Comparison of addition of salmeterol to inhaled steroids with doubling of the dose of inhaled steroids.

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：:Rationale: Decisions in medicine are made on the basis of knowledge and reasoning, often in shared conversations with patients and families in consideration of clinical practice guideline recommendations, individual preferences, and individual goals. Observational studies can provide valuable knowledge to inform guide...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Gershon AS,Lindenauer PK,Wilson KC,Rose L,Walkey AJ,Sadatsafavi M,Anstrom KJ,Au DH,Bender BG,Brookhart MA,Dweik RA,Han MK,Joo MJ,Lavergne V,Mehta AB,Miravitlles M,Mularski RA,Roche N,Oren E,Riekert KA,Schoenberg N

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cigarette smoking causes the development of chronic bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. We hypothesized that exposure to cigarette smoke might initiate release of inflammatory mediators by bronchial epithelial cells. To evaluate this, the effect of cigarette smoke extract (CSE) on IL-8 release from c...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Mio T,Romberger DJ,Thompson AB,Robbins RA,Heires A,Rennard SI

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of ventilation-perfusion (VA/Q) ratios during bronchoconstriction measured with the multiple inert gases elimination technique is frequently bimodal. However, the topographic basis and the cause of that bimodality remain unknown. In this article, regional VA/Q is quantified by three-dimensional positr...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Melo MF,Harris RS,Layfield JD,Venegas JG

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Exposure to combustion-derived air pollution is associated with an early (1-2 h) and sustained (24 h) rise in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. We have previously demonstrated that inhalation of diesel exhaust causes an immediate (within 2 h) impairment of vascular and endothelial function in humans. O...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Törnqvist H,Mills NL,Gonzalez M,Miller MR,Robinson SD,Megson IL,Macnee W,Donaldson K,Söderberg S,Newby DE,Sandström T,Blomberg A

更新日期：2007-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Chronic hypoxia induces pulmonary vascular remodeling, pulmonary hypertension, and right ventricular hypertrophy. At present, little is known about mechanisms driving these responses. Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) is a master regulator of transcription in hypoxic cells, up-regulating genes involved in ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ball MK,Waypa GB,Mungai PT,Nielsen JM,Czech L,Dudley VJ,Beussink L,Dettman RW,Berkelhamer SK,Steinhorn RH,Shah SJ,Schumacker PT

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:As of April 2015, participants in the Danish Lung Cancer Screening Trial had been followed for at least 5 years since their last screening. OBJECTIVES:Mortality, causes of death, and lung cancer findings are reported to explore the effect of computed tomography (CT) screening. METHODS:A total of 4,104 parti...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Wille MM,Dirksen A,Ashraf H,Saghir Z,Bach KS,Brodersen J,Clementsen PF,Hansen H,Larsen KR,Mortensen J,Rasmussen JF,Seersholm N,Skov BG,Thomsen LH,Tønnesen P,Pedersen JH

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:There are no accepted blood-based biomarkers in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Pulmonary and activation-regulated chemokine (PARC/CCL-18) is a lung-predominant inflammatory protein that is found in serum. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether PARC/CCL-18 levels are elevated and modifiable in COPD an...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sin DD,Miller BE,Duvoix A,Man SF,Zhang X,Silverman EK,Connett JE,Anthonisen NA,Wise RA,Tashkin D,Celli BR,Edwards LD,Locantore N,Macnee W,Tal-Singer R,Lomas DA,ECLIPSE Investigators.

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

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：:A nonvolitional test to assess diaphragm strength in neonates has not been previously described. Our aim was to assess the feasibility of cervical (CMS) and anterior (AMS) magnetic stimulation of the phrenic nerves in neonates. Double circular stimulating coils (90-mm) were used. For CMS, one coil was placed over the ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Rafferty GF,Greenough A,Dimitriou G,Kavadia V,Laubscher B,Polkey MI,Harris ML,Moxham J

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reaction of nitric oxide (NO) and superoxide anions (O(2)(-)) in the airway results in the formation of peroxynitrite, a highly reactive oxidant species. Peroxynitrite reacts with tyrosine residues in proteins to form the stable product nitrotyrosine. We investigated whether nitrotyrosine in exhaled breath condens...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Hanazawa T,Kharitonov SA,Barnes PJ

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventilatory responses to peripheral chemoreceptor stimuli are absent in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) during wakefulness. Because arousal from sleep after rapidly developing hypoxia may require intact peripheral chemoreceptor function, we hypothesized that blunted hypoxic arousal responses during sleep Sta...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Arens R,Gozal D,Burrell BC,Bailey SL,Bautista DB,Keens TG,Ward SL

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the anti-asthmatic effects of powerful anti-inflammatory agents such as aspirin-like drugs. We compared the effects of two aspirin-like drugs with different pharmacologic activities, sodium salicylate (SSA) and indomethacin, with the effect of lysine acetylsalicylate (LASA), inhaled 30 min before...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sestini P,Refini RM,Pieroni MG,Vaghi A,Robuschi M,Bianco S

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical utility of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BAL) cell analysis for the diagnosis and management of patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) has been a subject of debate and controversy. The American Thoracic Society (ATS) sponsored a committee of international experts to examine all relevant l...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Meyer KC,Raghu G,Baughman RP,Brown KK,Costabel U,du Bois RM,Drent M,Haslam PL,Kim DS,Nagai S,Rottoli P,Saltini C,Selman M,Strange C,Wood B,American Thoracic Society Committee on BAL in Interstitial Lung Disease.

