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Viktoriya Kim

Ritsumeikan University
Verified email at fc.ritsumei.ac.jp
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Longitudinal profiling of the lung microbiome in the AERIS study demonstrates repeatability of bacterial and eosinophilic COPD exacerbations

D Mayhew, N Devos, C Lambert, JR Brown, SC Clarke… - Thorax, 2018 - thorax.bmj.com
Background Alterations in the composition of the lung microbiome associated with adverse
clinical outcomes, known as dysbiosis, have been implicated with disease severity and …

A prospective, observational cohort study of the seasonal dynamics of airway pathogens in the aetiology of exacerbations in COPD

TMA Wilkinson, E Aris, S Bourne, SC Clarke, M Peeters… - Thorax, 2017 - thorax.bmj.com
Background The aetiology of acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) is incompletely
understood. Understanding the relationship between chronic bacterial airway infection and …

Relationship between pulmonary matrix metalloproteinases and quantitative CT markers of small airways disease and emphysema in COPD

K Ostridge, N Williams, V Kim, M Bennett, S Harden… - Thorax, 2016 - thorax.bmj.com
Background Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are proteolytic enzymes that can degrade
the extracellular matrix and drive tissue remodelling, key processes in the pathogenesis of …

Impact and associations of eosinophilic inflammation in COPD: analysis of the AERIS cohort

VL Kim, NA Coombs, KJ Staples… - European …, 2017 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Eosinophilic inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) predicts
response to treatment, especially corticosteroids. We studied the nature of eosinophilic …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship of CT-quantified emphysema, small airways disease and bronchial wall dimensions with physiological, inflammatory and infective measures in …

K Ostridge, NP Williams, V Kim, S Harden, S Bourne… - Respiratory …, 2018 - Springer
Background COPD is a complex, heterogeneous disease characterised by progressive
development of airflow limitation. Spirometry provides little information about key aspects of …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of radiologically stratified exacerbations: insights into pneumonia aetiology in COPD

NP Williams, K Ostridge, JM Devaster, V Kim… - Respiratory …, 2018 - Springer
Background COPD patients have increased risk of developing pneumonia, which is
associated with poor outcomes. It can be symptomatically indistinguishable from …

[HTML][HTML] Distinct emphysema subtypes defined by quantitative CT analysis are associated with specific pulmonary matrix metalloproteinases

K Ostridge, N Williams, V Kim, S Harden, S Bourne… - Respiratory …, 2016 - Springer
Background Emphysema is characterised by distinct pathological sub-types, but little is
known about the divergent underlying aetiology. Matrix-metalloproteinases (MMPs) are …

[HTML][HTML] Drivers of year-to-year variation in exacerbation frequency of COPD: analysis of the AERIS cohort

TMA Wilkinson, E Aris, SC Bourne… - ERJ Open …, 2019 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The association between exacerbation aetiology and exacerbation frequency is poorly
understood. We analysed 2-year follow-up data from a prospective observational study of …

Acute Exacerbation and Respiratory InfectionS in COPD (AERIS): protocol for a prospective, observational cohort study

S Bourne, C Cohet, V Kim, A Barton, A Tuck, E Aris… - BMJ open, 2014 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction The aetiology of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) remains incompletely understood and strategies for treatment and prevention have …

Tabunka Kyōsei without immigration policy: The role of centers for international exchange and their challenges

V Kim, P Streich - Contemporary Japan, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Japan today faces several demographic-related challenges: population decline, an aging
population, and a declining workforce. One of the proposed solutions to these challenges is …