EDITORIALS:

Ramsey Sabit and Dennis J. Shale

Vascular Structure and Function in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Chicken and Egg Issue?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 1175-1176 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hans L. Rieder

Of Contagion and Inherited Susceptibility: An Epidemiologic Tribute to George W. Comstock

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 1176-1177 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elizabeth G. Nabel

Notes from the NHLBI Director: Shaping the Future of Research—The NHLBI Strategic Plan

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 1178 [Full Text] [PDF]  

CLINICAL COMMENTARY:

MeiLan K. Han, Dirkje Postma, David M. Mannino, Nicholas D. Giardino, Sonia Buist, Jeffrey L. Curtis, and Fernando J. Martinez

Gender and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Why It Matters

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 1179-1184. First published online August 2 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200704-553CC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

ARTICLES:

A. Asthma and Allergy:

Ian D. Pavord, Gerard Cox, Neil C. Thomson, Adalberto S. Rubin, Paul A. Corris, Robert M. Niven, Kian F. Chung, Michel Laviolette, and the RISA Trial Study Group

Safety and Efficacy of Bronchial Thermoplasty in Symptomatic, Severe Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 1185-1191. First published online September 27 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200704-571OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Muhammad T. Salam, W. James Gauderman, Rob McConnell, Pi-Chu Lin, and Frank D. Gilliland

Transforming Growth Factor-β1 C-509T Polymorphism, Oxidant Stress, and Early-Onset Childhood Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 1192-1199. First published online August 2 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200704-561OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

B. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

R. Graham Barr, Sonia Mesia-Vela, John H. M. Austin, Robert C. Basner, Brad M. Keller, Anthony P. Reeves, Daichi Shimbo, and Lori Stevenson

Impaired Flow-mediated Dilation Is Associated with Low Pulmonary Function and Emphysema in Ex-smokers: The Emphysema and Cancer Action Project (EMCAP) Study

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 1200-1207. First published online August 29 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200707-980OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David A. McAllister, John D. Maclay, Nicholas L. Mills, Grant Mair, Joy Miller, David Anderson, David E. Newby, John T. Murchison, and William MacNee

Arterial Stiffness Is Independently Associated with Emphysema Severity in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 1208-1214. First published online September 20 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200707-1080OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

David G. Parr, Peter G. Guest, John H. Reynolds, Lee J. Dowson, and Robert A. Stockley

Prevalence and Impact of Bronchiectasis in ₁-Antitrypsin Deficiency

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 1215-1221. First published online September 13 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200703-489OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

C. Critical Care:

Srinivas Papaiahgari, Adi Yerrapureddy, Swetha R. Reddy, Narsa M. Reddy, Jeffery M. Dodd-O, Michael T. Crow, Dimitry N. Grigoryev, Kathleen Barnes, Rubin M. Tuder, Masayuki Yamamoto, Thomas W. Kensler, Shyam Biswal, Wayne Mitzner, Paul M. Hassoun, and Sekhar P. Reddy

Genetic and Pharmacologic Evidence Links Oxidative Stress to Ventilator-induced Lung Injury in Mice

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 1222-1235. First published online September 27 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200701-060OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

D. Environmental and Occupational Lung Disease:

Fernando Holguin, Silvia Flores, Zev Ross, Marlene Cortez, Mario Molina, Luisa Molina, Carlos Rincon, Michael Jerrett, Kiros Berhane, Alfredo Granados, and Isabelle Romieu

Traffic-related Exposures, Airway Function, Inflammation, and Respiratory Symptoms in Children

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 1236-1242. First published online July 19 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200611-1616OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

E. Interstitial Lung Disease:

Momoyo Azuma, Yasuhiko Nishioka, Yoshinori Aono, Mami Inayama, Hideki Makino, Jun Kishi, Masayuki Shono, Katsuhiro Kinoshita, Hisanori Uehara, Fumitaka Ogushi, Keisuke Izumi, and Saburo Sone

Role of ₁-Acid Glycoprotein in Therapeutic Antifibrotic Effects of Imatinib with Macrolides in Mice

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 1243-1250. First published online August 23 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200702-178OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Hajime Fujimoto, Corina N. D'Alessandro-Gabazza, Moorthy S. S. Palanki, Paul E. Erdman, Takehiro Takagi, Esteban C. Gabazza, Nelson E. Bruno, Yutaka Yano, Tatsuya Hayashi, Shigenori Tamaki, Yasuhiro Sumida, Yukihiko Adachi, Koji Suzuki, and Osamu Taguchi

Inhibition of Nuclear Factor-B in T Cells Suppresses Lung Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 1251-1260. First published online September 27 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200609-1288OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Anna Serrano-Mollar, Maria Nacher, Gemma Gay-Jordi, Daniel Closa, Antoni Xaubet, and Oriol Bulbena

Intratracheal Transplantation of Alveolar Type II Cells Reverses Bleomycin-induced Lung Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 1261-1268. First published online July 19 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200610-1491OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Pediatrics and Lung Development:

Luciana Friedrich, Paulo M. C. Pitrez, Renato T. Stein, Marcelo Goldani, Robert Tepper, and Marcus H. Jones

Growth Rate of Lung Function in Healthy Preterm Infants

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 1269-1273. First published online September 20 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200703-476OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

G. Sleep and Control of Ventilation:

Nikolaus J. Buchner, Bernd M. Sanner, Jan Borgel, and Lars C. Rump

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment of Mild to Moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea Reduces Cardiovascular Risk

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 1274-1280. First published online August 2 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200611-1588OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Tuberculosis:

Ellen A. van der Eijk, Esther van de Vosse, Jan P. Vandenbroucke, and Jaap T. van Dissel

Heredity versus Environment in Tuberculosis in Twins: The 1950s United Kingdom Prophit Survey—Simonds and Comstock Revisited

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 1281-1288. First published online September 6 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200703-435OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Eyal Robenshtok, Mical Paul, and Leonard Leibovici

Atypical Coverage for Community-acquired Pneumonia

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 1289 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Forest W. Arnold, James T. Summersgill, Andrew S. LaJoie, Paula Peyrani, Thomas J. Marrie, Paolo Rossi, Francesco Blasi, Patricia Fernandez, Thomas M. File, Jr., Jordi Rello, Rosario Menendez, Carlos M. Luna, and Julio A. Ramirez

Atypical Coverage for Community-acquired Pneumonia

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2007; 176: 1289-1290 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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