EDITORIALS:

Jeannette D. Hoit and Robert B. Banzett

Je Peux Parler!

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 101-102 [Full Text] [PDF]  

William W. Busse and Elizabeth A. E. B. Kelly

Is the Eosinophil a "Humpty Dumpty" Cell in Asthma?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 102-103 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeffrey B. Rubins

Alveolar Macrophages: Wielding the Double-Edged Sword of Inflammation

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 103-104 [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRO/CON EDITORIALS:

Jed Black

Pro: Modafinil Has a Role in Management of Sleep Apnea

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 105-106 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles P. Pollak

Con: Modafinil Has No Role in Management of Sleep Apnea

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 106-107 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rebuttal from Dr. Black

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 107-108 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rebuttal from Dr. Pollak

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 108 [Full Text] [PDF]  

OCCASIONAL ESSAYS:

Allan I. Pack

Should a Pharmaceutical Be Approved for the Broad Indication of Excessive Sleepiness?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 109-111 [Full Text] [PDF]  

HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED:

Neil S. Cherniack

Putting Numbers to Theories about Periodic Breathing: Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 112-113 [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

A. Mechanical Ventilation:

Hélène Prigent, Christiane Samuel, Bruno Louis, Marie-France Abinun, Françoise Zerah-Lancner, Michèle Lejaille, Jean-Claude Raphael, and Frédéric Lofaso

Comparative Effects of Two Ventilatory Modes on Speech in Tracheostomized Patients with Neuromuscular Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 114-119. First published online October 4 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200201-026OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Weaning and Muscles:

Franco Laghi, Steven E. Cattapan, Amal Jubran, Sairam Parthasarathy, Paul Warshawsky, Yoon-Sub A. Choi, and Martin J. Tobin

Is Weaning Failure Caused by Low-Frequency Fatigue of the Diaphragm?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 120-127. First published online October 31 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200210-1246OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

C. Pneumonia Models:

Sadatomo Tasaka, Lan Qin, Ariko Saijo, Steven M. Albelda, Horace M. DeLisser, and Claire M. Doerschuk

Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 in Neutrophil Emigration during Acute Bacterial Pneumonia in Mice and Rats

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 164-170 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sylvia Knapp, Jaklien C. Leemans, Sandrine Florquin, Judith Branger, Nico A. Maris, Jennie Pater, Nico van Rooijen, and Tom van der Poll

Alveolar Macrophages Have a Protective Antiinflammatory Role during Murine Pneumococcal Pneumonia

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 171-179. First published online September 25 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200207-698OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Asthma:

Emiko Noguchi, Asushi Iwama, Kazunori Takeda, Tetsuya Takeda, Masashi Kamioka, Kunio Ichikawa, Toshiko Akiba, Tadao Arinami, and Masanao Shibasaki

The Promoter Polymorphism in the Eosinophil Cationic Protein Gene and Its Influence on the Serum Eosinophil Cationic Protein Level

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 180-184 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Patrick T. Flood-Page, Andrew N. Menzies-Gow, A. Barry Kay, and Douglas S. Robinson

Eosinophil's Role Remains Uncertain as Anti–Interleukin-5 only Partially Depletes Numbers in Asthmatic Airway

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 199-204. First published online October 17 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200208-789OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

E. Airway Biology:

Wei Duan, I. Chun Kuo, Sathiyamoorthy Selvarajan, Kaw Yan Chua, Boon Huat Bay, and W. S. Fred Wong

Antiinflammatory Effects of Genistein, a Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor, on a Guinea Pig Model of Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 185-192. First published online October 24 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200205-420OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yasushi Fujitani and Alexandre Trifilieff

In Vivo and In Vitro Effects of SAR 943, a Rapamycin Analogue, on Airway Inflammation and Remodeling

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 193-198. First published online October 24 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200205-455OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

F. Sleep-disordered Breathing:

Javier A. Jo, Anna Blasi, Edwin Valladares, Ricardo Juarez, Ahmet Baydur, and Michael C. K. Khoo

Model-based Assessment of Autonomic Control in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome during Sleep

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 128-136. First published online October 3 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200202-096OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Bilgay Izci, Renata L. Riha, Sascha E. Martin, Marjorie Vennelle, Wang A. Liston, Kirsty C. Dundas, Andrew A. Calder, and Neil J. Douglas

The Upper Airway in Pregnancy and Pre-Eclampsia

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 137-140. First published online October 31 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200206-590OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Familial Dysautonomia:

Luciano Bernardi, Max Hilz, Brigitte Stemper, Claudio Passino, Goetz Welsch, and Felicia B. Axelrod

Respiratory and Cerebrovascular Responses to Hypoxia and Hypercapnia in Familial Dysautonomia

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 141-149. First published online October 24 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200207-677OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

H. Cystic Fibrosis and Exercise:

Despina D. Frangolias, Caroline L. Holloway, Sverre Vedal, and Pearce G. Wilcox

Role of Exercise and Lung Function in Predicting Work Status in Cystic Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 150-157 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. Mucociliary Clearance:

Namita Sood, William D. Bennett, Kirby Zeman, James Brown, Carla Foy, Richard C. Boucher, and Michael R. Knowles

Increasing Concentration of Inhaled Saline with or without Amiloride: Effect on Mucociliary Clearance in Normal Subjects

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 158-163. First published online October 31 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200204-293OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Alveolar Fluid:

Hiroyoshi Tsubochi, Satoshi Suzuki, Hiroshi Kubo, Takaharu Ueno, Tetsuhiko Yoshimura, Takashi Suzuki, Hironobu Sasano, and Takashi Kondo

Early Changes in Alveolar Fluid Clearance by Nitric Oxide after Endotoxin Instillation in Rats

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 205-210 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY:

ATS/ACCP Statement on Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 211-277 [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Ryland P. Byrd, Jr, Jay B. Mehta, Thomas M. Roy, Dick Menzies, and Christina Greenaway

Delay in diagnosis among hospitalized patients with active tuberculosis—predictors and outcomes

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 278 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Douglas P. Derleth and Melvin Berger

A possible antiinflammatory treatment for cystic fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 278-279 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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