AJRCCM -- Table of Contents (162 1)

DONALD Y. M. LEUNG and GEORGE P. CHROUSOS: Is There a Role for Glucocorticoid Receptor Beta in Glucocorticoid-dependent Asthmatics?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 1-3. [Full text]

HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED:

SIR RICHARD DOLL: Smoking and Lung Cancer; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 4-6. [Full text]

ARTICLES:

Airway Biology, Asthma, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

ROSALIA GAGLIARDO, PASCAL CHANEZ, ANTONIO M. VIGNOLA, JEAN BOUSQUET, ISABELLE VACHIER, PHILIPPE GODARD, GIOVANNI BONSIGNORE, PASCAL DEMOLY, and MARC MATHIEU: Glucocorticoid Receptor $alpha$ and $beta$ in Glucocorticoid Dependent Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 7-13. [Abstract] [Full text]
SUSAN M. HARDING, MELANY R. GUZZO, and JOEL E. RICHTER: The Prevalence of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Asthma Patients without Reflux Symptoms; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 34-39. [Abstract] [Full text]
SHIGEHARU MYOU, MASAKI FUJIMURA, YUMIE KAMIO, YOSHIHISA ISHIURA, KAZUYOSHI KURASHIMA, HIDEKI TACHIBANA, TATSUKI HIROSE, and TAKUMA HASHIMOTO: Effect of Losartan, a Type 1 Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonist, on Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness to Methacholine in Patients with Bronchial Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 40-44. [Abstract] [Full text]
SHIGEHARU MYOU, MASAKI FUJIMURA, KAZUYOSHI KURASHIMA, HIDEKI TACHIBANA, KAZUYOSHI WATANABE, and TATSUKI HIROSE: Type 1 Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonism Reduces Antigen-induced Airway Reactions; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 45-49. [Abstract] [Full text]
DANY JAFFUEL, PASCAL DEMOLY, CLAIRE GOUGAT, PATRICK BALAGUER, GISÈLE MAUTINO, PHILIPPE GODARD, JEAN BOUSQUET, and MARC MATHIEU: Transcriptional Potencies of Inhaled Glucocorticoids; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 57-63. [Abstract] [Full text]
ROBERTO de MARCO, FRANCESCA LOCATELLI, JORDY SUNYER, and PETER BURNEY: Differences in Incidence of Reported Asthma Related to Age in Men and Women . A Retrospective Analysis of the Data of the European Respiratory Health Survey; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 68-74. [Abstract] [Full text]
ELLIOT ISRAEL, JEFFREY M. DRAZEN, STEPHEN B. LIGGETT, HOMER A. BOUSHEY, REUBEN M. CHERNIACK, VERNON M. CHINCHILLI, DAVID M. COOPER, JOHN V. FAHY, JAMES E. FISH, JEAN G. FORD, MONICA KRAFT, SUSAN KUNSELMAN, STEPHEN C. LAZARUS, ROBERT F. LEMANSKE, Jr., RICHARD J. MARTIN, DIANE E. MCLEAN, STEPHEN P. PETERS, EDWIN K. SILVERMAN, CHRISTINE A. SORKNESS, STANLEY J. SZEFLER, SCOTT T. WEISS, and CHANDRI N. YANDAVA: The Effect of Polymorphisms of the $beta$ ₂-Adrenergic Receptor on the Response to Regular Use of Albuterol in Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 75-80. [Abstract] [Full text]
NORBERT KRUG, WILLIAM W. CRUIKSHANK, THOMAS TSCHERNIG, VEIT J. ERPENBECK, KERSTIN BALKE, JENS M. HOHLFELD, DAVID M. CENTER, and HELMUT FABEL: Interleukin 16 and T-cell Chemoattractant Activity in Bronchoalveolar Lavage 24 Hours after Allergen Challenge in Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 105-111. [Abstract] [Full text]
GARY M. LISS, SUSAN M. TARLO, YOKA MACFARLANE, and KA SING YEUNG: Hospitalization among Workers Compensated for Occupational Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 112-118. [Abstract] [Full text]
FAI TSANG and W. S. FRED WONG: Inhibitors of Tyrosine Kinase Signaling Cascade Attenuated Antigen Challenge of Guinea-Pig Airways In Vitro; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 126-133. [Abstract] [Full text]
JULIA A. NIGHTINGALE, RICHARD MAGGS, PAUL CULLINAN, LOUISE E. DONNELLY, DUNCAN F. ROGERS, ROBERT KINNERSLEY, K. FAN CHUNG, PETER J. BARNES, MICHAEL ASHMORE, and ANTHONY NEWMAN-TAYLOR: Airway Inflammation after Controlled Exposure to Diesel Exhaust Particulates; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 161-166. [Abstract] [Full text]
STEPHEN B. GREENBERG, MARTHA ALLEN, JOAN WILSON, and ROBERT L. ATMAR: Respiratory Viral Infections in Adults With and Without Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 167-173. [Abstract] [Full text]
KATHRYN L. RICE, JEFFREY B. RUBINS, FRAN LEBAHN, CONNIE M. PARENTI, PETER G. DUANE, MICHAEL KUSKOWSKI, ANNE M. JOSEPH, and DENNIS E. NIEWOEHNER: Withdrawal of Chronic Systemic Corticosteroids in Patients with COPD . A Randomized Trial; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 174-178. [Abstract] [Full text]
DAVID A. KAMINSKY, JASON H. T. BATES, and CHARLES G. IRVIN: Effects of Cool, Dry Air Stimulation on Peripheral Lung Mechanics in Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 179-186. [Abstract] [Full text]
CHRISTIAN TAUBE, BURGHART LEHNIGK, KIRSTEN PAASCH, DETLEF K. KIRSTEN, RUDOLF A. JÖRRES, and HELGO MAGNUSSEN: Factor Analysis of Changes in Dyspnea and Lung Function Parameters after Bronchodilation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 216-220. [Abstract] [Full text]
SHIGEHARU FUJIEDA, SUMIKO IHO, YUICHI KIMURA, HIDEYUKI YAMAMOTO, HIDEKI IGAWA, and HITOSHI SAITO: Synthetic Oligodeoxynucleotides Inhibit IgE Induction in Human Lymphocytes; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 232-239. [Abstract] [Full text]

