Outputs (328)

Domesticating cleaner cookstoves for improved respiratory health: Using approaches from the sanitation sector to explore the adoption and sustained use of improved cooking technologies in Nepal (2022)
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Jewitt, S., Smallman-Raynor, M., Binaya, C., Robinson, B., Adhikari, P., Evans, C., Karmacharya, B., Bolton, C. E., & Hall, I. P. (2022). Domesticating cleaner cookstoves for improved respiratory health: Using approaches from the sanitation sector to explore the adoption and sustained use of improved cooking technologies in Nepal. Social Science and Medicine, 308, Article 115201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115201

Drawing on village-based data from Nepal, this paper explores the transferability of the Integrated Behavioural Model for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (IBM-WASH) to the clean cooking sector and its potential to elucidate how barriers to improved coo... Read More about Domesticating cleaner cookstoves for improved respiratory health: Using approaches from the sanitation sector to explore the adoption and sustained use of improved cooking technologies in Nepal.

Lysyl oxidase like 2 is increased in asthma and contributes to asthmatic airway remodelling (2022)
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Ramis, J., Middlewick, R., Pappalardo, F., Cairns, J. T., Stewart, I. D., John, A. E., Naveed, S. U. N., Krishnan, R., Miller, S., Shaw, D. E., Brightling, C. E., Buttery, L., Rose, F., Jenkins, G., Johnson, S. R., & Tatler, A. L. (2022). Lysyl oxidase like 2 is increased in asthma and contributes to asthmatic airway remodelling. European Respiratory Journal, 60(1), Article 2004361. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.04361-2020

BACKGROUND: Airway smooth muscle (ASM) cells are fundamental to asthma pathogenesis, influencing bronchoconstriction, airway hyperresponsiveness and airway remodelling. The extracellular matrix (ECM) can influence tissue remodelling pathways; however... Read More about Lysyl oxidase like 2 is increased in asthma and contributes to asthmatic airway remodelling.

Novel perspectives of sodium handling in type 2 diabetes mellitus (2022)
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Hanson, P., Arkill, K. P., Merry, C. L., Hussain, M. S., Meersmann, T., Randeva, H. S., Pavlovskaya, G. E., O’Hare, P., & Barber, T. M. (2022). Novel perspectives of sodium handling in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Expert Review of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 17(4), 333-341. https://doi.org/10.1080/17446651.2022.2092094

Introduction: As a key regulator of body water, sodium homeostasis forms an essential component of human physiology. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2D)-associated sodium overload stems from chronic renal retention of sodium, contributing toward the devel... Read More about Novel perspectives of sodium handling in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

A Hybrid Architecture (CO-CONNECT) to Facilitate Rapid Discovery and Access to Data Across the United Kingdom in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Development Study (2022)
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Jefferson, E., Cole, C., Mumtaz, S., Cox, S., Giles, T., Adejumo, S., Urwin, E., Lea, D., McDonald, C., Best, J., Masood, E., Milligan, G., Johnston, J., Horban, S., Birced, I., Hall, C., Jackson, A., Collins, C., Rising, S., Dodsley, C., …Quinlan, P. (2022). A Hybrid Architecture (CO-CONNECT) to Facilitate Rapid Discovery and Access to Data Across the United Kingdom in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Development Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 24(12), Article e40035. https://doi.org/10.2196/40035

Background:
COVID-19 data have been generated across the United Kingdom as a by-product of clinical care and public health provision, as well as numerous bespoke and repurposed research endeavors. Analysis of these data has underpinned the United Ki... Read More about A Hybrid Architecture (CO-CONNECT) to Facilitate Rapid Discovery and Access to Data Across the United Kingdom in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Development Study.

