Enhanced expression of hepatocyte growth factor by pulmonary ischemia-reperfusion injury in the rat.

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：RATIONALE:Increasing epithelial repair and regeneration may hasten resolution of lung injury in patients with the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). In animal models of ARDS, keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) reduces injury and increases epithelial proliferation and repair. The effect of KGF in the human alveol...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Shyamsundar M,McAuley DF,Ingram RJ,Gibson DS,O'Kane D,McKeown ST,Edwards A,Taggart C,Elborn JS,Calfee CS,Matthay MA,O'Kane CM

更新日期：2014-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Silicosis is characterized by fibrosing nodular lesions that may eventually develop into progressive massive fibrosis (PMF). Cytokines (interleukin-1beta [IL-1beta], tumor necrosis factor-alpha [TNF-alpha] and growth factors insulin-like growth factor-1 [IGF-1] platelet-derived growth factor [PDGF]) have been implicat...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Jagirdar J,Begin R,Dufresne A,Goswami S,Lee TC,Rom WN

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dobutamine has been proposed as a means of disclosing a pathologic oxygen supply (DO2) dependency in critically ill patients. Like other catecholamines, however, dobutamine might increase cellular metabolism, so that oxygen consumption (VO2) would increase regardless of the presence or absence of a supply dependency. ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： De Backer D,Moraine JJ,Berre J,Kahn RJ,Vincent JL

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: This document provides evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on the management of adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia.Methods: A multidisciplinary panel conducted pragmatic systematic reviews of the relevant research and applied Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Ev...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Metlay JP,Waterer GW,Long AC,Anzueto A,Brozek J,Crothers K,Cooley LA,Dean NC,Fine MJ,Flanders SA,Griffin MR,Metersky ML,Musher DM,Restrepo MI,Whitney CG

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The contribution of interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) to appropriate risk stratification of active tuberculosis suspects has not been studied. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether the addition of quantitative IGRA results to a prediction model incorporating clinical criteria improves risk stratification of ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Metcalfe JZ,Cattamanchi A,Vittinghoff E,Ho C,Grinsdale J,Hopewell PC,Kawamura LM,Nahid P

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased pharyngeal collapsibility and abnormal anatomic structures have been postulated to contribute to the pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome. It is unclear whether the abnormal craniofacial and soft tissue features may affect the pharyngeal collapsibility and contribute to the apnea density...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sforza E,Bacon W,Weiss T,Thibault A,Petiau C,Krieger J

更新日期：2000-02-01 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：:To determine the relative contribution of ectopic calcitonin (CT) production versus nonectopic secretion of CT in patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC), serum and urine immunoreactive CT (iCT) levels of 86 different subjects were measured by radioimmunoassay (RIA) using two polyclonal antisera (Ab3b and Ab4). Th...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kelley MJ,Becker KL,Rushin JM,Venzon D,Phelps R,Ihde DC,Bliss DP Jr,Melby K,Snider RH,Johnson BE

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cigarette smoking is the major factor responsible for chronic obstructive lung disease, but it occurs in only a minority of smokers. Smoking is associated with increased susceptibility to pulmonary infections and with a neutrophil- and macrophage-rich inflammation of the small airways. We compared concentrations of tu...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： McCrea KA,Ensor JE,Nall K,Bleecker ER,Hasday JD

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: To detect pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) at any early stage is a promising approach to optimize the outcome. Objectives: To investigate the impact of school ECG-based screening on detecting idiopathic or heritable (I/H)-PAH in the general pediatric population. Methods: This was a nationwide survey of...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sawada H,Mitani Y,Nakayama T,Fukushima H,Kogaki S,Igarashi T,Ichida F,Ono Y,Nakanishi T,Doi S,Ishikawa S,Matsushima M,Yamada O,Saji T

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We enrolled nine allergic subjects in a double blind, placebo-controlled study to examine the effect of premedication with 0.6 mg of atropine on nasal antigen challenge. The challenge consisted of unilaterally stimulating the nasal septum with diluent followed by three increasing doses of antigen and recording respons...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Baroody FM,Ford S,Lichtenstein LM,Kagey-Sobotka A,Naclerio RM

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Little is known about human club cells, dome-shaped cells with dense cytoplasmic granules and microvilli that represent the major secretory cells of the human small airways (at least sixth-generation bronchi). OBJECTIVES:To define the ontogeny and biology of the human small airway epithelium club cell. METH...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Zuo WL,Shenoy SA,Li S,O'Beirne SL,Strulovici-Barel Y,Leopold PL,Wang G,Staudt MR,Walters MS,Mason C,Kaner RJ,Mezey JG,Crystal RG

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Lung cancer screening using computed tomography (CT) is effective in detecting lung cancer in early stages. Concerns regarding false-positive rates and unnecessary invasive procedures have been raised. OBJECTIVE:To study the efficiency of a lung cancer protocol using spiral CT and F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose pos...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Bastarrika G,García-Velloso MJ,Lozano MD,Montes U,Torre W,Spiteri N,Campo A,Seijo L,Alcaide AB,Pueyo J,Cano D,Vivas I,Cosín O,Domínguez P,Serra P,Richter JA,Montuenga L,Zulueta JJ

