A Sood

Summary

Affiliation: University of New Mexico
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Adiponectin in pulmonary disease and critically ill patients
    P Garcia
    University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC 10 5550, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
    Curr Med Chem 19:5493-500. 2012
  2. ncbi Indoor fuel exposure and the lung in both developing and developed countries: an update
    Akshay Sood
    Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, University of New Mexico, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC 10 5550, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
    Clin Chest Med 33:649-65. 2012
  3. ncbi Low serum adiponectin predicts future risk for asthma in women
    Akshay Sood
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med 186:41-7. 2012
  4. ncbi Difference in airflow obstruction between Hispanic and non-Hispanic White female smokers
    Akshay Sood
    Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, S E, Albuquerque, NM, USA
    COPD 5:274-81. 2008
  5. ncbi "Real-world" effectiveness of reactive telephone counseling for smoking cessation: a randomized controlled trial
    Akshay Sood
    Department of Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
    Chest 136:1229-36. 2009
  6. ncbi Obesity-asthma association: is it explained by systemic oxidant stress?
    Akshay Sood
    Department of Medicine, Akshay University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, MSC 10 5550, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
    Chest 136:1055-62. 2009
  7. ncbi Altered resting and exercise respiratory physiology in obesity
    Akshay Sood
    Department of Medicine, 1 University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131 0001, USA
    Clin Chest Med 30:445-54, vii. 2009
  8. ncbi Current treatment of chronic beryllium disease
    Akshay Sood
    University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA
    J Occup Environ Hyg 6:762-5. 2009
  9. ncbi Obesity, adipokines, and lung disease
    Akshay Sood
    Department of Medicine, University of New Mexico, MSC 10 5550, Albuquerque, NM 87131 0001, USA
    J Appl Physiol 108:744-53. 2010
  10. ncbi Lean mass predicts asthma better than fat mass among females
    A Sood
    Dept of Medicine, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
    Eur Respir J 37:65-71. 2011