Imbalanced prostanoid release mediates cigarette smoke-induced human pulmonary artery cell proliferation (2022)
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Alqarni, A. A., Brand, O. J., Pasini, A., Alahmari, M., Alghamdi, A., & Pang, L. (2022). Imbalanced prostanoid release mediates cigarette smoke-induced human pulmonary artery cell proliferation. Respiratory Research, 23(1), Article 136. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-022-02056-z

Background
Pulmonary hypertension is a common and serious complication of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Studies suggest that cigarette smoke can initiate pulmonary vascular remodelling by stimulating cell proliferation; however, the... Read More about Imbalanced prostanoid release mediates cigarette smoke-induced human pulmonary artery cell proliferation.

Age modifies both the maximal temperature and inflammatory response in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection (2022)
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Crooks, C. J., West, J., Morling, J. R., Simmonds, M., Juurlink, I., Briggs, S., Cruickshank, S., Hammond-Pears, S., Shaw, D., Card, T. R., & Fogarty, A. (2022). Age modifies both the maximal temperature and inflammatory response in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Clinical Medicine, 22(3), 192-196. https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2021-0603

Objective To determine the maximal response of the temperature and inflammatory response to SARS-CoV-2 infection and how these are modified by age.

Methods Participants were patients admitted to hospital with SARS-CoV-2 infection. For each partici... Read More about Age modifies both the maximal temperature and inflammatory response in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Mendelian randomisation of eosinophils and other cell types in relation to lung function and disease (2022)
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Guyatt, A., John, C., Williams, A. T., Shrine, N., Reeve, N. F., Sayers, I., Hall, I., Wain, L. V., Sheehan, N., Dudbridge, F., Tobin, M. D., & SpiroMeta consortium. (2023). Mendelian randomisation of eosinophils and other cell types in relation to lung function and disease. Thorax, 78(5), 496-503. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2021-217993

Rationale Eosinophils are associated with airway inflammation in respiratory disease. Eosinophil production and survival is controlled partly by interleukin-5: anti-interleukin-5 agents reduce asthma and response correlates with baseline eosinophil c... Read More about Mendelian randomisation of eosinophils and other cell types in relation to lung function and disease.

Inhibition of oxidative stress delays senescence and augments functional capacity of endothelial progenitor cells (2022)
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Reskiawan A. Kadir, R., Alwjwaj, M., Ahmad Othman, O., Rakkar, K., Sprigg, N., Bath, P. M., & Bayraktutan, U. (2022). Inhibition of oxidative stress delays senescence and augments functional capacity of endothelial progenitor cells. Brain Research, 1787, Article 147925. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2022.147925

Ageing is characterised by a progressive loss of vascular endothelial function and integrity. Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) play an integral role in endothelial regeneration but are prone to age-dependent changes which may accelerate their sene... Read More about Inhibition of oxidative stress delays senescence and augments functional capacity of endothelial progenitor cells.

A systematic review of blood biomarkers with individual participant data meta-analysis of matrix metalloproteinase-7 in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (2022)
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Khan, F. A., Stewart, I., Saini, G., Robinson, K. A., & Jenkins, R. G. (2022). A systematic review of blood biomarkers with individual participant data meta-analysis of matrix metalloproteinase-7 in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. European Respiratory Journal, 59(4), Article 2101612. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01612-2021

Background Blood-derived biomarkers have been described extensively as potential prognostic markers in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), but studies have been limited by analyses using data-dependent thresholds, inconsistent adjustment for confoun... Read More about A systematic review of blood biomarkers with individual participant data meta-analysis of matrix metalloproteinase-7 in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Impact of Coexisting Dementia on Inpatient Outcomes for Patients Admitted with a COPD Exacerbation (2022)
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Gupta, A., McKeever, T. M., Hutchinson, J. P., & Bolton, C. E. (2022). Impact of Coexisting Dementia on Inpatient Outcomes for Patients Admitted with a COPD Exacerbation. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 2022(17), 535-544. https://doi.org/10.2147/copd.s345751

Purpose: People with COPD are at a higher risk of cognitive dysfunction than the general population. However, the additional impact of dementia amongst such patients is not well understood, particularly in those admitted with a COPD exacerbation. We... Read More about Impact of Coexisting Dementia on Inpatient Outcomes for Patients Admitted with a COPD Exacerbation.