Staff profile

Dr Monna Ayad

Honorary Research Fellow

Faculty of Health Sciences

School of Allied Health
Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition

 

Area of study

Dietetics

Recent publications

Knight KR, Burdon JGW, Cook L, Brenton S and Ayad M (1997).  The proteinase-antiproteinase theory of emphysema:  A speculative analysis of recent advances into the pathogenesis of emphysema.  Respirology 2: 91-95.

Willemart G, Knight KR, Ayad M, Wagh M and Morrison WA (1999).  The beneficial anti-inflammatory effect of dexamethasone administration prior to reperfusion on the viability of cold-stored skin flaps.  Int J Tissue React.  21(3):  71-78

Burdon J, Brenton S, Ayad M, Knight K (2001).  Augmentation therapy in alpha-1-anti-trypsin deficiency. Chest 120(2): 687

Burdon JGW, Brenton S, Hocking V, Knight K, Ayad M, Cook L and Janus E (2002).  Decline in FEV1 in patients with PiZ alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency:  The Australian experience.  Respirology 7: 51-55

Ayad M, S Knight KR, Burdon JGW and Brenton S (2003). Secretory leukocyte proteinase inhibitor, alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency and emphysema: Preliminary study, speculation and a hypothesis. Respirology 8(2):175-80 Papers in preparation

Ayad, M. S., Burdon, J. G., Knight, K.  An in vitro investigation into the potential loss of function of SLPI secreted by bronchiolar epithelial (Clara) cells following exposure to oxidants and toxins (in preparation).

Ayad, M. S., Burdon, J. G., McMahon, M., Garfield, A., Knight, K., Brenton, S.  Damage to the bronchiolar epithelial (Clara) cells may affect the complementary and compensatory role of SLPI in the lungs of cigarette smokers:  speculation of a novel hypothesis “the ex-smoker’s syndrome” (in preparation).

Ayad, M. S., Burdon, J. G., Knight, K., Brenton, S.  Insufficient antiproteinase activity in human lungs accelerates the development and progression of COPD (in preparation).