On the Neuroendocrinopathy of Critical Illness. Perspectives for Feeding and Novel Treatments.

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：:Tracheal gas insufflation (TGI) has been recommended as an adjunct to mechanical ventilation in the presence of elevated Pa CO2. Based on our initial clinical experience with continuous flow TGI and pressure control ventilation (PCV), we were concerned about elevation in peak airway pressure as TGI was applied. In a l...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Imanaka H,Kacmarek RM,Ritz R,Hess D

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stimulation of the airways of asthmatic individuals causes severe bronchoconstriction, which is in part neurally mediated via the vagus nerve. Local anesthetics are commonly administered to prevent this reflex-induced bronchoconstriction. Therefore, in a double-blind, placebo-controlled prospective study, we tested th...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Groeben H,Foster WM,Brown RH

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a life-shortening condition. The European Society of Cardiology and European Respiratory Society and the REVEAL (North American Registry to Evaluate Early and Long-Term PAH Disease Management) risk score calculator (REVEAL 2.0) identify thresholds to predict 1-year m...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Lewis RA,Johns CS,Cogliano M,Capener D,Tubman E,Elliot CA,Charalampopoulos A,Sabroe I,Thompson AAR,Billings CG,Hamilton N,Baster K,Laud PJ,Hickey PM,Middleton J,Armstrong IJ,Hurdman JA,Lawrie A,Rothman AMK,Wild JM,

更新日期：2020-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurement of cardiac output using thermodilution technique in mechanically ventilated patients is associated with significant morbidity. The goal of the present study was to assess the validity of cardiac output measurement using transesophageal Doppler in critically ill patients. Forty-six patients from three diffe...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Valtier B,Cholley BP,Belot JP,de la Coussaye JE,Mateo J,Payen DM

更新日期：1998-07-01 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：RATIONALE:In the normal lung, breathing and deep inspirations potently antagonize bronchoconstriction, but in the asthmatic lung this salutary effect is substantially attenuated or even reversed. To explain these findings, the prevailing hypothesis focuses on contracting airway smooth muscle and posits a nonlinear dyna...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Lavoie TL,Krishnan R,Siegel HR,Maston ED,Fredberg JJ,Solway J,Dowell ML

更新日期：2012-08-01 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：:It has been suggested that in patients with adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEPi) is generated by a disproportionate increase in expiratory flow resistance. Using the negative expiratory pressure (NEP) technique, we assessed whether expiratory flow limitation (E...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Koutsoukou A,Armaganidis A,Stavrakaki-Kallergi C,Vassilakopoulos T,Lymberis A,Roussos C,Milic-Emili J

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The association between aging and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is established. The associations between aging-related biomarkers and interstitial lung abnormalities (ILA) have not been comprehensively evaluated. OBJECTIVE:Evaluate associations between aging biomarkers, ILA, and all-cause mortality. METHODS...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sanders JL,Putman RK,Dupuis J,Xu H,Murabito JM,Araki T,Nishino M,Benjamin EJ,Levy DL,Vasan RS,Washko GR,Curtis JL,Freeman CM,Bowler R,Hatabu H,O'Connor GT,Hunninghake GM

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology that primarily affects the lungs. The etiology remains unclear; however, environmental, genetic, ethnic, and familial factors probably modify expression of the disease. As an example, African Americans are at greater risk of mortality and morbidity th...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Martin WJ 2nd,Iannuzzi MC,Gail DB,Peavy HH

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventilatory responses to peripheral chemoreceptor stimuli are absent in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) during wakefulness. Because arousal from sleep after rapidly developing hypoxia may require intact peripheral chemoreceptor function, we hypothesized that blunted hypoxic arousal responses during sleep Sta...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Arens R,Gozal D,Burrell BC,Bailey SL,Bautista DB,Keens TG,Ward SL

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective study, we screened specimens from 190 mechanically ventilated patients hospitalized in a surgical intensive care unit, and from the environment to assess risks and routes of colonization/infection. Specimens from various sites were collected on admission and once a week throughout each patient's stay....

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Talon D,Mulin B,Rouget C,Bailly P,Thouverez M,Viel JF

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Activins are members of the transforming growth factor-beta superfamily thought to be involved in repair processes after tissue injury. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to clarify whether activin and its antagonist, follistatin, played a significant role in lung injury and fibrosis. METHODS AND RESULTS:...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Aoki F,Kurabayashi M,Hasegawa Y,Kojima I

更新日期：2005-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:There is intriguing evidence suggesting pathophysiologic relationships among dyspnea, hyperventilation, and panic anxiety. The symptoms of panic attacks and pulmonary disease overlap, so that panic anxiety can reflect underlying cardiopulmonary disease and dyspnea can reflect an underlying anxiety disorder. The pathog...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Smoller JW,Pollack MH,Otto MW,Rosenbaum JF,Kradin RL

