AJRCCM -- Table of Contents (January 1 2002, 165 [1])

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] [PDF]

Paul W. Davenport: What Caused the Screech, Whamity, Bang, and Thump?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 2-3 [Full Text] [PDF]

ATHENA POPPAS and SHARON ROUNDS: Congestive Heart Failure; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 4-8 [Full Text] [PDF]

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] [PDF]

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] [PDF]

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] [PDF]

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] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

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] [PDF]

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] [PDF]

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] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

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] [PDF]

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] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

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] [PDF]

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] [PDF]

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] [PDF] [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] [PDF] [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] [PDF]

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] [PDF]

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] [PDF]

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] [PDF]

Y. C. GARY LEE, DEE MELKERNEKER, PHILIP J. THOMPSON, RICHARD W. LIGHT, and KIRK B. LANE: Transforming Growth Factor $beta$ 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] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

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] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

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] [PDF]

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] [PDF]

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: 132-134 [Full Text] [PDF]

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] [PDF]