User profiles for D. G. Downey

Damian Downey

Professor, Queen's University Belfast
Verified email at qub.ac.uk
Cited by 5600

Neutrophils in cystic fibrosis

DG Downey, SC Bell, JS Elborn - Thorax, 2009 - thorax.bmj.com
Lung injury in cystic fibrosis is caused by recurrent airway infection and inflammation.
Neutrophils are important in combating these infections but are also the predominate cells …

Efficacy and safety of the elexacaftor plus tezacaftor plus ivacaftor combination regimen in people with cystic fibrosis homozygous for the F508del mutation: a double …

HGM Heijerman, EF McKone, DG Downey… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulators correct
the basic defect caused by CFTR mutations. Improvements in health outcomes have been …

CFTR modulator therapy: transforming the landscape of clinical care in cystic fibrosis

…, PD Robinson, M Shteinberg, DG Downey - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Following discovery of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene
in 1989 and subsequent elucidation of the varied CFTR protein abnormalities that result, a …

Advancing the pipeline of cystic fibrosis clinical trials: a new roadmap with a global trial network perspective

…, G Retsch-Bogart, DG Downey - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
The growing use of modulator therapies aimed at restoring cystic fibrosis transmembrane
conductance regulator (CFTR) protein function in people with cystic fibrosis has fundamentally …

Efficacy and safety of elexacaftor plus tezacaftor plus ivacaftor versus tezacaftor plus ivacaftor in people with cystic fibrosis homozygous for F508del-CFTR: a 24-week …

S Sutharsan, EF McKone, DG Downey… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Elexacaftor plus tezacaftor plus ivacaftor is a triple-combination cystic fibrosis
transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulator regimen shown to be generally safe …

Long-term safety and efficacy of tezacaftor–ivacaftor in individuals with cystic fibrosis aged 12 years or older who are homozygous or heterozygous for Phe508del …

PA Flume, RF Biner, DG Downey, C Brown… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Tezacaftor–ivacaftor is an approved cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance
regulator (CFTR) modulator shown to be efficacious and generally safe and well tolerated …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of CFTR modulators on airway infection in cystic fibrosis

C Harvey, S Weldon, S Elborn, DG Downey… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The advent of Cystic fibrosis transmembrane receptor (CFTR) modulators in 2012 was a critical
event in the history of cystic fibrosis (CF) treatment. Unlike traditional therapies that target …

Understanding and addressing the needs of people with cystic fibrosis in the era of CFTR modulator therapy

KB Hisert, SE Birket, JP Clancy, DG Downey… - The lancet respiratory …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Cystic fibrosis is a multiorgan disease caused by impaired function of the cystic fibrosis
transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). Since the introduction of the CFTR modulator …

[HTML][HTML] Airway inflammation and host responses in the era of CFTR modulators

…, JC Kidney, S Weldon, DG Downey… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The arrival of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulators as a
new class of treatment for cystic fibrosis (CF) in 2012 represented a pivotal advance in …

Coinfection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Aspergillus fumigatus in cystic fibrosis

…, JE Moore, CC Taggart, DG Downey - European …, 2020 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Objectives Cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease is characterised by mucus stasis, chronic infection
and inflammation, causing progressive structural lung disease and eventual respiratory …