EDITORIALS:

Peter T. Macklem

At Last! A Realistic Animal Model of Severe Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 245-246 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles Andrew Powell

Waiting to Exhale

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 246-247 [Full Text] [PDF]  

PULMONARY PERSPECTIVE:

Reynold A. Panettieri, Jr., Michael I. Kotlikoff, William T. Gerthoffer, Marc B. Hershenson, Prescott G. Woodruff, Ian P. Hall, and Susan Banks-Schlegel

Airway Smooth Muscle in Bronchial Tone, Inflammation, and Remodeling: Basic Knowledge to Clinical Relevance

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 248-252. First published online November 15 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200708-1217PP [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

A. Airway Biology:

Sanja Stanojevic, Angie Wade, Janet Stocks, John Hankinson, Allan L. Coates, Huiqi Pan, Mark Rosenthal, Mary Corey, Patrick Lebecque, and Tim J. Cole

Reference Ranges for Spirometry Across All Ages: A New Approach

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 253-260. First published online November 15 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200708-1248OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Asthma and Allergy:

Jason H. T. Bates, Ana Cojocaru, Hans C. Haverkamp, Lisa M. Rinaldi, and Charles G. Irvin

The Synergistic Interactions of Allergic Lung Inflammation and Intratracheal Cationic Protein

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 261-268. First published online October 25 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200706-832OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

C. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

Steven Bozinovski, Anastasia Hutchinson, Michelle Thompson, Lochlan MacGregor, James Black, Eleni Giannakis, Anne-Sophie Karlsson, Roger Silvestrini, David Smallwood, Ross Vlahos, Louis B. Irving, and Gary P. Anderson

Serum Amyloid A Is a Biomarker of Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 269-278. First published online November 15 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200705-678OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

D. Critical Care:

Amber E. Barnato, Sherri L. Alexander, Walter T. Linde-Zwirble, and Derek C. Angus

Racial Variation in the Incidence, Care, and Outcomes of Severe Sepsis: Analysis of Population, Patient, and Hospital Characteristics

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 279-284. First published online November 1 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200703-480OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeremy M. Kahn, Walter T. Linde-Zwirble, Hannah Wunsch, Amber E. Barnato, Theodore J. Iwashyna, Mark S. Roberts, Judith R. Lave, and Derek C. Angus

Potential Value of Regionalized Intensive Care for Mechanically Ventilated Medical Patients

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 285-291. First published online November 15 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200708-1214OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guido Musch, Giacomo Bellani, Marcos F. Vidal Melo, R. Scott Harris, Tilo Winkler, Tobias Schroeder, and Jose G. Venegas

Relation between Shunt, Aeration, and Perfusion in Experimental Acute Lung Injury

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 292-300. First published online October 11 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200703-484OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Anna Nolan, Michael Weiden, Ann Kelly, Yoshihiko Hoshino, Satomi Hoshino, Nehal Mehta, and Jeffrey A. Gold

CD40 and CD80/86 Act Synergistically to Regulate Inflammation and Mortality in Polymicrobial Sepsis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 301-308. First published online November 7 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200703-515OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

E. Cystic Fibrosis:

Christina K. Haston, Wei Li, Ailian Li, Melanie Lafleur, and Janet E. Henderson

Persistent Osteopenia in Adult Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator–deficient Mice

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 309-315. First published online November 15 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200705-659OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Environmental and Occupational Lung Disease:

Xiaorong Wang, Hong-Xi Zhang, Bi-Xiong Sun, He-Lian Dai, Jin-Qing Hang, Ellen Eisen, Li Su, and David C. Christiani

Cross-shift Airway Responses and Long-Term Decline in FEV₁ in Cotton Textile Workers

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 316-320. First published online November 1 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200702-318OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

G. Interstitial Lung Disease:

Marjukka Myllärniemi, Pamela Lindholm, Merja J. Ryynänen, Corrine R. Kliment, Kaisa Salmenkivi, Jorma Keski-Oja, Vuokko L. Kinnula, Tim D. Oury, and Katri Koli

Gremlin-mediated Decrease in Bone Morphogenetic Protein Signaling Promotes Pulmonary Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 321-329. First published online November 1 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200706-945OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Antje Prasse, Christine Katic, Martin Germann, Armin Buchwald, Gernot Zissel, and Joachim Müller-Quernheim

Phenotyping Sarcoidosis from a Pulmonary Perspective

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 330-336. First published online November 1 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200705-742OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

H. Lung Cancer and Oncologic Disorders:

Giovanna E. Carpagnano, Maria Pia Foschino-Barbaro, Antonio Spanevello, Onofrio Resta, Francesco Carpagnano, Giuseppina Mulé, Rosamaria Pinto, Stefania Tommasi, and Angelo Paradiso

3p Microsatellite Signature in Exhaled Breath Condensate and Tumor Tissue of Patients with Lung Cancer

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 337-341. First published online October 25 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200707-1136OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steinn Jonsson, Marileila Varella-Garcia, York E. Miller, Holly J. Wolf, Tim Byers, Sarah Braudrick, Porntip Kiatsimkul, Marina Lewis, Timothy C. Kennedy, Robert L. Keith, Johannes Bjornsson, Annette McWilliams, Stephen Lam, Fred R. Hirsch, and Wilbur A. Franklin

Chromosomal Aneusomy in Bronchial High-Grade Lesions Is Associated with Invasive Lung Cancer

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 342-347. First published online November 7 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200708-1142OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. Tuberculosis:

Diane E. Bennett, Jeanne M. Courval, Ida Onorato, Tracy Agerton, Judy D. Gibson, Lauren Lambert, Geraldine M. McQuillan, Brenda Lewis, Thomas R. Navin, and Kenneth G. Castro

Prevalence of Tuberculosis Infection in the United States Population: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2000

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 348-355. First published online November 7 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200701-057OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Alessandra Sandrini, Anu Krishnan, and Deborah H. Yates

S-LAM in a Man: The First Case Report

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 356 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles D. Burger

S-LAM in Men: Is Pulmonary Function Different from That Seen in Women?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 356 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mario Schiavina, Paola Contini, Andrea Fabiani, and Antonia D'Errico-Grigioni

S-LAM in Men: Is Pulmonary Function Different from That Seen in Women?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 357 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Massimiliano Sorbello, Massimo Antonelli, Arturo Guarino, Guido Merli, Flavia Petrini, and Giulio Frova On behalf of the Società Italiana di Anestesia, Analgesia, Rianimazione, Terapia Intensiva e Iperbarica (SIAARTI) Difficult Airways Study Group

Noninvasive Ventilation and Intubation of Hypoxic Patients: ICU versus Operating Room

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 357-358 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christophe Baillard and Samir Jaber

Noninvasive Ventilation and Intubation of Hypoxic Patients: ICU versus Operating Room

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 358 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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