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Pulmonary function in an international sample of HIV‐positive, treatment‐naïve adults with CD4 counts > 500 cells/μL: a substudy of the INSIGHT Strategic Timing of AntiRetroviral Treatment (START) trial by Kunisaki, KM, Niewoehner, DE, Collins, G, Nixon, DE, Tedaldi, E, Akolo, C, Kityo, C, Klinker, H, La Rosa, A, Connett, JE

“…Objectives The aim of the study was to describe the prevalence and correlates of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a multicentre international…”
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Premature discontinuation of patients: a potential bias in COPD clinical trials by Kesten, S, Plautz, M, Piquette, C. A, Habib, M. P, Niewoehner, D. E

“…Premature discontinuation from clinical trials may bias results against effective therapies. In the present study mortality rates were retrospectively reviewed…”
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Vitamin D status and longitudinal lung function decline in the Lung Health Study by KUNISAKI, K. M, NIEWOEHNER, D. E, SINGH, R. J, CONNETT, J. E

“…Low blood vitamin D levels have been postulated to be a risk factor for worse lung function, based largely on cross-sectional data. We sought to use…”
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Association between corticosteroid use and vertebral fractures in older men with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by MCEVOY, C. E, ENSRUD, K. E, BENDER, E, GENANT, H. K, WEI YU, GRIFFITH, J. M, NIEWOEHNER, D. E

“…Osteoporosis is a major complication of long-term corticosteroid administration, but the magnitude of the effect in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary…”
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Adverse effects of corticosteroid therapy for COPD. A critical review by McEvoy, C E, Niewoehner, D E

“…Inhaled and systemic corticosteroids are commonly prescribed for the treatment of COPD. Despite their frequent use, there is insufficient evidence regarding…”
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Serum carcinoembryonic antigen as an adjunct to preoperative staging of lung cancer by Rubins, Jeffrey B., Dunitz, Jordan, Rubins, Hanna B., Maddaus, Michael A., Niewoehner, Dennis E.

“…Objective: To determine whether measurement of preoperative serum carcinoembryonic antigen concentrations adds useful prognostic data to current preoperative…”
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Withdrawal of chronic systemic corticosteroids in patients with COPD: A randomized trial by RICE, K. L, RUBINS, J. B, LEBAHN, F, PARENTI, C. M, DUANE, P. G, KUSKOWSKI, M, JOSEPH, A. M, NIEWOEHNER, D. E

“…The benefits of chronic systemic corticosteroids for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are not well established. To determine whether…”
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Do molecular markers predict survival in non-small-cell lung cancer ? by GREATENS, T. M, NIEHANS, G. A, RUBINS, J. B, JESSURUN, J, KRATZKE, R. A, MADDAUS, M. A, NIEWOEHNER, D. E

“…Patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) survive for variable lengths of time, even when adjustment is made for pathological stage. Numerous reports…”
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Toxicity of pneumolysin to pulmonary alveolar epithelial cells by RUBINS, J. B, DUANE, P. G, CLAWSON, D, CHARBONEAU, D, YOUNG, J, NIEWOEHNER, D. E

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Pneumolysin activates phospholipase A in pulmonary artery endothelial cells by RUBINS, J. B, MITCHELL, T. J, ANDREW, P. W, NIEWOEHNER, D. E

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Effect of Systemic Glucocorticoids on Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Niewoehner, Dennis E, Erbland, Marcia L, Deupree, Robert H, Collins, Dorothea, Gross, Nicholas J, Light, Richard W, Anderson, Paula, Morgan, Nancy A

“…Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) frequently have exacerbations that require hospitalization. Hospital treatment for this common…”
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Injurious effects of lysophosphatidylcholine on barrier properties of alveolar epithelium by Niewoehner, D E, Rice, K, Sinha, A A, Wangensteen, D

“…We studied the effects of lysophosphatidylcholine (lysoPC) on the barrier properties and the morphology of the alveolar-capillary membrane in isolated,…”
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Aminophylline for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A controlled trial by Rice, K L, Leatherman, J W, Duane, P G, Snyder, L S, Harmon, K R, Abel, J, Niewoehner, D E

“…To determine the efficacy of intravenous aminophylline in the treatment of patients hospitalized for exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease…”
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Contribution of Neutrophils and Cell-Mediated Immunity to Control of Nocardia asteroides in Murine Lungs by Filice, Gregory A., Niewoehner, Dennis E.

“…To distinguish between the contributions of neutrophils and cell-mediated immunity to defense against Nocardia asteroides in the lung, we induced pneumonia in…”
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Systemic corticosteroids in COPD. An unresolved clinical dilemma by Niewoehner, D E, Erbland, M L

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H2O2 injury causes Ca(2+)-dependent and -independent hydrolysis of phosphatidylcholine in alveolar epithelial cells by Rice, K L, Duane, P G, Archer, S L, Gilboe, D P, Niewoehner, D E

“…Oxidants may play a central role in the pathogenesis of adult respiratory distress syndrome, and phospholipase activation is a potential mechanism of…”
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Relation of FEV1 to clinical outcomes during exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by NIEWOEHNER, D. E, COLLINS, D, ERBLAND, M. L

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Theophylline therapy. A continuing dilemma by Niewoehner, D E

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Induction of alveolar epithelial injury by phospholipase A2 by Niewoehner, D E, Rice, K, Duane, P, Sinha, A A, Gebhard, R, Wangensteen, D

“…Severe damage to the alveolar type I epithelial cell is a characteristic morphological feature of lung injury due to numerous cases. It is postulated that…”
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Time course of functional repair of the alveolar epithelium after hyperoxic injury by Palazzo, R M, Wangensteen, O D, Niewoehner, D E

“…The alveolar epithelium is the major barrier to solute and protein flux between the pulmonary vascular bed and the airspaces. Hyperoxic exposure increases…”
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