By Professor Samuel Norbert Breit

Journal articles

Breit SN, 1995, 'Clinical features of immunodeficiency in man', Human and Experimental Toxicology, 14, pp. 95 - 97

Martin DJ; Bootcov MR; Campbell TJ; French PW; Breit SN, 1995, 'Human macrophages contain a stretch-sensitive potassium channel that is activated by adherence and cytokines', Journal of Membrane Biology, 147, pp. 305 - 315

Walsh BR; Gooley AA; Williams KM; Breit SN, 1995, 'Identification of macrophage activation associated proteins by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and microsequencing', Journal of Leukocyte Biology, pp. 507 - 512

Morgan GJ; Breit SN, 1995, 'Radiation and the lung: a re-evaluation of the mechanisms mediating pulmonary injury', International Journal of Radiation Oncology and Biology Physics, pp. 361 - 369

Breit SN; Thornton SC; Penny R, 1994, 'Lung involvement in Scleroderma', Clinics in Dermatology, 12, pp. 243 - 252, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0738-081X(94)90328-X

Bennett S; Breit SN, 1994, 'Variables in the isolation and culture of human monocytes that are of particular relevance to studies of HIV', Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 56, pp. 236 - 240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jlb.56.3.236

Roberts CM; Foulcher E; Zaunders JJ; Bryant DH; Freund J; Cairns D; Penny R; Morgan GW; Breit SN, 1993, 'Radiation pneumonitis: A possible lymphocyte-mediated hypersensitivity reaction', Annals of Internal Medicine, 118, pp. 696 - 700

Ma J; King N; Chen SL; Penny R; Breit SN, 1993, 'Antibody penetration of viable human cells. II. Anti-RNP antibodies binding to RNP antigen expressed on cell surface, which may mediate the antibody internalization', Clinical and Experimental Immunology, 93, pp. 396 - 404, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2249.1993.tb08191.x

Williams KM; Day RO; Breit SN, 1993, 'Biochemical actions and clinical pharmacology of anti-inflammatory drugs', Advances in Drug Research, 24, pp. 121 - 198

Breit SN; Schwartz DA; Burmeister LF; Hunninghake GW, 1993, 'Bronchoalveolar lavage cellularity: The distribution in normal volunteers', American Review of Respiratory Disease, 147, pp. 1607 - 1608, http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm/147.6_pt_1.1607

Roberts CM; Cairns D; Bryant DH; Burke WMJ; Yeates M; Blake H; Penny R; Shelley L; Zaunders JJ; Breit SN, 1993, 'Changes in epithelial lining fluid albumin associated with smoking and interstitial lung disease', European Respiratory Journal, 6, pp. 110 - 115

Bennett S; Por SB; Cooley MA; Breit SN, 1993, 'In vitro replication dynamics of human culture-derived macrophages in a long term Serum-free system', Journal of Immunology, 150, pp. 2364 - 2371

Kuschner WG; Brown JK; Kane GC; Breit SN, 1993, 'Quantifying lymphocytes in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid [2]', Annals of Internal Medicine, 119, pp. 1050 - 1051, http://dx.doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-119-10-199311150-00019

Breit SN, 1993, 'Bronchoalveolar Lavage Cellularity: The Distribution in Normal Volunteers', American Review of Respiratory Disease, 147, pp. 1607 - 1607, http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm/147.6_Pt_1.1607

Ma J; Walsh B; Chen SL; Penny R; Breit SN, 1992, 'Restoring antibody activity of a monoclonal anti-RNP antibody by dissociative HPLC demonstration of blocking antibody binding sites with antigen released from effete hybridoma cells', Journal of Immunological Methods, 155, pp. 121 - 127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0022-1759(92)90278-2

Bennett S; Por SB; Stanley ER; Breit SN, 1992, 'Monocyte proliferation in a cytokine-freem serum-free system', Journal of Immunological Methods, 153, pp. 201 - 212, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0022-1759(92)90323-L

Cairns D; Shelley L; Burke WM; Bryant DH; Yeates M; Penny R; Breit SN, 1992, 'The differing patterns of interstitial lung involvement in connective tissue diseases.', Journal of Rheumatology, 19, pp. 1089 - 1095

