Report of ERS Task Force: guidelines for measurement of acellular components and standardization of BAL

PL Haslam, RP Baughman - European Respiratory Journal, 1999 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The investigatory technique of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) has become one of the most
valuable research tools for studying inflammatory mechanisms in a wide range of diseases …

[HTML][HTML] SmokeHaz: systematic reviews and meta-analyses of the effects of smoking on respiratory health

L Jayes, PL Haslam, CG Gratziou, P Powell, J Britton… - Chest, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Smoking tobacco increases the risk of respiratory disease in adults and children,
but communicating the magnitude of these effects in a scientific manner that is accessible …

An official American Thoracic Society clinical practice guideline: the clinical utility of bronchoalveolar lavage cellular analysis in interstitial lung disease

…, RM Du Bois, M Drent, PL Haslam… - American journal of …, 2012 - atsjournals.org
Background: The clinical utility of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BAL) cell analysis for the
diagnosis and management of patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) has been a subject of …

Histopathologic subsets of fibrosing alveolitis in patients with systemic sclerosis and their relationship to outcome

…, P Pantelidis, PL Haslam… - American journal of …, 2002 - atsjournals.org
Fibrosing alveolitis associated with systemic sclerosis (FASSc) has a better prognosis than
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. In view of recent reports that idiopathic nonspecific interstitial …

Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis: relationships of pulmonary physiology and bronchoalveolar lavage to response to treatment and prognosis

RM Rudd, PL Haslam… - American Review of …, 1981 - atsjournals.org
A minority of patients with cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis (idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis)
respond to treatment with corticosteroids. The purpose of this study was to identify factors other …

G-CSF and IL-8 but not GM-CSF correlate with severity of pulmonary neutrophilia in acute respiratory distress syndrome

…, CS Baker, TW Evans, PL Haslam - European Respiratory …, 2000 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Activated neutrophils play a major role in the pathogenesis of acute respiratory distress
syndrome (ARDS), and persistence of pulmonary neutrophilia is related to poor survival. …

BAL findings in idiopathic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia and usual interstitial pneumonia

…, AG Nicholson, TV Colby, PL Haslam… - European …, 2003 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), which has the histological pattern of usual interstitial
pneumonia (UIP), is a progressive interstitial lung disease with a poor prognosis. Idiopathic …

Numerical and functional alterations in circulatory lymphocytes in cigarette smokers.

DA Hughes, PL Haslam, PJ Townsend… - Clinical and …, 1985 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Simultaneous numerical and functional studies of circulatory lymphocytes were undertaken
in healthy non-smoking and cigarette-smoking volunteers. The smokers all had light to …

From birds to humans: new concepts on airways relative to alveolar surfactant

W Bernhard, PL Haslam, J Floros - American journal of respiratory …, 2004 - atsjournals.org
… and facilitates precipitation of inhaled particles in this compartment (Figure 1B), is avoided
in the gas-exchanging parenchyma of bird lungs and may predominantly take place in other …

Airway eosinophilia in children with severe asthma: predictive values of noninvasive tests

…, AG Nicholson, PL Haslam… - American journal of …, 2006 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Children with severe asthma experience persistent symptoms despite maximal
conventional treatment. Fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (Fe NO ) and sputum eosinophils are …