AJRCCM -- Table of Contents (October 15 2005, 172 [8])

EDITORIALS:

Marcel Goldberg and Danièle Luce: Can Exposure to Very Low Levels of Asbestos Induce Pleural Mesothelioma?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 939-940 [Full Text] [PDF]

Robin Deterding and Leland L. Fan: Surfactant Dysfunction Mutations in Children's Interstitial Lung Disease and Beyond; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 940-941 [Full Text] [PDF]

Stephen T. Holgate: Exacerbations: The Asthma Paradox; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 941-943 [Full Text] [PDF]

ARTICLES:

A. Airway Biology:

Susan Chinn, Deborah Jarvis, Christina M. Luczynska, Ursula Ackermann-Liebrich, Josep M. Antó, Isa Cerveri, Roberto de Marco, Thorarinn Gislason, Joachim Heinrich, Christer Janson, Nino Künzli, Bénédicte Leynaert, Françoise Neukirch, Jan P. Schouten, Jordi Sunyer, Cecilie Svanes, Matthias Wjst, and Peter G. Burney: An Increase in Bronchial Responsiveness Is Associated with Continuing or Restarting Smoking; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 956-961. First published online July 14 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200503-323OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

B. Asthma and Allergy:

Mark A. Birrell, Elizabeth Hardaker, Sissie Wong, Kerryn McCluskie, Matthew Catley, Jorge De Alba, Robert Newton, Saleem Haj-Yahia, K. Tao Pun, Clarissa J. Watts, Robert J. Shaw, Tony J. Savage, and Maria G. Belvisi: I ${kappa}$ -B Kinase-2 Inhibitor Blocks Inflammation in Human Airway Smooth Muscle and a Rat Model of Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 962-971. First published online July 7 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200412-1647OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online�Supplement]

Mai-Lan N. Huynh, Kenneth C. Malcolm, Chakradhar Kotaru, John A. Tilstra, Jay Y. Westcott, Valerie A. Fadok, and Sally E. Wenzel: Defective Apoptotic Cell Phagocytosis Attenuates Prostaglandin E₂ and 15-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acid in Severe Asthma Alveolar Macrophages; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 972-979. First published online July 22 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200501-035OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Michael K. Paasche-Orlow, Kristin A. Riekert, Andrew Bilderback, Arjun Chanmugam, Peter Hill, Cynthia S. Rand, Fred L. Brancati, and Jerry A. Krishnan: Tailored Education May Reduce Health Literacy Disparities in Asthma Self-Management; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 980-986. First published online August 4 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200409-1291OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

C. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

Ji-Hyun Lee, Dong-Soon Lee, Eun-Kyung Kim, Kang-Hyeon Choe, Yeon-Mock Oh, Tae-Sun Shim, Sang-Eun Kim, Yun-Song Lee, and Sang-Do Lee: Simvastatin Inhibits Cigarette Smoking–induced Emphysema and Pulmonary Hypertension in Rat Lungs; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 987-993. First published online July 7 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200501-041OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Evi M. Mercken, Geja J. Hageman, Annemie M. W. J. Schols, Marco A. Akkermans, Aalt Bast, and Emiel F. M. Wouters: Rehabilitation Decreases Exercise-induced Oxidative Stress in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 994-1001. First published online July 22 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200411-1580OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

D. Critical Care:

Zeenat Safdar, Maimiti Yiming, Gabriele Grunig, and Jahar Bhattacharya: Inhibition of Acid-induced Lung Injury by Hyperosmolar Sucrose in Rats; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1002-1007. First published online August 18 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200501-005OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

E. Cystic Fibrosis:

Lisa Saiman, Nicole Mayer-Hamblett, Preston Campbell, and Bruce C. Marshall for the Macrolide Study Group: Heterogeneity of Treatment Response to Azithromycin in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1008-1012. First published online July 22 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200502-218OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Judith A. Voynow, Bernard M. Fischer, Bruce C. Roberts, and Alan D. Proia: Basal-like Cells Constitute the Proliferating Cell Population in Cystic Fibrosis Airways; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1013-1018. First published online July 14 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200410-1398OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

