Search Results - "Avila, P C"

The role of LTA4H and ALOX5AP genes in the risk for asthma in Latinos by Via, M., De Giacomo, A., Corvol, H., Eng, C., Seibold, M. A., Gillett, C., Galanter, J., Sen, S., Tcheurekdjian, H., Chapela, R., Rodríguez-Santana, J. R., Rodríguez-Cintrón, W., Thyne, S., Avila, P. C., Choudhry, S., González Burchard, E.

“…Summary Background Leukotrienes play an important role in allergic and inflammatory diseases, but reports on the involvement of arachidonate…”
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Effect of a single dose of the selectin inhibitor TBC1269 on early and late asthmatic responses by Avila, P. C., Boushey, H. A., Wong, H., Grundland, H., Liu, J., Fahy, J. V.

“…Summary Background Selectins participate in the initial phase of leucocyte migration from circulation to inflamed tissues and may play a role in inflammatory…”
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Chlorine inhalation produces nasal congestion in allergic rhinitics without mast cell degranulation by Shusterman, D, Balmes, J, Avila, P.C, Murphy, M.A, Matovinovic, E

“…Seasonal allergic rhinitic (SAR) subjects are more sensitive to nasal irritants than nonrhinitic (NR) subjects; however, the mechanism underlying this…”
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Real-time Monitoring of Nasal Mucosal pH During Carbon Dioxide Stimulation: Implications for Stimulus Dynamics by Shusterman, D., Avila, P.C.

“…Carbon dioxide is a commonly employed irritant test compound in nasal chemesthetic studies because it is essentially free of olfactory stimulus properties. CO2…”
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Rhinovirus-16 Colds in Healthy and in Asthmatic Subjects . Similar Changes in Upper and Lower Airways by FLEMING, H. EDWARD, LITTLE, FREDERIC F, SCHNURR, DAVID, AVILA, PEDRO C, WONG, HOFER, LIU, JANE, YAGI, SHIGEO, BOUSHEY, HOMER A

“…Rhinovirus (RV) infections appear to precipitate most asthma exacerbations. To investigate whether RV-16 induces different inflammatory changes in upper and…”
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Effects of allergic inflammation of the nasal mucosa on the severity of rhinovirus 16 cold by Avila, Pedro C., Abisheganaden, John A., Wong, Hofer, Liu, Jane, Yagi, Shigeo, Schnurr, David, Kishiyama, Jeffrey L., Boushey, Homer A.

“…Background: Despite the strong association of asthma exacerbations with rhinovirus (RV) infection, inoculation of asthmatic subjects with RV only causes small…”
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Microarray-Based Detection and Genotyping of Viral Pathogens by Wang, David, Coscoy, Laurent, Zylberberg, Maxine, Avila, Pedro C., Boushey, Homer A., Ganem, Don, DeRisi, Joseph L.

“…The detection of viral pathogens is of critical importance in biology, medicine, and agriculture. Unfortunately, existing techniques to screen for a broad…”
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PAI‐1 gain‐of‐function genotype, factors increasing PAI‐1 levels, and airway obstruction: The GALA II Cohort by Sherenian, M. G., Cho, S. H., Levin, A., Min, J‐Y., Oh, S. S., Hu, D., Galanter, J., Sen, S., Huntsman, S., Eng, C., Rodriguez‐Santana, J. R., Serebrisky, D., Avila, P. C., Kalhan, R., Smith, L. J., Borrell, L. N., Seibold, M. A., Keoki Williams, L., Burchard, E. G., Kumar, R.

“…Summary Background PAI‐1 gain‐of‐function variants promote airway fibrosis and are associated with asthma and with worse lung function in subjects with asthma…”
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Maternal age and asthma in Latino populations by Abid, Z., Oh, S. S., Hu, D., Sen, S., Huntsman, S., Eng, C., Farber, H. J., Rodriguez-Cintron, W., Rodriguez-Santana, J. R., Serebrisky, D., Avila, P. C., Thyne, S. M., Kim, K.-Y. A., Borrell, L. N., Williams, L. K., Seibold, M. A., Burchard, E. G., Kumar, R.

“…Summary Background Younger maternal age at birth is associated with increased risk of asthma in offspring in European descent populations, but has not been…”
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Intravitreal toxicology in rabbits of two preparations of 1-O-octadecyl- sn-glycerol-3-phosphonoformate, a sustained-delivery anti-CMV drug by Cheng, L, Hostetler, KY, Gardner, MF, Avila, CP, Jr, Bergeron-Lynn, G, Keefe, KS, Wiley, CA, Freeman, WR

“…To determine intraocular toxicity and efficacy of the lipid prodrug of foscarnet, 1-O-octadecyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphonoformate (ODG-PFA), as a long-acting,…”
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Retinal blood flow measurements in branch retinal vein occlusion using scanning laser doppler flowmetry by Avila, Cesar P, Bartsch, Dirk-Uwe, Bitner, Daniel G, Cheng, Lingyun, Mueller, Arthur J, Karavellas, Marietta P, Freeman, William R

