Alveolar macrophages have a protective antiinflammatory role during murine pneumococcal pneumonia.

abstract：:The inflammatory events in the airways at the time of acute respiratory failure from acute severe asthma are poorly understood. To determine the patterns of cellular inflammation in the airways in acute severe asthma, we analyzed tracheal aspirates collected within 12 h of intubation from patients intubated emergently...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ordoñez CL,Shaughnessy TE,Matthay MA,Fahy JV

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intestinal immune system discriminates between potentially harmful and harmless foreign proteins. The basis for this differential response may be related to the conditions of antigen presentation by antigen-presenting cells, as determined by their phenotype or activation state. How these conditions affect specific...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Smith KM,Eaton AD,Finlayson LM,Garside P

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study is twofold: to evaluate alterations in total phospholipid content and individual phospholipid classes of the surfactant, and to detect markers of inflammatory reaction in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) from patients with hydrostatic pulmonary edema (HPE). Mechanically ventilated patients...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Nakos G,Pneumatikos J,Tsangaris I,Tellis C,Lekka M

更新日期：1997-03-01 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：: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：:Inflammation is a critical component of asthma. Drugs that control asthma generally reduce the degree of airway inflammation. There is theoretical controversy surrounding the effects of beta(2)-agonists on airway inflammation, with some studies suggesting an anti-inflammatory effect, and others predicting a proinflamm...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Calhoun WJ,Hinton KL,Kratzenberg JJ

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The acute respiratory distress syndrome is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. Angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1), a ligand for the endothelial Tie2 receptor, is an endothelial survival and vascular stabilization factor that reduces endothelial permeability and inhibits leukocyte-en...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： McCarter SD,Mei SH,Lai PF,Zhang QW,Parker CH,Suen RS,Hood RD,Zhao YD,Deng Y,Han RN,Dumont DJ,Stewart DJ

更新日期：2007-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Sublingual allergen-specific immunotherapy is gaining popularity for treatment of allergic diseases, but underlying immunological mechanisms are unresolved. OBJECTIVES:To perform detailed immunological investigation of sublingual house dust mite (HDM) immunotherapy. METHODS:A 12-month randomized double-blin...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： O'Hehir RE,Gardner LM,de Leon MP,Hales BJ,Biondo M,Douglass JA,Rolland JM,Sandrini A

更新日期：2009-11-15 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：RATIONALE:Poor adherence is common in difficult-to-control asthma. Distinguishing patients with difficult-to-control asthma who respond to inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) from refractory asthma is an important clinical challenge. OBJECTIVES:Suppression of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) with directly observed ICS...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Heaney LG,Busby J,Bradding P,Chaudhuri R,Mansur AH,Niven R,Pavord ID,Lindsay JT,Costello RW,Medical Research Council UK Refractory Asthma Stratification Programme (RASP-UK).

更新日期：2019-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Lung transplant recipients are particularly at risk of complications from rhinovirus, the most frequent respiratory virus circulating in the community. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether lung transplant recipients can be chronically infected by rhinovirus and the potential clinical impact. METHODS:We first ide...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kaiser L,Aubert JD,Pache JC,Deffernez C,Rochat T,Garbino J,Wunderli W,Meylan P,Yerly S,Perrin L,Letovanec I,Nicod L,Tapparel C,Soccal PM

更新日期：2006-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Guidelines, protocols, and checklists (together called "protocols") can be immensely helpful in the clinical arena. However, clinicians and health care systems relying on protocols must assess whether benefits are being accrued, whether such "benefits" are real, and whether harm can be detected. These concerns are imp...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kavanagh BP,Nurok M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) destabilize mRNA transcripts and inhibit protein translation. miR-145 is of particular interest in cystic fibrosis (CF) as it has a direct binding site in the 3'-untranslated region of CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) and is upregulated by the CF genetic modifier T...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Lutful Kabir F,Ambalavanan N,Liu G,Li P,Solomon GM,Lal CV,Mazur M,Halloran B,Szul T,Gerthoffer WT,Rowe SM,Harris WT

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because interleukin 8 (IL-8) is a potent neutrophil chemotactic and activating cytokine, we investigated IL-8 production in relation to neutrophil migration and elastase release in the human lung during unilateral community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). In 17 patients, the local response in the involved lung was compared ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Boutten A,Dehoux MS,Seta N,Ostinelli J,Venembre P,Crestani B,Dombret MC,Durand G,Aubier M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The length of time that blood remains in the pulmonary capillary is an important variable in gas exchange. We have investigated the distribution of capillary transit times in isolated rabbit lungs perfused with a bicarbonate-free buffer. The time course of gas exchange was monitored by enclosing the lungs in a plethys...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Klocke RA,Schünemann HJ,Grant BJ

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is associated with increased vascular resistance in children and adults. Persistent increased vascular resistance damages vascular endothelial cells-a marker of which is increased platelet activation.Objectives: This study compared whole-blood impedance platelet aggregation ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kontos A,Willoughby S,Lushington K,Martin J,Wabnitz D,Dorrian J,Kennedy D

