A case of pulmonary AV fistula. Possible involvement of adenosine in hyperventilation.

abstract：RATIONALE:Inhaled human insulin (INH; Exubera [human insulin (recombinant DNA origin) Inhalation Powder]) causes small changes in pulmonary function and increases in insulin antibodies compared with subcutaneous (SC) insulin. OBJECTIVES:To investigate the relationship between changes in pulmonary function and insulin ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Teeter JG,Riese RJ

更新日期：2006-06-01 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：:The aim of this study was to assess positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP)-induced lung overdistension and alveolar recruitment in six patients with acute lung injury (ALI) using a computed tomographic (CT) scan method. Lung overdistension was first determined in six healthy volunteers in whom CT sections were obtain...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Vieira SR,Puybasset L,Richecoeur J,Lu Q,Cluzel P,Gusman PB,Coriat P,Rouby JJ

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Biomass exposure is an important risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the time-course behavior of FEV1 in subjects exposed to biomass is unknown. OBJECTIVES:We undertook this study to determine the FEV1 rate decline in subjects exposed to biomass. METHODS:Pulmonary function...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ramírez-Venegas A,Sansores RH,Quintana-Carrillo RH,Velázquez-Uncal M,Hernandez-Zenteno RJ,Sánchez-Romero C,Velazquez-Montero A,Flores-Trujillo F

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guidelines, protocols, and checklists (together called "protocols") can be immensely helpful in the clinical arena. However, clinicians and health care systems relying on protocols must assess whether benefits are being accrued, whether such "benefits" are real, and whether harm can be detected. These concerns are imp...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kavanagh BP,Nurok M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requires the demonstration of airflow limitation, defined as a post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC <0.7, a measurement that remains methodologically robust and widely available. FEV1 is one of the most powerful predictors of clinically relevant outcomes ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Han MK,Agusti A,Celli BR,Criner GJ,Halpin DMG,Roche N,Papi A,Stockley RA,Wedzicha J,Vogelmeier CF

更新日期：2020-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The period covered by this update can be considered as the most exciting period in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) research. It started with the identification of genetic variants that are associated with IPF in the majority of patients and continued with discovery of molecular and genetic biomarkers that predict ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Rosas IO,Kaminski N

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate which cells are synthesizing tenascin in usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) we have analyzed thoracoscopic or open lung biopsies from 30 patients with UIP by mRNA in situ hybridization, using (35)S-labeled tenascin RNA probes. The phenotype of the cells expressing tenascin mRNA was confirmed by immunohist...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Pääkkö P,Kaarteenaho-Wiik R,Pöllänen R,Soini Y

更新日期：2000-03-01 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：:We described here an original device for laser Doppler (LD) flowmetry measurements of gastric mucosal perfusion, which was used here in healthy volunteers. A modified nasogastric tube containing the LD probe was inserted. Aspiration via a catheter, fixed in parallel to the probe, held the probe against the gastric wal...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Duranteau J,Sitbon P,Vicaut E,Descorps-Declère A,Vigue B,Samii K

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously found that weight lifters could generate greater inspiratory pressures and had more diaphragm mass than control subjects. We postulated that the weight-lifting activity itself provided a strength-training stimulus to the diaphragm. To evaluate the extent to which the diaphragm is recruited during strenuo...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Al-Bilbeisi F,McCOOL FD

更新日期：2000-08-01 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：:Female Fisher 344 rats (n = 25) were inoculated intrapleurally with a single 20-mg dose of (JM-100) fibrous glass. The mean length (2.2 microns) and width (0.15 microns) of the fibrous glass particles was within respirable range. Following inoculation, the rats were killed at timed intervals ranging from 2 to 430 d fr...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Fraire AE,Greenberg SD,Spjut HJ,Roggli VL,Dodson RF,Cartwright J,Williams G,Baker S

更新日期：1994-08-01 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：RATIONALE:IL-4 and IL-13 share many biological functions important in the development of allergic airway inflammation and are implicated in the pathogenesis of asthma. AMG 317 is a fully human monoclonal antibody to IL-4Ralpha that blocks both IL-4 and IL-13 pathways. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate efficacy and safety of AMG ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Corren J,Busse W,Meltzer EO,Mansfield L,Bensch G,Fahrenholz J,Wenzel SE,Chon Y,Dunn M,Weng HH,Lin SL

更新日期：2010-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:During dynamic hyperinflation, the ventilatory pump is facing increased demand because it must overcome the intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEPi) and decreased capacity since it must operate at a dynamically increased end-expiratory lung volume (EELV). The aim of this study was to evaluate the relative pr...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Yan S,Kayser B

