Kenneth Baillie


Kenneth at the foot of Sajama, Bolivia; 2001
Kenneth Baillie is founder and current chairman of Apex and was the leader of the group’s first expedition. He initiated the International HAPE Database project in 2004. He is currently a clinical lecturer in Intensive Care Medicine at the University of Edinburgh.

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Recent publications:

1. Somatic retrotransposition alters the genetic landscape of the human brain.

Baillie JK, Barnett MW, Upton KR, Gerhardt DJ, Richmond TA, De Sapio F, Brennan PM, Rizzu P, Smith S, Fell M, Talbot RT, Gustincich S, Freeman TC, Mattick JS, Hume DA, Heutink P, Carninci P, Jeddeloh JA, Faulkner GJ. Nature. 2011 Oct 30;479(7374):534-7. doi: 10.1038/nature10531.PMID: 22037309

2. Sildenafil citrate for the prevention of high altitude hypoxic pulmonary hypertension: double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

Bates MG, Thompson AA, Baillie JK, Sutherland AI, Irving JB, Hirani N, Webb DJ. High Alt Med Biol. 2011 Fall;12(3):207-14.PMID: 21962063

3. High altitude adaptation in Daghestani populations from the Caucasus.

Pagani L, Ayub Q, Macarthur DG, Xue Y, Baillie JK, Chen Y, Kozarewa I, Turner DJ, Tofanelli S, Bulayeva K, Kidd K, Paoli G, Tyler-Smith C. Hum Genet. 2011 Sep 9.PMID: 21904933

4. Expression of mesenchyme-specific gene signatures by follicular dendritic cells: insights from the meta-analysis of microarray data from multiple mouse cell populations.

Mabbott NA, Kenneth Baillie J, Kobayashi A, Donaldson DS, Ohmori H, Yoon SO, Freedman AS, Freeman TC, Summers KM. Immunology. 2011 Aug;133(4):482-98. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2011.03461.x. Epub 2011 Jun 3.PMID: 21635249

5. High altitude pulmonary oedema.

Hall DP, Duncan K, Baillie JK. J R Army Med Corps. 2011 Mar;157(1):68-72. PMID: 21465914

6. Incidence and predictors of acute mountain sickness among trekkers on Mount Kilimanjaro.

Jackson SJ, Varley J, Sellers C, Josephs K, Codrington L, Duke G, Njelekela MA, Drummond G, Sutherland AI, Thompson AA, Baillie JK. High Alt Med Biol. 2010 Fall;11(3):217-22.PMID: 20919888

7. Meta-analysis of lineage-specific gene expression signatures in mouse leukocyte populations.

Mabbott NA, Kenneth Baillie J, Hume DA, Freeman TC. Immunobiology. 2010 Sep-Oct;215(9-10):724-36. Epub 2010 Jun 4.PMID: 20580463

8. Passage of pathogenic microorganisms through breathing system filters used in anaesthesia and intensive care.

Scott DH, Fraser S, Willson P, Drummond GB, Baillie JK. Anaesthesia. 2010 Jul;65(7):670-3. Epub 2010 Apr 1.PMID: 20374232

9. Functional clustering and lineage markers: insights into cellular differentiation and gene function from large-scale microarray studies of purified primary cell populations.

Hume DA, Summers KM, Raza S, Baillie JK, Freeman TC. Genomics. 2010 Jun;95(6):328-38. Epub 2010 Mar 6.PMID: 20211243

10. Measurement errors caused by incompatibility of apparatus.

Paul A, Baillie JK, Drummond GB. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2009 Nov;26(11):977-80. PMID: 19707147

11. The citric acid cough threshold and the ventilatory response to carbon dioxide on ascent to high altitude.

Thompson AA, Baillie JK, Bates MG, Schnopp MF, Simpson A, Partridge RW, Drummond GB, Mason NP. Respir Med. 2009 Aug;103(8):1182-8. Epub 2009 Mar 19.PMID: 19303278

12. Oral antioxidant supplementation does not prevent acute mountain sickness: double blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial.

Baillie JK, Thompson AA, Irving JB, Bates MG, Sutherland AI, Macnee W, Maxwell SR, Webb DJ. QJM. 2009 May;102(5):341-8. Epub 2009 Mar 9.PMID: 19273551

13. NT-proBNP does not rise on acute ascent to high altitude.

Toshner MR, Thompson AA, Irving JB, Baillie JK, Morton JJ, Peacock AJ. High Alt Med Biol. 2008 Winter;9(4):307-10.PMID: 19115915

14. Simple, easily memorised "rules of thumb" for the rapid assessment of physiological compensation for respiratory acid-base disorders.

Baillie JK. Thorax. 2008 Mar;63(3):289-90.PMID: 18308967

15. Contamination of anaesthetic machines with pathogenic organisms.

Baillie JK, Sultan P, Graveling E, Forrest C, Lafong C. Anaesthesia. 2007 Dec;62(12):1257-61.PMID: 17991263

16. Activated protein C: controversy and hope in the treatment of sepsis.

Baillie JK. Curr Opin Investig Drugs. 2007 Nov;8(11):933-8. PMID: 17979027

17. Endogenous urate production augments plasma antioxidant capacity in healthy lowland subjects exposed to high altitude.

Baillie JK, Bates MG, Thompson AA, Waring WS, Partridge RW, Schnopp MF, Simpson A, Gulliver-Sloan F, Maxwell SR, Webb DJ. Chest. 2007 May;131(5):1473-8.PMID: 17494796

18. Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors in the treatment and prevention of high altitude pulmonary edema.

Bates MG, Thompson AA, Baillie JK. Curr Opin Investig Drugs. 2007 Mar;8(3):226-31. PMID: 17408118

19. Endothelial nitric oxide synthase polymorphisms do not influence pulmonary artery systolic pressure at altitude.

Smith EM, Baillie JK, Thompson AA, Irving JB, Porteous D, Webb DJ. High Alt Med Biol. 2006 Fall;7(3):221-7.PMID: 16978134

20. Change in plasma vascular endothelial growth factor during onset and recovery from acute mountain sickness.

Dorward DA, Thompson AA, Baillie JK, MacDougall M, Hirani N. Respir Med. 2007 Mar;101(3):587-94. Epub 2006 Aug 4.PMID: 16890420

21. Pericardial effusions in healthy lowlanders after acute ascent to high altitude.

Thompson AA, Baillie JK, Toshner M, Maxwell SR, Webb DJ, Irving JB. Heart. 2006 Apr;92(4):539-40.PMID: 16537774

22. The mechanism of action of gabapentin in neuropathic pain.

Baillie JK, Power I. Curr Opin Investig Drugs. 2006 Jan;7(1):33-9. PMID: 16425669

23. Drotrecogin alfa (activated) in severe sepsis.

Baillie JK, Murray G. N Engl J Med. 2006 Jan 5;354(1):94-6; author reply 94-6. PMID: 16395834

24. Morphine, gabapentin, or their combination for neuropathic pain.

Baillie JK, Power I. N Engl J Med. 2005 Jun 23;352(25):2650-1; author reply 2650-1.PMID: 15972877