Skeletal muscle oxidative capacity, fiber type, and metabolites after lung transplantation.

abstract：:State-dependent changes in upper airway caliber were studied with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques. We hypothesized that changes in airway caliber during sleep in normal subjects would result from positional and dimensional changes in upper airway soft-tissue structures, including the lateral pharyngeal wal...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Trudo FJ,Gefter WB,Welch KC,Gupta KB,Maislin G,Schwab RJ

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Intensive care unit (ICU) nurses work in a demanding environment where they are repetitively exposed to traumatic situations and stressful events. The psychological effects on nurses as a result of working in the ICU are relatively unknown. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether there is an increased prevalence of p...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Mealer ML,Shelton A,Berg B,Rothbaum B,Moss M

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The effects of high positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) strictly depend on lung recruitability, which varies widely during acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Unfortunately, increasing PEEP may lead to opposing effects on two main factors potentially worsening the lung injury, that is, alveolar st...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Caironi P,Cressoni M,Chiumello D,Ranieri M,Quintel M,Russo SG,Cornejo R,Bugedo G,Carlesso E,Russo R,Caspani L,Gattinoni L

更新日期：2010-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) and electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) have increased the diagnostic yield of bronchoscopic diagnosis of peripheral lung lesions. However, the role of combining these modalities to overcome each individual technique's limitations and, consequently, to further increas...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Eberhardt R,Anantham D,Ernst A,Feller-Kopman D,Herth F

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:S. aureus is the most common respiratory pathogen isolated from patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) in the US. While modes of acquisition and genetic adaptation have been described for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, resulting in improved diagnosis and treatment, these features remain more poorly defined for S. aureus...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Long DR,Wolter DJ,Lee M,Precit M,McLean K,Holmes E,Penewit K,Waalkes A,Hoffman LR,Salipante SJ

更新日期：2020-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mild obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a highly prevalent disorder in adults; however, whether mild OSA has significant neurocognitive and cardiovascular complications is uncertain. OBJECTIVES:The specific goals of this Research Statement are to appraise the evidence regarding whether long-term adverse neuro...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Chowdhuri S,Quan SF,Almeida F,Ayappa I,Batool-Anwar S,Budhiraja R,Cruse PE,Drager LF,Griss B,Marshall N,Patel SR,Patil S,Knight SL,Rowley JA,Slyman A,ATS Ad Hoc Committee on Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to describe pulmonary fibrosis mortality in the United States from 1979 through 1991 by analyzing death certificate reports compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics. Of the 26,866,600 people who died during the study period, 107,292 had a diagnosis of pulmonary fibrosis listed on their death cer...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Mannino DM,Etzel RA,Parrish RG

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms of exertional dyspnea relief in response to supplemental oxygen (O2) in chronic airflow limitation (CAL) are not precisely known and are likely multifactorial. To explore factors contributing to the relief of dyspnea after oxygen administration, 11 patients with severe CAL (FEV1.0 = 39 +/- 3% predicted,...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： O'Donnell DE,Bain DJ,Webb KA

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:As of April 2015, participants in the Danish Lung Cancer Screening Trial had been followed for at least 5 years since their last screening. OBJECTIVES:Mortality, causes of death, and lung cancer findings are reported to explore the effect of computed tomography (CT) screening. METHODS:A total of 4,104 parti...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Wille MM,Dirksen A,Ashraf H,Saghir Z,Bach KS,Brodersen J,Clementsen PF,Hansen H,Larsen KR,Mortensen J,Rasmussen JF,Seersholm N,Skov BG,Thomsen LH,Tønnesen P,Pedersen JH

更新日期：2016-03-01 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：:During Operation Everest III (Comex '97), to assess the consequences of altitude-induced hypoxia, eight volunteers were decompressed in a hypobaric chamber, with a decompression profile simulating the climb of Mount Everest. Cardiac function was assessed using a combination of M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiograp...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Boussuges A,Molenat F,Burnet H,Cauchy E,Gardette B,Sainty JM,Jammes Y,Richalet JP

