O2 consumption by the fick method. Methodologic factors.

abstract：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a syndrome of chronic wasting, in part associated with a chronic inflammatory response. The aim of this study was to investigate cross-sectionally and prospectively the potential role of leptin in relation to systemic inflammation in the regulation of the energy balance ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Schols AM,Creutzberg EC,Buurman WA,Campfield LA,Saris WH,Wouters EF

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Th2 cytokines play an important role in allergic diseases. These cytokines activate signal transduction pathways, including Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) signaling. Although the suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) family protein, a negative regulator of the Janus kin...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Fukuyama S,Nakano T,Matsumoto T,Oliver BG,Burgess JK,Moriwaki A,Tanaka K,Kubo M,Hoshino T,Tanaka H,McKenzie AN,Matsumoto K,Aizawa H,Nakanishi Y,Yoshimura A,Black JL,Inoue H

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a condition in which continuous bronchodilation may have clinical advantages. This study evaluated salmeterol, a beta-agonist bronchodilator with a duration of action substantially longer than that of short-acting beta-agonists, compared with ipratropium, an anticholiner...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Rennard SI,Anderson W,ZuWallack R,Broughton J,Bailey W,Friedman M,Wisniewski M,Rickard K

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) show a poor response to corticosteroids. This has been linked to a reduction of histone deacetylase-2 as a result of oxidative stress and is reversed by theophylline. OBJECTIVES:To determine the role of phosphoinositide-3-kinase-delta (PI3K-δ) on the...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： To Y,Ito K,Kizawa Y,Failla M,Ito M,Kusama T,Elliott WM,Hogg JC,Adcock IM,Barnes PJ

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of ventilatory-control abnormalities in predisposing to familial sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) was assessed in 31 subjects 28 +/- 10 yr of age (mean +/- SD). Subjects with (n = 10) and without SDB (n = 12) were recruited from 13 families having two or more members with SDB. Nine age- and gender-matched con...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Redline S,Leitner J,Arnold J,Tishler PV,Altose MD

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary infections are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with alcohol abuse and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, two immunocompromising conditions that frequently coexist. This study examined the separate and combined effects of in vivo lentiviral infection and in vitro alcohol ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Stoltz DA,Nelson S,Kolls JK,Zhang P,Bohm RP Jr,Murphey-Corb M,Bagby GJ

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In unilateral lung injury, application of global positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) may cause overdistension of normal alveoli and redistribution of blood flow to diseased lung areas, thereby worsening oxygenation. We hypothesized that selective application of tracheal gas insufflation (TGI) will recruit the inju...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Blanch L,Van der Kloot TE,Youngblood AM,Murias G,Naveira A,Adams AB,Romero PV,Nahum A

更新日期：2001-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The present studies were designed to assess the pattern of activity and the frequency of activation of the neck muscles in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Using concentric needle electrodes, we thus recorded the electromyograms of the scalene, sternocleidomastoid, and trapezius muscles duri...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： De Troyer A,Peche R,Yernault JC,Estenne M

更新日期：1994-07-01 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:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in people with hypertension, particularly resistant hypertension. Treatment with an antihypertensive agent alone is often insufficient to control hypertension in patients with OSA. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) added to trea...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Thunström E,Manhem K,Rosengren A,Peker Y

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Extracellular nucleotides have recently been identified as proinflammatory mediators involved in asthma pathogenesis by signaling via purinergic receptors, but the role of the purinergic receptor type 6 (P2Y6R) has not been previously investigated. OBJECTIVES:To investigate the role of P2Y6R in asthma pathog...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Vieira RP,Müller T,Grimm M,von Gernler V,Vetter B,Dürk T,Cicko S,Ayata CK,Sorichter S,Robaye B,Zeiser R,Ferrari D,Kirschbaum A,Zissel G,Virchow JC,Boeynaems JM,Idzko M

更新日期：2011-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Bronchial remodeling, including increased bronchial smooth muscle (BSM) mass, contributes to bronchial obstruction in asthma. However, its mechanisms are complex and remain controversial. Recently, a role of the chitinase 3-like 1 protein (YKL-40) has been evoked in asthma. Indeed, YKL-40 concentration was in...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Bara I,Ozier A,Girodet PO,Carvalho G,Cattiaux J,Begueret H,Thumerel M,Ousova O,Kolbeck R,Coyle AJ,Woods J,Tunon de Lara JM,Marthan R,Berger P

更新日期：2012-04-01 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：:Rationale: Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are emerging as important regulators of diverse biological functions. Their role in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) remains to be explored.Objectives: To elucidate the role of TYKRIL (tyrosine kinase receptor-inducing lncRNA) as a regulator of p53/ PDGFRβ (platelet-derive...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Zehendner CM,Valasarajan C,Werner A,Boeckel JN,Bischoff FC,John D,Weirick T,Glaser SF,Rossbach O,Jaé N,Demolli S,Khassafi F,Yuan K,de Jesus Perez VA,Michalik KM,Chen W,Seeger W,Guenther A,Wasnick RM,Uchida S,Zeihe

更新日期：2020-11-15 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

abstract：:Qualitatively the mechanical, structural, and biochemical properties of airway smooth muscles resemble those of all other smooth muscle. However, one important distinguishing feature of airway smooth muscle is that the major portion of isotonic shortening is completed within the first 3 s in a muscle whose contraction...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Stephens NL,Li W,Wang Y,Ma X

