2015
Rationale and Design of the Genomic Research in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency and Sarcoidosis Study. Alpha-1 Protocol
Strange C, Senior RM, Sciurba F, O’Neal S, Morris A, Wisniewski SR, Bowler R, Hochheiser HS, Becich MJ, Zhang Y, Leader JK, Methé BA, Kaminski N, Sandhaus RA, Group* F. Rationale and Design of the Genomic Research in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency and Sarcoidosis Study. Alpha-1 Protocol. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2015, 12: 1551-1560. PMID: 26153726, PMCID: PMC4627425, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201503-143oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAlpha 1-Antitrypsin DeficiencyBronchoalveolar LavageCross-Sectional StudiesExercise ToleranceFemaleGenomicsGenotypeHumansMaleMicrobiotaMiddle AgedPhenotypeProspective StudiesPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructivePulmonary EmphysemaResearch DesignRespiratory Function TestsSarcoidosisTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsAlpha-1 antitrypsin deficiencyAugmentation therapyBronchoalveolar lavageAntitrypsin deficiencyClinical presentationPiZZ individualsAlpha-1-antitrypsin augmentation therapyAlpha-1 antitrypsin genotypeChronic obstructive pulmonary disease phenotypesPulmonary function testingAge 35 yearsVariable clinical presentationCross-sectional studyAlpha-1 antitrypsinIntermediate outcome measuresPulmonary disease phenotypesUnique genetic causeExercise capacityTherapeutic trialsChest tomographyClinical symptomsCOPD pathogenesisCOPD phenotypesFunction testingCOPD Study
2007
Effects of exercise training on quadriceps muscle gene expression in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Radom-Aizik S, Kaminski N, Hayek S, Halkin H, Cooper DM, Ben-Dov I. Effects of exercise training on quadriceps muscle gene expression in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Journal Of Applied Physiology 2007, 102: 1976-1984. PMID: 17483440, DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00577.2006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCase-Control StudiesCluster AnalysisEnergy MetabolismExerciseGene ExpressionGene Expression ProfilingHumansMaleOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisOxidative StressOxygen ConsumptionProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveQuadriceps MuscleReproducibility of ResultsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerUbiquitinConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseObstructive pulmonary diseaseCOPD patientsPulmonary diseaseExercise trainingAge-matched healthy menMuscle gene expressionHigh expressionSkeletal muscle functionExercise capacityGene expressionWalk testHealthy menControl subjectsNeedle biopsyMuscle functionVastus lateralisPatientsOxidative stressTraining responseFunctional parametersDiseaseTissue stressExpressionGene pathways