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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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Domestic exposure to formaldehyde significantly increases the risk of asthma in young children by Rumchev, K.B, Spickett, J.T, Bulsara, M.K, Phillips, M.R, Stick, S.M

“…Concern has arisen in recent years about indoor air pollution as a risk factor for asthma. Formaldehyde exposure was examined in relation to asthma among young…”
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Dysregulated repair in asthmatic paediatric airway epithelial cells: the role of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 by Stevens, P. T., Kicic, A., Sutanto, E. N., Knight, D. A., Stick, S. M.

“…Summary Background Asthma is associated with structural changes to airways such as extracellular matrix deposition and epithelial damage. Evidence suggests…”
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Exhaled nitric oxide and asthma: complex interactions between atopy, airway responsiveness, and symptoms in a community population of children by Franklin, P J, Turner, S W, Le Souëf, P N, Stick, S M

“…Background: Exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) is raised in asthmatic children, but there are inconsistencies in the relationship between FENO and characteristics of…”
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Selection of housekeeping genes for real-time PCR in atopic human bronchial epithelial cells by He, J-Q, Sandford, A. J, Wang, I-M, Stepaniants, S, Knight, D. A, Kicic, A, Stick, S. M, Pare, P. D

“…The stability of housekeeping genes (HKGs) is critical when performing real-time quantitative PCR. To date, the stability of common HKGs has not been…”
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Respiratory impedance in children with cystic fibrosis using forced oscillations in clinic by Gangell, C. L, Horak, F., Jr, Patterson, H. J, Sly, P. D, Stick, S. M, Hall, G. L

“…Measurement of lung function is an important component of clinical management in cystic fibrosis (CF), but has been difficult in young children. The present…”
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Forced oscillations in the clinical setting in young children with neonatal lung disease by Udomittipong, K, Sly, P. D, Patterson, H. J, Gangell, C. L, Stick, S. M, Hall, G. L

“…The extent of respiratory dysfunction is not well characterised in children with neonatal chronic lung disease (nCLD) too young to perform spirometry. Forced…”
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Effects of maternal smoking during pregnancy and a family history of asthma on respiratory function in newborn infants by Stick, S M, Burton, P R, Gurrin, L, Sly, P D, LeSouëf, P N

“…Infants of mothers who smoke have reduced respiratory function and are more likely to develop wheezing. Little evidence is available on the effect of in-utero…”
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Correlation of forced oscillation technique in preschool children with cystic fibrosis with pulmonary inflammation by Brennan, S, Hall, G L, Horak, F, Moeller, A, Pitrez, P M C, Franzmann, A, Turner, S, de Klerk, N, Franklin, P, Winfield, K R, Balding, E, Stick, S M, Sly, P D

“…Background: Lung disease in cystic fibrosis (CF) is established in early childhood with recurrent bacterial infections and inflammation. Using spirometry, the…”
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Comparison of techniques for obtaining lower airway epithelial cells from children by McNamara, P. S, Kicic, A, Sutanto, E. N, Stevens, P. T, Stick, S. M

“…Airway epithelial cells (AECs) are important in asthma as they are the first cells to encounter pathogens/allergens. In children, AECs can be obtained using a…”
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Suppression of adrenomedullin contributes to vascular leakage and altered epithelial repair during asthma by Hagner, S., Welz, H., Kicic, A., Alrifai, M., Marsh, L. M., Sutanto, E. N., Ling, K.-M., Stick, S. M., Müller, B., Weissmann, N., Renz, H.

“…Background The anti‐inflammatory peptide, adrenomedullin (AM), and its cognate receptor are expressed in lung tissue, but its pathophysiological significance…”
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Home oxygen for children with acute bronchiolitis by Tie, S W, Hall, G L, Peter, S, Vine, J, Verheggen, M, Pascoe, E M, Wilson, A C, Chaney, G, Stick, S M, Martin, A C

“…A prospective randomised controlled pilot study was performed comparing home oxygen therapy with traditional inpatient hospitalisation for children with acute…”
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Inducible NO synthase expression is low in airway epithelium from young children with cystic fibrosis by Moeller, A, Horak, F, Lane, C, Knight, D, Kicic, A, Brennan, S, Franklin, P, Terpolilli, J, Wildhaber, J H, Stick, S M

“…Background: This is the first study to measure inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) gene and protein expression quantitatively in primary epithelial cells…”
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Expression of bronchodilator response using forced oscillation technique measurements: absolute versus relative by Thamrin, C, Gangell, C L, Kusel, M M H, Schultz, A, Hall, G L, Stick, S M, Sly, P D

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Pre-flight testing of preterm infants with neonatal lung disease: a retrospective review by Udomittipong, K, Stick, S M, Verheggen, M, Oostryck, J, Sly, P D, Hall, G L

“…Background: The low oxygen environment during air travel may result in hypoxia in patients with respiratory disease. However, little information exists on the…”
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Parental smoking increases exhaled nitric oxide in young children by Franklin, P. J, Turner, S, Mutch, R, Stick, S. M

“…The present study investigated the association between reported parental smoking and exhaled nitric oxide fraction (F(eNO)) in young children. In total, 78…”
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Exhaled nitric oxide is not reduced in infants with cystic fibrosis by Franklin, P. J, Hall, G. L, Moeller, A, Horak, F, Brennan, S, Stick, S. M

“…Fractional exhaled nitric oxide (F(eNO)) has been reported to be reduced in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. However, data from young children are conflicting…”
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Effects of human rhinovirus on epithelial barrier integrity and function in children with asthma by Looi, K., Buckley, A. G., Rigby, P. J., Garratt, L. W., Iosifidis, T., Zosky, G. R., Larcombe, A. N., Lannigan, F. J., Ling, K.‐M., Martinovich, K. M., Kicic‐Starcevich, E., Shaw, N. C., Sutanto, E. N., Knight, D. A., Kicic, A., Stick, S. M.

“…Summary Background Bronchial epithelial tight junctions (TJ) have been extensively assessed in healthy airway epithelium. However, no studies have yet assessed…”
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Control of breathing in infants born to smoking mothers by Ueda, Yasuhisa, Stick, Stephen M., Hall, Graham, Sly, Peter D.

“…Objective: To determine whether infants born to smoking mothers have an abnormal respiratory drive and a blunted ventilatory response to hypoxia. Study design:…”
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A community study of exhaled nitric oxide in healthy children by FRANKLIN, P. I, TAPLIN, R, STICK, S. M

“…Exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) is elevated in patients with inflammatory pulmonary diseases and it has attracted increasing interest as a simple, noninvasive…”
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