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Michel Laviolette

Michel Laviolette

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Immunology

D-Index
75
Citations
20312
World Ranking
1982
National Ranking
41

Overview

Michel Laviolette is affiliated with Université Laval in Canada and has contributed extensively to research in the field of Medicine, with a specific focus on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology, and Immunology. Their work spans several intersecting domains, including Pharmacology and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of specialized areas, including:

  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Respiratory and cough-related research
  • Inhalation and respiratory drug delivery
  • IL-33, ST2, and ILC pathways
  • Cannabis and cannabinoid research
  • Genetic associations and epidemiology
  • COVID-19 clinical research studies

Michel Laviolette has published in several respected journals, frequently contributing to:

  • CHEST Journal
  • The Journal of Immunology
  • The FASEB Journal
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Cells

Their recent papers demonstrate continued engagement with respiratory and immunological research topics. These publications include:

  • "Prioritization of candidate causal genes for asthma in susceptibility loci derived from UK Biobank," 2021, Communications Biology
  • "High levels of eicosanoids and docosanoids in the lungs of intubated COVID-19 patients," 2021, The FASEB Journal
  • "Chemokines and eicosanoids fuel the hyperinflammation within the lungs of patients with severe COVID-19," 2021, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • "Safety and effectiveness of bronchial thermoplasty after 10 years in patients with persistent asthma (BT10+): a follow-up of three randomised controlled trials," 2021, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • "Endocannabinoid hydrolysis inhibition unmasks that unsaturated fatty acids induce a robust biosynthesis of 2-arachidonoyl-glycerol and its congeners in human myeloid leukocytes," 2020, The FASEB Journal

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Nicolas Flamand
  • Andréanne Côté
  • Louis-Philippe Boulet
  • Krystelle Godbout
  • Vincenzo Di Marzo

Best Publications

  • The effect of an anti-IgE monoclonal antibody on the early- and late-phase responses to allergen inhalation in asthmatic subjects.

    J V Fahy;H E Fleming;H H Wong;J T Liu

  • Effectiveness and safety of bronchial thermoplasty in the treatment of severe asthma: A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled clinical trial

    Mario Castro;Adalberto S. Rubin;Michel Laviolette;Jussara Fiterman

  • Airway remodeling-associated mediators in moderate to severe asthma: Effect of steroids on TGF-β, IL-11, IL-17, and type I and type III collagen expression

    Jamila Chakir;Joanne Shannon;Sophie Molet;Motonori Fukakusa

  • Asthma control during the year after bronchial thermoplasty

    Gerard Cox;Neil C. Thomson;Adalberto S. Rubin;Robert M. Niven

  • Determining asthma treatment by monitoring sputum cell counts: effect on exacerbations

    Jayaram L;Pizzichini Mm;Cook Rj;Boulet Lp

  • The CB2 receptor and its role as a regulator of inflammation.

    Caroline Turcotte;Marie Renée Blanchet;Michel Laviolette;Nicolas Flamand

  • Effects of benralizumab on airway eosinophils in asthmatic patients with sputum eosinophilia

    Michel Laviolette;David L. Gossage;Gail Gauvreau;Richard Leigh

  • Safety and Efficacy of Bronchial Thermoplasty in Symptomatic, Severe Asthma

    Ian D Pavord;Gerard Cox;Neil C Thomson;Adalberto S Rubin

  • Montelukast added to inhaled beclomethasone in treatment of asthma. Montelukast/Beclomethasone Additivity Group.

    Michel Laviolette;Kerstin Malmstrom;Susan Lu;Paul Chervinsky

  • Inhibitory effects of an anti-IgE antibody E25 on allergen-induced early asthmatic response

    Louis Philippe Boulet;Kenneth R. Chapman;Johanne Côté;Sanjay Kalra

  • Lung eQTLs to Help Reveal the Molecular Underpinnings of Asthma

    Ke Hao;Yohan Bossé;David C. Nickle;Peter D. Paré

  • Bronchial thermoplasty: Long-term safety and effectiveness in patients with severe persistent asthma

    Michael E. Wechsler;Michel Laviolette;Adalberto S. Rubin;Jussara Fiterman

  • Bronchial Subepithelial Fibrosis Correlates With Airway Responsiveness to Methacholine

    Louis-Philippe Boulet;Michel Laviolette;Helene Turcotte;Andre Cartier

  • Airway hyperresponsiveness, inflammation, and subepithelial collagen deposition in recently diagnosed versus long-standing mild asthma. Influence of inhaled corticosteroids.

    Louis-Philippe Boulet;Hélène Turcotte;Michel Laviolette;Françoise Naud

  • Asymptomatic airway hyperresponsiveness: relationships with airway inflammation and remodelling

    C Laprise;M Laviolette;M Boutet;L P Boulet

  • Long-term (5 year) safety of bronchial thermoplasty: Asthma Intervention Research (AIR) trial

    Neil C Thomson;Adalberto S Rubin;Robert M Niven;Paul A Corris

  • IL-11 expression is increased in severe asthma: association with epithelial cells and eosinophils.

    Eleanor Minshall;Jamila Chakir;Michel Laviolette;Sophie Molet

  • Serum Matrix Metalloproteinase-9:Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 Ratio Correlates with Steroid Responsiveness in Moderate to Severe Asthma

    Marc Bossé;Jamila Chakir;Mahmoud Rouabhia;Louis-Philippe Boulet

  • Functional classes of bronchial mucosa genes that are differentially expressed in asthma

    Catherine Laprise;Robert Sladek;André Ponton;Marie-Claude Bernier

  • Is reactive airways dysfunction syndrome a variant of occupational asthma

    Denyse Gautrin;Louis-Philippe Boulet;Michel Boutet;Mario Dugas

  • Airway inflammation in nonasthmatic subjects with chronic cough

    L.-P. Boulet;J. Milot;M. Boutet;F. St. Georges

Frequent Co-Authors

Louis-Philippe Boulet
Louis-Philippe Boulet Université Laval
Jamila Chakir
Jamila Chakir Université Laval
Yohan Bossé
Yohan Bossé Université Laval
Wim Timens
Wim Timens University Medical Center Groningen
Peter D. Paré
Peter D. Paré University of British Columbia
Catherine Laprise
Catherine Laprise Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Neil C. Thomson
Neil C. Thomson University of Glasgow
Robert Niven
Robert Niven University of Manchester
Ke Hao
Ke Hao Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Qutayba Hamid
Qutayba Hamid University of Sharjah

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