Publications list for Professor Karen Waters

2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006

2012

   
  • Tang, S., Machaalani, R., Waters, K. (2012), Expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and TrkB receptor in the sudden infant death syndrome brainstem. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 180(1), 25-33. [Abstract]

2011

   
  • Machaalani, R., Say, M., Waters, K. (2011), Effects of cigarette smoke exposure on nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits α7 and β2 in the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) brainstem. Toxicology and applied pharmacology. 257(3), 396-404. [Abstract]
  • Trivedi, A., Waters, K., Suresh, S., Nair, R. (2011), Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome: four families. Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung. 15(0), 785-9. [Abstract]
  • Caldwell, P., Hensley, R., Machaalani, R., Cheng, A., Waters, K. (2011), How effective is adenoidectomy alone for treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea in a child who presents with adenoid hypertrophy?. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 47(8), 568-571. [Abstract]
  • Cheng, A., Corke, M., Loughran-Fowlds, A., Birman, C., Hayward, P., Waters, K. (2011), Distraction osteogenesis and glossopexy for Robin sequence with airway obstruction. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 81(5), 320-325. [Abstract]

2010

   
  • Machaalani, R., Gozal, E., Berger, F., Waters, K., Dematteis, M. (2010), Effects of Post-Mortem Intervals on Regional Brain Protein Profiles in Rats using SELDI-TOF MS Analysis. Neurochemistry international. 57(6), 655-61. [Abstract]
  • Waters, K. (2010), Serotonin in the sudden infant death syndrome. Drug News & Perspectives. 23(9), 537-548. [Abstract]
  • Machaalani, R., Kashi, P., Waters, K. (2010), Distribution of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits alpha7 and beta2 in the human brainstem and hippocampal formation. Journal of chemical neuroanatomy. 40(3), 223-31. [Abstract]
  • Tang, S., Machaalani, R., Waters, K. (2010), Immunolocalisation of pro- and mature- brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and receptor TrkB in the human brainstem and hippocampus. Brain research. 1354, 1-14. [Abstract]
  • Relf, B., Larkin, E., Torres, C., Baur, L., Christodoulou, J., Waters, K. (2010), Genome-wide linkage of obstructive sleep apnoea and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in a Filipino family: bivariate linkage analysis of obstructive sleep apnoea. Journal of sleep research. 19(2), 349-57. [Abstract]
  • Browne, C., Sharma, N., Waters, K., Machaalani, R. (2010), The effects of nicotine on the alpha-7 and beta-2 nicotinic acetycholine receptor subunits in the developing piglet brainstem. International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience. 28(0), 1-7. [Abstract]

2009

   
  • Tang, S., Machaalani, R., Kashem, M., Matsumoto, I., Waters, K. (2009), Intermittent Hypercapnic Hypoxia Induced Protein Changes in the Piglet Hippocampus Identified by MALDI-TOF-MS. Neurochemical research. 34(12), 2215-25. [Abstract]
  • Maclean, J., Hayward, P., Fitzgerald, D., Waters, K. (2009), Cleft lip and/or palate and breathing during sleep. Sleep medicine reviews. 13(5), 345-54. [Abstract]
  • Maclean, J., Waters, K., Fitzsimons, D., Hayward, P., Fitzgerald, D. (2009), Screening for obstructive sleep apnea in preschool children with cleft palate. The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal. 46(2), 117-123. [Abstract]
  • Machaalani, R., Say, M., Waters, K. (2009), Serotoninergic receptor 1A in the sudden infant death syndrome brainstem medulla and associations with clinical risk factors. Acta neuropathologica. 117(3), 257-65. [Abstract]
  • Waters, K., Cheng, A. (2009), Adenotonsillectomy in the context of obstructive sleep apnoea. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews. 10(1), 25-31. [Abstract]