Ramsay SC; Yeates MG; Burke WMJ; Bryant DH; Morgan GW; Breit SN, 1992, 'Quantitative pulmonary gallium scanning in interstitial lung disease', European Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 19, pp. 80 - 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00184121

Thornton SC; Robbins JM; Penny R; Breit SN, 1992, 'Fibroblast growth factors in connective tissue disease associated interstitial lung disease', Clinical and Experimental Immunology, 90, pp. 447 - 452, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2249.1992.tb05866.x

Walsh BJ; Thornton SC; Penny R; Breit SN, 1992, 'Microplate reader-based quantitation of collagens', Analytical Biochemistry, 203, pp. 187 - 190, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0003-2697(92)90301-M

Katelaris A; Penny R; Breit SN, 1992, 'Mitotic activity in the dermis of mice during graft versus host disease: The role of fibroblast replication in dermal fibrosis', Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 99, pp. 779 - 783, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1523-1747.ep12614736

Burke WMJ; Roberts CM; Bryant DH; Cairns D; Yeates M; Morgan GW; Martin BJ; Blake H; Penny R; Zaunders JJ; Breit SN, 1992, 'Smoking-induced changes in epithelial lining fluid volume, cell density and protein', European Respiratory Journal, 5, pp. 780 - 784

Por SB; Cooley MA; Breit SN; Penny R; French PW, 1991, 'Antibodies to tubulin and actin bind to the surface of a human monocytic cell line, U937', Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, 39, pp. 981 - 985, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/39.7.1865114

MA J; CHAPMAN GV; CHEN S; MELICK G; PENNY R; BREIT SN, 1991, 'Antibody penetration of viable human cells. I. Increased penetration of human lymphocytes by anti‐RNP IgG', Clinical & Experimental Immunology, 84, pp. 83 - 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2249.1991.tb08128.x

THORNTON SC; POR SB; PENNY R; RICHTER M; SHELLEY L; BREIT SN, 1991, 'Identification of the major fibroblast growth factors released spontaneously in inflammatory arthritis as platelet derived growth factor and tumour necrosis factor‐alpha', Clinical & Experimental Immunology, 86, pp. 79 - 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2249.1991.tb05777.x

Cairns D; Shelley L; Burke WMJ; Bryant DH; Yeates M; Morgan GW; Penny R; Breit SN, 1991, 'Interstitial lung disease associated with connective tissue diseases: The use of statistical structure analysis in model development', American Review of Respiratory Disease, 143, pp. 1235 - 1240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm/143.6.1235

Gibson PG; Breit SN; Bryant DH, 1990, 'Hypoxia during bronchoalveolar lavage', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, 20, pp. 39 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-5994.1990.tb00368.x

Thornton SC; Por SB; Walsh BJ; Penny R; Breit SN, 1990, 'Interaction of immune and connective tissue cells: I. The effect of lymphokines and monokines on fibroblast growth', Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 47, pp. 312 - 320, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jlb.47.4.312

Lloyd AR; Breit SN; Rozenberg MC, 1989, 'Recurrent fever in Sjogren's syndrome', Medical Journal of Australia, 151, pp. 163 - 167, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1989.tb139604.x

Hicks C; Breit SN; Penny R, 1989, 'Response of microvascular endothelial cells to biological response modifiers', Immunology and Cell Biology, 67, pp. 271 - 277, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/icb.1989.41

Breit SN; Cairns D; Szentirmay A; Callaghan T; Murray D; Wacher T; Gibson PG; Marks G; Bryant DH; Yeates M; Fernandez V; Penny R, 1989, 'The presence of Sjogren's syndrome is a major determinant of the pattern of interstitial lung disease in scleroderma and other connective tissue diseases', Journal of Rheumatology, 16, pp. 1043 - 1049

GIBSON PG; ROBINSON BWS; McLENNAN G; BRYANT DH; BREIT SN, 1989, 'THE ROLE OF BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE IN THE ASSESSMENT OF DIFFUSE LUNG DISEASES', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, 19, pp. 281 - 291, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-5994.1989.tb00263.x

Day RO; Breit SN; Cairns D; Champion GD, 1988, 'Aspects of the clinical trials of slow-acting anti-rheumatic drugs.', Agents and actions. Supplements, 24, pp. 121 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-9160-8_11