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Exhaled nitric oxide (NO) is a well-known marker of established airway inflammation in asthma. Its role in the disease process before the onset of respiratory symptoms remains unclear. OBJECTIVES:To examine whether elevated NO in newborns with clinically naive airways is associated with subsequent respirator...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Latzin P,Kuehni CE,Baldwin DN,Roiha HL,Casaulta C,Frey U

更新日期：2006-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with several pathophysiological deficits found in diabetic retinopathy (DR). Hence, it's plausible that OSA could play a role in the pathogenesis of sight-threatening DR (STDR). OBJECTIVES:To assess the relationship between OSA and DR in patients with type 2 diabet...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Altaf QA,Dodson P,Ali A,Raymond NT,Wharton H,Fellows H,Hampshire-Bancroft R,Shah M,Shepherd E,Miah J,Barnett AH,Tahrani AA

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Survival is linked to the histopathologic distinction between usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) and nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP), the most commonly encountered fibrotic idiopathic interstitial pneumonia. We retrospectively compared the prognostic significance of histopathologic diagnoses, baseline pulmon...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Latsi PI,du Bois RM,Nicholson AG,Colby TV,Bisirtzoglou D,Nikolakopoulou A,Veeraraghavan S,Hansell DM,Wells AU

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Diagnosis and monitoring of patients with pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) is currently difficult.Objectives: We aimed to develop a noninvasive imaging modality for PAH that tracks the infiltration of macrophages into the pulmonary vasculature, using a positron emission tomography (PET) agent, 68Ga-2-(p-...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Park JB,Suh M,Park JY,Park JK,Kim YI,Kim H,Cho YS,Kang H,Kim K,Choi JH,Nam JW,Kim HK,Lee YS,Jeong JM,Kim YJ,Paeng JC,Lee SP

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) is elevated in human fibrotic lung diseases and in animal models of pulmonary fibrosis, implicating IGF-I in the pathogenesis of fibrotic lung disease. We questioned whether IGF-I protein levels were enhanced in fibroproliferative acute respiratory distress syndrome (FP-ARDS). Seri...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Krein PM,Sabatini PJ,Tinmouth W,Green FH,Winston BW

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute lung injury was produced in C57BL/6 mice by the intratracheal (i.t.) administration of bleomycin (BLM). Following injection of 0.1 U BLM, CD3+ lymphocytes and the production of the T-helper-1 (Th1) lymphokines interleukin-2 (IL-2) and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) were increased in lung and lymph nodes. The produ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sharma SK,MacLean JA,Pinto C,Kradin RL

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the relationship between annual change in pulmonary function and changes in respiratory symptoms among male grain elevator workers who participated in a health surveillance program mandated by Labour Canada. The surveillance was conducted every 3 yr starting from the period 1978 to 1981. The 1,211 work...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Senthilselvan A,Pahwa P,Wang P,McDuffie HH,Dosman JA

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:In cigarette smoking-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, structural and functional derangements are characterized by parenchymal destruction and pulmonary hypertension. Statins are 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme-A reductase inhibitors that have been used as lipid-lowering agents. These drugs ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Lee JH,Lee DS,Kim EK,Choe KH,Oh YM,Shim TS,Kim SE,Lee YS,Lee SD

更新日期：2005-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently described surgical approaches to the treatment of emphysema, including buttressed stapled volume reduction and laser coagulation, are associated with variable clinical outcomes. We examined objective preoperative factors as predictors of response to treatment in patients enrolled in a randomized trial of stap...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Brenner M,McKenna R Jr,Gelb A,Osann K,Schein MJ,Panzera J,Wong H,Berns MW,Wilson AF