Interstitial Lung Disease:

AKIHITO TODATE, KINGO CHIDA, TAKAFUMI SUDA, SHIRO IMOKAWA, JUN SATO, KYOTARO IDE, TOMOYOSHI TSUCHIYA, NAOKI INUI, YUTARO NAKAMURA, KAZUHIRO ASADA, HIROSHI HAYAKAWA, and HIROTOSHI NAKAMURA: Increased Numbers of Dendritic Cells in the Bronchiolar Tissues of Diffuse Panbronchiolitis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 148-153. [Abstract] [Full text]
SHIN-ICHI HAGIWARA, YOSHIKI ISHII, and SATOSHI KITAMURA: Aerosolized Administration of N-Acetylcysteine Attenuates Lung Fibrosis Induced by Bleomycin in Mice; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 225-231. [Abstract] [Full text]
HIROKI TAKAHASHI, YOSHIO KUROKI, HIROSHI TANAKA, TSUKASA SAITO, KEIZO KUROKAWA, HIROFUMI CHIBA, AKIRA SAGAWA, HISATO NAGAE, and SHOSAKU ABE: Serum Levels of Surfactant Proteins A and D Are Useful Biomarkers for Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients with Progressive Systemic Sclerosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 258-263. [Abstract] [Full text]
PAUL SOLER, ANNE BERGERON, MARIANNE KAMBOUCHNER, ODILE GROUSSARD, MICHEL BRAUNER, PHILIPPE GRENIER, BRUNO CRESTANI, HERVÉ MAL, ABDELLATIF TAZI, JEAN PAUL BATTESTI, PAULE LOISEAU, and DOMINIQUE VALEYRE: Is High-Resolution Computed Tomography a Reliable Tool to Predict the Histopathological Activity of Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 264-270. [Abstract] [Full text]
MOTOO KATABAMI, HIROTOSHI DOSAKA-AKITA, KOICHI HONMA, YOSHIAKI SAITOH, KIYONOBU KIMURA, YOSHIKAZU UCHIDA, HIROSHI MIKAMI, YUTAKA OHSAKI, YOSHIKAZU KAWAKAMI, and KOKICHI KIKUCHI: Pneumoconiosis-related Lung Cancers . Preferential Occurrence from Diffuse Interstitial Fibrosis-type Pneumoconiosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 295-300. [Abstract] [Full text]