Detail Information

Publications25

  1. ncbi Adiponectin in pulmonary disease and critically ill patients
    P Garcia
    University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC 10 5550, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
    Curr Med Chem 19:5493-500. 2012
    ..Future research will determine whether modulation of adiponectin, independent of BMI, may be helpful in the prevention or treatment of asthma, COPD or critical illness...
  2. ncbi Indoor fuel exposure and the lung in both developing and developed countries: an update
    Akshay Sood
    Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, University of New Mexico, 1 University of New Mexico, MSC 10 5550, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
    Clin Chest Med 33:649-65. 2012
    ..Tobacco use further potentiates the development of respiratory disease among subjects exposed to solid fuel smoke. There is a need to perform additional interventional studies in this field...
  3. ncbi Low serum adiponectin predicts future risk for asthma in women
    Akshay Sood
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med 186:41-7. 2012
    ..However, it is not known if serum adiponectin predicts future development of asthma or if asthma affects subsequent serum adiponectin concentrations among women...
  4. ncbi Difference in airflow obstruction between Hispanic and non-Hispanic White female smokers
    Akshay Sood
    Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, S E, Albuquerque, NM, USA
    COPD 5:274-81. 2008
    ..05 for all analyses). Hispanic female smokers in this New Mexico-based cohort had lower risk of airflow obstruction and better lung function than NHW female smokers. Further, smoking history did not completely explain these associations...
  5. ncbi "Real-world" effectiveness of reactive telephone counseling for smoking cessation: a randomized controlled trial
    Akshay Sood
    Department of Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
    Chest 136:1229-36. 2009
    ..The study objective was to evaluate the real-world effectiveness of reactive telephone counseling for smoking cessation using a randomized controlled trial study design...
  6. ncbi Obesity-asthma association: is it explained by systemic oxidant stress?
    Akshay Sood
    Department of Medicine, Akshay University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, MSC 10 5550, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
    Chest 136:1055-62. 2009
    ..The mechanism for the obesity-asthma association is unknown. This study evaluated the hypothesis that systemic oxidant stress explains this association...
  7. ncbi Altered resting and exercise respiratory physiology in obesity
    Akshay Sood
    Department of Medicine, 1 University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131 0001, USA
    Clin Chest Med 30:445-54, vii. 2009
    ..Weight loss may reverse many adverse physiologic consequences of severe obesity on the respiratory system...
  8. ncbi Current treatment of chronic beryllium disease
    Akshay Sood
    University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA
    J Occup Environ Hyg 6:762-5. 2009
    ..The effect of treatment should be monitored using pulmonary function tests and high-resolution computed tomography of the chest. However, once pulmonary fibrosis has developed, corticosteroid therapy cannot reverse the damage...
  9. ncbi Obesity, adipokines, and lung disease
    Akshay Sood
    Department of Medicine, University of New Mexico, MSC 10 5550, Albuquerque, NM 87131 0001, USA
    J Appl Physiol 108:744-53. 2010
    ..This area of research needs additional study that may open up novel therapeutic strategies for these lung diseases...
  10. ncbi Lean mass predicts asthma better than fat mass among females
    A Sood
    Dept of Medicine, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
    Eur Respir J 37:65-71. 2011
    ..These findings are contrary to the popular perception that excess physiological fat drives the obesity-asthma association. Rather, we hypothesise that ectopic fat within the "lean" tissues drives this association among females...
  11. ncbi Sex differences: implications for the obesity-asthma association
    Akshay Sood
    University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131 0001, USA
    Exerc Sport Sci Rev 39:48-56. 2011
    ..The reason for this controversial sex difference is not known. Based on our previous studies, we hypothesize that sex-related differences in ectopic fat may explain the obesity-asthma association in women...
  12. ncbi Effect of specific allergen inhalation on serum adiponectin in human asthma
    Akshay Sood
    Department of Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131 0001, USA
    Chest 135:287-94. 2009
    ..We sought to evaluate whether allergen inhalation affects serum adiponectin in human asthma...
  13. ncbi Association between asthma and serum adiponectin concentration in women
    A Sood
    University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA
    Thorax 63:877-82. 2008
    ..A study was undertaken to examine whether the serum adiponectin concentration is associated with human asthma and whether it explains the association between adiposity and asthma, particularly in women and in premenopausal women...
  14. ncbi Characteristics of smokers calling a national reactive telephone helpline
    Akshay Sood
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Albuquerque 87131, USA
    Am J Health Promot 22:176-9. 2008
    ..The objective of this study was to describe the characteristics of the current smokers calling a national reactive telephone helpline (i.e., study population)...
  15. ncbi Effect of change of reference standard to NHANES III on interpretation of spirometric 'abnormality'
    Akshay Sood
    Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL 62794 9636, USA
    Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2:361-7. 2007
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  16. ncbi Hypersensitivity pneumonitis-like granulomatous lung disease with nontuberculous mycobacteria from exposure to hot water aerosols
    Akshay Sood
    University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA
    Environ Health Perspect 115:262-6. 2007
    ..Our objective in this study was to examine four additional cases of hot tub lung and compare these cases with others reported in the English print literature on this disease...
  17. ncbi Association of excess weight and degree of airway responsiveness in asthmatics and non-asthmatics
    Akshay Sood
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Albuquerque, 87131, USA
    J Asthma 43:447-52. 2006
    ..01), no significant difference was noted among asthmatics (p = 0.93). A weakly significant interaction between asthma status and body mass index on the degree of airway responsiveness was noted (p = 0.08)...
  18. ncbi Wood smoke exposure and gene promoter methylation are associated with increased risk for COPD in smokers
    Akshay Sood
    University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med 182:1098-104. 2010
    ..Wood smoke-associated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is common in women in developing countries but has not been adequately described in developed countries...
  19. ncbi Sex- and race-related differences among smokers using a national helpline are not explained by socioeconomic status
    Jennifer Andoh
    Department of Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA
    J Natl Med Assoc 100:200-7. 2008
    ..These differences persisted after adjusting for SES. This study demonstrates that sex- and race-related differences in smoking among helpline callers are not explained by SES...
  20. ncbi Association between leptin and asthma in adults
    A Sood
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 701 North First Street, Room D434, P O Box 19636, Springfield, IL 62794 9636, USA
    Thorax 61:300-5. 2006
    ..Leptin, a pro-inflammatory cytokine produced by adipose tissue, has previously been shown to be associated with asthma in children. We hypothesised that high serum leptin concentrations would also be associated with asthma in adults...
  21. ncbi Obesity is associated with bronchial hyper-responsiveness in women
    Akshay Sood
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Springfield, Illinois 62794 9636, USA
    J Asthma 42:847-52. 2005
    ..63 (95% C.I. 1.16-2.29). This association was not seen in men, with a significant sex-specific interaction. This study shows a sex-specific association between symptomatic BHR and overweight or obese status...
  22. ncbi Pulmonary function tests at work
    A Sood
    Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, USA
    Clin Chest Med 22:783-93. 2001
    ..Serial PFTs are useful in following such patients and screening exposed populations of workers for respiratory conditions...
  23. ncbi Variable response to long-term corticosteroid therapy in chronic beryllium disease
    Akshay Sood
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 701 North First Street, Room D434, PO Box 19636, Springfield, IL 62794 9636, USA
    Chest 126:2000-7. 2004
    ..There is limited available literature regarding the effect of long-term corticosteroid therapy on the natural history of CBD...
  24. ncbi Hypersensitivity pneumonitis associated with environmental mycobacteria
    William Beckett
    Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Occupational Medicine Program and Finger Lakes Occupational Health Services, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York 14642, USA
    Environ Health Perspect 113:767-70. 2005
    ..The employer, metalworking fluid supplier, union, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health were notified of this sentinel health event. No further cases have been documented in this workplace...
  25. ncbi Does obesity weigh heavily on the health of the human airway?
    Akshay Sood
    J Allergy Clin Immunol 115:921-4. 2005