EDITORIALS:

Felix Ratjen and Andrew Bush

Amiloride: Still a Viable Treatment Option in Cystic Fibrosis?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 1191-1192 [Full Text] [PDF]  

David A. Zisman and Steven M. Kawut

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Shot through the Heart?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 1192-1193 [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

A. Asthma and Allergy:

Karen Wells, Manel Pladevall, Edward L. Peterson, Janis Campbell, Mingqun Wang, David E. Lanfear, and L. Keoki Williams

Race-Ethnic Differences in Factors Associated with Inhaled Steroid Adherence among Adults with Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 1194-1201. First published online October 10 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200808-1233OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jiansheng Zhou, C. Roland Wolf, Colin J. Henderson, Yeping Cai, Philip G. Board, Paul S. Foster, and Dianne C. Webb

Glutathione Transferase P1: An Endogenous Inhibitor of Allergic Responses in a Mouse Model of Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 1202-1210. First published online September 11 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200801-178OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

Philipp Eickhoff, Arschang Valipour, Dora Kiss, Martin Schreder, Leyla Cekici, Kora Geyer, Robab Kohansal, and Otto C. Burghuber

Determinants of Systemic Vascular Function in Patients with Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 1211-1218. First published online October 3 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200709-1412OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

C. Critical Care:

Karen Maes, Dries Testelmans, Pascal Cadot, Keith DeRuisseau, Scott K. Powers, Marc Decramer, and Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez

Effects of Acute Administration of Corticosteroids during Mechanical Ventilation on Rat Diaphragm

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 1219-1226. First published online October 10 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200702-296OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Lynne A. Murray, Darryl A. Knight, Laura McAlonan, Rochelle Argentieri, Amrita Joshi, Furquan Shaheen, Mark Cunningham, Lena Alexopolou, Richard A. Flavell, Robert T. Sarisky, and Cory M. Hogaboam

Deleterious Role of TLR3 during Hyperoxia-induced Acute Lung Injury

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 1227-1237. First published online October 10 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200807-1020OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Cystic Fibrosis:

Barry M. Linnane, Graham L. Hall, Gary Nolan, Siobhan Brennan, Stephen M. Stick, Peter D. Sly, Colin F. Robertson, Philip J. Robinson, Peter J. Franklin, Stephen W. Turner, and Sarath C. Ranganathan on behalf of the Australian Respiratory Early Surveillance Team for Cystic Fibrosis (AREST-CF)

Lung Function in Infants with Cystic Fibrosis Diagnosed by Newborn Screening

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 1238-1244. First published online September 11 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200804-551OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zhe Zhou, Diana Treis, Susanne C. Schubert, Maria Harm, Jolanthe Schatterny, Stephanie Hirtz, Julia Duerr, Richard C. Boucher, and Marcus A. Mall

Preventive but Not Late Amiloride Therapy Reduces Morbidity and Mortality of Lung Disease in βENaC-overexpressing Mice

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 1245-1256. First published online October 10 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200803-442OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

E. Interstitial Lung Disease:

Richard B. Hubbard, Chris Smith, Ivan Le Jeune, Jonathan Gribbin, and Andrew W. Fogarty

The Association between Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Vascular Disease: A Population-based Study

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 1257-1261. First published online August 28 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200805-725OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Pediatrics and Lung Development:

Philip H. Quanjer, Gerard J. J. M. Borsboom, Jana Kivastik, Peter J. F. M. Merkus, John L. Hankinson, Danny Houthuijs, Bert Brunekreef, Gabriele Ihorst, and Joachim Kühr

Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Spirometry in Children and Adolescents: Interpretative Strategies

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 1262-1270. First published online October 17 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200805-700OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

G. Pulmonary Infections:

Umadevi Sajjan, Qiong Wang, Ying Zhao, Dieter C. Gruenert, and Marc B. Hershenson

Rhinovirus Disrupts the Barrier Function of Polarized Airway Epithelial Cells

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 1271-1281. First published online September 11 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200801-136OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Eduardo Hernández-Garduño

Predictive Value of the Tuberculin Skin Test and the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube Assay for the Development of Active Tuberculosis Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 1282 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roland Diel

Predictive Value of the Tuberculin Skin Test and the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube Assay for the Development of Active Tuberculosis Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 1282 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Timothy D. Mickleborough and Martin R. Lindley

Sodium Intake and Exercise-induced Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 1282-1283 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zara Pogson, John Britton, and Andrew Fogarty

Sodium Intake and Exercise-induced Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 1283 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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