Luteolin reduces lipopolysaccharide-induced lethal toxicity and expression of proinflammatory molecules in mice.

abstract：:The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an asthma education program on morbidity, knowledge, and compliance with inhaled corticosteroid treatment using a prospective, randomized, controlled, one-year-before/one-year-after protocol. After rigorous optimization of asthma therapy under the care o...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Coté J,Cartier A,Robichaud P,Boutin H,Malo JL,Rouleau M,Fillion A,Lavallée M,Krusky M,Boulet LP

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of renin-angiotensin system components and the elevation of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) in a number of fibrotic lung diseases suggests angiotensin II (AII) could play a role in the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis. However, the effect of AII on lung fibroblasts has not previously been assessed...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Marshall RP,McAnulty RJ,Laurent GJ

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The relationship between clinical phenotype of childhood primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) and ultrastructural defects and genotype is poorly defined. OBJECTIVES:To delineate clinical features of childhood PCD and their associations with ultrastructural defects and genotype. METHODS:A total of 118 participan...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Davis SD,Ferkol TW,Rosenfeld M,Lee HS,Dell SD,Sagel SD,Milla C,Zariwala MA,Pittman JE,Shapiro AJ,Carson JL,Krischer JP,Hazucha MJ,Cooper ML,Knowles MR,Leigh MW

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The safety of sputum induction and the reproducibility of measurements in induced sputum in multicenter studies is unknown. We examined the safety of sputum induction in a two-visit, six-center study in 79 subjects with moderate to severe asthma (mean +/- SD FEV(1) 71 +/- 12% predicted, 67% taking inhaled corticostero...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Fahy JV,Boushey HA,Lazarus SC,Mauger EA,Cherniack RM,Chinchilli VM,Craig TJ,Drazen JM,Ford JG,Fish JE,Israel E,Kraft M,Lemanske RF,Martin RJ,McLean D,Peters SP,Sorkness C,Szefler SJ,NHLBI Asthma Clinical Research Netw

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The upper airway undergoes progressive changes during childhood. Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), we studied the growth relationships of the tissues surrounding the upper airway (bone and soft tissues) in 92 normal children (47% males; range, 1 to 11 yr) who underwent brain MRI. None had symptoms of sleep-disor...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Arens R,McDonough JM,Corbin AM,Hernandez ME,Maislin G,Schwab RJ,Pack AI

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to examine whether clenbuterol (CLEN) could reduce dexamethasone (DEX)-induced diaphragm dysfunction. We studied four groups of New Zealand white (NZW) rabbits, each receiving one of the following daily injections subcutaneously for 2 wk: saline (control), DEX 3 mg/kg, DEX 3 mg/kg + CLEN...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Jiang TX,Cairns A,Road JD,Wilcox PG

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In complex diseases of genetic etiology such as asthma and atopy, it is difficult to differentiate causes of disease from consequences, and quantitate the importance of such causative factors. We examined possible risk factors for the development of wheezing and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in a cotwin-control study ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Duffy DL,Mitchell CA,Martin NG

更新日期：1998-03-01 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：RATIONALE:The association between aging and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is established. The associations between aging-related biomarkers and interstitial lung abnormalities (ILA) have not been comprehensively evaluated. OBJECTIVE:Evaluate associations between aging biomarkers, ILA, and all-cause mortality. METHODS...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sanders JL,Putman RK,Dupuis J,Xu H,Murabito JM,Araki T,Nishino M,Benjamin EJ,Levy DL,Vasan RS,Washko GR,Curtis JL,Freeman CM,Bowler R,Hatabu H,O'Connor GT,Hunninghake GM

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin (IL)-2 has a central role in regulating T cell responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Adjunctive immunotherapy with recombinant human IL-2 was studied in a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded trial in 110 human immunodeficiency virus-seronegative adults in whom smear-positive, drug-susceptible...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Johnson JL,Ssekasanvu E,Okwera A,Mayanja H,Hirsch CS,Nakibali JG,Jankus DD,Eisenach KD,Boom WH,Ellner JJ,Mugerwa RD,Uganda-Case Western Reserve University Research Collaboration.

更新日期：2003-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a potent endogenous vasoconstrictor that was recently shown to exhibit bronchoconstrictive properties in vitro. In asthmatic patients, the expression of ET-1 peptide was also shown to be increased in endobronchial biopsies. Thus, we postulated that ET-1 could be higher in subjects with nocturnal...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kraft M,Beam WR,Wenzel SE,Zamora MR,O'Brien RF,Martin RJ

更新日期：1994-04-01 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

abstract：:There is intriguing evidence suggesting pathophysiologic relationships among dyspnea, hyperventilation, and panic anxiety. The symptoms of panic attacks and pulmonary disease overlap, so that panic anxiety can reflect underlying cardiopulmonary disease and dyspnea can reflect an underlying anxiety disorder. The pathog...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Smoller JW,Pollack MH,Otto MW,Rosenbaum JF,Kradin RL

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:State-dependent changes in upper airway caliber were studied with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques. We hypothesized that changes in airway caliber during sleep in normal subjects would result from positional and dimensional changes in upper airway soft-tissue structures, including the lateral pharyngeal wal...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Trudo FJ,Gefter WB,Welch KC,Gupta KB,Maislin G,Schwab RJ

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early experience suggests that lung volume reduction surgery improves exercise tolerance as measured by the 6-min walk distance in patients with emphysema. To identify the physiologic mechanism(s) by which lung volume reduction surgery improved exercise, we performed progressive cardiopulmonary exercise testing, inclu...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Benditt JO,Lewis S,Wood DE,Klima L,Albert RK

