Pleural fluid chemical analysis in parapneumonic effusions. A meta-analysis.

abstract：:Cilomilast (Ariflo), a new oral phosphodiesterase-4 selective inhibitor, improves lung function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We have evaluated its antiinflammatory effects in 59 patients with COPD randomized to receive cilomilast, 15 mg two times a day, or placebo for 12 weeks. Induced sputum diffe...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Gamble E,Grootendorst DC,Brightling CE,Troy S,Qiu Y,Zhu J,Parker D,Matin D,Majumdar S,Vignola AM,Kroegel C,Morell F,Hansel TT,Rennard SI,Compton C,Amit O,Tat T,Edelson J,Pavord ID,Rabe KF,Barnes NC,Jeffery PK

更新日期：2003-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with impaired renal function, but uncertainty exists over whether OSA treatment can influence renal outcomes. OBJECTIVES:To determine the effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on renal function in subjects with coexisting OSA and cardiovascular dise...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Loffler KA,Heeley E,Freed R,Anderson CS,Brockway B,Corbett A,Chang CL,Douglas JA,Ferrier K,Graham N,Hamilton GS,Hlavac M,McArdle N,McLachlan J,Mukherjee S,Naughton MT,Thien F,Young A,Grunstein RR,Palmer LJ,Woodman

更新日期：2017-12-01 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:The IL-1 receptor-associated kinase (IRAK-1) plays a central role in TLR2- and TLR4-induced activation of nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB, a critical event in the transcriptional regulation of many sepsis-associated proinflammatory mediators. There are two haplotypes for the IRAK-1 gene in Caucasians, with the var...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Arcaroli J,Silva E,Maloney JP,He Q,Svetkauskaite D,Murphy JR,Abraham E

更新日期：2006-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Gold-induced pulmonary disease is difficult to diagnose, especially, in the case in which interstitial pneumonia appears in the course of gold therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. We analyzed the literature to define the clinical features and prognosis of gold-induced pulmonary disease, and to identify those features tha...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Tomioka R,King TE Jr

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies suggest that a nitric oxide (NO) deficiency and elevated arginase activity may play a role in the pathogenesis of asthma. Although much attention has been directed toward measurements of exhaled NO in asthma, no studies to date have evaluated levels of plasma arginase or arginine, the substrate for NO p...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Morris CR,Poljakovic M,Lavrisha L,Machado L,Kuypers FA,Morris SM Jr

更新日期：2004-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum concentrations of neuron-specific enolase (NSE) were measured in 135 patients with benign pulmonary diseases who also underwent a clinical, laboratory, and radiologic evaluation. Eleven percent of the patients as a whole and 27.3% of those who were tuberculous had abnormal serum levels of NSE. Significant differ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Collazos J,Esteban C,Fernández A,Genollá J

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophil adherence to tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha)-treated human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells (PMECs) induces cytoskeletal changes in endothelial cells that require intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1)-dependent signaling events. This study determined whether similar changes occurred in...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Wang Q,Pfeiffer GR 2nd,Stevens T,Doerschuk CM

更新日期：2002-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Patent foramen ovale (PFO) may be disadvantageous in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is unknown whether right-to-left shunting through PFO increases during exercise impairing exercise performance. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether (1) PFO prevalence is greater in hypoxemic versus less hypoxemi...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Shaikh ZF,Kelly JL,Shrikrishna D,de Villa M,Mullen MJ,Hopkinson NS,Morrell MJ,Polkey MI

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until recently it was thought that age greater than 35 yr was the main risk factor for the development of drug-induced hepatitis (DIH) in patients receiving antituberculosis therapy. We conducted a study to determine whether infection with either the hepatitis C virus or the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were sig...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ungo JR,Jones D,Ashkin D,Hollender ES,Bernstein D,Albanese AP,Pitchenik AE

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to assess the usefulness of sputum analysis in studying plasma-protein exudation and local secretion of proteins in the airways, we measured specific proteins in the sputum sol phase (SSP) and sputum gel phase (SGP) from patients with stable asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Protein leve...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Schoonbrood DF,Lutter R,Habets FJ,Roos CM,Jansen HM,Out TA

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Secondary bacterial infection following rhinovirus (RV) infection has been recognized in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. OBJECTIVES:We sought to understand mechanisms by which RV infection facilitates secondary bacterial infection. METHODS:Primary human airway epithelial cells grown at air-liquid int...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sajjan U,Wang Q,Zhao Y,Gruenert DC,Hershenson MB

更新日期：2008-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Although current resuscitation guidelines are rescuer focused, the opportunity exists to develop patient-centered resuscitation strategies that optimize the hemodynamic response of the individual in the hopes to improve survival. OBJECTIVES:To determine if titrating cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to blo...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sutton RM,Friess SH,Naim MY,Lampe JW,Bratinov G,Weiland TR 3rd,Garuccio M,Nadkarni VM,Becker LB,Berg RA

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: The IMPACT (Informing the Pathway of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Treatment) trial demonstrated a significant reduction in all-cause mortality (ACM) risk with fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium/vilanterol (FF/UMEC/VI) versus UMEC/VI in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at ris...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Lipson DA,Crim C,Criner GJ,Day NC,Dransfield MT,Halpin DMG,Han MK,Jones CE,Kilbride S,Lange P,Lomas DA,Lettis S,Manchester P,Martin N,Midwinter D,Morris A,Pascoe SJ,Singh D,Wise RA,Martinez FJ

