Association between the MUC5B promoter polymorphism and survival in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

…, SF Ma, JGN Garcia, TJ Richards, LJ Silveira… - Jama, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Current prediction models of mortality in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF),
which are based on clinical and physiological parameters, have modest value in predicting …

Response to sublingual immunotherapy with grass pollen extract: monotherapy versus combination in a multiallergen extract

SM Amar, RJ Harbeck, M Sills, LJ Silveira… - Journal of allergy and …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: To date, there have been no randomized, double-blind studies showing
the effectiveness of sublingual immunotherapy with multiple allergens. OBJECTIVE: The …

Obese adolescents with PCOS have altered biodiversity and relative abundance in gastrointestinal microbiota

B Jobira, DN Frank, L Pyle, LJ Silveira… - The Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Context Alterations in gut microbiota relate to the metabolic syndrome, but have not been
examined in at-risk obese youth with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Objective Compare …

Galectin-3 levels are associated with right ventricular functional and morphologic changes in pulmonary arterial hypertension

…, L Lasalvia, JD Schroeder, J Smyser, LJ Silveira… - Heart and vessels, 2016 - Springer
The response of the right ventricle (RV) to pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) involves
changes in contractile function, chamber size, hypertrophy, and extracellular matrix (ECM). …

Different measures of diet diversity during infancy and the association with childhood food allergy in a UK birth cohort study

C Venter, K Maslin, JW Holloway, LJ Silveira… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2020 - Elsevier
… Holloway PhD e , Lori J. Silveira PhD b , David M. Fleischer MD b c , Taraneh Dean PhD
a f , S. Hasan Arshad MD a g … J Allergy Clin Immunol, 133 (2014), pp. 1056-1064 …

[HTML][HTML] Smoking reduces surfactant protein D and phospholipids in patients with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

JM Moré, DR Voelker, LJ Silveira, MG Edwards… - BMC pulmonary …, 2010 - Springer
Background Pulmonary surfactant D (SP-D) has important regulatory functions for innate
immunity and has been implicated as a biomarker for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (…

IVIG compared with IVIG plus infliximab in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children

LD Cole, CM Osborne, LJ Silveira, S Rao… - …, 2021 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES To compare initial treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) versus
IVIG plus infliximab in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). METHODS …

Vorticity is a marker of right ventricular diastolic dysfunction

…, CA Podgorski, J Smyser, LJ Silveira… - American Journal …, 2015 - journals.physiology.org
Right ventricular diastolic dysfunction (RVDD) is an important prognostic indicator in pulmonary
arterial hypertension (PAH). RV vortex rings have been observed in healthy subjects, but …

A new tool to assess sarcoidosis severity

YS Wasfi, CS Rose, JR Murphy, LJ Silveira, JC Grutters… - Chest, 2006 - Elsevier
Study objectives Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disorder primarily affecting the lung, but
with frequent extrapulmonary organ involvement. There are no comprehensive scoring …

[PDF][PDF] Marijuana's Influence on Pain Scores, Initial Weight Loss, and Other Bariatric Surgical Outcomes.

…, BJ Pottorf, JM Johnson, LJ Silveira… - Permanente …, 2018 - thepermanentejournal.org
Introduction: Pain management can be challenging following bariatric surgery, and patients
with obesity tend to increase opioid use after undergoing surgery. This report quantifies …