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Cystic fibrosis (CF) is characterized by dietary antioxidant deficiencies, which may contribute to an oxidant-antioxidant imbalance and oxidative stress. OBJECTIVES:Evaluate the effects of an oral antioxidant-enriched multivitamin supplement on antioxidant concentrations, markers of inflammation and oxidativ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sagel SD,Khan U,Jain R,Graff G,Daines CL,Dunitz JM,Borowitz D,Orenstein DM,Abdulhamid I,Noe J,Clancy JP,Slovis B,Rock MJ,McCoy KS,Strausbaugh S,Livingston FR,Papas KA,Shaffer ML

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To better understand strategies for recruiting and maintaining lung volume in acute lung injury, we examined relationships between steady-state lung volume and cumulative cyclic recruitment/derecruitment volume history and the quasi-static pressure-volume curve, in an animal saline lavage lung injury model. Small-volu...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Downie JM,Nam AJ,Simon BA

更新日期：2004-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin (IL)-1beta and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha released from alveolar macrophages (AM) in pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) are important in host defense against mycobacterial infection. Nitric oxide (NO) production is enhanced in AM of TB patients. We examined whether NO was implicated in (IL)-1beta and TNF-a...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kuo HP,Wang CH,Huang KS,Lin HC,Yu CT,Liu CY,Lu LC

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients receiving low dose methotrexate, one with rheumatoid arthritis and the other with pityriasis rubra pilaris, developed disseminated histoplasmosis and Mycobacterium avium intracellulare pneumonia, respectively. Twenty-three cases of opportunistic infection in patients receiving low dose methotrexate have b...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： LeMense GP,Sahn SA

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rise in childhood asthma prevalence suggests a role for environmental factors in the etiology of this evolving epidemic; however, genetics also influence the occurrence of asthma. Glutathione S-transferase (GST) M1 may play a role in asthma and wheezing occurrence among those exposed to tobacco smoke, as it functi...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Gilliland FD,Li YF,Dubeau L,Berhane K,Avol E,McConnell R,Gauderman WJ,Peters JM

更新日期：2002-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality despite aggressive therapy. Thirty-eight patients with biopsy-proven IPF were studied to identify pretreatment features that could be used to predict short-term improvement in pulmonary function and improved longer term survival...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Gay SE,Kazerooni EA,Toews GB,Lynch JP 3rd,Gross BH,Cascade PN,Spizarny DL,Flint A,Schork MA,Whyte RI,Popovich J,Hyzy R,Martinez FJ

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although contraction of human isolated bronchi is mediated mainly by tachykinin NK2 receptors, NK1 receptors, via prostanoid release, contract small-size (approximately 1 mm in diameter) bronchi. Here, we have investigated the presence and biological responses of NK1 receptors in medium-size (2-5 mm in diameter) human...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Amadesi S,Moreau J,Tognetto M,Springer J,Trevisani M,Naline E,Advenier C,Fisher A,Vinci D,Mapp C,Miotto D,Cavallesco G,Geppetti P

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an asthma education program on morbidity, knowledge, and compliance with inhaled corticosteroid treatment using a prospective, randomized, controlled, one-year-before/one-year-after protocol. After rigorous optimization of asthma therapy under the care o...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Coté J,Cartier A,Robichaud P,Boutin H,Malo JL,Rouleau M,Fillion A,Lavallée M,Krusky M,Boulet LP

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Bacterial pneumonia is a major cause of morbidity for HIV-infected persons and contributes to excess mortality in this population. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the frequency and risk factors for occurrence of bacterial pneumonia in the present era of potent antiretroviral therapy. METHODS:We evaluated data from a...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Gordin FM,Roediger MP,Girard PM,Lundgren JD,Miro JM,Palfreeman A,Rodriguez-Barradas MC,Wolff MJ,Easterbrook PJ,Clezy K,Slater LN

更新日期：2008-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Large pleural effusions are typically associated with dyspnea and potential respiratory compromise. Experimental evidence suggests that with large effusions, increased intrapleural pressure may be transmitted to the pericardial space, resulting in impaired cardiac filling and reduced stroke volume. We report two cases...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kaplan LM,Epstein SK,Schwartz SL,Cao QL,Pandian NG

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00