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β-Adrenergic stimulation restores rat lung ability to clear edema in ventilator-associated lung injury by SALDIAS, F. J, LECUONA, E, COMELLAS, A. P, RIDGE, K. M, RUTSCHMAN, D. H, SZNAJDER, J. I

“…Mechanical ventilation with high tidal volume (HVT) causes lung injury and decreases the lung's ability to clear edema in rats. beta-adrenergic agonists…”
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Dopamine increases lung liquid clearance during mechanical ventilation by Saldías, F J, Comellas, A P, Pesce, L, Lecuona, E, Sznajder, J I

“…Short-term mechanical ventilation with high tidal volume (HVT) causes mild to moderate lung injury and impairs active Na+ transport and lung liquid clearance…”
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Discordant Quantitative and Visual CT Assessments in the Diagnosis of Emphysema by Amaza, Iliya P, O'Shea, Amy M J, Fortis, Spyridon, Comellas, Alejandro P

“…Visual assessment of computed tomography (CT) of the lung is routinely employed in the diagnosis of emphysema. Quantitative CT (QCT) can complement visual CT…”
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A 4-Year Retrospective Claims Analysis of Oral Corticosteroid Use and Health Conditions in Newly Diagnosed Medicare FFS Patients with COPD by Bazell, Carol, Pollack, Michael, Comellas, Alejandro P, Sethi, Sanjay, Alston, Maggie, Pyenson, Bruce, Hansen, Dane, Caplen, Melissa, Staresinic, Anthony, Styczynski, John, Feigler, Norbert

“…We analyzed population-level administrative claims data for Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries to provide insights on systemic oral corticosteroid…”
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Dopamine restores lung ability to clear edema in rats exposed to hyperoxia by SALDIAS, F. J, LECUONA, E, COMELLAS, A. P, RIDGE, K. M, SZNAJDER, J. I

“…Exposure to hyperoxia causes lung injury, decreases active sodium transport and lung edema clearance in rats. Dopamine (DA) increases lung edema clearance by…”
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The Association Between Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Galiatsatos, Panagis, Woo, Han, Paulin, Laura M, Kind, Amy, Putcha, Nirupama, Gassett, Amanda J, Cooper, Christopher B, Dransfield, Mark T, Parekh, Trisha M, Oates, Gabriela R, Barr, R Graham, Comellas, Alejandro P, Han, Meilan K, Peters, Stephen P, Krishnan, Jerry A, Labaki, Wassim W, McCormack, Meredith C, Kaufman, Joel D, Hansel, Nadia N

“…Individual socioeconomic status has been shown to influence the outcomes of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, contextual…”
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Longitudinal Imaging-Based Clusters in Former Smokers of the COPD Cohort Associate with Clinical Characteristics: The SubPopulations and Intermediate Outcome Measures in COPD Study (SPIROMICS) by Zou, Chunrui, Li, Frank, Choi, Jiwoong, Haghighi, Babak, Choi, Sanghun, Rajaraman, Prathish K, Comellas, Alejandro P, Newell, John D, Lee, Chang Hyun, Barr, R Graham, Bleecker, Eugene, Cooper, Christopher B, Couper, David, Han, Meilan, Hansel, Nadia N, Kanner, Richard E, Kazerooni, Ella A, Kleerup, Eric C, Martinez, Fernando J, O'Neal, Wanda, Paine, 3rd, Robert, Rennard, Stephen I, Smith, Benjamin M, Woodruff, Prescott G, Hoffman, Eirc A, Lin, Ching-Long

“…Quantitative computed tomography (qCT) imaging-based cluster analysis identified clinically meaningful COPD former-smoker subgroups (clusters) based on…”
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Defining Chronic Mucus Hypersecretion Using the CAT in the SPIROMICS Cohort by Stott-Miller, Marni, Müllerová, Hana, Miller, Bruce, Tabberer, Maggie, El Baou, Céline, Keeley, Tom, Martinez, Fernando J, Han, Meilan, Dransfield, Mark, Hansel, Nadia N, Cooper, Christopher B, Woodruff, Prescott, Ortega, Victor E, Comellas, Alejandro P, Paine Iii, Robert, Kanner, Richard E, Anderson, Wayne, Drummond, M Bradley, Kim, Victor, Tal-Singer, Ruth, Lazaar, Aili L

