Induction of lymphocytic inflammatory changes in lung interstitium by human T lymphotropic virus type I.

abstract：:Sepsis and cancer share a number of pathophysiological features, and both result from the inability of the host's immune system to cope with the initial insult (tissue invasion by pathogens and malignant cell transformation, respectively). The common coexistence of both disorders and the profound related alterations i...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Mirouse A,Vigneron C,Llitjos JF,Chiche JD,Mira JP,Mokart D,Azoulay E,Pène F

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis has been defined as an acute, clinically significant, respiratory deterioration of unidentifiable cause. The objective of this international working group report on acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis was to provide a comprehensive update on the topic...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Collard HR,Ryerson CJ,Corte TJ,Jenkins G,Kondoh Y,Lederer DJ,Lee JS,Maher TM,Wells AU,Antoniou KM,Behr J,Brown KK,Cottin V,Flaherty KR,Fukuoka J,Hansell DM,Johkoh T,Kaminski N,Kim DS,Kolb M,Lynch DA,Myers JL,R

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) has recently been noted to function as a pulmotrophic factor for lung regeneration. The present study was conducted to determine if HGF would be induced in a rat model of pulmonary ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury, which was established by occlusion of the left lung, and to examine the s...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Yamada T,Hisanaga M,Nakajima Y,Mizuno S,Matsumoto K,Nakamura T,Nakano H

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Airway obstruction (AO) in exercise-induced asthma (EIA) is considered a postexercise phenomenon. However, many with EIA complain of respiratory distress during exercise. We evaluated AO in six asthmatic subjects during a short (SX = 6 min) and a long (LX = 20 min) exercise session. We measured peak expiratory flow (P...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Suman OE,Babcock MA,Pegelow DF,Jarjour NN,Reddan WG

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies suggest that a nitric oxide (NO) deficiency and elevated arginase activity may play a role in the pathogenesis of asthma. Although much attention has been directed toward measurements of exhaled NO in asthma, no studies to date have evaluated levels of plasma arginase or arginine, the substrate for NO p...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Morris CR,Poljakovic M,Lavrisha L,Machado L,Kuypers FA,Morris SM Jr

更新日期：2004-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of strain difference in the response to cigarette smoke was investigated in mice. Mice of the strains DBA/2 and C57BL/6J responded to acute cigarette smoke with a decrease of the antioxidant defenses of their bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluids. On the other hand, under these conditions ICR mice increased the...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Cavarra E,Bartalesi B,Lucattelli M,Fineschi S,Lunghi B,Gambelli F,Ortiz LA,Martorana PA,Lungarella G

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Acute lung injury (ALI) acts as a complex genetic trait, yet its genetic risk factors remain incompletely understood. Large-scale genotyping has not previously been reported for ALI. OBJECTIVES:To identify ALI risk variants after major trauma using a large-scale candidate gene approach. METHODS:We performed...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Meyer NJ,Li M,Feng R,Bradfield J,Gallop R,Bellamy S,Fuchs BD,Lanken PN,Albelda SM,Rushefski M,Aplenc R,Abramova H,Atochina-Vasserman EN,Beers MF,Calfee CS,Cohen MJ,Pittet JF,Christiani DC,O'Keefe GE,Ware LB,May AK

更新日期：2011-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin (IL)-2 has a central role in regulating T cell responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Adjunctive immunotherapy with recombinant human IL-2 was studied in a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded trial in 110 human immunodeficiency virus-seronegative adults in whom smear-positive, drug-susceptible...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Johnson JL,Ssekasanvu E,Okwera A,Mayanja H,Hirsch CS,Nakibali JG,Jankus DD,Eisenach KD,Boom WH,Ellner JJ,Mugerwa RD,Uganda-Case Western Reserve University Research Collaboration.

