and the level of agreement between them is largely unknown...
Characterization of laryngeal dysfunction in chronic persistent coughNicole M Ryan
Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, 2308, NSW, Australia
Laryngoscope 119:640-5. 2009....
Oncostatin M (OSM) is increased in asthma with incompletely reversible airflow obstructionJodie L Simpson
Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease, School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan NSW, Australia
Exp Lung Res 35:781-94. 2009..Sputum oncostatin M is increased in asthma with irreversible airflow obstruction and is present in airway neutrophils and macrophages. Oncostatin M may link airway inflammation to remodeling in asthma...
Acoustic and electroglottographic voice characteristics in chronic cough and paradoxical vocal fold movementAnne E Vertigan
Speech Pathology Department, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
Folia Phoniatr Logop 60:210-6. 2008..Objective acoustic and electroglottographic (EGG) measures have the capacity to delineate these vocal characteristics. This study investigated acoustic and EGG voice features of CC and PVFM...
Immune responses of airway neutrophils are impaired in asthmaKatherine J Baines
Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
Exp Lung Res 35:554-69. 2009..Innate immune responses of airway neutrophil cells are impaired in asthmatic subjects on prophylactic therapy and may impact on susceptibility to, and severity of, airway infections...
The nutrigenomics of asthma: molecular mechanisms of airway neutrophilia following dietary antioxidant withdrawalKatherine J Baines
Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, University of Newcastle, Callaghan NSW Australia
OMICS 13:355-65. 2009..A diet low in antioxidants may be contributing to the development of neutrophilic asthma through activation of the innate immune response...
Obesity and childhood asthma - mechanisms and manifestationsMegan E Jensen
Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW 2310, Australia
Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 12:186-92. 2012..This review highlights the most recent findings over the past 18 months in understanding the presentation and potential mechanisms of obesity in childhood asthma...
The effect of cigarette smoking on asthma control during exacerbations in pregnant womenVanessa E Murphy
Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle NSW 2310, Australia
Thorax 65:739-44. 2010..Smoking and severe asthma exacerbations in pregnancy are risk factors for low birth weight babies. No studies have assessed the clinical implications of smoking on asthma exacerbations in pregnancy...
How to set up a severe asthma serviceVanessa M McDonald
Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Respirology 16:900-11. 2011..In this article we describe the purpose of a severe asthma clinic, the necessary components of a service including staffing and facilities and the processes for trialling additional therapies used in the management of severe asthma...
The effect of maternal asthma on placental and cord blood protein profilesVanessa E Murphy
Mothers and Babies Research Centre, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle NSW, Australia
J Soc Gynecol Investig 12:349-55. 2005..Further work to positively identify the candidate peptides found in this study may provide a greater understanding of the placental mechanisms leading to alterations in fetal growth in patients with bronchial asthma...
Induced sputum 8-isoprostane concentrations in inflammatory airway diseasesLisa G Wood
Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Locked Bag 1, Hunter Region Mail Centre, NSW, 2310, Australia
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 171:426-30. 2005..Analysis of 8-iso-PGF(2alpha) concentrations in induced sputum provides a useful tool for monitoring oxidative stress and investigating strategies aimed at reducing oxidative stress in airways disease...
Innate immune activation in neutrophilic asthma and bronchiectasisJodie L Simpson
Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
Thorax 62:211-8. 2007..The inflammatory response in asthma is heterogeneous...
Inflammatory subtypes in asthma: assessment and identification using induced sputumJodie L Simpson
School of Medical Practice and Population Health, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
Respirology 11:54-61. 2006..These inflammatory subtypes have important implications for the investigation and characterization of airway inflammation in asthma...
Components of Streptococcus pneumoniae suppress allergic airways disease and NKT cells by inducing regulatory T cellsAlison N Thorburn
Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease, Newcastle, New South Wales 2300, Australia
J Immunol 188:4611-20. 2012..These data suggest that S. pneumoniae components may have potential as a therapeutic strategy for the suppression of allergic asthma through the induction of Tregs and suppression of NKT cells...
Impaired type I and III interferon response to rhinovirus infection during pregnancy and asthmaRebecca Louise Forbes
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease, The University of Newcastle, School of Medicine and Public Health, New Lambton, NSW, Australia, 2350
Thorax 67:209-14. 2012..Pregnant women have increased susceptibility and disease severity to viral infections like influenza and HRVs, as do asthmatics. Successful pregnancy requires immunological modulation to permit fetal tolerance...
