Correlation of structure and function in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

abstract：RATIONALE:An asthma predisposition locus on chromosome 17q12-q21 has recently been replicated in different ethnic groups. OBJECTIVES:To characterize the asthma and atopy phenotypes in early childhood that associate with the 17q12-21 locus. METHODS:The single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), rs7216389, was genotyped in ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Bisgaard H,Bønnelykke K,Sleiman PM,Brasholt M,Chawes B,Kreiner-Møller E,Stage M,Kim C,Tavendale R,Baty F,Pipper CB,Palmer CN,Hakonarsson H

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by an extensive alveolar capillary leak, permitting contact between intra-alveolar factors and the endothelium. To investigate whether factors contained in the alveolar milieu induce cell death in human lung microvascular endothelial cells, we exposed these c...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Hamacher J,Lucas R,Lijnen HR,Buschke S,Dunant Y,Wendel A,Grau GE,Suter PM,Ricou B

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous study of older pulp and paper workers in Berlin, New Hampshire, decrements in spirometry results associated with accidental exposures to high levels of irritant gases depended on cumulative levels of pulp mill exposure and cigarette smoking. Many of those subjects were older and retired. A new study was ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Henneberger PK,Lax MB,Ferris BG Jr

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Asthma commonly originates in early life in association with impaired lung function, which tracks to adulthood. OBJECTIVES:Within the context of a prospective birth cohort study, we investigated the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in a disintegrin and metalloprotease 33 (ADAM33) ge...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Simpson A,Maniatis N,Jury F,Cakebread JA,Lowe LA,Holgate ST,Woodcock A,Ollier WE,Collins A,Custovic A,Holloway JW,John SL

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dobutamine has been proposed as a means of disclosing a pathologic oxygen supply (DO2) dependency in critically ill patients. Like other catecholamines, however, dobutamine might increase cellular metabolism, so that oxygen consumption (VO2) would increase regardless of the presence or absence of a supply dependency. ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： De Backer D,Moraine JJ,Berre J,Kahn RJ,Vincent JL

更新日期：1994-07-01 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:Recent findings have demonstrated that muscarinic M(3) receptor stimulation enhances airway smooth muscle proliferation to peptide growth factors in vitro. Because both peptide growth factor expression and acetylcholine release are known to be augmented in allergic airway inflammation, it is possible that ant...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Gosens R,Bos IS,Zaagsma J,Meurs H

更新日期：2005-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Partial liquid ventilation (PLV) has been shown to be an effective means of improving oxygenation in the injured lung. However, little is known about how approach to ventilation during PLV affects gas exchange and pulmonary mechanics. We hypothesized that gas exchange and pulmonary mechanics would be best with positiv...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Fujino Y,Kirmse M,Hess D,Kacmarek RM

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to examine risk factors for nosocomial pneumonia in the surgical and medical/respiratory intensive care unit (ICU) populations. In a public teaching hospital, all cases of nosocomial pneumonia in the surgical and medical/respiratory ICUs (n = 20, respectively) were identified by prospectiv...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Cunnion KM,Weber DJ,Broadhead WE,Hanson LC,Pieper CF,Rutala WA

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD14 influences postnatal switching of T helper cell responses. CD14 C-159T has been associated with altered CD14 and IgE levels in cross-sectional studies. Identifying whether associations vary with age requires data from children of the same age followed longitudinally over many years. In this study, an unselected p...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： O'Donnell AR,Toelle BG,Marks GB,Hayden CM,Laing IA,Peat JK,Goldblatt J,Le Souëf PN

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Daily symptom, peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR), and medication diaries are often used in clinical trials of treatments for asthma on the assumption that they provide a better estimate of clinical status than does a questionnaire completed in the clinic. We conducted a study with the aim of comparing the measurement p...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Juniper EF,O'Byrne PM,Ferrie PJ,King DR,Roberts JN

更新日期：2000-10-01 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:HIV-tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS) is an immunopathological reaction to mycobacterial antigens induced by antiretroviral therapy. Prednisone reduces morbidity in TB-IRIS, but the mechanisms are unclear. OBJECTIVES:To determine the effect of prednisone on the inf...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Meintjes G,Skolimowska KH,Wilkinson KA,Matthews K,Tadokera R,Conesa-Botella A,Seldon R,Rangaka MX,Rebe K,Pepper DJ,Morroni C,Colebunders R,Maartens G,Wilkinson RJ

更新日期：2012-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Although impairment of gas exchange caused by ventilation-perfusion (VA/Q) mismatch has been extensively analyzed, there have been no systematic studies focused on determining the distributions of diffusion properties in dose connection with those of VA/Q. We attempted to clarify the simultaneous distributions of VA/Q...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Yamaguchi K,Mori M,Kawai A,Takasugi T,Oyamada Y,Koda E

