EDITORIALS:

Marc Decramer and Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez

Ventilator-induced Diaphragmatic Dysfunction: Toward a Better Treatment?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 1141-1142 [Full Text]  

Stephen B. Greenberg

Respiratory Viral Infections in High-Risk Patients

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 1142-1143 [Full Text]  

John R. Stradling

Reducing the Cost of Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Good News for Patients

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 1143-1144 [Full Text]  

ARTICLES:

A. Airway Biology:

Dunja Bruder, Astrid M. Westendorf, Robert Geffers, Achim D. Gruber, Marcus Gereke, Richard I. Enelow, and Jan Buer

CD4 T Lymphocyte–mediated Lung Disease: Steady State between Pathological and Tolerogenic Immune Reactions

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 1145-1152. First published online August 11 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200404-464OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Supplement]  

Michelle V. Fanucchi, Edward S. Schelegle, Gregory L. Baker, Michael J. Evans, Ruth J. McDonald, Laurel J. Gershwin, Eyal Raz, Dallas M. Hyde, Charles G. Plopper, and Lisa A. Miller

Immunostimulatory Oligonucleotides Attenuate Airways Remodeling in Allergic Monkeys

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 1153-1157. First published online August 11 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200404-533OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Supplement]  

B. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

Shinji Abe, Craig Boyer, Xiangde Liu, Fu Qiang Wen, Tetsu Kobayashi, Qiuhong Fang, Xingqi Wang, Mitsuyoshi Hashimoto, J. Graham Sharp, and Stephen I. Rennard

Cells Derived from the Circulation Contribute to the Repair of Lung Injury

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 1158-1163. First published online July 28 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200307-908OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Supplement]  

Anna G. Drannik, Mahmoud A. Pouladi, Clinton S. Robbins, Susanna I. Goncharova, Sussan Kianpour, and Martin R. Stämpfli

Impact of Cigarette Smoke on Clearance and Inflammation after Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 1164-1171. First published online August 18 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200311-1521OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Supplement]  

David G. Parr, Berend C. Stoel, Jan Stolk, and Robert A. Stockley

Pattern of Emphysema Distribution in 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency Influences Lung Function Impairment

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 1172-1178. First published online August 11 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200406-761OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Supplement]  

C. Critical Care:

Jenna L. Betters, David S. Criswell, R. Andrew Shanely, Darin Van Gammeren, Darin Falk, Keith C. DeRuisseau, Melissa Deering, Tossaporn Yimlamai, and Scott K. Powers

Trolox Attenuates Mechanical Ventilation–induced Diaphragmatic Dysfunction and Proteolysis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 1179-1184. First published online September 16 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200407-939OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Supplement]  

D. Interstitial Lung Disease:

Rob Janssen, Hiroe Sato, Jan C. Grutters, Henk J. T. Ruven, Ron M. du Bois, Ryosuke Matsuura, Masao Yamazaki, Shigeki Kunimaru, Takateru Izumi, Ken I. Welsh, Sonoko Nagai, and Jules M. M. van den Bosch

The Clara Cell10 Adenine38Guanine Polymorphism and Sarcoidosis Susceptibility in Dutch and Japanese Subjects

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 1185-1187. First published online August 5 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200404-481OC [Abstract] [Full Text]  

E. Pediatric and Lung Development:

Man Yi, Robert P. Jankov, Rosetta Belcastro, Daryl Humes, Ian Copland, Samuel Shek, Neil B. Sweezey, Martin Post, Kurt H. Albertine, Richard L. Auten, and A. Keith Tanswell

Opposing Effects of 60% Oxygen and Neutrophil Influx on Alveologenesis in the Neonatal Rat

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 1188-1196. First published online September 3 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200402-215OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Supplement]  

F. Pulmonary Infections:

Jorge Garbino, Margaret W. Gerbase, Werner Wunderli, Christelle Deffernez, Yves Thomas, Thierry Rochat, Beatrice Ninet, Jacques Schrenzel, Sabine Yerly, Luc Perrin, Paola M. Soccal, Laurent Nicod, and Laurent Kaiser

Lower Respiratory Viral Illnesses: Improved Diagnosis by Molecular Methods and Clinical Impact

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 1197-1203. First published online September 10 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200406-781OC [Abstract] [Full Text]  

G. Pulmonary Vascular Disease:

Takefumi Itoh, Noritoshi Nagaya, Shinsuke Murakami, Takafumi Fujii, Takashi Iwase, Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda, Chikao Yutani, Masakazu Yamagishi, Hiroshi Kimura, and Kenji Kangawa

C-type Natriuretic Peptide Ameliorates Monocrotaline-induced Pulmonary Hypertension in Rats

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 1204-1211. First published online August 27 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200404-455OC [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Olivier Sitbon, Virginie Gressin, Rudolf Speich, Peter S. Macdonald, Milos Opravil, David A. Cooper, Thierry Fourme, Marc Humbert, Jean-François Delfraissy, and Gérald Simonneau

Bosentan for the Treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus–associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 1212-1217. First published online August 18 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200404-445OC [Abstract] [Full Text]  

H. Sleep and Control of Ventilation:

Juan F. Masa, Antonio Jiménez, Joaquín Durán, Francisco Capote, Carmen Monasterio, Mercedes Mayos, Joaquín Terán, Lourdes Hernández, Ferrán Barbé, Andrés Maimó, Manuela Rubio, and José M. Montserrat

Alternative Methods of Titrating Continuous Positive Airway Pressure: A Large Multicenter Study

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 1218-1224. First published online July 28 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200312-1787OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Supplement]  

Andrew Wellman, Amy S. Jordan, Atul Malhotra, Robert B. Fogel, Eliot S. Katz, Karen Schory, Jill K. Edwards, and David P. White

Ventilatory Control and Airway Anatomy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 1225-1232. First published online August 18 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200404-510OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Supplement]  

I. Transplantation:

Anne De Groote, Alain Van Muylem, Pietro Scillia, Guy Cheron, Geert Verleden, Manuel Paiva, and Marc Estenne

Ventilation Asymmetry after Transplantation for Emphysema: Role of Chest Wall and Mediastinum

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 1233-1238. First published online August 27 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200403-323OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online?Supplement][Online Supplement]  

Taichiro Goto, Akitoshi Ishizaka, Fujio Kobayashi, Mitsutomo Kohno, Makoto Sawafuji, Sadatomo Tasaka, Eiji Ikeda, Yasunori Okada, Ikuro Maruyama, and Koichi Kobayashi

Importance of Tumor Necrosis Factor- Cleavage Process in Post-Transplantation Lung Injury in Rats

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 1239-1246. First published online August 27 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200402-146OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Supplement]  

AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY DOCUMENTS:

Evidence-based Colloid Use in the Critically Ill: American Thoracic Society Consensus Statement

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 1247-1259 [Full Text]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Allan I. Pack, Thorarinn Gislason, and Hakon Hakonarson

Linkage to Apnea–Hypopnea Index Across the Life-Span: Is this a Viable Strategy?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 1260 [Full Text]  

Lyle J. Palmer, Emma K Larkin, Robert C. Elston, Susan Redline, Sanjay R. Patel, and Peter V. Tishler

Linkage to Apnea–Hypopnea Index Across the Life-Span: Is this a Viable Strategy?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 1260-1261 [Full Text]  

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