AJRCCM -- Table of Contents (August 15 2006, 174 [4])

EDITORIALS:

François Lemaire: Do All Types of Human Research Need Ethics Committee Approval?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 363-364 [Full Text] [PDF]

Sally E. Wenzel and Silvana Balzar: Myofibroblast or Smooth Muscle: Do In Vitro Systems Adequately Replicate Tissue Smooth Muscle?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 364-365 [Full Text] [PDF]

Michael Kabesch: A Glitch in the Switch?: Of Endotoxin, CD14, and Allergy; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 365-366 [Full Text] [PDF]

PULMONARY PERSPECTIVE:

Peter Borger, Michael Tamm, Judith L. Black, and Michael Roth: Asthma: Is It Due to an Abnormal Airway Smooth Muscle Cell?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 367-372. First published online May 11 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200501-082PP [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ARTICLES:

A. Asthma and Allergy:

Vivien Chan, Janette K. Burgess, Jonathan C. Ratoff, Brian J. O'Connor, Anne Greenough, Tak H. Lee, and Stuart J. Hirst: Extracellular Matrix Regulates Enhanced Eotaxin Expression in Asthmatic Airway Smooth Muscle Cells; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 379-385. First published online May 18 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200509-1420OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Angela Simpson, Sally L. John, Francine Jury, Rob Niven, Ashley Woodcock, William E. R. Ollier, and Adnan Custovic: Endotoxin Exposure, CD14, and Allergic Disease: An Interaction between Genes and the Environment; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 386-392. First published online April 13 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200509-1380OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

B. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

Stefano Carnevali, Fabrizio Luppi, Domenico D'Arca, Andrea Caporali, Maria Paola Ruggieri, Maria Vittoria Vettori, Andrea Caglieri, Serenella Astancolle, Francesca Panico, Pierpaola Davalli, Antonio Mutti, Leonardo M. Fabbri, and Arnaldo Corti: Clusterin Decreases Oxidative Stress in Lung Fibroblasts Exposed to Cigarette Smoke; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 393-399. First published online May 18 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200512-1835OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

C. Critical Care:

Eileen N. Ogawa, Akitoshi Ishizaka, Sadatomo Tasaka, Hidefumi Koh, Hiroshi Ueno, Fumimasa Amaya, Masahito Ebina, Shingo Yamada, Yosuke Funakoshi, Junko Soejima, Kiyoshi Moriyama, Toru Kotani, Satoru Hashimoto, Hiroshi Morisaki, Edward Abraham, and Junzo Takeda: Contribution of High-Mobility Group Box-1 to the Development of Ventilator-induced Lung Injury; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 400-407. First published online May 25 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200605-699OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Claudia Spies, Verena Eggers, Gyongyi Szabo, Alexandra Lau, Vera von Dossow, Helge Schoenfeld, Hilke Althoff, Katrin Hegenscheid, Birgit Bohm, Torsten Schroeder, Sebastian Pfeiffer, Sabine Ziemer, Christian Paschen, Martin Klein, Christian Marks, Peter Miller, Michael Sander, Klaus-D. Wernecke, Evelin Achterberg, Udo Kaisers, and Hans-Dieter Volk: Intervention at the Level of the Neuroendocrine–Immune Axis and Postoperative Pneumonia Rate in Long-term Alcoholics; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 408-414. First published online May 25 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200506-907OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

D. Cystic Fibrosis:

Edward F. McKone, Jing Shao, Daisy D. Frangolias, Cassie L. Keener, Cynthia A. Shephard, Federico M. Farin, Mark R. Tonelli, Peter D. Pare, Andrew J. Sandford, Moira L. Aitken, and Terrance J. Kavanagh: Variants in the Glutamate-Cysteine-Ligase Gene Are Associated with Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 415-419. First published online May 11 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200508-1281OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

E. Interstitial Lung Disease:

Carmel Avivi-Green, Mayank Singal, and Wolfgang F. Vogel: Discoidin Domain Receptor 1–deficient Mice Are Resistant to Bleomycin-induced Lung Fibrosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 420-427. First published online May 11 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200603-333OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

F. Pediatrics and Lung Development:

Cai-Yun Zhong, Ya Mei Zhou, Jesse P. Joad, and Kent E. Pinkerton: Environmental Tobacco Smoke Suppresses Nuclear Factor- ${kappa}$ B Signaling to Increase Apoptosis in Infant Monkey Lungs; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 428-436. First published online May 18 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200503-509OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

G. Pulmonary Vascular Disease:

John C. Marecki, Carlyne D. Cool, Jane E. Parr, Virginia E. Beckey, Paul A. Luciw, Alice F. Tarantal, Angela Carville, Richard P. Shannon, Adela Cota-Gomez, Rubin M. Tuder, Norbert F. Voelkel, and Sonia C. Flores: HIV-1 Nef Is Associated with Complex Pulmonary Vascular Lesions in SHIV-nef–infected Macaques; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 437-445. First published online May 25 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200601-005OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement][Erratum]

H. Sleep and Control of Ventilation:

Allan I. Pack, Greg Maislin, Bethany Staley, Frances M. Pack, William C. Rogers, Charles F. P. George, and David F. Dinges: Impaired Performance in Commercial Drivers: Role of Sleep Apnea and Short Sleep Duration; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 446-454. First published online May 11 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200408-1146OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Karen A. Waters, Sinthu Sitha, Louise M. O'Brien, Sherryn Bibby, Carina de Torres, Silvano Vella, and Roland de la Eva: Follow-up on Metabolic Markers in Children Treated for Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 455-460. First published online May 18 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200401-110OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

I. Transplantation:

Cassandra L. Mikols, Le Yan, Jin Y. Norris, Tonya D. Russell, Anthony P. Khalifah, Ramsey R. Hachem, Murali M. Chakinala, Roger D. Yusen, Mario Castro, Elbert Kuo, G. Alexander Patterson, Thalachallour Mohanakumar, Elbert P. Trulock, and Michael J. Walter: IL-12 p80 Is an Innate Epithelial Cell Effector That Mediates Chronic Allograft Dysfunction; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 461-470. First published online May 25 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200512-1886OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

NHLBI WORKSHOP:

Thomas L. Croxton, and William C. Bailey for the NHLBI Working Group on Long-term Oxygen Treatment in COPD: Long-term Oxygen Treatment in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Recommendations for Future Research: An NHLBI Workshop Report; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 373-378. First published online April 13 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200507-1161WS [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY DOCUMENTS:

Janet L. Larson, Karen Ahijevych, Audrey Gift, Leslie Hoffman, Susan L. Janson, Dorothy M. Lanuza, Nancy K. Leidy, Paula Meek, Julie Roberts, Terri Weaver, and H. Lorrie Yoos on behalf of the ATS Nursing Research Priorities Subcommittee: American Thoracic Society Statement on Research Priorities in Respiratory Nursing; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 471-478 [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE:

Fumihiko Yasuma, Toyoaki Murohara, and Junichiro Hayano: Long-term Efficacy of Acetazolamide on Cheyne-Stokes Respiration in Congestive Heart Failure; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 479 [Full Text] [PDF]

Shahrokh Javaheri: Long-term Efficacy of Acetazolamide on Cheyne-Stokes Respiration in Congestive Heart Failure; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 479a-480 [Full Text] [PDF]

Thomas Moulding: The Scope and Impact of Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in the United States and Canada; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 480 [Full Text] [PDF]

C. Robert Horsburgh, Timothy R. Sterling, James Bethel, Paul Weinfurter, Stefan Goldberg, and Lourdes Yun: The Scope and Impact of Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in the United States and Canada; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 481 [Full Text] [PDF]