Peak expiratory flow monitoring is not a reliable method for establishing the diagnosis of occupational asthma.

abstract：RATIONALE:Many authors have suggested that the mechanism by which atelectasis contributes to injury is through the repetitive opening and closing of distal airways in lung regions that are atelectatic. However, neither the topographic nor mechanistic relationships between atelectasis and distribution of lung injury are...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Tsuchida S,Engelberts D,Peltekova V,Hopkins N,Frndova H,Babyn P,McKerlie C,Post M,McLoughlin P,Kavanagh BP

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Airway hyperresponsiveness in asthma has been attributed to impaired ability of deep inspiration (DI) to stretch airway smooth muscle. We have retested this hypothesis by comparing the responses to methacholine of 10 asthmatic and 10 control subjects. After each dose subjects breathed tidally without deep inspiration ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Burns GP,Gibson GJ

更新日期：1998-07-01 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

abstract：:Although airway inflammation is recognized as a key feature of asthma, the characteristics of airway inflammation in children with acute severe asthma are not well defined. The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics of airway inflammation in children with an acute exacerbation of asthma using sputum cel...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Norzila MZ,Fakes K,Henry RL,Simpson J,Gibson PG

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the utility of testing all tuberculosis patients for HIV infection in Los Angeles, we prospectively evaluated 183 hospitalized patients with acid-fast smear-positive tuberculosis who gave no history of HIV infection. HIV serologic testing was performed, and the presence of risk factors for HIV infection...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Barnes PF,Silva C,Otaya M

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The clinical management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) remains a major challenge due to lack of effective drug therapy or accurate indicators for disease progression. Fibrocytes are circulating mesenchymal cell progenitors that are involved in tissue repair and fibrosis. OBJECTIVES:To test the hypoth...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Moeller A,Gilpin SE,Ask K,Cox G,Cook D,Gauldie J,Margetts PJ,Farkas L,Dobranowski J,Boylan C,O'Byrne PM,Strieter RM,Kolb M

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Data on hemoptysis of unknown origin (i.e., "cryptogenic") are scarce and the outcome of patients affected is controversial. OBJECTIVES:To describe the clinical spectrum and course of patients with cryptogenic hemoptysis, as well as pathologic findings when surgery is performed. METHODS:A cohort of 81 patie...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Savale L,Parrot A,Khalil A,Antoine M,Théodore J,Carette MF,Mayaud C,Fartoukh M

更新日期：2007-06-01 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: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：:Thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1) deficiency syndrome is characterized by neurologic, thyroidal, and pulmonary dysfunction. Children usually have mild-to-severe respiratory symptoms and occasionally die of respiratory failure. Herein, we describe an infant with a constitutional 14q12-21.3 haploid deletion encompa...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Galambos C,Levy H,Cannon CL,Vargas SO,Reid LM,Cleveland R,Lindeman R,deMello DE,Wert SE,Whitsett JA,Perez-Atayde AR,Kozakewich H

更新日期：2010-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:High-dose isoniazid is recommended in short-course regimens for multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB). The optimal dose of isoniazid and its individual contribution to efficacy against TB strains with inhA or katG mutations are unknown. OBJECTIVE:Define the optimal dose of isoniazid for patients with isoniazid-res...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Dooley KE,Miyahara S,von Groote-Bidlingmaier F,Sun X,Hafner R,Rosenkranz SL,Ignatius EH,Nuermberger EL,Moran L,Donahue K,Swindells S,Vanker N,Diacon AH,A5312 Study Team.

更新日期：2020-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Burkholderia gladioli has been reported as colonizing the airways of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) but has not previously been associated with adverse outcome. We describe six patients with CF in whom the same strain of B. gladioli, on the basis of ribotyping and biochemical characteristics, was grown in their sp...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Wilsher ML,Kolbe J,Morris AJ,Welch DF

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess whether there is increased risk of tuberculous infection in children who traveled to or had a household visitor from a country having a high prevalence of tuberculosis, we conducted a case-control study. Children younger than 6 yr of age who had a tuberculin skin test read at public health clinics in areas o...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Lobato MN,Hopewell PC

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) may play a part in pulmonary vascular regulation and bronchomotor control and has been detected in exhaled air. We report the release of NO from airway epithelial cells and its regulation by cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP). To directly measure NO release, a highly specific amperometric sensor f...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Tamaoki J,Kondo M,Takemura H,Chiyotani A,Yamawaki I,Konno K

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchial overproduction of leukotrienes and inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis are involved in the pathogenesis of aspirin-induced asthma. We investigated whether inhaled prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) attenuates the response to bronchial challenge with lysine acetylsalicylate (LASA) and the associated increase in urinar...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sestini P,Armetti L,Gambaro G,Pieroni MG,Refini RM,Sala A,Vaghi A,Folco GC,Bianco S,Robuschi M

