September 2, 2010

Bartolome Celli, Jörgen Vestbo, Christine R Jenkins, Paul W Jones, Gary T Ferguson, Peter M A Calverley, Julie C Yates, Julie A Anderson, Lisa R Willits, Robert A Wise, and on behalf of the investigators of the TORCH study

Gender Differences in Mortality and Clinical Expressions of Patients with COPD: The TORCH Experience
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on September 2, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201004-0665OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Martine Broekema, Wim Timens, Judith M Vonk, Franke Volbeda, Monique E Lodewijk, Machteld N Hylkema, Nick H T ten Hacken, and Dirkje S Postma

Persisting Remodeling and Less Airway Wall Eosinophil Activation in Complete Remission of Asthma
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on September 2, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201003-0494OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Nancy K Leidy, Teresa K Wilcox, Paul W Jones, Laurie Roberts, John H Powers, Sanjay Sethi, and EXACT-PRO Study Group

Standardizing Measurement of COPD Exacerbations: Reliability and Validity of a Patient-Reported Diary
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on September 2, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201005-0762OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Samir Jaber, Basil J. Petrof, Boris Jung, Gérald Chanques, Jean-Phillipe Berthet, Christophe Rabuel, Hassan Bouyabrine, Patricia Courouble, Christelle Koechlin, Mustapha Sebbane, Thomas Similowski, Valérie Scheuermann, Alexandre Mebazaa, Xavier Capdevila, Dominique Mornet, Jacques Mercier, Alain Lacampagne, Alexandre Philips, and Stefan Matecki

Rapidly Progressive Diaphragmatic Weakness and Injury during Mechanical Ventilation in Humans
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on September 2, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201004-0670OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Carrie P. Aaron, Harikrishna Tandri, R. Graham Barr, W. Craig Johnson, Emilia Bagiella, Harjit Chahal, Aditya Jain, Jorge R. Kizer, Alain G. Bertoni, João A.C. Lima, David A. Bluemke, and Steven M. Kawut

Physical Activity and Right Ventricular Structure and Function: The MESA-Right Ventricle Study
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on September 2, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201003-0469OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Bradford J. Glavan, Tarah D. Holden, Christopher H. Goss, R. Anthony Black, Margaret J. Neff, Avery B. Nathens, Thomas R. Martin, Mark M. Wurfel, and ARDSnet Investigators

Genetic Variation in the FAS Gene and Associations with Acute Lung Injury
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on September 2, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201003-0351OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Silvana Balzar, Merritt L. Fajt, Suzy A.A. Comhair, Serpil C. Erzurum, Eugene Bleecker, William W. Busse, Mario Castro, Benjamin Gaston, Elliot Israel, Lawrence B. Schwartz, Douglas Curran-Everett, Charity G. Moore, and Sally E. Wenzel

Mast Cell Phenotype, Location and Activation in Severe Asthma. Data from The Severe Asthma Research Program
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on September 2, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201002-0295OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Marilee J Wick, Erica J. Buesing, Carol A. Wehling, Zoe L. Loomis, Carlyne D. Cool, Martin R. Zamora, York E. Miller, Sean P. Colgan, Louis B. Hersh, Norbert F. Voelkel, and Edward C. Dempsey

Decreased Neprilysin and Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on September 2, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201002-0154OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

August 27, 2010

Roland Diel, Robert Loddenkemper, Stefan Niemann, Karen Meywald-Walter, and Albert Nienhaus

Negative and Positive Predictive Value of a Whole-Blood IGRA for Developing Active TB - An Update
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 27, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201006-0974OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Carrie V Breton, Muhammad T Salam, Hita Vora, W James Gauderman, and Frank D Gilliland

Genetic Variation in the Glutathione Synthesis Pathway, Air Pollution, and Children's Lung Function Growth
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 27, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201006-0849OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Ognjen Gajic, Ousama Dabbagh, Pauline K Park, Adebola Adesanya, Steven Y Chang, Peter Hou, Harry Anderson III, J Jason Hoth, Mark E Mikkelsen, Nina T Gentile, Michelle N Gong, Daniel Talmor, Ednan Bajwa, Timothy R Watkins, Emir Festic, Murat Yilmaz, Remzi Iscimen, David A Kaufman, Annette M Esper, Ruxana Sadikot, Ivor Douglas, Jonathan Sevransky, Michael Malinchoc, and on behalf of the US Critical Illness and Injury Trials Group: Lung Injury Prevention Study Investigators (USCIITG-LIPS)

Early Identification of Patients at Risk of Acute Lung Injury: Evaluation of Lung Injury Prediction Score in a Multicenter Cohort Study
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 27, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201004-0549OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Xiangyang Kong, Michael H Cho, Wayne Anderson, Harvey O Coxson, Nestor Muller, George Washko, Eric A Hoffman, Per Bakke, Amund Gulsvik, David A Lomas, Edwin K Silverman, Sreekumar G Pillai, and on behalf of the ECLIPSE Study and NETT investigators

Genome-wide Association Study Identifies BICD1 as a Susceptibility Gene for Emphysema
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 27, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201004-0541OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Francine M Ducharme, Roger L Zemek, Dominic Chalut, David McGillivray, Francisco J D Noya, Sandy Resendes, Lyudmyla Khomenko, Rachel Rouleau, and Xun Zhang

Written Action Plan in Pediatric Emergency Room Improves Asthma Prescribing, Adherence and Control
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 27, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201001-0115OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Marieke M van der Zalm, Cuno S P M Uiterwaal, Berry Wilbrink, Marije Koopman, Theo J M Verheij, and Cornelis K van der Ent

The Influence of Neonatal Lung Function on Rhinovirus Associated Wheeze
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 27, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200905-0716OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