更新日期：2003-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients in whom acid-fast bacilli smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis was newly diagnosed were randomized to receive 400 mg moxifloxacin, 300 mg isonaizid, or 600 mg rifampin daily for 5 days. Sixteen-hour overnight sputa collections were made for the 2 days before and for 5 days of monotherapy. Bactericidal activi...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Gosling RD,Uiso LO,Sam NE,Bongard E,Kanduma EG,Nyindo M,Morris RW,Gillespie SH

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchial dehiscence after lung transplantation is difficult to treat and associated with high mortality. We describe our experience using self-expanding metallic stents to treat post-lung transplant bronchial dehiscence. From January 1995 to June 2004, 189 single and 118 double lung transplants were performed in our ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Mughal MM,Gildea TR,Murthy S,Pettersson G,DeCamp M,Mehta AC

更新日期：2005-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary hypertension associated with congestive heart failure carries a risk of right ventricular failure after cardiac transplantation. Few data, however, are available on the hemodynamic behavior of the pulmonary circulation in these patients. We therefore studied mean pulmonary artery pressure minus left atrial p...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Naeije R,Lipski A,Abramowicz M,Lejeune P,Mélot C,Antoine M,De Smet JM,Leclerc JL,Primo G

更新日期：1994-04-01 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：RATIONALE:Airway remodeling is an important feature of chronic asthma that causes irreversible airflow obstruction. Although asthma is considered to be a Th2 disease, the role of T-bet and GATA-3, the key transcription factors for differentiation toward Th1 and Th2 cells, in the pathogenesis of airway remodeling is poo...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kiwamoto T,Ishii Y,Morishima Y,Yoh K,Maeda A,Ishizaki K,Iizuka T,Hegab AE,Matsuno Y,Homma S,Nomura A,Sakamoto T,Takahashi S,Sekizawa K

更新日期：2006-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The hereditary thrombophilias are a group of inherited conditions that predispose to thrombosis. Heritable deficiencies of the endogenous anticoagulants protein C, protein S, and antithrombin have been recognized for some years, but their prevalence, even among patients with familial thrombosis, is low. The recent dis...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Murin S,Marelich GP,Arroliga AC,Matthay RA

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of the local and regional doses of inhaled particulates is crucial for inhalation therapy and for understanding the progression of pulmonary disease. We studied the deposition pattern of radioactively tagged particles in rats with chronic bronchitis. Rats were exposed to sulfur dioxide (SO2; 236 +/- 14 ppm) ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sweeney TD,Skornik WA,Brain JD,Hatch V,Godleski JJ

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Recent retrospective evidence suggests the efficacy of early norepinephrine administration during resuscitation; however, prospective data to support this assertion are scarce. Objectives: To conduct a phase II trial evaluating the hypothesis that early low-dose norepinephrine in adults with sepsis with hyp...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Permpikul C,Tongyoo S,Viarasilpa T,Trainarongsakul T,Chakorn T,Udompanturak S

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported differential impairment of pulmonary and systemic vascular contractility in hyperdynamic sepsis. The objectives of this study were (1) to determine whether the magnitude of this phenomenon depends on the control group chosen for comparison, and (2) to examine the role of nitric oxide (NO) i...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Yaghi A,Paterson NA,McCormack DG

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The immune response in sepsis is characterized by overt immune dysfunction. Studies indicate immunostimulation represents a viable therapy for patients. One study suggests a potentially protective role for interleukin 5 (IL-5) in sepsis; however, the loss of eosinophils in this disease presents a paradox. OB...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Linch SN,Danielson ET,Kelly AM,Tamakawa RA,Lee JJ,Gold JA

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normoxic lung ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) leads to oxidative injury of the pulmonary tissue. We analyzed angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) in perfused rat lungs upon I/R in order to assess the endothelial injury produced. I/R led to a time-dependent increase in ACE activity in the perfusate, from 145+/-14 mU to 252+/...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Atochina EN,Muzykantov VR,Al-Mehdi AB,Danilov SM,Fisher AB

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with systemic hypertension. Either overnight intermittent hypoxia, or the recurrent arousals that occur in OSA, could cause the daytime increases in blood pressure (BP). OBJECTIVES:To establish the role of intermittent hypoxia in the increased morning BP in patient...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Turnbull CD,Sen D,Kohler M,Petousi N,Stradling JR

