Current indoor allergen levels of fungi and cats, but not house dust mites, influence allergy and asthma in adults with high dust mite exposure.

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：:We found that continuous eosinophilic inflammation after repeated antigen instillation into the nose was observed only in A/J mice, not in three other strains. Histologic analysis of tissues from A/J mice revealed features typical of airway remodeling, i.e., airway wall thickening and increased collagen depositions we...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Shinagawa K,Kojima M

更新日期：2003-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Biomass exposure is an important risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the time-course behavior of FEV1 in subjects exposed to biomass is unknown. OBJECTIVES:We undertook this study to determine the FEV1 rate decline in subjects exposed to biomass. METHODS:Pulmonary function...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ramírez-Venegas A,Sansores RH,Quintana-Carrillo RH,Velázquez-Uncal M,Hernandez-Zenteno RJ,Sánchez-Romero C,Velazquez-Montero A,Flores-Trujillo F

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Cytomegalovirus (CMV), which is one of the most common infections after lung transplantation, is associated with chronic lung allograft dysfunction and worse post-transplantation survival. Current approaches for at-risk patients include a fixed duration of antiviral prophylaxis despite the associated cost and...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Snyder LD,Chan C,Kwon D,Yi JS,Martissa JA,Copeland CA,Osborne RJ,Sparks SD,Palmer SM,Weinhold KJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 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

abstract：RATIONALE:The American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society International Consensus Classification panel identified the clinical entity idiopathic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) as a provisional diagnosis and recommended further study. OBJECTIVES:We hypothesized that idiopathic NSIP is an autoimmun...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kinder BW,Collard HR,Koth L,Daikh DI,Wolters PJ,Elicker B,Jones KD,King TE Jr

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:alpha-Tocopherol is a potent antioxidant that effectively protects biological membranes against oxidative injury through coordination with ascorbic acid. Because propofol has a phenolic structure similar to that of alpha-tocopherol, this intravenous anesthetic may also have similar antioxidant activity. To test this h...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Tsuchiya M,Asada A,Kasahara E,Sato EF,Shindo M,Inoue M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to estimate exposure-response relationships for mesothelioma and environmental exposure to crocidolite. All 4,659 former residents of Wittenoom, Western Australia (WA) who lived there between 1943 and 1993 for at least 1 mo and were not directly employed in the crocidolite industry, were followed-up t...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Hansen J,de Klerk NH,Musk AW,Hobbs MS

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We measured in rats the effects of 48 h of mechanical ventilation on the weight, contractile properties, and enzymatic profile of the diaphragm, the soleus and the extensor digitorium longus (EDL) muscles. Eighteen animals were randomly divided into a mechanically ventilated (MV, n = 9) group or a control (C, n = 9) g...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Le Bourdelles G,Viires N,Boczkowski J,Seta N,Pavlovic D,Aubier M

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The clinical management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) remains a major challenge due to lack of effective drug therapy or accurate indicators for disease progression. Fibrocytes are circulating mesenchymal cell progenitors that are involved in tissue repair and fibrosis. OBJECTIVES:To test the hypoth...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Moeller A,Gilpin SE,Ask K,Cox G,Cook D,Gauldie J,Margetts PJ,Farkas L,Dobranowski J,Boylan C,O'Byrne PM,Strieter RM,Kolb M

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-acting beta 2-agonist salmeterol has been suggested to have other pharmacologic activities, that is, antiinflammatory capacities, in addition to its bronchodilator properties. We investigated the protective effect of 50 micrograms salmeterol in a placebo-controlled study on house dust mite-induced early- and ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Weersink EJ,Aalbers R,Koëter GH,Kauffman HF,De Monchy JG,Postma DS

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine quantitative and qualitative surfactant alterations, proteins, and platelet activating factor (PAF) in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid from patients with pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) with respect to ventilated patients without PTE. Patients with PTE underwent BAL at t...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Nakos G,Kitsiouli EI,Lekka ME

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Although local tissue activation of the endothelin (ET) system contributes to the development of pulmonary hypertension, the impact of isolated chronic plasma hyperendothelinemia on the pulmonary circulation is unknown. METHODS:Mini-osmotic pumps were implanted in rats to deliver ET-1 during 7 or 28 days. A...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Migneault A,Sauvageau S,Villeneuve L,Thorin E,Fournier A,Leblanc N,Dupuis J

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An imbalance between neutrophil proteases and the surrounding antiproteases is critical in the normal functioning of the neutrophil. Enzyme activity is of importance in cell migration and may play a role in some beneficial aspects of host defense. However, when persistent or excessive this imbalance can be detrimental...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Stockley RA

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central airway obstruction is a problem facing all medical and surgical subspecialists caring for patients with chest diseases. The incidence of this disorder appears to be rising because of the epidemic of lung cancer; however, benign causes of central airway obstruction are being seen more frequently as well. The mo...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ernst A,Feller-Kopman D,Becker HD,Mehta AC

更新日期：2004-06-15 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：RATIONALE:Constitutive activation of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is prevalent in epithelial cancers, particularly in non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). Mutations identified in EGFR predict the sensitivity to EGFR-targeted therapy. Detection of these mutations is mainly based on tissue biopsy, which ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Wei F,Lin CC,Joon A,Feng Z,Troche G,Lira ME,Chia D,Mao M,Ho CL,Su WC,Wong DT

