EDITORIAL:

Anne Greenough

Does Low Birth Weight Confer a Lifelong Respiratory Disadvantage?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 107-108 [Full Text] [PDF]  

PRO/CON EDITORIALS:

Thomas A. E. Platts-Mills, Elizabeth A. Erwin, Peter W. Heymann, and Judith A. Woodfolk

Pro: The Evidence for a Causal Role of Dust Mites in Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 109-113. First published online April 24 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200811-1756PR [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leena von Hertzen and Tari Haahtela

Con: House Dust Mites in Atopic Diseases: Accused for 45 Years but Not Guilty?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 113-119. First published online April 24 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200807-1001CO [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Thomas A. E. Platts-Mills, Elizabeth A. Erwin, Peter W. Heymann, and Judith A. Woodfolk

Rebuttal from Dr. Platts-Mills and Colleagues

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 119-120. First published online April 24 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200904-0559PR [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leena von Hertzen and Tari Haahtela

Rebuttal from Drs. von Hertzen and Haahtela

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 120-121. First published online April 24 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200904-0560CO [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

A. Asthma and Allergy:

Tillie-Louise Hackett, Stephanie Mary Warner, Dorota Stefanowicz, Furquan Shaheen, Dmitri V. Pechkovsky, Lynne A. Murray, Rochelle Argentieri, Anthony Kicic, Stephen M. Stick, Tony R. Bai, and Darryl A. Knight

Induction of Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition in Primary Airway Epithelial Cells from Patients with Asthma by Transforming Growth Factor-β1

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 122-133. First published online April 30 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200811-1730OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

B. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

William W. Hung, Juan P. Wisnivesky, Albert L. Siu, and Joseph S. Ross

Cognitive Decline among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 134-137. First published online May 7 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200902-0276OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

C. Cystic Fibrosis:

Alessandra Bragonzi, Moira Paroni, Alessandro Nonis, Nina Cramer, Sara Montanari, Joanna Rejman, Clelia Di Serio, Gerd Döring, and Burkhard Tümmler

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Microevolution during Cystic Fibrosis Lung Infection Establishes Clones with Adapted Virulence

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 138-145. First published online May 7 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200812-1943OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Peter D. Sly, Siobhain Brennan, Catherine Gangell, Nicholas de Klerk, Conor Murray, Lauren Mott, Stephen M. Stick, Philip J. Robinson, Colin F. Robertson, and Sarath C. Ranganathan on behalf of the Australian Respiratory Early Surveillance Team for Cystic Fibrosis (AREST-CF)

Lung Disease at Diagnosis in Infants with Cystic Fibrosis Detected by Newborn Screening

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 146-152. First published online April 16 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200901-0069OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Valérie Dufresne, Christiane Knoop, Alain Van Muylem, Anne Malfroot, Michel Lamotte, Christian Opdekamp, Gaël Deboeck, Marie Cassart, Bernard Stallenberg, Georges Casimir, Jean Duchateau, and Marc Estenne

Effect of Systemic Inflammation on Inspiratory and Limb Muscle Strength and Bulk in Cystic Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 153-158. First published online April 2 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200802-232OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Stefanos Voglis, Kieran Quinn, Elizabeth Tullis, Mingyao Liu, Melanie Henriques, Celia Zubrinich, Oscar Peñuelas, Holman Chan, Frances Silverman, Vera Cherepanov, Neil Orzech, Aye Aye Khine, André Cantin, Arthur S. Slutsky, Gregory P. Downey, and Haibo Zhang

Human Neutrophil Peptides and Phagocytic Deficiency in Bronchiectatic Lungs

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 159-166. First published online April 30 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200808-1250OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

D. Interstitial Lung Disease:

Kazuhisa Konishi, Kevin F. Gibson, Kathleen O. Lindell, Thomas J. Richards, Yingze Zhang, Rajiv Dhir, Michelle Bisceglia, Sebastien Gilbert, Samuel A. Yousem, Jin Woo Song, Dong Soon Kim, and Naftali Kaminski

Gene Expression Profiles of Acute Exacerbations of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 167-175. First published online April 10 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200810-1596OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

E. Pediatrics and Lung Development:

Eric C. Walter, William J. Ehlenbach, David L. Hotchkin, Jason W. Chien, and Thomas D. Koepsell

Low Birth Weight and Respiratory Disease in Adulthood: A Population-based Case-Control Study

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 176-180. First published online April 16 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200901-0046OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

F. Pulmonary Vascular Disease:

Dani-Louise Dixon, Carmine G. De Pasquale, Hilde R. De Smet, Sonja Klebe, Sandra Orgeig, and Andrew D. Bersten

Reduced Surface Tension Normalizes Static Lung Mechanics in a Rodent Chronic Heart Failure Model

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 181-187. First published online April 16 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200809-1506OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Claudio Pedone, Leo Moro, and Raffaele Antonelli-Incalzi

Endothelial Function in COPD

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 188 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arschang Valipour and Otto Chris Burghuber

Endothelial Function in COPD

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 188-189 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adrian R. Martineau, Christopher J. Griffiths, and Geoffrey E. Packe

Improved Vitamin D Status Despite Allocation to Placebo in a Tuberculosis Treatment Trial: Contamination Bias?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 189 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christian Wejse, Victor F. Gomes, Per Gustafson, Peter Aaby, Ida M. Lisse, Paul L. Andersen, and Morten Sodemann

Improved Vitamin D Status Despite Allocation to Placebo in a Tuberculosis Treatment Trial: Contamination Bias?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 189-190 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Enrico M. Clini, Daniela Lugli, Francesco Prato, and Ernesto Crisafulli

Long-term Weight Loss and Maintenance in Morbidly Obese Individuals with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 190-191 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Henri Tuomilehto, Juha Seppä, Helena Gylling, and Matti Uusitupa

Long-term Weight Loss and Maintenance in Morbidly Obese Individuals with Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 191 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nayer Khazeni and Joseph E. Levitt

Does Itraconazole Improve Quality of Life in Severe Asthma with Fungal Sensitization?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 191-192 [Full Text] [PDF]  

David W. Denning and Julie A. Morris

Does Itraconazole Improve Quality of Life in Severe Asthma with Fungal Sensitization?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 192 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Filippo Luca Fimognari, Simone Scarlata, Ruggero Pastorelli, and Raffaele Antonelli-Incalzi

Visceral Obesity and Different Phenotypes of COPD

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 192-193 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nathalie Leone and Mahmoud Zureik

Visceral Obesity and Different Phenotypes of COPD

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 193 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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