Search Results - "Brenda Phillips"
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Mucus plugs in patients with asthma linked to eosinophilia and airflow obstruction
Published in The Journal of clinical investigation (01-03-2018)“…The link between mucus plugs and airflow obstruction has not been established in chronic severe asthma, and the role of eosinophils and their products in mucus…”
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Evidence for Exacerbation-Prone Asthma and Predictive Biomarkers of Exacerbation Frequency
Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (01-10-2020)“…Cross-sectional studies suggest an exacerbation-prone asthma (EPA) phenotype and the utility of blood eosinophils and plasma IL-6 as predictive biomarkers. To…”
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Mixed Sputum Granulocyte Longitudinal Impact on Lung Function in the Severe Asthma Research Program
Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (01-04-2021)“…Some reports indicate longitudinal variability in sputum differential cell counts, whereas others describe stability. Highly variable sputum eosinophil…”
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Extracellular DNA, Neutrophil Extracellular Traps, and Inflammasome Activation in Severe Asthma
Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (01-05-2019)“…Extracellular DNA (eDNA) and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are implicated in multiple inflammatory diseases. NETs mediate inflammasome activation and…”
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Refractory airway type 2 inflammation in a large subgroup of asthmatic patients treated with inhaled corticosteroids
Published in Journal of allergy and clinical immunology (01-01-2019)“…Airway type 2 inflammation is usually corticosteroid sensitive, but the role of type 2 inflammation as a mechanism of asthma in patients receiving high-dose…”
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Inflammatory and Comorbid Features of Patients with Severe Asthma and Frequent Exacerbations
Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (01-02-2017)“…Reducing asthma exacerbation frequency is an important criterion for approval of asthma therapies, but the clinical features of exacerbation-prone asthma (EPA)…”
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Multiview Cluster Analysis Identifies Variable Corticosteroid Response Phenotypes in Severe Asthma
Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (01-06-2019)“…Corticosteroids (CSs) are the most effective asthma therapy, but responses are heterogeneous and systemic CSs lead to long-term side effects. Therefore, an…”
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Mucus Plugs Persist in Asthma, and Changes in Mucus Plugs Associate with Changes in Airflow over Time
Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (01-05-2022)“…Cross-sectional analysis of mucus plugs in computed tomography (CT) lung scans in the Severe Asthma Research Program (SARP)-3 showed a high mucus plug…”
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Determinants of lung function across childhood in the Severe Asthma Research Program (SARP) 3
Published in Journal of allergy and clinical immunology (01-01-2023)“…Children with asthma are at risk for low lung function extending into adulthood, but understanding of clinical predictors is incomplete. We sought to determine…”
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Plasma interleukin-6 concentrations, metabolic dysfunction, and asthma severity: a cross-sectional analysis of two cohorts
Published in The lancet respiratory medicine (01-07-2016)“…Summary Background Severe asthma is a complex heterogeneous disease associated with older age and obesity. The presence of eosinophilic (type 2) inflammation…”
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The Impact of Insulin Resistance on Loss of Lung Function and Response to Treatment in Asthma
Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (01-11-2022)“…The role of obesity-associated insulin resistance (IR) in airflow limitation in asthma is uncertain. Using data in the Severe Asthma Research Program 3…”
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Racial disparities in asthma-related health care use in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Severe Asthma Research Program
Published in Journal of allergy and clinical immunology (01-06-2019)“…Despite advances in asthma care, disparities persist. Black patients are disproportionally affected by asthma and also have poorer outcomes compared with white…”
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Severe asthma during childhood and adolescence: A longitudinal study
Published in Journal of allergy and clinical immunology (01-01-2020)“…Morbidity and mortality associated with childhood asthma are driven disproportionately by children with severe asthma. However, it is not known from…”
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Baseline Features of the Severe Asthma Research Program (SARP III) Cohort: Differences with Age
Published in The journal of allergy and clinical immunology in practice (Cambridge, MA) (01-03-2018)“…The effect of age on asthma severity is poorly understood. The objective of this study was to compare the baseline features of severe and nonsevere asthma in…”
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Forced expiratory flow between 25% and 75% of vital capacity and FEV1 /forced vital capacity ratio in relation to clinical and physiological parameters in asthmatic children with normal FEV1 values
Published in Journal of allergy and clinical immunology (01-09-2010)“…Background The assumption that the assessment of forced expiratory flow between 25% and 75% of vital capacity (FEF25-75 ) does not provide additional…”
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Visualizing biological data in museums: Visitor learning with an interactive tree of life exhibit
Published in Journal of research in science teaching (01-08-2016)“…In this study, we investigate museum visitor learning and engagement at an interactive visualization of an evolutionary tree of life consisting of over 70,000…”
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Estimation of the concordance correlation coefficient for repeated measures using SAS and R
Published in Computer methods and programs in biomedicine (01-03-2013)“…Abstract The concordance correlation coefficient is one of the most common approaches used to assess agreement among different observers or instruments when…”
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Episodic use of an inhaled corticosteroid or leukotriene receptor antagonist in preschool children with moderate-to-severe intermittent wheezing
Published in Journal of allergy and clinical immunology (01-12-2008)“…Background Acute wheezing illnesses in preschoolers require better management strategies to reduce morbidity. Objectives We sought to examine the effectiveness…”
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Utility of eosinophil peroxidase as a biomarker of eosinophilic inflammation in asthma
Published in Journal of allergy and clinical immunology (01-09-2024)“…[Display omitted] The relative utility of eosinophil peroxidase (EPX) and blood and sputum eosinophil counts as disease biomarkers in asthma is uncertain. We…”
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Skeletal Muscle Adiposity and Lung Function Trajectory in the Severe Asthma Research Program
Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (15-02-2023)“…Extrapulmonary manifestations of asthma, including fatty infiltration in tissues, may reflect systemic inflammation and influence lung function and disease…”
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