EDITORIALS:

Gary W. Hunninghake

Goal of the Treatment for Sarcoidosis . Minimize Harm for the Patient

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1369-1370. [Full text]  

ARTICLES:

Asthma/Airway Reactivity:

STEPHEN T. HOLGATE, KATHLEEN S. BODEY, ALENKA JANEZIC, ANTHONY J. FREW, ALLEN P. KAPLAN, and LUIS M. TERAN

Release of RANTES, MIP-1, and MCP-1 into Asthmatic Airways Following Endobronchial Allergen Challenge

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1377-1383. [Abstract] [Full text]  

ANA R. SOUSA, BORIS E. A. LAMS, RUDOLF PFISTER, PANDORA E. CHRISTIE, MICHAEL SCHMITZ, and TAK H. LEE

Expression of Interleukin-5 and Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-stimulating Factor in Aspirin-sensitive and Non-Aspirin-sensitive Asthmatic Airways

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1384-1389. [Abstract] [Full text]  

EMIKO NOGUCHI, MASANAO SHIBASAKI, TADAO ARINAMI, KAZUNORI TAKEDA, TAKAKO MAKI, TOMOYUKI MIYAMOTO, TOMOKO KAWASHIMA, KIMIKO KOBAYASHI, and HIDEO HAMAGUCHI

Evidence for Linkage Between Asthma/Atopy in Childhood and Chromosome 5q31-q33 in a Japanese Population

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1390-1393. [Abstract] [Full text]  

JOAN B. SORIANO, GUADALUPE ERCILLA, JORDI SUNYER, FRANCISCO X. REAL, CONXI LÁZARO, MARÍA J. RODRIGO, XAVIER ESTIVILL, JOSEP ROCA, ROBERT RODRÍGUEZ-ROISÍN, FERRAN MORELL, and JOSEP M. ANTÓ

HLA Class II Genes in Soybean Epidemic Asthma Patients

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1394-1398. [Abstract] [Full text]  

GEORGE E. TZELEPIS, SPYROS ZAKYNTHINOS, THEODORE VASSILAKOPOULOS, STEPHANOS GEROULANOS, and CHARIS ROUSSOS

Inspiratory Maneuver Effects on Peak Expiratory Flow . Role of Lung Elastic Recoil and Expiratory Pressure

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1399-1404. [Abstract] [Full text]  

LING LIU, JUDITH A. LEECH, R. BRUCE URCH, and FRANCES S. SILVERMAN

In Vivo Salicylate Hydroxylation: A Potential Biomarker for Assessing Acute Ozone Exposure and Effects in Humans

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1405-1412. [Abstract] [Full text]  

BÉNÉDICTE LEYNAERT, JEAN BOUSQUET, CHRISTINE HENRY, RENATA LIARD, and FRANÇOISE NEUKIRCH

Is Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness More Frequent in Women than in Men? . A Population-based Study

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1413-1420. [Abstract] [Full text]  

ELIZABETH A. BECKY KELLY, RAYMOND R. RODRIGUEZ, WILLIAM W. BUSSE, and NIZAR N. JARJOUR

The Effect of Segmental Bronchoprovocation with Allergen on Airway Lymphocyte Function

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1421-1428. [Abstract] [Full text]  

CHRISTINE ODOUX, BRUNO CRESTANI, GAËLLE LEBRUN, CORINNE ROLLAND, PHILIPPE AUBIN, NATHALIE SETA, MARCEL-FRANCIS KAHN, JEAN FIET, and MICHEL AUBIER

Endothelin-1 Secretion by Alveolar Macrophages in Systemic Sclerosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1429-1435. [Abstract] [Full text]  

YUJI SAITO and MITSUSHI OKAZAWA

Eosinophilic Leukocyte Accumulation during Vagally Induced Bronchoconstriction

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1614-1620. [Abstract] [Full text]  

TAKAHIDE NAGASE, SATOSHI ISHII, HIROFUMI KATAYAMA, YOSHINOSUKE FUKUCHI, YASUYOSHI OUCHI, and TAKAO SHIMIZU

Airway Responsiveness in Transgenic Mice Overexpressing Platelet-activating Factor Receptor . Roles of Thromboxanes and Leukotrienes

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1621-1627. [Abstract] [Full text]  

PER O. IVERSEN, DOUGLAS ROBINSON, SUN YING, QIU MENG, A. BARRY KAY, IAN CLARK-LEWIS, and ANGEL F. LOPEZ

The GM-CSF Analogue E21R Induces Apoptosis of Normal and Activated Eosinophils

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1628-1632. [Abstract] [Full text]  