更新日期：2005-06-15 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：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：:There is a growing understanding of the effects and potential pathophysiological role of the ETs in asthma and several of the criteria required to strongly implicate ET-1 as a mediator in this disease have been fulfilled. However, some of the information is preliminary, equivocal and requires confirmation. Furthermore...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Hay DW,Henry PJ,Goldie RG

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reaction of nitric oxide (NO) and superoxide anions (O(2)(-)) in the airway results in the formation of peroxynitrite, a highly reactive oxidant species. Peroxynitrite reacts with tyrosine residues in proteins to form the stable product nitrotyrosine. We investigated whether nitrotyrosine in exhaled breath condens...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Hanazawa T,Kharitonov SA,Barnes PJ

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of a pulmonary nodular lesion in an immunocompetent patient documented at open lung biopsy to be due to Mycobacterium haemophilum. This organism has recently been recognized as a cause of disease in immunocompromised patients, presenting predominantly as skin lesions, arthritis, and rarely pneumonia....

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： White DA,Kiehn TE,Bondoc AY,Massarella SA

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelins (ET-1, ET-2, ET-3) are potent bronchoconstrictors and growth-promoting mediators. They are released from various cells such as endothelial and epithelial cells. In the airways, ETs are released under basal and stimulated conditions. In patients with status asthmaticus and other pulmonary disorders, the exp...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Yang Q,Battistini B,D'Orléans-Juste P,Jeng AY,Sirois P

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is hypothesized to be influenced by genes within pathways involved with obesity, craniofacial development, inflammation, and ventilatory control. OBJECTIVES:We conducted the first candidate gene study of OSA using family data from European Americans and African Americans, select...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Larkin EK,Patel SR,Goodloe RJ,Li Y,Zhu X,Gray-McGuire C,Adams MD,Redline S

更新日期：2010-10-01 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:Tezacaftor (formerly VX-661) is an investigational small molecule that improves processing and trafficking of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) in vitro, and improves CFTR function alone and in combination with ivacaftor. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of tezacaft...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Donaldson SH,Pilewski JM,Griese M,Cooke J,Viswanathan L,Tullis E,Davies JC,Lekstrom-Himes JA,Wang LT,VX11-661-101 Study Group.

更新日期：2018-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic factors may contribute to the variability of exhaled nitric oxide in healthy individuals. We studied exhaled nitric oxide and genetic variants in both neuronal and endothelial nitric oxide synthases in 105 healthy nonsmoking and smoking subjects. Genomic DNA was screened for a repeat polymorphism in intron 20 ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Grasemann H,Storm van's Gravesande K,Buscher R,Drazen JM,Ratjen F

更新日期：2003-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Noninvasive ventilation decreases the need for invasive mechanical ventilation and mortality among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease but has not been well studied in asthma.Objectives: To assess the association between noninvasive ventilation and subsequent need for invasive mechanical ven...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Althoff MD,Holguin F,Yang F,Grunwald GK,Moss M,Vandivier RW,Ho PM,Kiser TH,Burnham EL

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Tidal volume and plateau pressure limitation decreases mortality in acute respiratory distress syndrome. Computed tomography demonstrated a small, normally aerated compartment on the top of poorly aerated and nonaerated compartments that may be hyperinflated by tidal inflation. OBJECTIVES:We hypothesized tha...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Terragni PP,Rosboch G,Tealdi A,Corno E,Menaldo E,Davini O,Gandini G,Herrmann P,Mascia L,Quintel M,Slutsky AS,Gattinoni L,Ranieri VM

更新日期：2007-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We review recent advances in the use of corticosteroids (CS) in pediatric lung disease. CS are frequently used, systemically or by inhalation. Their mechanisms of action in pulmonary diseases are ill defined. CS exert direct inhibitory effects on many inflammatory cells through genomic mechanisms. There is a time lag ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： de Benedictis FM,Bush A

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:Sepsis is the most common cause of death in patients in the intensive care unit. Genome-wide gene expression analysis can provide insights into the molecular alterations of sepsis. Total mRNA was extracted from the livers of 6 uninfected control mice and 60 septic mice after infusion of either live Escherichia coli or...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Yu SL,Chen HW,Yang PC,Peck K,Tsai MH,Chen JJ,Lin FY

更新日期：2004-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The rate of progression of most interstitial lung diseases (ILD) is unpredictable. Fibrocytes are circulating bone marrow-derived cells that have been implicated in the pathogenesis of lung fibrosis. Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome (HPS), a genetic cause of ILD in early adulthood, allows for study of biomarkers of ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Trimble A,Gochuico BR,Markello TC,Fischer R,Gahl WA,Lee JK,Kim Y,Burdick MD,Strieter RM,Mehrad B

更新日期：2014-12-15 00:00:00