更新日期：2014-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Noninvasive and invasive diagnostic techniques have been shown to achieve comparable performances in the evaluation of suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). We studied the impact of both approaches on outcome in a prospective, open, and randomized study in three intensive care units (ICUs) of a 1,000-bed te...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ruiz M,Torres A,Ewig S,Marcos MA,Alcón A,Lledó R,Asenjo MA,Maldonaldo A

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to fine airborne particulate matter (PM(2.5)) is associated with cardiovascular events and mortality in older and cardiac patients. Potential physiologic effects of in-vehicle, roadside, and ambient PM(2.5) were investigated in young, healthy, nonsmoking, male North Carolina Highway Patrol troopers. Nine troo...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Riediker M,Cascio WE,Griggs TR,Herbst MC,Bromberg PA,Neas L,Williams RW,Devlin RB

更新日期：2004-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Viral infections are major drivers of exacerbations and clinical burden in patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). IFN-β is a key component of the innate immune response to viral infection. To date, studies of inhaled IFN-β treatment have not demonstrated a significant effect ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Watson A,Spalluto CM,McCrae C,Cellura D,Burke H,Cunoosamy D,Freeman A,Hicks A,Hühn M,Ostridge K,Staples KJ,Vaarala O,Wilkinson T

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized by the formation of plexiform lesions and concentric intimal fibrosis in small pulmonary arteries. The origin of cells contributing to these vascular lesions is uncertain. Endogenous endothelial progenitor cells are potential contributors to this p...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Toshner M,Voswinckel R,Southwood M,Al-Lamki R,Howard LS,Marchesan D,Yang J,Suntharalingam J,Soon E,Exley A,Stewart S,Hecker M,Zhu Z,Gehling U,Seeger W,Pepke-Zaba J,Morrell NW

更新日期：2009-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to compare O2 consumption (VO2) determination by the gas-exchange (VO2GE) and Fick (VO2F) methods in cardiac surgical patients. A total of 10 mechanically ventilated postoperative patients were studied prospectively. Thermodilution was performed using three randomly applied techniques: room temperatur...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Chioléro R,Mavrocordatos P,Bracco D,Schutz Y,Cayeux C,Revelly JP

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated ultrasonic examination as a diagnostic tool for catheter misplacement and pneumothorax after central venous catheter insertion. Physicians in the intensive care unit (ICU) performed the ultrasonic examinations, and the results were compared with those of chest radiography. Eighty-five central venous cathe...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Maury E,Guglielminotti J,Alzieu M,Guidet B,Offenstadt G

更新日期：2001-08-01 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：RATIONALE:No methodical assessment of the lung, cardiac, and sleep function of patients surviving an acute hypercapnic respiratory failure episode requiring admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) has been reported in the literature. OBJECTIVES:To prospectively investigate the prevalence and impact of comorbidities...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Adler D,Pépin JL,Dupuis-Lozeron E,Espa-Cervena K,Merlet-Violet R,Muller H,Janssens JP,Brochard L

更新日期：2017-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:CD14 influences postnatal switching of T helper cell responses. CD14 C-159T has been associated with altered CD14 and IgE levels in cross-sectional studies. Identifying whether associations vary with age requires data from children of the same age followed longitudinally over many years. In this study, an unselected p...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： O'Donnell AR,Toelle BG,Marks GB,Hayden CM,Laing IA,Peat JK,Goldblatt J,Le Souëf PN

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Tissue injury and repair involve highly conserved processes governed by mechanisms that can be co-opted in tumors. We hypothesized that soluble factors released during the repair response to lung injury would promote orthotopic tumor growth. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether lung injury promoted growth of orth...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Arenberg D,Luckhardt TR,Carskadon S,Zhao L,Amin MA,Koch AE

更新日期：2010-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung transplantation with its attendant life-long immunosuppression contributes to bone loss and its sequelae, fractures and kyphosis, in patients with lung disease, many of whom already suffer from severe osteoporosis. Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) are one of the most severely affected groups. We conducted a con...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Aris RM,Lester GE,Renner JB,Winders A,Denene Blackwood A,Lark RK,Ontjes DA

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate whether the magnitude of blood flow contributes to ventilator-induced lung injury, 14 sets of isolated rabbit lungs were randomized for perfusion at either 300 (Group A: n = 7) or 900 ml/ min (Group B: n = 7) while ventilated with 30 cm H2O peak static pressure. Control lungs (Group C: n = 7) were venti...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Broccard AF,Hotchkiss JR,Kuwayama N,Olson DA,Jamal S,Wangensteen DO,Marini JJ

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decision analysis was used to compare three alternative strategies for a 6-mo course of treatment for tuberculosis: directly observed drug therapy (DOT), self-administered fixed-dose combination drug therapy, and self-administered conventional individual drug therapy. Estimates of effectiveness were obtained from the ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Moore RD,Chaulk CP,Griffiths R,Cavalcante S,Chaisson RE

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00