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  1. Extended D-dimer cut-offs and machine learning for ruling out pulmonary embolism in individuals undergoing computed tomography pulmonary angiography

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, March 2022, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  2. Methionine supplementation: potential for improving alveolar macrophage function through reverse cholesterol transport?

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, December 2021, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  3. The Utility of Gallium-68 DOTATOC PET/CT in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis

    Article • ERJ Open Research, September 2021, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  4. Remote monitoring of oxygen saturation in individuals with COVID-19 pneumonia

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, July 2020, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  5. Neutrophil extracellular traps activate IL-8 and IL-1 expression in human bronchial epithelia

    Article • AJP Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, July 2020, American Physiological Society

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  6. Prevalence of comorbid asthma in COVID-19 patients

    Article • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, June 2020, Elsevier

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  7. Recent Insights into In Utero Gene Editing, Checkpoint Inhibitors, and Polymorphonuclear Extracellular Vesicles

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, June 2020, American Thoracic Society

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  8. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a clinical review

    Article • Breathe, June 2020, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  9. The COVIRL-001 Trial: A multicentre, prospective, randomised trial comparing standard of care (SOC) alone, SOC plus hydroxychloroquine monotherapy or SOC plus a combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin in the treatment of non- critical, SARS-...

    Article • Trials, May 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  10. Vaping-associated lung injury

    Article • Thorax, May 2020, BMJ

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  11. A 34-Year-Old Man With a Chylothorax and Bony Pain

    Article • CHEST Journal, April 2020, Elsevier

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  12. Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis Syndrome

    Article • Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, April 2020, Thieme Publishing Group

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  13. Activation of complement component 3 is associated with airways disease and pulmonary emphysema in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency

    Article • Thorax, January 2020, BMJ

    Dr. Mark Murphy, Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  14. Increased Pulmonary GM-CSF Causes Alveolar Macrophage Accumulation. Mechanistic Implications for Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonitis

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, January 2020, American Thoracic Society

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  15. Emerging Approaches to Predict Prognosis and Monitor Disease Progression in Lymphangioleiomyomatosis

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, December 2019, American Thoracic Society

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  16. The Alveolar Lipidome in Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis. A New Target for Therapeutic Development?

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, October 2019, American Thoracic Society

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  17. Exosomes form EGFR-mutated adenocarcinoma induce tumour invasion

    Article • September 2019, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Amina JOUIDA, Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  18. Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Gene-Pulmonary Macrophage Transplantation Therapy of PAP in Csf2ra−/− Mice

    Article • Molecular Therapy, September 2019, Elsevier

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  19. Shaping the future of an ultra-rare disease

    Article • Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine, September 2019, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy, Francesco Bonella

  20. Recurrent Sinusitis, Lower Limb Edema, and Nail Changes

    Article • Annals of the American Thoracic Society, June 2019, American Thoracic Society

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  21. Automated Parenchymal Pattern Analysis of Treatment Responses in Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis

    Article • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, May 2019, American Thoracic Society

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  22. An Approach to Precision Medicine for Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis

    Article • May 2019, American Thoracic Society

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  23. Cystic Fibrosis Disease Severity Correlates with Biomarkers of Elastin Degradation

    Article • May 2019, American Thoracic Society

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  24. US National Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis Registry: Update on Differential Diagnosis, Clinical Manifestations, and Current Therapy

    Article • May 2019, American Thoracic Society

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  25. Cystic fibrosis disease severity correlates with plasma levels of desmosine and isodesmosine, biomarkers of elastin degradation

    Article • ERJ Open Research, April 2019, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Patrick Geraghty, Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  26. Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

    Article • Nature Reviews Disease Primers, March 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy, Francesco Bonella

  27. Sweat Chloride Testing

    Article • JAMA, February 2019, American Medical Association (AMA)

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  28. Blood Testing for Differential Diagnosis of Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis Syndrome

    Article • CHEST Journal, February 2019, Elsevier

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  29. Blood testing in the diagnosis of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

    Article • The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, November 2018, Elsevier

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  30. Statin as a novel pharmacotherapy of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

    Article • Nature Communications, August 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  31. Prevalence and healthcare burden of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

    Article • Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  32. Personalised CFTR pharmacotherapeutic response testing and therapy of cystic fibrosis

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, March 2018, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  33. Glycosylation Repurposes Alpha-1 Antitrypsin for Resolution of Community-acquired-pneumonia

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, November 2017, American Thoracic Society

