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The efficacy of powered toothbrushes: A systematic review and network meta‐analysis by Thomassen, Tim M. J. A., Van der Weijden, Fridus G. A., Slot, Dagmar E.

“…Aim This systematic review and network meta‐analysis synthesizes the available clinical evidence concerning efficacy with respect to plaque scores following a…”
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An open-label trial of rituximab therapy in pulmonary alveolar proteinosis by KAVURU, M. S, MALUR, A, MARSHALL, I, BARNA, B. P, MEZIANE, M, HUIZAR, I, DALRYMPLE, H, KARNEKAR, R, THOMASSEN, M. J

“…Rituximab, a monoclonal antibody directed against the B-lymphocyte antigen CD20, has shown promise in several autoimmune disorders. Pulmonary alveolar…”
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Cross‐angled versus flat‐trim bristle tuft configurations in manual toothbrushes: A systematic review by Thomassen, Tim M. J. A., Van der Weijden, Fridus A., Sälzer, Sonja, Slot, Dagmar E.

“…Aim This systematic review synthesizes and evaluates the literature regarding the effect of manual toothbrushes (MTBs) with cross‐angled bristle tufts (CA‐TB)…”
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Exogenous granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor administration for pulmonary alveolar proteinosis by KAVURU, M. S, SULLIVAN, E. J, PICCIN, R, THOMASSEN, M. J, STOLLER, J. K

“…Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare lung disease characterized by the accumulation of lipoproteinaceous material within the alveoli. Recent data…”
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Decreased Cu,Zn-SOD activity in asthmatic airway epithelium: correction by inhaled corticosteroid in vivo by De Raeve, H R, Thunnissen, F B, Kaneko, F T, Guo, F H, Lewis, M, Kavuru, M S, Secic, M, Thomassen, M J, Erzurum, S C

“…To investigate the antioxidant response of respiratory epithelium to the chronic airway inflammation in asthma, the major intracellular antioxidants [copper…”
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Biochemical reaction products of nitric oxide as quantitative markers of primary pulmonary hypertension by KANEKO, F. T, ARROLIGA, A. C, DWEIK, R. A, COMHAIR, S. A, LASKOWSKI, D, OPPEDISANO, R, THOMASSEN, M. J, ERZURUM, S. C

“…Primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) is a rare and fatal disease of unknown etiology. Inflammatory oxidant mechanisms and deficiency in nitric oxide (NO) have…”
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Our new understanding of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: what an internist needs to know by Mazzone, P, Thomassen, M J, Kavuru, M

“…Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP; the accumulation of surfactant lipids and proteins in the alveoli) has a number of infectious and environmental causes but…”
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Characterization of exosurf (surfactant)-mediated suppression of stimulated human alveolar macrophage cytokine responses by Thomassen, M J, Antal, J M, Connors, M J, Meeker, D P, Wiedemann, H P

“…Previous studies in our laboratory demonstrated that the synthetic surfactant Exosurf (Burroughs Wellcome Co.) inhibited endotoxin-stimulated cytokine…”
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Synthetic surfactant (Exosurf) inhibits endotoxin-stimulated cytokine secretion by human alveolar macrophages by Thomassen, M J, Meeker, D P, Antal, J M, Connors, M J, Wiedemann, H P

“…Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and interleukin-8 (IL-8) are inflammatory cytokines produced by alveolar…”
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Perflubron decreases inflammatory cytokine production by human alveolar macrophages by Thomassen, Mary, Buhrow, Lisa, Wiedemann, Herbert

“…OBJECTIVE To determine whether inflammatory cytokine production by stimulated human alveolar macrophages is affected by perflubron exposure. DESIGN Controlled…”
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The Effect of Post‐Treatment Combined Lifestyle Interventions on Quality of Life in Colorectal Cancer Patients – A Systematic Review by Gielen, Anke H. C., Thomassen, Britt J. M., Bult, Tim J., Melenhorst, Jarno, Kimman, Merel L., Breukink, Stephanie O.

