EDITORIAL:

Elizabeth G. Nabel

Notes from the NHLBI Director: Transitions

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 263-264 [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

A. Asthma and Allergy:

Loren C. Denlinger, Lei Shi, Arturo Guadarrama, Kathy Schell, Dawn Green, Alison Morrin, Kirk Hogan, Ronald L. Sorkness, William W. Busse, and James E. Gern

Attenuated P2X₇ Pore Function as a Risk Factor for Virus-induced Loss of Asthma Control

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 265-270. First published online November 21 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200802-293OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

B. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

Yutaka Nakanishi, Dale Kobayashi, Yasuo Asano, Takanobu Sakurai, Masato Kashimura, Shigeru Okuyama, Yukio Yoneda, Steven D. Shapiro, and Kiyoshi Takayama

Clarithromycin Prevents Smoke-induced Emphysema in Mice

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 271-278. First published online December 5 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200806-905OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Toru Nyunoya, Martha M. Monick, Aloysius L. Klingelhutz, Heather Glaser, Jeffrey R. Cagley, Charles O. Brown, Eiyu Matsumoto, Nukhet Aykin-Burns, Douglas R. Spitz, Junko Oshima, and Gary W. Hunninghake

Cigarette Smoke Induces Cellular Senescence via Werner's Syndrome Protein Down-regulation

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 279-287. First published online November 14 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200802-320OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

C. Critical Care:

Yashodhar P. Bhandary, Thirunavukkarasu Velusamy, Praveenkumar Shetty, Rashmi S. Shetty, Steven Idell, Douglas B. Cines, Deepika Jain, Khalil Bdeir, Edward Abraham, Yuko Tsuruta, and Sreerama Shetty

Post-Transcriptional Regulation of Urokinase-type Plasminogen Activator Receptor Expression in Lipopolysaccharide-induced Acute Lung Injury

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 288-298. First published online November 21 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200712-1787OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark J. Paul-Clark, Shaun K. McMaster, Rosalinda Sorrentino, Shiranee Sriskandan, Lucy K. Bailey, Laura Moreno, Bernhard Ryffel, Valerie F. Quesniaux, and Jane A. Mitchell

Toll-like Receptor 2 Is Essential for the Sensing of Oxidants during Inflammation

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 299-306. First published online November 14 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200707-1019OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Interstitial Lung Disease:

Johan Grunewald and Anders Eklund

Löfgren's Syndrome: Human Leukocyte Antigen Strongly Influences the Disease Course

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 307-312. First published online November 7 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200807-1082OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. Sleep and Control of Ventilation:

Abdul Ghani Sankri-Tarbichi, James A. Rowley, and M. Safwan Badr

Expiratory Pharyngeal Narrowing during Central Hypocapnic Hypopnea

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 313-319. First published online November 21 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200805-741OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Henri P. I. Tuomilehto, Juha M. Seppä, Markku M. Partinen, Markku Peltonen, Helena Gylling, Jaakko O. I. Tuomilehto, Esko J. Vanninen, Jouko Kokkarinen, Johanna K. Sahlman, Tarja Martikainen, Erkki J. O. Soini, Jukka Randell, Hannu Tukiainen, and Matti Uusitupa on behalf of the Kuopio Sleep Apnea Group

Lifestyle Intervention with Weight Reduction: First-line Treatment in Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 320-327. First published online November 14 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200805-669OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Correction: Online Supplement]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Morohunfolu E. Akinnusi and Ali A. El Solh

Circulating Endothelial Microparticle Levels and Hemodynamic Severity of Pulmonary Hypertension: Is There a Role for Sleep Apnea?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 328 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicolas Amabile, Christian Heiss, Viviane Chang, Teresa De Marco, and Yerem Yeghiazarians

Circulating Endothelial Microparticle Levels and Hemodynamic Severity of Pulmonary Hypertension: Is There a Role for Sleep Apnea?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 328-329 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yang Deok Lee

Can Hand Dynamometry Serve as a Simple Test to Identify ICU-acquired Paresis?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 329 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Naeem Ali

Can Hand Dynamometry Serve as a Simple Test to Identify ICU-acquired Paresis?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 329-330 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fernando Maria de Benedictis and Maurizio Dottorini

Respiratory Function in Ex-Preterm Subjects

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 330 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Indra Narang, Mark Rosenthal, and Andrew Bush

Respiratory Function in Ex-Preterm Subjects

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 330 [Full Text] [PDF]  

David W. Denning

Erratum: Randomized Controlled Trial of Oral Antifungal Treatment for Severe Asthma with Fungal Sensitization

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 330-331 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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