2023
Circulating Mitochondrial DNA Is Associated With High Levels of Fatigue in Two Independent Sarcoidosis Cohorts
Fiorini V, Hu B, Sun Y, Yu S, McGovern J, Gandhi S, Woo S, Turcotte-Foster S, Pivarnik T, Khan Z, Adams T, Herzog E, Kaminski N, Gulati M, Ryu C. Circulating Mitochondrial DNA Is Associated With High Levels of Fatigue in Two Independent Sarcoidosis Cohorts. CHEST Journal 2023, 165: 1174-1185. PMID: 37977267, PMCID: PMC11110677, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.11.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient-related outcome measuresToll-like receptor 9Fatigue Assessment ScalePlasma mtDNA concentrationsTLR9 activationSarcoidosis patientsMtDNA concentrationsMulti-organ sarcoidosisCommon chief complaintInnate immune activationNovel therapeutic strategiesDomains of fatigueSevere clinical phenotypePsychobiologic mechanismsSarcoidosis cohortScadding stageCorticosteroid useCytokine levelsExtrapulmonary diseaseProspective cohortFAS scoresPulmonary fibrosisChief complaintImmune activationPatient population
2020
The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry. Rationale, Design, and Methods.
Wang BR, Edwards R, Freiheit EA, Ma Y, Burg C, de Andrade J, Lancaster L, Lindell K, Nathan SD, Raghu G, Gibson K, Gulati M, Mason W, Noth I, Schmidt B, Spino C, Staszak S, Stauffer J, Wolters PJ, Cosgrove GP, Flaherty KR. The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry. Rationale, Design, and Methods. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2020, 17: 1620-1628. PMID: 32776789, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.202001-035sd.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterstitial lung diseasePatient RegistryClinician accessLarge multicenter registryMean diffusing capacityPositive smoking historyPercent of patientsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisTime of enrollmentIndividuals 18 yearsMulticenter registrySmoking historyPulmonary fibrosisSupplemental oxygenVital capacityLung diseaseMean agePatient populationAntifibrotic therapyApplicable biomarkersClinical informationDiffusing capacityPatientsClinical sitesRegistry
2019
Patient Registries in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Culver DA, Behr J, Belperio JA, Corte TJ, de Andrade JA, Flaherty KR, Gulati M, Huie TJ, Lancaster LH, Roman J, Ryerson CJ, Kim HJ. Patient Registries in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2019, 200: 160-167. PMID: 31034241, PMCID: PMC6635784, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201902-0431ci.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary fibrosisPatient RegistryPrecision medicine approachQuality of lifeThousands of patientsClinical characteristicsRegistry databasePatient populationLarge registriesDisease progressionClinical trialsPatient profilesRare diseasePatientsRegistryDisease severityMedicine approachFibrosisDiseaseAnalysis of biospecimensBroad spectrumCurrent practiceComorbiditiesLongitudinal data