Lung Infection, Transplantation, and Pleural Disease:

JEFFREY H. SULLIVAN, RICHARD D. MOORE, JEANNE C. KERULY, and RICHARD E. CHAISSON: Effect of Antiretroviral Therapy on the Incidence of Bacterial Pneumonia in Patients with Advanced HIV Infection; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 64-67. [Abstract] [Full text]
RICHARD W. LIGHT, DONG-SHENG CHENG, Y. C. GARY LEE, JEFFREY ROGERS, JEFFREY DAVIDSON, and KIRK B. LANE: A Single Intrapleural Injection of Transforming Growth Factor- $beta$ ₂ Produces an Excellent Pleurodesis in Rabbits; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 98-104. [Abstract] [Full text]
FRANCISCO ARANCIBIA, SANTIAGO EWIG, JOSE ANTONIO MARTINEZ, MAURICIO RUIZ, TORSTEN BAUER, MARIA ANGELES MARCOS, JOSEP MENSA, and ANTONI TORRES: Antimicrobial Treatment Failures in Patients with Community-acquired Pneumonia . Causes and Prognostic Implications; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 154-160. [Abstract] [Full text]
ATHANASIOS G. KADITIS, MAGDALEN GONDOR, PATRICIA A. NIXON, STEVEN WEBBER, ROBERT J. KEENAN, ROBIN KAYE, and GEOFFREY KURLAND: Airway Complications Following Pediatric Lung and Heart-Lung Transplantation; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 301-309. [Abstract] [Full text]
ALEXANDRA A. MACLEAN, MINGYAO LIU, STEFAN FISCHER, MICHIHURA SUGA, and SHAF KESHAVJEE: Targeting the Angiotensin System in Posttransplant Airway Obliteration . The Antifibrotic Effect of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibition; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 310-315. [Abstract] [Full text]
MASAMITSU TAKAHASHI, AKITOSHI ISHIZAKA, HIDETOSHI NAKAMURA, KEN KOBAYASHI, MORIO NAKAMURA, MASAHIKO NAMIKI, TSUNEJIRO SEKITA, and SHIGETAKA OKAJIMA: Specific HLA in Pulmonary MAC Infection in a Japanese Population; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 316-318. [Abstract] [Full text]

Mechanical Ventilation and Acute Lung Injury:

DAMIAN B. MURPHY, NUALA CREGG, LORRAINE TREMBLAY, DOREEN ENGELBERTS, JOHN G. LAFFEY, ARTHUR S. SLUTSKY, ALEX ROMASCHIN, and BRIAN P. KAVANAGH: Adverse Ventilatory Strategy Causes Pulmonary-to-Systemic Translocation of Endotoxin; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 27-33. [Abstract] [Full text]
MAURICIO RUIZ, ANTONI TORRES, SANTIAGO EWIG, MARIA ANGELES MARCOS, AMALIA ALCÓN, RAFAEL LLEDÓ, MIGUEL ANGEL ASENJO, and ABEL MALDONALDO: Noninvasive Versus Invasive Microbial Investigation in Ventilator-associated Pneumonia . Evaluation of Outcome; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 119-125. [Abstract] [Full text]
FRANÇOIS FEIHL, PHILIPPE ECKERT, SERGE BRIMIOULLE, OLIVIER JACOBS, MARIE-DENISE SCHALLER, CHRISTIAN MÉLOT, and ROBERT NAEIJE: Permissive Hypercapnia Impairs Pulmonary Gas Exchange in the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 209-215. [Abstract] [Full text]
NEALE R. LANGE, JAMES K. KOZLOWSKI, RENE GUST, STEVEN D. SHAPIRO, and DANIEL P. SCHUSTER: Effect of Partial Liquid Ventilation on Pulmonary Vascular Permeability and Edema after Experimental Acute Lung Injury; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 271-277. [Abstract] [Full text]
F. J. SALDÍAS, E. LECUONA, A. P. COMELLAS, K. M. RIDGE, D. H. RUTSCHMAN, and J. I. SZNAJDER: $beta$ -Adrenergic Stimulation Restores Rat Lung Ability to Clear Edema in Ventilator-associated Lung Injury; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 282-287. [Abstract] [Full text]
JEFFREY A. ERUKHIMOV, ZI-LUE TANG, BRUCE A. JOHNSON, MICHAEL P. DONAHOE, JAMAL A. RAZZACK, KEVIN F. GIBSON, WILLIAM M. LEE, KARLA J. WASSERLOOS, SIMON A. WATKINS, and BRUCE R. PITT: Actin-Containing Sera From Patients With Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome Are Toxic to Sheep Pulmonary Endothelial Cells; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 288-294. [Abstract] [Full text]
W. ALAN C. MUTCH, STEFAN HARMS, M. RUTH GRAHAM, STEPHEN E. KOWALSKI, LINDA G. GIRLING, and GERALD R. LEFEVRE: Biologically Variable or Naturally Noisy Mechanical Ventilation Recruits Atelectatic Lung; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 319-323. [Abstract] [Full text]