AKIHITO YOKOYAMA, NOBUOKI KOHNO, KIMIKO SAKAI, KEI-ICHI KONDO, YUTAKA HIRASAWA, and KUNIO HIWADA

Circulating Levels of Soluble Interleukin-6 Receptor in Patients with Bronchial Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1688-1691. [Abstract] [Full text]  

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

SONG-LIH HUANG, CHERN-HUEY SU, and SHI-CHUAN CHANG

Tumor Necrosis Factor- Gene Polymorphism in Chronic Bronchitis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1436-1439. [Abstract] [Full text]  

DAVID FISHWICK, LISA MARY BRADSHAW, WENDYL D'SOUZA, IAN TOWN, ROBERT ARMSTRONG, NEIL PEARCE, and JULIAN CRANE

Chronic Bronchitis, Shortness of Breath, and Airway Obstruction by Occupation in New Zealand

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1440-1446. [Abstract] [Full text]  

MATTI RAUTALAHTI, JARMO VIRTAMO, JARI HAUKKA, OLLI P. HEINONEN, JOUKO SUNDVALL, DEMETRIUS ALBANES, and JUSSI K. HUTTUNEN

The Effect of Alpha-Tocopherol and Beta-Carotene Supplementation on COPD Symptoms

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1447-1452. [Abstract] [Full text]  

MARINA SAETTA, GRAZIELLA TURATO, FABRIZIO M. FACCHINI, LAURA CORBINO, ROSARIA E. LUCCHINI, GIANLUCA CASONI, PIERO MAESTRELLI, CRISTINA E. MAPP, ADALBERTO CIACCIA, and LEONARDO M. FABBRI

Inflammatory Cells in the Bronchial Glands of Smokers with Chronic Bronchitis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1633-1639. [Abstract] [Full text]  

Critical Care and Pulmonary Circulation:

JIN-YUAN SHIH, SHUENN-CHEN YANG, CHONG-JEN YU, HEUY-DONG WU, YUANG-SHUANG LIAW, REEN WU, and PAN-CHYR YANG

Elevated Serum Levels of Mucin-associated Antigen in Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1453-1457. [Abstract] [Full text]  

CARLOS ROBERTO RIBEIRO CARVALHO, CARMEN SILVIA VALENTE BARBAS, DENISE MACHADO MEDEIROS, RICARDO BORGES MAGALDI, GERALDO LORENZI FILHO, RONALDO ADIB KAIRALLA, DANIEL DEHEINZELIN, CARLOS MUNHOZ, MAURO KAUFMANN, MARCO FERREIRA, TERESA YAE TAKAGAKI, and MARCELO BRITTO PASSOS AMATO

Temporal Hemodynamic Effects of Permissive Hypercapnia Associated with Ideal PEEP in ARDS

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1458-1466. [Abstract] [Full text]  

MUSTAFA EL-EBIARY, XAVIER SARMIENTO, ANTONI TORRES, SANTIAGO NOGUÉ, EDUARD MESALLES, MARÍA BODÍ, and JORDI ALMIRALL

Prognostic Factors of Severe Legionella Pneumonia Requiring Admission to ICU

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1467-1472. [Abstract] [Full text]  

RICHARD D. PIPER, FU YAN LI, MARY LEE MYERS, and WILLIAM J. SIBBALD

Structure-Function Relationships in the Septic Rat Heart

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1473-1482. [Abstract] [Full text]  

TAKESHI IKEDA, SEIKI NAKATANI, HIDENAO TAKATA, MIZUHO NOSAKA, AKITERU YOSHIKAWA, HIROTOMI TANAKA, and SUSUMU YUKAWA

Effect of tPA on Regional Lung Perfusion in Unilobar Canine Pulmonary Thromboembolism

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1483-1486. [Abstract] [Full text]  

DANIEL LICHTENSTEIN, GILBERT MÉZIÈRE, PHILIPPE BIDERMAN, AGNÈS GEPNER, and OLIVIER BARRÉ

The Comet-tail Artifact . An Ultrasound Sign of Alveolar-Interstitial Syndrome

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1640-1646. [Abstract] [Full text]  

M. GARROUSTE-ORGEAS, S. CHEVRET, G. ARLET, O. MARIE, M. ROUVEAU, N. POPOFF, and B. SCHLEMMER

Oropharyngeal or Gastric Colonization and Nosocomial Pneumonia in Adult Intensive Care Unit Patients . A Prospective Study Based on Genomic DNA Analysis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1647-1655. [Abstract] [Full text]  

