Inspiratory-to-total lung capacity ratio predicts mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

abstract：:The low-affinity IgG Fc receptor, FcgammaRIIB, displays inhibitory potential in experimental models such as autoimmune diseases. However, whether this receptor is involved in the onset of allergic diseases remains unknown. This study examines the role of FcgammaRIIB in the initiation of allergic rhinitis in mice. Repe...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Watanabe T,Okano M,Hattori H,Yoshino T,Ohno N,Ohta N,Sugata Y,Orita Y,Takai T,Nishizaki K

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanical ventilation can worsen morbidity and mortality by causing ventilator-associated lung injury, especially where adverse ventilatory strategies are employed. Adverse strategies commonly involve hyperventilation, which frequently results in hypocapnia. Although hypocapnia is associated with significant lung alt...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Laffey JG,Engelberts D,Kavanagh BP

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Whether a nurse-implemented goal-directed sedation protocol resulting in more awake yet calm intubated children affects postdischarge functional status, health-related quality of life, or risk for post-traumatic stress disorder is unknown. OBJECTIVES:To compare postdischarge outcomes in children with acute r...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Watson RS,Asaro LA,Hertzog JH,Sorce LR,Kachmar AG,Dervan LA,Angus DC,Wypij D,Curley MAQ,RESTORE Study Investigators and the Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Sepsis Investigators (PALISI) Network.

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phl p5 is a major allergen of timothy grass and causes rhinitis and bronchial asthma in nearly all patients allergic to grass pollen. The biochemical processing of this molecule by the nasal mucosa at its first encounter and possible changes of its biologic activity are unknown. Two isoforms of the allergen were expre...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Bufe A,Gehlhar K,Schramm G,Schlaak M,Becker WM

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) and elafin are structurally similar, low-molecular-weight antiproteases produced in the lung. We have developed a simple method for distinguishing the antiprotease activities of SLPI and elafin in lung lavage fluid from those of alpha 1-antitrypsin (alpha 1-AT) that is bas...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Nadziejko C,Finkelstein I,Balmes JR

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Induced sputum using hypertonic saline (HS) is a useful research tool to study airway inflammation (AI). HS provocation testing can also be used to measure airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR). A combined HS challenge and sputum induction procedure has been developed to permit assessment of AI and AHR in a single test. Th...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Jones PD,Hankin R,Simpson J,Gibson PG,Henry RL

更新日期：2001-10-01 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：:Luteolin is a flavonoid that has been shown to reduce proinflammatory molecule expression in vitro. In the present study, we have tested the ability of luteolin to inhibit lipopolysaccharide (LPS)- induced lethal toxicity and proinflammatory molecule expression in vivo. Mice receiving LPS (Salmonella enteriditis LPS, ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kotanidou A,Xagorari A,Bagli E,Kitsanta P,Fotsis T,Papapetropoulos A,Roussos C

更新日期：2002-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by chronic airflow limitation caused by a combination of airways disease (bronchiolitis) and parenchymal destruction (emphysema), whose relative proportion varies from patient to patient. OBJECTIVES:To explore and contrast the molecular pathogenes...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Faner R,Cruz T,Casserras T,López-Giraldo A,Noell G,Coca I,Tal-Singer R,Miller B,Rodriguez-Roisin R,Spira A,Kalko SG,Agustí A

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Invasive fungal disease (IFD) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. OBJECTIVES:We hypothesize that galactomannan (GM), a component of fungal cell wall, as measured in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) might be a diagnostic adjunct in hematologic malignancies. METHODS:A ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Affolter K,Tamm M,Jahn K,Halter J,Passweg J,Hirsch HH,Stolz D

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute sustained hypoxia causes an early rise in ventilation, followed by a reduction in ventilation ("roll off") after several minutes to levels below the peak but above baseline. The underlying mechanism(s) of this biphasic response is unclear. Hypoxia induces changes in the release and metabolic turnover of glutamat...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Soto-Arape I,Burton MD,Kazemi H

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Inhibition of pharyngeal motoneurons accompanies REM sleep and is a cause of hypoventilation and obstructive sleep apnea in humans. One explanation posits that the neurotransmitters glycine and γ-aminobutyric acid are responsible for REM sleep motor inhibition. However, blockade of that mechanism at cranial m...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Grace KP,Hughes SW,Horner RL

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical significance of minimal acute rejection (grade A1) in lung transplant recipients is unknown. We prospectively analyzed 1,159 transbronchial lung biopsies in 184 patients. Two hundred seventy-nine biopsies in 128 participants confirmed A1 histology at a mean postoperative day of 229 +/- 340. Sixty four of ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Hopkins PM,Aboyoun CL,Chhajed PN,Malouf MA,Plit ML,Rainer SP,Glanville AR

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In mechanically ventilated patients, pressure and flow tracings can be used to assess respiratory pump muscle activity or rest. When the ventilation is delivered through an endotracheal tube, the respiratory system can be considered a one-compartment model, and activation of the respiratory muscles results in deformat...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Jounieaux V,Parreira VF,Delguste P,Aubert G,Rodenstein DO