Chronic refractory cough as a sensory neuropathy: evidence from a reinterpretation of cough triggersAnne E Vertigan
Department of Speech Pathology, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia
J Voice 25:596-601. 2011....
Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine-induced regulatory T cells suppress the development of allergic airways diseaseAlison N Thorburn
Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease and Hunter Medical Research Institute and The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Thorax 65:1053-60. 2010..Components of S pneumoniae may have the potential to modulate allergic inflammatory responses and suppress the development of asthma...
The relationship of exhaled nitric oxide to airway inflammation and responsiveness in childrenPaul S Thomas
Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
J Asthma 42:291-5. 2005..eNO appears to be a useful indicator of atopy and airway inflammation, but in this population it was not closely related to airway hyperresponsiveness...
Lycopene enrichment of cultured airway epithelial cells decreases the inflammation induced by rhinovirus infection and lipopolysaccharideAhmad Saedisomeolia
Nutraceuticals Research Group, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
J Nutr Biochem 20:577-85. 2009..Lycopene also decreased the release of IL-6 and IP-10 following exposure to lipopolysaccharide. We conclude that lycopene has a potential role in suppressing rhinovirus induced airway inflammation...
Persistent airway obstruction after virus infection is not associated with airway inflammationLisa G Wood
School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Chest 131:415-23. 2007..This study examined the contribution of airway inflammation to the delayed lung function recovery that occurs in some people following virus-induced asthma exacerbations...
Gabapentin for refractory chronic cough: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trialNicole M Ryan
Priority Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Lancet 380:1583-9. 2012..We established the efficacy of gabapentin in patients with refractory chronic cough...
Clinical and physiological features of postinfectious chronic cough associated with H1N1 infectionNicole M Ryan
Priority Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, 2308 NSW, Australia
Respir Med 106:138-44. 2012..This study sought to investigate the prevalence, characteristics and mechanism of chronic cough following laboratory-confirmed H1N1 2009 influenza...
Validity of the common cold questionnaire (CCQ) in asthma exacerbationsHeather Powell
Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia
PLoS ONE 3:e1802. 2008..Its usefulness in people with acute asthma is unknown. Our aim was to assess the ability of the CCQ to detect viral infection and to monitor recovery during a viral induced asthma exacerbation and confirmed by virological testing...
Airway and circulating levels of carotenoids in asthma and healthy controlsLisa G Wood
Department Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Locked Bag 1, Hunter Region Mail Centre, NSW, 2310, Australia
J Am Coll Nutr 24:448-55. 2005..Plasma carotenoid levels reflect airway carotenoid levels and when plasma levels are improved using oral supplements this is reflected in the airways...
Multidimensional assessment of older people with asthma and COPD: clinical management and health statusVanessa M McDonald
School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Age Ageing 40:42-9. 2011..the diagnosis and management of obstructive airway diseases (OADs) such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be challenging in older people...
Asthma in pregnancyVanessa E Murphy
Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Locked Bag 1, HRMC, Newcastle, New South Wales 2310, Australia
Clin Chest Med 32:93-110, ix. 2011..Barriers to effective asthma management and opportunities for optimized care and treatment are discussed, and a summary of the clinical guidelines for the management of asthma during pregnancy is presented...
Identification of novel diagnostic biomarkers for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseNicole M Verrills
School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 183:1633-43. 2011..Proteomics may identify a useful panel of biomarkers for identification of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)...
Neonatal chlamydial infection induces mixed T-cell responses that drive allergic airway diseaseJay C Horvat
Priority Research Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 176:556-64. 2007..Chlamydial lung infection has been associated with asthma in children and adults. However, how chlamydial infection influences the development of immune responses that promote asthma remains unknown...
Interleukin-10 gene expression in acute virus-induced asthmaTerry V Grissell
School of Medical Practice and Population Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 172:433-9. 2005..Airway neutrophilia due to respiratory virus infection is associated with chemokine gene expression involving RANTES and macrophage inflammatory protein-1alpha...
Premenstrual asthma: prevalence, cycle-to-cycle variability and relationship to oral contraceptive use and menstrual symptomsVanessa E Murphy
Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
J Asthma 45:696-704. 2008..PMA resulting in increased symptoms and medication use occurred in 57% of subjects studied for 2-4 menstrual cycles. The use of oral contraceptives is not protective and further work is required to elucidate the mechanisms of PMA...