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We review recent advances in the use of corticosteroids (CS) in pediatric lung disease. CS are frequently used, systemically or by inhalation. Their mechanisms of action in pulmonary diseases are ill defined. CS exert direct inhibitory effects on many inflammatory cells through genomic mechanisms. There is a time lag ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： de Benedictis FM,Bush A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracheal and lung parenchymal SP-LI (substance P-like immunoreactivity) and VIP-LI (vasoactive intestinal peptide-like immunoreactivity) content was measured in HPLC-purified tissue extracts from patients with and without asthma. We detected significantly less SP-LI in tracheal tissue from asthmatic than from nonasthm...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Lilly CM,Bai TR,Shore SA,Hall AE,Drazen JM

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary emphysema and periodontal disease are each characterized by the uncontrolled proteolysis of connective tissue proteins by proteinases derived from human neutrophils. Although these diseases would not appear to be related in terms of the initial insult to individual tissues, the ultimate result in each diseas...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Travis J,Pike R,Imamura T,Potempa J

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the incidence and 90-d mortality of acute respiratory failure (ARF), acute lung injury (ALI), and the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), we carried out an 8-wk prospective cohort study in Sweden, Denmark, and Iceland. All intensive care unit (ICU) admissions (n = 13,346) >/= 15 yr of age were ass...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Luhr OR,Antonsen K,Karlsson M,Aardal S,Thorsteinsson A,Frostell CG,Bonde J

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The effect of graft ischemic time on early graft function and long-term survival of patients who underwent lung transplantation remains controversial. Consequently, graft ischemic time has not been incorporated in the decision-making process at the time of graft acceptance. OBJECTIVES:To investigate the rela...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Thabut G,Mal H,Cerrina J,Dartevelle P,Dromer C,Velly JF,Stern M,Loirat P,Lesèche G,Bertocchi M,Mornex JF,Haloun A,Despins P,Pison C,Blin D,Reynaud-Gaubert M

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The place of surgical treatment in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) remains unclear. Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP) has a response rate of 41% overall and only 5% when retrolingual narrowing is present. Thus, in cases with suspected hypopharyngeal collapse maxillofacial surgery has been proposed with improved...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Bettega G,Pépin JL,Veale D,Deschaux C,Raphaël B,Lévy P

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinically, the spread of infectious agents between subjects undergoing spirometry is quite uncommon. There is almost no documentation in the medical literature on this subject. We studied the retrieval of nonpathogenic Escherichia coli after aerosolizing organisms into standard pulmonary function tubing of a type tha...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Hiebert T,Miles J,Okeson GC

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Lack of health insurance maybe an independent risk factor for mortality and differential treatment in critical illness. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether uninsured critically ill patients had differences in 30-day mortality and critical care service use compared with those with private insurance and to determi...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Lyon SM,Benson NM,Cooke CR,Iwashyna TJ,Ratcliffe SJ,Kahn JM

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The allergen inhalation challenge is used in clinical trials to test the efficacy of new treatments in attenuating the late-phase asthmatic response (LAR) and associated airway inflammation in subjects with allergic asthma. However, not all subjects with allergic asthma develop the LAR after allergen inhalati...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Singh A,Shannon CP,Kim YW,Yang CX,Balshaw R,Cohen Freue GV,Gauvreau GM,FitzGerald JM,Boulet LP,O'Byrne PM,Tebbutt SJ

更新日期：2018-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The low-affinity IgG Fc receptor, FcgammaRIIB, displays inhibitory potential in experimental models such as autoimmune diseases. However, whether this receptor is involved in the onset of allergic diseases remains unknown. This study examines the role of FcgammaRIIB in the initiation of allergic rhinitis in mice. Repe...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Watanabe T,Okano M,Hattori H,Yoshino T,Ohno N,Ohta N,Sugata Y,Orita Y,Takai T,Nishizaki K

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bactericidal activities of several once-weekly rifapentine (P)-containing combination regimens against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and their ability to prevent the selection of rifampin (R)-resistant mutants, were compared with those of the standard six-times-weekly regimen consisting of R, isoniazid (H), and pyra...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Grosset J,Lounis N,Truffot-Pernot C,O'Brien RJ,Raviglione MC,Ji B

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The plasma level of fibrinogen is felt to be an independent risk factor for vascular events. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has a high prevalence in patients with stroke and may also be an independent risk factor. The aim of our study was to determine the association between OSA and plasma levels of fibrinogen in patie...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Wessendorf TE,Thilmann AF,Wang YM,Schreiber A,Konietzko N,Teschler H

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is caused by alterations in expression of proteins involved in multiple pathways, including matrix deposition, inflammation, injury, and repair. OBJECTIVES:To understand the pathogenic changes in lung protein expression in IPF and to evaluate apolipoprotein (Apo) A-I as a ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kim TH,Lee YH,Kim KH,Lee SH,Cha JY,Shin EK,Jung S,Jang AS,Park SW,Uh ST,Kim YH,Park JS,Sin HG,Youm W,Koh ES,Cho SY,Paik YK,Rhim TY,Park CS

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis has been defined as an acute, clinically significant, respiratory deterioration of unidentifiable cause. The objective of this international working group report on acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis was to provide a comprehensive update on the topic...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Collard HR,Ryerson CJ,Corte TJ,Jenkins G,Kondoh Y,Lederer DJ,Lee JS,Maher TM,Wells AU,Antoniou KM,Behr J,Brown KK,Cottin V,Flaherty KR,Fukuoka J,Hansell DM,Johkoh T,Kaminski N,Kim DS,Kolb M,Lynch DA,Myers JL,R

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00