Effects of glutathione-S-transferase M1, T1, and P1 on childhood lung function growth.

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：:Lung transplant (LTx) recipients have a low peak work rate, peak oxygen consumption (V O2peak), and early lactate threshold on incremental exercise. We hypothesized that LTx recipients have reduced oxidative function and altered fiber type proportion in peripheral skeletal muscle. Seven stable LTx recipients and seven...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Wang XN,Williams TJ,McKenna MJ,Li JL,Fraser SF,Side EA,Snell GI,Walters EH,Carey MF

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lobar and cephalocaudal distribution of aerated and nonaerated lung and of PEEP-induced alveolar recruitment is unknown in acute lung injury (ALI). Dimensions of the lungs and volumes of aerated and nonaerated parts of each pulmonary lobe were measured using a computerized tomographic quantitative analysis and com...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Puybasset L,Cluzel P,Chao N,Slutsky AS,Coriat P,Rouby JJ

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alveolar macrophages (AMs) are considered major effector cells in host defense against respiratory tract infections by virtue of their potent phagocytic properties. In addition, AMs may regulate the host inflammatory response to infection by production of cytokines and by their capacity to phagocytose apoptotic polymo...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Knapp S,Leemans JC,Florquin S,Branger J,Maris NA,Pater J,van Rooijen N,van der Poll T

更新日期：2003-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relative roles of mucus plugs and emphysema in mechanisms of airflow limitation and hypoxemia in smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are uncertain. METHODS:We analyzed computed tomography (CT) lung images and lung function in participants in the Subpopulations and Intermediate Outc...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Dunican EM,Elicker BM,Henry T,Gierada DS,Schiebler ML,Anderson W,Barjaktarevic I,Barr RG,Bleecker ER,Boucher RC,Bowler RP,Christenson SA,Comellas A,Cooper CB,Couper D,Criner GJ,Dransfield M,Doerschuk CM,Drummond MB,

更新日期：2020-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Most of the studies linking chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with oxidative stress are in vitro, using invasive techniques, or measuring systemic oxidative stress. The aim of this study was to quantify oxidative stress in the lungs in patients with COPD and in healthy smokers, as reflected by 8-isoprostane...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Montuschi P,Collins JV,Ciabattoni G,Lazzeri N,Corradi M,Kharitonov SA,Barnes PJ

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic inflammation is present in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which has been linked to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. We determined the effects of oral and inhaled corticosteroids on serum markers of inflammation in patients with stable COPD. We recruited 41 patients with mild to moderate ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sin DD,Lacy P,York E,Man SF

更新日期：2004-10-01 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：:Inhaled nitric oxide (NO) improves systemic oxygenation (PaO2/FIO2) in adult patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). However, individual response varies, and previous trials demonstrated no outcome benefit. This prospective, randomized study in 40 ARDS patients analyzed dose-response (DR) characteris...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Gerlach H,Keh D,Semmerow A,Busch T,Lewandowski K,Pappert DM,Rossaint R,Falke KJ

更新日期：2003-04-01 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：RATIONALE:Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) and electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) have increased the diagnostic yield of bronchoscopic diagnosis of peripheral lung lesions. However, the role of combining these modalities to overcome each individual technique's limitations and, consequently, to further increas...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Eberhardt R,Anantham D,Ernst A,Feller-Kopman D,Herth F

更新日期：2007-07-01 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：:To determine if gastric intramucosal pH changes during weaning from mechanical ventilation are related to gastric mucosal blood flow modifications, we studied 16 ventilator-supported patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who tolerated a 2-h trial of spontaneous breathing with pressure support vent...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Bocquillon N,Mathieu D,Neviere R,Lefebvre N,Marechal X,Wattel F

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used three-dimensional reconstructions obtained with spiral computed tomography to measure total diaphragm surface area (Adi), and the surface area of the dome (Ado) and of the zone of apposition (Aap) of the diaphragm in nine patients with single-lung transplantation (SLT) for emphysema and nine normal subjects ma...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Cassart M,Verbandt Y,de Francquen P,Gevenois PA,Estenne M

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Clinical benefits of fixed-dose 100-mg subcutaneous (SC) mepolizumab in prednisone-dependent patients are modest when sputum eosinophilia is not adequately controlled. OBJECTIVES:This study compared treatment response of weight-adjusted intravenous (IV) reslizumab in patients previously treated with 100-mg S...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Mukherjee M,Aleman Paramo F,Kjarsgaard M,Salter B,Nair G,LaVigne N,Radford K,Sehmi R,Nair P

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The allergen inhalation challenge is used in clinical trials to test the efficacy of new treatments in attenuating the late-phase asthmatic response (LAR) and associated airway inflammation in subjects with allergic asthma. However, not all subjects with allergic asthma develop the LAR after allergen inhalati...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Singh A,Shannon CP,Kim YW,Yang CX,Balshaw R,Cohen Freue GV,Gauvreau GM,FitzGerald JM,Boulet LP,O'Byrne PM,Tebbutt SJ

更新日期：2018-02-15 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：:Studies have shown evidence of significant parent-offspring and sibling correlation in FEV1, but familial aggregation of decline of FEV1 over time has not been reported. Our study population comprised 392 families enrolled in the Tucson Epidemiological Study of Airway Obstructive Diseases. Subjects were older than 18 ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kurzius-Spencer M,Sherrill DL,Holberg CJ,Martinez FD,Lebowitz MD