TOSHIO NORIYUKI, HIDEKI OHDAN, SHINKICHIRO YOSHIOKA, YOSHIHIRO MIYATA, TOSHIMASA ASAHARA, and KIYOHIKO DOHI

Near-infrared Spectroscopic Method for Assessing the Tissue Oxygenation State of Living Lung

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1656-1661. [Abstract] [Full text]  

ERIC MOURGEON, ERIC LEVESQUE, CLAIRE DUVEAU, JEAN-DOMINIQUE LAW-KOUNE, BENNY CHARBIT, ELISABETH TERNISSIEN, PIERRE CORIAT, and JEAN-JACQUES ROUBY

Factors Influencing Indoor Concentrations of Nitric Oxide in a Parisian Intensive Care Unit

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1692-1695. [Abstract] [Full text]  

Infection:

DONNA R. LEFF and ALAN R. LEFF

Tuberculosis Control Policies in Major Metropolitan Health Departments in the United States . VI. Standard of Practice in 1996

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1487-1494. [Abstract] [Full text]  

AMY L. DAVIDOW, MICHAEL MARMOR, and PHILIP ALCABES

Geographic Diversity in Tuberculosis Trends and Directly Observed Therapy, New York City, 1991 to 1994 

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1495-1500. [Abstract] [Full text]  

CARLO AGOSTINI, FAUSTO ADAMI, LEONARD W. POULTER, DOMINIQUE ISRAEL-BIET, MANUEL FREITAS E COSTA, ANGIOLO CIPRIANI, ROSARIA SANCETTA, MARC C. I. LIPMAN, KARINE JUVIN, ARTUR D. TELES-ARAÛJO, PAOLO CADROBBI, GUIDO MASAROTTO, and GIANPIETRO SEMENZATO

Role of Bronchoalveolar Lavage in Predicting Survival of Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1501-1507. [Abstract] [Full text]  

JIH-SHUIN JERNG, PO-REN HSUEH, LEE-JENE TENG, LI-NA LEE, PAN-CHYR YANG, and KWEN-TAY LUH

Empyema Thoracis and Lung Abscess Caused by Viridans Streptococci

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1508-1514. [Abstract] [Full text]  

CHRISTELLE MARIE, MARIE-REINE LOSSER, CATHERINE FITTING, NATHALIE KERMARREC, DIDIER PAYEN, and JEAN-MARC CAVAILLON

Cytokines and Soluble Cytokine Receptors in Pleural Effusions from Septic and Nonseptic Patients

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1515-1522. [Abstract] [Full text]  

ROSE M. VISCARDI, JEFFREY D. HASDAY, KARL F. GUMPPER, VICKI TACIAK, ANDREW B. CAMPBELL, and TIMOTHY W. PALMER

Cromolyn Sodium Prophylaxis Inhibits Pulmonary Proinflammatory Cytokines in Infants at High Risk for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1523-1529. [Abstract] [Full text]  

YEMISERACH KIFLE, VADDANAK SENG, and PAUL W. DAVENPORT

Magnitude Estimation of Inspiratory Resistive Loads in Children with Life-threatening Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1530-1535. [Abstract] [Full text]  

KEITH C. MEYER and ANUJA SHARMA

Regional Variability of Lung Inflammation in Cystic Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1536-1540. [Abstract] [Full text]  

JENNIFER A. ALISON, JEFF A. REGNIS, PETER M. DONNELLY, ROGER D. ADAMS, JOHN R. SUTTON, and PETER T. P. BYE

Evaluation of Supported Upper Limb Exercise Capacity in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1541-1548. [Abstract] [Full text]  

PATRICE DIOT, LUCY B. PALMER, ARLENE SMALDONE, JOAN DECELIE-GERMANA, ROGER GRIMSON, and GERALD C. SMALDONE

RhDNase I Aerosol Deposition and Related Factors in Cystic Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1662-1668. [Abstract] [Full text]  

Pulmonary Fibrosis and Pulmonary Pathology:

CHRISTOPH P. WYSER, EMMERENTIA M. van SCHALKWYK, BERTHOLD ALHEIT, PHILIP G. BARDIN, and JAMES R. JOUBERT

Treatment of Progressive Pulmonary Sarcoidosis with Cyclosporin A . A Randomized Controlled Trial

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1371-1376. [Abstract] [Full text]  