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obstructive sleep-disordered breathing is associated with cardiovascular disease in adults, and elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) has been proposed as a link between the two disorders. We hypothesized that children with sleep-disordered breathing have higher CRP values than do control subjects. CRP was measured in 39 ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kaditis AG,Alexopoulos EI,Kalampouka E,Kostadima E,Germenis A,Zintzaras E,Gourgoulianis K

更新日期：2005-02-01 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：:When dyspnea must be assessed clinically, there are three methods of assessment: the measurement of dyspnea with activities of daily living using clinical dyspnea ratings such as the modified Medical Research Council (MRC), the Baseline Dyspnea Index (BDI), and the Oxygen Cost Diagram (OCD); the measurement of dyspnea...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Hajiro T,Nishimura K,Tsukino M,Ikeda A,Koyama H,Izumi T

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial stewardship involves a multifaceted approach that strives to combat the emergence of resistance, improve clinical outcomes, and control costs by improving antimicrobial use. Therefore, stewardship is of great importance and relevance in the intensive care unit. Clinical decision support systems, biomarke...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Lawrence KL,Kollef MH

更新日期：2009-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphodiesterase (PDE)-5 degrades guanosine 3',5'cyclic monophosphate (cGMP) and its inhibitor sildenafil citrate (Viagra) treats erectile dysfunction by smooth muscle relaxation through elevated cGMP. Sildenafil was examined in two guinea pig models of airways disease: guinea pigs exposed to LPS or sensitized guinea...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Toward TJ,Smith N,Broadley KJ

更新日期：2004-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclophosphamide-induced lung toxicity may be difficult to recognize because of the presence of confounding variables such as concomitant use of other cytotoxic drugs, opportunistic infections, diffuse pulmonary malignancy, radiation pneumonitis, and oxygen toxicity. The purpose of this retrospective analysis was to i...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Malik SW,Myers JL,DeRemee RA,Specks U

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy is highly sensitive for pulmonary embolism (PE), but its clinical usefulness is limited by its nondiagnostic rate. Objective analysis of single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) three-dimensional scintigraphy may improve its diagnostic performance compared with sub...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Harris B,Bailey D,Miles S,Bailey E,Rogers K,Roach P,Thomas P,Hensley M,King GG

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) is of central interest in the study of tuberculosis. A number of single-gene mutations have been identified in the IFN-gamma signaling pathway that predispose to severe mycobacterial disease, but the relevance of polymorphism within these genes to the common phenotype of tuberculo...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Cooke GS,Campbell SJ,Sillah J,Gustafson P,Bah B,Sirugo G,Bennett S,McAdam KP,Sow O,Lienhardt C,Hill AV

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Theophylline is well-established in the management of asthma, and there is some evidence of an antiinflammatory effect in asthma. It is not known whether theophylline affects inflammatory markers such as sputum eosinophils and exhaled nitric oxide (NO) in patients with mild asthma not receiving inhaled steroid therapy...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Lim S,Tomita K,Caramori G,Jatakanon A,Oliver B,Keller A,Adcock I,Chung KF,Barnes PJ

更新日期：2001-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The predisposing factors and complications of unplanned extubation (UEX) in mechanically ventilated adult patients are not well recognized. We designed a prospective multicenter observational study to identify risk factors and describe the complications of UEX. We followed 426 ventilated patients over a 2-mo period. C...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Boulain T

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Hyperlactatemia in sepsis may derive from a prevalent impairment of oxygen supply/demand and/or oxygen use. Discriminating between these two mechanisms may be relevant for the early fluid resuscitation strategy.Objectives: To understand the relationship among central venous oxygen saturation (ScvO2), lactat...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Gattinoni L,Vasques F,Camporota L,Meessen J,Romitti F,Pasticci I,Duscio E,Vassalli F,Forni LG,Payen D,Cressoni M,Zanella A,Latini R,Quintel M,Marini JJ

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Data regarding the influence of ambient air pollution on infant bronchiolitis are few. OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the impact of several air pollutants and their sources on infant bronchiolitis. METHODS:Infants in the Georgia Air Basin of British Columbia with an inpatient or outpatient clinical encounter for b...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Karr CJ,Demers PA,Koehoorn MW,Lencar CC,Tamburic L,Brauer M

更新日期：2009-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:POEMS (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes) syndrome is a rare variant of plasma cell dyscrasia with multiple systemic manifestations. We followed the progress of 20 patients with POEMS syndrome in our institution over a 10-yr period. Pulmonary hypertension (PH) was ob...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Lesprit P,Godeau B,Authier FJ,Soubrier M,Zuber M,Larroche C,Viard JP,Wechsler B,Gherardi R

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nasal mucosal is the first site of contact with inhaled antigens. However, the nature of local immune responses and the role of nasal-associated lymphoid tissue (NALT) in those responses have rarely been studied. To characterize the cells involved in mucosally derived immune responses, NALT and Peyer's patch (PP) ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Heritage PL,Underdown BJ,Arsenault AL,Snider DP,McDermott MR

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00