Relationship between extent of pulmonary emphysema by high-resolution computed tomography and lung elastic recoil in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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:The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is increasing and has been linked to obstructive lung diseases including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Recent studies suggest that vitamin D deficiency is associated with reduced lung function. The relationship between vitamin D deficiency and lung fu...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Zosky GR,Berry LJ,Elliot JG,James AL,Gorman S,Hart PH

更新日期：2011-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The mechanisms by which oxidants are sensed by cells and cause inflammation are not well understood. OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to determine how cells "sense" soluble oxidants and how this is translated into an inflammatory reaction. METHODS:Monocytes, macrophages, or HEK293 cells (stably transfected with ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Paul-Clark MJ,McMaster SK,Sorrentino R,Sriskandan S,Bailey LK,Moreno L,Ryffel B,Quesniaux VF,Mitchell JA

更新日期：2009-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In asthma, the acute increment of airway responsiveness caused by exposure to allergen is associated with influx of eosinophils into the airways. The relationship between chronic airway hyperresponsiveness and airway inflammation is unclear, as they do not change consistently following long-term anti-inflammatory trea...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Crimi E,Spanevello A,Neri M,Ind PW,Rossi GA,Brusasco V

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the factors contributing to tuberculosis incidence in the U.S.-born and foreign-born populations in San Francisco, California, and to assess the effectiveness of tuberculosis control efforts in these populations, we performed a population-based molecular epidemiologic study using 367 patients with strains...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Chin DP,DeRiemer K,Small PM,de Leon AP,Steinhart R,Schecter GF,Daley CL,Moss AR,Paz EA,Jasmer RM,Agasino CB,Hopewell PC

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regular short-acting inhaled beta-agonist therapy is of uncertain benefit in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We conducted a randomized, concealed, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial in two periods, each of 3-mo duration, involving 53 patients with a smoking history of > 20 pac...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Cook D,Guyatt G,Wong E,Goldstein R,Bedard M,Austin P,Ramsdale H,Jaeschke R,Sears M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is difficult when acid fast bacilli (AFB) cannot be detected in sputum smears. OBJECTIVES:Following a proof of principle study, we examined in routine clinical practice whether individuals with sputum AFB smear-negative TB can be discriminated from those wit...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Jafari C,Thijsen S,Sotgiu G,Goletti D,Domínguez Benítez JA,Losi M,Eberhardt R,Kirsten D,Kalsdorf B,Bossink A,Latorre I,Migliori GB,Strassburg A,Winteroll S,Greinert U,Richeldi L,Ernst M,Lange C,Tuberculosis Network Eu

更新日期：2009-10-01 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:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a treatable sleep disorder that is associated with alterations in glucose metabolism in individuals without diabetes, is a highly prevalent comorbidity of type 2 diabetes. However, it is not known whether the severity of OSA is a predictor of glycemic control in patients with di...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Aronsohn RS,Whitmore H,Van Cauter E,Tasali E

更新日期：2010-03-01 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：: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：:If lipid peroxidation (LP) contributes to organ dysfunction in sepsis rather than simply reflecting established injury, it should occur soon after the onset of the septic insult, and it may not progress uniformly in all organs. We assessed whether LP occurs within 90 min after onset of continuous intravenous endotoxin...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Clements NC Jr,Habib MP

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoidosis is a systemic, granulomatous disorder with a high rate of spontaneous remission indicating the presence of antiinflammatory mechanisms. Antiinflammatory mediators such as interleukin-10 (IL-10) and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) should be able to induce spontaneous remission of sarcoidosis. By ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Zissel G,Homolka J,Schlaak J,Schlaak M,Müller-Quernheim J

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Susceptibility to tuberculosis is not only determined by Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, but also by the genetic component of the host. The pleiotropic cytokine tumor necrosis factor-alpha is essential to control tuberculosis infection, and various tumor necrosis factor family members and their respecti...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Möller M,Flachsbart F,Till A,Thye T,Horstmann RD,Meyer CG,Osei I,van Helden PD,Hoal EG,Schreiber S,Nebel A,Franke A

更新日期：2010-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:While signal transducer and activator of transcription protein 6 (STAT6) is important in interleukin-4 (IL-4)-induced commitment of CD4(+) T cells to the T helper cell, type 2 (Th2) phenotype and IgE isotype switching in B cells, its role in other IL-4-mediated events and their impact upon the allergic response is les...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Tomkinson A,Kanehiro A,Rabinovitch N,Joetham A,Cieslewicz G,Gelfand EW

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Inhaled corticosteroids are commonly prescribed to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). OBJECTIVES:To examine whether these medications might be associated with an excess risk of pneumonia. METHODS:We conducted a nested case-control study within a cohort of patients with COPD from Que...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ernst P,Gonzalez AV,Brassard P,Suissa S