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism responsible for the increased air-space permeability in cigarette smokers is unknown. The aim of this study was to assess the acute and chronic effects of cigarette smoking on epithelial permeability, inflammation, and oxidant stress in the air spaces of smokers. Fourteen cigarette smokers underwent 99mT...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Morrison D,Rahman I,Lannan S,MacNee W

更新日期：1999-02-01 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：:A respiratory therapist-driven weaning protocol incorporating daily screens, spontaneous breathing trials (SBT), and prompts to caregivers has been associated with superior outcomes in mechanically ventilated medical patients. To determine the effectiveness of this approach in neurosurgical (NSY) patients, we conducte...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Namen AM,Ely EW,Tatter SB,Case LD,Lucia MA,Smith A,Landry S,Wilson JA,Glazier SS,Branch CL,Kelly DL,Bowton DL,Haponik EF

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Nasal polyps (NPs) are characterized by intense edema or formation of pseudocysts filled with plasma proteins, mainly albumin. However, the mechanisms underlying NP retention of plasma proteins in their submucosa remain unclear. OBJECTIVES:We hypothesized that formation of a fibrin mesh retains plasma protei...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Takabayashi T,Kato A,Peters AT,Hulse KE,Suh LA,Carter R,Norton J,Grammer LC,Cho SH,Tan BK,Chandra RK,Conley DB,Kern RC,Fujieda S,Schleimer RP

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To attain a better understanding of antibiotic cycling and its effects on the epidemiology of antibiotic resistance in gram-negative microorganisms, two different antibiotic classes (quinolone and beta-lactam) were cycled during four 4-month periods in a surgical intensive care unit. Respiratory aspirates and rectal s...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： van Loon HJ,Vriens MR,Fluit AC,Troelstra A,van der Werken C,Verhoef J,Bonten MJ

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During Operation Everest III (Comex '97), to assess the consequences of altitude-induced hypoxia, eight volunteers were decompressed in a hypobaric chamber, with a decompression profile simulating the climb of Mount Everest. Cardiac function was assessed using a combination of M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiograp...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Boussuges A,Molenat F,Burnet H,Cauchy E,Gardette B,Sainty JM,Jammes Y,Richalet JP

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 11 ventilator-dependent patients, we undertook a head-to-head comparison of patient-ventilator interaction during four ventilator modes: assist-control ventilation (ACV), intermittent mandatory ventilation (IMV), pressure support (PS), and a combination of IMV and PS. Progressive increases in IMV rate and PS level ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Leung P,Jubran A,Tobin MJ

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exaggerated airway narrowing in response to bronchoconstricting stimuli is a characteristic feature of asthmatic subjects. It is unknown whether the site of airway narrowing differs in asthmatic subjects from that observed in normal subjects. Increased airway wall thickness has been suggested as a contributing cause f...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Okazawa M,Müller N,McNamara AE,Child S,Verburgt L,Paré PD

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumonectomized rats develop pulmonary hypertension (PH) and pulmonary vascular neointimal formation 4 wk after monocrotaline (MCT) administration. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were injected with MCT (60 mg/kg) on Day 7 after left pneumonectomy. Three groups (n = 5) received 40-O-(2-hydroxyethyl)-rapamycin (RAD, 2.5 mg/k...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Nishimura T,Faul JL,Berry GJ,Veve I,Pearl RG,Kao PN

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the annual decline of lung function in subjects with self-reported asthma, we analyzed data from a longitudinal epidemiologic study. The Copenhagen City Heart Study. The study sample consisted of 10,952 subjects (4,824 men), 20 to 90 yr of age, randomly selected from the city of Copenhagen followed over...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ulrik CS,Lange P

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smoking is the major risk factor for chronic respiratory symptoms, but dietary factors may also play a role. Most studies of diet and lung disease have been cross-sectional and conducted in populations with a Western-style diet. We analyzed the relation between dietary intake at baseline and new onset of cough with ph...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Butler LM,Koh WP,Lee HP,Yu MC,London SJ

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Th2 cytokines play an important role in allergic diseases. These cytokines activate signal transduction pathways, including Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) signaling. Although the suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) family protein, a negative regulator of the Janus kin...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Fukuyama S,Nakano T,Matsumoto T,Oliver BG,Burgess JK,Moriwaki A,Tanaka K,Kubo M,Hoshino T,Tanaka H,McKenzie AN,Matsumoto K,Aizawa H,Nakanishi Y,Yoshimura A,Black JL,Inoue H

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although overproduction of proinflammatory 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO)-derived leukotrienes (LTs) has been demonstrated in the lungs of patients with pulmonary fibrosis, their causal involvement in this condition has not been established. Bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis was studied in mice rendered LT deficient by knoc...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Peters-Golden M,Bailie M,Marshall T,Wilke C,Phan SH,Toews GB,Moore BB

更新日期：2002-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB) may arise in individuals on treatment for multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB. Preventing this amplification of resistance will likely improve clinical outcomes and delay the secondary spread of XDR-TB. OBJECTIVES:To measure the proportion of individuals that devel...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Shin SS,Keshavjee S,Gelmanova IY,Atwood S,Franke MF,Mishustin SP,Strelis AK,Andreev YG,Pasechnikov AD,Barnashov A,Tonkel TP,Cohen T

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to examine risk factors for nosocomial pneumonia in the surgical and medical/respiratory intensive care unit (ICU) populations. In a public teaching hospital, all cases of nosocomial pneumonia in the surgical and medical/respiratory ICUs (n = 20, respectively) were identified by prospectiv...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Cunnion KM,Weber DJ,Broadhead WE,Hanson LC,Pieper CF,Rutala WA

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00