Migration to a western country increases asthma symptoms but not eosinophilic airway inflammationPeter G Gibson
Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Pediatr Pulmonol 36:209-15. 2003..The development of wheeze after migration to Australia was independent of eosinophilic inflammation and consistent with noneosinophilic asthma mechanisms...
Perceptual voice characteristics in chronic cough and paradoxical vocal fold movementAnne E Vertigan
Speech Pathology Department, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia
Folia Phoniatr Logop 59:256-67. 2007..These results have implications for the identification and management of voice disorders in CC and PVFM and suggest that clinicians should be alert to the incidence of voice abnormalities in these populations...
Dietary factors lead to innate immune activation in asthmaLisa G Wood
Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, 2310 NSW, Australia
Pharmacol Ther 123:37-53. 2009..Therapeutic strategies aimed at addressing diet-induced innate immune activation are warranted...
Reduced toll-like receptor 4 and substance P gene expression is associated with airway bacterial colonization in childrenTerry V Grissell
Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton, Australia
Pediatr Pulmonol 42:380-5. 2007..There is evidence for co-regulation of neurokinin (TAC1) and TLR4 gene expression in airway cells from children with airway bacterial colonization and their reduced expression may be associated with an impaired bacterial clearance...
Use of induced sputum for the diagnosis of influenza and infections in asthma: a comparison of diagnostic techniquesJodie L Simpson
Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Locked Bag 1, Hunter Region Mail Centre, Newcastle, New South Wales 2310, Australia
J Clin Virol 26:339-46. 2003..The improved sensitivity of induced sputum RT-PCR also permits a more rapid diagnosis and the opportunity of early administration of effective treatments...
Impact of inhaled corticosteroids on cortisol suppression in adults with asthma: a quantitative reviewJohn H Wlodarczyk
John Wlodarczyk Consulting Services, New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 100:23-30. 2008..Studies examining the effects of inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) on cortisol suppression show inconsistent results, and there is uncertainty regarding the dose-response relationship between ICSs and cortisol suppression...
Inhaled corticosteroid doses in asthma: an evidence-based approachHeather Powell
Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, Locked Bag 1, Hunter Mail Centre, Newcastle, NSW 2310, Australia
Med J Aust 178:223-5. 2003..To define the evidence for doses of inhaled corticosteroids in asthma and describe this in clinically meaningful, evidence-based terms...
Innate immune mechanisms linking non-esterified fatty acids and respiratory diseaseLisa G Wood
Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Level 3, John Hunter Hospital, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Locked Bag 1, Hunter Region Mail Centre, Newcastle, 2310 NSW, Australia
Prog Lipid Res 48:27-43. 2009..Finally, the review will discuss how the recognition of NEFA as important inflammatory stimulants in respiratory disease, leads to the possibility that pathways involved in lipid metabolism may provide therapeutic targets...
IFN-gamma-induced protein 10 is a novel biomarker of rhinovirus-induced asthma exacerbationsPeter A B Wark
Brooke Laboratories, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
J Allergy Clin Immunol 120:586-93. 2007..Rhinovirus-induced acute asthma is the most frequent trigger for asthma exacerbations...
The relationship between chronic cough and paradoxical vocal fold movement: a review of the literatureAnne E Vertigan
Division of Speech Pathology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
J Voice 20:466-80. 2006....
Involuntary glottal closure during inspiration in muscle tension dysphoniaAnne E Vertigan
Division of Speech Pathology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Laryngoscope 116:643-9. 2006..The purpose of this study was to examine respiratory function in a group of patients with muscle tension dysphonia (MTD) DESIGN: Cross-sectional analytical study...
Assessment and reproducibility of non-eosinophilic asthma using induced sputumJodie L Simpson
Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
Respiration 79:147-51. 2010..The stability of airway inflammation in asthma over time is not known, yet this information is crucial to inflammation-based patient management...
Voice and upper airway symptoms in people with chronic cough and paradoxical vocal fold movementAnne E Vertigan
Division of Speech Pathology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
J Voice 21:361-83. 2007..A template has been provided that is a practical method of designing an integrated behavioral treatment program based on those individual patient characteristics...
A review of voice and upper airway function in chronic cough and paradoxical vocal cord movementAnne E Vertigan
Speech Pathology Department, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia
Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 7:37-42. 2007..Chronic cough and paradoxical vocal fold movement (PVFM) are perplexing conditions. This paper reviews the recent literature in relation to the nature of PVFM and chronic cough and the management of symptoms associated with these disorders...