August 23, 2010

Ferenc Macsali, Francisco Gómez Real, Estel Plana, Jordi Sunyer, Josep Anto, Julia Dratva, Christer Janson, Deborah Jarvis, Ernst Reidar Omenaas, Elisabeth Zemp, Matthias Wjst, Benedicte Leynaert, and Cecilie Svanes

Early Age of Menarche, Lung Function and Adult Asthma
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 23, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200912-1886OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Raquel R Bartz, Hagir B Suliman, Ping Fu, Karen Welty-Wolf, Martha Sue Carraway, Nancy Chou MacGarvey, Crystal M Withers, Timothy E Sweeney, and Claude A Piantadosi

Staphylococcus Aureus Sepsis and Mitochondrial Accrual of OGG1 DNA Repair Enzyme in Mice
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 23, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200911-1709OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Robinder G Khemani and Christopher JL Newth

The Design of Future Pediatric Mechanical Ventilation Trials for Acute Lung Injury
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 23, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201004-0606CI. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Anh L Innes, Kelly Wong McGrath, Ryan H Dougherty, Charles E McCulloch, Prescott G Woodruff, Max A Seibold, Kimberly S Okamoto, Kelsey J Ingmundson, Margaret C Solon, Stephen D Carrington, and John V Fahy

The H Antigen at Epithelial Surfaces is Associated with Susceptibility to Asthma Exacerbation
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 23, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201003-0488OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Fabricio O Souto, José C Alves-Filho, Walter M Turato, Maria Auxiliadora-Martins, Aníbal Basile-Filho, and Fernando Q Cunha

Essential Role of CCR2 in Neutrophil Tissue Infiltration and Multiple Organ Dysfunction in Sepsis
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 23, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201003-0416OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Ramzi Fattouh, Amal Al-Garawi, Marcia Fattouh, Katherine Arias, Tina D Walker, Susanna Goncharova, Anthony J Coyle, Alison A Humbles, and Manel Jordana

Eosinophils are Dispensable for Allergic Remodeling and Immunity in a Model of House Dust Mite-Induced Airway Disease
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 23, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200905-0736OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

August 13, 2010

Kelly Schweitzer, Brian H Johnstone, Jana Garrison, Natalia Rush, Scott Cooper, Dmitry O Traktuev, Dongni Feng, Jeremy J Adamowicz, Mary Van Demark, Amanda J Fisher, Krzysztof Kamocki, Mary Beth Brown, Robert G Presson, Jr, Hal E Broxmeyer, Keith L March, and Irina Petrache

Adipose Stem Cell Treatment in Mice Attenuates Lung and Systemic Injury Induced by Cigarette Smoking
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 13, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201001-0126OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Adam Wanner and Eliana S Mendes

Airway Endothelial Dysfunction in Asthma and COPD: A Challenge for Future Research
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 13, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201001-0038PP. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Nabil Saouti, Nico Westerhof, Frank Helderman, J. T. Marcus, Anco Boonstra, Pieter E Postmus, and Anton Vonk Noordegraaf

Right Ventricular Oscillatory Power is a Constant Fraction of Total Power Irrespective of Pulmonary Artery Pressure
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 13, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200910-1643OC. [Abstract] [PDF] [Embargo Information]  

Richard W Beasley, Tadd O Clayton, Julian Crane, Christopher K.W. Lai, Stephen R Montefort, Erika von Mutius, Alistair W Stewart, and the ISAAC Phase Three Study Group

Acetaminophen Use and Risk of Asthma, Rhinoconjunctivitis and Eczema in Adolescents: ISAAC Phase Three
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 13, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201005-0757OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Thomas Ritz, Erica S. Ayala, Ana F. Trueba, Charles D Vance, and Richard J. Auchus

Acute Stress-induced Increases in Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Asthma and their Association with Endogenous Cortisol
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 13, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201005-0691OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Jeffrey S Arkles, Alexander R Opotowsky, Jason Ojeda, Frances Rogers, Tong Liu, Vikram Prassana, Lucas Marzec, Harold I Palevsky, Victor A Ferrari, and Paul R Forfia

Shape of the RV Doppler Envelope Predicts Hemodynamics and Right Heart Function in Pulmonary Hypertension
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 13, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201004-0601OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Michael Eberlein, Solbert Permutt, Robert H Brown, Allison Brooker, Mayy F Chahla, Servet Bolukbas, Steven D Nathan, David B Pearse, Jonathan B Orens, and Roy G Brower

Supranormal Expiratory Airflow after Bilateral Lung Transplantation is Associated with Improved Survival
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 13, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201004-0593OC. [Abstract] [PDF] [Embargo Information]  

Joanne L. Wright, Steven Zhou, Olena Preobrazhenska, Caroline Marshall, Don D Sin, Ismail Laher, Saeid Golbidi, and Andrew M Churg

Statin Reverses Smoke-induced Pulmonary Hypertension and Prevents Emphysema but not Airway Remodeling
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 13, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201003-0399OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Rachel K Hoyles, Emma C Derrett-Smith, Korsa Khan, Xu Shiwen, Sarah L Howat, Athol U Wells, David J Abraham, and Christopher P Denton

An Essential Role for Resident Fibroblasts in Experimental Lung Fibrosis is Defined by Lineage-Specific Deletion of TRII
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 13, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201002-0279OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

James E.A. Zlosnik, Paulo S Costa, Rollin Brant, Paul Y.B. Mori, Trevor J. Hird, Monica C. Fraenkel, Pearce G. Wilcox, A. George F. Davidson, and David P Speert

Mucoid and Nonmucoid Burkholderia cepacia Complex Bacteria in Cystic Fibrosis Infections
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 13, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201002-0203OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Jürgen Knobloch, Katharina Schild, David Jungck, Katja Urban, Katja Müller, Elke K.H. Schweda, Jan Rupp, and Andrea Koch

