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Quantification of bronchoalveolar neutrophil extracellular traps and phagocytosis in murine pneumonia
Gautam S, Stahl Y, Young GM, Howell R, Cohen AJ, Tsang DA, Martin T, Sharma L, Dela Cruz CS. Quantification of bronchoalveolar neutrophil extracellular traps and phagocytosis in murine pneumonia. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2020, 319: l661-l669. PMID: 32783617, PMCID: PMC7642899, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00316.2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeutrophil extracellular trapsAcute respiratory distress syndromeChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseNeutrophil responseExtracellular trapsDysregulation of neutrophilsObstructive pulmonary diseaseRespiratory distress syndromeNeutrophil effector functionsEx vivo assaysBronchoalveolar neutrophilsSevere asthmaDistress syndromeLung neutrophilsPulmonary diseaseMurine pneumoniaMurine modelEffector functionsNeutrophil researchMouse lungCystic fibrosisMethodologic issuesMurine researchLungArray of diseases
2021
Understanding the Host in the Management of Pneumonia. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report
Dela Cruz CS, Evans SE, Restrepo MI, Dean N, Torres A, Amara-Elori I, Awasthi S, Caler E, Cao B, Chalmers JD, Chastre J, Cohen TS, Cohen AH, Crothers K, Di YP, Egan ME, Feldman C, Gautam S, Halstead ES, Herold S, Jones BE, Luna C, Niederman MS, Mendez R, Menendez R, Mizgerd JP, Nusrat R, Ramirez J, Shindo Y, Waterer G, Yeligar SM, Wunderink RG. Understanding the Host in the Management of Pneumonia. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2021, 18: 1087-1097. PMID: 34242148, PMCID: PMC8328365, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.202102-209st.BooksMeSH KeywordsConsensusCritical IllnessHumansImmunocompromised HostPneumoniaResearch ReportUnited StatesConceptsLung infectionOfficial American Thoracic Society Workshop ReportAmerican Thoracic Society meetingLong-term health outcomesRisk of pneumoniaHost risk factorsManagement of pneumoniaExtremes of ageClinical practice guidelinesTreatment of pneumoniaInnovative trial designsPneumonia pathogenesisCritical illnessPulmonary infectionImmunosuppressive disordersPneumonia therapyOutcome definitionsRisk factorsClinical trialsPractice guidelinesRespiratory diseasePneumoniaPneumonia StudySystemic effectsTrial design
2018
Personalizing the Management of Pneumonia
Gautam S, Sharma L, Dela Cruz CS. Personalizing the Management of Pneumonia. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2018, 39: 871-900. PMID: 30390755, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2018.08.008.Books