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanical ventilation may promote overdistension-induced pulmonary lesions in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The static pressure-volume (P-V) curve of the respiratory system can be used to determine the lung volume and corresponding static airway pressure at which lung compliance begins to ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Roupie E,Dambrosio M,Servillo G,Mentec H,el Atrous S,Beydon L,Brun-Buisson C,Lemaire F,Brochard L

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：KEYWORDS:Children as young as 6 years old can perform spirometry, yet the relationship between current asthma, lung function, and bronchial responsiveness has not been described at this age; 2,537 children from a community-based birth cohort were assessed at 6 years of age, with history (n = 2,141), physical examinatio...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Joseph-Bowen J,de Klerk NH,Firth MJ,Kendall GE,Holt PG,Sly PD

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial stewardship involves a multifaceted approach that strives to combat the emergence of resistance, improve clinical outcomes, and control costs by improving antimicrobial use. Therefore, stewardship is of great importance and relevance in the intensive care unit. Clinical decision support systems, biomarke...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Lawrence KL,Kollef MH

更新日期：2009-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Childhood sleep-disordered breathing ranges in severity from primary snoring to obstructive sleep apnea and is associated with behavioral and neurocognitive deficits. It remains unknown why children with primary snoring, who do not experience peripheral oxygen desaturation or sleep fragmentation, experience s...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Tamanyan K,Walter LM,Weichard A,Davey MJ,Nixon GM,Biggs SN,Horne RSC

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Cigarette smoke is the major risk factor in the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Lipidomics is a novel and emerging research field that may provide new insights in the origins of chronic inflammatory diseases, such as COPD. OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether expression of the sputu...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Telenga ED,Hoffmann RF,Ruben t'Kindt,Hoonhorst SJ,Willemse BW,van Oosterhout AJ,Heijink IH,van den Berge M,Jorge L,Sandra P,Postma DS,Sandra K,ten Hacken NH

更新日期：2014-07-15 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：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:Exploring prenatal factors influencing childhood wheeze may inform programming mechanisms. OBJECTIVES:We examined associations among prenatal maternal cortisol profiles, maternal obesity, and repeated wheeze up to age 2 years (n = 261). METHODS:Salivary cortisol was collected five times per day over 3 days ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Wright RJ,Fisher K,Chiu YH,Wright RO,Fein R,Cohen S,Coull BA

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Data regarding the influence of ambient air pollution on infant bronchiolitis are few. OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the impact of several air pollutants and their sources on infant bronchiolitis. METHODS:Infants in the Georgia Air Basin of British Columbia with an inpatient or outpatient clinical encounter for b...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Karr CJ,Demers PA,Koehoorn MW,Lencar CC,Tamburic L,Brauer M

更新日期：2009-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Oxygen is commonly administered after extubation. Although several devices are available, data about their clinical efficacy are scarce. OBJECTIVES:To compare the effects of the Venturi mask and the nasal high-flow (NHF) therapy on PaO2/FiO2SET ratio after extubation. Secondary endpoints were to assess effec...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Maggiore SM,Idone FA,Vaschetto R,Festa R,Cataldo A,Antonicelli F,Montini L,De Gaetano A,Navalesi P,Antonelli M

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Secondhand smoke exposure (SHSe) is a significant modifiable risk for respiratory health in children. Although SHSe is declining overall, it has increased for low-income and minority populations. Implementation of effective SHSe interventions within community organizations has the potential for significant pu...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Eakin MN,Rand CS,Borrelli B,Bilderback A,Hovell M,Riekert KA

更新日期：2014-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:To better understand strategies for recruiting and maintaining lung volume in acute lung injury, we examined relationships between steady-state lung volume and cumulative cyclic recruitment/derecruitment volume history and the quasi-static pressure-volume curve, in an animal saline lavage lung injury model. Small-volu...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Downie JM,Nam AJ,Simon BA

更新日期：2004-04-15 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：:Interleukin-5 (IL-5) is a potent eosinophilopoietic factor implicated in the chronic inflammatory cell accumulation accompanying bronchial asthma. However, its role in stimulating eosinophil differentiation within the bone marrow following allergen exposure remains to be elucidated. The aims of our study were to deter...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Minshall EM,Schleimer R,Cameron L,Minnicozzi M,Egan RW,Gutierrez-Ramos JC,Eidelman DH,Hamid Q

更新日期：1998-09-01 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：:The inflammatory events in the airways at the time of acute respiratory failure from acute severe asthma are poorly understood. To determine the patterns of cellular inflammation in the airways in acute severe asthma, we analyzed tracheal aspirates collected within 12 h of intubation from patients intubated emergently...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ordoñez CL,Shaughnessy TE,Matthay MA,Fahy JV

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00