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  1. Article: Soluble Fibre Meal Challenge Reduces Airway Inflammation and Expression of GPR43 and GPR41 in Asthma

    Berthon, Bronwyn / Wood, Lisa

    Nutrients, 9(1):57

    2017  

    Abstract: Short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are produced following the fermentation of soluble fibre by gut bacteria. In animal models, both dietary fibre and SCFAs have demonstrated anti-inflammatory effects via the activation of free fatty acid receptors, such as ... ...

    Abstract Short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are produced following the fermentation of soluble fibre by gut bacteria. In animal models, both dietary fibre and SCFAs have demonstrated anti-inflammatory effects via the activation of free fatty acid receptors, such as G protein-coupled receptor 41 and 43 (GPR41 and GPR43). This pilot study examined the acute effect of a single dose of soluble fibre on airway inflammation—including changes in gene expression of free fatty acid receptors—in asthma. Adults with stable asthma consumed a soluble fibre meal (n = 17) containing 3.5 g inulin and probiotics, or a control meal (n = 12) of simple carbohydrates. Exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) was measured and induced sputum was collected at 0 and 4 h for differential cell counts, measurement of interleukin-8 (IL-8) protein concentration, and GPR41 and GPR43 gene expression. At 4 h after meal consumption, airway inflammation biomarkers, including sputum total cell count, neutrophils, macrophages, lymphocytes, sputum IL-8, and eNO significantly decreased compared to baseline in the soluble fibre group only. This corresponded with upregulated GPR41 and GPR43 sputum gene expression and improved lung function in the soluble fibre group alone. Soluble fibre has acute anti-inflammatory effects in asthmatic airways. Long-term effects of soluble fibre as an anti-inflammatory therapy in asthma warrants further investigation.
    Keywords G-protein coupled receptor ; asthma ; inflammation ; short chain fatty acids ; prebiotics
    Language English
    Document type Article
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  2. Article ; Online: We can do better in COPD: Time for action to preserve body composition.

    Wood, Lisa G

    Respirology (Carlton, Vic.)

    2021  Volume 26, Issue 9, Page(s) 828–829

    MeSH term(s) Body Composition ; Humans ; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-21
    Publishing country Australia
    Document type Editorial ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 1435849-9
    ISSN 1440-1843 ; 1323-7799
    ISSN (online) 1440-1843
    ISSN 1323-7799
    DOI 10.1111/resp.14120
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  3. Article ; Online: Diet and lung disease-Are fruits and vegetables the ideal whole-food intervention?

    Wood, Lisa G

    Respirology (Carlton, Vic.)

    2021  Volume 26, Issue 6, Page(s) 527–528

    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-07
    Publishing country Australia
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1435849-9
    ISSN 1440-1843 ; 1323-7799
    ISSN (online) 1440-1843
    ISSN 1323-7799
    DOI 10.1111/resp.14052
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  4. Article ; Online: Tracking deaths of people who have experienced homelessness: a dynamic cohort study in an Australian city.

    Tuson, Matthew / Vallesi, Shannen / Wood, Lisa

    BMJ open

    2024  Volume 14, Issue 3, Page(s) e081260

    Abstract: Objective: Life expectancy and rates of premature death are fundamental markers of health and social equity globally, and measures on which people experiencing homelessness face enormous disparities. However, unlike for other population groups with ... ...

    Abstract Objective: Life expectancy and rates of premature death are fundamental markers of health and social equity globally, and measures on which people experiencing homelessness face enormous disparities. However, unlike for other population groups with similar disparities, concerted government action to reduce homeless mortality is rare, partly due to a lack of reliable, timely data. Contemporaneous tracking of homeless deaths is required to render such deaths less invisible and measure trends over time. Drawing on multiple data sources as recommended by the US National Health Care for the Homeless Council's seminal Homeless Mortality Data Toolkit, we routinely and contemporaneously capture, verify and report on deaths occurring among people who have experienced homelessness in the Australian city of Perth.
    Design: Dynamic cohort study.
    Setting: Perth, Western Australia, Australia, between 2016 and 2022, with deaths examined between 2020 and 2022.
    Participants: For this study, the cohort comprised 8753 people who experienced homelessness in Perth, with 'recruitment' into the cohort governed by engagement with one or more local homelessness services and programmes over the period.
    Outcome measures: Number and median age-at-death statistics.
    Results: There were 360 deaths over the 3-year period, which is likely an undercount. The median age at death was 50 years, >3 decades below the current Australian median age at death of 82 years. Aboriginal people accounted for 30% of the deaths.
    Conclusion: The ongoing poor health and premature death of people who have experienced homeless are indictments on our society. Triangulation of multiple data sources is required to identify and monitor deaths among homeless populations. Timely, verified data on homeless mortality are important for galvanising action and accountability, and targets should be set to reduce the observed three-decade life expectancy chasm.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Middle Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Cohort Studies ; Australia/epidemiology ; Ill-Housed Persons ; Social Problems ; Western Australia
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-05
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2599832-8
    ISSN 2044-6055 ; 2044-6055
    ISSN (online) 2044-6055
    ISSN 2044-6055
    DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081260
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  5. Article ; Online: COVID-19 vaccination of at-risk and marginalised groups: recentering the state in vaccine uptake.

