Nonionic polymers reverse inactivation of surfactant by meconium and other substances.

abstract：RATIONALE:Airways obstruction with thick, adherent mucus is a pathophysiologic and clinical feature of muco-obstructive respiratory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and cystic fibrosis (CF). Mucins, the dominant biopolymer in mucus, organize into complex polymeric networks via the form...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ehre C,Rushton ZL,Wang B,Hothem LN,Morrison CB,Fontana NC,Markovetz MR,Delion MF,Kato T,Villalon D,Thelin WR,Esther CR Jr,Hill DB,Grubb BR,Livraghi-Butrico A,Donaldson SH,Boucher RC

更新日期：2019-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:High-dose isoniazid is recommended in short-course regimens for multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB). The optimal dose of isoniazid and its individual contribution to efficacy against TB strains with inhA or katG mutations are unknown. OBJECTIVE:Define the optimal dose of isoniazid for patients with isoniazid-res...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Dooley KE,Miyahara S,von Groote-Bidlingmaier F,Sun X,Hafner R,Rosenkranz SL,Ignatius EH,Nuermberger EL,Moran L,Donahue K,Swindells S,Vanker N,Diacon AH,A5312 Study Team.

更新日期：2020-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:We have tested two surfactant preparations with the same phospholipid (PL) composition, containing recombinant surfactant protein-C (rSP-C surfactant) and without SP-C (plain PL surfactant). The effects of rSP-C surfactant were compared with the bovine-derived surfactant preparations Alveofact, bLES, and Infasurf in a...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Häfner D,Germann PG,Hauschke D

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of childhood lower respiratory infection, yet viable therapies are lacking. Two major challenges have stalled antiviral development: ethical difficulties in performing pediatric proof-of-concept studies and the prevailing concept that the disease is immun...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： DeVincenzo JP,Wilkinson T,Vaishnaw A,Cehelsky J,Meyers R,Nochur S,Harrison L,Meeking P,Mann A,Moane E,Oxford J,Pareek R,Moore R,Walsh E,Studholme R,Dorsett P,Alvarez R,Lambkin-Williams R

更新日期：2010-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:There are no accepted blood-based biomarkers in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Pulmonary and activation-regulated chemokine (PARC/CCL-18) is a lung-predominant inflammatory protein that is found in serum. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether PARC/CCL-18 levels are elevated and modifiable in COPD an...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sin DD,Miller BE,Duvoix A,Man SF,Zhang X,Silverman EK,Connett JE,Anthonisen NA,Wise RA,Tashkin D,Celli BR,Edwards LD,Locantore N,Macnee W,Tal-Singer R,Lomas DA,ECLIPSE Investigators.

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-5 (IL-5) is a potent eosinophilopoietic factor implicated in the chronic inflammatory cell accumulation accompanying bronchial asthma. However, its role in stimulating eosinophil differentiation within the bone marrow following allergen exposure remains to be elucidated. The aims of our study were to deter...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Minshall EM,Schleimer R,Cameron L,Minnicozzi M,Egan RW,Gutierrez-Ramos JC,Eidelman DH,Hamid Q

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number and significance of airway eosinophils in stable COPD is controversial. Aims of this study were to evaluate airway inflammation in patients with stable COPD compared with other groups, and to examine the correlations between inflammatory markers and functional indices of airway obstruction. Cellular analysi...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Balzano G,Stefanelli F,Iorio C,De Felice A,Melillo EM,Martucci M,Melillo G

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the annual decline of lung function in subjects with self-reported asthma, we analyzed data from a longitudinal epidemiologic study. The Copenhagen City Heart Study. The study sample consisted of 10,952 subjects (4,824 men), 20 to 90 yr of age, randomly selected from the city of Copenhagen followed over...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ulrik CS,Lange P

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:There is consensus on the need to address social determinants of tuberculosis (TB) to achieve TB control, but evidence based on interventions is lacking. OBJECTIVES:We reanalyzed data from the sociomedical experiment performed at the Papworth Village Settlement in England, where the impact of stable employme...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Bhargava A,Pai M,Bhargava M,Marais BJ,Menzies D

