Activin-A overexpression in the murine lung causes pathology that simulates acute respiratory distress syndrome.

abstract：:The recruitment of leukocytes to an area of injury or inflammation site is one of the most fundamental host defenses. Pulmonary tuberculosis is characterized by granulomatous inflammation with an extensive infiltration of mononuclear cells. In tuberculous pleurisy pleural mesothelial cells are exposed to mycobacteria ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Mohammed KA,Nasreen N,Ward MJ,Antony VB

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) is elevated in human fibrotic lung diseases and in animal models of pulmonary fibrosis, implicating IGF-I in the pathogenesis of fibrotic lung disease. We questioned whether IGF-I protein levels were enhanced in fibroproliferative acute respiratory distress syndrome (FP-ARDS). Seri...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Krein PM,Sabatini PJ,Tinmouth W,Green FH,Winston BW

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：:The role of nutritional status in the prognosis of subjects with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease was studied in a cohort of Canadian men and women followed for 3 to 5 yr. A total of 348 subjects who were recruited for a study of negative pressure ventilation were evaluated for lung function and body weigh...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Gray-Donald K,Gibbons L,Shapiro SH,Macklem PT,Martin JG

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The serial computed tomography findings and prognosis of the acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) are not yet well defined in a larger number of cases. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the parenchymal abnormalities and prognosis using high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) in acute exacerbatio...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Akira M,Kozuka T,Yamamoto S,Sakatani M

更新日期：2008-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Very little is known about airways that are too small to be visible on thoracic multidetector computed tomography but larger than the terminal bronchioles. OBJECTIVES:To examine the structure of preterminal bronchioles located one generation proximal to terminal bronchioles in centrilobular and panlobular em...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Tanabe N,Vasilescu DM,McDonough JE,Kinose D,Suzuki M,Cooper JD,Paré PD,Hogg JC

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine quantitative and qualitative surfactant alterations, proteins, and platelet activating factor (PAF) in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid from patients with pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) with respect to ventilated patients without PTE. Patients with PTE underwent BAL at t...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Nakos G,Kitsiouli EI,Lekka ME

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The immune response in sepsis is characterized by overt immune dysfunction. Studies indicate immunostimulation represents a viable therapy for patients. One study suggests a potentially protective role for interleukin 5 (IL-5) in sepsis; however, the loss of eosinophils in this disease presents a paradox. OB...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Linch SN,Danielson ET,Kelly AM,Tamakawa RA,Lee JJ,Gold JA

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In animal models of endotoxemia, sepsis is associated with the accumulation of leukocytes and altered microvascular perfusion. In order to test the hypothesis that bacterial sepsis upregulates leukocyte-endothelial adhesion, we used intravital microscopy to examine the flow behavior of leukocytes in the postcapillary ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Piper RD,Pitt-Hyde ML,Anderson LA,Sibbald WJ,Potter RF

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Acute lung injury (ALI) that develops 6 hours after transfusion (TRALI) is the leading cause of transfusion-related mortality. Several transfusion characteristics have been postulated as risk factors for TRALI, but the evidence is limited to retrospective studies. OBJECTIVES:To compare patient and transfusio...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Gajic O,Rana R,Winters JL,Yilmaz M,Mendez JL,Rickman OB,O'Byrne MM,Evenson LK,Malinchoc M,DeGoey SR,Afessa B,Hubmayr RD,Moore SB

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to characterize polymorphisms in the proximal coding region of the lipopolysaccharide binding protein gene and to determine whether a previously reported variant was associated with sepsis complicated by organ failure or shock after trauma. We used multiple analytical methods, including pyrosequencing, restr...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Barber RC,O'Keefe GE

更新日期：2003-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Genes for the chemokine receptors CCR5 and CCR2 are characterized by polymorphisms resulting in a nonfunctional receptor expression. Ligands for CCR2 and CCR5 (chemokines monocyte chemotactic protein-1 [MCP-1] and RANTES) are implicated in the pathogenesis of sarcoidosis. We have, therefore, analyzed polymorphisms of ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Petrek M,Drábek J,Kolek V,Zlámal J,Welsh KI,Bunce M,Weigl E,Du Bois R

更新日期：2000-09-01 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：RATIONALE:The Severe Asthma Research Program cohort includes subjects with persistent asthma who have undergone detailed phenotypic characterization. Previous univariate methods compared features of mild, moderate, and severe asthma. OBJECTIVES:To identify novel asthma phenotypes using an unsupervised hierarchical clu...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Moore WC,Meyers DA,Wenzel SE,Teague WG,Li H,Li X,D'Agostino R Jr,Castro M,Curran-Everett D,Fitzpatrick AM,Gaston B,Jarjour NN,Sorkness R,Calhoun WJ,Chung KF,Comhair SA,Dweik RA,Israel E,Peters SP,Busse WW,Erzurum

更新日期：2010-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduced diaphragm contractility has been described in normal subjects after whole body endurance exercise, and it indicates low frequency fatigue (LFF); it is unknown whether LFF is of clinical importance. We therefore studied the effect of treadmill exercise to exhaustion on diaphragm contractility in six patients wi...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Polkey MI,Kyroussis D,Keilty SE,Hamnegard CH,Mills GH,Green M,Moxham J

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We surveyed pulmonologists to determine which procedures they do in practice, where they learned the procedures, and how much training they recommend to attain and maintain clinical competence in each. We mailed a survey to a random sample of 1,000 members of the American College of Physicians who were identified as p...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Tape TG,Blank LL,Wigton RS

