EDITORIALS:

Owen W. Griffith

Glutaminase and the Control of Airway pH . Yet Another Problem for the Asthmatic Lung?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 1-2. [Full Text]  

Paul W. Davenport

What Caused the Screech, Whamity, Bang, and Thump?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 2-3. [Full Text]  

UPDATE IN NONPULMONARY CRITICAL CARE:

ATHENA POPPAS and SHARON ROUNDS

Congestive Heart Failure

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 4-8. [Full Text]  

ARTICLES:

A. Asthma:

SVEN-ERIK DAHLÉN, KERSTIN MALMSTRÖM, EWA NIZANKOWSKA, BARBRO DAHLÉN, PIOTR KUNA, MAREK KOWALSKI, WILLIAM R. LUMRY, CÉSAR PICADO, DONALD D. STEVENSON, JEAN BOUSQUET, ROMAIN PAUWELS, STEPHEN T. HOLGATE, ADITI SHAHANE, JI ZHANG, THEODORE F. REISS, and ANDREW SZCZEKLIK

Improvement of Aspirin-Intolerant Asthma by Montelukast, a Leukotriene Antagonist . A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 9-14. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CHERYL M. SALOME, HELEN K. REDDEL, SANDRA I. WARE, ALYSON M. ROBERTS, CHRISTINE R. JENKINS, GUY B. MARKS, and ANN J. WOOLCOCK

Effect of Budesonide on the Perception of Induced Airway Narrowing in Subjects with Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 15-21. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

DUNCAN R. WILSON, TERRY G. MERRETT, EVA M. VARGA, LYN SMURTHWAITE, HANNAH J. GOULD, MICHAEL KEMP, JAMES HOOPER, STEPHEN J. TILL, and STEPHEN R. DURHAM

Increases in Allergen-Specific IgE in BAL after Segmental Allergen Challenge in Atopic Asthmatics

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 22-26. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

JOHN F. HUNT, ELIZABETH ERWIN, LISA PALMER, JOHN VAUGHAN, NEIL MALHOTRA, THOMAS A. E. PLATTS-MILLS, and BENJAMIN GASTON

Expression and Activity of pH-regulatory Glutaminase in the Human Airway Epithelium

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 101-107. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Data Supplement]  

B. Airway Biology:

RYOICHI SUZUKI and ARTHUR N. FREED

Heparin Inhibits Hyperventilation-Induced Late-Phase Hyperreactivity in Dogs

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 27-33. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

WILLIAM R. HENDERSON, JR., LI-OU TANG, SHI-JYE CHU, SHIH-MING TSAO, GERTRUDE K. S. CHIANG, FALAAH JONES, MECHTHILD JONAS, CHONG PAE, HUAIJING WANG, and EMIL Y. CHI

A Role for Cysteinyl Leukotrienes in Airway Remodeling in a Mouse Asthma Model

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 108-116. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

C. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

HENRY E. FESSLER, STEVEN M. SCHARF, and SOLBERT PERMUTT

Improvement in Spirometry following Lung Volume Reduction Surgery . Application of a Physiologic Model

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 34-40. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Data Supplement]  

D. Mechanical Ventilation:

JAN HAYON, CORINNE FIGLIOLINI, ALAIN COMBES, JEAN-LOUIS TROUILLET, NAJIBI KASSIS, MARIE CHRISTINE DOMBRET, CLAUDE GIBERT, and JEAN CHASTRE

Role of Serial Routine Microbiologic Culture Results in the Initial Management of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 41-46. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

JOHN R. HOTCHKISS, JR., ALEXANDER B. ADAMS, MARY K. STONE, DAVID J. DRIES, JOHN J. MARINI, and PHILIP S. CROOKE

Oscillations and Noise . Inherent Instability of Pressure Support Ventilation?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 47-53. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Data Supplement]  

