EDITORIALS:

John P. Neoptolemos

Compartments That Cause the Real Damage in Severe Acute Pancreatitis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 141-142 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter F. Barnes

Immunotherapy for Tuberculosis: Wave of the Future or Tilting at Windmills?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 142-143 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maurizio Luisetti

You May Say That I Ain't Free—But It Don't Worry Me

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 144-145 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert A. Stockley

"Knock-out" Mouse: Down But Not Out

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 145-146 [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Rodney J. Folz

Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant, Lung Disease, and Airflow Obstruction

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 146-147 [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

ARTICLES:

A. Inflammation and Pancreatitis:

Thierry L. Dugernier, Pierre-François Laterre, Xavier Wittebole, Jean Roeseler, Dominique Latinne, Marc S. Reynaert, and Jérôme Pugin

Compartmentalization of the Inflammatory Response during Acute Pancreatitis: Correlation with Local and Systemic Complications

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 148-157 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

B. Trauma and Immunoregulation:

Minou Adib-Conquy, Pierre Moine, Karim Asehnoune, Alain Edouard, Terje Espevik, Kensuke Miyake, Catherine Werts, and Jean-Marc Cavaillon

Toll-like Receptor-mediated Tumor Necrosis Factor and Interleukin-10 Production Differ during Systemic Inflammation

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 158-164. First published online May 8 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200209-1077OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

C. Septic Shock Epidemiology:

Djillali Annane, Philippe Aegerter, Marie Claude Jars-Guincestre, and Bertrand Guidet

Current Epidemiology of Septic Shock: The CUB-Réa Network

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 165-172 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

D. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia:

Muriel Fartoukh, Bernard Maître, Stéphanie Honoré, Charles Cerf, Jean-Ralph Zahar, and Christian Brun-Buisson

Diagnosing Pneumonia during Mechanical Ventilation: The Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score Revisited

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 173-179. First published online May 8 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200212-1449OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

E. Transfusion and Lung Function:

Vittorio Carnelli, Emanuela D'Angelo, Matteo Pecchiari, Massimo Ligorio, and Edgardo D'Angelo

Pulmonary Dysfunction in Transfusion-dependent Patients with Thalassemia Major

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 180-184. First published online May 8 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200211-1292OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Tuberculosis:

John L. Johnson, Emmanuel Ssekasanvu, Alphonse Okwera, Harriet Mayanja, Christina S. Hirsch, Joseph G. Nakibali, Dana Drzayich Jankus, Kathleen D. Eisenach, W. Henry Boom, Jerrold J. Ellner, and Roy D. Mugerwa

Randomized Trial of Adjunctive Interleukin-2 in Adults with Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 185-191. First published online April 17 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200211-1359OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

G. Bronchiectasis and Elastase:

Stanley C. H. Chan, Daisy K. Y. Shum, and Mary S. M. Ip

Sputum Sol Neutrophil Elastase Activity in Bronchiectasis: Differential Modulation by Syndecan-1

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 192-198. First published online April 17 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200208-829OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Emphysema and Alpha1 Antitrypsin:

Andrew Churg, Rong D. Wang, Changshi Xie, and Joanne L. Wright

-1-Antitrypsin Ameliorates Cigarette Smoke–induced Emphysema in the Mouse

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 199-207. First published online April 10 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200302-203OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

I. Stem Cell Transplantation:

Jason W. Chien, Paul J. Martin, Ted A. Gooley, Mary E. Flowers, Susan R. Heckbert, W. Garrett Nichols, and Joan G. Clark

Airflow Obstruction after Myeloablative Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 208-214. First published online March 20 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200212-1468OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Asthma:

Stéphanie Sénéchal, Patricia de Nadai, Natacha Ralainirina, Arnaud Scherpereel, Han Vorng, Philippe Lassalle, André-Bernard Tonnel, Anne Tsicopoulos, and Benoît Wallaert

Effect of Diesel on Chemokines and Chemokine Receptors Involved in Helper T Cell Type 1/Type 2 Recruitment in Patients with Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 215-221. First published online April 30 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200211-1289OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

K. Metalloproteinase and Smokers:

Tomoko Betsuyaku, Mishie Tanino, Katsura Nagai, Yasuyuki Nasuhara, Masaharu Nishimura, and Robert M. Senior

Extracellular Matrix Metalloproteinase Inducer Is Increased in Smokers' Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 222-227. First published online April 24 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200301-103OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Nitric Oxide Genetics:

Karin Storm van's Gravesande, Michael E. Wechsler, Hartmut Grasemann, Eric S. Silverman, Louis Le, Lyle J. Palmer, and Jeffrey M. Drazen

Association of a Missense Mutation in the NOS3 Gene with Exhaled Nitric Oxide Levels

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 228-231. First published online May 8 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200212-1491BC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Infants and Fungi:

Paul C. Stark, Harriet A. Burge, Louise M. Ryan, Donald K. Milton, and Diane R. Gold

Fungal Levels in the Home and Lower Respiratory Tract Illnesses in the First Year of Life

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 232-237. First published online April 30 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200207-730OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Splint and Sleep Apnea:

Andrew T Ng, Helen Gotsopoulos, Jin Qian, and Peter A Cistulli

Effect of Oral Appliance Therapy on Upper Airway Collapsibility in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 238-241. First published online April 30 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200211-1275OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

O. Sleep Apnea and T Cells:

Larissa Dyugovskaya, Peretz Lavie, and Lena Lavie

Phenotypic and Functional Characterization of Blood T Cells in Sleep Apnea

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 242-249. First published online April 30 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200210-1226OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY DOCUMENTS:

Workshop on Lung Disease and the Environment: Where Do We Go from Here?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 250-254 [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Roy G. Brower, Gordon Rubenfeld, and B. Taylor Thompson

Meta-analysis of tidal volumes in ARDS

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 255-256 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gene R. Pesola, Sanjay Dogra, Paul van der Valk, Evelyn Monninkhof, Job van der Palen, Gerhard Zielhuis, and Cees van Herwaarden

Stopping inhaling corticosteroids in COPD

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 256-257 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul Bayardelle and Ulrike Gehring

Environmental endotoxin and asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 257-258 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Merkus, Monika Gappa, Ah-Fong Hoo, Janet Stocks, Huiqi Pan, and Tim J. Cole

Standard deviation scores of maximal expiratory flow in infants

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2003; 168: 258-259 [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

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