Breit SN; Green I, 1988, 'Modulation of endothelial cell synthesis of von willebrand factor by mononuclear cell products', Pathophysiology of Haemostasis and Thrombosis, 18, pp. 137 - 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000215797

Gibson PG; Bryant DH; Morgan GW; Yeates M; Fernandez V; Penny R; Breit SN, 1988, 'Radiation-induced lung injury: A hypersensitivity pneumonitis?', Annals of Internal Medicine, 109, pp. 288 - 291, http://dx.doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-109-4-288

Ma J; Chapman GV; Chen SL; Penny R; Breit SN, 1987, 'Flow cytometry with crystal violet to detect intracytoplasmic fluorescence in viable human lymphocytes demonstration of antibody entering living cells', Journal of Immunological Methods, 104, pp. 195 - 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0022-1759(87)90504-7

Schrieber L; Manolios N; To SS; Geczy CL; Breit SN, 1987, 'Hypothesis: Lymphocyte trafficking in inflammatory rheumatic disease. A role for receptor mediated homing', Journal of Rheumatology, 14, pp. 194 - 196

SAMBROOK PN; EISMAN JA; BREIT S, 1987, '1,25 DIHYDROXYVITAMIN-D3 RECEPTORS IN SYNOVIAL-CELLS IN RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS', AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, 17, pp. 120 - 120, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:A1987G353300040&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Breit SN; Wakefield D; Robinson JP; Luckhurst E; Clark P; Penny R, 1985, 'The role of α1-antitrypsin deficiency in the pathogenesis of immune disorders', Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology, 35, pp. 363 - 380, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0090-1229(85)90097-2

Wakefield D; Easter J; Breit SN; Clark P; Penny R, 1985, 'α1 antitrypsin serum levels and phenotypes in patients with retinal vasculitis', British Journal of Ophthalmology, 69, pp. 497 - 499, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjo.69.7.497

Breit SN; MacLean P; Zaunders J; Robinson JP; Wakefield D; Cooper DA; Penny R, 1984, 'The effect of purified alpha 1 antitrypsin on PWM driven IgG synthesis', Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Immunology, 14, pp. 191 - 193

Robinson P; Wakefield D; Breit SN; Easter JF; Penny R, 1984, 'Chemiluminescent response to pathogenic organisms: Normal human polymorphonuclear leukocytes', Infection and Immunity, 43, pp. 744 - 752, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/iai.43.2.744-752.1984

Breit SN; Clark P; Robinson JP; Luckhurst E; Dawkins RL; Penny R, 1983, 'Familial occurrence of α1-antitrypsin deficiency and Weber-Christian disease', Archives of Dermatology, 119, pp. 198 - 202, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archderm.119.3.198

Breit SN; Clark P; Robinson JP; Luckhurst E; Dawkins RL; Penny R, 1983, 'Familial Occurrence of α1-Antitrypsin Deficiency and Weber-Christian Disease', Archives of Dermatology, 119, pp. 198 - 202, http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archderm.1983.01650270016009

Breit SN; Robinson JP; Penny R, 1983, 'The effect of α1 antitrypsin on phagocyte function', Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Immunology, 10, pp. 147 - 149

Breit SN; Luckhurst E; Penny R, 1983, 'The effect of α1 antitrypsin on the proliferative response of human peripheral blood lymphocytes', Journal of Immunology, 130, pp. 681 - 686

Luckhurst E; Breit SN; McLean P; Penny R, 1983, 'Letter to the editor', Journal of Immunological Methods, 58, pp. 271 - 272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0022-1759(83)90283-1

Breit SN; Robinson JP; Luckhurst E; Clark P; Penny R, 1982, 'Immunoregulation by α1 antitrypsin', Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Immunology, 7, pp. 127 - 131

Clark P; Breit SN; Dawkins RL; Penny R, 1982, 'Genetic study of a family with two members with Weber Christian disease (panniculitis) and alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency', American Journal of Medical Genetics, 13, pp. 57 - 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.1320130110

Wakefield D; Breit SN; Clark P; Penny R, 1982, 'Immunogenetic factors in inflammatory eye disease. influence of hla–b27 and alpha1‐antitrypsin phenotypes on disease expression', Arthritis & Rheumatism, 25, pp. 1431 - 1434, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/art.1780251207

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