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Vanessa Murphy

University of Newcastle
Verified email at newcastle.edu.au
Cited by 7793

Evidence that asthma is a developmental origin disease influenced by maternal diet and bacterial metabolites

…, MJ McConville, DL Tull, LG Wood, VE Murphy… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Asthma is prevalent in Western countries, and recent explanations have evoked the actions
of the gut microbiota. Here we show that feeding mice a high-fibre diet yields a distinctive gut …

Endocrine regulation of human fetal growth: the role of the mother, placenta, and fetus

VE Murphy, R Smith, WB Giles, VL Clifton - Endocrine reviews, 2006 - academic.oup.com
The environment in which the fetus develops is critical for its survival and long-term health.
The regulation of normal human fetal growth involves many multidirectional interactions …

Asthma exacerbations during pregnancy: incidence and association with adverse pregnancy outcomes

VE Murphy, VL Clifton, PG Gibson - Thorax, 2006 - thorax.bmj.com
Exacerbations of asthma during pregnancy represent a significant clinical problem and may
be related to poor pregnancy outcomes. A systematic review of the literature was conducted …

Management of asthma in pregnancy guided by measurement of fraction of exhaled nitric oxide: a double-blind, randomised controlled trial

H Powell, VE Murphy, DR Taylor, MJ Hensley… - The Lancet, 2011 - thelancet.com
Background Asthma exacerbations during pregnancy are common and can be associated
with substantial maternal and fetal morbidity. Treatment decisions based on sputum …

Maternal asthma is associated with reduced female fetal growth

VE Murphy, PG Gibson, WB Giles, T Zakar… - American journal of …, 2003 - atsjournals.org
Asthma during pregnancy is associated with a low birth weight, although the mechanisms
contributing to this outcome remain unknown. The relationship between maternal asthma and …

Severe asthma exacerbations during pregnancy

VE Murphy, P Gibson, PI Talbot… - Obstetrics & …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the frequency of severe asthma exacerbations in pregnant women
and to estimate whether there is an association with adverse perinatal outcomes. METHODS…

Effects of asthma severity, exacerbations and oral corticosteroids on perinatal outcomes

JA Namazy, VE Murphy, H Powell… - European …, 2013 - Eur Respiratory Soc
This systematic review and meta-analysis sought to investigate whether asthma
exacerbations, oral corticosteroid use or asthma severity are associated with prematurity and …

Reduced 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 activity is associated with decreased birth weight centile in pregnancies complicated by asthma

VE Murphy, T Zakar, R Smith, WB Giles… - The Journal of …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Pregnancies complicated by asthma are associated with an increased risk of low birth weight.
Currently, the mechanisms causing this outcome are unknown. To investigate whether …

Placental cytokine expression covaries with maternal asthma severity and fetal sex

NM Scott, NA Hodyl, VE Murphy… - The Journal of …, 2009 - journals.aai.org
In the presence of maternal asthma, we have previously reported reduced placental blood
flow, decreased cortisol metabolism, and reductions in fetal growth in response to maternal …

The risk of maternal and placental complications in pregnant women with asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

G Wang, VE Murphy, J Namazy, H Powell… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: To investigate if maternal asthma is associated with an increased risk of maternal
and placental complications in pregnancy. Methods: Electronic databases were searched …