AJRCCM -- Table of Contents (January 15 2008, 177 [2])

EDITORIALS:

Rosalind J. Wright: Exploring Biopsychosocial Influences on Asthma Expression in Both the Family and Community Context; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 129-130 [Full Text] [PDF]

Tobias Welte: Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: More a Functional than an Inflammatory Problem?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 130-131 [Full Text] [PDF]

ARTICLES:

A. Airway Biology:

Edward M. Erin, Gavin R. Jenkins, Onn Min Kon, Angela S. Zacharasiewicz, Grant C. Nicholson, Helen Neighbour, Rachel C. Tennant, Andrew J. Tan, Brian R. Leaker, Andrew Bush, Peter J. Jose, Peter J. Barnes, and Trevor T. Hansel: Optimized Dialysis and Protease Inhibition of Sputum Dithiothreitol Supernatants; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 132-141. First published online October 25 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200603-311OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

B. Asthma and Allergy:

Anita L. Kozyrskyj, Xiao-Mei Mai, Patrick McGrath, Kent T. HayGlass, Allan B. Becker, and Brian MacNeil: Continued Exposure to Maternal Distress in Early Life Is Associated with an Increased Risk of Childhood Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 142-147. First published online October 11 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200703-381OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jodie L. Simpson, Heather Powell, Michael J. Boyle, Rodney J. Scott, and Peter G. Gibson: Clarithromycin Targets Neutrophilic Airway Inflammation in Refractory Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 148-155. First published online October 18 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200707-1134OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

C. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

Carol A. Feghali-Bostwick, Aneal S. Gadgil, Leo E. Otterbein, Joseph M. Pilewski, Michael W. Stoner, Eva Csizmadia, Yingze Zhang, Frank C. Sciurba, and Steven R. Duncan: Autoantibodies in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 156-163. First published online November 1 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200701-014OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

George R. Washko, Vincent S. Fan, Scott D. Ramsey, Zab Mohsenifar, Fernando Martinez, Barry J. Make, Frank C. Sciurba, Gerald J. Criner, Omar Minai, Malcolm M. DeCamp, and John J. Reilly for the National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group: The Effect of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 164-169. First published online October 25 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200708-1194OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

D. Critical Care:

Andrés Esteban, Niall D. Ferguson, Maureen O. Meade, Fernando Frutos-Vivar, Carlos Apezteguia, Laurent Brochard, Konstantinos Raymondos, Nicolas Nin, Javier Hurtado, Vinko Tomicic, Marco González, José Elizalde, Peter Nightingale, Fekri Abroug, Paolo Pelosi, Yaseen Arabi, Rui Moreno, Manuel Jibaja, Gabriel D'Empaire, Fredi Sandi, Dimitros Matamis, Ana María Montañez, and Antonio Anzueto for the VENTILA Group: Evolution of Mechanical Ventilation in Response to Clinical Research; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 170-177. First published online October 25 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200706-893OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Zhen Wang, Fuhong Su, Alejandro Bruhn, Xin Yang, and Jean-Louis Vincent: Acute Hypercapnia Improves Indices of Tissue Oxygenation More than Dobutamine in Septic Shock; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 178-183. First published online October 18 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200706-906OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online�Supplement]

E. Environmental and Occupational Lung Disease:

Antonella Zanobetti and Joel Schwartz: Mortality Displacement in the Association of Ozone with Mortality: An Analysis of 48 Cities in the United States; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 184-189. First published online October 11 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200706-823OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

F. Interstitial Lung Disease:

Katerina M. Antoniou, David M. Hansell, Michael B. Rubens, Katharina Marten, Sujal R. Desai, Nikolaos M. Siafakas, Andrew G. Nicholson, Roland M. du Bois, and Athol U. Wells: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Outcome in Relation to Smoking Status; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 190-194. First published online October 25 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200612-1759OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Hiroaki Obata, Yoshiki Sakai, Shunsuke Ohnishi, Satoshi Takeshita, Hidezo Mori, Makoto Kodama, Kenji Kangawa, Yoshifusa Aizawa, and Noritoshi Nagaya: Single Injection of a Sustained-release Prostacyclin Analog Improves Pulmonary Hypertension in Rats; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 195-201. First published online November 1 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200703-349OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Kari Otterdal, Arne K. Andreassen, Arne Yndestad, Erik Øie, Wiggo J. Sandberg, Christen P. Dahl, Turid M. Pedersen, Thor Ueland, Lars Gullestad, Frank R. Brosstad, Pål Aukrust, and Jan K. Damås: Raised LIGHT Levels in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Potential Role in Thrombus Formation; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 202-207. First published online October 25 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200703-506OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

G. Pulmonary Infections:

Young-Mok Lee, Nobuaki Miyahara, Katsuyuki Takeda, John Prpich, Anita Oh, Annette Balhorn, Anthony Joetham, Erwin W. Gelfand, and Azzeddine Dakhama: IFN- ${gamma}$ Production during Initial Infection Determines the Outcome of Reinfection with Respiratory Syncytial Virus; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 208-218. First published online October 25 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200612-1890OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online�Supplement]

H. Pulmonary Vascular Disease:

Fumihiko Kamezaki, Hiromi Tasaki, Kazuhito Yamashita, Masato Tsutsui, Shinichiro Koide, Sei Nakata, Akihide Tanimoto, Masahiro Okazaki, Yasuyuki Sasaguri, Tetsuo Adachi, and Yutaka Otsuji: Gene Transfer of Extracellular Superoxide Dismutase Ameliorates Pulmonary Hypertension in Rats; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 219-226. First published online October 25 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200702-264OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

I. Sleep and Control of Ventilation:

Maurice Dematteis, Cécile Julien, Christiane Guillermet, Nathalie Sturm, Sylvie Lantuejoul, Michel Mallaret, Patrick Lévy, and Evelyne Gozal: Intermittent Hypoxia Induces Early Functional Cardiovascular Remodeling in Mice; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 227-235. First published online October 25 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200702-238OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online�Supplement]

CORRESPONDENCE:

Richard M. Effros: Metabolomics in Exhaled Breath Condensates; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 236 [Full Text] [PDF]

Silvia Carraro, Claude Guillou, Fabiano Reniero, Giuseppe Giordano, and Eugenio Baraldi: Metabolomics in Exhaled Breath Condensates; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 236 [Full Text] [PDF]

Mark J. Travers and Kiyoung Lee: Particulate Air Pollution in Irish Pubs Is Grossly Underestimated; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 236-237 [Full Text] [PDF]

Luke Clancy and Pat Goodman: Particulate Air Pollution in Irish Pubs Is Grossly Underestimated; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 237-238 [Full Text] [PDF]

Marcel Bonay, Anne Boutten, and Bruno Crestani: Cytokines in Pulmonary Emphysema: Can Results in Mice Be Translated to Humans?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 238 [Full Text] [PDF]

Tomoaki Hoshino, Howard A. Young, and Hisamichi Aizawa: Cytokines in Pulmonary Emphysema: Can Results in Mice Be Translated to Humans?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 238-239 [Full Text] [PDF]