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 …
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
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
conventional treatment. Fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (Fe NO ) and sputum eosinophils are …