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether exposure to ozone (O(3)) 24 hours after an allergen challenge test would increase airway eosinophilia induced by allergen in subjects with mild asthma with late airway response. Twelve subjects with mild atopic asthma participated in a randomized, single-blind study. Subjects underwent allergen...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Vagaggini B,Taccola M,Cianchetti S,Carnevali S,Bartoli ML,Bacci E,Dente FL,Di Franco A,Giannini D,Paggiaro PL

更新日期：2002-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Chronic lung diseases are associated with cardiovascular disease. How these associations evolve from young adulthood forward is unknown. Understanding the preclinical history of these associations could inform prevention strategies for common heart-lung conditions. OBJECTIVES:To use the Coronary Artery Risk ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Cuttica MJ,Colangelo LA,Shah SJ,Lima J,Kishi S,Arynchyn A,Jacobs DR Jr,Thyagarajan B,Liu K,Lloyd-Jones D,Kalhan R

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The forced oscillation technique (FOT) and interrupter technique are particularly attractive for pediatric use as they require only passive cooperation from the patient. We compared the sensitivity and specificity of these methods for detecting airway obstruction and its reversibility in 118 children (3-16 yr) with as...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Delacourt C,Lorino H,Fuhrman C,Herve-Guillot M,Reinert P,Harf A,Housset B

更新日期：2001-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In unilateral lung injury, application of global positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) may cause overdistension of normal alveoli and redistribution of blood flow to diseased lung areas, thereby worsening oxygenation. We hypothesized that selective application of tracheal gas insufflation (TGI) will recruit the inju...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Blanch L,Van der Kloot TE,Youngblood AM,Murias G,Naveira A,Adams AB,Romero PV,Nahum A

更新日期：2001-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Mitochondria have important roles in intracellular energy generation, modulation of apoptosis, and redox-dependent intracellular signaling. Although reactive oxygen species (ROS) participate in the regulation of intracellular signaling pathways, including activation of nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB, there is onl...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Zmijewski JW,Lorne E,Zhao X,Tsuruta Y,Sha Y,Liu G,Siegal GP,Abraham E

更新日期：2008-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Mast cells have important roles in innate immunity and tissue remodeling but have remained poorly studied in inflammatory airway diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). OBJECTIVES:To perform a detailed histological characterization of human lung mast cell populations at different severiti...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Andersson CK,Mori M,Bjermer L,Löfdahl CG,Erjefält JS

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Roflumilast is a therapeutic agent in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It has antiinflammatory effects; however, it is not known whether it can affect a biologic pathway implicated in COPD pathogenesis and progression. The self-propagating acetyl-proline-glycine-proline (AcPGP) p...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Wells JM,Jackson PL,Viera L,Bhatt SP,Gautney J,Handley G,King RW,Xu X,Gaggar A,Bailey WC,Dransfield MT,Blalock JE

更新日期：2015-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Disordered breathing during sleep is associated with acute, unfavorable effects on cardiovascular physiology, but few studies have examined its postulated association with cardiovascular disease (CVD). We examined the cross-sectional association between sleep- disordered breathing and self-reported CVD in 6,424 free-l...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Shahar E,Whitney CW,Redline S,Lee ET,Newman AB,Nieto FJ,O'Connor GT,Boland LL,Schwartz JE,Samet JM

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of a pulmonary nodular lesion in an immunocompetent patient documented at open lung biopsy to be due to Mycobacterium haemophilum. This organism has recently been recognized as a cause of disease in immunocompromised patients, presenting predominantly as skin lesions, arthritis, and rarely pneumonia....

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： White DA,Kiehn TE,Bondoc AY,Massarella SA

更新日期：1999-10-01 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：: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：: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：RATIONALE:Patients with acute lung injury have impaired function of the lung surfactant system. Prior clinical trials have shown that treatment with exogenous recombinant surfactant protein C (rSP-C)-based surfactant results in improvement in blood oxygenation and have suggested that treatment of patients with severe d...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Spragg RG,Taut FJ,Lewis JF,Schenk P,Ruppert C,Dean N,Krell K,Karabinis A,Günther A

更新日期：2011-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The majority of patients with sarcoidosis resolve their condition; however 5-10% of patients with sarcoidosis develop pulmonary fibrosis with poor prognosis. Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (PTGS2) is a key regulatory enzyme in the synthesis of the antifibrotic agent prostaglandin E(2) and is reduced in...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Hill MR,Papafili A,Booth H,Lawson P,Hubner M,Beynon H,Read C,Lindahl G,Marshall RP,McAnulty RJ,Laurent GJ

更新日期：2006-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Reexpansion of collapsed lung creates intrapulmonary shear forces. In an earlier study we showed that application of a negative end-expiratory airway pressure (NEEP) to normal rabbit lungs in vivo produced tidal collapse and reexpansion with transient changes in compliance and gas exchange but no histologic damage. In...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Taskar V,John J,Evander E,Robertson B,Jonson B

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00