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Immunology

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111
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43250
World Ranking
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National Ranking
41

Medicine

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111
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5352
National Ranking
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Overview

A. B. Kay was affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their research contributions are documented primarily through recent scientific publications across diverse academic venues.

Their recent work includes the paper "Macromolecular condensation is unlikely to buffer intracellular osmolality," published in 2024 in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory). Another notable publication from 2024 is "A study assessing gastrointestinal tolerance of two adult enteral tube feeds with food derived ingredients in the UK," which appeared in Clinical Nutrition ESPEN.

Collaborations featured prominently in their research career. Frequent co-authors included:

  • S. Saduera
  • Martha Van Der Linde
  • H. Meanwell
  • T.R. Flood
  • A. S. Gilson

Thematic emphasis in their publications was reflected by the venues in which they appeared. These included:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Clinical Nutrition ESPEN

Kay's research output spans topics related to molecular biology, specifically intracellular processes as evident in the macromolecular condensation study, and clinical nutritional science addressing gastrointestinal tolerance to medical nutrition products.

Best Publications

  • Bronchial biopsies in asthma. An ultrastructural, quantitative study and correlation with hyperreactivity.

    P. K. Jeffery;A. J. Wardlaw;Fiona C. Nelson;J. V. Collins

  • Eosinophils: Biological Properties and Role in Health and Disease

    Simon P. Hogan;Helene F. Rosenberg;Redwan Moqbel;Simon Phipps

  • Anti-IL-5 treatment reduces deposition of ECM proteins in the bronchial subepithelial basement membrane of mild atopic asthmatics

    Patrick Flood-Page;Andrew Menzies-Gow;Simon Phipps;Sun Ying

  • Messenger RNA expression of the cytokine gene cluster, interleukin 3 (IL-3), IL-4, IL-5, and granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor, in allergen-induced late-phase cutaneous reactions in atopic subjects.

    A. B. Kay;Sun Ying;V. Varney;M. Gaga

  • Eosinophil's Role Remains Uncertain as Anti–Interleukin-5 only Partially Depletes Numbers in Asthmatic Airway

    Patrick T. Flood-Page;Andrew N. Menzies-Gow;A. Barry Kay;Douglas S. Robinson

  • Asthma and inflammation.

    A.B. Kay

  • The role of T lymphocytes in the pathogenesis of asthma

    Mark Larché;Douglas S. Robinson;A.Barry Kay

  • T cells and eosinophils in the pathogenesis of asthma.

    C.J. Corrigan;A.B. Kay

  • Cytokine messenger RNA expression for IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, and granulocyte/macrophage-colony-stimulating factor in the nasal mucosa after local allergen provocation: relationship to tissue eosinophilia.

    S R Durham;S Ying;V A Varney;M R Jacobson

  • Platelet-activating factor. A potent chemotactic and chemokinetic factor for human eosinophils.

    A J Wardlaw;R Moqbel;O Cromwell;A B Kay

  • Enhanced expression of eotaxin and CCR3 mRNA and protein in atopic asthma. Association with airway hyperresponsiveness and predominant co-localization of eotaxin mRNA to bronchial epithelial and endothelial cells.

    Sun Ying;Douglas S. Robinson;Qiu Meng;James Rottman

  • Grass pollen immunotherapy inhibits allergen-induced infiltration of CD4+ T lymphocytes and eosinophils in the nasal mucosa and increases the number of cells expressing messenger RNA for interferon-γ

    Stephen R. Durham;Sun Ying;Veronica A. Varney;Mikila R. Jacobson

  • Expression of IL-4 and IL-5 mRNA and protein product by CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, eosinophils, and mast cells in bronchial biopsies obtained from atopic and nonatopic (intrinsic) asthmatics.

    S Ying;M Humbert;J Barkans;C J Corrigan

  • Influence of grass pollen immunotherapy on cellular infiltration and cytokine mRNA expression during allergen-induced late-phase cutaneous responses.

    V. A. Varney;Q. A. Hamid;M. Gaga;Sun Ying

  • Identification of T lymphocytes, macrophages, and activated eosinophils in the bronchial mucosa in intrinsic asthma. Relationship to symptoms and bronchial responsiveness.

    A. M. Bentley;G. Menz;Chr. Storz;D. S. Robinson

  • Expression and generation of interleukin-8, IL-6 and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor by bronchial epithelial cells and enhancement by IL-1 beta and tumour necrosis factor-alpha

    O Cromwell;Q Hamid;C J Corrigan;J Barkans

  • Eosinophils, bronchial hyperreactivity and late-phase asthmatic reactions.

    S. R. Durham;A. B. Kay

  • The immunopathology of extrinsic (atopic) and intrinsic (non-atopic) asthma: more similarities than differences.

    Marc Humbert;Günter Menz;Sun Ying;Christopher J Corrigan

  • Dysregulation of interleukin 4, interleukin 5, and interferon gamma gene expression in steroid-resistant asthma.

    D. Y. M. Leung;R. J. Martin;S. J. Szefler;E. R. Sher

  • Elevated expression of messenger ribonucleic acid encoding IL-13 in the bronchial mucosa of atopic and nonatopic subjects with asthma

    M Humbert;S R Durham;P Kimmitt;N Powell

  • 293 Expression of mRNA for interleukin-5 in mucosal bronchial biopsies from asthma

    A.B. Kay;O. Hamid;M. Azzawi;Sun Ying

Frequent Co-Authors

Redwan Moqbel
Redwan Moqbel University of Manitoba
Andrew J. Wardlaw
Andrew J. Wardlaw University of Leicester
Christopher Corrigan
Christopher Corrigan King's College London
Sun Ying
Sun Ying Capital Medical University
Tak H. Lee
Tak H. Lee King's College London
Stephen R. Durham
Stephen R. Durham Imperial College London
Douglas S. Robinson
Douglas S. Robinson University College Hospital
Qutayba Hamid
Qutayba Hamid University of Sharjah
Mark Larché
Mark Larché McMaster University
Marc Humbert
Marc Humbert University of Paris-Saclay

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