AJRCCM -- Table of Contents (January 15 2002, 165 [2])

EDITORIALS:

Franco Laghi: Curing the Septic Diaphragm with the Ventilator; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 145-146 [Full Text] [PDF]

Darryl C. Zeldin: The 5-Lipoxygenase Pathway . A New Therapeutic Target for the Treatment of Pulmonary Fibrosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 146-147 [Full Text] [PDF]

ARTICLES:

A. Respiratory Muscles:

SATORU EBIHARA, SABAH N. A. HUSSAIN, GAWIYOU DANIALOU, WON-KYUNG CHO, STEWART B. GOTTFRIED, and BASIL J. PETROF: Mechanical Ventilation Protects against Diaphragm Injury in Sepsis . Interaction of Oxidative and Mechanical Stresses; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 221-228 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

CATHERINE COIRAULT, FRANCINE LAMBERT, JEAN-CLAUDE POURNY, and YVES LECARPENTIER: Velocity of Actomyosin Sliding in Vitro Is Reduced in Dystrophic Mouse Diaphragm; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 250-253 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

B. Interstitial Lung Disease:

BEÁTA HUTYROVÁ, PANAGIOTIS PANTELIDIS, JI $R$ Í DRÁBEK, MONIKA ZURKOVÁ, VÍT $E$ ZSLAV KOLEK, KAREL LENHART, KENNETH I. WELSH, ROLAND M. DU BOIS, and MARTIN PETREK: Interleukin-1 Gene Cluster Polymorphisms in Sarcoidosis and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 148-151 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

MARC PETERS-GOLDEN, MARC BAILIE, TERESA MARSHALL, CAROL WILKE, SEM H. PHAN, GALEN B. TOEWS, and BETHANY B. MOORE: Protection from Pulmonary Fibrosis in Leukotriene-Deficient Mice; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 229-235 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ARMANDO CAPELLI, ANTONINO DI STEFANO, MIRCO LUSUARDI, ISABELLA GNEMMI, and CLAUDIO F. DONNER: Increased Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-1 $alpha$ and Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-1 $beta$ Levels in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of Patients Affected by Different Stages of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 236-241 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

KATSUSHI KUROSU, NORIO YUMOTO, WILLIAM N. ROM, YUICHI TAKIGUCHI, JAGIRDAR JAISHREE, KOH NAKATA, KOICHIRO TATSUMI, ATSUO MIKATA, TAKAYUKI KURIYAMA, and MICHAEL D. WEIDEN: Oligoclonal T Cell Expansions in Pulmonary Lymphoproliferative Disorders . Demonstration of the Frequent Occurrence of Oligoclonal T Cells in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Related Lymphoid Interstitial Pneumonia; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 254-259 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

C. Sleep-Disordered Breathing:

DIMITAR SAJKOV, TINGTING WANG, NICHOLAS A. SAUNDERS, ALEXANDRA J. BUNE, and R. DOUGLAS MCEVOY: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment Improves Pulmonary Hemodynamics in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 152-158 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

W. WARD FLEMONS and MARLENE A. REIMER: Measurement Properties of the Calgary Sleep Apnea Quality of Life Index; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 159-164 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

TOSHIHIDE WATANABE, SHIROH ISONO, ATSUKO TANAKA, HIDEKI TANZAWA, and TAKASHI NISHINO: Contribution of Body Habitus and Craniofacial Characteristics to Segmental Closing Pressures of the Passive Pharynx in Patients with Sleep-Disordered Breathing; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 260-265 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

D. Mechanical Ventilation:

ANA VILLAGRÁ, ANA OCHAGAVÍA, SARA VATUA, GASTÓN MURIAS, MARIA DEL MAR FERNÁNDEZ, JOSEFINA LOPEZ AGUILAR, RAFAEL FERNÁNDEZ, and LLUIS BLANCH: Recruitment Maneuvers during Lung Protective Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 165-170 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

IVAN GOLDSTEIN, FREDERIC WALLET, JEROME ROBERT, MARIE-HELENE BECQUEMIN, CHARLES-HUGO MARQUETTE, JEAN-JACQUES ROUBY, and the Experimental ICU Study Group: Lung Tissue Concentrations of Nebulized Amikacin during Mechanical Ventilation in Piglets with Healthy Lungs; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 171-175 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

JAMES A. FRANK, JORGE A. GUTIERREZ, KIRK D. JONES, LENNELL ALLEN, LELAND DOBBS, and MICHAEL A. MATTHAY: Low Tidal Volume Reduces Epithelial and Endothelial Injury in Acid-injured Rat Lungs; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 242-249 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

