AJRCCM -- Table of Contents (September 15 2005, 172 [6])

EDITORIALS:

Drahomir Aujesky and Michael J. Fine: Does Guideline Adherence for Empiric Antibiotic Therapy Reduce Mortality in Community-acquired Pneumonia?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 655-656 [Full Text] [PDF]

Philip W. Ind: Bigger May Be Better: Targeted ß2-Agonist Therapy; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 656-657 [Full Text] [PDF] [Erratum]

Trevor J. Williams and Geert M. Verleden: Azithromycin: A Plea for Multicenter Randomized Studies in Lung Transplantation; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 657-659 [Full Text] [PDF]

STATE OF THE ART:

Danielle Morse and Augustine M. K. Choi: Heme Oxygenase-1: From Bench to Bedside; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 660-670. First published online May 18 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200404-465SO [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ARTICLES:

A. Asthma and Allergy:

Christophe Desmet, Philippe Gosset, Emmanuelle Henry, Virginie Garzé, Pedro Faisca, Nanda Vos, Fabrice Jaspar, Dorothée Mélotte, Bart Lambrecht, Daniel Desmecht, Bernard Pajak, Muriel Moser, Pierre Lekeux, and Fabrice Bureau: Treatment of Experimental Asthma by Decoy-mediated Local Inhibition of Activator Protein-1; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 671-678. First published online June 16 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200410-1431OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Teal S. Hallstrand, Mark W. Moody, Mark M. Wurfel, Lawrence B. Schwartz, William R. Henderson, Jr., and Moira L. Aitken: Inflammatory Basis of Exercise-induced Bronchoconstriction; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 679-686. First published online June 9 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200412-1667OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Adrienne G. Randolph, Christoph Lange, Edwin K. Silverman, Ross Lazarus, and Scott T. Weiss: Extended Haplotype in the Tumor Necrosis Factor Gene Cluster Is Associated with Asthma and Asthma-related Phenotypes; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 687-692. First published online June 23 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200501-122OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Nicola Scichilone, Solbert Permutt, Vincenzo Bellia, and Alkis Togias: Inhaled Corticosteroids and the Beneficial Effect of Deep Inspiration in Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 693-699. First published online June 16 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200407-955OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

D. Robin Taylor, Michael J. Epton, Martin A. Kennedy, Andrew D. Smith, Steven Iles, Allison L. Miller, Matthew D. Littlejohn, Jan O. Cowan, Tracey Hewitt, Maureen P. Swanney, Karen P. Brassett, and G. Peter Herbison: Bronchodilator Response in Relation to ß2-Adrenoceptor Haplotype in Patients with Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 700-703. First published online June 23 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200501-092OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Omar S. Usmani, Kazuhiro Ito, Kittipong Maneechotesuwan, Misako Ito, Malcolm Johnson, Peter J. Barnes, and Ian M. Adcock: Glucocorticoid Receptor Nuclear Translocation in Airway Cells after Inhaled Combination Therapy; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 704-712. First published online April 28 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200408-1041OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

B. Interstitial Lung Disease:

Fumiaki Aoki, Masahiko Kurabayashi, Yoshihisa Hasegawa, and Itaru Kojima: Attenuation of Bleomycin-induced Pulmonary Fibrosis by Follistatin; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 713-720. First published online June 23 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200412-1620OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Paolo Spagnolo, Elisabetta A. Renzoni, Athol U. Wells, Susan J. Copley, Sujal R. Desai, Hiroe Sato, Jan C. Grutters, Atiyeh Abdallah, Anne Taegtmeyer, Roland M. du Bois, and Kenneth I. Welsh: C-C Chemokine Receptor 5 Gene Variants in Relation to Lung Disease in Sarcoidosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 721-728. First published online June 23 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200412-1707OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

C. Lung Cancer and Oncologic Disorders:

Alain C. Borczuk, Han K. Kim, Hilary A. Yegen, Richard A. Friedman, and Charles A. Powell: Lung Adenocarcinoma Global Profiling Identifies Type II Transforming Growth Factor-ß Receptor as a Repressor of Invasiveness; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 729-737. First published online June 23 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200504-615OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online�Supplement]

Giovanna E. Carpagnano, Maria Pia Foschino-Barbaro, Giuseppina Mulé, Onofrio Resta, Stefania Tommasi, Anita Mangia, Francesco Carpagnano, Gaetano Stea, Antonia Susca, Giuseppe Di Gioia, Mario De Lena, and Angelo Paradiso: 3p Microsatellite Alterations in Exhaled Breath Condensate from Patients with Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 738-744. First published online June 9 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200503-439OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