F. Environmental and Occupational Lung Disease:

Xue-lei Pan, Howard W. Day, Wei Wang, Laurel A. Beckett, and Marc B. Schenker: Residential Proximity to Naturally Occurring Asbestos and Mesothelioma Risk in California; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1019-1025. First published online June 23 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200412-1731OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

G. Interstitial Lung Disease:

Janine E. Bullard, Susan E. Wert, Jeffrey A. Whitsett, Michael Dean, and Lawrence M. Nogee: ABCA3 Mutations Associated with Pediatric Interstitial Lung Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1026-1031. First published online June 23 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200503-504OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

H. Neuromuscular Disorders:

Malcolm Kohler, Christian F. Clarenbach, Lukas Böni, Thomas Brack, Erich W. Russi, and Konrad E. Bloch: Quality of Life, Physical Disability, and Respiratory Impairment in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1032-1036. First published online June 16 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200503-322OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

I. Pediatrics and Lung Development:

Maria Xatzipsalti, Serena Kyrana, Mariza Tsolia, Stelios Psarras, Apostolos Bossios, Vasile Laza-Stanca, Sebastian L. Johnston, and Nikolaos G. Papadopoulos: Rhinovirus Viremia in Children with Respiratory Infections; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1037-1040. First published online June 30 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200502-315OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

J. Pulmonary Vascular Disease:

Drahomir Aujesky, D. Scott Obrosky, Roslyn A. Stone, Thomas E. Auble, Arnaud Perrier, Jacques Cornuz, Pierre-Marie Roy, and Michael J. Fine: Derivation and Validation of a Prognostic Model for Pulmonary Embolism; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1041-1046. First published online July 14 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200506-862OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

K. Sleep and Control of Ventilation:

Danny J. Eckert, Peter G. Catcheside, Rachel McDonald, Amanda M. Adams, Kate E. Webster, Michael C. Hlavac, and R. Doug McEvoy: Sustained Hypoxia Depresses Sensory Processing of Respiratory Resistive Loads; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1047-1054. First published online June 23 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200505-699OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

NHLBI WORKSHOP:

David S. Wilkes, Thomas M. Egan, and Herbert Y. Reynolds: Lung Transplantation: Opportunities for Research and Clinical Advancement; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 944-955. First published online July 14 2005 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200501-098WS [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE:

Brian J. Lipworth and Daniel Menzies: Systemic Versus Topical Glucocorticoid Therapy for Acute Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1055 [Full Text] [PDF]

Gustavo J. Rodrigo: Systemic Versus Topical Glucocorticoid Therapy for Acute Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1055 [Full Text] [PDF]

Antonio E. Nardi: Where Are the Guidelines for the Treatment of Asthma with Panic Spectrum Symptoms?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1055-1056 [Full Text] [PDF]

Gregor Hasler and Peter J. Gergen: Where Are the Guidelines for the Treatment of Asthma with Panic Spectrum Symptoms?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1056 [Full Text] [PDF]

P. M. Macey and R. M. Harper: OSA Brain Morphology Differences: Magnitude of Loss Approximates Age-related Effects; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1056-1057 [Full Text] [PDF]

F. J. O'Donoghue, R. S. Briellmann, P. D. Rochford, G. S. Pell, and R. J. Pierce: OSA Brain Morphology Differences: Magnitude of Loss Approximates Age-related Effects; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1057-1058 [Full Text] [PDF]

Peter J. F. M. Merkus and Johan C. de Jongste: Inhaled Corticosteroids in Wheezy Infants; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1058-1059 [Full Text] [PDF]

Alejandro M. Teper, Carlos D. Kofman, and Santiago M. Vidaurreta: Inhaled Corticosteroids in Wheezy Infants; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1059 [Full Text] [PDF]

Michael Phillips: Can the Electronic Nose Really Sniff out Lung Cancer?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1060 [Full Text] [PDF]

Serpil C. Erzurum, Timothy Burch, Daniel Laskowski, Peter J. Mazzone, Tarek Mekhail, Constance Jennings, James K. Stoller, Roberto F. Machado, Jacqueline Pyle, Olivia Deffenderfer, and Raed A. Dweik: Can the Electronic Nose Really Sniff out Lung Cancer?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2005; 172: 1060-1061 [Full Text] [PDF]