AJRCCM -- Table of Contents (February 1 2009, 179 [3])

EDITORIAL:

Laurent Brochard and Jean-Jacques Rouby: Changing Mortality in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome? Yes, We Can!; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 177-178 [Full Text] [PDF]

Hans Bisgaard, Klaus Bønnelykke, Patrick M. A. Sleiman, Martin Brasholt, Bo Chawes, Eskil Kreiner-Møller, Malene Stage, Cecilia Kim, Roger Tavendale, Florent Baty, Christian Bressen Pipper, Colin N. A. Palmer, and Hakon Hakonarsson: Chromosome 17q21 Gene Variants Are Associated with Asthma and Exacerbations but Not Atopy in Early Childhood; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 179-185. First published online November 21 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200809-1436OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Khalil Karimi, Mark D. Inman, John Bienenstock, and Paul Forsythe: Lactobacillus reuteri–induced Regulatory T cells Protect against an Allergic Airway Response in Mice; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 186-193. First published online November 21 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200806-951OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Renaud Léguillette, Michel Laviolette, Celine Bergeron, Nedjma Zitouni, Paul Kogut, Julian Solway, Linda Kachmar, Qutayba Hamid, and Anne-Marie Lauzon: Myosin, Transgelin, and Myosin Light Chain Kinase: Expression and Function in Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 194-204. First published online November 14 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200609-1367OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Guicheng Zhang, Julie Rowe, Merci Kusel, Anthony Bosco, Kathy McKenna, Nicholas de Klerk, Peter D. Sly, and Patrick G. Holt: Interleukin-10/Interleukin-5 Responses at Birth Predict Risk for Respiratory Infections in Children with Atopic Family History; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 205-211. First published online November 7 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200803-438OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Jung-Eun Choi, Sung-soon Lee, Donald A. Sunde, Isham Huizar, Kathy L. Haugk, Victor J. Thannickal, Ragini Vittal, Stephen R. Plymate, and Lynn M. Schnapp: Insulin-like Growth Factor-I Receptor Blockade Improves Outcome in Mouse Model of Lung Injury; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 212-219. First published online November 14 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200802-228OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jason Phua, Joan R. Badia, Neill K. J. Adhikari, Jan O. Friedrich, Robert A. Fowler, Jeff M. Singh, Damon C. Scales, David R. Stather, Amanda Li, Andrew Jones, David J. Gattas, David Hallett, George Tomlinson, Thomas E. Stewart, and Niall D. Ferguson: Has Mortality from Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Decreased over Time?: A Systematic Review; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 220-227. First published online November 14 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200805-722OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Vsevolod Y. Polotsky, Susheel P. Patil, Vladimir Savransky, Alison Laffan, Shannon Fonti, Leigh A. Frame, Kimberly E. Steele, Michael A. Schweizter, Jeanne M. Clark, Michael S. Torbenson, and Alan R. Schwartz: Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Insulin Resistance, and Steatohepatitis in Severe Obesity; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 228-234. First published online October 31 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200804-608OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Naresh M. Punjabi and Brock A. Beamer: Alterations in Glucose Disposal in Sleep-disordered Breathing; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 235-240. First published online November 14 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200809-1392OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Stefania Redolfi, Dai Yumino, Pimon Ruttanaumpawan, Brian Yau, Mao-Chang Su, Jennifer Lam, and T. Douglas Bradley: Relationship between Overnight Rostral Fluid Shift and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Nonobese Men; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 241-246. First published online November 14 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200807-1076OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Sonia A. Gomez, Claudia L. Argüelles, Diego Guerrieri, Nancy L. Tateosian, Nicolás O. Amiano, Rut Slimovich, Paulo C. Maffia, Eduardo Abbate, Rosa M. Musella, Verónica E. Garcia, and H. Eduardo Chuluyan: Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor: A Secreted Pattern Recognition Receptor for Mycobacteria; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 247-253. First published online November 14 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200804-615OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

John R. Stradling: Sleep Study Predictors of Prevalent Cardiovascular Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 254 [Full Text] [PDF]

Naresh M. Punjabi and Mark Sanders: Sleep Study Predictors of Prevalent Cardiovascular Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 254 [Full Text] [PDF]

Wim A. Wuyts and Geert M. Verleden: Integration of Clinical, Radiological, and Histopathological Data in the Diagnosis of Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 254-255 [Full Text] [PDF]

Toby M. Maher: Understanding Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia: The Need for a Diagnostic Gold Standard; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 255-256 [Full Text] [PDF]

William D. Travis, Thomas V. Colby, Jeffery R. Galvin, Gary Hunninghake, Talmadge E. King, Jr., and David A. Lynch On Behalf of the ATS NSIP Project Committee: Understanding Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia: The Need for a Diagnostic Gold Standard; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 256 [Full Text] [PDF]

Antonio E. Nardi: Panic Disorder Is Closely Associated with Respiratory Obstructive Illnesses; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 256-257 [Full Text] [PDF]

Peter M. Hopkins, Timothy J. Kidd, Chris Coulter, Iain H. Feather, Petra Derrington, and Scott C. Bell: Death after Lung Transplantation in Cystic Fibrosis Patients Infected with Burkholderia cepacia; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 257-258 [Full Text] [PDF]