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Project Title: Imaging of airway surface liquid in cystic fibrosis and asthma in response to estrogen and anti-inflammatory agents

Host Laboratory: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Molecular Medicine Laboratories, Education and Research Centre, Smurfit Building,Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9.

Research Interests: Cell Signalling and Molecular Endocrinology

Technical Expertise: Molecular and Cellular Imaging

Valia completed her CEMP fellowship in June 2011 and returned to France.


Relevant Publications:

Articles:

• Lipoxin A(4) and interleukin-8 levels in cystic fibrosis sputum after antibiotherapy (2009) Chiron R, Grumbach YY, Quynh NV, Verriere V, Urbach V Journal of Cystic Fibrosis 7(6):463-8. PMID: 18541460
• Rapid anti-secretory effects of glucocorticoids in human airway epithelium (2006) Urbach V, Verriere V, Grumbach Y, Bousquet J, Harvey BJ. Steroids 71(4):323-8 PMID: 16298406

Recent Abstract Publication and Oral Communication

• Lipoxin A₄ increases Airway Surface Liquid height in Cystic Fibrosis bronchial epithelia by stimulating ATP release, increasing Cl^- secretion and inhibiting Na+ absorption (2010)  BioPic Conference, Dublin, Ireland
• Lipoxin regulation of ariway surface liquid dynamics in cistic fibrosis bronchial epithelium (2010) Irish epithelial physiology Group Meeting 2010. Kilkenny, Ireland

• Lipoxin A₄ increases Airway Surface Liquid height in Cystic Fibrosis and non-CF human bronchial epithelia (2010) 3rd European Workshop on Lipid Mediators, Paris, France.