Neuromuscular Control of Breathing and Miscellaneous:

KIM M. KERR, WILLIAM R. AUGER, JAMES J. MARSH, ROBERTA M. COMITO, REBEKAH L. FEDULLO, GERARD J. SMITS, DAVID P. KAPELANSKI, PETER F. FEDULLO, RICHARD N. CHANNICK, STUART W. JAMIESON, and KENNETH M. MOSER: The Use of Cylexin (CY-1503) in Prevention of Reperfusion Lung Injury in Patients Undergoing Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 14-20. [Abstract] [Full text]
MASSIMO GORINI, ANTONIO CORRADO, SERGIO AITO, ROBERTA GINANNI, GIUSEPPE VILLELLA, GIACOMO LUCCHESI, and EDUARDO DE PAOLA: Ventilatory and Respiratory Muscle Responses to Hypercapnia in Patients with Paraplegia; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 203-208. [Abstract] [Full text]
HERVÉ DUPLAIN, CLAUDIO SARTORI, MATTIA LEPORI, MARC EGLI, YVES ALLEMANN, PASCAL NICOD, and URS SCHERRER: Exhaled Nitric Oxide in High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema . Role in the Regulation of Pulmonary Vascular Tone and Evidence for a Role against Inflammation; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 221-224. [Abstract] [Full text]
MARY LOUISE HARRIS, YUAN M. LUO, ANNA C. WATSON, GERRARD F. RAFFERTY, MICHAEL I. POLKEY, MALCOM GREEN, and JOHN MOXHAM: Adductor Pollicis Twitch Tension Assessed by Magnetic Stimulation of the Ulnar Nerve; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 240-245. [Abstract] [Full text]
PIERRE ATTAL, FRANCINE LAMBERT, SYLVAIN MARCHAND-ADAM, SERGE BOBIN, JEAN-CLAUDE POURNY, DENIS CHEMLA, YVES LECARPENTIER, and CATHERINE COIRAULT: Severe Mechanical Dysfunction in Pharyngeal Muscle from Adult mdx Mice; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 278-281. [Abstract] [Full text]

Nonpulmonary Critical Care:

IFEDIORA F. AFULUKWE, RUBIN I. COHEN, GUILLERMO A. ZEBALLOS, MOBEEN IQBAL, and STEVEN M. SCHARF: Selective NOS Inhibition Restores Myocardial Contractility in Endotoxemic Rats; However, Myocardial NO Content Does Not Correlate with Myocardial Dysfunction; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 21-26. [Abstract] [Full text]
FRÉDÉRIC MICHARD, SANDRINE BOUSSAT, DENIS CHEMLA, NADIA ANGUEL, ALAIN MERCAT, YVES LECARPENTIER, CHRISTIAN RICHARD, MICHAEL R. PINSKY, and JEAN-LOUIS TEBOUL: Relation between Respiratory Changes in Arterial Pulse Pressure and Fluid Responsiveness in Septic Patients with Acute Circulatory Failure; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 134-138. [Abstract] [Full text]
LOUISE COLE, RINALDO BELLOMO, WILLIAM SILVESTER, and JOHN H. REEVES: A Prospective, Multicenter Study of the Epidemiology, Management, and Outcome of Severe Acute Renal Failure in a "Closed" ICU System; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 191-196. [Abstract] [Full text]
FRÉDÉRIQUE SCHORTGEN, NADINE SOUBRIER, CHRISTOPHE DELCLAUX, MARIE THUONG, EMMANUELLE GIROU, CHRISTIAN BRUN-BUISSON, FRANÇOIS LEMAIRE, and LAURENT BROCHARD: Hemodynamic Tolerance of Intermittent Hemodialysis in Critically Ill Patients . Usefulness of Practice Guidelines; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 197-202. [Abstract] [Full text]
ERIC MAURY, MARC ALZIEU, JEAN LUC BAUDEL, NORREDINE HARAM, FRÉDÉRIC BARBUT, BERTRAND GUIDET, and GEORGES OFFENSTADT: Availability of an Alcohol Solution Can Improve Hand Disinfection Compliance in an Intensive Care Unit; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 324-327. [Abstract] [Full text]

