EDITORIALS:

Edward Abraham

Editorial Transition at the AJRCCM

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 473 [Full Text]  

William J. Burman and Randall R. Reves

How Much Directly Observed Therapy Is Enough?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 474-475 [Full Text]  

Michael P. Keane

Chemokine Profiling in Pulmonary Fibrosis: Ready for Prime Time?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 475-476 [Full Text]  

ARTICLES:

A. Asthma and Allergy:

Ignacio Fajardo, Linda Svensson, Anders Bucht, and Gunnar Pejler

Increased Levels of Hypoxia-sensitive Proteins in Allergic Airway Inflammation

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 477-484. First published online May 19 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200402-178OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Supplement]  

Julie A. Long, Mirjana Fogel-Petrovic, Darryl A. Knight, Philip J. Thompson, and John W. Upham

Higher Prostaglandin E2 Production by Dendritic Cells from Subjects with Asthma Compared with Normal Subjects

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 485-491. First published online May 19 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200311-1595OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Supplement]  

B. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

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

Tumor Necrosis Factor- Drives 70% of Cigarette Smoke–induced Emphysema in the Mouse

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 492-498. First published online June 7 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200404-511OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Supplement]  

Thérèse S. Lapperre, Jiska B. Snoeck-Stroband, Margot M.E. Gosman, Jan Stolk, Jaap K. Sont, Désirée F. Jansen, Huib A.M. Kerstjens, Dirkje S. Postma, and Peter J. Sterk

Dissociation of Lung Function and Airway Inflammation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 499-504. First published online June 1 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200401-112OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Supplement]  

C. Cystic Fibrosis:

Robert S. Tepper, Andrea Weist, Tamica Williams-Nkomo, and Jeffrey Kisling

Elastic Properties of the Respiratory System in Infants with Cystic Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 505-507. First published online June 1 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200401-132OC [Abstract] [Full Text]  

D. Interstitial Lung Disease:

Esther S. Choi, Claudia Jakubzick, Kristin J. Carpenter, Steven L. Kunkel, Holly Evanoff, Fernando J. Martinez, Kevin R. Flaherty, Galen B. Toews, Thomas V. Colby, Ella A. Kazerooni, Barry H. Gross, William D. Travis, and Cory M. Hogaboam

Enhanced Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-3/CC Chemokine Ligand-7 in Usual Interstitial Pneumonia

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 508-515. First published online June 10 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200401-002OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Supplement]  

E. Lung Cancer and Oncologic Disorders:

Hans-Stefan Hofmann, Gesine Hansen, Stefan Burdach, Babett Bartling, Rolf-Edgar Silber, and Andreas Simm

Discrimination of Human Lung Neoplasm from Normal Lung by Two Target Genes

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 516-519 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

F. Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease:

Janice J. Kim, Svetlana Smorodinsky, Michael Lipsett, Brett C. Singer, Alfred T. Hodgson, and Bart Ostro

Traffic-related Air Pollution near Busy Roads: The East Bay Children's Respiratory Health Study

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 520-526. First published online June 7 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200403-281OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Supplement]  

G. Pediatrics and Lung Development:

Ah-Fong Hoo, Janet Stocks, Sooky Lum, Angie M. Wade, Rosemary A. Castle, Kate L. Costeloe, and Carol Dezateux

Development of Lung Function in Early Life: Influence of Birth Weight in Infants of Nonsmokers

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 527-533. First published online June 1 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200311-1552OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Supplement]  

Jane S. Lucas, Hazel M. Inskip, Keith M. Godfrey, Claire T. Foreman, John O. Warner, Rachael K. Gregson, and Joanne B. Clough

Small Size at Birth and Greater Postnatal Weight Gain: Relationships to Diminished Infant Lung Function

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 534-540. First published online June 1 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200311-1583OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Supplement]  

H. Sleep and Control of Breathing:

John H. Boyd, Basil J. Petrof, Qutayba Hamid, Richard Fraser, and R. John Kimoff

Upper Airway Muscle Inflammation and Denervation Changes in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 541-546. First published online May 19 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200308-1100OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Supplement]  

J. Gabrielle Breugelmans, Daniel E. Ford, Philip L. Smith, and Naresh M. Punjabi

Differences in Patient and Bed Partner–assessed Quality of Life in Sleep-disordered Breathing

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 547-552. First published online June 1 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200310-1421OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Supplement]  

Eliot S. Katz and David P. White

Genioglossus Activity During Sleep in Normal Control Subjects and Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 553-560. First published online June 1 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200403-262OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [Online Supplement]  

I. Tuberculosis:

Robert M. Jasmer, Christopher B. Seaman, Leah C. Gonzalez, L. Masae Kawamura, Dennis H. Osmond, and Charles L. Daley

Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes: Directly Observed Therapy Compared with Self-Administered Therapy

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 561-566. First published online June 7 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200401-095OC [Abstract] [Full Text]  

NHLBI WORKSHOP:

William J. Martin, II, Michael C. Iannuzzi, Dorothy B. Gail, and Hannah H. Peavy

Future Directions in Sarcoidosis Research: Summary of an NHLBI Working Group

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 567-571. First published online May 13 2004 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200308-1073WS [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Harry R. Gosker, Herman-Jan Pennings, and Annemie M. W. J. Schols

ACE Gene Polymorphism in COPD

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 572 [Full Text]  

Nicholas S. Hopkinson, Annabel H. Nickol, John Payne, Emma Hawe, William D.-C. Man, John Moxham, Hugh Montgomery, and Michael I. Polkey

ACE Gene Polymorphism in COPD

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2004; 170: 572-573 [Full Text]  

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