House dust endotoxin and wheeze in the first year of life.

abstract：:Pharyngeal dilator muscle activation (GGEMG) during wakefulness is greater in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) than in healthy control subjects, representing a neuromuscular compensatory mechanism for a more collapsible airway. As previous work from our laboratory has demonstrated a close relationship betwe...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Fogel RB,Malhotra A,Pillar G,Edwards JK,Beauregard J,Shea SA,White DP

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To test whether the leukotriene antagonist ONO-1078 (pranlukast) prevents asthma exacerbations during reduction of high-dose inhaled corticosteroid, we conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in 79 asthma patients requiring high doses (1,500 microg/d or more) of inhaled beclomethasone dipropiona...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Tamaoki J,Kondo M,Sakai N,Nakata J,Takemura H,Nagai A,Takizawa T,Konno K

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 investigate the effect of smoking cessation on the airway inflammatory process present in nonatopic subjects with chronic bronchitis, we obtained bronchial biopsies from nine current smokers and seven exsmokers, all with symptoms of chronic bronchitis at the time of the study, and from seven healthy nonsmoking subj...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Turato G,Di Stefano A,Maestrelli P,Mapp CE,Ruggieri MP,Roggeri A,Fabbri LM,Saetta M

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of sensitization to inhaled allergens is determined by the interaction of multiple genetic and environmental influences. Occupational sensitization to low-molecular-weight chemicals allows a specific immunological response to an inhaled hapten to be studied in a well-defined population with characteriz...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Newman Taylor AJ,Cullinan P,Lympany PA,Harris JM,Dowdeswell RJ,du Bois RM

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between asthma medication and the perception of asthma symptoms is of interest for daily practice. Poor perception of asthma symptoms might influence patients' health care behavior and subsequently might lead to undertreatment and deterioration of their disease. This study investigated the influence o...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Bijl-Hofland ID,Cloosterman SG,Folgering HT,van den Elshout FJ,van Weel C,van Schayck CP

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the mechanisms underlying ventilator-dependence in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and to assess the effects of the combination of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and pressure-support ventilation (PSV) on inspiratory muscle effort, we investigated respiratory mechanic...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Appendini L,Purro A,Patessio A,Zanaboni S,Carone M,Spada E,Donner CF,Rossi A

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinically, the spread of infectious agents between subjects undergoing spirometry is quite uncommon. There is almost no documentation in the medical literature on this subject. We studied the retrieval of nonpathogenic Escherichia coli after aerosolizing organisms into standard pulmonary function tubing of a type tha...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Hiebert T,Miles J,Okeson GC

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelets are an important, albeit generally underappreciated, component of the inflammatory cascade. Platelets are known to contribute to inflammation in atherosclerosis, stroke, and asthma. They produce a large number of proinflammatory lipid mediators and cytokines, and play a vital role in recruitment of leukocyte...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： O'Sullivan BP,Michelson AD

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term cognitive impairment is common among ICU survivors, but its natural history remains unclear. In this systematic review, we report the frequency of cognitive impairment in ICU survivors across various time points after ICU discharge that were extracted from 46 of the 3,350 screened records. Prior studies used...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Honarmand K,Lalli RS,Priestap F,Chen JL,McIntyre CW,Owen AM,Slessarev M

更新日期：2020-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) is the etiological agent of adult T cell leukemia, and reports suggest that several other clinical conditions are associated with HTLV-I infection, including myelopathy and inflammatory pulmonary diseases. However, the clinical entity of HTLV-I-associated lung disease remains...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kawakami K,Miyazato A,Iwakura Y,Saito A

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the relationship between the extent of pulmonary emphysema, assessed by quantitative high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT), and lung mechanics in 24 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The extent of emphysema was quantified as the relative lung area with CT numbers < -950 H...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Baldi S,Miniati M,Bellina CR,Battolla L,Catapano G,Begliomini E,Giustini D,Giuntini C

更新日期：2001-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Recent studies have suggested that both embryonic stem cells and adult bone marrow stem cells can participate in the regeneration and repair of diseased adult organs, including the lungs. However, the extent of airway epithelial remodeling with adult marrow stem cells is low, and there are no available in viv...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sueblinvong V,Loi R,Eisenhauer PL,Bernstein IM,Suratt BT,Spees JL,Weiss DJ

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical utility of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BAL) cell analysis for the diagnosis and management of patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) has been a subject of debate and controversy. The American Thoracic Society (ATS) sponsored a committee of international experts to examine all relevant l...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Meyer KC,Raghu G,Baughman RP,Brown KK,Costabel U,du Bois RM,Drent M,Haslam PL,Kim DS,Nagai S,Rottoli P,Saltini C,Selman M,Strange C,Wood B,American Thoracic Society Committee on BAL in Interstitial Lung Disease.