Pediatric Lung Disease:

SCOTT T. WEISS, MARK L. VAN NATTA, and ROBERT S. ZEIGER: Relationship between Increased Airway Responsiveness and Asthma Severity in the Childhood Asthma Management Program; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 50-56. [Abstract] [Full text]
VÉRONIQUE NÈVE, ERIC DUMAS de la ROQUE, FRANCIS LECLERC, STÉPHANE LETEURTRE, AYMÉE DORKENOO, AHMED SADIK, ROBIN CREMER, and RÉGIS LOGIER: Ventilator-induced Overdistension in Children . Dynamic versus Low-flow Inflation Volume-Pressure Curves; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 139-147. [Abstract] [Full text]
HANS BISGAARD and KIM G. NIELSEN: Bronchoprotection with a Leukotriene Receptor Antagonist in Asthmatic Preschool Children; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 187-190. [Abstract] [Full text]

Sleep-Disordered Breathing:

YÜKSEL PEKER, JAN HEDNER, HOLGER KRAICZI, and STEEN LÖTH: Respiratory Disturbance Index . An Independent Predictor of Mortality in Coronary Artery Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 81-86. [Abstract] [Full text]
JÉRÔME ARGOD, JEAN-LOUIS PÉPIN, ROBIN P. SMITH, and PATRICK LÉVY: Comparison of Esophageal Pressure with Pulse Transit Time as a Measure of Respiratory Effort for Scoring Obstructive Nonapneic Respiratory Events; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 87-93. [Abstract] [Full text]
F. SÉRIÈS: Accuracy of an Unattended Home CPAP Titration in the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 94-97. [Abstract] [Full text]
KONRAD E. BLOCH, ANGELO ISELI, JINNONG N. ZHANG, XIAOBIN XIE, VLADIMIR KAPLAN, PAUL W. STOECKLI, and ERICH W. RUSSI: A Randomized, Controlled Crossover Trial of Two Oral Appliances for Sleep Apnea Treatment; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 246-251. [Abstract] [Full text]
N. EDWARDS, D. M. BLYTON, T. KIRJAVAINEN, G. J. KESBY, and C. E. SULLIVAN: Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Reduces Sleep-induced Blood Pressure Increments In Preeclampsia; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 252-257. [Abstract] [Full text]

CASE REPORTS:

DAVIDSON H. HAMER: Treatment of Nosocomial Pneumonia and Tracheobronchitis Caused by Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa with Aerosolized Colistin; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 328-330. [Abstract] [Full text]

CORRESPONDENCE:

David A. Stempel, MICHEL LAVIOLETTE, KERSTIN MALMSTROM, and THEODORE F. REISS: MONTELUKAST ADDED TO INHALED BECLOMETHASONE IN TREATMENT OF ASTHMA; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 331-332. [Full text]
Martin Hughes, I. S. Grant, F. N. MacKirdy, OWE LUHR, KRISTIAN ANTONSEN, JAN BONDE, ADALBJVRN THORSTEINSSON, and CLAES FROSTELL: INCIDENCE AND MORTALITY AFTER ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE AND ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME IN SWEDEN, DENMARK, AND ICELAND; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 332-333. [Full text]
Vik Khoshoo, Dean Edell, and ANNE-MARIE GUERGUERIAN: RIBAVARIN IN VENTILATED RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS BRONCHIOLITIS: A RANDOMIZED, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 162: 333-334. [Full text]