AJRCCM -- Table of Contents (August 15 2005, 172 [4])

EDITORIALS:

William W. Busse and James E. Gern: Is Interleukin-10 a "10" in Virus-provoked Asthma?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 405-406 [Full Text] [PDF]

Jean-Luc Malo: Asthma May Be More Severe If It Is Work-related; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 406-407 [Full Text] [PDF]

Jonathan M. Samet: Inhaled Corticosteroids and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: New and Improved Evidence?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 407-408 [Full Text] [PDF]

Theresa C. McLoud: Role of High-Resolution Computed Tomography in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: The Final Word?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 408-409 [Full Text] [PDF]

AJRCCM ASTHMA REVIEW:

Paul M. O'Byrne: Daily Inhaled Corticosteroid Treatment Should Be Prescribed for Mild Persistent Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 410-412 [Full Text] [PDF]

Homer A. Boushey: Daily Inhaled Corticosteroid Treatment Should Not Be Prescribed for Mild Persistent Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 412-414 [Full Text] [PDF]

Paul M. O'Byrne: Rebuttal from Dr. O'Byrne; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 414-415 [Full Text] [PDF]

Homer A. Boushey: Rebuttal from Dr. Boushey; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 415 [Full Text] [PDF]

Paul M. O'Byrne and Homer A. Boushey: Concluding Statement; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 415-416 [Full Text] [PDF]

OCCASIONAL ESSAYS:

John F. Murray: Voltaire, Walpole, and Pasteur: Variations on the Theme of Discovery; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 423-426. First published online May 13 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200503-436OE [Full Text] [PDF]

PULMONARY PERSPECTIVE:

Vuokko L. Kinnula, Cheryl L. Fattman, Roderick J. Tan, and Tim D. Oury: Oxidative Stress in Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Possible Role for Redox Modulatory Therapy; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 417-422. First published online May 13 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200501-017PP [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ARTICLES:

A. Asthma and Allergy:

Mehrdad Arjomandi, Allyson Witten, Emilio Abbritti, Kurt Reintjes, Isabelle Schmidlin, Wenwu Zhai, Colin Solomon, and John Balmes: Repeated Exposure to Ozone Increases Alveolar Macrophage Recruitment into Asthmatic Airways; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 427-432. First published online June 3 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200502-272OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Terry V. Grissell, Heather Powell, Darren R. Shafren, Michael J. Boyle, Michael J. Hensley, Peter D. Jones, Bruce F. Whitehead, and Peter G. Gibson: Interleukin-10 Gene Expression in Acute Virus-induced Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 433-439. First published online May 13 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200412-1621OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Nicole Le Moual, Valérie Siroux, Isabelle Pin, Francine Kauffmann, and Susan M. Kennedy on behalf of the Epidemiological Study on the Genetics and Environment of Asthma (EGEA): Asthma Severity and Exposure to Occupational Asthmogens; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 440-445. First published online June 16 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200501-111OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement][Online�Supplement]

Dirkje S. Postma, Deborah A. Meyers, Hajo Jongepier, Timothy D. Howard, Gerard H. Koppelman, and Eugene R. Bleecker: Genomewide Screen for Pulmonary Function in 200 Families Ascertained for Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 446-452. First published online May 18 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200407-864OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Andrew D. Smith, Jan O. Cowan, Karen P. Brassett, Sue Filsell, Chris McLachlan, Gabrielle Monti-Sheehan, G. Peter Herbison, and D. Robin Taylor: Exhaled Nitric Oxide: A Predictor of Steroid Response; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 453-459. First published online May 18 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200411-1498OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

B. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

Victor A. Kiri, Neil B. Pride, Joan B. Soriano, and Jørgen Vestbo: Inhaled Corticosteroids in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Results from Two Observational Designs Free of Immortal Time Bias; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 460-464. First published online May 18 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200502-210OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hester van der Vaart, Gerard H. Koëter, Dirkje S. Postma, Henk F. Kauffman, and Nick H. T. ten Hacken: First Study of Infliximab Treatment in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 465-469. First published online June 3 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200501-147OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

C. Critical Care:

Xinqi Peng, Raja-Elie E. Abdulnour, Saad Sammani, Shwu-Fan Ma, Eugenia J. Han, Emile J. Hasan, Rubin Tuder, Joe G. N. Garcia, and Paul M. Hassoun: Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Contributes to Ventilator-induced Lung Injury; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 470-479. First published online June 3 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200411-1547OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Torsten Richter, Giacomo Bellani, R. Scott Harris, Marcos F. Vidal Melo, Tilo Winkler, Jose G. Venegas, and Guido Musch: Effect of Prone Position on Regional Shunt, Aeration, and Perfusion in Experimental Acute Lung Injury; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 480-487. First published online May 18 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200501-004OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

D. Interstitial Lung Disease:

David A. Lynch, J. David Godwin, Sharon Safrin, Karen M. Starko, Phil Hormel, Kevin K. Brown, Ganesh Raghu, Talmadge E. King, Jr., Williamson Z. Bradford, David A. Schwartz, and W. Richard Webb for the Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Study Group: High-Resolution Computed Tomography in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Diagnosis and Prognosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 488-493. First published online May 13 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200412-1756OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

E. Pulmonary Vascular Disease:

Elmar Spuentrup, Marcus Katoh, Andrea J. Wiethoff, Edward C. Parsons, Jr., Rene M. Botnar, Andreas H. Mahnken, Rolf W. Günther, and Arno Buecker: Molecular Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Pulmonary Emboli with a Fibrin-specific Contrast Agent; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 494-500. First published online June 3 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200503-379OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online�Supplement]

F. Tuberculosis:

Keertan Dheda, Jung-Su Chang, Ronan A. M. Breen, Louise U. Kim, Jamanda A. Haddock, Jim F. Huggett, Margaret A. Johnson, Graham A. W. Rook, and Alimuddin Zumla: In Vivo and In Vitro Studies of a Novel Cytokine, Interleukin 4 ${delta}$ 2, in Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 501-508. First published online May 18 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200502-278OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online�Supplement]

CORRESPONDENCE:

Peter Davies and Peter Ormerod: The Role of Four Months of Rifampicin in the Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 509 [Full Text] [PDF]

Lee B. Reichman and Christopher H. Hayden: The Role of Four Months of Rifampicin in the Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 509-510 [Full Text] [PDF]

Daniel K. Ng, Chung-Hong Chan, Pok-Yu Chow, and Ka-Li Kwok: Melatonin for Patients with Asthma: Safety and Efficacy Are Still Dubious; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 510 [Full Text] [PDF]

Francineide Lima Campos, Francisco Pereira da Silva-Júnior, Veralice Meireles Sales de Bruin, and Pedro Felipe Carvalhedo de Bruin: Melatonin for Patients with Asthma: Safety and Efficacy Are Still Dubious; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 510-511 [Full Text] [PDF]

Nunzio Crimi, Claudio Mastruzzo, and Carlo Vancheri: Bradykinin and Tachykinin-induced Leukotriene Release in Airway Virus Infections; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 511 [Full Text] [PDF]

Hans Bisgaard: Bradykinin and Tachykinin-induced Leukotriene Release in Airway Virus Infections; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 511-512 [Full Text] [PDF]

Jon O. Lundberg: Acute Purulent Sinusitis Triggered by Topical Nasal Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibition; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 512-513 [Full Text] [PDF]