The role of sensory dysfunction in the development of voice disorders, chronic cough and paradoxical vocal fold movementAnne E Vertigan
Speech Pathology Department, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, Australia
Int J Speech Lang Pathol 10:231-44. 2008..Dysphonia can occur in CC/PVFM and may improve following behavioural treatment of CC...
Role of atypical bacterial infection of the lung in predisposition/protection of asthmaPhilip M Hansbro
Discipline of Immunology and Microbiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
Pharmacol Ther 101:193-210. 2004....
Reduced 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 activity is associated with decreased birth weight centile in pregnancies complicated by asthmaVanessa E Murphy
Mothers and Babies Research Centre, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 87:1660-8. 2002....
Inflammatory mechanisms and treatment of obstructive airway diseases with neutrophilic bronchitisJodie L Simpson
Centre for Asthma and Respiratory Disease, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Pharmacol Ther 124:86-95. 2009..Studies also show improvements in quality of life and exacerbation rates in airways diseases...
Increased plasma fatty acid concentrations after respiratory exacerbations are associated with elevated oxidative stress in cystic fibrosis patientsLisa G Wood
Discipline of Nutrition and Dietetics, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
Am J Clin Nutr 75:668-75. 2002..Thus, antioxidant intervention during treatment for and recovery from acute infection in cystic fibrosis should be considered...
Circulating markers to assess nutritional therapy in cystic fibrosisLisa G Wood
Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, 2310, NSW, Australia
Clin Chim Acta 353:13-29. 2005..This article provides an overview of the biomarkers useful in the prediction of the efficacy of nutritional therapy on improvements in quality and quantity of life in CF...
Asthma educationPeter G Gibson
Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Hunter Medical Research Institute, John Hunter Hospital, University of Newcastle, Locked Bag 1, Hunter Region Mail Centre, NSW 2310, Australia
Respir Med 97:1036-44. 2003..While a structured asthma self-management programme is effective in a hospital setting, attempts to deliver these programmes in primary care have met with varying success...
Outpatient monitoring of asthmaPeter G Gibson
Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2:161-6. 2002..Additional monitoring tools are under evaluation, and these include measures of airway responsiveness, airway inflammation, and Internet-based monitoring systems...
Optimization of sputum-processing methods for the measurement of interleukin-5: effects of protease inhibitionJodie L Simpson
Airways Research Centre, Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Respirology 7:111-6. 2002..CONCLUSION: Interleukin-5 recovery is increased by the addition of PI to samples processed using the selected portion method with DTT dispersion. A protease inhibitor cocktail should be added to sputum for IL-5 assay...
Improvement in health-related quality of life with fluticasone propionate compared with budesonide or beclomethasone dipropionate in adults with severe asthmaCarolyn Rutherford
GlaxoSmithKline Australia Ltd, Boronia, Victoria, Australia
Respirology 8:371-5. 2003..CONCLUSION: Patients with severe asthma who received FP (at approximately half the dose of BDP/BUD) experienced statistically significant, as well as clinically meaningful, improvements in their HRQoL...
Clinical usefulness of inflammatory markers in asthmaPeter A B Wark
Research Division, Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
Am J Respir Med 2:11-9. 2003..The place of induced sputum and eNO in the ongoing monitoring of patients with asthma are now being investigated in controlled trials...
Inhalation-device polypharmacy in asthmaVanessa M McDonald
Med J Aust 182:250-1. 2005
A light at the end of the tunnel of inflammation in obstructive airway diseases?Peter G Gibson
Chest 134:475-6. 2008
Relationship between cough, cough receptor sensitivity and asthma in childrenAnne B Chang
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Children s Hospital, QLD 4029, Brisbane, Australia
Pulm Pharmacol Ther 15:287-91. 2002....
What do non-eosinophilic asthma and airway remodelling tell us about persistent asthma?Peter G Gibson
Thorax 62:1034-6. 2007
Should we still give our asthmatic patients written individualised management plans?Peter G Gibson
Med J Aust 177:460. 2002
Inflammometry to assess airway diseasesIan D Pavord
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Allergy and Thoracic Surgery, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester LE3 9QP, UK
Lancet 372:1017-9. 2008
S100A12 provokes mast cell activation: a potential amplification pathway in asthma and innate immunityZheng Yang
School of Medical Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
J Allergy Clin Immunol 119:106-14. 2007..The calcium-binding protein S100A12 might provoke inflammation and monocyte recruitment through the receptor for advanced glycation end products...