The T-Helper Cell Type 1-Immune Response to Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections is Impaired in COPD
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 13, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201002-0199OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Takehiro Takagi, Osamu Taguchi, Masaaki Toda, Daniel Boveda Ruiz, Paloma Gil Bernabe, Corina N D'Alessandro-Gabazza, Yasushi Miyake, Tetsu Kobayashi, Shinya Aoki, Fumiko Chiba, Yutaka Yano, Edward M Conway, Seiichi Munesue, Yasuhiko Yamamoto, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Koji Suzuki, Yoshiyuki Takei, John Morser, and Esteban C Gabazza

Inhibition of Allergic Bronchial Asthma by Thrombomodulin is Mediated by Dendritic Cells
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 13, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201001-0107OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Chun-Jung Chang, Yao-Hsu Yang, Yu-Chih Liang, Chiao-Juno Chiu, Kuan-Hua Chu, Hung-Non Chou, and Bor-Luen Chiang

A Novel Phycobiliprotein Alleviates Allergic Airway Inflammation by Modulating Immune Responses
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 13, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201001-0009OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

August 6, 2010

Guangxi Li, Michael Malinchoc, Rodrigo Cartin-Ceba, Chakradhar V. Venkata, Daryl J. Kor, Steve G. Peters, Rolf D. Hubmayr, and Ognjen Gajic

Eight Year Trend of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Population-Based Study in Olmsted County, Minnesota
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 6, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201003-0436OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Yael Strulovici-Barel, Larsson Omberg, Michael O'Mahony, Cynthia Gordon, Charleen Hollmann, Ann E Tilley, Jacqueline Salit, Jason Mezey, Ben-Gary Harvey, and Ronald G Crystal

Threshold of Biologic Responses of the Small Airway Epithelium to Low Levels of Tobacco Smoke
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 6, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201002-0294OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Grant W Waterer, Jordi Rello, and Richard G Wunderink

Management of Community-acquired Pneumonia in Adults
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 6, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201002-0272CI. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Amar Kapoor, Yasunori Shintani, Massimo Collino, Marcin F. Osuchowski, Daniel Busch, Nimesh S.A. Patel, Bruno Sepodes, Sara Castiglia, Roberto Fantozzi, David Bishop-Bailey, Helder Mota-Filipe, Muhammad M Yaqoob, Ken Suzuki, Soheyl Bahrami, Beatrice Désvergne, Jane A. Mitchell, and Christoph Thiemermann

Protective Role of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-/ in Septic Shock
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 6, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201002-0240OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Mariano Esperatti, Miquel Ferrer, Anna Theessen, Adamantia Liapikou, Mauricio Valencia, Lina Maria Saucedo, Elisabeth Zavala, Tobias Welte, and Antoni Torres

Nosocomial Pneumonia in the Intensive Care Unit Acquired during Mechanical Ventilation or Not
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 6, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201001-0094OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Ana Montes-Worboys, Scott Brown, Doron Regev, Brendan F Bellew, Kamal A Mohammed, Ibrahim Faruqi, Parvesh Sharma, Moudgil Brij, and Veena B Antony

Targeted Delivering of Amikacin into Granuloma
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 6, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200912-1888OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Tsu-Nai Wang, Meng-Chih Lin, Chao-Chien Wu, Sum-Yee Leung, Ming-Shyan Huang, Hung-Yi Chuang, Chien-Hung Lee, Deng-Chyang Wu, Pei-Shan Ho, Albert Min-Shan Ko, Po-Ya Chang, and Ying-Chin Ko

Risks of Exposure to Occupational Asthmogens in Atopic and Nonatopic Asthma: A Case-control Study in Taiwan
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on August 6, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200906-0969OC. [Abstract] [PDF] [Embargo Information]  

July 23, 2010

Yanping Yang, Arnaud Friggeri, Sami Banerjee, Khalil Bdeir, Douglas B. Cines, Gang Liu, and Edward Abraham

Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator Inhibits Efferocytosis of Neutrophils
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 23, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201003-0452OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Balazs Antus, Imre Barta, Tamas Kullmann, Zsofia Lazar, Marta Valyon, Ildiko Horvath, and Eszter Csiszer

Assessment of Exhaled Breath Condensate pH in Exacerbations of Asthma and COPD: A Longitudinal Study
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 23, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201003-0451OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Shahrokh Javaheri, E. Ben Caref, Er Chen, Kuo Bianchini Tong, and William T Abraham

Sleep Apnea Testing and Outcomes in a Large Cohort of Medicare Beneficiaries with Newly Diagnosed Heart Failure
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 23, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201003-0406OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Kumiko T Kanatani, Isao Ito, Wael K Al-Delaimy, Yuichi Adachi, William C Mathews, Joe W Ramsdell, and Toyama Asian Desert Dust and Asthma Study Team

Desert-dust Exposure is Associated with Increased Risk of Asthma Hospitalization in Children
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 23, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201002-0296OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Brian T Patt, David Jarjoura, Diane N Haddad, Chandan K Sen, Sashwati Roy, Nicholas A Flavahan, and Rami N Khayat

Endothelial Dysfunction in the Microcirculation of Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 23, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201002-0162OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Sreekumar G Pillai, Xiangynag Kong, Lisa D Edwards, Michael Cho, Wayne H Anderson, Harvey O Coxson, David A Lomas, Edwin K Silverman, and ECLIPSE and ICGN Investigators

Loci Identified by Genome-wide Association Studies Influence Different Disease-related Phenotypes in COPD
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 23, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201002-0151OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Michael J Emery, Randy L Eveland, Kelly Eveland, Laurent L Couetil, Jacob Hildebrandt, and Erik R Swenson

Lung Volume Reduction by Bronchoscopic Administration of Steam
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 23, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201001-0102OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Jaime E Hart, Eric Garshick, Douglas W Dockery, Thomas J Smith, Louise Ryan, and Francine Laden