E. Critical Care:

MASAHIKO TSUCHIYA, AKIRA ASADA, EMIKO KASAHARA, EISUKE F. SATO, MITSUO SHINDO, and MASAYASU INOUE

Antioxidant Protection of Propofol and Its Recycling in Erythrocyte Membranes

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 54-60. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

F. Sleep-Disordered Breathing:

VIRGINIA A. IMADOJEMU, KEVIN GLEESON, KRISTEN S. GRAY, LAWRENCE I. SINOWAY, and URS A. LEUENBERGER

Obstructive Apnea during Sleep Is Associated with Peripheral Vasoconstriction

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 61-66. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

RICHARD SCHULZ, CHRISTOPH HUMMEL, SABINE HEINEMANN, WERNER SEEGER, and FRIEDRICH GRIMMINGER

Serum Levels of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Are Elevated in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Severe Nighttime Hypoxia

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 67-70. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Data Supplement]  

ATUL MALHOTRA, GIORA PILLAR, ROBERT B. FOGEL, JILL K. EDWARDS, NAJIB AYAS, TOSHIKI AKAHOSHI, DEAN HESS, and DAVID P. WHITE

Pharyngeal Pressure and Flow Effects on Genioglossus Activation in Normal Subjects

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 71-77. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Data Supplement]  

RAANAN ARENS, JOSEPH M. MCDONOUGH, AARON M. CORBIN, MARY ELIZABETH HERNANDEZ, GREG MAISLIN, RICHARD J. SCHWAB, and ALLAN I. PACK

Linear Dimensions of the Upper Airway Structure during Development . Assessment by Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 117-122. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

MARIA P. VILLA, EDOARDO BERNKOPF, JACOPO PAGANI, VANNA BROIA, MARILISA MONTESANO, and ROBERTO RONCHETTI

Randomized Controlled Study of an Oral Jaw-Positioning Appliance for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children with Malocclusion

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 123-127. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

G. Dyspnea:

ANDREW P. BINKS, SHAKEEB H. MOOSAVI, ROBERT B. BANZETT, and RICHARD M. SCHWARTZSTEIN

"Tightness" Sensation of Asthma Does Not Arise from the Work of Breathing

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 78-82. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

H. Pediatric Lung Disease:

OLA HJALMARSON and KENNETH SANDBERG

Abnormal Lung Function in Healthy Preterm Infants

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 83-87. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

I. Pleural Disease:

Y. C. GARY LEE, DEE MELKERNEKER, PHILIP J. THOMPSON, RICHARD W. LIGHT, and KIRK B. LANE

Transforming Growth Factor  Induces Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Elaboration from Pleural Mesothelial Cells in Vivo and in Vitro

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 88-94. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Data Supplement]  

J. Alveolar Inflammation:

ULRICH MAUS, JULIA HUWE, LEANDER ERMERT, MONIKA ERMERT, WERNER SEEGER, and JÜRGEN LOHMEYER

Molecular Pathways of Monocyte Emigration into the Alveolar Air Space of Intact Mice

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 95-100. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Data Supplement]  

K. Niemann-Pick Disease:

ANDREW G. NICHOLSON, ATHOL U. WELLS, JAMES HOOPER, DAVID M. HANSELL, ANDREA KELLEHER, and CLIFF MORGAN

Successful Treatment of Endogenous Lipoid Pneumonia due to Niemann-Pick Type B Disease with Whole-Lung Lavage

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 128-131. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Timothy F. Murphy, Sanjay Sethi, Susan L. Hill, and Robert A. Stockley

INFLAMMATORY MARKERS IN BACTERIAL EXACERBATIONS OF COPD

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 132. [Full Text]  

Neil J. Douglas, Heather M. Engleman, Jacqueline F. Faccenda, and Nigel McArdle

THE SCIENCE OF DESIGNING ETHICAL CPAP TRIALS

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 132a-134. [Full Text]  

J. Van Cleemput, H. De Raeve, J. Verschakelen, and B. Nemery

THE "GOLD STANDARD" FOR PAST ASBESTOS EXPOSURE

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 134. [Full Text]  

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