AJRCCM -- Table of Contents (February 15 2004, 169 [4])

EDITORIALS:

Martin R. Wilkins: Selective or Nonselective Endothelin Receptor Blockade in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 433-434 [Full Text] [PDF]

Michael S. Niederman: Does the Presence of Antibodies Justify the Use of Antibiotics in Exacerbations of Chronic Bronchitis?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 434-435 [Full Text] [PDF]

Shawn J. Skerrett: Lysozyme in Pulmonary Host Defense: New Tricks for an Old Dog; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 435-436 [Full Text] [PDF]

PRO/CON EDITORIALS:

Claude Lenfant: Pro: Greater Funding of Cell and Molecular Biology Has Delivered What Was Promised to Respiratory Medicine; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 437-438 [Full Text] [PDF]

Peter T. Macklem: Con: Greater Funding of Cell and Molecular Biology Has Not Delivered What Was Promised to Respiratory Medicine; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 438-439 [Full Text] [PDF]

: Rebuttal from Dr. Lenfant; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 439-440 [Full Text] [PDF]

: Rebuttal from Dr. Macklem; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 440 [Full Text] [PDF]

ARTICLES:

A. Pulmonary Hypertension:

Robyn J. Barst, David Langleben, Adaani Frost, Evelyn M. Horn, Ronald Oudiz, Shelley Shapiro, Vallerie McLaughlin, Nicholas Hill, Victor F. Tapson, Ivan M. Robbins, Diane Zwicke, Benjamin Duncan, Richard A. F. Dixon, and Lyn R. Frumkin: Sitaxsentan Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 441-447. First published online November 20 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200307-957OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

B. H. influenzae and COPD:

Sanjay Sethi, Catherine Wrona, Brydon J. B. Grant, and Timothy F. Murphy: Strain-specific Immune Response to Haemophilus influenzae in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 448-453. First published online November 3 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200308-1181OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

C. Host Defense and Klebsiella:

Philipp Markart, Thomas R. Korfhagen, Timothy E. Weaver, and Henry T. Akinbi: Mouse Lysozyme M Is Important in Pulmonary Host Defense against Klebsiella pneumoniae Infection; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 454-458. First published online November 14 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200305-669OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

D. Primary Cilliary Dyskinesia:

Peadar G. Noone, Margaret W. Leigh, Aruna Sannuti, Susan L. Minnix, Johnny L. Carson, Milan Hazucha, Maimoona A. Zariwala, and Michael R. Knowles: Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: Diagnostic and Phenotypic Features; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 459-467. First published online December 4 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200303-365OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

E. Bronchiolitis Obliterans Prediction:

Ramsey R. Hachem, Murali M. Chakinala, Roger D. Yusen, John P. Lynch, Aviva A. Aloush, G. Alexander Patterson, and Elbert P. Trulock: The Predictive Value of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome Stage 0-p; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 468-472. First published online December 11 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200307-1018OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

F. Asthma and Nitric Oxide:

Andrew D. Smith, Jan O. Cowan, Sue Filsell, Chris McLachlan, Gabrielle Monti-Sheehan, Pamela Jackson, and D. Robin Taylor: Diagnosing Asthma: Comparisons between Exhaled Nitric Oxide Measurements and Conventional Tests; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 473-478. First published online November 25 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200310-1376OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement][Online Supplement]

G. Maternal Smoking and Airways:

Mark N. Upton, George Davey Smith, Alex McConnachie, Carole L. Hart, and Graham C. M. Watt: Maternal and Personal Cigarette Smoking Synergize to Increase Airflow Limitation in Adults; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 479-487. First published online November 20 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200211-1357OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

H. Pediatric Asthma: Flu Vaccine:

Herman J. Bueving, Roos M. D. Bernsen, Johan C. de Jongste, Lisette W. A. van Suijlekom-Smit, Guus F. Rimmelzwaan, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus, Maureen P. M. H. Rutten-van Mölken, Siep Thomas, and Johannes C. van der Wouden: Influenza Vaccination in Children with Asthma: Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-controlled Trial; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 488-493. First published online December 4 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200309-1251OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

I. RSV Mites and Mice:

Yuki Kondo, Hiroto Matsuse, Ikuko Machida, Tetsuya Kawano, Sachiko Saeki, Shinya Tomari, Yasushi Obase, Chizu Fukushima, and Shigeru Kohno: Regulation of Mite Allergen-pulsed Murine Dendritic Cells by Respiratory Syncytial Virus; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 494-498. First published online December 4 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200305-663OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

J. Passive Smoke Substance P and Guinea Pigs:

Jesse P. Joad, Paul A. Munch, John M. Bric, Samuel J. Evans, Kent E. Pinkerton, Chao-Yin Chen, and Ann C. Bonham: Passive Smoke Effects on Cough and Airways in Young Guinea Pigs: Role of Brainstem Substance P; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 499-504. First published online November 25 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200308-1139OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

K. Emphysema and Placenta Growth Factor:

Po-Nien Tsao, Yi-Ning Su, Hung Li, Pei-Hsin Huang, Chiang-Ting Chien, Yih-Loong Lai, Chien-Nan Lee, Chi-An Chen, Wen-Fang Cheng, Shu-Chen Wei, Chong-Jen Yu, Fon-Jou Hsieh, and Su-Ming Hsu: Overexpression of Placenta Growth Factor Contributes to the Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Emphysema; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 505-511. First published online November 25 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200306-774OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

L. Families Physicians and ICUs:

Delphine Moreau, Dany Goldgran-Toledano, Corinne Alberti, Mercé Jourdain, Christophe Adrie, Djilali Annane, Maité Garrouste-Orgeas, Jean-Yves Lefrant, Laurent Papazian, Philippe Quinio, Frédéric Pochard, and Élie Azoulay: Junior versus Senior Physicians for Informing Families of Intensive Care Unit Patients; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 512-517. First published online December 4 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200305-645OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

M. Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury:

Li-Fu Li, Lunyin Yu, and Deborah A. Quinn: Ventilation-induced Neutrophil Infiltration Depends on c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 518-524. First published online November 25 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200305-660OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

N. Tissue Gas Exchange:

Guillermo Gutierrez: A Mathematical Model of Tissue–Blood Carbon Dioxide Exchange during Hypoxia; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 525-533. First published online December 4 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200305-702OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

O. Pulmonary Edema and Abdominal Pressure:

Michael Quintel, Paolo Pelosi, Pietro Caironi, Jurgen Peter Meinhardt, Thomas Luecke, Peter Herrmann, Paolo Taccone, Christian Rylander, Franco Valenza, Eleonora Carlesso, and Luciano Gattinoni: An Increase of Abdominal Pressure Increases Pulmonary Edema in Oleic Acid–induced Lung Injury; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 534-541. First published online December 11 2003 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200209-1060OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

CORRESPONDENCE:

Davide Resi, Carlo Gagliotti, Maria Luisa Moro, Daphne P. Yee, and Dick Menzies: Side Effects of Antituberculosis Therapy; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 542 [Full Text] [PDF]

Hans Bisgaard: Montelukast in RSV-Bronchiolitis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 542-543 [Full Text]

Carlos R. R. Carvalho, Ronaldo A. Kairalla, Guilherme P. P. Schettino, Bruno Crestani, and Dominique Valeyre: Acute Respiratory Failure after Interferon- ${gamma}$ Therapy in IPF; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 169: 543-544 [Full Text]