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Stephen I. Rennard is affiliated with the University of Nebraska Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a particular emphasis on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, contributing to over 170 publications in total.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Physiology
  • Epidemiology
  • Complementary and alternative medicine
  • Molecular Biology

The primary topics of their research work cover various areas relevant to respiratory health and disease management:

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Pediatric health and respiratory diseases

Stephen I. Rennard has contributed to several recent scientific papers, including:

  • "Reconsidering the Utility of Race-Specific Lung Function Prediction Equations," 2021, published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • "Blood Eosinophil Counts in Clinical Trials for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease," 2020, published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • "Objectively Measured Physical Activity in Patients with COPD: Recommendations from an International Task Force on Physical Activity," 2021, published in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Journal of the COPD Foundation
  • "Lung Microbiota and Metabolites Collectively Associate with Clinical Outcomes in Milder Stage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease," 2022, published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • "Targeting Type 2 Inflammation and Epithelial Alarmins in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Biologics Outlook," 2023, published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Frequent co-authors who have worked closely with Stephen I. Rennard include:

  • MeiLan K. Han
  • Prescott G. Woodruff
  • David Couper
  • Jeffrey L. Curtis
  • Christopher B. Cooper

Their research articles have often appeared in notable publication venues such as:

  • UNC Libraries
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • CHEST Journal
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Journal of the COPD Foundation
  • Annals of the American Thoracic Society

Best Publications

  • Susceptibility to Exacerbation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    John R. Hurst;Jørgen Vestbo;Jørgen Vestbo;Antonio Anzueto;Nicholas Locantore

  • A controlled trial of sustained-release bupropion, a nicotine patch, or both for smoking cessation

    Douglas E. Jorenby;Scott J. Leischow;Mitchell A. Nides;Stephen I. Rennard

  • Estimation of volume of epithelial lining fluid recovered by lavage using urea as marker of dilution.

    S. I. Rennard;G. Basset;D. Lecossier;K. M. O'Donnell

  • Characterisation of COPD heterogeneity in the ECLIPSE cohort

    Àlvar Agustí;Peter Ma Calverley;Bartolome R Celli;Harvey O Coxson

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease phenotypes: the future of COPD.

    Mei Lan K. Han;Alvar Agusti;Peter M. Calverley;Bartolome R. Celli

  • Varenicline, an α4β2 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Partial Agonist, vs Sustained-Release Bupropion and Placebo for Smoking Cessation: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    David Gonzales;Stephen I. Rennard;Mitchell Nides;Cheryl Oncken

  • Interstitial Lung Diseases of Unknown Cause: Disorders Characterized by Chronic Inflammation of the Lower Respiratory Tract

    Ronald G. Crystal;Peter B. Bitterman;Stephen I. Rennard;Allan J. Hance

  • Changes in forced expiratory volume in 1 second over time in copd

    Jørgen Vestbo;Jørgen Vestbo;Lisa D. Edwards;Paul D. Scanlon;Julie C. Yates

  • Interstitial lung diseases of unknown cause. Disorders characterized by chronic inflammation of the lower respiratory tract (first of two parts).

    Ronald G. Crystal;Peter B. Bitterman;Stephen I. Rennard;Allan J. Hance

  • Persistent systemic inflammation is associated with poor clinical outcomes in COPD: a novel phenotype.

    Alvar Agustí;Lisa D. Edwards;Stephen I. Rennard;William MacNee

  • A Genome-Wide Association Study in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Identification of Two Major Susceptibility Loci

    Sreekumar G. Pillai;Dongliang Ge;Guohua Zhu;Xiangyang Kong

  • Impact of COPD in North America and Europe in 2000: subjects' perspective of Confronting COPD International Survey

    S Rennard;Marc Decramer;P M A Calverley;N B Pride

  • Clinical Significance of Symptoms in Smokers with Preserved Pulmonary Function

    Prescott G. Woodruff;R. Graham Barr;Eugene Bleecker;Stephanie A. Christenson

  • Enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) for connective tissue components

    S.I. Rennard;R. Berg;G.R. Martin;J.M. Foidart

  • Distribution and immunoelectron microscopic localization of laminin, a noncollagenous basement membrane glycoprotein.

    Jean-Michel Foidart;EW Bere;M. Yaar;S. I. Rennard

  • Antielastases of the human alveolar structures. Implications for the protease-antiprotease theory of emphysema.

    J E Gadek;G A Fells;R L Zimmerman;S I Rennard

  • Cigarette smoke induces interleukin-8 release from human bronchial epithelial cells

    Tadashi Mio;Debra Romberger;Austin Bassett Thompson;Richard A. Robbins

  • The Safety and Efficacy of Infliximab in Moderate to Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Stephen I. Rennard;Charles Fogarty;Steven Kelsen;William Long

  • Smoking Cessation With Varenicline, a Selective α4β2 Nicotinic Receptor Partial Agonist: Results From a 7-Week, Randomized, Placebo- and Bupropion-Controlled Trial With 1-Year Follow-up

    Mitchell Nides;Cheryl Oncken;David Gonzales;Stephen Rennard

  • Intraluminal airway inflammation in chronic bronchitis. Characterization and correlation with clinical parameters.

    Austin B. Thompson;David Daughton;Richard A. Robbins;Mohammed A. Ghafouri

Frequent Co-Authors

Bartolome R. Celli
Bartolome R. Celli Brigham and Women's Hospital
Jørgen Vestbo
Jørgen Vestbo University of Manchester
Debra J. Romberger
Debra J. Romberger University of Nebraska Medical Center
Edwin K. Silverman
Edwin K. Silverman Brigham and Women's Hospital
David A. Lomas
David A. Lomas University College London
Alvar Agusti
Alvar Agusti University of Barcelona
Klaus F. Rabe
Klaus F. Rabe Kiel University
Ruth Tal-Singer
Ruth Tal-Singer GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)
Peter M.A. Calverley
Peter M.A. Calverley University of Liverpool
Emiel F.M. Wouters
Emiel F.M. Wouters Maastricht University

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