    Attwell, Katie / Turvey, Jake / Wood, Lisa

    Social science & medicine (1982)

    2024  Volume 348, Page(s) 116812

    Abstract: Recent studies have used the World Health Organization's new Behavioural and Social Drivers (BeSD) framework to analyse vaccine uptake. However, this study of COVID-19 vaccination among marginalised population groups highlights the framework's ... ...

    Abstract Recent studies have used the World Health Organization's new Behavioural and Social Drivers (BeSD) framework to analyse vaccine uptake. However, this study of COVID-19 vaccination among marginalised population groups highlights the framework's limitations regarding the centrality of the state in shaping people's vaccination intentions in high income countries. We conducted interviews and focus groups with service providers and community members to explore COVID-19 vaccination amongst Western Australians experiencing homelessness and/or from other marginalised populations (such as people with substance use dependence). Analysing this data iteratively to emphasise the state's role and functions, we elaborate how trauma and mistrust of government drive thoughts, feelings, and social interactions regarding vaccination programs, which are mutually reinforcing and which inhibit individuals' willingness to engage. Government systems that leave some populations behind increase those populations' susceptibility to misinformation. Policies may generate new unintended problems: social service providers worried about vaccine advocacy damaging clients' trust, especially in the context of vaccine mandates. Reframing the state's responsibility for designing culturally and socially appropriate services, we outline how end-users and trusted providers can lead this process. We share a new framework, "Recentering the State in Vaccine Uptake," arising from our analyses.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; COVID-19 Vaccines/administration & dosage ; COVID-19/prevention & control ; Female ; Male ; Adult ; Middle Aged ; Trust/psychology ; Focus Groups ; Western Australia ; Ill-Housed Persons/psychology ; Ill-Housed Persons/statistics & numerical data ; Vaccination/psychology ; Vaccination/statistics & numerical data ; Vaccination Hesitancy/psychology ; Vaccination Hesitancy/statistics & numerical data ; Patient Acceptance of Health Care/psychology ; Patient Acceptance of Health Care/statistics & numerical data ; SARS-CoV-2
    Chemical Substances COVID-19 Vaccines
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-26
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 4766-1
    ISSN 1873-5347 ; 0037-7856 ; 0277-9536
    ISSN (online) 1873-5347
    ISSN 0037-7856 ; 0277-9536
    DOI 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116812
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  6. Article: A Systematic Review of Technology-Based Dietary Intake Assessment Validation Studies That Include Carotenoid Biomarkers

    Burrows, Tracy / Wood, Lisa / Garg, Manohar / Jensen, Megan

    Nutrients, 9(2):140

    2017  

    Abstract: Technological advances have allowed for the evolution of traditional dietary assessment methods. The aim of this review is to evaluate the accuracy of technology-based dietary assessment methods to determine carotenoid and/or fruit and vegetable intake ... ...

    Abstract Technological advances have allowed for the evolution of traditional dietary assessment methods. The aim of this review is to evaluate the accuracy of technology-based dietary assessment methods to determine carotenoid and/or fruit and vegetable intake when compared with carotenoid biomarkers. An online search strategy was undertaken to identify studies published in the English language up to July 2016. Inclusion criteria were adults ≥18 years, a measure of dietary intake that used information and communication technologies that specified fruit and/or vegetable intake or dietary carotenoid, a biomarker of carotenoid status and the association between the two. Sixteen articles from 13 studies were included with the majority cross-sectional in design (n = 9). Some studies used multiple dietary assessment methods with the most common: food records (n = 7), 24-h diet recalls (n = 5), food frequency questionnaires (n = 3) and diet quality assessed by dietary screener (n = 1). Two studies were directly web based, with four studies using technology that could be completed offline and data later transferred. Two studies utilised technology in the collection of dietary data, while the majority (n = 11) automated the collection in combination with nutrient analysis of the dietary data. Four studies provided correlation values between dietary carotenoids with biomarkers, ranging from r = 0.13 to 0.62 with the remaining studies comparing a measure of fruit and vegetable intake with biomarkers (r = 0.09 to 0.25). This review provides an overview of technology-based dietary assessment methods that have been used in validation studies with objectively measured carotenoids. Findings were positive with these dietary assessment measures showing mostly moderate associations with carotenoid biomarkers.
    Keywords carotenoids ; biomarker ; fruit vegetables ; validation
    Language English
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  7. Article: Effects of an Encapsulated Fruit and Vegetable Juice Concentrate on Obesity-Induced Systemic Inflammation: A Randomised Controlled Trial

    Williams, Evan / Berthon, Bronwyn / Wood, Lisa

    Nutrients, 9(2):116

    2017  

    Abstract: Phytochemicals from fruit and vegetables reduce systemic inflammation. This study examined the effects of an encapsulated fruit and vegetable (F&V) juice concentrate on systemic inflammation and other risk factors for chronic disease in overweight and ... ...