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The degree to which chronic respiratory health effects caused by exposures to cotton dust and endotoxin is reversible after cessation of textile work is unknown. OBJECTIVES:To investigate changes in lung function and respiratory symptoms after cessation of textile work and to determine whether past exposure ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Shi J,Hang JQ,Mehta AJ,Zhang HX,Dai HL,Su L,Eisen EA,Christiani DC

更新日期：2010-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Few studies have examined associations between exposure to air pollution and childhood lung function after implementation of strict air quality regulations in the 1990s. OBJECTIVES:To assess traffic-related pollution exposure and childhood lung function. METHODS:We geocoded addresses for 614 mother-child pa...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Rice MB,Rifas-Shiman SL,Litonjua AA,Oken E,Gillman MW,Kloog I,Luttmann-Gibson H,Zanobetti A,Coull BA,Schwartz J,Koutrakis P,Mittleman MA,Gold DR

更新日期：2016-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Chronic bronchitis (CB) is characterized by persistent cough and sputum production. Studies were performed to test whether mucus hyperconcentration and increased partial osmotic pressure, in part caused by abnormal purine nucleotide regulation of ion transport, contribute to the pathogenesis of CB. OBJECTIVE...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Anderson WH,Coakley RD,Button B,Henderson AG,Zeman KL,Alexis NE,Peden DB,Lazarowski ER,Davis CW,Bailey S,Fuller F,Almond M,Qaqish B,Bordonali E,Rubinstein M,Bennett WD,Kesimer M,Boucher RC

更新日期：2015-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of addition of montelukast to inhaled fluticasone propionate (FP) therapy, compared with FP therapy alone (100 microg twice a day) on airway immunopathology in individuals with mild asthma. Twenty-eight subjects received FP (100 microg twice a day) or FP (100 microg t...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： O'Sullivan S,Akveld M,Burke CM,Poulter LW

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:From the late 1970s to the early 1990s, studies found that mortality rates for pulmonary fibrosis were increasing. Recent data for mortality from pulmonary fibrosis are unavailable. OBJECTIVES:We sought to determine mortality rates for pulmonary fibrosis in the United States from 1992 through 2003. METHODS:...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Olson AL,Swigris JJ,Lezotte DC,Norris JM,Wilson CG,Brown KK

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The majority of patients with sarcoidosis resolve their condition; however 5-10% of patients with sarcoidosis develop pulmonary fibrosis with poor prognosis. Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (PTGS2) is a key regulatory enzyme in the synthesis of the antifibrotic agent prostaglandin E(2) and is reduced in...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Hill MR,Papafili A,Booth H,Lawson P,Hubner M,Beynon H,Read C,Lindahl G,Marshall RP,McAnulty RJ,Laurent GJ

更新日期：2006-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Density-based morphometric studies have demonstrated decreased capillary density in infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and in BPD-like animal models, leading to the prevailing view that microvascular development is disrupted in BPD. OBJECTIVE:To perform a comprehensive analysis of the early and la...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： De Paepe ME,Mao Q,Powell J,Rubin SE,DeKoninck P,Appel N,Dixon M,Gundogan F

更新日期：2006-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been four types of drug treatment of asthma that have been used over the past 100 years. Belladonna alkaloids, derived from the thorn-apple plant were used in 1905, and chemically synthesized entities in this class are still in use today. Western medicine began to use adrenergic stimulants approximately 100...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Chu EK,Drazen JM

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a life-threatening disease, characterized by vascular remodeling and vasoconstriction. Evidence suggests that oxidative stress may contribute to the pathogenesis and/or development of PH. OBJECTIVES:In the present study, we examined whether intratracheal gene transfer of human ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kamezaki F,Tasaki H,Yamashita K,Tsutsui M,Koide S,Nakata S,Tanimoto A,Okazaki M,Sasaguri Y,Adachi T,Otsuji Y

更新日期：2008-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Air pollution is a known asthma trigger and has been associated with short-term asthma symptoms, airway inflammation, decreased lung function, and reduced response to asthma rescue medications. OBJECTIVES:To assess a causal relationship between air pollution and childhood asthma using data that address tempo...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Nishimura KK,Galanter JM,Roth LA,Oh SS,Thakur N,Nguyen EA,Thyne S,Farber HJ,Serebrisky D,Kumar R,Brigino-Buenaventura E,Davis A,LeNoir MA,Meade K,Rodriguez-Cintron W,Avila PC,Borrell LN,Bibbins-Domingo K,Rodriguez-San

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to elucidate the relationships between pleural (Ppl), esophageal (Pes), and superimposed gravitational pressures in acute lung injury, and to understand the mechanisms of recruitment and derecruitment. In six dogs with oleic acid respiratory failure, we measured Pes and Ppl in the uppermost, middle, and most ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Pelosi P,Goldner M,McKibben A,Adams A,Eccher G,Caironi P,Losappio S,Gattinoni L,Marini JJ

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cilomilast (Ariflo), a new oral phosphodiesterase-4 selective inhibitor, improves lung function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We have evaluated its antiinflammatory effects in 59 patients with COPD randomized to receive cilomilast, 15 mg two times a day, or placebo for 12 weeks. Induced sputum diffe...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Gamble E,Grootendorst DC,Brightling CE,Troy S,Qiu Y,Zhu J,Parker D,Matin D,Majumdar S,Vignola AM,Kroegel C,Morell F,Hansel TT,Rennard SI,Compton C,Amit O,Tat T,Edelson J,Pavord ID,Rabe KF,Barnes NC,Jeffery PK

更新日期：2003-10-15 00:00:00