Long-term Ambient Multi-pollutant Exposures and Mortality
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 23, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200912-1903OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Carla A Da Silva, Pierre Pochard, Chun Geun Lee, and Jack A. Elias

Chitin Particles are Multifaceted Immune Adjuvants
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 23, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200912-1877OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Coline H.M. van Moorsel, Matthijs F.M. van Oosterhout, Nicole P. Barlo, Pim A de Jong, Joanne J. van der Vis, Henk J.T. Ruven, H Wouter van Es, Jules M.M. van den Bosch, and Jan C. Grutters

SFTPC Mutations are the Basis of a Significant Portion of Adult Familial Pulmonary Fibrosis in a Dutch Cohort
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 23, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200906-0953OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

July 16, 2010

Xiong Cai, Gustavo Pacheco-Rodriguez, Qing-Yuan Fan, Mary Haughey, Leigh Samsel, Souheil El-Chemaly, Hai-Ping Wu, J. Philip McCoy, Wendy K Steagall, Jing-Ping Lin, Thomas N. Darling, and Joel Moss

Phenotypic Characterization of Disseminated Cells with TSC2 Loss of Heterozygosity in Patients with Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 16, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201003-0489OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Stefan Krüger, Santiago Ewig, Sven Giersdorf, Oliver Hartmann, Norbert Suttorp, Tobias Welte, and the CAPNETZ study group

Cardiovascular and Inflammatory Biomarkers to Predict Short- and Long-term Survival in Community-acquired Pneumonia
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 16, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201003-0415OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Barbara J. Morgan, Kevin J. Reichmuth, Paul E. Peppard, Laurel Finn, Steven R. Barczi, Terry Young, and F. Javier Nieto

Effects of Sleep Disordered Breathing on Cerebrovascular Regulation: A Population-Based Study
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 16, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201002-0313OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Jun Maki, Mayumi Hirano, Sumio Hoka, Hideo Kanaide, and Katsuya Hirano

Involvement of Reactive Oxygen Species in the Thrombin-induced Pulmonary Vasoconstriction
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 16, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201002-0255OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Tadashi Sato, Xiangde Liu, Amy Nelson, Masanori Nakanishi, Nobuhiro Kanaji, Xingqi Wang, Miok Kim, Yingji Li, Jianhong Sun, Joel Michalski, Amol Patil, Hesham Basma, Olaf Holz, Helgo Magnussen, and Stephen I Rennard

Reduced MiR-146a Increases Prostaglandin E₂ in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Fibroblasts
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 16, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201001-0055OC. [Abstract] [PDF] [Embargo Information] [Changes to This Version]  

Sabah N.A. Hussain, Mahroo Mofarrahi, Ioanna Sigala, Ho Cheol Kim, Theodoros Vassilakopoulos, Francois Maltais, Ion Bellenis, Rakesh Chaturvedi, Stewart B. Gottfried, Peter Metrakos, Gawiyou Danialou, Stefan Matecki, Samir Jaber, Basil J. Petrof, and Peter Goldberg

Mechanical Ventilation-induced Diaphragm Disuse in Humans Triggers Autophagy
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 16, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201002-0234OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Yong Ho Kim, Farnoosh Fazlollahi, Ian M. Kennedy, Nazanin R Yacobi, Sarah F. Hamm-Alvarez, Zea Borok, Kwang-Jin Kim, and Edward D. Crandall

Alveolar Epithelial Cell Injury Due to Zinc Oxide Nanoparticle Exposure
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 16, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201002-0185OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Abbie Fairs, Joshua Agbetile, Beverley Hargadon, Michelle Bourne, William R Monteiro, Christopher E Brightling, Peter Bradding, Ruth H Green, Kugathasan Mutalithas, Dhananjay Desai, Ian D Pavord, Andrew J. Wardlaw, and Catherine H Pashley

IgE Sensitisation to Aspergillus fumigatus is Associated with Reduced Lung Function in Asthma
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 16, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201001-0087OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Livia A Veress, Heidi C O'Neill, Tara B Hendry-Hofer, Joan E Loader, Raymond C Rancourt, and Carl W White

Airway Obstruction Due to Bronchial Vascular Injury after Sulfur Mustard Analog Inhalation
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 16, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200910-1618OC. [Abstract] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

July 9, 2010

David K Meyerholz, David A Stoltz, Eman Namati, Shyam Ramachandran, Alejandro A Pezzulo, Amanda R Smith, Michael V Rector, Melissa J Suter, Simon Kao, Geoffrey McLennan, Guillermo J Tearney, Joseph Zabner, Paul B McCray Jr., and Michael J. Welsh

Loss of CFTR Function Produces Abnormalities in Tracheal Development in Neonatal Pigs and Young Children
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 9, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201004-0643OC. [Abstract] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Neal S Gould, Elysia Min, Steven Gauthier, Hong Wei Chu, Richard Martin, and Brian J Day

Aging Adversely Affects the Cigarette Smoke Induced Glutathione Adaptive Response in the Lung
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 9, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201003-0442OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Xianglan Yao, Karin Fredriksson, Zu-Xi Yu, Xiuli Xu, Nalini Raghavachari, Karen J Keeran, Gayle J Zywicke, Minjung Kwak, Marcelo JA Amar, Alan T Remaley, and Stewart J. Levine

Apolipoprotein E Negatively Regulates House Dust Mite-induced Asthma via a LDL Receptor-mediated Pathway
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 9, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201002-0308OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Takuji Suzuki, Takuro Sakagami, Lisa R. Young, Brenna C. Carey, Robert E Wood, Maurizio Luisetti, Susan E Wert, Bruce K. Rubin, Katharine Kevill, Claudia Chalk, Jeffrey A. Whitsett, Carrie Stevens, Lawrence M Nogee, Ilaria Campo, and Bruce C Trapnell

