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Peter J. Barnes

Researcher at National Institutes of Health

Publications -  1554
Citations -  177909

Peter J. Barnes is an academic researcher from National Institutes of Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Asthma & COPD. The author has an hindex of 194, co-authored 1530 publications receiving 166618 citations. Previous affiliations of Peter J. Barnes include University of Nebraska Medical Center & Novartis.

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Nuclear factor-kappaB: a pivotal transcription factor in chronic inflammatory diseases.

TL;DR: In chronic inflammatory diseases, such as asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and psoriasis, several cytokines recruit activated immune and inflammatory cells to the site of lesions, thereby amplifying and perpetuating the inflammatory state.
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

TL;DR: The most important bacterial causes of exacerbations of COPD are nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae.
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Global strategy for asthma management and prevention: GINA executive summary.

TL;DR: It is reasonable to expect that in most patients with asthma, control of the disease can and should be achieved and maintained, and the Global Initiative for Asthma recommends a change in approach to asthma management, with asthma control, rather than asthma severity, being the focus of treatment decisions.