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Animal models of asthma by Zosky, G. R., Sly, P. D.

“…Summary Animal models of asthma are a tool that allows studies to be conducted in the setting of an intact immune and respiratory system. These models have…”
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Definition, assessment and treatment of wheezing disorders in preschool children: an evidence-based approach by Brand, P. L. P, Baraldi, E, Bisgaard, H, Boner, A. L, Castro-Rodriguez, J. A, Custovic, A, de Blic, J, de Jongste, J. C, Eber, E, Everard, M. L, Frey, U, Gappa, M, Garcia-Marcos, L, Grigg, J, Lenney, W, Le Souef, P, McKenzie, S, Merkus, P. J. F. M, Midulla, F, Paton, J. Y, Piacentini, G, Pohunek, P, Rossi, G. A, Seddon, P, Silverman, M, Sly, P. D, Stick, S, Valiulis, A, van Aalderen, W. M. C, Wildhaber, J. H, Wennergren, G, Wilson, N, Zivkovic, Z, Bush, A

“…There is poor agreement on definitions of different phenotypes of preschool wheezing disorders. The present Task Force proposes to use the terms episodic…”
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Vitamin D and atopy and asthma phenotypes in children: a longitudinal cohort study by HOLLAMS, E. M, HART, P. H, HOLY, B. J, SERRALHA, M, PARSONS, F, DE KIRK, N. H, ZHANG, G, SLY, P. D, HOLT, P. G

“…Vitamin D has been linked in some studies with atopy- and asthma-associated phenotypes in children with established disease, but its role in disease inception…”
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Febrile respiratory illnesses in infancy and atopy are risk factors for persistent asthma and wheeze by KUSEL, M. M. H, KEBADZE, T, JOHNSTON, S. L, HOLT, P. G, SLY, P. D

“…Severe viral respiratory illnesses and atopy are risk factors for childhood wheezing and asthma. The aim of this study was to explore associations between…”
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Acquisition and eradication of P. aeruginosa in young children with cystic fibrosis by Douglas, T. A, Brennan, S, Gard, S, Berry, L, Gangell, C, Stick, S. M, Clements, B. S, Sly, P. D

“…When do infants and young children with cystic fibrosis acquire infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa? Can this be eradicated when first detected? Children <6…”
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Severity and persistence of asthma and mental health: a birth cohort study by Goodwin, R D, Robinson, M, Sly, P D, McKeague, I W, Susser, E S, Zubrick, S R, Stanley, F J, Mattes, E

“…The goal of the current study was to investigate asthma and mental health among youth in the community, and to consider the role of asthma severity and…”
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The transient value of classifying preschool wheeze into episodic viral wheeze and multiple trigger wheeze by Schultz, A, Devadason, SG, Savenije, OEM, Sly, PD, Le Souëf, PN, Brand, PLP

“…Background:  A recently proposed method for classifying preschool wheeze is to describe it as either episodic (viral) wheeze or multiple trigger wheeze. In…”
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Toll-like receptor 7 function is reduced in adolescents with asthma by Roponen, M, Yerkovich, S. T, Hollams, E, Sly, P. D, Holt, P. G, Upham, J. W

“…Anti-viral innate immune responses may be impaired in asthma, although the mechanisms are not well understood. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) 7 and 3 are…”
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The role of allergy in the development of asthma by Holt, P G, Macaubas, C, Stumbles, P A, Sly, P D

“…Recent studies have shown that initial sensitization to airborne environmental allergens occurs typically in early childhood, but subsequent progression to…”
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Association between breast feeding and asthma in 6 year old children: findings of a prospective birth cohort study by Oddy, W H, Holt, P G, Sly, P D, Read, A W, Landau, L I, Stanley, F J, Kendall, G E, Burton, P R

“…Abstract Objectives: To investigate the association between the duration of exclusive breast feeding and the development of asthma related outcomes in children…”
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Alveolar macrophages and CC chemokines are increased in children with cystic fibrosis by Brennan, S, Sly, P. D, Gangell, C. L, Sturges, N, Winfield, K, Wikstrom, M, Gard, S, Upham, J. W, on behalf of AREST CF

“…Airway inflammation is an important component of cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease. We sought to determine whether alveolar macrophages were involved in early…”
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Association between antenatal cytokine production and the development of atopy and asthma at age 6 years by Macaubas, C, de Klerk, NH, Holt, BJ, Wee, C, Kendall, G, Firth, M, Sly, PD, Holt, PG

“…Various lines of evidence suggest that antenatal factors are important in determining susceptibility to atopy and asthma. One possible mechanism is cytokines,…”
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Antibiotic use in the first year of life and risk of atopic disease in early childhood by Kusel, M. M. H., De Klerk, N., Holt, P. G., Sly, P. D.

“…Summary Background Reduced post‐natal microbial stimulation resulting from improvements in public health measures, smaller family size, and through increased…”
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Short term variability in urinary bisphenol A in Australian children by Heffernan, Amy L., Aylward, L.L., Samidurai, A.J., Davies, P.S.W., Toms, L.M.L., Sly, P.D., Mueller, J.F.

“…Used frequently in food contact materials, bisphenol A (BPA) has been studied extensively in recent years, and ubiquitous exposure in the general population…”
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Nonatopic asthma is associated with helminth infections and bronchiolitis in poor children by Pereira, M. U, Sly, P. D, Pitrez, P. M, Jones, M. H, Escouto, D, Dias, A. C. O, Weiland, S. K, Stein, R. T

“…Asthma is common in urban centres in Latin America, but atopic asthma may not be the main phenotype among children. Helminth infections are highly prevalent in…”
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The effects of respiratory infections, atopy, and breastfeeding on childhood asthma by Oddy, W.H, de Klerk, N.H, Sly, P.D, Holt, P.G

“…The objectives of the present study were to quantify the association of atopy and respiratory infections with asthma, and exclusive breastfeeding with…”
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In utero cigarette smoke exposure impairs somatic and lung growth in BALB/c mice by LARCOMBE, A. N, FOONG, R. E, BERRY, L. J, ZOSKY, G. R, SLY, P. D

“…The aim of this study was to assess whether in utero tobacco smoke exposure alone affects early-life lung growth and development. Pregnant BALB/c mice were…”
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Non-atopic intrinsic asthma and the 'family tree' of chronic respiratory disease syndromes by Holt, P. G., Sly, P. D.

“…Summary We present a scheme below in which the most common forms of inflammatory diseases of the respiratory tract, notably atopic and non‐atopic asthma and…”
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Sunshine, rainfall, humidity and child pneumonia in the tropics: time-series analyses by PAYNTER, S., WEINSTEIN, P., WARE, R. S., LUCERO, M. G., TALLO, V., NOHYNEK, H., BARNETT, A. G., SKELLY, C., SIMÕES, E. A. F., SLY, P. D., WILLIAMS, G.

“…Few studies have formally examined the relationship between meteorological factors and the incidence of child pneumonia in the tropics, despite the fact that…”
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Cross-sectional biomonitoring study of pesticide exposures in Queensland, Australia, using pooled urine samples by Heffernan, AL, English, K, Toms, LML, Calafat, AM, Valentin-Blasini, L, Hobson, P, Broomhall, S, Ware, RS, Jagals, P, Sly, PD, Mueller, JF

“…A range of pesticides are available in Australia for use in agricultural and domestic settings to control pests, including organophosphate and pyrethroid…”
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