Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after lung transplantation and health-related quality of life.

abstract：:We assessed the influence of current indoor levels of fungi, house dust mite allergen (Der p 1), and cat allergen (Fel d 1) on sensitization and asthma in adults. A total of 485 adults answered a questionnaire and had skin prick tests and lung function tests. Dust and air samples were collected from their bedrooms. Th...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Dharmage S,Bailey M,Raven J,Mitakakis T,Cheng A,Guest D,Rolland J,Forbes A,Thien F,Abramson M,Walters EH

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The CD40 protein plays important roles in cell-mediated and humoral immune responses, especially in immunoglobulin class-switching to IgE. OBJECTIVES:We tested the association of CD40 polymorphisms with the risk of asthma and the level of serum IgE and investigated the functional effect of associated polymor...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Park JH,Chang HS,Park CS,Jang AS,Park BL,Rhim TY,Uh ST,Kim YH,Chung IY,Shin HD

更新日期：2007-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a chronic lung disease of very low birth weight infants, associated with oxygen therapy, barotrauma, and/or infections. Improved medical care has led to a paradoxically increased incidence of BPD due to greater infant survival. Early prediction of BPD has proven challenging. Increas...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Cullen A,Van Marter LJ,Allred EN,Moore M,Parad RB,Sunday ME

更新日期：2002-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiologic characteristics of lung cancer in Taiwan differ from those in other parts of the world in low male-to-female ratio, the high percentage of adenocarcinoma, and the relatively high percentage of nonsmokers who are victims. To investigate possible correlation between p53 gene alteration and the unique c...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Lee LN,Shew JY,Sheu JC,Lee YC,Lee WC,Fang MT,Chang HF,Yu CJ,Yang PC,Luh KT

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intestinal immune system discriminates between potentially harmful and harmless foreign proteins. The basis for this differential response may be related to the conditions of antigen presentation by antigen-presenting cells, as determined by their phenotype or activation state. How these conditions affect specific...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Smith KM,Eaton AD,Finlayson LM,Garside P

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Although commonly used as the primary outcome measure of clinical trials in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), the minimal important difference (MID) of the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) has not been well defined for this population of patients. OBJECTIVES:To estimate the MID in the 6MWT in patients with PAH...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Mathai SC,Puhan MA,Lam D,Wise RA

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:In 1989, the United States embarked upon an ambitious path to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) nationwide. Although incidence rates of TB disease in the United States are declining, these cases represent only a tiny fraction of all TB infections. Understanding national trends in TB infection may be important in an...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Khan K,Wang J,Hu W,Bierman A,Li Y,Gardam M

更新日期：2008-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We used various ovalbumin sensitization and challenge protocols to determine the importance of the route of allergen administration and the genetic background in modulating the physiologic, inflammatory, and immunologic features characteristic of allergen-induced asthma. In BALB/c mice, induction of maximal airway hyp...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Zhang Y,Lamm WJ,Albert RK,Chi EY,Henderson WR Jr,Lewis DB

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Venous thromboembolism is difficult to diagnose in critically ill patients and may increase morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of strategies to reduce morbidity from venous thromboembolism in critically ill patients. METHODS:A Markov decision analytic model to compare wee...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sud S,Mittmann N,Cook DJ,Geerts W,Chan B,Dodek P,Gould MK,Guyatt G,Arabi Y,Fowler RA,Canadian Critical Care Trials Group.,E-PROTECT Investigators.

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Implementation of intervention strategies to prevent lung damage in early cystic fibrosis (CF) requires objective outcome measures that capture and track lung disease. OBJECTIVES:To define the utility of the Lung Clearance Index (LCI), measured by multiple breath washout, as a means to track disease progress...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Stanojevic S,Davis SD,Retsch-Bogart G,Webster H,Davis M,Johnson RC,Jensen R,Pizarro ME,Kane M,Clem CC,Schornick L,Subbarao P,Ratjen FA

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this prospective study was to determine factors influencing effects of inhaled nitric oxide (NO) on the pulmonary circulation and on gas exchange in critically ill patients with acute lung injury. Twenty-one hypoxemic patients with acute respiratory failure (PaO2 = 127 +/- 69 mm Hg during intermittent posit...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Puybasset L,Rouby JJ,Mourgeon E,Cluzel P,Souhil Z,Law-Koune JD,Stewart T,Devilliers C,Lu Q,Roche S

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhaled corticosteroids are effective antiinflammatory therapy for asthma; however, they do not completely abolish allergen-induced airway inflammation. Leukotriene modifiers attenuate both early and late allergen responses and have antiinflammatory properties. We reasoned that treatment with budesonide and montelukas...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Leigh R,Vethanayagam D,Yoshida M,Watson RM,Rerecich T,Inman MD,O'Byrne PM

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is a ubiquitous metalloenzyme in aerobic organisms that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide anion to hydrogen peroxide. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is unusual in that it secretes large quantities of iron-cofactored SOD. To determine the role of SOD in pathogenesis, we constructed mutants o...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Edwards KM,Cynamon MH,Voladri RK,Hager CC,DeStefano MS,Tham KT,Lakey DL,Bochan MR,Kernodle DS

更新日期：2001-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously shown (Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 1995;152:1248-1255) that in patients needing mechanical ventilation, the load imposed on the inspiratory muscles is excessive relative to their neuromuscular capacity. We have therefore hypothesized that weaning failure may occur because at the time of the trial...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Vassilakopoulos T,Zakynthinos S,Roussos C