“…ABSTRACT Background Colorectal cancer is identified as a lifestyle‐related type of cancer. There is an increasing emphasis on lifestyle interventions targeting…”
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Nitric oxide regulation of asthmatic airway inflammation with segmental allergen challenge by Thomassen, Mary Jane, Raychaudhuri, Baisakhi, Dweik, Raed A., Farver, Carol, Buhrow, Lisa, Malur, Anagha, Connors, Mary J., Drazba, Judy, Hammel, Jeffrey, Erzurum, Serpil C., Kavuru, Mani S.

“…Background: Despite evidence of increased nitric oxide (NO) in asthmatic compared with healthy individuals, the role of NO in airway inflammation is unclear…”
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Keloid pathogenesis and treatment by AL-ATTAR, Ali, MESS, Sarah, THOMASSEN, John Michael, KAUFFMAN, C. Lisa, DAVISON, Steven P

“…Keloid management can be difficult and frustrating, and the mechanisms underlying keloid formation are only partially understood. Using original and current…”
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Supporting follow-up care in colorectal cancer patients: first experiences with the Assessment of Burden of ColoRectal Cancer (ABCRC)-tool by Thomassen, Britt J M, Gielen, Anke H C, Baak, Jasmijn, Sosef, Meindert, Ancion, Ester, Gielen, Christel M J, Gidding-Slok, Annerika H M, Breukink, Stephanie O, Kimman, Merel L

“…The Assessment of Burden of ColoRectal Cancer (ABCRC)-tool is a unique tool that includes a PROM focused on health-related quality of life (HRQoL), functional…”
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Colonization of the respiratory tract with Pseudomonas cepacia in cystic fibrosis. Risk factors and outcomes by Tablan, O C, Martone, W J, Doershuk, C F, Stern, R C, Thomassen, M J, Klinger, J D, White, J W, Carson, L A, Jarvis, W R

“…Between 1981 and 1983, some 85 patients with cystic fibrosis at Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital, Cleveland, developed colonization or infection of the…”
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The Assessment of Burden of ColoRectal Cancer (ABCRC)-tool; a validity and reliability study by Thomassen, Britt J.M., Kimman, Merel L., Somers, Anne M.J., Ponds, Rudolf W.H.M., Dekker, Jan Willem T., van Leiden, Barbara L., Vink, Geraldine R., de Groot, Jan Willem B., Melenhorst, Jarno, Reynders, Kim M.M.W., Gielen, Christel M.J., Weerts, Tom H.A., Lutke Holzik, Martijn F., van Kuijk, Sander M.J., Breukink, Stéphanie O., Gidding-Slok, Annerika H.M.

“…Follow-up care after treatment for colorectal cancer (CRC) is increasingly focused on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and functional outcomes. The…”
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Eosinophils generate brominating oxidants in allergen-induced asthma by Wu, W, Samoszuk, M K, Comhair, S A, Thomassen, M J, Farver, C F, Dweik, R A, Kavuru, M S, Erzurum, S C, Hazen, S L

“…Eosinophils promote tissue injury and contribute to the pathogenesis of allergen-triggered diseases like asthma, but the chemical basis of damage to eosinophil…”
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Role of bronchoscopy in asthma research by Kavuru, M S, Dweik, R A, Thomassen, M J

“…Over the past 15 years, much has been learned about the presence of airway inflammation in asthma through the use of investigative bronchoscopy. It has become…”
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Flagella and motility alterations in Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains from patients with cystic fibrosis: relationship to patient clinical condition by LUZAR, M. A, THOMASSEN, M. J, MONTIE, T. C

“…Classifications Services IAI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit…”
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Studies of feeding frequency for atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar) by Thomassen, J.M., Fjæra, S.O.

“…In post-smolt Atlantic salmon increasing the feeding frequency up to 80 times per day, while keeping the daily food ration fixed, does not seem to give any…”
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