Hereditary Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis: Pathogenesis, Presentation, Diagnosis, and Therapy
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 9, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201002-0271OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

John P DeVincenzo, Tom Wilkinson, Akshay Vaishnaw, Jeff Cehelsky, Rachel Meyers, Saraswathy Nochur, Lisa Harrison, Patricia Meeking, Alex Mann, Elizabeth Moane, John Oxford, Rajat Pareek, Ryves Moore, Ed Walsh, Robert Studholme, Preston Dorsett, Rene Alvarez, and Robert Lambkin-Williams

Viral Load Drives Disease in Humans Experimentally Infected with Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 9, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201002-0221OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Anna APH Vaessen-Verberne, Norbert J van den Berg, Jan C van Nierop, Hein JL Brackel, Gerardus PJM Gerrits, Wim CJ Hop, Eric J Duiverman, and the COMBO study Group

Combination Therapy Salmeterol/Fluticasone versus Doubling Dose of Fluticasone in Children with Asthma
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 9, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201002-0193OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Ioannis Vogiatzis, Dimitris Athanasopoulos, Helmut Habazettl, Andrea Aliverti, Zafiris Louvaris, Evgenia Cherouveim, Harrieth Wagner, Charis Roussos, Peter David Wagner, and Spyros Zakynthinos

Intercostal Muscle Blood Flow Limitation During Exercise in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 9, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201002-0172OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Isabelle Sermet-Gaudelus, Kris De Boeck, Georges J Casimir, François Vermeulen, Teresinha Leal, Agnès Mogenet, Delphine Roussel, Janine Fritsch, Laurence Hanssens, Samit Hirawat, Nilsen L Miller, Scott Constantine, Allen Reha, Temitayo Ajayi, Gary L Elfring, and Langdon L Miller

Ataluren (PTC124) Induces CFTR Protein Expression and Activity in Children with Nonsense Mutation Cystic Fibrosis
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 9, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201001-0137OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Dimitris Toumpanakis, George A Kastis, Panagiotis Zacharatos, Ioanna Sigala, Tatiana Michailidou, Maroussa Kouvela, Constantinos Glynos, Maziar Divangahi, Charis Roussos, Stamatios E Theocharis, and Theodoros Vassilakopoulos

Inspiratory Resistive Breathing Induces Acute Lung Injury
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 9, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201001-0116OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Rebecca H Mason, Gion Ruegg, Jeremy Perkins, Maxine Hardinge, Beatrice Amann-Vesti, Oliver Senn, John R Stradling, and Malcolm Kohler

Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Highly Prevalent and Associated with Aneurysm Expansion
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 9, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201001-0051OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Roy Kanbar, Ruth L Stornetta, Devin R Cash, Stephen J Lewis, and Patrice G Guyenet

Photostimulation of Phox2b Medullary Neurons Activates Cardiorespiratory Function in Conscious Rats
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 9, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201001-0047OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Carolina García-de-Alba, Carina Becerril, Víctor Ruiz, Yolanda González, Silvia Reyes, Jorge García-Alvarez, Moisés Selman, and Annie Pardo

Expression of Matrix Metalloproteases by Fibrocytes. Possible Role in Migration and Homing
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 9, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201001-0028OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Emilia Falcetti, Susan M. Hall, Peter G. Phillips, Jigisha Patel, Nicholas W. Morrell, Sheila G. Haworth, and Lucie H. Clapp

Smooth Muscle Proliferation and Role of the Prostacyclin (IP) Receptor in Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 9, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201001-0011OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Irma Rukhadze, Victor B Fenik, Kate E Benincasa, Andrea Price, and Leszek Kubin

Chronic-intermittent Hypoxia Alters Density of Aminergic Terminals and Receptors in the Hypoglossal Motor Nucleus
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 9, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200912-1884OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Yvonne P de Visser, Frans J Walther, El Houari Laghmani, Arnoud van der Laarse, and Gerry T.M. Wagenaar

Apelin Attenuates Hyperoxic Lung and Heart Injury in Neonatal Rats
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 9, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200909-1361OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Stephanie D. Davis, Margaret Rosenfeld, Gwendolyn S. Kerby, Lyndia Brumback, Margaret H. Kloster, James D. Acton, Andrew A. Colin, Carol K. Conrad, Meeghan A. Hart, Peter W. Hiatt, Peter J. Mogayzel, Robin C. Johnson, Stephanie L. Wilcox, and Robert G. Castile

Multicenter Evaluation of Infant Lung Function Tests as Cystic Fibrosis Clinical Trial Endpoints
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 9, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200908-1236OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

July 1, 2010

Nathalie Scherz, José Labarère, Marie Méan, Said A. Ibrahim, Michael J. Fine, and Drahomir Aujesky

Prognostic Importance of Hyponatremia in Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 1, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201003-0481OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Akshay Sood, Hans Petersen, Christopher M Blanchette, Paula Meek, Maria A Picchi, Steven A Belinsky, and Yohannes Tesfaigzi

Wood Smoke Exposure and Gene Promoter Methylation are Associated with Increased Risk for COPD in Smokers
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 1, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201002-0222OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Georgios T Stathopoulos, Taylor P Sherrill, Sophia P Karabela, Kasia Goleniewska, Ioannis Kalomenidis, Charis Roussos, Barbara Fingleton, Fiona E Yull, R. Stokes Peebles Jr., and Timothy S Blackwell

Host-derived Interleukin-5 Promotes Adenocarcinoma-induced Malignant Pleural Effusion
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on July 1, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201001-0001OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

June 25, 2010

Keren Middelkoop, Linda-Gail Bekker, Landon Myer, Andrew Whitelaw, Alison Grant, Gilla Kaplan, James McIntyre, and Robin Wood

Antiretroviral Program Associated with Reduction in Untreated Prevalent Tuberculosis in a South African Township
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 25, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201004-0598OC. [Abstract] [PDF] [Embargo Information]  

J Michael Collaco, Deanna M Green, Garry R Cutting, Kathleen M Naughton, and Peter J Mogayzel, Jr.

