AJRCCM -- Table of Contents (September 1 2006, 174 [5])

EDITORIALS:

Susan Redline and Allan I. Pack: Rising to Meet An Unmet Public Health Need: Sleep Medicine and the Pulmonary Community; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 487-488 [Full Text] [PDF]

David M. Mannino: Women and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Does Sex Influence Survival?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 488-489 [Full Text] [PDF]

Rubin M. Tuder: Aging and Cigarette Smoke: Fueling the Fire; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 490-491 [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Randall Reves: Universal Genotyping as a Tool for Establishing Successful Partnerships for Tuberculosis Elimination; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 491-492 [Full Text] [PDF]

ARTICLES:

A. Airway Biology:

James E. Hansen, Xing-Guo Sun, and Karlman Wasserman: Ethnic- and Sex-free Formulae for Detection of Airway Obstruction; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 493-498. First published online June 15 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200604-517OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

B. Asthma and Allergy:

Graham Devereux, Stephen W. Turner, Leone C. A. Craig, Geraldine McNeill, Sheelagh Martindale, Paul J. Harbour, Peter J. Helms, and Anthony Seaton: Low Maternal Vitamin E Intake during Pregnancy Is Associated with Asthma in 5-Year-Old Children; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 499-507. First published online June 8 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200512-1946OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Amr El-Ekiaby, Lori Brianas, Mary E. Skowronski, Albert J. Coreno, Gayle Galan, Frank J. Kaeberlein, Roy E. Seitz, Karen D. Villaba, Howard Dickey-White, and E. R. McFadden, Jr.: Impact of Race on the Severity of Acute Episodes of Asthma and Adrenergic Responsiveness; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 508-513. First published online June 8 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200603-431OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jo Leonardi-Bee, David Pritchard, John Britton, and the Parasites in Asthma Collaboration: Asthma and Current Intestinal Parasite Infection: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 514-523. First published online June 15 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200603-331OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

C. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

Maria-Christina L. Machado, Jerry A. Krishnan, Sonia A. Buist, Andrew L. Bilderback, Guilherme P. Fazolo, Michelle G. Santarosa, Fernando Queiroga, Jr., and William M. Vollmer: Sex Differences in Survival of Oxygen-dependent Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 524-529. First published online June 15 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200507-1057OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Tadashi Sato, Kuniaki Seyama, Yasunori Sato, Hiroaki Mori, Sanae Souma, Taeko Akiyoshi, Yuzo Kodama, Takanori Mori, Sataro Goto, Kazuhisa Takahashi, Yoshinosuke Fukuchi, Naoki Maruyama, and Akihito Ishigami: Senescence Marker Protein-30 Protects Mice Lungs from Oxidative Stress, Aging, and Smoking; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 530-537. First published online May 25 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200511-1816OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

D. Critical Care:

Angela M. Cheung, Catherine M. Tansey, George Tomlinson, Natalia Diaz-Granados, Andrea Matté, Aiala Barr, Sangeeta Mehta, C. David Mazer, Cameron B. Guest, Thomas E. Stewart, Fatma Al-Saidi, Andrew B. Cooper, Deborah Cook, Arthur S. Slutsky, Margaret S. Herridge, and for the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group: Two-Year Outcomes, Health Care Use, and Costs of Survivors of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 538-544. First published online June 8 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200505-693OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

E. Environmental and Occupational Lung Disease:

Gea Bonetto, Massimo Corradi, Silvia Carraro, Stefania Zanconato, Rossella Alinovi, Giuseppina Folesani, Liviana Da Dalt, Antonio Mutti, and Eugenio Baraldi: Longitudinal Monitoring of Lung Injury in Children after Acute Chlorine Exposure in a Swimming Pool; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 545-549. First published online June 8 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200509-1392OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

