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| Daniel MenziesSummaryAffiliation: University of Dundee Country: UK Publications
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Effect of aspirin on airway inflammation and pulmonary function in patients with persistent asthmaDaniel Menzies
Asthma and Allergy Research Group, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, United Kingdom
J Allergy Clin Immunol 121:1184-1189.e4. 2008..Aside from patients with known aspirin-sensitive asthma, physicians have avoided the use of aspirin in asthmatic patients in general because it was believed that this agent might precipitate worsening of their condition...
Non-invasive measurement of airway inflammation in asthmaDaniel Menzies
Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Asthma and Allergy Research Group, Ninewells Hospital and Perth Royal Infirmary, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK
J Asthma 43:407-15. 2006..The following article outlines methods of non-invasively measuring asthmatic airway inflammation and highlights their potential role in clinical practice...
Respiratory symptoms, pulmonary function, and markers of inflammation among bar workers before and after a legislative ban on smoking in public placesDaniel Menzies
Asthma and Allergy Research Group, Department of Medicine, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Scotland
JAMA 296:1742-8. 2006..Scotland prohibited smoking in confined public places on March 26, 2006...
A novel breath-actuated integrated vortex spacer device increases relative lung bioavailability of fluticasone/salmeterol in combinationArun Nair
Asthma and Allergy Research Group, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Ninewells Avenue, Dundee, Scotland, UK
Pulm Pharmacol Ther 22:305-10. 2009....
In vivo comparison of the relative systemic bioavailability of fluticasone propionate from three anti-static spacers and a metered dose inhalerArun Nair
Asthma and Allergy Research Group, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School and Perth Royal Infirmary, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK
Br J Clin Pharmacol 67:191-8. 2009....
Assessment of small-airways disease using alveolar nitric oxide and impulse oscillometry in asthma and COPDPeter A Williamson
Asthma and Allergy Research Group, Centre for Cardiovascular and Lung Biology, Division of Medical Sciences, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK
Lung 189:121-9. 2011..Corrected CA(NO) and IOS may prove to be useful noninvasive measurements of small-airways disease...
Respirable dose delivery of fluticasone propionate from a small valved holding chamber, a compact breath actuated integrated vortex device and a metered dose inhalerArun Nair
Asthma and Allergy Research Group, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK
Br J Clin Pharmacol 66:20-6. 2008..To compare the respirable dose delivery of the hydrofluroalkane fluticasone propionate (HFA-FP) via an optimally prepared Aerochamber Plus spacer (AP), via a Synchro-Breathe (SB) device, and pMDI Evohaler (EH)...
Symptoms, spirometry, exhaled nitric oxide, and asthma exacerbations in clinical practiceDaniel Menzies
Asthma and Allergy Research Group, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Scotland
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 101:248-55. 2008..Patient symptoms, spirometry measurements, exacerbation rates, and exhaled nitric oxide (FE(NO)) levels have all been used to quantify asthma severity...
A proof-of-concept study to evaluate the antiinflammatory effects of a novel soluble cyclodextrin formulation of nebulized budesonide in patients with mild to moderate asthmaPeter A Williamson
Asthma and Allergy Research Group, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 102:161-7. 2009..A cyclodextrin solution formulation of budesonide has been developed...
An in vivo and in vitro comparison of inhaled steroid delivery via a novel vortex actuator and a conventional valved holding chamberDaniel Menzies
Asthma and Allergy Research Group, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Scotland
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 98:471-9. 2007..Valved holding chambers improve delivery of inhaled corticosteroids to the lung but are bulky in design. A novel compact vortex actuator device has therefore been developed...
Portable exhaled nitric oxide measurement: Comparison with the "gold standard" techniqueDaniel Menzies
Asthma and Allergy Research Group, Dundee, Scotland, UK
Chest 131:410-4. 2007..A portable nitric oxide analyzer (MINO; Aerocrine AB; Smidesvägen, Sweden) has been developed, but few data exist comparing this device with established, larger laboratory-based analyzers (NIOX; Aerocrine AB)...
Simvastatin does not exhibit therapeutic anti-inflammatory effects in asthmaDaniel Menzies
Asthma and Allergy Research Group, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK
J Allergy Clin Immunol 119:328-35. 2007..Statins lower cholesterol and also exhibit anti-inflammatory properties. In vitro and animal studies have suggested they may be useful for the treatment of a number of inflammatory conditions...
Systemic versus topical glucocorticoid therapy for acute asthmaBrian J Lipworth
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 172:1055; author reply 1055. 2005
Evaluating the effects of "triple therapy" with inhaled corticosteroids, long-acting beta2-agonists, and leukotriene modifiers in asthmaGraeme P Currie
Chest 130:301-2. 2006
Systemic bioavailability of fluticasone in COPDBrian J Lipworth
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 171:1191; author reply 1191-2. 2005