E. Asthma and Airway Biology:

HELEN L. RHODES, PETER THOMAS, RICHARD SPORIK, STEPHEN T. HOLGATE, and JEREMY J. COGSWELL: A Birth Cohort Study of Subjects at Risk of Atopy . Twenty-two-year Follow-up of Wheeze and Atopic Status; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 176-180 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

PAOLO PAREDI, SERGEI A. KHARITONOV, and PETER J. BARNES: Faster Rise of Exhaled Breath Temperature in Asthma . A Novel Marker of Airway Inflammation?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 181-184 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

ISABELLE PIN, VALÉRIE SIROUX, CHRISTINE CANS, FRANCINE KAUFFMANN, JEAN MACCARIO, CHRISTOPHE PISON, and MARIE-HÉLÈNE DIZIER: Familial Resemblance of Asthma Severity in the EGEA* Study; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 185-189 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

WENDY J. UNGAR, KENNETH R. CHAPMAN, and MARIA T. SANTOS: Assessment of a Medication-Based Asthma Index for Population Research; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 190-194 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

WILLIAM M. VOLLMER, LEONA E. MARKSON, ELIZABETH O'CONNOR, E. ANN FRAZIER, MARC BERGER, and A. SONIA BUIST: Association of Asthma Control with Health Care Utilization . A Prospective Evaluation; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 195-199 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

TAKAHIDE NAGASE, SATOSHI ISHII, HIDEO SHINDOU, YASUYOSHI OUCHI, and TAKAO SHIMIZU: Airway Hyperresponsiveness in Transgenic Mice Overexpressing Platelet Activating Factor Receptor Is Mediated by an Atropine-Sensitive Pathway; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 200-205 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ANNETTE T. HASTIE, WALTER K. KRAFT, KRISTIN B. NYCE, JAMES G. ZANGRILLI, ALI I. MUSANI, JAMES E. FISH, and STEPHEN P. PETERS: Asthmatic Epithelial Cell Proliferation and Stimulation of Collagen Production . Human Asthmatic Epithelial Cells Stimulate Collagen Type III Production by Human Lung Myofibroblasts after Segmental Allergen Challenge; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 266-272 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

F. Pediatric Lung Disease:

BELKACEM BOUFERRACHE, SLAVI FILTCHEV, ANDRÉ LEKE, MICHEL FREVILLE, JORGE GALLEGO, and CLAUDE GAULTIER: Comparison of the Hyperoxic Test and the Alternate Breath Test in Infants; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 206-210 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

G. Lung Infection:

HARALD HERKNER, MICHAEL ROLF MÜLLER, NICOLE KREISCHITZ, BERNHARD X. MAYER, MARTIN FROSSARD, CHRISTIAN JOUKHADAR, NIKOLAS KLEIN, EDITH LACKNER, and MARKUS MÜLLER: Closed-Chest Microdialysis to Measure Antibiotic Penetration into Human Lung Tissue; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 273-276 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

H. Transplantation:

MARC DE PERROT, YASUO SEKINE, STEFAN FISCHER, THOMAS K. WADDELL, KAREN MCRAE, MINGYAO LIU, DENNIS A. WIGLE, and SHAF KESHAVJEE: Interleukin-8 Release during Early Reperfusion Predicts Graft Function in Human Lung Transplantation; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 211-215 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

KAI NOWAK, MARKUS KAMLER, MATTHIAS BOCK, JOHANN MOTSCH, SIEGFRIED HAGL, HEINZ JAKOB, and MARTHA-MARIA GEBHARD: Bronchial Artery Revascularization Affects Graft Recovery after Lung Transplantation; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 216-220 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Data Supplement]

AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY:

: American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society International Multidisciplinary Consensus Classification of the Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias . This Joint Statement of the American Thoracic Society (ATS), and the European Respiratory Society (ERS) was adopted by the ATS Board of Directors, June 2001 and by The ERS Executive Committee, June 2001; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 277-304 [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE:

Holger Hein, Kathe G. Henke, and Samuel T. Kuna: IS SHAM CPAP A TRUE PLACEBO?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 305 [Full Text] [PDF]

George W. Comstock, Zachary Taylor, and Richard J. O'Brien: ONE SIZE FITS ALL?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 305 [Full Text] [PDF]

Albert Miller, Joris Van Cleemput, Hilda De Raeve, Johnny Verschakelen, and Benoit Nemery: PLEURAL PLAQUES AND LUNG FUNCTION; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2002; 165: 305-306 [Full Text] [PDF]