“…PURPOSE: To determine capillary blood flow measurements in eyes with branch retinal vein occlusion using a scanning laser Doppler flowmeter. METHODS: Retinal…”
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The Role of Galectin-9 as Mediator of Atopic Dermatitis: Effect on Keratinocytes by Corrêa, Mab P, Areias, Libnah L, Correia-Silva, Rebeca D, D'Ávila, Solange C G P, Leopoldino, Andréia M, Greco, Karin V, Gil, Cristiane D

“…Galectin-9 (Gal-9) is a beta-galactoside-binding protein with a variety of biological functions related to immune response. However, in allergic diseases, its…”
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Macrolides, asthma, inflammation, and infection by Avila, P C, Boushey, H A

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In vivo detection of free radicals in mouse septic encephalopathy using molecular MRI and immuno-spin trapping by Towner, Rheal A, Garteiser, Philippe, Bozza, Fernando, Smith, Nataliya, Saunders, Debra, d′Avila, Joana C.P, Magno, Flora, Oliveira, Marcus F, Ehrenshaft, Marilyn, Lupu, Florea, Silasi-Mansat, Robert, Ramirez, Dario C, Gomez-Mejiba, Sandra E, Mason, Ronald P, Castro Faria-Neto, Hugo C

“…Free radicals are known to play a major role in sepsis. Combined immuno-spin trapping and molecular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used to detect in vivo…”
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Immune recovery vitritis associated with inactive cytomegalovirus retinitis: a new syndrome by Karavellas, M P, Lowder, C Y, Macdonald, C, Avila, Jr, C P, Freeman, W R

“…To describe a syndrome of posterior segment intraocular inflammation that causes visual loss in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and…”
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Population stratification confounds genetic association studies among Latinos by CHOUDHRY, Shweta, COYLE, Natasha E, MATALLANA, Henry, AVILA, Pedro C, CASAL, Jesus, TORRES, Alfonso, NAZARIO, Sylvette, CASTRO, Richard, BATTLE, Natalie C, PEREZ-STABLE, Eliseo J, KWOK, Pui-Yan, SHEPPARD, Dean, HUA TANG, SHRIVER, Mark D, RODRIGUEZ-CINTRON, William, RISCH, Neil, ZIV, Elad, GONZALEZ BURCHARD, Esteban, SALARI, Keyan, LIND, Denise, CLARK, Suzanne L, TSAI, Hui-Ju, NAQVI, Mariam, PHONG, Angie, UNG, Ngim

“…In the United States, asthma prevalence and mortality are the highest among Puerto Ricans and the lowest among Mexicans. Case-control association studies are a…”
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Expression Pattern and Immunoregulatory Roles of Galectin-1 and Galectin-3 in Atopic Dermatitis and Psoriasis by Corrêa, Mab P., Correia-Silva, Rebeca D., Sasso, Gisela R. Silva, D’Ávila, Solange C. G. P., Greco, Karin V., Oliani, Sonia M., Gil, Cristiane D.

“…The pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis (AD) and psoriasis (Ps) overlaps, particularly the activation of the immune response and tissue damage. Here, we…”
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Effect of clarithromycin on experimental rhinovirus-16 colds: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial by Abisheganaden, J A, Avila, P C, Kishiyama, J L, Liu, J, Yagi, S, Schnurr, D, Boushey, H A

“…Macrolide antibiotics are frequently prescribed to patients with symptoms of a common cold. Despite their lack of proven antiviral activity, macrolide…”
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Predictors of late asthmatic response: Logistic regression and classification tree analyses by AVILA, P. C, SEGAL, M. R, WONG, H. H, BOUSHEY, H. A, FAHY, J. V

“…To identify predictors of the late asthmatic response (LAR), we reviewed data from 60 asthmatic subjects who had undergone allergen challenge over the past 5…”
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Predicting worsening asthma control following the common cold by Walter, M. J, Castro, M, Kunselman, S. J, Chinchilli, V. M, Reno, M, Ramkumar, T. P, Avila, P. C, Boushey, H. A, Ameredes, B. T, Bleecker, E. R, Calhoun, W. J, Cherniack, R. M, Craig, T. J, Denlinger, L. C, Israel, E, Fahy, J. V, Jarjour, N. N, Kraft, M, Lazarus, S. C, Lemanske, R. F., Jr, Martin, R. J, Peters, S. P, Ramsdell, J. W, Sorkness, C. A, Sutherland, E. R, Szefler, S. J, Wasserman, S. I, Wechsler, M. E, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute's Asthma Clinical Research Network

“…The asthmatic response to the common cold is highly variable, and early characteristics that predict worsening of asthma control following a cold have not been…”
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