2014
Future Directions in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research. An NHLBI Workshop Report
Blackwell TS, Tager AM, Borok Z, Moore BB, Schwartz DA, Anstrom KJ, Bar-Joseph Z, Bitterman P, Blackburn MR, Bradford W, Brown KK, Chapman HA, Collard HR, Cosgrove GP, Deterding R, Doyle R, Flaherty KR, Garcia CK, Hagood JS, Henke CA, Herzog E, Hogaboam CM, Horowitz JC, King TE, Loyd JE, Lawson WE, Marsh CB, Noble PW, Noth I, Sheppard D, Olsson J, Ortiz LA, O’Riordan T, Oury TD, Raghu G, Roman J, Sime PJ, Sisson TH, Tschumperlin D, Violette SM, Weaver TE, Wells RG, White ES, Kaminski N, Martinez FJ, Wynn TA, Thannickal VJ, Eu JP. Future Directions in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Research. An NHLBI Workshop Report. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2014, 189: 214-222. PMID: 24160862, PMCID: PMC3983890, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201306-1141ws.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisAlveolar epithelial injuryEffective medical therapyRole of inflammationTime of diagnosisPatient advocacy groupsMedian survivalMedical therapyEpithelial injuryPulmonary fibrosisPulmonary fibrosis researchIPF therapyIPF researchPreclinical modelingDrug AdministrationPatient communityU.S. FoodNHLBITranslation of discoveriesClinical researchersPatientsFibrosis researchTherapyDiseaseAberrant repair
2009
Impact of a disease-management program on symptom burden and health-related quality of life in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and their care partners
Lindell KO, Olshansky E, Song MK, Zullo TG, Gibson KF, Kaminski N, Hoffman LA. Impact of a disease-management program on symptom burden and health-related quality of life in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and their care partners. Heart & Lung 2009, 39: 304-313. PMID: 20561836, PMCID: PMC3467095, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2009.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptation, PsychologicalAgedAnalysis of VarianceAnxietyCaregiversDepressionDisease ManagementDisease ProgressionFemaleHealth Status IndicatorsHumansIdiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisMalePilot ProjectsPsychometricsQuality of LifeRespiratory Function TestsStress, PsychologicalSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsDisease management interventionsAdvanced lung diseaseHealth-related qualityIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisSymptom burdenLung diseaseCare partnersPulmonary fibrosisExperimental group participantsTime of diagnosisInterstitial lung diseaseExperimental group patientsGroup participantsPittsburgh Medical CenterDisease management programsPulmonary fibrosis resultsGroup patientsRespiratory failureUsual careMedian survivalIntervention groupPatient participantsMedical CenterFibrosis resultsPatients
2007
Accelerated Variant of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Clinical Behavior and Gene Expression Pattern
Selman M, Carrillo G, Estrada A, Mejia M, Becerril C, Cisneros J, Gaxiola M, Pérez-Padilla R, Navarro C, Richards T, Dauber J, King TE, Pardo A, Kaminski N. Accelerated Variant of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Clinical Behavior and Gene Expression Pattern. PLOS ONE 2007, 2: e482. PMID: 17534432, PMCID: PMC1868965, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000482.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisMonths of symptomsSubset of patientsRapid progressorsPulmonary fibrosisProgression of IPFBronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cellular profileActive matrix metalloproteinase-9Kaplan-Meyer methodRapid progressor groupTime of diagnosisBeginning of symptomsEnd-stage diseaseAccelerated clinical courseMatrix metalloproteinase-9Proportional hazards modelMigration/proliferationAdenosine 2B receptorSmooth muscle cellsAlveolar epithelial cellsIPF patientsProgressor groupSlow progressorsClinical courseInsidious onset