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-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, 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]  

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