Nonspecific and specific bronchial responsiveness in occupational asthma caused by platinum salts after allergen avoidance.

abstract：RATIONALE:The relationship between clinical phenotype of childhood primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) and ultrastructural defects and genotype is poorly defined. OBJECTIVES:To delineate clinical features of childhood PCD and their associations with ultrastructural defects and genotype. METHODS:A total of 118 participan...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Davis SD,Ferkol TW,Rosenfeld M,Lee HS,Dell SD,Sagel SD,Milla C,Zariwala MA,Pittman JE,Shapiro AJ,Carson JL,Krischer JP,Hazucha MJ,Cooper ML,Knowles MR,Leigh MW

更新日期：2015-02-01 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

abstract：:The effects of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) on pulmonary function were investigated in a random sample of 1,033 adults aged 40 to 69 yr from a residential area in Beijing. Compared with those not exposed, those exposed to ETS either at home or at work were associated with a 102-ml (SE = 40 ml) reducti...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Xu X,Li B

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare the effectiveness of information delivered to family members of critically ill patients by junior and senior physicians, we performed a prospective randomized multicenter trial in 11 French intensive care units. Patients (n = 220) were allocated at random to having their family members receive information b...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Moreau D,Goldgran-Toledano D,Alberti C,Jourdain M,Adrie C,Annane D,Garrouste-Orgeas M,Lefrant JY,Papazian L,Quinio P,Pochard F,Azoulay E

更新日期：2004-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The determinants of immunoglobulin G (IgG) level and the risk of hypogammaglobulinemia (HGG) in patients with severe lung disease before and after lung transplantation are unknown. OBJECTIVES:We aimed to identify predictors of low IgG levels before and after lung transplantation. METHODS:We performed a retr...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Yip NH,Lederer DJ,Kawut SM,Wilt JS,D'Ovidio F,Wang Y,Dwyer E,Sonett JR,Arcasoy SM

更新日期：2006-04-15 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 management of indeterminate pulmonary nodules (IPNs) remains challenging, resulting in invasive procedures and delays in diagnosis and treatment. Strategies to decrease the rate of unnecessary invasive procedures and optimize surveillance regimens are needed.Objectives: To develop and validate a deep le...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Massion PP,Antic S,Ather S,Arteta C,Brabec J,Chen H,Declerck J,Dufek D,Hickes W,Kadir T,Kunst J,Landman BA,Munden RF,Novotny P,Peschl H,Pickup LC,Santos C,Smith GT,Talwar A,Gleeson F

更新日期：2020-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The mechanisms by which oxidants are sensed by cells and cause inflammation are not well understood. OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to determine how cells "sense" soluble oxidants and how this is translated into an inflammatory reaction. METHODS:Monocytes, macrophages, or HEK293 cells (stably transfected with ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Paul-Clark MJ,McMaster SK,Sorrentino R,Sriskandan S,Bailey LK,Moreno L,Ryffel B,Quesniaux VF,Mitchell JA

更新日期：2009-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Lung cancer screening using computed tomography (CT) is effective in detecting lung cancer in early stages. Concerns regarding false-positive rates and unnecessary invasive procedures have been raised. OBJECTIVE:To study the efficiency of a lung cancer protocol using spiral CT and F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose pos...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Bastarrika G,García-Velloso MJ,Lozano MD,Montes U,Torre W,Spiteri N,Campo A,Seijo L,Alcaide AB,Pueyo J,Cano D,Vivas I,Cosín O,Domínguez P,Serra P,Richter JA,Montuenga L,Zulueta JJ

更新日期：2005-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested the hypothesis that in advanced pulmonary fibrosis, edema is redistributed away from the relatively noncompliant interstitium and predominantly floods alveoli. Severe left lung fibrosis was produced in six dogs with radiation and intratracheal bleomycin and, 24 mo later, hydrostatic edema was induced by infu...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Zwikler MP,Iancu D,Michel RP

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is a common indoor and outdoor air pollutant that may induce deterioration of respiratory health. In this study the effects of repeated daily exposure to NO2 on airway antioxidant status, inflammatory cell and mediator responses, and lung function were examined. Healthy nonsmoking subjects were ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Blomberg A,Krishna MT,Helleday R,Söderberg M,Ledin MC,Kelly FJ,Frew AJ,Holgate ST,Sandström T

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Viral infections are major drivers of exacerbations and clinical burden in patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). IFN-β is a key component of the innate immune response to viral infection. To date, studies of inhaled IFN-β treatment have not demonstrated a significant effect ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Watson A,Spalluto CM,McCrae C,Cellura D,Burke H,Cunoosamy D,Freeman A,Hicks A,Hühn M,Ostridge K,Staples KJ,Vaarala O,Wilkinson T

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality despite aggressive therapy. Thirty-eight patients with biopsy-proven IPF were studied to identify pretreatment features that could be used to predict short-term improvement in pulmonary function and improved longer term survival...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Gay SE,Kazerooni EA,Toews GB,Lynch JP 3rd,Gross BH,Cascade PN,Spizarny DL,Flint A,Schork MA,Whyte RI,Popovich J,Hyzy R,Martinez FJ

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiologic characteristics of lung cancer in Taiwan differ from those in other parts of the world in low male-to-female ratio, the high percentage of adenocarcinoma, and the relatively high percentage of nonsmokers who are victims. To investigate possible correlation between p53 gene alteration and the unique c...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Lee LN,Shew JY,Sheu JC,Lee YC,Lee WC,Fang MT,Chang HF,Yu CJ,Yang PC,Luh KT

