Recombinant surfactant protein C-based surfactant for patients with severe direct lung injury.

abstract：RATIONALE:There are no accepted blood-based biomarkers in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Pulmonary and activation-regulated chemokine (PARC/CCL-18) is a lung-predominant inflammatory protein that is found in serum. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether PARC/CCL-18 levels are elevated and modifiable in COPD an...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sin DD,Miller BE,Duvoix A,Man SF,Zhang X,Silverman EK,Connett JE,Anthonisen NA,Wise RA,Tashkin D,Celli BR,Edwards LD,Locantore N,Macnee W,Tal-Singer R,Lomas DA,ECLIPSE Investigators.

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human neutrophil elastase (HNE), an enzyme secreted by activated neutrophils, can bind to and degrade extracellular matrix including human lung elastin. This protease is believed to play an important role in several destructive processes including pulmonary emphysema. In this study, we hypothesized that an alveolar ma...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Fujita J,Sköld CM,Daughton DM,Ertl RF,Takahara J,Rennard SI

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Exhaled nitric oxide (Fe(NO)) is a biomarker of airway inflammation in mild to moderate asthma. However, whether Fe(NO) levels are informative regarding airway inflammation in patients with severe asthma, who are refractory to conventional treatment, is unknown. Here, we hypothesized that classification of se...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Dweik RA,Sorkness RL,Wenzel S,Hammel J,Curran-Everett D,Comhair SA,Bleecker E,Busse W,Calhoun WJ,Castro M,Chung KF,Israel E,Jarjour N,Moore W,Peters S,Teague G,Gaston B,Erzurum SC,National Heart, Lung, and Blood Insti

更新日期：2010-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus has been inconsistently associated with a reduced level of pulmonary function. To elucidate this association further, we analyzed the relationship of diabetes and of fasting blood glucose to the level of pulmonary function assessed by spirometry in the 3,254 members of the Framingham Offspring Cohort...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Walter RE,Beiser A,Givelber RJ,O'Connor GT,Gottlieb DJ

更新日期：2003-03-15 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：:Current evidence suggests that patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may have augmented pharyngeal dilator muscle activity during wakefulness, to compensate for deficient anatomy. However, the isolated effect of sleep on the activity of these muscles (comparing OSA patients with controls) has not been studied. W...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Mezzanotte WS,Tangel DJ,White DP

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer (EMMPRIN), also called basigin, is present in the lung during development, but its expression in normal adult lung is minimal. Increases of EMMPRIN have been found in various forms of experimental lung injury. To determine whether EMMPRIN might be involved in alveolar inj...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Betsuyaku T,Tanino M,Nagai K,Nasuhara Y,Nishimura M,Senior RM

更新日期：2003-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The epithelium of the paranasal sinuses produces nitric oxide (NO), which probably plays a major role in the nonspecific defense of these cavities through its bacteriostatic and cilia motility stimulation properties. Abundant eosinophils of nasal polyps potentially generate superoxide anion (O2-*), but NO and O2-* ina...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Pasto M,Serrano E,Urocoste E,Barbacanne MA,Guissani A,Didier A,Delisle MB,Rami J,Arnal JF

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：RATIONALE:In a pulmonary process characterized by spatially heterogeneous loss of aeration, the impairment of gas exchange is expected to depend on the regional distribution of perfusion relative to that of aeration. OBJECTIVES:To investigate how regional aeration, shunt, and perfusion are interrelated at different le...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Musch G,Bellani G,Vidal Melo MF,Harris RS,Winkler T,Schroeder T,Venegas JG

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:As of April 2015, participants in the Danish Lung Cancer Screening Trial had been followed for at least 5 years since their last screening. OBJECTIVES:Mortality, causes of death, and lung cancer findings are reported to explore the effect of computed tomography (CT) screening. METHODS:A total of 4,104 parti...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Wille MM,Dirksen A,Ashraf H,Saghir Z,Bach KS,Brodersen J,Clementsen PF,Hansen H,Larsen KR,Mortensen J,Rasmussen JF,Seersholm N,Skov BG,Thomsen LH,Tønnesen P,Pedersen JH

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Exhaled nitric oxide (NO) is a well-known marker of established airway inflammation in asthma. Its role in the disease process before the onset of respiratory symptoms remains unclear. OBJECTIVES:To examine whether elevated NO in newborns with clinically naive airways is associated with subsequent respirator...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Latzin P,Kuehni CE,Baldwin DN,Roiha HL,Casaulta C,Frey U

更新日期：2006-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requires the demonstration of airflow limitation, defined as a post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC <0.7, a measurement that remains methodologically robust and widely available. FEV1 is one of the most powerful predictors of clinically relevant outcomes ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Han MK,Agusti A,Celli BR,Criner GJ,Halpin DMG,Roche N,Papi A,Stockley RA,Wedzicha J,Vogelmeier CF

更新日期：2020-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The rise in childhood asthma prevalence suggests a role for environmental factors in the etiology of this evolving epidemic; however, genetics also influence the occurrence of asthma. Glutathione S-transferase (GST) M1 may play a role in asthma and wheezing occurrence among those exposed to tobacco smoke, as it functi...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Gilliland FD,Li YF,Dubeau L,Berhane K,Avol E,McConnell R,Gauderman WJ,Peters JM

更新日期：2002-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid and selective recruitment of neutrophils into the airspace in response to LPS facilitates the clearance of bacterial pathogens. However, neutrophil infiltration can also participate in the development and progression of environmental airway disease. Previous data have revealed that Toll-like receptor 4 (tlr4) is...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Hollingsworth JW,Chen BJ,Brass DM,Berman K,Gunn MD,Cook DN,Schwartz DA

