AJRCCM -- Table of Contents (May 1 2003, 167 [9])

EDITORIALS:

Martin J. Tobin: Conflicts of Interest and AJRCCM: Restating Policy and a New Form to Upload; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 1161-1164 [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Peter T. Macklem: Is Cell and Molecular Biology Divorcing from Clinical Practice?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 1164-1165 [Full Text] [PDF]

David P. White: The Hormone Replacement Dilemma for the Pulmonologist; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 1165-1166 [Full Text] [PDF]

PULMONARY PERSPECTIVE:

Gerard M. Turino and Jerome O. Cantor: Hyaluronan in Respiratory Injury and Repair; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 1169-1175 [Full Text] [PDF]

HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED:

Joseph Milic-Emili: A Respiratory Physiologist by Hook or by Crook; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 1167-1168 [Full Text] [PDF]

ARTICLES:

A. Survey of American Thoracic Society:

Lynn M. Schnapp, Melissa Matosian, Idelle Weisman, and Carolyn H. Welsh: A Snapshot of Pulmonary Medicine at the Turn of the Century: The American Thoracic Society Membership; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 1176-1180. First published online January 9 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200203-186OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

B. Sleep Disordered Breathing:

Terry Young, Laurel Finn, Diane Austin, and Andrea Peterson: Menopausal Status and Sleep-disordered Breathing in the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort Study; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 1181-1185. First published online February 13 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200209-1055OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Eyal Shahar, Susan Redline, Terry Young, Lori L. Boland, Carol M. Baldwin, F. Javier Nieto, George T. O'Connor, David M. Rapoport, and John A. Robbins: Hormone Replacement Therapy and Sleep-disordered Breathing; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 1186-1192. First published online January 16 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200210-1238OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

C. Control of Breathing:

Stephen Corne, Kim Webster, and Magdy Younes: Hypoxic Respiratory Response during Acute Stable Hypocapnia; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 1193-1199 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

D. Sepsis:

Martha Sue Carraway, Karen E. Welty-Wolf, Debra L. Miller, Thomas L. Ortel, Steven Idell, Andrew J. Ghio, Lars C. Petersen, and Claude A. Piantadosi: Blockade of Tissue Factor: Treatment for Organ Injury in Established Sepsis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 1200-1209 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

E. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome:

Philippe Eggimann, Stephan Harbarth, Bara Ricou, Stephane Hugonnet, Karin Ferriere, Peter Suter, and Didier Pittet: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome after Bacteremic Sepsis Does Not Increase Mortality; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 1210-1214. First published online February 13 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200210-1196OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

F. Suctioning and Derecruitment:

Salvatore M. Maggiore, François Lellouche, Jérôme Pigeot, Solenne Taille, Nicolas Deye, Xavier Durrmeyer, Jean-Christophe Richard, Jordi Mancebo, François Lemaire, and Laurent Brochard: Prevention of Endotracheal Suctioning-induced Alveolar Derecruitment in Acute Lung Injury; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 1215-1224. First published online February 13 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200203-195OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

G. Sarcoidosis:

Michael C. Iannuzzi, Mary J. Maliarik, Laila M. Poisson, and Benjamin A. Rybicki: Sarcoidosis Susceptibility and Resistance HLA-DQB1 Alleles in African Americans; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 1225-1231. First published online February 13 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200209-1097OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

H. Asthma:

Graeme P. Currie, Daniel K. C. Lee, Kay Haggart, Caroline E. Bates, and Brian J. Lipworth: Effects of Montelukast on Surrogate Inflammatory Markers in Corticosteroid-treated Patients with Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 1232-1238. First published online November 27 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200209-1116OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

I. Pediatric Asthma:

Juan C. Celedón, Rosalind J. Wright, Augusto A. Litonjua, Diane Sredl, Louise Ryan, Scott T. Weiss, and Diane R. Gold: Day Care Attendance in Early Life, Maternal History of Asthma, and Asthma at the Age of 6 Years; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 1239-1243. First published online November 21 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200209-1063OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

J. Inhaled Glucocorticoids:

Satoshi Suzuki, Kaori Koyama, Andrew Darnel, Hironori Ishibashi, Seiichi Kobayashi, Hiroshi Kubo, Takashi Suzuki, Hironobu Sasano, and Zygmund S. Krozowski: Dexamethasone Upregulates 11ß-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 2 in BEAS-2B Cells; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 1244-1249. First published online February 5 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200210-1139OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

K. Pulmonary Arteries on COPD:

Salud Santos, Victor I. Peinado, Josep Ramírez, Jaime Morales-Blanhir, Ricardo Bastos, Josep Roca, Robert Rodriguez-Roisin, and Joan A. Barberà: Enhanced Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Pulmonary Arteries of Smokers and Patients with Moderate Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 1250-1256. First published online February 20 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200210-1233OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

L. Pulmonary Gene Expression:

Jean-Cristophe Richard, Zhaohui Zhou, Datta E. Ponde, Carmen S. Dence, Philip Factor, Paul N. Reynolds, Gary D. Luker, Vijay Sharma, Tom Ferkol, David Piwnica-Worms, and Daniel P. Schuster: Imaging Pulmonary Gene Expression with Positron Emission Tomography; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 1257-1263. First published online December 27 2002 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200210-1217OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

M. Surfactant:

Antonia Fehrenbach, Christoph Bube, Jens M. Hohlfeld, Paul Stevens, Thomas Tschernig, Heinz G. Hoymann, Norbert Krug, and Heinz Fehrenbach: Surfactant Homeostasis Is Maintained In Vivo during Keratinocyte Growth Factor–induced Rat Lung Type II Cell Hyperplasia; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 1264-1270. First published online February 5 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200112-132OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

N. Lung Transplantation:

Bruce A. Johnson, Aldo T. Iacono, Adriana Zeevi, Kenneth R. McCurry, and Steven R. Duncan: Statin Use Is Associated with Improved Function and Survival of Lung Allografts; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 1271-1278. First published online February 13 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200205-410OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

O. Histoplasmosis:

Karen L. Wood, Chadi A. Hage, Kenneth S. Knox, Martin B. Kleiman, Aruna Sannuti, Richard B. Day, L. Joseph Wheat, and Homer L. Twigg, III: Histoplasmosis after Treatment with Anti–Tumor Necrosis Factor- ${alpha}$ Therapy; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 1279-1282. First published online February 13 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200206-563OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

P. Spirometry in Infants:

Marcus H. Jones, John Howard, Stephanie Davis, Jeff Kisling, and Robert S. Tepper: Sensitivity of Spirometric Measurements to Detect Airway Obstruction in Infants; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 1283-1286. First published online February 13 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200204-339OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE:

Dina Brooks, Sherra Solway, and William J. Gibbons: ATS statement on six-minute walk test; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 1287 [Full Text] [PDF]

Mark Metersky, Derek C. Angus, and Walter T. Linde-Zwirble: Estimated frequency of nursing facility–acquired pneumonia?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 167: 1287-1288 [Full Text] [PDF]