EDITORIALS:

Paul Aurora, Helen Spencer, and Antonio Moreno-Galdó

Lung Transplantation in Children with Cystic Fibrosis: A View from Europe

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 935-936 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carrie A. Redlich and Laura S. Welch

Chronic Beryllium Disease: Risk from Low-Level Exposure

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 936-937 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Claudine Peiffer

Dyspnea and Emotion: What Can We Learn from Functional Brain Imaging?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 937-939 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chi Chiu Leung, William C. Bailey, and Wing Wai Yew

Screening Contacts of Tuberculosis: Overcoming Obstacles with an Old Tool

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 939-940 [Full Text] [PDF]  

PULMONARY AND CRITICAL CARE UPDATES:

Sarita Dubey and Charles A. Powell

Update in Lung Cancer 2007

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 941-946 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard L. Horner and T. Douglas Bradley

Update in Sleep and Control of Ventilation 2007

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 947-951 [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

A. Asthma and Allergy:

Gail M. Gauvreau, Louis Philippe Boulet, Donald W. Cockcroft, Adrian Baatjes, Johanne Cote, Francine Deschesnes, Beth Davis, Tara Strinich, Karen Howie, MyLinh Duong, Richard M. Watson, Paolo M. Renzi, and Paul M. O'Byrne

Antisense Therapy against CCR3 and the Common Beta Chain Attenuates Allergen-induced Eosinophilic Responses

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 952-958. First published online January 31 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200708-1251OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Cristen Pantano, Jennifer L. Ather, John F. Alcorn, Matthew E. Poynter, Amy L. Brown, Amy S. Guala, Stacie L. Beuschel, Gilman B. Allen, Laurie A. Whittaker, Mieke Bevelander, Charles G. Irvin, and Yvonne M. W. Janssen-Heininger

Nuclear Factor-B Activation in Airway Epithelium Induces Inflammation and Hyperresponsiveness

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 959-969. First published online February 8 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200707-1096OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Tim J. T. Sutherland, Jan O. Cowan, and D. Robin Taylor

Dynamic Hyperinflation with Bronchoconstriction: Differences between Obese and Nonobese Women with Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 970-975. First published online February 8 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200711-1738OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

B. Critical Care:

Gillian Colville, Sally Kerry, and Christine Pierce

Children's Factual and Delusional Memories of Intensive Care

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 976-982. First published online January 31 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200706-857OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Ruairi J. Fahy, Matthew C. Exline, Mikhail A. Gavrilin, Nitin Y. Bhatt, Beth Y. Besecker, Anasuya Sarkar, Jennifer L. Hollyfield, Michelle D. Duncan, Haikady N. Nagaraja, Nina L. Knatz, Mark Hall, and Mark D. Wewers

Inflammasome mRNA Expression in Human Monocytes during Early Septic Shock

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 983-988. First published online February 8 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200703-418OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Herng-Ching Lin, Sudha Xirasagar, Chi-Hung Chen, and Yi-Ting Hwang

Physician's Case Volume of Intensive Care Unit Pneumonia Admissions and In-Hospital Mortality

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 989-994. First published online February 8 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200706-813OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Cystic Fibrosis:

Michael M. Tunney, Tyler R. Field, Thomas F. Moriarty, Sheila Patrick, Gerd Doering, Marianne S. Muhlebach, Matthew C. Wolfgang, Richard Boucher, Deirdre F. Gilpin, Andrew McDowell, and J. Stuart Elborn

Detection of Anaerobic Bacteria in High Numbers in Sputum from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 995-1001. First published online February 8 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200708-1151OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

D. Environmental and Occupational Lung Disease:

Dave R. Dobis, Richard T. Sawyer, May M. Gillespie, Jie Huang, Lee S. Newman, Lisa A. Maier, and Brian J. Day

Modulation of Lymphocyte Proliferation by Antioxidants in Chronic Beryllium Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 1002-1011. First published online January 24 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200707-1021OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Lisa A. Maier, John W. Martyny, Jing Liang, and Milton D. Rossman

Recent Chronic Beryllium Disease in Residents Surrounding a Beryllium Facility

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 1012-1017. First published online January 31 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200607-1042OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. Pulmonary Vascular Disease:

Mareike Lankeit, Tibor Kempf, Claudia Dellas, Mayumi Cuny, Heike Tapken, Timo Peter, Manfred Olschewski, Stavros Konstantinides, and Kai C. Wollert

Growth Differentiation Factor-15 for Prognostic Assessment of Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 1018-1025. First published online February 8 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200712-1786OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Sleep and Control of Ventilation:

Andreas von Leupoldt, Tobias Sommer, Sarah Kegat, Hans Jörg Baumann, Hans Klose, Bernhard Dahme, and Christian Büchel

The Unpleasantness of Perceived Dyspnea Is Processed in the Anterior Insula and Amygdala

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 1026-1032. First published online February 8 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200712-1821OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Transplantation:

Allan R. Glanville, Christina L. Aboyoun, Adrian Havryk, Marshall Plit, Steven Rainer, and Monique A. Malouf

Severity of Lymphocytic Bronchiolitis Predicts Long-Term Outcome after Lung Transplantation

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 1033-1040. First published online February 8 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200706-951OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

H. Tuberculosis:

Khaoula Aissa, Fouad Madhi, Nathalie Ronsin, France Delarocque, Aurélie Lecuyer, Bénédicte Decludt, Natacha Remus, Laurent Abel, Christine Poirier, and Christophe Delacourt for the CG94 Study Group

Evaluation of a Model for Efficient Screening of Tuberculosis Contact Subjects

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 1041-1047. First published online February 8 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200711-1756OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Alfredo N. C. Santana, Ronaldo A. Kairalla, and Carlos R. R. Carvalho

Potential Role of Statin Use in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 1048 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hatem Abusriwil and Robert A. Stockley

Bacterial Load and Exacerbations of COPD

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 1048-1049 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sanjay Sethi and Timothy F. Murphy

Bacterial Load and Exacerbations of COPD

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 1049 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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