Physiologic Responsiveness Should Guide Entry into Randomized Controlled Trials.

abstract：RATIONALE:Constitutive activation of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is prevalent in epithelial cancers, particularly in non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). Mutations identified in EGFR predict the sensitivity to EGFR-targeted therapy. Detection of these mutations is mainly based on tissue biopsy, which ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Wei F,Lin CC,Joon A,Feng Z,Troche G,Lira ME,Chia D,Mao M,Ho CL,Su WC,Wong DT

更新日期：2014-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) represents an immunologic reaction of the pulmonary parenchyma to an inhaled agent. Since tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha is thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of HP, and polymorphisms in the TNF genes have been associated with variations in the production of TNF-alpha, we i...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Schaaf BM,Seitzer U,Pravica V,Aries SP,Zabel P

更新日期：2001-02-01 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：:Measurement of respiratory compliance is advocated for assessing the severity of acute respiratory failure (ARF). Recently, the administration of an automated constant flow of 15 L/min was proposed as a method easier to implement at the bedside than supersyringe or inspiratory occlusions methods. However, pressure-vol...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Lu Q,Vieira SR,Richecoeur J,Puybasset L,Kalfon P,Coriat P,Rouby JJ

更新日期：1999-01-01 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：:The German reunification offers a unique opportunity to study the impact of environmental factors on the development of childhood respiratory and allergic disorders in ethnically similar populations. We investigated the prevalence of asthma, hay fever, atopy, and bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) in 9- to 11-year ol...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： von Mutius E,Martinez FD,Fritzsch C,Nicolai T,Roell G,Thiemann HH

更新日期：1994-02-01 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：:The potential role of atypical bacterial infection in the pathogenesis of asthma is a subject of continuing debate. There is an increasing body of literature concerning the association between the atypical bacteria Chlamydophila pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae and asthma pathogenesis; however, many studies invest...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Johnston SL,Martin RJ

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:There are few follow-up studies on long-term cardiopulmonary function after pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA), the operation of choice for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). OBJECTIVES:To prospectively evaluate long-term outcome of patients with CTEPH treated with PEA. METHODS:Between 1994 ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Corsico AG,D'Armini AM,Cerveri I,Klersy C,Ansaldo E,Niniano R,Gatto E,Monterosso C,Morsolini M,Nicolardi S,Tramontin C,Pozzi E,Viganò M

更新日期：2008-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Many patients who develop incapacitating illness have not expressed clear treatment preferences. Therefore, surrogate decision makers are asked to make judgments about what treatment pathway is most consistent with the patient's values. Surrogates often struggle with such decisions. The difficulty arises because answe...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Scheunemann LP,Arnold RM,White DB

更新日期：2012-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:This prospective community-based study of infants born in inner London was undertaken to examine the association between premorbid airway function and subsequent wheezing in the first year of life and to explore the influence on this association of a family history of asthma and maternal smoking during pregnancy. Heal...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Dezateux C,Stocks J,Dundas I,Fletcher ME

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:In a high-tuberculosis (TB) incidence area of Cape Town, South Africa, there is a very high rate of unexplained recurrent TB. The incidence of new bacteriologically confirmed disease in the area is 313 per 100,000 individuals. OBJECTIVE:To estimate the rate of recurrent TB attributable to reinfection after s...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Verver S,Warren RM,Beyers N,Richardson M,van der Spuy GD,Borgdorff MW,Enarson DA,Behr MA,van Helden PD

更新日期：2005-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Ipsilateral recurrence rates of spontaneous pneumothorax after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery are higher than rates after open thoracotomy. OBJECTIVES:This study was conducted to determine whether additional minocycline pleurodesis would be effective in diminishing recurrence after video-assisted thora...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Chen JS,Hsu HH,Chen RJ,Kuo SW,Huang PM,Tsai PR,Lee JM,Lee YC

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes the natural history of atopic and wheezy disorders from birth to adult life in a cohort at risk of atopy. One hundred subjects born in Poole, England, were selected at birth in 1976 on the basis that at least one parent was atopic. Subjects were examined annually in the preschool years, and at the...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Rhodes HL,Thomas P,Sporik R,Holgate ST,Cogswell JJ

更新日期：2002-01-15 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:An increasing number of persons, exposed to high altitude for leisure, sport, or work, may suffer from severe high-altitude illness. OBJECTIVES:To assess, in a large cohort of subjects, the association between physiological parameters and the risk of altitude illness and their discrimination ability in a ris...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Richalet JP,Larmignat P,Poitrine E,Letournel M,Canouï-Poitrine F

更新日期：2012-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A histologic feature of usual interstitial pneumonia is the presence of fibroblastic foci. As some patients with usual interstitial pneumonia and an underlying collagen vascular disease have a better prognosis, we hypothesized that they would have fewer fibroblastic foci. Pathologists reviewed surgical lung biopsies f...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Flaherty KR,Colby TV,Travis WD,Toews GB,Mumford J,Murray S,Thannickal VJ,Kazerooni EA,Gross BH,Lynch JP 3rd,Martinez FJ

