EDITORIALS:

Can Computed Tomography Predict Functional Benefit from Lung Volume Reduction Surgery for Emphysema?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 2137-2138 [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRO/CON EDITORIALS:

Jean Bousquet

Pro: Immunotherapy Is Clinically Indicated in the Management of Allergic Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 2139-2140 [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Franklin Adkinson, Jr.

Con: Immunotherapy Is Not Clinically Indicated in the Management of Allergic Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 2140-2141 [Full Text] [PDF]  

REBUTTAL FROM DR. BOUSQUET

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 2141-2142 [Full Text] [PDF]  

REBUTTAL FROM DR. ADKINSON

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 2142 [Full Text] [PDF]  

HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED:

DUDLEY F. ROCHESTER

Energy Expenditure of the Diaphragm or "He Thinks the Diaphragm is the Heart"*

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 2145-2146 [Full Text] [PDF]  

OCCASIONAL ESSAYS:

ALLAN I. PACK

Rip Van Winkle: Will Academic Pulmonary Programs Ever Wake up to Sleep?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 2143-2144 [Full Text] [PDF]  

STATE OF THE ART:

RICHARD S. T. LEUNG and T. DOUGLAS BRADLEY

Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 2147-2165 [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

A. Tuberculosis:

ANNA C. C. CARVALHO, KATHRYN DERIEMER, ZOELETE B. NUNES, MARNEILI MARTINS, MARIO COMELLI, ALESSANDRA MARINONI, and AFRNIO L. KRITSKI

Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to Contacts of HIV-infected Tuberculosis Patients

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 2166-2171 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]  

KATHRYN M. EDWARDS, MICHAEL H. CYNAMON, RAMA K. R. VOLADRI, CYNTHIA C. HAGER, MICHELLE S. DESTEFANO, KYI T. THAM, DAVID L. LAKEY, MARKIAN R. BOCHAN, and DOUGLAS S. KERNODLE

Iron-cofactored Superoxide Dismutase Inhibits Host Responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 2213-2219 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

YASUTAKA NAKANO, HARVEY O. COXSON, SOREL BOSAN, ROBERT M. ROGERS, FRANK C. SCIURBA, ROBERT J. KEENAN, KEITH R. WALLEY, PETER D. PARÉ, and JAMES C. HOGG

Core to Rind Distribution of Severe Emphysema Predicts Outcome of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 2195-2199 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]  

JIE ZHU, SWATI MAJUMDAR, YUSHENG QIU, TAREQ ANSARI, ALESSANDRO OLIVA, JOHAN C. KIPS, ROMAIN A. PAUWELS, VIRGINIA DE ROSE, and PETER K. JEFFERY

Interleukin-4 and Interleukin-5 Gene Expression and Inflammation in the Mucus-secreting Glands and Subepithelial Tissue of Smokers with Chronic Bronchitis . Lack of Relationship with CD8⁺ Cells

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 2220-2228 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Asthma and Airway Biology:

BARBARA VAGAGGINI, MAURO TACCOLA, ILARIA CONTI, STEFANO CARNEVALI, SILVANA CIANCHETTI, MARIA LAURA BARTOLI, ELENA BACCI, FEDERICO L. DENTE, ANTONELIA DI FRANCO, DANIELE GIANNINI, and PIER LUIGI PAGGIARO

Budesonide Reduces Neutrophilic but Not Functional Airway Response to Ozone in Mild Asthmatics

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 2172-2176 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARIHIKO KANEHIRO, MICHAEL LAHN, MIKA J. MÄKELÄ, AZZEDDINE DAKHAMA, MASAKI FUJITA, ANTHONY JOETHAM, ROBERT J. MASON, WILLI BORN, and ERWIN W. GELFAND

Tumor Necrosis Factor- Negatively Regulates Airway Hyperresponsiveness through T Cells

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 2229-2238 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Pediatric Lung Disease:

ANDREA J. VENN, SARAH A. LEWIS, MARIE COOPER, RICHARD HUBBARD, and JOHN BRITTON

Living Near a Main Road and the Risk of Wheezing Illness in Children

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 2177-2180 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DAPHNA VILOZNI, MICHAEL BARKER, HEIDEMARIE JELLOUSCHEK, GERHARD HEIMANN, and HANNAH BLAU

An Interactive Computer-Animated System (SpiroGame) Facilitates Spirometry in Preschool Children

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 2200-2205 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. Pulmonary Fibrosis:

MICHAEL P. KEANE, JOHN A. BELPERIO, MARIE D. BURDICK, JOSEPH P. LYNCH, III, MICHAEL C. FISHBEIN, and ROBERT M. STRIETER

ENA-78 Is an Important Angiogenic Factor in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 2239-2242 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]  

ANTHONY W. O'REGAN, JASON M. HAYDEN, STEVEN BODY, LUCY LIAW, NIALL MULLIGAN, MARGO GOETSCHKES, and JEFFREY S. BERMAN

Abnormal Pulmonary Granuloma Formation in Osteopontin-deficient Mice

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 2243-2247 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]  

F. Bronchoscopy and Pulmonary Function Testing:

MAHMOUD ZUREIK, ATHANASE BENETOS, CATHERINE NEUKIRCH, DOMINIQUE COURBON, KATHRYN BEAN, FRÉDÉRIQUE THOMAS, and PIERRE DUCIMETIÈRE

Reduced Pulmonary Function Is Associated with Central Arterial Stiffness in Men

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 2181-2185 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

DAVID OST, ANDREW DE ROSIERS, E. JAMES BRITT, ALAN M. FEIN, MARTIN L. LESSER, and ATUL C. MEHTA

Assessment of a Bronchoscopy Simulator

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 2248-2255 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Sickle Cell Disease and Respiratory Muscles:

KEVIN J. SULLIVAN, NIRANJAN KISSOON, LAURIE J. DUCKWORTH, ERIC SANDLER, BRIDGET FREEMAN, EDWARD BAYNE, JAMES E. SYLVESTER, and JOHN J. LIMA

Low Exhaled Nitric Oxide and a Polymorphism in the NOS I Gene Is Associated with Acute Chest Syndrome

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 2186-2190 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MARGARET F. PHILLIPS, ROSALINE C. M. QUINLIVAN, RICHARD H. T. EDWARDS, and PETER M. A. CALVERLEY

Changes in Spirometry Over Time as a Prognostic Marker in Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 2191-2194 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Acute Lung Injury:

JIHEE L. KANG, HYE W. LEE, HUI S. LEE, IN S. PACK, YOUNGHAE CHONG, VINCENT CASTRANOVA, and YOUNSUCK KOH

Genistein Prevents Nuclear Factor-Kappa B Activation and Acute Lung Injury Induced by Lipopolysaccharide

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2001; 164: 2206-2212 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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