F. Interstitial Lung Disease:

Yoshiki Ishii, Sakae Fujimoto, and Takeshi Fukuda: Gefitinib Prevents Bleomycin-induced Lung Fibrosis in Mice; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 550-556. First published online June 1 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200509-1534OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Margaret M. Kelly, Richard Leigh, Sarah E. Gilpin, Elaine Cheng, Gail E. M. Martin, Katherine Radford, Gerard Cox, and Jack Gauldie: Cell-specific Gene Expression in Patients with Usual Interstitial Pneumonia; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 557-565. First published online May 25 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200510-1648OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Geert M. Verleden, Bart M. Vanaudenaerde, Lieven J. Dupont, and Dirk E. Van Raemdonck: Azithromycin Reduces Airway Neutrophilia and Interleukin-8 in Patients with Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 566-570. First published online June 1 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200601-071OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

G. Pediatrics and Lung Development:

Frank Brasch, Sven Schimanski, Christian Mühlfeld, Stefan Barlage, Thomas Langmann, Charalampos Aslanidis, Alfred Boettcher, Ashraf Dada, Horst Schroten, Eva Mildenberger, Eric Prueter, Manfred Ballmann, Matthias Ochs, Georg Johnen, Matthias Griese, and Gerd Schmitz: Alteration of the Pulmonary Surfactant System in Full-Term Infants with Hereditary ABCA3 Deficiency; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 571-580. First published online May 25 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200509-1535OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Man Yi, Rosetta Belcastro, Samuel Shek, Daochun Luo, Martin Post, and A. Keith Tanswell: Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 and Receptor-1 ${alpha}$ (IIIc) Regulate Postnatal Rat Lung Cell Apoptosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 581-589. First published online May 25 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200511-1718OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

H. Pulmonary Vascular Disease:

Joy D. Cogan, Michael W. Pauciulo, Amy P. Batchman, Melissa A. Prince, Ivan M. Robbins, Lora K. Hedges, Krista C. Stanton, Lisa A. Wheeler, John A. Phillips, III, James E. Loyd, and William C. Nichols: High Frequency of BMPR2 Exonic Deletions/Duplications in Familial Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 590-598. First published online May 25 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200602-165OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

I. Tuberculosis:

Patrick K. Moonan, Joseph Oppong, Behzad Sahbazian, Karan P. Singh, Raghbir Sandhu, Gerry Drewyer, Terry LaFon, Marco Marruffo, Teresa N. Quitugua, Charles Wallace, and Stephen E. Weis: What Is the Outcome of Targeted Tuberculosis Screening Based on Universal Genotyping and Location?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 599-604. First published online May 25 2006 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200512-1977OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY DOCUMENTS:

Holger J. Schünemann, Roman Jaeschke, Deborah J. Cook, William F. Bria, Ali A. El-Solh, Armin Ernst, Bonnie F. Fahy, Michael K. Gould, Kathleen L. Horan, Jerry A. Krishnan, Constantine A. Manthous, Janet R. Maurer, Walter T. McNicholas, Andrew D. Oxman, Gordon Rubenfeld, Gerard M. Turino, and Gordon Guyatt on behalf of the ATS Documents Development and Implementation Committee: An Official ATS Statement: Grading the Quality of Evidence and Strength of Recommendations in ATS Guidelines and Recommendations; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 605-614 [Full Text] [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE:

Pieter L. J. Degraeuwe and Luc J. I. Zimmermann: Why Partial Liquid Ventilation Did Not Fulfill Its Promise; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 615 [Full Text] [PDF]

Robert M. Kacmarek and Arthur S. Slutsky: Why Partial Liquid Ventilation Did Not Fulfill Its Promise; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 615a-616 [Full Text] [PDF]

Fabio Di Stefano: Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 616 [Full Text] [PDF]

Edward Abraham: Erratum: Bombesin Inhibits Alveolarization and Promotes Pulmonary Fibrosis in Newborn Mice; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 616a-617 [Full Text] [PDF]

Wing Wai Yew and Chi Chiu Leung: Erratum: Prognostic Significance of Early Weight Gain in Underweight Patients with Tuberculosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2006; 174: 617 [Full Text] [PDF]