更新日期：2003-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The role of NADPH oxidase activation in pneumonia is complex because reactive oxygen species contribute to both microbial killing and regulation of the acute pulmonary infiltrate. The relative importance of each role remains poorly defined in community-acquired pneumonia. OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the contribu...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Marriott HM,Jackson LE,Wilkinson TS,Simpson AJ,Mitchell TJ,Buttle DJ,Cross SS,Ince PG,Hellewell PG,Whyte MK,Dockrell DH

更新日期：2008-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Serum chitinases may be novel biomarkers of airway inflammation and remodeling, but less is known about factors regulating their levels. OBJECTIVES:To examine serum chitotriosidase activity and YKL-40 levels in patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and evaluate clinically rele...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： James AJ,Reinius LE,Verhoek M,Gomes A,Kupczyk M,Hammar U,Ono J,Ohta S,Izuhara K,Bel E,Kere J,Söderhäll C,Dahlén B,Boot RG,Dahlén SE,BIOAIR (Longitudinal Assessment of Clinical Course and Biomarkers in Severe Chronic Airway

更新日期：2016-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Mechanical ventilation is known to induce ventilator-induced diaphragm dysfunction. Patients submitted to mechanical ventilation often receive massive doses of corticosteroids that may cause further deterioration of diaphragm function. OBJECTIVES:To examine whether the combination of 24 hours of controlled m...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Maes K,Testelmans D,Cadot P,Deruisseau K,Powers SK,Decramer M,Gayan-Ramirez G

更新日期：2008-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Epidemiological studies in older individuals have found an association between the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition (ACE-I) therapy and preserved locomotor muscle mass, strength, and walking speed. ACE-I therapy might therefore have a role in the context of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR). ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Curtis KJ,Meyrick VM,Mehta B,Haji GS,Li K,Montgomery H,Man WD,Polkey MI,Hopkinson NS

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The discovery that retinoic acid-related orphan receptor (Rora)-α is highly expressed in lungs of patients with COPD led us to hypothesize that Rora may contribute to the pathogenesis of emphysema. OBJECTIVES:To determine the role of Rora in smoke-induced emphysema. METHODS:Cigarette smoke extract in vitro ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Shi Y,Cao J,Gao J,Zheng L,Goodwin A,An CH,Patel A,Lee JS,Duncan SR,Kaminski N,Pandit KV,Rosas IO,Choi AM,Morse D

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At present there is some indirect evidence for increased nocturnal inflammation in patients suffering from nocturnal asthma: 1. Circulating eosinophil numbers and activation, as reflected by increased levels of ECP and EDN and low-density eosinophils, are increased at night. 2. Circulating histamine levels are increas...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Postma DS,Oosterhoff Y,van Aalderen WM,Kauffman HF,Wempe JB,Koëter GH

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the relationship between annual change in pulmonary function and changes in respiratory symptoms among male grain elevator workers who participated in a health surveillance program mandated by Labour Canada. The surveillance was conducted every 3 yr starting from the period 1978 to 1981. The 1,211 work...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Senthilselvan A,Pahwa P,Wang P,McDuffie HH,Dosman JA

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term cognitive impairment is common among ICU survivors, but its natural history remains unclear. In this systematic review, we report the frequency of cognitive impairment in ICU survivors across various time points after ICU discharge that were extracted from 46 of the 3,350 screened records. Prior studies used...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Honarmand K,Lalli RS,Priestap F,Chen JL,McIntyre CW,Owen AM,Slessarev M

更新日期：2020-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma in adults may be associated with chronic airflow obstruction, possibly resulting from airway disease in early life and/or a greater rate of decline in lung function in adult life compared with those with asthma. Treatment and cigarette smoking may also influence the rate of decline of lung function. The aim of ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： James AL,Palmer LJ,Kicic E,Maxwell PS,Lagan SE,Ryan GF,Musk AW

更新日期：2005-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease commonly causes hospitalization. The change in lung mechanics during exacerbation and its relationship to symptoms in spontaneously breathing individuals has not been described. OBJECTIVE:We hypothesized that changes in both airflow and lung volumes would...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Stevenson NJ,Walker PP,Costello RW,Calverley PM

更新日期：2005-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Although all the well-recognized muscles of expiration are paralyzed after traumatic transection of the lower cervical cord, tetraplegic subjects can still empty their lungs actively by contracting the clavicular portion of the pectoralis major. It is not known, however, whether contraction of this muscle bundle may r...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Estenne M,Van Muylem A,Gorini M,Kinnear W,Heilporn A,De Troyer A

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Protein kinase C zeta (PKCζ) has been reported to act as a tumor suppressor. Deletion of PKCζ in experimental cancer models has been shown to increase tumor growth. However, the mechanisms of PKCζ down-regulation in cancerous cells have not been previously described. OBJECTIVES:To determine the molecular mec...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Queisser MA,Dada LA,Deiss-Yehiely N,Angulo M,Zhou G,Kouri FM,Knab LM,Liu J,Stegh AH,DeCamp MM,Budinger GR,Chandel NS,Ciechanover A,Iwai K,Sznajder JI

更新日期：2014-09-15 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