Leonardo M. Fabbri
University of Ferrara
579 Papers
7.1K Citations
Leonardo M. Fabbri is an academic researcher from University of Ferrara. The author has contributed to research in topics: COPD & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 109, co-authored 566 publications. Previous affiliations of Leonardo M. Fabbri include Imperial College London & University of California, San Francisco.
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Papers
Association between HLA genes and susceptibility to toluene diisocyanate-induced asthma.
Cristina E. Mapp,Bianca Beghe,A. Balboni,G. Zamorani,M. Padoan,Laura Jovine,Olavio R. Baricordi,Leonardo M. Fabbri +7 more
TL;DR: The human leucocyte antigen (HLA) class II molecules may play a crucial role in the development of the immune response to isocyanates.
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Mechanisms and pathology of occupational asthma
Cristina E. Mapp,Marina Saetta,Piero Maestrelli,A. Di Stefano,Pasquale Chitano,Piera Boschetto,Adalberto Ciaccia,Leonardo M. Fabbri +7 more
TL;DR: There is evidence to confirm that T-lymphocyte activation and local accumulation in the bronchial wall of activated eosinophils occurs in asthma of diverse aetiology, i.e. immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated, occupational and intrinsic.
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Interleukin-13 and -4 expression in the central airways of smokers with chronic bronchitis
Deborah Miotto,Mp Ruggieri,Piera Boschetto,Giorgio Cavallesco,Alberto Papi,Ilaria Bononi,C. Piola,B. Murer,Leonardo M. Fabbri,Ce Mapp +9 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that T‐helper‐2 and ‐1 protein expression is present in the central airways of smokers and interleukin‐4 and ‑13 could contribute to mucus hypersecretion in chronic bronchitis.
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The Distribution of Neurokinin-1 and Neurokinin-2 Receptors in Human Central Airways
Cristina E. Mapp,Deborah Miotto,Fausto Braccioni,Marina Saetta,Graziella Turato,Piero Maestrelli,James E. Krause,Vladimir Karpitskiy,Norman D. Boyd,Piero Geppetti,Leonardo M. Fabbri +10 more
TL;DR: Surgical specimens from patients undergoing lung resection for limited lung lesions show that NK-1 and NK-2 receptors are present in human central airways and that their expression is not modified by cigarette smoking.
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Symbols, abbreviations and units
P. H. Quanjer,G. J. Tammeling,J. E. Cotes,Leonardo M. Fabbri,H. Matthys,Ole F. Pedersen,R. Peslin,Josep Roca,P. J. Sterk,W. T. Ulmer,J.-C. Yernault +10 more
TL;DR: The recommendations in this 1993 update do not differ materially from those in the previous report of the European Community for Steel and Coal; however, the list of abbreviations has been extended with respect to the items covered and the report has been updated to cover the languages spoken in each of the member states.
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