MANFRED W. ZIEGENHAGEN, UDO K. BENNER, GERNOT ZISSEL, PETER ZABEL, MAX SCHLAAK, and JOACHIM MÜLLER-QUERNHEIM

Sarcoidosis: TNF- Release from Alveolar Macrophages and Serum Level of sIL-2R Are Prognostic Markers

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1586-1592. [Abstract] [Full text]  

GERNOT ZISSEL, IRINA BÄUMER, BERNHARD FLEISCHER, MAX SCHLAAK, and JOACHIM MÜLLER-QUERNHEIM

TCR V Families in T Cell Clones from Sarcoid Lung Parenchyma, BAL, and Blood

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1593-1600. [Abstract] [Full text]  

MARY BERLIN, ANNA FOGDELL-HAHN, OLLE OLERUP, ANDERS EKLUND, and JOHAN GRUNEWALD

HLA-DR Predicts the Prognosis in Scandinavian Patients with Pulmonary Sarcoidosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1601-1605. [Abstract] [Full text]  

GAYLE COCITA BALDWIN, DONALD P. TASHKIN, DAWN M. BUCKLEY, ALICE N. PARK, STEVEN M. DUBINETT, and MICHAEL D. ROTH

Marijuana and Cocaine Impair Alveolar Macrophage Function and Cytokine Production

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1606-1613. [Abstract] [Full text]  

BRUCE E. JOHNSON, JOHN P. CHUTE, JEANNE RUSHIN, JOHN WILLIAMS, PHUONG TRAM LE, DAVID VENZON, and GARY E. RICHARDSON

A Prospective Study of Patients with Lung Cancer and Hyponatremia of Malignancy

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1669-1678. [Abstract] [Full text]  

HUI-QING SHEN, CHEN-XIA DUAN, ZHONG-YUAN LI, and YASUHIRO SUZUKI

Effects of Proteinosis Surfactant Proteins on the Viability of Rat Alveolar Macrophages

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1679-1687. [Abstract] [Full text]  

Respiratory Muscles/Sleep/Upper Airways:

RUZENA TKACOVA, MICHAEL J. HALL, PETER P. LIU, FABIA S. FITZGERALD, and T. DOUGLAS BRADLEY

Left Ventricular Volume in Patients with Heart Failure and Cheyne-Stokes Respiration during Sleep

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1549-1555. [Abstract] [Full text]  

CHARLIE STRANGE, LEIGH VAUGHAN, CHERYL FRANKLIN, and JIM JOHNSON

Comparison of Train-of-Four and Best Clinical Assessment during Continuous Paralysis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1556-1561. [Abstract] [Full text]  

JOHN M. TRAVALINE, SHRIVAS SUDARSHAN, and GERARD J. CRINER

Recovery of PdiTwitch Following the Induction of Diaphragm Fatigue in Normal Subjects

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1562-1566. [Abstract] [Full text]  

JOHN M. TRAVALINE, SHRIVAS SUDARSHAN, BRUCE G. ROY, FRANCIS CORDOVA, VADIM LEYENSON, and GERARD J. CRINER

Effect of N-Acetylcysteine on Human Diaphragm Strength and Fatigability

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1567-1571. [Abstract] [Full text]  

MOURAD TOPORSIAN and MICHAEL E. WARD

Hyporeactivity of Rat Diaphragmatic Arterioles after Exposure to Hypoxia In Vivo . Role of the Endothelium

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1572-1578. [Abstract] [Full text]  

SHUJI OH-ISHI, TAKAKO KIZAKI, TOMOMI OOKAWARA, TOMONOBU SAKURAI, TETSUYA IZAWA, NAOKAZU NAGATA, and HIDEKI OHNO

Endurance Training Improves the Resistance of Rat Diaphragm to Exercise-induced Oxidative Stress

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1579-1585. [Abstract] [Full text]  

D. KYROUSSIS, M. I. POLKEY, G. H. MILLS, P. D. HUGHES, J. MOXHAM, and M. GREEN

Simulation of Cough in Man by Magnetic Stimulation of the Thoracic Nerve Roots

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1696-1699. [Abstract] [Full text]  

CASE REPORTS:

LEILA JOHN MARQUES, HELMUT TESCHLER, JOSUNE GUZMAN, and ULRICH COSTABEL

Smoker's Lung Transplanted to a Nonsmoker . Long-term Detection of Smoker's Macrophages

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1997; 156: 1700-1702. [Abstract] [Full text]  

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