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship of sleep-disordered breathing (SOB) to neuropsychological deficits was investigated with cross-sectional data from the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort Study, a population-based study of the natural history of SDB. A sample of 841 employed men and women ages 30 to 60 yr was studied by overnight polysomnography ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kim HC,Young T,Matthews CG,Weber SM,Woodward AR,Palta M

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Controversy exists regarding the clinical utility of pleural fluid pH, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and glucose for identifying complicated parapneumonic effusions that require drainage. In this report, we performed a meta-analysis of pertinent studies, using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) techniques, to asse...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Heffner JE,Brown LK,Barbieri C,DeLeo JM

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The early stage of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is thought to involve a smaller number of alveoli and to be characterized predominantly by cellularity and minimal fibrosis, whereas advanced disease involves a large number of alveoli and is characterized predominantly by fibrosis with minimal cellularity. In add...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Cherniack RM,Colby TV,Flint A,Thurlbeck WM,Waldron JA Jr,Ackerson L,Schwarz MI,King TE Jr

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized by the formation of plexiform lesions and concentric intimal fibrosis in small pulmonary arteries. The origin of cells contributing to these vascular lesions is uncertain. Endogenous endothelial progenitor cells are potential contributors to this p...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Toshner M,Voswinckel R,Southwood M,Al-Lamki R,Howard LS,Marchesan D,Yang J,Suntharalingam J,Soon E,Exley A,Stewart S,Hecker M,Zhu Z,Gehling U,Seeger W,Pepke-Zaba J,Morrell NW

更新日期：2009-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Characteristics of and survival estimates for recipients of lung retransplantation in the modern era are unknown. OBJECTIVES:To compare lung retransplant patients in the modern era with historical retransplant patients, to compare retransplant patients with initial transplant patients in the modern era, and ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kawut SM,Lederer DJ,Keshavjee S,Wilt JS,Daly T,D'Ovidio F,Sonett JR,Arcasoy SM,Barr ML

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selected events in rhinovirus infection of the normal human airway can be regarded as occurring sequentially. Initial steps in rhinovirus pathogenesis are believed to include viral entry into the nose, mucociliary transport of virus to the posterior pharynx, and initiation of infection in ciliated and non-ciliated epi...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Gwaltney JM Jr

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a need for quick, reliable, and noninvasive lung function tests to assess airway obstruction in preschool children both for pediatric pulmonary care as well as for research purposes. We studied feasibility, reproducibility, and validity of measurements of the respiratory system using the interrupter technique...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Merkus PJ,Mijnsbergen JY,Hop WC,de Jongste JC

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

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：:Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) has recently been noted to function as a pulmotrophic factor for lung regeneration. The present study was conducted to determine if HGF would be induced in a rat model of pulmonary ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury, which was established by occlusion of the left lung, and to examine the s...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Yamada T,Hisanaga M,Nakajima Y,Mizuno S,Matsumoto K,Nakamura T,Nakano H

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to determine the long-term sequelae of prune belly syndrome (PBS) and whether the absence of abdominal wall musculature impairs exercise performance we studied nine patients 6 to 31 yr of age with PBS. Conventional spirometry, lung volumes, DLCO, and respiratory muscle strength were measured. A progressive 1-...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ewig JM,Griscom NT,Wohl ME

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) is involved in the pathogenesis of allergic airway inflammation (AAI). It is unclear, however, how 5-HT contributes to AAI and whether this depends on tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH) 1, the critical enzyme for peripheral 5-HT synthesis. OBJECTIVES:To elucidate the role of TPH1 and the...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Dürk T,Duerschmied D,Müller T,Grimm M,Reuter S,Vieira RP,Ayata K,Cicko S,Sorichter S,Walther DJ,Virchow JC,Taube C,Idzko M

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Noninvasive ventilation decreases the need for invasive mechanical ventilation and mortality among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease but has not been well studied in asthma.Objectives: To assess the association between noninvasive ventilation and subsequent need for invasive mechanical ven...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Althoff MD,Holguin F,Yang F,Grunwald GK,Moss M,Vandivier RW,Ho PM,Kiser TH,Burnham EL

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological data indicate that living or working in a moldy building is associated with increased risk of respiratory symptoms and disease related to inflammatory reactions, but biochemical evidence linking cause and effect is still scarce. The staff working in a mold-contaminated school, and a reference group wit...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Hirvonen MR,Ruotsalainen M,Roponen M,Hyvärinen A,Husman T,Kosma VM,Komulainen H,Savolainen K,Nevalainen A

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite several codes of research ethics, the issuance of comprehensive rules regarding informed consent by governmental agencies, and numerous writings on the subject of informed consent, many commentators still question the quality of the informed consent process in clinical research. A major concern is that investi...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Silverman HJ

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The causal direction between asthma and lung function deficit is unknown, but important for the focus of preventive measures and research into the origins of asthma. OBJECTIVES:To analyze the interaction between lung function development and asthma from birth to 7 years of age. METHODS:The Copenhagen Prospe...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Bisgaard H,Jensen SM,Bønnelykke K

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00