AJRCCM -- Table of Contents (March 1 2009, 179 [5])

EDITORIAL:

Shawn D. Aaron: COPD Exacerbations: Predicting the Future from the Recent Past; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 335-336 [Full Text] [PDF]

Wing Wai Yew and Chi Chiu Leung: Update in Tuberculosis 2008; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 337-343 [Full Text] [PDF]

Marcus Gereke, Steffen Jung, Jan Buer, and Dunja Bruder: Alveolar Type II Epithelial Cells Present Antigen to CD4⁺ T Cells and Induce Foxp3⁺ Regulatory T Cells; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 344-355. First published online December 18 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200804-592OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement][Editorial: Farrah Kheradmand, Amarbir Singh Mattewal, David B. Corry]

Sunita Sharma, Benjamin A. Raby, Gary M. Hunninghake, Manuel Soto-Quirós, Lydiana Avila, Amy J. Murphy, Jessica Lasky-Su, Barbara J. Klanderman, Jody S. Sylvia, Scott T. Weiss, and Juan C. Celedón: Variants in TGFB1, Dust Mite Exposure, and Disease Severity in Children with Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 356-362. First published online December 18 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200808-1268OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Lidwien A. M. Smit, Valérie Siroux, Emmanuelle Bouzigon, Marie-Pierre Oryszczyn, Mark Lathrop, Florence Demenais, and Francine Kauffmann on behalf of the Epidemiological Study on the Genetics and Environment of Asthma, Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness, and Atopy (EGEA) Cooperative Group: CD14 and Toll-like Receptor Gene Polymorphisms, Country Living, and Asthma in Adults; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 363-368. First published online December 18 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200810-1533OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

John R. Hurst, Gavin C. Donaldson, Jennifer K. Quint, James J. P. Goldring, Ramin Baghai-Ravary, and Jadwiga A. Wedzicha: Temporal Clustering of Exacerbations in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 369-374. First published online December 12 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200807-1067OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Yannick M.T.A. van Durme, Katia M.C. Verhamme, Albert-Jan L.H.J. Aarnoudse, Geert R. Van Pottelberge, Albert Hofman, Jacqueline C.M. Witteman, Guy F. Joos, Guy G. Brusselle, and Bruno H.C. Stricker: C-Reactive Protein Levels, Haplotypes, and the Risk of Incident Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 375-382. First published online December 18 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200810-1540OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Paola Michelozzi, Gabriele Accetta, Manuela De Sario, Daniela D'Ippoliti, Claudia Marino, Michela Baccini, Annibale Biggeri, H. Ross Anderson, Klea Katsouyanni, Ferran Ballester, Luigi Bisanti, Ennio Cadum, Bertil Forsberg, Francesco Forastiere, Patrick G. Goodman, Ana Hojs, Ursula Kirchmayer, Sylvia Medina, Anna Paldy, Christian Schindler, Jordi Sunyer, and Carlo A. Perucci on behalf of the PHEWE Collaborative Group: High Temperature and Hospitalizations for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Causes in 12 European Cities; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 383-389. First published online December 5 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200802-217OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Max Kates, Xavier Perez, Julie Gribetz, Scott J. Swanson, Thomas McGinn, and Juan P. Wisnivesky: Validation of a Model to Predict Perioperative Mortality from Lung Cancer Resection in the Elderly; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 390-395. First published online November 21 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200808-1342OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Carla Verri, Luca Roz, Davide Conte, Triantafillos Liloglou, Anna Livio, Aurelien Vesin, Alessandra Fabbri, Francesca Andriani, Christian Brambilla, Luca Tavecchio, Giuseppe Calarco, Elisa Calabrò, Andrea Mancini, Diego Tosi, Paolo Bossi, John K. Field, Elisabeth Brambilla, Gabriella Sozzi, and the EUELC Consortium: Fragile Histidine Triad Gene Inactivation in Lung Cancer: The European Early Lung Cancer Project; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 396-401. First published online December 18 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200807-1153OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Charlene D. Fell, Lyrica Xiaohong Liu, Caroline Motika, Ella A. Kazerooni, Barry H. Gross, William D. Travis, Thomas V. Colby, Susan Murray, Galen B. Toews, Fernando J. Martinez, and Kevin R. Flaherty: The Prognostic Value of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 402-407. First published online December 12 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200802-241OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Edoardo Savarino, Marco Bazzica, Patrizia Zentilin, Daniel Pohl, Andrea Parodi, Giuseppe Cittadini, Simone Negrini, Francesco Indiveri, Radu Tutuian, Vincenzo Savarino, and Massimo Ghio: Gastroesophageal Reflux and Pulmonary Fibrosis in Scleroderma: A Study Using pH-Impedance Monitoring; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 408-413. First published online December 18 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200808-1359OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Paul F. Mercer, Robin H. Johns, Chris J. Scotton, Malvina A. Krupiczojc, Melanie Königshoff, David C. J. Howell, Robin J. McAnulty, Anuk Das, Andrew J. Thorley, Terry D. Tetley, Oliver Eickelberg, and Rachel C. Chambers: Pulmonary Epithelium Is a Prominent Source of Proteinase-activated Receptor-1–inducible CCL2 in Pulmonary Fibrosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 414-425. First published online December 5 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200712-1827OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Eric Marchand: Effect of Pharmacotherapy on Rate of Decline of FEV₁ in the TORCH Study; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 426 [Full Text] [PDF]

Bartolome R. Celli for the TORCH study members: Effect of Pharmacotherapy on Rate of Decline of FEV₁ in the TORCH Study; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 179: 426-427 [Full Text] [PDF]