“…Chronic cough and phlegm are frequently reported chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms. Prior research classified chronic mucus hypersecretion…”
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C47 COPD: PHYSIOLOGIC ASSESSMENT: Comparison Of Pre- And Post-Bronchodilator Dysanapsis Ratios With Common Spirometric Measures by Mishra, A, Eberlein, M, Kim, V, Han, M K, Bowler, R, Comellas, A P, tis, S

“…The relative strengths for each spirometric measure in relation to the outcomes were compared using Akaike information criterion (AIC). Post-FEV1% remains best…”
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C34 MECHANISMS OF HOST DEFENSE IN BACTERIAL AND FUNGAL INFECTIONS: The Airway Surface Liquid Of Large And Small Airways Have Different Antimicrobial Activity by Noriega, J, Buonfiglio, L G Vargas, Li, X, Zabner, J, Comellas, A P

“…The native airways have a variety of host defense mechanisms against respiratory tract infections. National Institutes of Health Grant Number: UL1RR024979, NIH…”
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A32 MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS AND HOST DEFENSE: Vitamin D3 Improves Airway Surface Liquid Antimicrobial Activity Only In Non-Smokers by Vargas Buonfiglio, L G, Powers, L S, Polgreen, P, Comellas, A P, Gerke, A K

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A43 EVOLVING TECHNOLOGIES IN CRITICAL CARE: Sleep, Sleepiness, And Neurobehavioral Performance In Tele-Icu Physicians by Villacreses, R, Comellas, A P, Hassan, I H, Kardon, R, Nassar, B, Gehlbach, B K

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C65 EXPLORING STEMNESS AND REGENERATION: Protein Kinase C Zeta Inhibition Promotes Lung Repair Via Progenitor Cell Proliferation by Reger, A D, Buonfiglio, L G Vargas, Li, X, Zabner, J, Comellas, A P

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A22 TECHNOLOGY FOR DISEASE IDENTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT IN PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE: Estimating Time Physicians And Other Healthcare Workers Spend With Patients In An Intensive Care Unit Using A Sensor Network by Butler, R R, Monsalve, M N, Segre, A M, Herman, T, Polgreen, P M, Erickson, H L, Comellas, A P

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C68 IMMUNE CELL INTERACTIONS IN COPD: Smoking Increases Bacterial Growth And Biofilm Formation by Buonfiglio, L G Vargas, Borcherding, J A, Fernandez-Ruiz, R, Cano, M, Powers, L, Gerke, A K, Comellas, A P

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C65 ONE STEP UP FROM PE TO CTEPH: Downward Trend In Inferior Vena Cava (ivc) Filter Use Following A Safety Alert by Erickson, H L, Simmering, J E, Butler, R R, Polgreen, L A, Comellas, A P, Polgreen, P M

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D97 IMAGING AND MODELING: INSIGHTS INTO LUNG STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION: Comparison Of Regional Ventilation And Lung Deformation For Asthmatic Vs. Healthy Human Lungs Using 4d-CT Image Data by Jahani, N, Choi, S, Choi, J, Hoffman, E A, Comellas, A P, Kline, J N, Lin, C-L

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D101 MECHANISTIC AND TRANSLATIONAL STUDIES IN COPD: Follistatin-Like Protein 1 Conditional Ko Mice Develop Spontaneous Lung Emphysema by Buonfiglio, L G Vargas, Smith, S M, Hostager, B S, Calderon, O G Vanegas, Chaly, Y, Comellas, A P, Hirsch, R

“…TGF-beta signaling is known to suppress matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) gene expression, decreasing extracellular matrix degradation. Results: We found that…”
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B43 COPD: PHENOTYPES AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES: A Higher Dysanapsis-Ratio Is Associated With A Lower Risk For COPD Exacerbations: The Obesity-Chest Wall Strapping Analogy by Abston, E, Comellas, A P, Reed, R M, Kim, V, Wise, R A, Brower, R G, Newell, J D, Hoffman, E A, Eberlein, M

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A49 AIR POLLUTION: CARDIOVASCULAR AND PULMONARY EFFECTS: Coal Fly Ash Impairs Pig Airway Surface Liquid Antimicrobial Activity Against Staphylococcus Aureus Via A Cation Dependent Mechanism by Buonfiglio, L G Vargas, Borcherding, J, Hoegger, M J, Alaiwa, M H Abou, Zabner, J, Comellas, A P

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