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  34. Reply

    Article • Arthritis & Rheumatology, November 2017, Wiley

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  35. Irish Thoracic Society Annual Scientific Meeting 2017 10th - 11th November 2017, Limerick Strand Hotel, Limerick

    Article • Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -), October 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  36. Targeting cholesterol homeostasis in lung diseases

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  37. Risk factors for totally implantable venous access device-associated complications in cystic fibrosis

    Article • Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -), August 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  38. Genetic Variation of the α1 -Antitrypsin Gene Is Associated With Increased Autoantibody Production in Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Article • Arthritis & Rheumatology, June 2017, Wiley

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  39. Rapid urinary antigen testing for the investigation of bacteraemic respiratory pneumococcal disease; underutilised and undervalued?

    Article • Journal of Infection, February 2017, Elsevier

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  40. Epidemiology of Rare Lung Diseases: The Challenges and Opportunities to Improve Research and Knowledge

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  41. ITS Annual Scientific Meeting 2016

    Article • Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -), October 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  42. 021THE PREVALENCE OF POLYPHARMACY AND THE APPROPRIATENESS OF PRESCRIBING IN ADMISSIONS FROM A MEDICAL ASSESSMENT UNIT

    Article • Age and Ageing, September 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  43. Irish Endocrine Society 40th Annual Meeting 14th and 15th October 2016, Stormont Hotel Belfast

    Article • Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -), August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  44. The Role of Neutrophils in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

    Article • Annals of the American Thoracic Society, August 2016, American Thoracic Society

    Noel G McElvaney, Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  45. Proceedings of the RAMI Intern Section Meeting, 30 January 2016, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

    Article • Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -), June 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  46. Unusual Acute Sequelae of α 1 -Antitrypsin Deficiency

    Article • CHEST Journal, November 2015, Elsevier

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  47. The BLT1 Inhibitory Function of α-1 Antitrypsin Augmentation Therapy Disrupts Leukotriene B4 Neutrophil Signaling

    Article • The Journal of Immunology, September 2015, The American Association of Immunologists

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  48. AB0115 Phenotypic Variations of Alpha-One Anti-Trypsin Are Associated with Higher Titres of Ana

    Article • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, June 2015, BMJ

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  49. The effect of the decoy molecule PA401 on CXCL8 levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with cystic fibrosis

    Article • Molecular Immunology, February 2015, Elsevier

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  50. The efficacy and safety of inhaled human α-1 antitrypsin in people with α-1 antitrypsin deficiency-related emphysema

    Article • Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, January 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Noel G McElvaney, Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  51. Inhaled hypertonic saline for cystic fibrosis: Reviewing the potential evidence for modulation of neutrophil signalling and function

    Article • World Journal of Critical Care Medicine, January 2015, Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (formerly WJG Press)

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  52. A neutrophil intrinsic impairment affecting Rab27a and degranulation in cystic fibrosis is corrected by CFTR potentiator therapy

    Article • Blood, August 2014, American Society of Hematology

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  53. The Role and Importance of Glycosylation of Acute Phase Proteins with Focus on Alpha-1 Antitrypsin in Acute and Chronic Inflammatory Conditions

    Article • Journal of Proteome Research, June 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  54. Airway inflammation in cystic fibrosis

    Article • June 2014, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  55. Galectin-9 Signaling through TIM-3 Is Involved in Neutrophil-Mediated Gram-Negative Bacterial Killing: An Effect Abrogated within the Cystic Fibrosis Lung

    Article • The Journal of Immunology, January 2014, The American Association of Immunologists

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  56. Increased Outer Arm and Core Fucose Residues on theN-Glycans of Mutated Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Protein from Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficient Individuals

    Article • Journal of Proteome Research, December 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  57. Use of a care bundle in the emergency department for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a feasibility study

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, November 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  58. The CF-ABLE Score

    Article • CHEST Journal, May 2013, Elsevier

    Associate Professor Borislav D Dimitrov, Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  59. A novel neutrophil derived inflammatory biomarker of pulmonary exacerbation in cystic fibrosis

    Article • Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, March 2012, Elsevier

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  60. Pleuroperitoneal Leak Complicating Peritoneal Dialysis: A Case Series

    Article • International Journal of Nephrology, January 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy

  61. Augmentation Therapy for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency—Not Enough Evidence to Support its Use Yet!

    Article • COPD Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, May 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Associate Professor Borislav D Dimitrov, Associate Professor Cormac McCarthy