    Abstract Phytochemicals from fruit and vegetables reduce systemic inflammation. This study examined the effects of an encapsulated fruit and vegetable (F&V) juice concentrate on systemic inflammation and other risk factors for chronic disease in overweight and obese adults. A double-blinded, parallel, randomized placebo-controlled trial was conducted in 56 adults aged ≥40 years with a body mass index (BMI) ≥28 kg/m2. Before and after eight weeks daily treatment with six capsules of F&V juice concentrate or placebo, peripheral blood gene expression (microarray, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR)), plasma tumour necrosis factor (TNF)α (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)), body composition (Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)) and lipid profiles were assessed. Following consumption of juice concentrate, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and plasma TNFα decreased and total lean mass increased, while there was no change in the placebo group. In subjects with high systemic inflammation at baseline (serum C-reactive protein (CRP) ≥3.0 mg/mL) who were supplemented with the F&V juice concentrate (n = 16), these effects were greater, with decreased total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and plasma TNFα and increased total lean mass; plasma CRP was unchanged by the F&V juice concentrate following both analyses. The expression of several genes involved in lipogenesis, the nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) and 5′ adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signalling pathways was altered, including phosphomevalonate kinase (PMVK), zinc finger AN1-type containing 5 (ZFAND5) and calcium binding protein 39 (CAB39), respectively. Therefore, F&V juice concentrate improves the metabolic profile, by reducing systemic inflammation and blood lipid profiles and, thus, may be useful in reducing the risk of obesity-induced chronic disease.
    Keywords blood lipids ; fruit and vegetable concentrate ; obesity ; systemic Inflammation
    Language English
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  8. Article ; Online: Homelessness: the imperative for a public health response: Douglas Gordon Oration, PHAA Prevention Conference, 19 May 2020.

    Wood, Lisa J

    Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

    2020  Volume 44, Issue 5, Page(s) 341–345

    MeSH term(s) Community Health Services/organization & administration ; Congresses as Topic ; Health Status Disparities ; Homeless Persons ; Humans ; Public Assistance/organization & administration ; Public Health ; Social Determinants of Health ; Social Problems
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-09-21
    Publishing country Australia
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1323548-5
    ISSN 1753-6405 ; 1326-0200
    ISSN (online) 1753-6405
    ISSN 1326-0200
    DOI 10.1111/1753-6405.13034
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  9. Article ; Online: Critically appraised paper: The addition of exercise training to a weight-loss program improves clinical control in adults with asthma [commentary].

    Wood, Lisa

    Journal of physiotherapy

    2018  Volume 64, Issue 4, Page(s) 267

    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Asthma ; Exercise ; Humans ; Obesity ; Weight Reduction Programs
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-09-07
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 2543915-7
    ISSN 1836-9561 ; 1836-9553 ; 0004-9514
    ISSN (online) 1836-9561
    ISSN 1836-9553 ; 0004-9514
    DOI 10.1016/j.jphys.2018.07.010
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  10. Article: Crisis-focused psychosocial interventions for borderline personality disorder: systematic review and narrative synthesis.

    Wood, Lisa / Newlove, Liberty

    BJPsych open

    2022  Volume 8, Issue 3, Page(s) e94

    Abstract: Background: Mental health crisis presentations are common in those who have a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD), and psychosocial interventions should be provided. However, there is limited evidence outlining what a crisis-focused ... ...

    Abstract Background: Mental health crisis presentations are common in those who have a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD), and psychosocial interventions should be provided. However, there is limited evidence outlining what a crisis-focused psychosocial intervention for this population should include.
    Aims: To conduct a systematic review and narrative synthesis of crisis-focused psychosocial interventions for people diagnosed with BPD.
    Method: Three databases (MEDLINE, Embase, PsycInfo) were searched for eligible studies. Studies were included if they were quantitative studies comparing a crisis-focused intervention with any control group and they included adults (18+ years of age) who were diagnosed with BPD (or with equivalent experiences). A narrative synthesis was undertaken to analyse results.
    Results: A total of 3711 papers were initially identified, 95 full texts were screened and 5 studies were included in the review. Two of five studies reported on the same trial, so four individual trials were included. Overall moderate risk of bias across studies was identified. The review tentatively demonstrated that crisis-focused psychosocial interventions are feasible and acceptable to people with BPD and that they have potential impacts on outcomes such as self-harm and number of days spent in hospital. There is limited consensus on what outcome measures should be used to assess the impact of interventions.
    Conclusions: There is presently insufficient data to recommend any specific psychosocial crisis intervention for people with BPD. Given the relationship between BPD and the high frequency of crises experienced by this group, further large-scale trials examining crisis-focused psychosocial interventions are required.
    Statement on language: We acknowledge that the term personality disorder can be controversial and stigmatising. As the term borderline personality disorder has been retained in DSM-5 and is used in the research evidence base we have decided to use this term throughout this review. However, we recognise that this term may not be acceptable to all.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-17
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2829557-2
    ISSN 2056-4724
    ISSN 2056-4724
    DOI 10.1192/bjo.2022.54
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