Dr. Dwight C Look MD
Pulmonologist | Pulmonary Disease
1050 W 10th St Rolla MO, 65401About
Dr. Dwight Look practices Pulmonology in Iowa City, IA. A pulmonologist is a physician who possesses specialized knowledge and skill in the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary conditions and diseases. Dr. Look manages patients who need life support and mechanical ventilation, and is specially trained in diseases and conditions of the chest, particularly pneumonia, asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, and complicated chest infections.
Education and Training
University of Pennsylvania, PA 1985
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Pulmonary Disease
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Engineering viral vectors to subvert the airway defense response.
- Haemophilus influenzae stimulates ICAM-1 expression on respiratory epithelial cells.
- The osmolyte xylitol reduces the salt concentration of airway surface liquid and may enhance bacterial killing.
- Chinks in the armor of the airway: Pseudomonas infection in the cystic fibrosis lung.
- Specific inhibition of interferon signal transduction pathways by adenoviral infection.
- Inflammatory response in airway epithelial cells isolated from patients with cystic fibrosis.
- Evidence of the Zn vacancy acting as the dominant acceptor in n-type ZnO.
- Specific inhibition of type I interferon signal transduction by respiratory syncytial virus.
- Modulation of airway inflammation and bacterial clearance by epithelial cell ICAM-1.
- Cell adhesion molecules as targets for unraveling the genetic regulation of airway inflammation.
- Haemophilus influenzae from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation induce more inflammation than colonizers.
- Respiratory syncytial virus nonstructural protein 2 specifically inhibits type I interferon signal transduction.
- Lethal infection of K18-hACE2 mice infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus.
- Nonstructural proteins of respiratory syncytial virus suppress premature apoptosis by an NF-kappaB-dependent, interferon-independent mechanism and facilitate virus growth.
- Paracellular permeability restricts airway epithelial responses to selectively allow activation by mediators at the basolateral surface.
Dr. Dwight C Look MD's Practice location
Practice At 200 Hawkins Dr
200 Hawkins Dr -Iowa City, IA 52242Get Direction
Practice At 1050 W 10th St
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