更新日期：2019-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Men have higher prevalence rates of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than women, which has been attributed to the historically higher rates of cigarette smoking in males. However, the increased rates of cigarette smoking in females within the last several decades have been associated with steadily increasi...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Silverman EK,Weiss ST,Drazen JM,Chapman HA,Carey V,Campbell EJ,Denish P,Silverman RA,Celedon JC,Reilly JJ,Ginns LC,Speizer FE

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological data indicate that living or working in a moldy building is associated with increased risk of respiratory symptoms and disease related to inflammatory reactions, but biochemical evidence linking cause and effect is still scarce. The staff working in a mold-contaminated school, and a reference group wit...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Hirvonen MR,Ruotsalainen M,Roponen M,Hyvärinen A,Husman T,Kosma VM,Komulainen H,Savolainen K,Nevalainen A

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the influence of pulmonary bacteriology and histology on the yield of diagnostic procedures in a clinically relevant model of ventilator-acquired pneumonia (VAP). Twenty-seven piglets entered a 4-d protocol of ventilatory support under general anesthesia. Endotracheal aspirates (EA), protected specimen...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Wermert D,Marquette CH,Copin MC,Wallet F,Fraticelli A,Ramon P,Tonnel AB

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumonectomized rats develop pulmonary hypertension (PH) and pulmonary vascular neointimal formation 4 wk after monocrotaline (MCT) administration. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were injected with MCT (60 mg/kg) on Day 7 after left pneumonectomy. Three groups (n = 5) received 40-O-(2-hydroxyethyl)-rapamycin (RAD, 2.5 mg/k...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Nishimura T,Faul JL,Berry GJ,Veve I,Pearl RG,Kao PN

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Limited information is available on racial/ethnic differences in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).Objectives: Determine effects of race/ethnicity and ancestry on mortality and disease outcomes in diverse patients with PAH.Methods: Patients with Group 1 PAH were included from two national registries wit...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Karnes JH,Wiener HW,Schwantes-An TH,Natarajan B,Sweatt AJ,Chaturvedi A,Arora A,Batai K,Nair V,Steiner HE,Giles JB,Yu J,Hosseini M,Pauciulo MW,Lutz KA,Coleman AW,Feldman J,Vanderpool R,Tang H,Garcia JGN,Yuan JX,K

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:IL-9 is a pleiotropic cytokine that has multiple effects on structural as well as numerous hematopoietic cells, which are central to the pathogenesis of asthma. OBJECTIVES:The contribution of IL-9 to asthma pathogenesis has thus far been unclear, due to conflicting reports in the literature. These earlier st...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kearley J,Erjefalt JS,Andersson C,Benjamin E,Jones CP,Robichaud A,Pegorier S,Brewah Y,Burwell TJ,Bjermer L,Kiener PA,Kolbeck R,Lloyd CM,Coyle AJ,Humbles AA

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Most patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) die from right heart failure. Beta-adrenergic receptor blockade reduces mortality by about 30% in patients with left-sided systolic heart failure, but is not used in PAH. OBJECTIVES:To assess the effect of the adrenergic receptor blocker carvedilol on ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Bogaard HJ,Natarajan R,Mizuno S,Abbate A,Chang PJ,Chau VQ,Hoke NN,Kraskauskas D,Kasper M,Salloum FN,Voelkel NF

更新日期：2010-09-01 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：:Clinicians are frequently faced with patients in whom the radiographic resolution of community-acquired pneumonia seems delayed. Previous studies of radiographic resolution of the disease have yielded conflicting results. We prospectively assessed the radiographic resolution of pneumonia in 81 non-immuno-compromised p...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Mittl RL Jr,Schwab RJ,Duchin JS,Goin JE,Albeida SM,Miller WT

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Previous studies have demonstrated a high prevalence of sleep apnea (SA) in patients with chronic heart failure (HF), which is associated with higher rates of morbidity, mortality, and health care use. OBJECTIVES:To investigate the reported incidence, treatment, outcomes, and economic cost of SA in new-onset...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Javaheri S,Caref EB,Chen E,Tong KB,Abraham WT

更新日期：2011-02-15 00:00:00