更新日期：2020-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated ultrasonic examination as a diagnostic tool for catheter misplacement and pneumothorax after central venous catheter insertion. Physicians in the intensive care unit (ICU) performed the ultrasonic examinations, and the results were compared with those of chest radiography. Eighty-five central venous cathe...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Maury E,Guglielminotti J,Alzieu M,Guidet B,Offenstadt G

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:There is growing evidence that alveolar cell apoptosis plays an important role in emphysema pathogenesis, a chronic inflammatory lung disease characterized by alveolar destruction. The association of alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency with the development of emphysema has supported the concept that protease/antipr...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Petrache I,Fijalkowska I,Zhen L,Medler TR,Brown E,Cruz P,Choe KH,Taraseviciene-Stewart L,Scerbavicius R,Shapiro L,Zhang B,Song S,Hicklin D,Voelkel NF,Flotte T,Tuder RM

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of addition of montelukast to inhaled fluticasone propionate (FP) therapy, compared with FP therapy alone (100 microg twice a day) on airway immunopathology in individuals with mild asthma. Twenty-eight subjects received FP (100 microg twice a day) or FP (100 microg t...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： O'Sullivan S,Akveld M,Burke CM,Poulter LW

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A protective role for dietary antioxidants in asthma has been proposed. However, epidemiological evidence to implicate antioxidant vitamins is weak, and data on the role of flavonoid-rich foods and antioxidant trace elements are lacking. We carried out a population-based case-control study in South London, UK, to inve...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Shaheen SO,Sterne JA,Thompson RL,Songhurst CE,Margetts BM,Burney PG

更新日期：2001-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a chronic lung disease of very low birth weight infants, associated with oxygen therapy, barotrauma, and/or infections. Improved medical care has led to a paradoxically increased incidence of BPD due to greater infant survival. Early prediction of BPD has proven challenging. Increas...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Cullen A,Van Marter LJ,Allred EN,Moore M,Parad RB,Sunday ME

更新日期：2002-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Recent cohort studies in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have questioned the validity of previously reported associations between inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and reductions in mortality and rehospitalization in observational studies. Using time-dependent versions of statistical survival models,...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kiri VA,Pride NB,Soriano JB,Vestbo J

更新日期：2005-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Pharyngeal dilator muscle activation (GGEMG) during wakefulness is greater in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) than in healthy control subjects, representing a neuromuscular compensatory mechanism for a more collapsible airway. As previous work from our laboratory has demonstrated a close relationship betwe...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Fogel RB,Malhotra A,Pillar G,Edwards JK,Beauregard J,Shea SA,White DP

更新日期：2001-12-01 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：:The effect of 3-aminobenzamide, an inhibitor of poly (ADP-ribose) synthetase activity, was evaluated in a rat model of laryngeal injury induced by endotracheal intubation for 1 h. At 1 h after extubation, the laryngeal damage was characterized by areas of mucosal necrosis, submucosal edema, swelling of subglottic glan...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Stern Y,Salzman A,Cotton RT,Zingarelli B

更新日期：1999-11-01 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：:Asthmaexpert, an expert system (ES), was produced at the special request of several clinicians in order to better understand the medical decisions made clinical experts in managing an asthmatic patient. We describe and evaluate this knowledge base, focusing mainly on assessment of the severity of asthma. After compili...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Redier H,Daures JP,Michel C,Proudhon H,Vervloet D,Charpin D,Marsac J,Dusser D,Brambilla C,Wallaert B

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quality of life has been found to be impaired both in patients with asthma and in patients with allergic rhinitis, but the relative burden of these diseases has not been investigated. We analyzed answers to the SF-36 questionnaire from 850 subjects recruited in two French centers participating in the European Communit...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Leynaert B,Neukirch C,Liard R,Bousquet J,Neukirch F

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overproduction of NO by an inducible NO synthase (iNOS) plays a major role in the pathophysiology of septic shock, and selective inhibition of iNOS in this setting could be of great therapeutic value. In the present study, we evaluated the effects of L-canavanine, a selective iNOS inhibitor, in an animal model of sept...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Liaudet L,Fishman D,Markert M,Perret C,Feihl F

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with several pathophysiological deficits found in diabetic retinopathy (DR). Hence, it's plausible that OSA could play a role in the pathogenesis of sight-threatening DR (STDR). OBJECTIVES:To assess the relationship between OSA and DR in patients with type 2 diabet...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Altaf QA,Dodson P,Ali A,Raymond NT,Wharton H,Fellows H,Hampshire-Bancroft R,Shah M,Shepherd E,Miah J,Barnett AH,Tahrani AA

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The timing and magnitude of airway narrowing in central apneas is unknown. We have developed a method of apnea classification that relies on the transmission of cardiac airflow oscillation to indicate airway patency. Using a theoretical model, we showed that the amplitude of the cardiac airflow oscillation is proporti...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Lemke RP,Idiong N,Al-Saedi S,Kwiatkowski K,Cates DB,Rigatto H

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obstructive apneas and hypopneas during sleep are a well recognized cause of excessive daytime sleepiness. Snoring is also associated with excess sleepiness, although it is not known whether this reflects an independent effect of snoring or whether snoring is simply a marker for obstructive sleep apnea. To further exp...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Gottlieb DJ,Yao Q,Redline S,Ali T,Mahowald MW

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00