更新日期：2007-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of ventilatory-control abnormalities in predisposing to familial sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) was assessed in 31 subjects 28 +/- 10 yr of age (mean +/- SD). Subjects with (n = 10) and without SDB (n = 12) were recruited from 13 families having two or more members with SDB. Nine age- and gender-matched con...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Redline S,Leitner J,Arnold J,Tishler PV,Altose MD

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To quantify changes in tissue oxygenation of pathologic lungs, we applied a novel method using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRs). In in vitro experiments, we assayed the effect of photon scattering on the absorption spectra of an in vitro system simulating structures of lung, which consists of test tube containing air...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Noriyuki T,Ohdan H,Yoshioka S,Miyata Y,Asahara T,Dohi K

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) frequently have albuminuria (indicative of renal endothelial cell injury) associated with hypoxemia. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether (1) cigarette smoke (CS)-induced pulmonary and renal endothelial cell injury explains the association between albumin...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Polverino F,Laucho-Contreras ME,Petersen H,Bijol V,Sholl LM,Choi ME,Divo M,Pinto-Plata V,Chetta A,Tesfaigzi Y,Celli BR,Owen CA

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:New vaccines are urgently needed to protect the vulnerable from bacterial pneumonia. Clinical trials of pneumonia vaccines are slow and costly, requiring tens of thousands of patients. Studies of pneumococcal vaccine efficacy against colonization have been proposed as a novel method to down-select between vac...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Collins AM,Wright AD,Mitsi E,Gritzfeld JF,Hancock CA,Pennington SH,Wang D,Morton B,Ferreira DM,Gordon SB

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) induces transient proliferation of alveolar type II cells (AEII) associated with surfactant alterations. To test the hypothesis that homeostasis of intracellular phospholipid stores is maintained under KGF-induced hyperplasia, we (1) collected tissue from adult rat lungs, fixed for lig...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Fehrenbach A,Bube C,Hohlfeld JM,Stevens P,Tschernig T,Hoymann HG,Krug N,Fehrenbach H

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:An increasing number of persons, exposed to high altitude for leisure, sport, or work, may suffer from severe high-altitude illness. OBJECTIVES:To assess, in a large cohort of subjects, the association between physiological parameters and the risk of altitude illness and their discrimination ability in a ris...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Richalet JP,Larmignat P,Poitrine E,Letournel M,Canouï-Poitrine F

更新日期：2012-01-15 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：:Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) develops after inhalation of many different environmental antigens, causing variable clinical symptoms that often make diagnosis uncertain. The prevalence of HP is higher than recognized, especially its chronic form. Mechanisms of disease are still incompletely known. Strategies to im...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Fink JN,Ortega HG,Reynolds HY,Cormier YF,Fan LL,Franks TJ,Kreiss K,Kunkel S,Lynch D,Quirce S,Rose C,Schleimer RP,Schuyler MR,Selman M,Trout D,Yoshizawa Y

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology that primarily affects the lungs. The etiology remains unclear; however, environmental, genetic, ethnic, and familial factors probably modify expression of the disease. As an example, African Americans are at greater risk of mortality and morbidity th...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Martin WJ 2nd,Iannuzzi MC,Gail DB,Peavy HH

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of the hemodynamic effects of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (n-CPAP) in normal subjects have had conflicting results. The largest study (n = 19) found no effect of up to 15 cm H2O on heart rate (HR), cardiac stroke volume (SV), or cardiac index. We hypothesized that n-CPAP, by increasing intrathora...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Montner PK,Greene ER,Murata GH,Stark DM,Timms M,Chick TW

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The place of surgical treatment in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) remains unclear. Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) has a response rate of 41% overall and only 5% when retrolingual narrowing is present. Thus, in cases with suspected hypopharyngeal collapse maxillofacial surgery has been proposed with improved...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Bettega G,Pépin JL,Veale D,Deschaux C,Raphaël B,Lévy P

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T cells in the airways are considered to play a key role in orchestrating the inflammatory response of asthma through the elaboration of specific cytokines. Using flow cytometry we have investigated the T-cell response of sensitized asthmatic airways 6 h after local allergen provocation. Twelve subjects with atopic as...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Gratziou C,Carroll M,Montefort S,Teran L,Howarth PH,Holgate ST

更新日期：1996-02-01 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：:In order to assess the usefulness of sputum analysis in studying plasma-protein exudation and local secretion of proteins in the airways, we measured specific proteins in the sputum sol phase (SSP) and sputum gel phase (SGP) from patients with stable asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Protein leve...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Schoonbrood DF,Lutter R,Habets FJ,Roos CM,Jansen HM,Out TA

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00