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of cigarette smoking and smoking cessation on rate of FEV1 decline over 6 yr were examined in 4,451 Japanese-American men from the Honolulu Heart Program who were 45 to 68 yr of age at baseline (1965-1968). Within-person regression was used to calculate annual change in FEV1. Rates of FEV1 decline varied stron...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Burchfiel CM,Marcus EB,Curb JD,Maclean CJ,Vollmer WM,Johnson LR,Fong KO,Rodriguez BL,Masaki KH,Buist AS

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a generally fatal disorder with a reported median survival of 3 to 6 yr. This has been based on relatively few studies with diagnoses inconsistently confirmed by adequate lung biopsy. Retrospective analysis of 104 patients with IPF who had open lung biopsy (OLB) at Mayo Medical C...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Bjoraker JA,Ryu JH,Edwin MK,Myers JL,Tazelaar HD,Schroeder DR,Offord KP

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: This document provides evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on the management of adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia.Methods: A multidisciplinary panel conducted pragmatic systematic reviews of the relevant research and applied Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Ev...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Metlay JP,Waterer GW,Long AC,Anzueto A,Brozek J,Crothers K,Cooley LA,Dean NC,Fine MJ,Flanders SA,Griffin MR,Metersky ML,Musher DM,Restrepo MI,Whitney CG

更新日期：2019-10-01 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：: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：:Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the major pathogen responsible for acute bronchiolitis in infancy. However, evaluation of the relative importance of rhinovirus or multiple viral infections has been hampered by the lack of sensitive diagnostic methodologies. Therefore, in this study we used the reverse transcripti...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Papadopoulos NG,Moustaki M,Tsolia M,Bossios A,Astra E,Prezerakou A,Gourgiotis D,Kafetzis D

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine whether diffuse pleural thickening (DPT) causes impairment of pulmonary function independent of other manifestations of asbestos-related disease, we studied individuals selected from 1,150 men with occupational asbestos exposure who had undergone pulmonary function testing and computed tomographic (CT) scan...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kee ST,Gamsu G,Blanc P

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:REM-related oxygen desaturation occurs in advanced Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and might be an independent predictor of disease progression. We have followed 18 patients for 10 yr after an initial respiratory sleep study or until death or onset of nasal ventilation. We measured baseline spirometry, blood gas ten...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Phillips MF,Smith PE,Carroll N,Edwards RH,Calverley PM

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiology of sleep disruption in patients in intensive care units (ICUs) is poorly understood, but is thought to be related to environmental stimuli, especially noise. We sampled 203 patients (121 males and 82 females) from different ICUs (cardiac [CCU], cardiac stepdown [CICU], medical [MICU], and surgical [SICU])...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Freedman NS,Kotzer N,Schwab RJ

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is controversial whether mutations in cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator intrinsically dysregulate inflammation. We characterized passage 2 human tracheobronchial epithelial cell cultures morphologically and physiologically and determined whether cytokine production or nuclear factor-kappaB activat...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Becker MN,Sauer MS,Muhlebach MS,Hirsh AJ,Wu Q,Verghese MW,Randell SH

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for diffuse parenchymal lung disease. Risk factors for subclinical parenchymal lung disease have not been described. OBJECTIVES:To determine if cigarette smoking is associated with subclinical parenchymal lung disease, as measured by spirometric restriction and regions of h...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Lederer DJ,Enright PL,Kawut SM,Hoffman EA,Hunninghake G,van Beek EJ,Austin JH,Jiang R,Lovasi GS,Barr RG

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) frequently have albuminuria (indicative of renal endothelial cell injury) associated with hypoxemia. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether (1) cigarette smoke (CS)-induced pulmonary and renal endothelial cell injury explains the association between albumin...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Polverino F,Laucho-Contreras ME,Petersen H,Bijol V,Sholl LM,Choi ME,Divo M,Pinto-Plata V,Chetta A,Tesfaigzi Y,Celli BR,Owen CA

更新日期：2017-06-01 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：:Susceptibility to the development of asthma and other atopic diseases is known to be associated with genetic components, and several candidate genes have been reported to be linked to atopy in Caucasian populations. We conducted a study of linkage between asthma and markers on chromosomes 5q31-q33 and 11q13 in 68 Japa...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Noguchi E,Shibasaki M,Arinami T,Takeda K,Maki T,Miyamoto T,Kawashima T,Kobayashi K,Hamaguchi H

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00