D. Pediatrics and Lung Development:

John P. Kinsella, Thomas A. Parker, Jonathan M. Davis, and Steven H. Abman: Superoxide Dismutase Improves Gas Exchange and Pulmonary Hemodynamics in Premature Lambs; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 745-749. First published online June 9 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200501-146OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Faruqa Ladha, Sebastien Bonnet, Farah Eaton, Kyoko Hashimoto, Greg Korbutt, and Bernard Thébaud: Sildenafil Improves Alveolar Growth and Pulmonary Hypertension in Hyperoxia-induced Lung Injury; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 750-756. First published online June 9 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200503-510OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

E. Pulmonary Infections:

Rosario Menéndez, Antoni Torres, Rafael Zalacaín, Javier Aspa, Juan J. Martín-Villasclaras, Luis Borderías, José M. Benítez-Moya, Juan Ruiz-Manzano, Felipe Rodríguez de Castro, José Blanquer, Diego Pérez, Carmen Puzo, Fernando Sánchez-Gascón, José Gallardo, Carlos Álvarez, and Luis Molinos on behalf of the NEUMOFAIL Group: Guidelines for the Treatment of Community-acquired Pneumonia: Predictors of Adherence and Outcome; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 757-762. First published online June 3 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200411-1444OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

F. Pulmonary Vascular Disease:

Marc M. Berger, Christiane Hesse, Christoph Dehnert, Heike Siedler, Petra Kleinbongard, Hubert J. Bardenheuer, Malte Kelm, Peter Bärtsch, and Walter E. Haefeli: Hypoxia Impairs Systemic Endothelial Function in Individuals Prone to High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 763-767. First published online June 9 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200504-654OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

G. Transplantation:

Majid M. Mughal, Thomas R. Gildea, Sudish Murthy, Gosta Pettersson, Malcom DeCamp, and Atul C. Mehta: Short-Term Deployment of Self-Expanding Metallic Stents Facilitates Healing of Bronchial Dehiscence; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 768-771. First published online June 3 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200410-1388OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Bryan Yates, Desmond M. Murphy, Ian A. Forrest, Chris Ward, Robert M. Rutherford, Andrew J. Fisher, James L. Lordan, John H. Dark, and Paul A. Corris: Azithromycin Reverses Airflow Obstruction in Established Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 772-775. First published online June 23 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200411-1537OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY DOCUMENTS:

: ATS Consensus Statement: Research Opportunities and Challenges in Pediatric Pulmonology; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 776-780 [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE:

Marcos I. Restrepo, Luis F. Angel, Eric M. Mortensen, and Antonio Anzueto: Steroid Infusion for Severe Pneumonia: Not so Fast...; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 781 [Full Text] [PDF]

Ahmad Jalloul: Hydrocortisone Infusion for Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia: The Role of Relative Adrenal Insufficiency; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 781 [Full Text] [PDF]

G. Umberto Meduri, Reba Umberger, and Marco Confalonieri: Hydrocortisone Infusion for Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia: The Role of Relative Adrenal Insufficiency; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 782-783 [Full Text] [PDF]

Miles Weinberger: Montelukast for Viral Respiratory Infection–induced Exacerbations of Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 783 [Full Text] [PDF]

Hans Bisgaard: Montelukast for Viral Respiratory Infection–induced Exacerbations of Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 783-784 [Full Text] [PDF]

Neil B. Hampson, Lindell K. Weaver, and Claude A. Piantadosi: "Low-Level" Carbon Monoxide Administration May Carry Risk; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 784 [Full Text] [PDF]

Florian Mayr, Martin Bilban, and Bernd Jilma: "Low-Level" Carbon Monoxide Administration May Carry Risk; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 784-785 [Full Text] [PDF]

Xavier Munoz, Sergi Martí, and Jaume Ferrer: Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation for Asbestos-induced Ventilatory Failure; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 785-786 [Full Text] [PDF]

Scott K. Aberegg: Two-Year Cognitive, Emotional, and Quality-of-Life Outcomes in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 786 [Full Text] [PDF]

Ramona O. Hopkins, Lindell K. Weaver, James F. Orme, Jr., and Karen J. Chan: Two-Year Cognitive, Emotional, and Quality-of-Life Outcomes in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 786-787 [Full Text] [PDF]

John M. Luce, Deborah J. Cook, and Thomas R. Martin: Erratum: The Ethical Conduct of Clinical Research Involving Critically Ill Patients in the United States and Canada; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 787 [Full Text] [PDF]