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous study of older pulp and paper workers in Berlin, New Hampshire, decrements in spirometry results associated with accidental exposures to high levels of irritant gases depended on cumulative levels of pulp mill exposure and cigarette smoking. Many of those subjects were older and retired. A new study was ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Henneberger PK,Lax MB,Ferris BG Jr

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to examine whether clenbuterol (CLEN) could reduce dexamethasone (DEX)-induced diaphragm dysfunction. We studied four groups of New Zealand white (NZW) rabbits, each receiving one of the following daily injections subcutaneously for 2 wk: saline (control), DEX 3 mg/kg, DEX 3 mg/kg + CLEN...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Jiang TX,Cairns A,Road JD,Wilcox PG

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Very little is known about airways that are too small to be visible on thoracic multidetector computed tomography but larger than the terminal bronchioles. OBJECTIVES:To examine the structure of preterminal bronchioles located one generation proximal to terminal bronchioles in centrilobular and panlobular em...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Tanabe N,Vasilescu DM,McDonough JE,Kinose D,Suzuki M,Cooper JD,Paré PD,Hogg JC

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bactericidal activities of several once-weekly rifapentine (P)-containing combination regimens against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and their ability to prevent the selection of rifampin (R)-resistant mutants, were compared with those of the standard six-times-weekly regimen consisting of R, isoniazid (H), and pyra...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Grosset J,Lounis N,Truffot-Pernot C,O'Brien RJ,Raviglione MC,Ji B

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Long-term intermittent hypoxia (LTIH) exposure in adult mice, modeling oxygenation patterns of moderate-severe obstructive sleep apnea, results in lasting hypersomnolence and is associated with nitration and oxidation injuries in many brain regions, including wake-active regions. OBJECTIVES:We sought to dete...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Zhan G,Fenik P,Pratico D,Veasey SC

更新日期：2005-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In mechanically ventilated neonates, the instrumental dead space is a major determinant of total minute ventilation. By flushing this dead space, continuous tracheal gas insufflation (CTGI) may allow reduction of the risk of overinflation. We conducted a randomized trial to evaluate the efficacy of CTGI in reducing ai...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Dassieu G,Brochard L,Benani M,Avenel S,Danan C

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aeroallergens such as Amb a I from short ragweed are important in the development of allergic airway disease. We tested the ability of a human monoclonal immunoglobulin-A (IgA) antibody specific for Amb a I (A-IgA) to modulate airway responsiveness and lung eosinophilia after airway challenge with nebulized Amb a I or...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Schwarze J,Cieslewicz G,Joetham A,Sun LK,Sun WN,Chang TW,Hamelmann E,Gelfand EW

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to examine the dose-dependence of the airway response to animal allergens we performed environmental challenges on 17 workers with documented IgE-mediated allergic reactions to laboratory rats. The 1-h environmental challenges were conducted in a vivarium during cage cleaning (high-allergen challenge), quiet ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Eggleston PA,Ansari AA,Adkinson NF Jr,Wood RA

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obstructive sleep apnea causes cardiovascular morbidity and premature death. Potential links between sleep apnea and cardiovascular complications are chronically elevated activity of the sympathetic nervous system and abnormal vascular function. To explore vascular function, we determined the reactive hyperemic blood ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Imadojemu VA,Gleeson K,Quraishi SA,Kunselman AR,Sinoway LI,Leuenberger UA

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensitive measures of lung function applicable to young subjects are needed to detect early cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease. Forty children with CF aged 2 to 5 years and 37 age-matched healthy control subjects performed multiple-breath inert gas washout, plethysmography, and spirometry. Thirty children in each group...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Aurora P,Bush A,Gustafsson P,Oliver C,Wallis C,Price J,Stroobant J,Carr S,Stocks J,London Cystic Fibrosis Collaboration.