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Traditionally, Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) has been composed of M. avium and M. intracellulare; however, advances in genetic sequencing have allowed discovery of several novel species. With these discoveries, investigation of differences in risk factors, virulence, and clinical outcomes have emerged. O...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Boyle DP,Zembower TR,Reddy S,Qi C

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ-PF50) is one of several recent efforts to gauge pediatric, health-related quality of life from the patient's (or parent's) perspective. Although tested extensively with healthy children, more information is needed about CHQ performance among children with chronic conditions such as ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Asmussen L,Olson LM,Grant EN,Landgraf JM,Fagan J,Weiss KB

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reexpansion of collapsed lung creates intrapulmonary shear forces. In an earlier study we showed that application of a negative end-expiratory airway pressure (NEEP) to normal rabbit lungs in vivo produced tidal collapse and reexpansion with transient changes in compliance and gas exchange but no histologic damage. In...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Taskar V,John J,Evander E,Robertson B,Jonson B

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic bacterial infection and neutrophilic inflammation characterize cystic fibrosis (CF) pulmonary disease. In many disorders, inflammation and angiogenesis are codependent phenomena. We previously noted excessive angiogenesis in CF tissues and elevated vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in random serum samp...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： McColley SA,Stellmach V,Boas SR,Jain M,Crawford SE

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophil infiltration is a major feature in the pathogenesis of the common cold, and respiratory viral infection is the major cause of asthma exacerbations. The factors regulating the neutrophil influx are unknown. Interleukin-8 (IL-8) is a potent neutrophil chemoattractant, which has been implicated in several infl...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Teran LM,Johnston SL,Schröder JM,Church MK,Holgate ST

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Many authors have suggested that the mechanism by which atelectasis contributes to injury is through the repetitive opening and closing of distal airways in lung regions that are atelectatic. However, neither the topographic nor mechanistic relationships between atelectasis and distribution of lung injury are...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Tsuchida S,Engelberts D,Peltekova V,Hopkins N,Frndova H,Babyn P,McKerlie C,Post M,McLoughlin P,Kavanagh BP

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:In cystic fibrosis, abnormal glucose tolerance is associated with decreased lung function and worsened outcomes. Translational evidence indicates that abnormal glucose tolerance may begin in early life. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether very young children with cystic fibrosis have increased abnormal glucose t...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Yi Y,Norris AW,Wang K,Sun X,Uc A,Moran A,Engelhardt JF,Ode KL

更新日期：2016-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Decreases in gastric mucosal pH (pHi) are associated with splanchnic hypoxia in animals and with increased mortality in patients. In the present study we measured changes in gastric pHi with a tonometer in septic patients after a short-term infusion of dobutamine. These changes were compared with concurrent alteration...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Gutierrez G,Clark C,Brown SD,Price K,Ortiz L,Nelson C

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of a dental appliance (DA) is usually evaluated in a single mandibular position reached after several weeks and corresponding to either improvement of symptoms or intolerance to any further advancement. The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility of one-night evaluation of the efficacy of a DA. Th...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Pételle B,Vincent G,Gagnadoux F,Rakotonanahary D,Meyer B,Fleury B

更新日期：2002-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the influence of gender on the polysomnographic features of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in a retrospective study of 830 patients with OSA diagnosed by overnight polysomnography (PSG). The severity of OSA was determined from the apnea- hypopnea index (AHI) for total sleep time (AHI(TST)), and was classifi...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： O'Connor C,Thornley KS,Hanly PJ

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wheezing in childhood is not a single disorder and different wheezing-associated respiratory illnesses have been recently described. We investigated the association between wheezing conditions and familial, pre-, peri-, and postnatal risk factors. We studied 16,333 children, 6 to 7 yr old, enrolled in a population-bas...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Rusconi F,Galassi C,Corbo GM,Forastiere F,Biggeri A,Ciccone G,Renzoni E

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a subgroup of cigarette smokers who are more susceptible than others to the deleterious effects of cigarette smoke and to chronic airflow obstruction. The study of histopathologic and physiologic differences between these "susceptible" smokers and "resistant" smokers, who do not develop clinically significant...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Aguayo SM

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Comparison of the risk-benefit profiles of different inhaled glucocorticoids has been limited by inadequate information about the dose-response relationships for efficacy relative to side effects. Fluticasone propionate (FP) is twice as effective as budesonide (BUD), but the potency ratio of FP:BUD with respect to sup...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Donnelly R,Williams KM,Baker AB,Badcock CA,Day RO,Seale JP

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relaxation was examined in diaphragm muscle strips of cardiomyopathic Syrian hamsters and control hamsters. Isotonic lengthening velocity and isometric tension decay were analyzed over the load continuum in response to twitch. For each load level (P), we measured the maximum extent of shortening (deltaL), the peak len...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Coirault C,Chemla D,Pourny JC,Lambert F,Riou B,Lecarpentier Y

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior data indicate positive effects of long-term exercise interventions for cognitive functioning among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but no prior studies have examined acute effects of individual bouts of exercise among patients with COPD. This study evaluated acute effects of exercise ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Emery CF,Honn VJ,Frid DJ,Lebowitz KR,Diaz PT

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Although the transplantation of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cells harbors enormous potential for the treatment of pulmonary diseases, in vivo data demonstrating clear therapeutic benefits of human iPSC-derived cells in lung disease models are missing. OBJECTIVES:We have tested the therapeuti...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Happle C,Lachmann N,Ackermann M,Mirenska A,Göhring G,Thomay K,Mucci A,Hetzel M,Glomb T,Suzuki T,Chalk C,Glage S,Dittrich-Breiholz O,Trapnell B,Moritz T,Hansen G

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00