2015
Asbestosis and environmental causes of usual interstitial pneumonia
Gulati M, Redlich CA. Asbestosis and environmental causes of usual interstitial pneumonia. Current Opinion In Pulmonary Medicine 2015, 21: 193-200. PMID: 25621562, PMCID: PMC4472384, DOI: 10.1097/mcp.0000000000000144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisUsual interstitial pneumoniaInterstitial pneumoniaDevelopment of IPFUsual interstitial pneumonia patternRecent epidemiologic investigationsEnvironmental exposuresFibrotic lung diseaseInterstitial pneumonia patternExposure-disease relationshipsIPF patientsPneumonia patternClinical courseIPF diagnosisPulmonary fibrosisHistopathologic patternLung diseaseAsbestos exposureRadiographic changesOverall burdenAsbestosis patientsClinical challengeEpidemiologic studiesCase controlAgricultural exposures
2006
Residential Proximity to Naturally Occurring Asbestos: Health Risk or Ecologic Fallacy?
Brodkin CA, Balmes JR, Redlich CA, Cullen MR. Residential Proximity to Naturally Occurring Asbestos: Health Risk or Ecologic Fallacy? American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2006, 173: 573-573. PMID: 16493164, DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.173.5.573.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2005
Evidence for Excess Colorectal Cancer Incidence among Asbestos-exposed Men in the Beta-Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial
Aliyu OA, Cullen MR, Barnett MJ, Balmes JR, Cartmel B, Redlich CA, Brodkin CA, Barnhart S, Rosenstock L, Israel L, Goodman GE, Thornquist MD, Omenn GS. Evidence for Excess Colorectal Cancer Incidence among Asbestos-exposed Men in the Beta-Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2005, 162: 868-878. PMID: 16177148, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinol Efficacy TrialColorectal cancer riskHeavy smokersColorectal cancerAsbestos exposureRelative riskEfficacy trialsCancer riskBeta caroteneAsbestos-exposed menColorectal cancer incidenceMale heavy smokersProportional hazards modelDose-response trendIntervention armPleural plaquesLung cancerRadiographic changesCancer incidencePulmonary asbestosisHazards modelCancerUS studiesSmokersRiskChanges in cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations in the Vanguard population of the Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial (CARET)
Cartmel B, Dziura J, Cullen MR, Vegso S, Omenn GS, Goodman GE, Redlich CA. Changes in cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations in the Vanguard population of the Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial (CARET). European Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2005, 59: 1173-1180. PMID: 16015255, DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinol Efficacy TrialPlacebo armSerum triglyceridesTriglyceride concentrationsEfficacy trialsVitamin ASerum cholesterol concentrationActive intervention armsActive intervention groupNational Cancer InstituteCardiovascular deathPlacebo groupCardiovascular mortalitySerum lipidsTotal cholesterolIntervention armSerum cholesterolVanguard StudyLung cancerIntervention groupCardiovascular diseaseCancer InstituteCholesterol concentrationsActive armBeta carotene
1998
Dietary vitamin A and prevalence of bronchial metaplasia in asbestos-exposed workers 1 2 3
Mayne ST, Redlich CA, Cullen MR. Dietary vitamin A and prevalence of bronchial metaplasia in asbestos-exposed workers 1 2 3. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 1998, 68: 630-636. PMID: 9734740, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/68.3.630.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal vitamin ABronchial metaplasiaVitamin AAsbestos workersDietary intakeHigh intakeBronchial squamous metaplasiaGreater airway obstructionPulmonary function testingDietary vitamin ALogistic regression analysisAirway obstructionFormer smokingCurrent smokingBronchial biopsiesTobacco exposureSquamous metaplasiaFunction testingAsbestos exposureForm of retinolNonsignificant reductionLow intakeMetaplasiaNonsignificant increaseIndustrial clinics