Dr. James L Kreindler MD
Pulmonologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Pulmonology
3705 5th Ave Pittsburgh PA, 15213Rating
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Dr. James Kreindler practices Pediatric Pulmonology in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Kreindler treats children who have breathing problems, or a problem with his or her lungs. Pediatric pulmonologists often treat children with chronic cough, difficulty breathing, recurring pneumonia, asthma, cystic fibrosis, apnea, chronic lung disease in premature infants, noisy breathing, and conditions that require special equipment to monitor and/or help with breathing at home.
Education and Training
State University of New York Upstate Medical University 1998
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Membrane capacitance and conductance changes parallel mucin secretion in the human airway epithelium.
- Identification and membrane localization of electrogenic sodium bicarbonate cotransporters in Calu-3 cells.
- Lung turns to AA (adenosine analogues) to dry out.
- Interrelations/cross talk between transcellular transport function and paracellular tight junctional properties in lung epithelial and endothelial barriers.
- Cystic fibrosis: exploiting its genetic basis in the hunt for new therapies.
- Secondhand smoke inhibits both Cl- and K+ conductances in normal human bronchial epithelial cells.
- Cigarette smoke inhibits airway epithelial cell innate immune responses to bacteria.
- Ectopic Cdx2 expression in murine esophagus models an intermediate stage in the emergence of Barrett's esophagus.
- A role for two-pore K⁺ channels in modulating Na⁺ absorption and Cl⁻ secretion in normal human bronchial epithelial cells.
- Is the best offense a good D-fense? Should we use vitamin D as adjunctive therapy for asthma?
- Cystic fibrosis: addressing the transition from pediatric to adult-oriented health care.
- On preventing the extinction of the physician-scientist in pediatric pulmonology.
- IL-17A induces Pendrin expression and chloride-bicarbonate exchange in human bronchial epithelial cells.
- Identification and characterisation of a salt form of Danirixin with reduced pharmacokinetic variability in patient populations.
Treatments
- Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (copd)
- Cystic Fibrosis (cf)
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