Location and Duration of Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis Respiratory Exacerbations do not Affect Outcomes
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 25, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201001-0057OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Élie Azoulay, Djamel Mokart, Jérôme Lambert, Virginie Lemiale, Antoine Rabbat, Achille Kouatchet, François Vincent, Didier Gruson, Fabrice Bruneel, Géraldine Epinette-Branche, Ariane Lafabrie, Rebecca Hamidfar-Roy, Christophe Cracco, Benoît Renard, Jean-Marie Tonnelier, François Blot, Sylvie Chevret, and Benoît Schlemmer

Diagnostic Strategy for Hematology and Oncology Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure: Randomized Controlled Trial
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 25, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201001-0018OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Micheala A Aldred, Suzy A Comhair, Marileila Varella-Garcia, Kewal Asosingh, Weiling Xu, George P Noon, Patricia A Thistlethwaite, Rubin M Tuder, Serpil C. Erzurum, Mark W Geraci, and Christopher D Coldren

Somatic Chromosome Abnormalities in the Lungs of Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 25, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201003-0491OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Hossein Ardeschir Ghofrani, Nicholas W Morrell, Marius M Hoeper, Horst Olschewski, Andrew J Peacock, Robyn J Barst, Shelley Shapiro, Heiko Golpon, Mark Toshner, Friedrich Grimminger, and Steve Pascoe

Imatinib in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Patients with Inadequate Response to Established Therapy
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 25, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201001-0123OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Douglas Arenberg, Tracy R Luckhardt, Shannon Carskadon, Liujian Zhao, Mohammad A Amin, and Alisa E Koch

Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) Promotes Tumor Growth in the Context of Lung Injury and Repair
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 25, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201001-0120OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Vinayak Shenoy, Anderson J Ferreira, Yanfei Qi, Rodrigo A Fraga-Silva, Carlos Díez-Freire, Autumn Dooies, Joo Yun Jun, Srinivas Sriramula, Nithya Mariappan, Dorna Pourang, Changaram S Venugopal, Joseph Francis, Timothy Reudelhuber, Robson A Santos, Jawaharlal M Patel, Mohan K Raizada, and Michael J Katovich

The ACE2/Ang-(1-7)/Mas Axis Confers Cardiopulmonary Protection against Lung Fibrosis and Pulmonary Hypertension
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 25, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200912-1840OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Francesca Polverino, Simonetta Baraldo, Erica Bazzan, Simone Agostini, Graziella Turato, Francesca Lunardi, Elisabetta Balestro, Marco Damin, Alberto Papi, Piero Maestrelli, Fiorella Calabrese, and Marina Saetta

A Novel Insight into Adaptive Immunity in COPD: B Cell Activating Factor Belonging to the TNF Family (BAFF)
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 25, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200911-1700OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

June 17, 2010

Ciro Casanova, Juan P de Torres, Juan Navarro, Armando Aguirre-Jaíme, Pablo Toledo, Elizabeth Cordoba, Rebeca Baz, and Bartolomé R Celli

Microalbuminuria and Hypoxemia in Patients with COPD
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 17, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201003-0360OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Benjamin M. N. Kagina, Brian Abel, Thomas J Scriba, Elizabeth J Hughes, Alana Keyser, Andreia Soares, Hoyam Gamieldien, Mzwandile Sidibana, Mark Hatherill, Sebastian Gelderbloem, Hassan Mahomed, Anthony Hawkridge, Gregory Hussey, Gilla Kaplan, Willem A Hanekom, and other members of SATVI

Specific T Cell Frequency and Cytokine Expression Profile do not Correlate with Protection against Tuberculosis, Following BCG Vaccination of Newborns
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 17, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201003-0334OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Todd M Bull, Brendan Clark, Kim McFann, Marc Moss, and for the NIH NHLBI ARDS Network

Pulmonary Vascular Dysfunction is Associated with Poor Outcomes in Patients with Acute Lung Injury
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 17, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201002-0250OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Carole Ober, Atul J Butte, Jack A Elias, A Jake Lusis, Weiniu Gan, Susan Banks-Schlegel, and David Schwartz

Getting from Genes to Function in Lung Disease: An NHLBI Workshop Report
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 17, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201002-0180PP. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Shirley H.J. Mei, Jack J. Haitsma, Claudia C. Dos Santos, Yupu Deng, Patrick F.H. Lai, Arthur S. Slutsky, W. Conrad Liles, and Duncan J. Stewart

Mesenchymal Stem Cells Reduce Inflammation while Enhancing Bacterial Clearance and Improving Survival in Sepsis
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 17, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201001-0010OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Myung Hyun Sohn, Min-Jong Kang, Hiroshi Matsuura, Vineet Bhandari, Ning-Yuan Chen, Chun Geun Lee, and Jack A Elias

The Chitinase-like Proteins Breast Regression Protein-39 and YKL-40 Regulate Hyperoxia-induced Acute Lung Injury
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 17, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200912-1793OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Eric B Milbrandt, Basil Eldadah, Susan Nayfield, Evan Hadley, and Derek C Angus

Toward an Integrated Research Agenda for Critical Illness in Aging
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 17, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200904-0630CP. [Abstract] [PDF]  