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients in whom acid-fast bacilli smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis was newly diagnosed were randomized to receive 400 mg moxifloxacin, 300 mg isonaizid, or 600 mg rifampin daily for 5 days. Sixteen-hour overnight sputa collections were made for the 2 days before and for 5 days of monotherapy. Bactericidal activi...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Gosling RD,Uiso LO,Sam NE,Bongard E,Kanduma EG,Nyindo M,Morris RW,Gillespie SH

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important cause of hospitalization and death in infants worldwide. Most RSV deaths occur in developing countries, where burden and risk factors for life-threatening illness are unclear. OBJECTIVES:We defined the burden of life-threatening (O(2) saturation [O(2) sat] ≤ ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ferolla FM,Hijano DR,Acosta PL,Rodríguez A,Dueñas K,Sancilio A,Barboza E,Caría A,Gago GF,Almeida RE,Castro L,Pozzolo C,Martínez MV,Grimaldi LA,Rebec B,Calvo M,Henrichsen J,Nocito C,González M,Barbero G,Losada JV,

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Improved understanding of the lung microbiome in HIV-infected individuals could lead to better strategies for diagnosis, therapy, and prophylaxis of HIV-associated pneumonias. Differences in the oral and lung microbiomes in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected individuals are not well defined. Whether highly activ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Beck JM,Schloss PD,Venkataraman A,Twigg H 3rd,Jablonski KA,Bushman FD,Campbell TB,Charlson ES,Collman RG,Crothers K,Curtis JL,Drews KL,Flores SC,Fontenot AP,Foulkes MA,Frank I,Ghedin E,Huang L,Lynch SV,Morris A,Pa

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has been associated with kidney function loss, which may be related to changes in the renin-angiotensin system (RAS). OBJECTIVES:We sought to determine the effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) of patients with OSA on renal hemodynamics at baseline and in response...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Nicholl DD,Hanly PJ,Poulin MJ,Handley GB,Hemmelgarn BR,Sola DY,Ahmed SB

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Airway pathology has been extensively investigated in adulthood asthma, whereas only few studies examined bronchial biopsies in childhood asthma. To evaluate the airway pathology in children with asthma, we analyzed bronchial biopsies obtained from 23 children undergoing bronchoscopy for clinical indications other tha...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Barbato A,Turato G,Baraldo S,Bazzan E,Calabrese F,Tura M,Zuin R,Beghe B,Maestrelli P,Fabbri LM,Saetta M

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphatidylglycerol (PG) and phosphatidylinositol (PI) are anionic phospholipids (APLs) present in lung surfactant of virtually all species studied, although their specific contribution to function is unknown. This study examines how APLs influence surfactant monolayer stability and adsorption under static and dynami...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ingenito EP,Mora R,Mark L

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Although interferon (IFN)-gamma release assays are approved for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), limited data exist regarding their performance in HIV infection. OBJECTIVES:To compare tuberculin skin test (TST) results to the commercial IFN-gamma release assay QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tub...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Luetkemeyer AF,Charlebois ED,Flores LL,Bangsberg DR,Deeks SG,Martin JN,Havlir DV

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potent bronchoconstrictor and mitogenic actions of the peptide endothelin-1 (ET-1) on airway smooth muscle may contribute significantly to the bronchial obstruction observed in asthma. However, the status of the receptor-effector systems that mediate these actions of ET-1 in asthmatic airways is currently unknown....

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Goldie RG,Henry PJ,Knott PG,Self GJ,Luttmann MA,Hay DW

更新日期：1995-11-01 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：:The mechanism responsible for diminished exercise performance in cystic fibrosis (CF) is not clear. We hypothesized that reduced muscle size, rather than an intrinsic muscle defect, was the primary factor in such diminished exercise performance. Twenty-two subjects with CF (14 females and eight males, aged 6.5 to 17.7...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Moser C,Tirakitsoontorn P,Nussbaum E,Newcomb R,Cooper DM

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) produced in the airways can be either detrimental or protective to the host. To investigate the role of NO in the pathogenesis of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB), we measured exhaled NO (ENO) after exercise challenge in 39 asthmatic and six normal children. FEV(1) and ENO were measured bef...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Terada A,Fujisawa T,Togashi K,Miyazaki T,Katsumata H,Atsuta J,Iguchi K,Kamiya H,Togari H

更新日期：2001-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this prospective study was to detect subjects in the general population with objective signs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma at an early stage. This was done by means of a two-stage protocol involving screening and a subsequent 2-yr monitoring of all subjects with positive results ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： van den Boom G,van Schayck CP,van Möllen MP,Tirimanna PR,den Otter JJ,van Grunsven PM,Buitendijk MJ,van Herwaarden CL,van Weel C

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Incident pulmonary arterial hypertension was underrepresented in most pulmonary hypertension registries and may have a different disease profile to prevalent disease. OBJECTIVES:To determine the characteristics and outcome of a purely incident, treatment-naive cohort of idiopathic, heritable, and anorexigen-...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ling Y,Johnson MK,Kiely DG,Condliffe R,Elliot CA,Gibbs JS,Howard LS,Pepke-Zaba J,Sheares KK,Corris PA,Fisher AJ,Lordan JL,Gaine S,Coghlan JG,Wort SJ,Gatzoulis MA,Peacock AJ

更新日期：2012-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Lack of health insurance maybe an independent risk factor for mortality and differential treatment in critical illness. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether uninsured critically ill patients had differences in 30-day mortality and critical care service use compared with those with private insurance and to determi...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Lyon SM,Benson NM,Cooke CR,Iwashyna TJ,Ratcliffe SJ,Kahn JM

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00