AJRCCM -- Table of Contents (December 15 2005, 172 [12])

EDITORIALS:

Homer Boushey, Paul Enright, and Jonathan Samet: Spirometry for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Case Finding in Primary Care?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1481-1482 [Full Text] [PDF]

Wayne E. Cascio: Cardiopulmonary Health Effects of Air Pollution:Is a Mechanism Emerging?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1482-1484 [Full Text] [PDF]

Benoit Nemery and Edward Abraham: Environmental Health and the AJRCCM; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1484-1485 [Full Text] [PDF]

Harutaka Katano and Cory M. Hogaboam: Herpesvirus-associated Pulmonary Hypertension?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1485-1486 [Full Text] [PDF]

PULMONARY PERSPECTIVE:

Svetlana Gelperina, Kevin Kisich, Michael D. Iseman, and Leonid Heifets: The Potential Advantages of Nanoparticle Drug Delivery Systems in Chemotherapy of Tuberculosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1487-1490. First published online September 8 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200504-613PP [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ARTICLES:

A. Asthma and Allergy:

Omar S. Usmani, Martyn F. Biddiscombe, and Peter J. Barnes: Regional Lung Deposition and Bronchodilator Response as a Function of ${beta}$ ₂-Agonist Particle Size; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1497-1504. First published online September 28 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200410-1414OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Sibylle Bierbaum, Renate Nickel, Anja Koch, Susanne Lau, Klaus A. Deichmann, Ulrich Wahn, Andrea Superti-Furga, and Andrea Heinzmann: Polymorphisms and Haplotypes of Acid Mammalian Chitinase Are Associated with Bronchial Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1505-1509. First published online September 22 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200506-890OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

B. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

Nicola J. Stevenson, Paul P. Walker, Richard W. Costello, and Peter M. A. Calverley: Lung Mechanics and Dyspnea during Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1510-1516. First published online September 15 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200504-595OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Véronique Pepin, Didier Saey, Francçois Whittom, Pierre LeBlanc, and Francçois Maltais: Walking versus Cycling: Sensitivity to Bronchodilation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1517-1522. First published online September 15 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200507-1037OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

C. Cystic Fibrosis:

Hartmut Grasemann, Raphael Schwiertz, Sonja Matthiesen, Kurt Racké, and Felix Ratjen: Increased Arginase Activity in Cystic Fibrosis Airways; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1523-1528. First published online September 15 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200502-253OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

D. Environmental and Occupational Lung Disease:

Joel Schwartz, Sung Kyun Park, Marie S. O'Neill, Pantel S. Vokonas, David Sparrow, Scott Weiss, and Karl Kelsey: Glutathione-S-Transferase M1, Obesity, Statins, and Autonomic Effects of Particles: Gene-by-Drug-by-Environment Interaction; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1529-1533. First published online July 14 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200412-1698OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Isabelle Romieu, Martha Maria Téllez-Rojo, Mariana Lazo, Abigail Manzano-Patiño, Marlene Cortez-Lugo, Pierre Julien, Marie Claire Bélanger, Mauricio Hernandez-Avila, and Fernando Holguin: Omega-3 Fatty Acid Prevents Heart Rate Variability Reductions Associated with Particulate Matter; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1534-1540. First published online October 6 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200503-372OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Sung Gu Han, Yangho Kim, Michael L. Kashon, Donna L. Pack, Vincent Castranova, and Val Vallyathan: Correlates of Oxidative Stress and Free-Radical Activity in Serum from Asymptomatic Shipyard Welders; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1541-1548. First published online September 15 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200409-1222OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Francesco Forastiere, Massimo Stafoggia, Sally Picciotto, Tom Bellander, Daniela D'Ippoliti, Timo Lanki, Stephanie von Klot, Fredrik Nyberg, Pentti Paatero, Annette Peters, Juha Pekkanen, Jordi Sunyer, and Carlo A. Perucci: A Case-Crossover Analysis of Out-of-Hospital Coronary Deaths and Air Pollution in Rome, Italy; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1549-1555. First published online June 30 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200412-1726OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

E. Lung Cancer and Oncologic Disorders:

S. M. Jamshedur Rahman, Yu Shyr, Pinar B. Yildiz, Adriana L. Gonzalez, Huiming Li, Xueqiong Zhang, Pierre Chaurand, Kiyoshi Yanagisawa, Bonnie S. Slovis, Robert F. Miller, Mathew Ninan, York E. Miller, Wilbur A. Franklin, Richard M. Caprioli, David P. Carbone, and Pierre P. Massion: Proteomic Patterns of Preinvasive Bronchial Lesions; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1556-1562. First published online September 22 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200502-274OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