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Lung cancer screening using computed tomography (CT) is effective in detecting lung cancer in early stages. Concerns regarding false-positive rates and unnecessary invasive procedures have been raised. OBJECTIVE:To study the efficiency of a lung cancer protocol using spiral CT and F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose pos...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Bastarrika G,García-Velloso MJ,Lozano MD,Montes U,Torre W,Spiteri N,Campo A,Seijo L,Alcaide AB,Pueyo J,Cano D,Vivas I,Cosín O,Domínguez P,Serra P,Richter JA,Montuenga L,Zulueta JJ

更新日期：2005-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is a significant disease with survival rates remaining poor despite numerous therapeutic advances during the last 30 years. Understanding lung cancer pathogenesis through murine modeling may improve future human therapies, and new data indicate that mutations within different endogenous stem cells situated...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Giangreco A,Groot KR,Janes SM

更新日期：2007-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Small airway disease is thought to contribute significantly to functional impairment caused by asthma. Functional evidence of airway-parenchyma uncoupling in asthma, such as loss of deep breath bronchodilator effect in bronchoconstrictive episodes and enhanced airway closure, has been previously demonstrated. Elastic ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Mauad T,Silva LF,Santos MA,Grinberg L,Bernardi FD,Martins MA,Saldiva PH,Dolhnikoff M

更新日期：2004-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Breathing supplemental oxygen reduces breathlessness during exercise in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Replacing nitrogen with helium reduces expiratory flow resistance and may improve lung emptying. Combining these treatments should be independently effective. OBJECTIVES:Study t...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Laude EA,Duffy NC,Baveystock C,Dougill B,Campbell MJ,Lawson R,Jones PW,Calverley PM

更新日期：2006-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a chronic lung disease of very low birth weight infants, associated with oxygen therapy, barotrauma, and/or infections. Improved medical care has led to a paradoxically increased incidence of BPD due to greater infant survival. Early prediction of BPD has proven challenging. Increas...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Cullen A,Van Marter LJ,Allred EN,Moore M,Parad RB,Sunday ME

更新日期：2002-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of ventilation-perfusion (VA/Q) ratios during bronchoconstriction measured with the multiple inert gases elimination technique is frequently bimodal. However, the topographic basis and the cause of that bimodality remain unknown. In this article, regional VA/Q is quantified by three-dimensional positr...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Melo MF,Harris RS,Layfield JD,Venegas JG

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Loss of lung elastic recoil causing hyperinflation with increased TLC and decreased diffusing capacity and expiratory airflow are physiologic hallmarks of emphysema. We studied lung mechanics in 10 patients (seven men and three women) aged 69 +/- 9 yr (mean +/- SD) who had fixed, severe expiratory airflow limitation w...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Gelb AF,Zamel N,Hogg JC,Müller NL,Schein MJ

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) is a bronchoscopic treatment for severe asthma targeting airway smooth muscle (ASM). Observational studies have shown ASM mass reduction after BT, but appropriate control groups are lacking. Furthermore, as treatment response is variable, identifying optimal candidates for BT tre...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Goorsenberg AWM,d'Hooghe JNS,Srikanthan K,Ten Hacken NHT,Weersink EJM,Roelofs JJTH,Kemp SV,Bel EH,Shah PL,Annema JT,Bonta PI,TASMA research group.

更新日期：2021-01-15 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：:The impact of methicillin resistance on morbidity and mortality of patients suffering from severe Staphylococcus aureus infections remains highly controversial. We analyzed a retrospective cohort of 97 patients with methicillin-susceptible and 74 patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ventilator-ass...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Combes A,Luyt CE,Fagon JY,Wollf M,Trouillet JL,Gibert C,Chastre J,PNEUMA Trial Group.

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Hyponatremia is associated with decompensated heart failure and poor prognosis in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction. OBJECTIVES:We sought to determine if hyponatremia is associated with right heart failure and worse prognosis in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). METHODS:...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Forfia PR,Mathai SC,Fisher MR,Housten-Harris T,Hemnes AR,Champion HC,Girgis RE,Hassoun PM

更新日期：2008-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of new observations have added to our understanding of mast cell biology and the relevance of this cell to the genesis of asthma. The purpose of this review has been to highlight this new information and to refer the reader to extensive reviews where previously documented and well-known data are available. Of...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Wasserman SI

更新日期：1994-11-01 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：:To elucidate which cells are synthesizing tenascin in usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) we have analyzed thoracoscopic or open lung biopsies from 30 patients with UIP by mRNA in situ hybridization, using (35)S-labeled tenascin RNA probes. The phenotype of the cells expressing tenascin mRNA was confirmed by immunohist...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Pääkkö P,Kaarteenaho-Wiik R,Pöllänen R,Soini Y

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nasal antiinflammatory effects produced by maintenance treatment with topical steroids include reduced production of cytokines. The present study explored nasal mucosal effects induced during the first 9 h after a single dose of topical budesonide. Nine subjects with allergic rhinitis due to birch or timothy polle...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Linden M,Svensson C,Andersson E,Andersson M,Greiff L,Persson CG

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis is the most common cause of death in patients in the intensive care unit. Genome-wide gene expression analysis can provide insights into the molecular alterations of sepsis. Total mRNA was extracted from the livers of 6 uninfected control mice and 60 septic mice after infusion of either live Escherichia coli or...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Yu SL,Chen HW,Yang PC,Peck K,Tsai MH,Chen JJ,Lin FY

更新日期：2004-05-15 00:00:00