EDITORIALS:

Kenneth B. Adler and Edward Abraham

Changes in NIH Review Procedures: Strengths and Weaknesses

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 197 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephen J. Lewis and Benjamin Gaston

S-Nitrosothiol Deficiency in Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 198-199 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Benoit Nemery

Coal Worker's Lung: Not Only Black, But Also Full of Holes

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 199-200 [Full Text] [PDF]  

James S. Brown

Acute Effects of Exposure to Ozone in Humans: How Low Can Levels Be and Still Produce Effects?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 200-201 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Denis Anthony Mitchison and Kwok Chiu Chang

Experimental Models of Tuberculosis: Can We Trust the Mouse?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 201-202 [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

A. Asthma and Allergy:

Anh L. Innes, Stephen D. Carrington, David J. Thornton, Sara Kirkham, Karine Rousseau, Ryan H. Dougherty, Wilfred W. Raymond, George H. Caughey, Susan J. Muller, and John V. Fahy

Ex Vivo Sputum Analysis Reveals Impairment of Protease-dependent Mucus Degradation by Plasma Proteins in Acute Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 203-210. First published online May 7 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200807-1056OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Halvor S. McGee and Devendra K. Agrawal

Naturally Occurring and Inducible T-Regulatory Cells Modulating Immune Response in Allergic Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 211-225. First published online May 15 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200809-1505OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Loretta G. Que, Zhonghui Yang, Jonathan S. Stamler, Njira L. Lugogo, and Monica Kraft

S-Nitrosoglutathione Reductase: An Important Regulator in Human Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 226-231. First published online April 24 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200901-0158OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andreas von Leupoldt, Tobias Sommer, Sarah Kegat, Falk Eippert, Hans Jörg Baumann, Hans Klose, Bernhard Dahme, and Christian Büchel

Down-Regulation of Insular Cortex Responses to Dyspnea and Pain in Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 232-238. First published online May 29 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200902-0300OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

B. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

Roberto Benzo, Max H. Farrell, Chung-Chou H. Chang, Fernando J. Martinez, Robert Kaplan, John Reilly, Gerard Criner, Robert Wise, Barry Make, James Luketich, Alfred P. Fishman, and Frank C. Sciurba for the NETT Research Group

Integrating Health Status and Survival Data: The Palliative Effect of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 239-246. First published online May 29 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200809-1383OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

C. Critical Care:

Bi-Sen Ding, Nankang Hong, Melpo Christofidou-Solomidou, Claudia Gottstein, Steven M. Albelda, Douglas B. Cines, Aron B. Fisher, and Vladimir R. Muzykantov

Anchoring Fusion Thrombomodulin to the Endothelial Lumen Protects against Injury-induced Lung Thrombosis and Inflammation

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 247-256. First published online April 2 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200809-1433OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

D. Environmental and Occupational Lung Disease:

Eileen D. Kuempel, Matthew W. Wheeler, Randall J. Smith, Val Vallyathan, and Francis H. Y. Green

Contributions of Dust Exposure and Cigarette Smoking to Emphysema Severity in Coal Miners in the United States

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 257-264. First published online May 7 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200806-840OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Edward S. Schelegle, Christopher A. Morales, William F. Walby, Susan Marion, and Roblee P. Allen

6.6-Hour Inhalation of Ozone Concentrations from 60 to 87 Parts per Billion in Healthy Humans

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 265-272. First published online May 15 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200809-1484OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. Tuberculosis:

Susan E. Dorman, John L. Johnson, Stefan Goldberg, Grace Muzanye, Nesri Padayatchi, Lorna Bozeman, Charles M. Heilig, John Bernardo, Shurjeel Choudhri, Jacques H. Grosset, Elizabeth Guy, Priya Guyadeen, Maria Corazon Leus, Gina Maltas, Dick Menzies, Eric L. Nuermberger, Margarita Villarino, Andrew Vernon, Richard E. Chaisson, and the Tuberculosis Trials Consortium

Substitution of Moxifloxacin for Isoniazid during Intensive Phase Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 273-280. First published online April 30 2009 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200901-0078OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Eric Y. Chan, Daniel K. Ng, and Chung-hong Chan

Measuring FE_NO in Asthma: Coexisting Allergic Rhinitis and Severity of Atopy as Confounding Factors

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 281 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Olaf Holz and Helgo Magnussen

Cutoff Values for FE_NO-Guided Asthma Management

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 281-282 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Johan C. de Jongste, Silvia Carraro, Wim Hop, and Eugenio Baraldi

Cutoff Values for FE_NO-Guided Asthma Management

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 282 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chu-Lin Tsai

Temporal Clustering of Exacerbations of COPD: Not-So-Surprising Findings

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 283 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Claudio Sorino and Duane Sherrill

Frequent Exacerbators in COPD: Who Are They?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 283-284 [Full Text] [PDF]  

John Hurst, Gavin Donaldson, and Wisia Wedzicha

Frequent Exacerbators in COPD: Who Are They?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2009; 180: 284 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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