F. Pediatrics and Lung Development:

Madé Wenten, Kiros Berhane, Edward B. Rappaport, Edward Avol, Wei-Wei Tsai, W. James Gauderman, Rob McConnell, Louis Dubeau, and Frank D. Gilliland: TNF-308 Modifies the Effect of Second-Hand Smoke on Respiratory Illness–related School Absences; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1563-1568. First published online September 15 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200503-490OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Donald C. McCurnin, Bradley A. Yoder, Jacqueline Coalson, Peter Grubb, Jay Kerecman, John Kupferschmid, Chris Breuer, Theresa Siler-Khodr, Philip W. Shaul, and Ronald Clyman: Effect of Ductus Ligation on Cardiopulmonary Function in Premature Baboons; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1569-1574. First published online September 22 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200502-230OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

H. Pulmonary Vascular Disease:

Masaharu Kataoka, Noritoshi Nagaya, Toru Satoh, Takefumi Itoh, Shinsuke Murakami, Takashi Iwase, Yoshinori Miyahara, Shingo Kyotani, Yoshiki Sakai, Kenji Kangawa, and Satoshi Ogawa: A Long-Acting Prostacyclin Agonist with Thromboxane Inhibitory Activity for Pulmonary Hypertension; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1575-1580. First published online September 28 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200501-102OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cornelia Henke-Gendo, Michael Mengel, Marius M. Hoeper, Khaled Alkharsah, and Thomas F. Schulz: Absence of Kaposi's Sarcoma–associated Herpesvirus in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1581-1585. First published online September 28 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200504-546OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Mardi Gomberg-Maitland, Victor F. Tapson, Raymond L. Benza, Vallerie V. McLaughlin, Abigail Krichman, Allison C. Widlitz, and Robyn J. Barst: Transition from Intravenous Epoprostenol to Intravenous Treprostinil in Pulmonary Hypertension; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1586-1589. First published online September 8 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200505-766OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

I. Sleep and Control of Ventilation:

Kevin J. Reichmuth, Diane Austin, James B. Skatrud, and Terry Young: Association of Sleep Apnea and Type II Diabetes: A Population-based Study; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1590-1595. First published online September 28 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200504-637OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

J. Tuberculosis:

Paul T. G. Elkington, Robert K. Nuttall, Joseph J. Boyle, Cecilia M. O'Kane, Donna E. Horncastle, Dylan R. Edwards, and Jon S. Friedland: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but Not Vaccine BCG, Specifically Upregulates Matrix Metalloproteinase-1; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1596-1604. First published online September 1 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200505-753OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

NHLBI WORKSHOP:

Issar Smith, Carl Nathan, and Hannah H. Peavy: Progress and New Directions in Genetics of Tuberculosis: An NHLBI Working Group Report; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1491-1496. First published online September 28 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200506-997WS [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE:

Edward Abraham: Erratum: Targeted ${beta}$ 2-Agonist Therapy; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1605 [Full Text] [PDF]

Vincent Cottin and Jean-François Cordier: Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema: An Experimental and Clinically Relevant Phenotype; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1605a [Full Text] [PDF]

Lennart K. A. Lundblad, John Thompson-Figueroa, Timothy Leclair, Michael J. Sullivan, Matthew E. Poynter, Charles G. Irvin, and Jason H. T. Bates: Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1605b-1606 [Full Text] [PDF]

Ricardo Garcia Branco, Pedro Celiny R. Garcia, Joao Pedro T. Garcia, Jefferson P. Piva, and Robert Ross-Russell: Interactions of Sepsis, Organ Dysfunction, and Outcome of Critically Ill Children; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1606 [Full Text] [PDF]

Francis Leclerc, Stéphane Leteurtre, Alain Duhamel, Jacques Lacroix on behalf of the PELOD study group: Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1606a-1607 [Full Text] [PDF]

Cristina Russo, Francesca D'Angelo, and Riccardo Polosa: Study of Infliximab Treatment in Smokers with COPD: What Next?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1607-1608 [Full Text] [PDF]

Nick ten Hacken, Hester van der Vaart, Gerard Koëter, Henk Kauffman, and Dirkje Postma: Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1608 [Full Text] [PDF]