2008

   
  • Tang, S., Machaalani, R., Waters, K. (2008), Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and TrkB in the piglet brainstem after post-natal nicotine and intermittent hypercapnic hypoxia. Brain research. 1232(1232), 195-205. [Abstract]
  • Waters, K. (2008), Interventions in the paediatric sleep laboratory: the use and titration of respiratory support therapies. Paediatric respiratory reviews. 9(3), 181-191. [Abstract]
  • Robinson, P., Waters, K. (2008), Are children just small adults? The differences between paediatric and adult sleep medicine. Internal medicine journal. 38(0), 719-31. [Abstract]
  • Aouad, L., Tam, K., Waters, K. (2008), Effects of acute intermittent hypercapnic hypoxia on insulin sensitivity in piglets using euglycemic clamp. Metabolism: clinical and experimental. 57(8), 1056-1063. [Abstract]
  • MacLean, J., Fitzsimons, D., Hayward, P., Waters, K., Fitzgerald, D. (2008), The identification of children with cleft palate and sleep disordered breathing using a referral system. Pediatric pulmonology. 43(3), 245-250. [Abstract]
  • Machaalani, R., Waters, K. (2008), Neuronal cell death in the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome brainstem and associations with risk factors. Brain. 131(Pt 1), 218-228. [Abstract]

2007

   
  • Waters, K., Mast, B., Vella, S., De La Eva, R., O'Brien, L., Bailey, S., Tam, C., Wong, M., Baur, L. (2007), Structural equation modeling of sleep apnea, inflammation, and metabolic dysfunction in children. Journal of sleep research. 16(4), 388-395. [Abstract]
  • Machaalani, R., Radford, J., Waters, K. (2007), Tissue fixation effects on immunohistochemical staining of caspase-3 in brain tissue. Applied immunohistochemistry & molecular morphology : AIMM / official publication of the Society for Applied Immunohistochemistry. 15(4), 463-470. [Abstract]
  • Machaalani, R., Arlotto, M., Waters, K., Gozal, E., Berger, F., Dematteis, M. (2007), A Novel Method of Tissue Collection and Storage: Validation Using SELDI-TOF MS Analysis. Clinical chemistry. 53(7), 1387-1389. [Abstract]
  • Say, M., Machaalani, R., Waters, K. (2007), Changes in serotoninergic receptors 1A and 2A in the piglet brainstem after intermittent hypercapnic hypoxia (IHH) and nicotine. Brain research. 1152, 17-26. [Abstract]
  • Tam, C., Wong, M., Tam, K., Aouad, L., Waters, K. (2007), The effect of acute intermittent hypercapnic hypoxia treatment on IL-6, TNF-alpha, and CRP levels in piglets. Sleep. 30(6), 723-727. [Abstract]
  • Machaalani, R., Rodriguez, M., Waters, K. (2007), Active caspase-3 in the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) brainstem. Acta neuropathologica. 113(5), 577-584. [Abstract]
  • Young, H., Lowe, A., Fitzgerald, D., Seton, C., Waters, K., Kenny, E., Hynan, L., Iannaccone, S., North, K., Ryan, M. (2007), Outcome of noninvasive ventilation in children with neuromuscular disease. Neurology. 68(3), 198-201. [Abstract]

2006

   
  • Fanous, A., Machaalani, R., Waters, K. (2006), N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor 1 changes in the piglet brainstem after nicotine and/or intermittent hypercapnic-hypoxia. Neuroscience. 142(2), 401-9. [Abstract]
  • Machaalani, R., Waters, K. (2006), Postnatal nicotine and/or intermittent hypercapnic hypoxia effects on apoptotic markers in the developing piglet brainstem medulla. Neuroscience. 142(1), 107-17. [Abstract]
  • O'Brien, L., Sitha, S., Baur, L., Waters, K. (2006), Obesity increases the risk for persisting obstructive sleep apnea after treatment in children. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 70(9), 1555-1560. [Abstract]
  • Waters, K., Sitha, S., O'brien, L., Bibby, S., de Torres, C., Vella, S., de la Eva, R. (2006), Follow-up on Metabolic Markers in Children Treated for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine. 174(4), 455-60. [Abstract]
  • Tam, C., Wong, M., McBain, R., Bailey, S., Waters, K. (2006), Inflammatory measures in children with obstructive sleep apnoea. Journal of paediatrics and child health. 42(5), 277-82. [Abstract]