EDITORIALS:

Karin A. Pacheco

Of Rats and Men (and Women)

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 1-2 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gaetano Caramori and Alberto Papi

Smoking History Effect on Peripheral Lung Inflammation and Gene Transcription in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 2-3 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard G. Wunderink

A CAP on Antibiotic Duration

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 3-5 [Full Text] [PDF]  

PULMONARY PERSPECTIVE:

Peter J. Barnes, Badrul Chowdhury, Sergei A. Kharitonov, Helgo Magnussen, Clive P. Page, Dirkje Postma, and Marina Saetta

Pulmonary Biomarkers in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 6-14. First published online March 23 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200510-1659PP [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

ARTICLES:

A. Asthma and Allergy:

Gail M. Gauvreau, Edith M. Hessel, Louis-Philippe Boulet, Robert L. Coffman, and Paul M. O'Byrne

Immunostimulatory Sequences Regulate Interferon-inducible Genes but not Allergic Airway Responses

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 15-20. First published online March 30 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200601-057OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Hayley Jeal, Adrian Draper, Jessica Harris, Anthony Newman Taylor, Paul Cullinan, and Meinir Jones

Modified Th2 Responses at High-Dose Exposures to Allergen: Using an Occupational Model

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 21-25. First published online April 7 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200506-964OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

B. Bronchoscopy and Diagnostic Methodology:

Marc Noppen, Tom Dekeukeleire, Shane Hanon, Grigoris Stratakos, Kayvan Amjadi, Priscilla Madsen, Marc Meysman, Jan D'Haese, and Walter Vincken

Fluorescein-enhanced Autofluorescence Thoracoscopy in Patients with Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax and Normal Subjects

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 26-30. First published online April 20 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200602-259OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

C. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

Charles S. Berenson, Catherine T. Wrona, Lori J. Grove, Jane Maloney, Mary Alice Garlipp, Paul K. Wallace, Carleton C. Stewart, and Sanjay Sethi

Impaired Alveolar Macrophage Response to Haemophilus Antigens in Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 31-40. First published online March 30 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200509-1461OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Patryk Szulakowski, Ann J. L. Crowther, Luis A. Jiménez, Kenneth Donaldson, Ruth Mayer, Thomas B. Leonard, William MacNee, and Ellen M. Drost

The Effect of Smoking on the Transcriptional Regulation of Lung Inflammation in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 41-50. First published online March 30 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200505-725OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

D. Critical Care:

Yann-Erick Claessens, Michaëla Fontenay, Frédéric Pene, Jean-Daniel Chiche, Martine Guesnu, Cyrla Hababou, Nicole Casadevall, Jean-Francçois Dhainaut, Jean-Paul Mira, and Alain Cariou

Erythropoiesis Abnormalities Contribute to Early-Onset Anemia in Patients with Septic Shock

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 51-57. First published online March 30 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200504-561OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

E. Interstitial Lung Disorders:

Sylvain Marchand-Adam, Aurélie Fabre, Arnaud André Mailleux, Joelle Marchal, Christophe Quesnel, Hiroaki Kataoka, Michel Aubier, Monique Dehoux, Paul Soler, and Bruno Crestani

Defect of Pro-Hepatocyte Growth Factor Activation by Fibroblasts in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 58-66. First published online March 30 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200507-1074OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

F. Neuromuscular Disorders:

Frédéric Nicot, Nicholas Hart, Véronique Forin, Michèle Boulé, Annick Clément, Michael I. Polkey, Frédéric Lofaso, and Brigitte Fauroux

Respiratory Muscle Testing: A Valuable Tool for Children with Neuromuscular Disorders

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 67-74. First published online March 30 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200512-1841OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

G. Pediatrics and Lung Development:

Dennis Rosen, Jong-Hwan Lee, Frank Cuttitta, Fatema Rafiqi, Simone Degan, and Mary E. Sunday

Accelerated Thymic Maturation and Autoreactive T Cells in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 75-83. First published online March 30 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200511-1784OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

H. Pulmonary Infections:

Mirjam Christ-Crain, Daiana Stolz, Roland Bingisser, Christian Müller, David Miedinger, Peter R. Huber, Werner Zimmerli, Stephan Harbarth, Michael Tamm, and Beat Müller

Procalcitonin Guidance of Antibiotic Therapy in Community-acquired Pneumonia: A Randomized Trial

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 84-93. First published online April 7 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200512-1922OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

I. Tuberculosis:

Ian M. Rosenthal, Kathy Williams, Sandeep Tyagi, Charles A. Peloquin, Andrew A. Vernon, William R. Bishai, Jacques H. Grosset, and Eric L. Nuermberger

Potent Twice-Weekly Rifapentine-containing Regimens in Murine Tuberculosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 94-101. First published online March 30 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200602-280OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Ritesh Agarwal and Navneet Singh

Amphotericin B Is Still the Drug of Choice for Invasive Aspergillosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 102 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brahm H. Segal and Thomas J. Walsh

Amphotericin B Is Still the Drug of Choice for Invasive Aspergillosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 102a-103 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yossef Aelony and Julius P. Janssen

Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery versus Medical Thoracoscopic Talc Poudrage in Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 103 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jin-Shing Chen and Yung-Chie Lee

Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery versus Medical Thoracoscopic Talc Poudrage in Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 103a-104 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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