Search Results - "Peters, S. P"

HLA-DQ strikes again: Genome-wide association study further confirms HLA-DQ in the diagnosis of asthma among adults by Lasky-Su, J., Himes, B. E., Raby, B. A., Klanderman, B. J., Sylvia, J. Senter, Lange, C., Melen, E., Martinez, F. D., Israel, E., Gauderman, J., Gilliland, F., Sleiman, P., Hakonarson, H., Celedón, J. C., Soto-Quiros, M., Avila, L., Lima, J. J., Irvin, C. G., Peters, S. P., Boushey, H., Chinchilli, V. M., Mauger, D., Tantisira, K., Weiss, S. T.

“…Summary Background Asthma is a common chronic respiratory disease in children and adults. An important genetic component to asthma susceptibility has long been…”
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The shape of dark matter haloes – V. Analysis of observations of edge-on galaxies by Peters, S P C, van der Kruit, P C, Allen, R J, Freeman, K C

“…In previous papers in this series, we measured the stellar and H i content in a sample of edge-on galaxies. In the present paper, we perform a simultaneous…”
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Pharmacogenetics of asthma controller treatment by Mougey, E B, Chen, C, Tantisira, K G, Blake, K V, Peters, S P, Wise, R A, Weiss, S T, Lima, J J

“…The interpatient variability in response to asthma controllers is significant and associates with pharmacogenomic variability. The goal of the present study…”
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Sphingosine 1‐phosphate modulates human airway smooth muscle cell functions that promote inflammation and airway remodeling in asthma by Ammit, Alaina J., Hastie, Annette T., Edsall, Lisa C., Hoffman, Rebecca K., Amrani, Yassine, Krymskaya, Vera P., Kane, Sibyl A., Peters, Stephen P., Penn, Raymond B., Spiegel, Sarah, Panettieri, Reynold A.

“…ABSTRACT Asthma is characterized by airway inflammation, remodeling, and hyperresponsiveness to contractile stimuli that promote airway constriction and…”
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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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Airway remodeling and persistent airway obstruction in asthma by Fish, James E., Peters, Stephen P.

“…There is growing recognition that some patients with long-standing asthma may possess a component of irreversible airflow obstruction despite optimal therapy…”
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The shape of dark matter haloes – IV. The structure of stellar discs in edge-on galaxies by Peters, S P C, de Geyter, G, van der Kruit, P C, Freeman, K C

“…We present optical and near-infrared archival observations of eight edge-on galaxies. These observations are used to model the stellar content of each galaxy…”
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A comprehensive care plan that reduces readmissions after acute exacerbations of COPD by Ohar, J.A., Loh, C.H., Lenoir, K.M., Wells, B.J., Peters, S.P.

“…“Transitions of care” have been the focus of readmission reduction strategies for acute exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD). Wake…”
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Atopy, asthma, and experimental approaches based on the linear model of T cell maturation by Loza, M. J., Peters, S. P., Penn, R. B.

“…Summary The linear model of maturation of IFN‐γ‐producing cells from a proliferative pool of type 2 cytokine‐producing T cells represents a fundamental shift…”
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Genome-wide association study of leukotriene modifier response in asthma by Dahlin, A, Litonjua, A, Irvin, C G, Peters, S P, Lima, J J, Kubo, M, Tamari, M, Tantisira, K G

“…Heterogeneous therapeutic responses to leukotriene modifiers (LTMs) are likely due to variation in patient genetics. Although prior candidate gene studies…”
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The shape of dark matter haloes – I. H i observations of edge-on galaxies by Peters, S P C, van der Kruit, P C, Allen, R J, Freeman, K C

“…We present neutral hydrogen observations for a sample of eight nearby, late-type, edge-on galaxies. All of the galaxies have been well resolved in the radial…”
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The shape of dark matter haloes – III. Kinematics and structure of the H i disc by Peters, S P C, van der Kruit, P C, Allen, R J, Freeman, K C

“…We present a new strategy for fitting the structure and kinematics of the H i in edge-on galaxies using a fit to the terminal-velocity channel maps of a H i…”
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The shape of dark matter haloes – II. The Galactus H i modelling & fitting tool by Peters, S P C, van der Kruit, P C, Allen, R J, Freeman, K C

“…We present a new H i modelling tool called Galactus. The program has been designed to perform automated fits of disc-galaxy models to observations. It includes…”
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Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid concentrations of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1, TGF-β2, interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-13 after segmental allergen challenge and their effects on α-smooth muscle actin and collagen III synthesis by primary human lung fibroblasts by Batra, V., Musani, A. I., Hastie, A. T., Khurana, S., Carpenter, K. A., Zangrilli, J. G., Peters, S. P.

“…Summary Rationale Asthmatic airway remodelling is characterized by myofibroblast hyperplasia and subbasement membrane collagen deposition. We hypothesized that…”
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The way we measure: comparison of methods to derive radial surface brightness profiles by Peters, S PC, vanderKruit, P C, deJong, R S

“…The breaks and truncations in the luminosity profile of face-on spiral galaxies offer valuable insights in their formation history. The traditional method of…”
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The Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines regulates asthma pathophysiology by Chapman, D. G., Mougey, E. B., Van der Velden, J. L., Lahue, K. G., Aliyeva, M., Daphtary, N., George, K. L., Hoffman, S. M., Schneider, R. W., Tracy, R. P., Worthen, G. S., Poynter, M. E., Peters, S. P., Lima, J. J., Janssen‐Heininger, Y. M. W., Irvin, C. G.

“…Summary Background The Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines (DARC) is an atypical receptor that regulates pro‐inflammatory cytokines. However, the role of…”
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GABA transmission in the ventral pallidum is not involved in the control of latent inhibition in the rat by Lawrence, N.S., Sharp, T., Peters, S.P., Gray, J.A., Young, A.M.J.

“…Latent inhibition describes a process of learning to ignore stimuli of no consequence, and is disrupted in acute, positive-symptomatic schizophrenia…”
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A genome-wide association study of bronchodilator response in asthmatics by Duan, Q L, Lasky-Su, J, Himes, B E, Qiu, W, Litonjua, A A, Damask, A, Lazarus, R, Klanderman, B, Irvin, C G, Peters, S P, Hanrahan, J P, Lima, J J, Martinez, F D, Mauger, D, Chinchilli, V M, Soto-Quiros, M, Avila, L, Celedón, J C, Lange, C, Weiss, S T, Tantisira, K G

“…Reversibility of airway obstruction in response to β 2 -agonists is highly variable among asthmatics, which is partially attributed to genetic factors. In a…”
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Investigative use of bronchoscopy in asthma by JARJOUR, N. N, PETERS, S. P, DJUKANOVIC, R, CALHOUN, W. J

“…The incorporation of bronchoscopy and bronchoscopic procedures into the investigation of asthma mechanisms, treatment, and in particular, the role of airway…”
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Predicting inhaled corticosteroid response in asthma with two associated SNPs by McGeachie, M J, Wu, A C, Chang, H-H, Lima, J J, Peters, S P, Tantisira, K G

“…Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are the most commonly used controller medications prescribed for asthma. Two single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), rs1876828 in…”
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