Evidence for the presence of air pollution nanoparticles in placental tissue cells

NM Liu, L Miyashita, BA Maher, G McPhail… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Inhaled particulate matter (PM) from combustion- and friction-sourced air pollution adversely
affects organs distant from the lung. A putative mechanism for the remote effect of inhaled …

[HTML][HTML] Diesel, children and respiratory disease

NM Liu, J Grigg - BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Air pollution generated in urban areas is a global public health burden since half of the
world’s population live in either cities, megacities or periurban areas. Its direct effects include …

[HTML][HTML] Use of cleaner-burning biomass stoves and airway macrophage black carbon in Malawian women

AL Whitehouse, L Miyashita, NM Liu, M Lesosky… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Exposure to particulate matter (PM) from burning of biomass for cooking is associated with
adverse health effects. It is unknown whether or not cleaner burning biomass-fuelled …

Late Breaking Abstract-Do inhaled carbonaceous particles translocate from the lung to the placenta?

N Liu, L Miyashita, G Mcphail, S Thangaratinam… - 2018 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Introduction: Epidemiological studies have reported an association between maternal
exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution and adverse effects on the fetus. However the …

Novel therapies for severe asthma in children and adults

V Delimpoura, C Bostantzoglou, N Liu, R Nenna - Breathe, 2018 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Asthma is a heterogeneous disease usually characterised by chronic airway inflammation. It
is defined by a history of symptoms such as wheeze, shortness of breath, chest tightness …

[HTML][HTML] Value of tongue biting in differentiating between epileptic seizures and syncope

F Akor, NM Liu, FM Besag… - … -European Journal of …, 2013 - seizure-journal.com
The authors are to be praised for their contribution towards understanding the importance of
tongue biting (TB) in the differential diagnosis between epileptic seizures and syncope. In …

Severe paediatric asthma collaborative in Europe (SPACE): protocol for a European registry

NM Liu, W van Aalderen, KCL Carlsen, C Coleman… - Breathe, 2018 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The development of new asthma biologics and receptor blockers for the treatment of paediatric
severe asthma raises challenges. It is unclear whether there are sufficient children in …

First analysis of the severe paediatric asthma collaborative in Europe registry

NM Liu, KCL Carlsen, S Cunningham… - ERJ Open …, 2020 - Eur Respiratory Soc
New biologics are being continually developed for paediatric asthma, but it is unclear whether
there are sufficient numbers of children in Europe with severe asthma and poor control to …

[HTML][HTML] The presence of air pollution particulate matter in cryopreserved placental tissue cells

NM Liu, Y Chen, L Miyashita, WH Tam… - ERJ Open …, 2021 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Carbonaceous particles seen in frozen human macrophage-enriched placental cells can be
used as a biomarker of personal exposure to combustion-derived particulate matter. The …

[HTML][HTML] Prostaglandin E2 and phagocytosis of inhaled particulate matter by airway macrophages in cystic fibrosis

NM Liu, L Miyashita, M Sanak, B Barratt, J Grigg - Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution is associated with adverse
health outcomes in children with cystic fibrosis (CF). Airway macrophages (AM) phagocytose …