Rationale: The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is increasing and has been linked to
obstructive lung diseases including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Recent …

The ability of motile strains of the Ogawa and Inaba serotypes of classical Vibrio cholerae
and of the El Tor biotypes to kill suckling mice after oral challenge with 10-8 colony-forming …

Adoptive cellular immunotherapy involving transfer of tumor‐reactive T cells has shown some
notable antitumor responses in a minority of cancer patients. In particular, transfer of tumor‐…

Electronic cigarette usage is increasing worldwide, yet there is a paucity of information on
the respiratory health effects of electronic cigarette aerosol exposure. This study aimed to …

Chlamydia trachomatis is a pathogen of the genital tract and ocular epithelium. Infection is
established by the binding of the metabolically inert elementary body (EB) to epithelial cells. …

Modulation of airway surface liquid (ASL) pH has been proposed as a therapy for cystic
fibrosis (CF). However, evidence that ASL pH is reduced in CF is limited and conflicting. The …

Please cite this paper as: Larcombe et al. (2011) Sexual dimorphism in lung function responses
to acute influenza A infection. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 5(5), 334–342. …

Introduction Pulmonary inflammation and infection are important clinical and prognostic
markers of lung disease in cystic fibrosis (CF). However, whether in young children they are …

Three human isolates of Campylobacter jejuni were grown in a biphasic culture medium with
and without the addition of a synthetic chelator to induce iron limitation. Cells grown in low-…

… Luke Berry and Peter Sly organized the sample collection and measurement of cytokine
concentrations, neutrophil elastase activity, cell counts and detection of infection and …