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Oxygen is commonly administered after extubation. Although several devices are available, data about their clinical efficacy are scarce. OBJECTIVES:To compare the effects of the Venturi mask and the nasal high-flow (NHF) therapy on PaO2/FiO2SET ratio after extubation. Secondary endpoints were to assess effec...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Maggiore SM,Idone FA,Vaschetto R,Festa R,Cataldo A,Antonicelli F,Montini L,De Gaetano A,Navalesi P,Antonelli M

更新日期：2014-08-01 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：:Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by an extensive alveolar capillary leak, permitting contact between intra-alveolar factors and the endothelium. To investigate whether factors contained in the alveolar milieu induce cell death in human lung microvascular endothelial cells, we exposed these c...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Hamacher J,Lucas R,Lijnen HR,Buschke S,Dunant Y,Wendel A,Grau GE,Suter PM,Ricou B

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The severity of breathlessness at given degrees of airway obstruction varies between patients with asthma. It has been postulated that the symptoms during bronchoconstriction are determined in part by involvement of airway inflammation. We compared the severity of breathlessness at various degrees of acute airway obst...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sont JK,Booms P,Bel EH,Vandenbroucke JP,Sterk PJ

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Luteolin is a flavonoid that has been shown to reduce proinflammatory molecule expression in vitro. In the present study, we have tested the ability of luteolin to inhibit lipopolysaccharide (LPS)- induced lethal toxicity and proinflammatory molecule expression in vivo. Mice receiving LPS (Salmonella enteriditis LPS, ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kotanidou A,Xagorari A,Bagli E,Kitsanta P,Fotsis T,Papapetropoulos A,Roussos C

更新日期：2002-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Two distinct types of tumor necrosis factor receptors (TNF-R) have been identified (TNF-R55 and TNF-R75). Both TNF-R also exist in soluble forms (TNF-sR), resulting from the release of the extracellular domains (TNF-sR55 and TNF-sR75). TNF-sR may play an important role in vivo as they can bind to TNF alpha and prevent...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Humbert M,Roux-Lombard P,Cerrina J,Magnan A,Simonneau G,Dartevelle P,Galanaud P,Dayer JM,Emilie D

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) is a bronchoscopic treatment for severe asthma targeting airway smooth muscle (ASM). Observational studies have shown ASM mass reduction after BT, but appropriate control groups are lacking. Furthermore, as treatment response is variable, identifying optimal candidates for BT tre...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Goorsenberg AWM,d'Hooghe JNS,Srikanthan K,Ten Hacken NHT,Weersink EJM,Roelofs JJTH,Kemp SV,Bel EH,Shah PL,Annema JT,Bonta PI,TASMA research group.

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Guidelines for vasopressor titration suggest a universal target-mean arterial pressure (MAP) >65 mm Hg. The implications for patients with premorbid low/high blood pressure are unknown.Objectives: To investigate the relationship between premorbid blood pressure and vasopressor duration for patients with sho...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Gershengorn HB,Stelfox HT,Niven DJ,Wunsch H

更新日期：2020-07-01 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:The activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule (ALCAM) is a cluster of differentiation 6 ligand that is important for stabilizing the immunological synapse and inducing T-cell activation and proliferation. OBJECTIVES:In this study, we investigated the role of ALCAM in the development of inflammation in aller...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kim MN,Hong JY,Shim DH,Sol IS,Kim YS,Lee JH,Kim KW,Lee JM,Sohn MH

更新日期：2018-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein tyrosine kinase signaling cascade plays a pivotal role in the activation of inflammatory cells. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of genistein, a broad-spectrum protein tyrosine kinase inhibitor, on airway inflammation in an in vivo guinea pig model of asthma. Guinea pigs were actively s...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Duan W,Kuo IC,Selvarajan S,Chua KY,Bay BH,Wong WS

更新日期：2003-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Current guidelines recommend that the clinician, radiologist, and pathologist work together to establish a diagnosis of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia. Three clinicians, two radiologists, and two pathologists reviewed 58 consecutive cases of suspected idiopathic interstitial pneumonia. Each participant was provided...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Flaherty KR,King TE Jr,Raghu G,Lynch JP 3rd,Colby TV,Travis WD,Gross BH,Kazerooni EA,Toews GB,Long Q,Murray S,Lama VN,Gay SE,Martinez FJ

更新日期：2004-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Guidelines, protocols, and checklists (together called "protocols") can be immensely helpful in the clinical arena. However, clinicians and health care systems relying on protocols must assess whether benefits are being accrued, whether such "benefits" are real, and whether harm can be detected. These concerns are imp...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kavanagh BP,Nurok M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether the diagnostic yield of transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) improves over time and to obtain insights about factors influencing its performance, we reviewed our experience during a 3-yr period. After serial multifaceted educational interventions directed toward bronchoscopists and their techni...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Haponik EF,Cappellari JO,Chin R,Adair NE,Lykens M,Alford PT,Bowton DL

更新日期：1995-06-01 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:Ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy is highly sensitive for pulmonary embolism (PE), but its clinical usefulness is limited by its nondiagnostic rate. Objective analysis of single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) three-dimensional scintigraphy may improve its diagnostic performance compared with sub...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Harris B,Bailey D,Miles S,Bailey E,Rogers K,Roach P,Thomas P,Hensley M,King GG

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00