June 10, 2010

Isabelle Sermet-Gaudelus, Emmanuelle Girodon, Dorota Sands, Nathalie Stremmler, Vera Vavrova, Eric Deneuville, Philippe Reix, Stéphanie Bui, Frédéric Huet, Muriel Lebourgeois, Anne Munck, Albert Iron, Veronika Skalicka, Thierry Bienvenu, Delphine Roussel, Gérard Lenoir, Gabriel Bellon, Jacques Sarles, Milan Macek, Michel Roussey, Isabelle Fajac, and Aleksander Edelman

Clinical Phenotype and Genotype of Children With Borderline Sweat Test and Abnormal Nasal Epithelial Chloride Transport
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 10, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201003-0382OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Jane E Carré, Jean-Christophe Orban, Lorenza Re, Karen Felsmann, Wiebke Iffert, Michael Bauer, Hagir B Suliman, Claude A Piantadosi, Terry M Mayhew, Patrick Breen, Martin Stotz, and Mervyn Singer

Survival in Critical Illness is Associated with Early Activation of Mitochondrial Biogenesis
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 10, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201003-0326OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Ann Chen Wu, Jessica Lasky-Su, Christine A Rogers, Barbara J Klanderman, and Augusto A Litonjua

Fungal Exposure Modulates the Effect of Polymorphisms of Chitinases on Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 10, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201003-0322OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D Rebecca Prevots, Pamela A Shaw, Daniel Strickland, Lisa A Jackson, Marsha A Raebel, Mary Ann Blosky, Ruben Montes de Oca, Yvonne R Shea, Amy E Seitz, Steven M Holland, and Kenneth N Olivier

Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease Prevalence at Four Integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 10, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201002-0310OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Susan J Lee Char, Leah R Evans, Grace L Malvar, and Douglas B White

A Randomized Trial of two Methods to Disclose Prognosis to Surrogate Decision Makers in ICUs
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 10, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201002-0262OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Emma K Larkin, Sanjay R Patel, Robert J Goodloe, Yali Li, Xiaofeng Zhu, Courtney Gray-McGuire, Mark D Adams, and Susan Redline

A Candidate Gene Study of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in European-Americans and African-Americans
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 10, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201002-0192OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Divay Chandra, David A Lipson, Eric A Hoffman, John Hansen-Flaschen, Frank C Sciurba, Malcom M DeCamp, John J Reilly, George R Washko, and for the NETT Rsearch Group

Perfusion Scintigraphy and Patient Selection for Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 10, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201001-0043OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Reena Mehra, Fang Xu, Denise C Babineau, Russell P. Tracy, Nancy S. Jenny, Sanjay R. Patel, and Susan Redline

Sleep Disordered Breathing and Pro-thrombotic Biomarkers: Cross-sectional Results of the Cleveland Family Study
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 10, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201001-0020OC. [Abstract] [PDF] [Embargo Information]  

Ling-bo Li, Donald YM Leung, Richard J Martin, and Elena Goleva

Inhibition of Histone Deacetylase 2 Expression by Elevated Glucocorticoid Receptor Beta in Steroid Resistant Asthma
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 10, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201001-0015OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Antonella Zanobetti, Susan Redline, Joel Schwartz, Dennis Rosen, Sanjay Patel, George T O'Connor, Michael Lebowitz, Brent A Coull, and Diane R Gold

Associations of PM₁₀ with Sleep and Sleep-disordered Breathing in Adults from Seven U.S. Urban Areas.
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 10, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200912-1797OC. [Abstract] [PDF] [Embargo Information]  

Matthias Hecker, Zbigniew Zasona, Grayna Kwapiszewska, Gero Niess, Anna Zakrzewicz, Eduard Hergenreider, Jochen Wilhelm, Leigh M Marsh, Daniel Sedding, Walter Klepetko, Jrgen Lohmeyer, Stefanie Dimmeler, Werner Seeger, Norbert Weissmann, Ralph T Schermuly, Nikolaus Kneidinger, Oliver Eickelberg, and Rory E Morty

Dysregulation of the Interleukin 13 Receptor System: a Novel Pathomechanism in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 10, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200909-1367OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

June 3, 2010

Nicolas Riteau, Pamela Gasse, Louis Fauconnier, Aurélie Gombault, Marion Couegnat, Lizette Fick, Jean Kanellopoulos, Valérie FJ Quesniaux, Sylvain Marchand-Adam, Bruno Crestani, Bernhard Ryffel, and Isabelle Couillin

Extracellular ATP is a Danger Signal Activating P2X7 Receptor in Lung Inflammation and Fibrosis
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 3, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201003-0359OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Lee E. Morrow, Marin H. Kollef, and Thomas B Casale

Probiotic Prophylaxis of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia: A Blinded, Randomized, Controlled Trial
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 3, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200912-1853OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Scott A Sands, Bradley A Edwards, Vanessa J Kelly, Elizabeth M Skuza, Malcolm R Davidson, Malcolm H Wilkinson, and Philip J Berger

Mechanism Underlying Accelerated Arterial Oxygen Desaturation During Recurrent Apnea
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 3, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201003-0477OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Matthew R Gingo, M Patricia George, Cathy J Kessinger, Lorrie Lucht, Barbara Rissler, Renee Weinman, William A Slivka, Deborah K McMahon, Sally E Wenzel, Frank C Sciurba, and Alison Morris

Pulmonary Function Abnormalities in HIV-infected Patients During the Current Antiretroviral Therapy Era
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 3, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200912-1858OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Jean-Louis Pepin, Renaud Tamisier, Gilles Barone-Rochette, Sandrine H Launois, Patrick Levy, and Jean-Philippe Baguet

Comparison of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure and Valsartan in Hypertensive Sleep Apnea Patients
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 3, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200912-1803OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Jean-Claude Lacherade, Bernard De Jonghe, Pierre Guezennec, Karim Debbat, Jan Hayon, Antoine Monsel, Pascal Fangio, Corinne Appere De Vecchi, Cedric Ramaut, Herve Outin, and Sylvie Bastuji-Garin