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To test whether the leukotriene antagonist ONO-1078 (pranlukast) prevents asthma exacerbations during reduction of high-dose inhaled corticosteroid, we conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in 79 asthma patients requiring high doses (1,500 microg/d or more) of inhaled beclomethasone dipropiona...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Tamaoki J,Kondo M,Sakai N,Nakata J,Takemura H,Nagai A,Takizawa T,Konno K

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Smoking is a primary risk factor for chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but since not all smokers develop disease, it has been suggested that some individuals may be more susceptible to exogenous factors, such as smoking, and that this susceptibility could be genetically...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Hallberg J,Dominicus A,Eriksson UK,Gerhardsson de Verdier M,Pedersen NL,Dahlbäck M,Nihlén U,Higenbottam T,Svartengren M

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The immune response in sepsis is characterized by overt immune dysfunction. Studies indicate immunostimulation represents a viable therapy for patients. One study suggests a potentially protective role for interleukin 5 (IL-5) in sepsis; however, the loss of eosinophils in this disease presents a paradox. OB...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Linch SN,Danielson ET,Kelly AM,Tamakawa RA,Lee JJ,Gold JA

更新日期：2012-08-01 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：:The present study was designed to examine whether clenbuterol (CLEN) could reduce dexamethasone (DEX)-induced diaphragm dysfunction. We studied four groups of New Zealand white (NZW) rabbits, each receiving one of the following daily injections subcutaneously for 2 wk: saline (control), DEX 3 mg/kg, DEX 3 mg/kg + CLEN...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Jiang TX,Cairns A,Road JD,Wilcox PG

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noninflammatory structural alterations, variously referred to as airway remodeling, are well documented in the asthmatic airway. However, the pathogenesis of these alterations, the importance of airway remodeling in generating the asthma phenotype, and the natural history of airway remodeling responses have not been a...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Zhu Z,Lee CG,Zheng T,Chupp G,Wang J,Homer RJ,Noble PW,Hamid Q,Elias JA

更新日期：2001-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinicians are frequently faced with patients in whom the radiographic resolution of community-acquired pneumonia seems delayed. Previous studies of radiographic resolution of the disease have yielded conflicting results. We prospectively assessed the radiographic resolution of pneumonia in 81 non-immuno-compromised p...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Mittl RL Jr,Schwab RJ,Duchin JS,Goin JE,Albeida SM,Miller WT

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoidosis is a systemic, granulomatous disorder with a high rate of spontaneous remission indicating the presence of antiinflammatory mechanisms. Antiinflammatory mediators such as interleukin-10 (IL-10) and transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) should be able to induce spontaneous remission of sarcoidosis. By ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Zissel G,Homolka J,Schlaak J,Schlaak M,Müller-Quernheim J

更新日期：1996-09-01 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：:Many persons say that they "don't know" whether they snore. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and correlates of such responses in an elderly population. Subjects were 1715 members (1,155 men, 560 women) of a previously defined cohort (Western Group Collaborative Study) followed prospectively ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Bliwise DL,Swan GE,Carmelli D,La Rue A

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because interleukin 8 (IL-8) is a potent neutrophil chemotactic and activating cytokine, we investigated IL-8 production in relation to neutrophil migration and elastase release in the human lung during unilateral community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). In 17 patients, the local response in the involved lung was compared ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Boutten A,Dehoux MS,Seta N,Ostinelli J,Venembre P,Crestani B,Dombret MC,Durand G,Aubier M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We enrolled nine allergic subjects in a double blind, placebo-controlled study to examine the effect of premedication with 0.6 mg of atropine on nasal antigen challenge. The challenge consisted of unilaterally stimulating the nasal septum with diluent followed by three increasing doses of antigen and recording respons...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Baroody FM,Ford S,Lichtenstein LM,Kagey-Sobotka A,Naclerio RM

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Studies in humans and rodents have indicated a causative role for CD8(+) T cells in IgE-mediated allergic inflammation, but their function is still controversial. OBJECTIVES:To analyze the role of allergen-specific CD8(+) T cells during the development of allergic airway inflammation in two parallel but dive...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Aguilar-Pimentel JA,Alessandrini F,Huster KM,Jakob T,Schulz H,Behrendt H,Ring J,de Angelis MH,Busch DH,Mempel M,Ollert M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many patients who develop incapacitating illness have not expressed clear treatment preferences. Therefore, surrogate decision makers are asked to make judgments about what treatment pathway is most consistent with the patient's values. Surrogates often struggle with such decisions. The difficulty arises because answe...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Scheunemann LP,Arnold RM,White DB

更新日期：2012-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of alveoli is a key structural determinant of lung architecture. A design-based stereologic approach was used for the direct and unbiased estimation of alveolar number in the human lung. The principle is based on two-dimensional topology in three-dimensional space and is free of assumptions on the shape, si...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ochs M,Nyengaard JR,Jung A,Knudsen L,Voigt M,Wahlers T,Richter J,Gundersen HJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Diagnosis and monitoring of patients with pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) is currently difficult.Objectives: We aimed to develop a noninvasive imaging modality for PAH that tracks the infiltration of macrophages into the pulmonary vasculature, using a positron emission tomography (PET) agent, 68Ga-2-(p-...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Park JB,Suh M,Park JY,Park JK,Kim YI,Kim H,Cho YS,Kang H,Kim K,Choi JH,Nam JW,Kim HK,Lee YS,Jeong JM,Kim YJ,Paeng JC,Lee SP

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00