Interstitial lung diseases of unknown cause: disorders characterized by chronic inflammation of the lower respiratory tract (first of two parts)

RG Crystal,PB Bitterman, SIRennard… - … England Journal of …, 1984 - Mass Medical Soc
THE interstitial lung diseases are a heterogeneous group of disorders of the lower respiratory
tract characterized by derangements of the alveolar walls and loss of functional alveolar …

An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: research questions in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

…, W MacNee, BJ Make, SIRennard… - American journal of …, 2015 - atsjournals.org
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity,
mortality, and resource use worldwide. The goal of this Official American Thoracic Society (…

Pathogenesis of COPD

JR Spurzem, SIRennard- Seminars in respiratory and critical …, 2005 - thieme-connect.com
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized and defined by limitation of
expiratory airflow. This can result from several types of anatomical lesions, including loss of …

Laminin-A糖蛋白from basement membranes.

R Timpl, H Rohde,PG Robey, SIRennard… - Journal of Biological …, 1979 - ASBMB
We have isolated a large noncollagenous glycoprotein, laminin, from a mouse tumor that
produces basement membrane. The protein consists of at least two polypeptide chains (Mr = …

[HTML][HTML]A controlled trial of sustained-release bupropion, a nicotine patch, or both for smoking cessation

…, SJ Leischow, MA Nides, SIRennard… - … England Journal of …, 1999 - Mass Medical Soc
Background and Methods Use of nicotine-replacement therapies and the antidepressant
bupropion helps people stop smoking. We conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease phenotypes: the future of COPD

…, BJ Make,KF Rabe, SIRennard… - American journal of …, 2010 - atsjournals.org
Significant heterogeneity of clinical presentation and disease progression exists within
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Although FEV 1 inadequately describes this …

Varenicline, an α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor partial agonist, vs sustained-release bupropion and placebo for smoking cessation: a randomized controlled trial

D Gonzales, SIRennard, M Nides, C Oncken… - Jama, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
ContextThe α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are linked to the reinforcing
effects of nicotine and maintaining smoking behavior. Varenicline, a novel α4β2 nAChR partial …

[HTML][HTML]Changes in forced expiratory volume in 1 second over time in COPD

…,R Tal-Singer, E Wouters, SIRennard- … England Journal of …, 2011 - Mass Medical Soc
Background A key feature of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an accelerated
rate of decline in forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV 1 ), but data on the variability …

[HTML][HTML]Persistent systemic inflammation is associated with poor clinical outcomes in COPD: a novel phenotype

A Agustí, LD Edwards, SIRennard, W MacNee… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Because chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous
condition, the identification of specific clinical phenotypes is key to developing more effective …

[HTML][HTML]A genome-wide association study in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): identification of two major susceptibility loci

…, W Anderson, ICGN Investigators, SIRennard… - PLoS …, 2009 - journals.plos.org
There is considerable variability in the susceptibility of smokers to develop chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). The only known genetic risk factor is severe deficiency of α1-…