Intermittent Subglottic Secretion Drainage and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia: A Multicenter Trial
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on June 3, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200906-0838OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

May 27, 2010

Kevin L Winthrop, Erin McNelley, Brian Kendall, Allison Marshall-Olson, Christy Morris, Maureen Cassidy, Ashlen Saulson, and Katrina Hedberg

Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Disease Prevalence and Clinical Features; An Emerging Public Health Disease
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on May 27, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201003-0503OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C. Ashley Finlen Copeland, Laurie D. Snyder, David W. Zaas, W. Jackson Turbyfill, W. Austin Davis, and Scott M. Palmer

Survival After Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome Among Bilateral Lung Transplant Recipients
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on May 27, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201002-0211OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Erica L. Martin, Danielle G. Souza, Caio T. Fagundes, Flavio A. Amaral, Barbara Assenzio, Valeria Puntorieri, Lorenzo Del Sorbo, Vito Fanelli, Martino Bosco, Luisa Delsedime, Jose F. Pinho, Virginia S. Lemos, Fabricio O. Souto, Jose C. Alves-Filho, Fernando Q. Cunha, Arthur S. Slutsky, Thomas Ruckle, Emilio Hirsch, Mauro M. Teixeira, and V Marco Ranieri

PI3K Kinase Activity Contributes to Sepsis and Organ Damage by Altering Neutrophil Recruitment
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on May 27, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201001-0088OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Sammy Place, Virginie Verscheure, Nour de San, Jean-Michel Hougardy, Kinda Schepers, Violette Dirix, Anne Dediste, Olivier Michel, Annie Drowart, Sabine D Allard, T Mark Doherty, Sophie Lecher, Camille Locht, and Françoise Mascart

HBHA-specific IFN- Synthesis at the Site of Infection during Active Tuberculosis in Humans
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on May 27, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201001-0083OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Chonnamet Techasaensiri, Claudia Tagliabue, Marianna Cagle, Pooya Iranpour, Kathy Katz, Thirumalai R. Kannan, Jacqueline J Coalson, Joel B Baseman, and R Doug Hardy

Variation in Colonization, ADP-Ribosylating Cytotoxin, and Pulmonary Disease Severity among Mycoplasma pneumoniae Strains
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on May 27, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201001-0080OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Isabel Sada-Ovalle, Markus Sköld, Tian Tian, Gurdyal S Besra, and Samuel M Behar

-Galactosylceramide as a Therapeutic Agent for Pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on May 27, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200912-1921OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Chi Chiu Leung, Wing Cheong Yam, Wing Wai Yew, Pak Leung Ho, Cheuk Ming Tam, Wing Sze Law, Ka Fai Au, and Pui Wah Tsui

T-Spot.TB Outperforms Tuberculin Skin Test in Predicting Tuberculosis Disease
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on May 27, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200912-1875OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Paul Tossa, Christophe Paris, Denis Zmirou-Navier, Valerie Demange, Dovi-Stéphanie Acouetey, Jean-Pierre Michaely, and Abraham Bohadana

Increase of Exhaled Nitric Oxide is Associated with Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness among Apprentices
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on May 27, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200903-0415OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

May 12, 2010

Tim C. Jansen, Jasper van Bommel, Jeanette Schoonderbeek, Steven J Sleeswijk Visser, Johan M van der Klooster, Alex P Lima, Sten P Willemsen, Jan Bakker, and for the LACTATE Study Group

Early Lactate-Guided Therapy in ICU Patients: A Multicenter, Open-Label, Randomized, Controlled Trial
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on May 12, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200912-1918OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

May 6, 2010

Leonardo Lorente, Stijn Blot, and Jordi Rello

New Issues and Controversies in the Prevention of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on May 6, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201001-0081CI. [Abstract] [PDF]  

April 22, 2010

So Ri Kim, Kyung Sun Lee, Seoung Ju Park, Kyung Hoon Min, Min Hee Lee, Kyung Ae Lee, Orit Bartov, Daphne Atlas, and Yong Chul Lee

A Novel Dithiol Amide CB3 Attenuates Allergic Airway Disease through Negative Regulation of p38 MAPK
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on April 22, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200906-0902OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

March 18, 2010

Patrick A Flume, Peter J Mogayzel, Jr., Karen A Robinson, Randall L Rosenblatt, Lynne Quittell, Bruce C Marshall, and Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pulmonary Therapies Committee

Cystic Fibrosis Pulmonary Guidelines: Pulmonary Complications: Hemoptysis and Pneumothorax
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on March 18, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.201002-0157OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

March 11, 2010

Yasuo To, Kazuhiro Ito, Yasuo Kizawa, Marco Failla, Misako Ito, Tadashi Kusama, W Mark Elliott, James C Hogg, Ian M Adcock, and Peter J Barnes

Targeting Phosphoinositide-3-kinase- with Theophylline Reverses Corticosteroid Insensitivity COPD
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on March 11, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200906-0937OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

January 28, 2010

Martin R Wilkins, Omar Ali, William Bradlow, John Wharton, Anne Taegtmeyer, Christopher J Rhodes, Hossein A Ghofrani, Luke Howard, Petros Nihoyannopoulos, Raad H Mohiaddin, J Simon R Gibbs, and The SiPHT Study Group

Simvastatin as a Treatment for Pulmonary Hypertension Trial (SiPHT)
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on January 28, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200911-1699OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

January 21, 2010

Kathryn L Rice, Naresh Dewan, Hanna E Bloomfield, Joseph Grill, Tamara M Schult, David B Nelson, Sarita Kumari, Mel Thomas, Lois J Geist, Caroline Beaner, Michael Caldwell, and Dennis E Niewoehner

Disease Management Program for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2010; published ahead of print on January 21, 2010 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200910-1579OC. [Abstract] [PDF]  

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