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mild obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a highly prevalent disorder in adults; however, whether mild OSA has significant neurocognitive and cardiovascular complications is uncertain. OBJECTIVES:The specific goals of this Research Statement are to appraise the evidence regarding whether long-term adverse neuro...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Chowdhuri S,Quan SF,Almeida F,Ayappa I,Batool-Anwar S,Budhiraja R,Cruse PE,Drager LF,Griss B,Marshall N,Patel SR,Patil S,Knight SL,Rowley JA,Slyman A,ATS Ad Hoc Committee on Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

更新日期：2016-05-01 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：RATIONALE:Noncommunicable diseases are major causes of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (sSA). Valid burden of disease estimates are lacking for noncommunicable lung disease in sSA. OBJECTIVES:We performed a community-based survey to determine the prevalence of chronic lung disease among adults 18 years o...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Meghji J,Nadeau G,Davis KJ,Wang D,Nyirenda MJ,Gordon SB,Mortimer K

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Recent retrospective evidence suggests the efficacy of early norepinephrine administration during resuscitation; however, prospective data to support this assertion are scarce. Objectives: To conduct a phase II trial evaluating the hypothesis that early low-dose norepinephrine in adults with sepsis with hyp...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Permpikul C,Tongyoo S,Viarasilpa T,Trainarongsakul T,Chakorn T,Udompanturak S

更新日期：2019-05-01 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：:We aimed to elucidate the relationships between pleural (Ppl), esophageal (Pes), and superimposed gravitational pressures in acute lung injury, and to understand the mechanisms of recruitment and derecruitment. In six dogs with oleic acid respiratory failure, we measured Pes and Ppl in the uppermost, middle, and most ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Pelosi P,Goldner M,McKibben A,Adams A,Eccher G,Caironi P,Losappio S,Gattinoni L,Marini JJ

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two distinct types of tumor necrosis factor receptors (TNF-R) have been identified (TNF-R55 and TNF-R75). Both TNF-R also exist in soluble forms (TNF-sR), resulting from the release of the extracellular domains (TNF-sR55 and TNF-sR75). TNF-sR may play an important role in vivo as they can bind to TNF alpha and prevent...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Humbert M,Roux-Lombard P,Cerrina J,Magnan A,Simonneau G,Dartevelle P,Galanaud P,Dayer JM,Emilie D

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alveolar epithelial type II cells (AET2) respond with exocytosis of surfactant containing lamellar bodies to stimulation with mechanical stretch and secretagogues, a process that is fundamental for maintaining alveolar stability and lung gas exchange. In the present study in cultured rat AET2, we employed botulinum C2...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Rose F,Kürth-Landwehr C,Sibelius U,Reuner KH,Aktories K,Seeger W,Grimminger F

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies suggest that lung function tests using monodisperse aerosols can help to identify early stages of lung diseases. We investigated intrapulmonary particle loss and aerosol bolus dispersion-a marker of convective gas transport-in 32 women with asymptomatic nonspecific bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kohlhäufl M,Brand P,Scheuch G,Meyer TS,Schulz H,Häussinger K,Heyder J

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to clarify the influence of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) on cough threshold in patients with digestive symptoms but free from respiratory involvement. Of 57 consecutive subjects referred for 24-h esophageal pH monitoring because of digestive reflux symptoms, 29 patients free from respiratory...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ferrari M,Olivieri M,Sembenini C,Benini L,Zuccali V,Bardelli E,Bovo P,Cavallini G,Vantini I,Lo Cascio V

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduced bronchodilatation in response to deep inspiration (DI) has been demonstrated in asthmatics. We have previously shown that inhibition of DI for 10 min or more during methacholine inhalation increases airway narrowing in normals. We tested the hypothesis that inhibition of DIs during methacholine inhalation in a...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： King GG,Moore BJ,Seow CY,Paré PD

更新日期：2001-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Humans exhibit an acute inflammatory response in the lungs after controlled laboratory exposure to ozone. The present study was designed to test whether biomarkers of inflammation are detectable in humans exposed to ozone and associated copollutants under natural conditions outdoors. Bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kinney PL,Nilsen DM,Lippmann M,Brescia M,Gordon T,McGovern T,El-Fawal H,Devlin RB,Rom WN

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a widely recognized and often catastrophic complication of organ transplantation. The incidence of PTLD after lung transplantation ranges from 6.2 to 9.4% and is two-fold higher than that seen after organ transplantation of other organs. Primary Epstein-Barr ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Aris RM,Maia DM,Neuringer IP,Gott K,Kiley S,Gertis K,Handy J

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Epidemiologic studies have shown that, in atopic children, wheezing is more likely to persist into adulthood, eventually becoming asthma, whereas it appears to resolve by adolescence in nonatopic children. OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether among children with multitrigger wheeze responsive to bronchodilators...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Turato G,Barbato A,Baraldo S,Zanin ME,Bazzan E,Lokar-Oliani K,Calabrese F,Panizzolo C,Snijders D,Maestrelli P,Zuin R,Fabbri LM,Saetta M

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Most patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) die from right heart failure. Beta-adrenergic receptor blockade reduces mortality by about 30% in patients with left-sided systolic heart failure, but is not used in PAH. OBJECTIVES:To assess the effect of the adrenergic receptor blocker carvedilol on ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Bogaard HJ,Natarajan R,Mizuno S,Abbate A,Chang PJ,Chau VQ,Hoke NN,Kraskauskas D,Kasper M,Salloum FN,Voelkel NF

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00