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A higher exposure to endotoxin was hypothesized to contribute to lower prevalence of allergic sensitization and hay fever in children growing up on a farm. We studied the association between house dust endotoxin and allergic sensitization. We randomly selected 740 children, aged between 5 and 10 years, from a group of...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Gehring U,Bischof W,Fahlbusch B,Wichmann HE,Heinrich J

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of alveoli is a key structural determinant of lung architecture. A design-based stereologic approach was used for the direct and unbiased estimation of alveolar number in the human lung. The principle is based on two-dimensional topology in three-dimensional space and is free of assumptions on the shape, si...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ochs M,Nyengaard JR,Jung A,Knudsen L,Voigt M,Wahlers T,Richter J,Gundersen HJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although airway inflammation is recognized as a key feature of asthma, the characteristics of airway inflammation in children with acute severe asthma are not well defined. The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of airway inflammation in children with an acute exacerbation of asthma using sputum cel...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Norzila MZ,Fakes K,Henry RL,Simpson J,Gibson PG

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Vitamin D has been shown to be involved in the host immune response toward Mycobacterium tuberculosis. OBJECTIVES:To test whether vitamin D supplementation of patients with tuberculosis (TB) improved clinical outcome and reduced mortality. METHODS:We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Wejse C,Gomes VF,Rabna P,Gustafson P,Aaby P,Lisse IM,Andersen PL,Glerup H,Sodemann M

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycoplasma pulmonis infection in rats causes a chronic inflammatory airway disease. Along with extensive remodeling of the airway mucosa, lymphocytic infiltrates, angiogenesis, and mucosal thickening, there is an abnormal sensitivity of the blood vessels to mediators that evoke "neurogenic inflammation". As a result, ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Bowden JJ,Schoeb TR,Lindsey JR,McDonald DM

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A noninvasive means of detecting airway secretions in ventilator-dependent patients is desirable because endotracheal suctioning can result in life-threatening complications. In a patient who had copious secretions, we observed a sawtooth pattern on his flow-volume curve that disappeared after suctioning. Accordingly,...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Jubran A,Tobin MJ

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cost effectiveness of asthma care is the first topic of the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Task Force Report on the Cost Effectiveness, Quality of Care, and Financing of Asthma Care. This working group characterized the role of health economics in understanding optimal asthma management strategie...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sullivan S,Elixhauser A,Buist AS,Luce BR,Eisenberg J,Weiss KB

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Data regarding the influence of ambient air pollution on infant bronchiolitis are few. OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the impact of several air pollutants and their sources on infant bronchiolitis. METHODS:Infants in the Georgia Air Basin of British Columbia with an inpatient or outpatient clinical encounter for b...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Karr CJ,Demers PA,Koehoorn MW,Lencar CC,Tamburic L,Brauer M

更新日期：2009-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Acute respiratory distress syndrome is refractory to pharmacological intervention. Inappropriate activation of alveolar neutrophils is believed to underpin this disease's complex pathophysiology, yet these cells have been little studied. OBJECTIVES:To examine the functional and transcriptional profiles of pa...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Juss JK,House D,Amour A,Begg M,Herre J,Storisteanu DM,Hoenderdos K,Bradley G,Lennon M,Summers C,Hessel EM,Condliffe A,Chilvers ER

更新日期：2016-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Eotaxin, a selective chemoattractant for eosinophils, induces lung eosinophilia and bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) when administered intratracheally to interleukin-5 (IL-5) transgenic mice. We determined whether these effects of eotaxin were mediated through the production of cysteinyl-leukotrienes. IL-5 transgen...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Hisada T,Salmon M,Nasuhara Y,Chung KF

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Surfactant protein D (SP-D), a 43-kD collectin, is synthesized and secreted by airway epithelia as a dodecamer formed by assembly of four trimeric subunits. We have previously shown that the quaternary structure of SP-D can be altered during inflammatory lung injury through its modification by S-nitrosylation...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Atochina-Vasserman EN,Winkler C,Abramova H,Schaumann F,Krug N,Gow AJ,Beers MF,Hohlfeld JM

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00