更新日期：2005-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the status of activation of lymphocytes and the role of cytokines on the inflammatory response of the bronchial mucosa in toluene diisocyanate (TDI) asthma, we performed a quantitative analysis of bronchial biopsies obtained from 15 subjects with TDI-induced asthma and seven normal control subjects. Marke...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Maestrelli P,di Stefano A,Occari P,Turato G,Milani G,Pivirotto F,Mapp CE,Fabbri LM,Saetta M

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma is a common chronic disease without cure. Our understanding of asthma onset, pathobiology, classification, and management has evolved substantially over the past decade; however, significant asthma-related morbidity and excess healthcare use and costs persist. To address this important clinical condition, the N...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Levy BD,Noel PJ,Freemer MM,Cloutier MM,Georas SN,Jarjour NN,Ober C,Woodruff PG,Barnes KC,Bender BG,Camargo CA Jr,Chupp GL,Denlinger LC,Fahy JV,Fitzpatrick AM,Fuhlbrigge A,Gaston BM,Hartert TV,Kolls JK,Lynch SV,Moo

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gas exchange threshold (GET) has been used an an index of anaerobic threshold because it can be measured noninvasively. GET is estimated from a breakpoint in breath by breath values of carbon dioxide uptake (Vco2) and oxygen uptake (Vo2) obtained during a progressive exercise test. Three methods of estimating GET ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Magalang UJ,Grant BJ

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is traditionally diagnosed using overnight polysomnography. Decision rules may provide an alternative to polysomnography. A consecutive series of patients referred to a tertiary sleep center underwent prospective evaluation with the upper airway physical examination protocol, followed by ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Tsai WH,Remmers JE,Brant R,Flemons WW,Davies J,Macarthur C

更新日期：2003-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A dysfunction of pathways that normally cause contraction or relaxation of airways has been proposed to explain heightened levels of responsiveness produced by various insults to the airway. For example, we previously reported (4) that infection of cotton rats with the human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) leads to...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Colasurdo GN,Hemming VG,Prince GA,Gelfand AS,Loader JE,Larsen GL

更新日期：1998-05-01 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：:Static lung hyperinflation has important clinical consequences in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. We analyzed the power of lung hyperinflation as measured by the inspiratory capacity-to-total lung capacity ratio (IC/TLC) to predict mortality in a cohort of 689 patients with chronic obstructive pul...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Casanova C,Cote C,de Torres JP,Aguirre-Jaime A,Marin JM,Pinto-Plata V,Celli BR

更新日期：2005-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In pleural infection, medical treatment failure (chest-tube drainage and antibiotics) requires surgery and increases mortality. It would be helpful to predict which patients will fail this approach. We examined clinical predictors in 85 consecutive patients with pleural infection receiving chest drainage and intrapleu...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Davies CW,Kearney SE,Gleeson FV,Davies RJ

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Previous investigations have identified several potential predictors of outcomes from lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS). A concern regarding these studies has been their small sample size, which may limit generalizability. We therefore sought to examine radiographic and physiologic predictors of surgical o...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Washko GR,Martinez FJ,Hoffman EA,Loring SH,Estépar RS,Diaz AA,Sciurba FC,Silverman EK,Han MK,Decamp M,Reilly JJ,National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group.

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Noncommunicable diseases are major causes of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA). Valid burden of disease estimates are lacking for noncommunicable lung disease in sSA. OBJECTIVES:We performed a community-based survey to determine the prevalence of chronic lung disease among adults 18 years o...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Meghji J,Nadeau G,Davis KJ,Wang D,Nyirenda MJ,Gordon SB,Mortimer K

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We prospectively analyzed the diagnostic yield and safety of ultrasound (US)-guided transthoracic needle aspiration biopsy in the histologic diagnosis of 40 patients with superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome. During a 4-yr period, 40 patients with SVC obstruction were admitted to National Taiwan University Hospital. Of t...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ko JC,Yang PC,Yuan A,Chang DB,Yu CJ,Wu HD,Lee LN,Kuo SH,Luh KT

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:IL-9 is a pleiotropic cytokine that has multiple effects on structural as well as numerous hematopoietic cells, which are central to the pathogenesis of asthma. OBJECTIVES:The contribution of IL-9 to asthma pathogenesis has thus far been unclear, due to conflicting reports in the literature. These earlier st...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kearley J,Erjefalt JS,Andersson C,Benjamin E,Jones CP,Robichaud A,Pegorier S,Brewah Y,Burwell TJ,Bjermer L,Kiener PA,Kolbeck R,Lloyd CM,Coyle AJ,Humbles AA

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Tidal volume and plateau pressure limitation decreases mortality in acute respiratory distress syndrome. Computed tomography demonstrated a small, normally aerated compartment on the top of poorly aerated and nonaerated compartments that may be hyperinflated by tidal inflation. OBJECTIVES:We hypothesized tha...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Terragni PP,Rosboch G,Tealdi A,Corno E,Menaldo E,Davini O,Gandini G,Herrmann P,Mascia L,Quintel M,Slutsky AS,Gattinoni L,Ranieri VM

更新日期：2007-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested the hypothesis that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) use and outcomes can be improved by an autotitrating CPAP device in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) who require higher CPAP (10 cm H2O or more). In this multisite randomized single-blind cross-over study, 44 patien...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Massie CA,McArdle N,Hart RW,Schmidt-Nowara WW,Lankford A,Hudgel DW,Gordon N,Douglas NJ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Recent studies have suggested that both embryonic stem cells and adult bone marrow stem cells can participate in the regeneration and repair of diseased adult organs, including the lungs. However, the extent of airway epithelial remodeling with adult marrow stem cells is low, and there are no available in viv...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sueblinvong V,Loi R,Eisenhauer PL,Bernstein IM,Suratt BT,Spees JL,Weiss DJ

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00