Causes of pulmonary impairment in asbestos-exposed individuals with diffuse pleural thickening.

abstract：RATIONALE:Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the leading causes of gram-negative ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) associated with a mortality rate of 34 to 68%. Recent evidence suggests that P. aeruginosa in patients with VAP may persist in the alveolar space despite adequate antimicrobial therapy. We hypothesized t...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： El Solh AA,Akinnusi ME,Wiener-Kronish JP,Lynch SV,Pineda LA,Szarpa K

更新日期：2008-09-01 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：RATIONALE:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) destabilize mRNA transcripts and inhibit protein translation. miR-145 is of particular interest in cystic fibrosis (CF) as it has a direct binding site in the 3'-untranslated region of CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) and is upregulated by the CF genetic modifier T...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Lutful Kabir F,Ambalavanan N,Liu G,Li P,Solomon GM,Lal CV,Mazur M,Halloran B,Szul T,Gerthoffer WT,Rowe SM,Harris WT

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular sources of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in skeletal muscles are not well understood. We hypothesized that nonphagocyte NAD(P)H oxidase could be a source of ROS in muscle fibers. We thus investigated the existence, structure, and contribution of nonphagocyte NAD(P)H oxidase to ROS production in rat skele...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Javeshghani D,Magder SA,Barreiro E,Quinn MT,Hussain SN

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) the intensity of aerobic training is limited by dyspnea. Improving strength of the inspiratory muscles could enhance aerobic exercise training by reducing exercise-related dyspnea. We examined effects of home-based inspiratory muscle training (IMT) and cycl...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Larson JL,Covey MK,Wirtz SE,Berry JK,Alex CG,Langbein WE,Edwards L

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous work from our laboratory has indicated that mechanoreceptor feedback from the respiratory muscles may play an important role in arousal and apnea termination in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Other studies have pointed to a prominent role for chemoreceptor stimuli. We postulated that mechanoreceptor stimuli f...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kimoff RJ,Cheong TH,Olha AE,Charbonneau M,Levy RD,Cosio MG,Gottfried SB

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated levels of ambient particulate matter (PM(10)) have been associated with increased cardiopulmonary morbidity and mortality. We previously showed that the deposition of particles in the lung induces a systemic inflammatory response that includes stimulation of the bone marrow. This marrow response is related to...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： van Eeden SF,Tan WC,Suwa T,Mukae H,Terashima T,Fujii T,Qui D,Vincent R,Hogg JC

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:There is growing evidence that resident cells, such as fibroblasts and epithelial cells, can drive the persistent accumulation of dendritic cells (DCs) in chronically inflamed tissue, leading to the organization and the maintenance of ectopic lymphoid aggregates. This phenomenon, occurring through a chemokine...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Marchal-Sommé J,Uzunhan Y,Marchand-Adam S,Kambouchner M,Valeyre D,Crestani B,Soler P

更新日期：2007-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:At the time of diagnosis, many sarcoidosis patients have no clinical indication for corticosteroid therapy, and prognostic parameters predicting deterioration are missing. In the present study, we investigated parameters derived from bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and serum in 77 patients with recently diagnosed sarcoid...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ziegenhagen MW,Benner UK,Zissel G,Zabel P,Schlaak M,Müller-Quernheim J

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), a disease that occurs primarily in women, is characterized by cystic lung lesions causing respiratory failure, which may require lung transplantation. Lung diffusion (DLCO) and/or FEV1 are decreased, but frequently not in parallel with each other. Because cardiopulmonary exercise testin...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Taveira-DaSilva AM,Stylianou MP,Hedin CJ,Kristof AS,Avila NA,Rabel A,Travis WD,Moss J

更新日期：2003-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential role of nitric oxide synthase-2 (NOS2) in acute lung injury (ALI) has gained increasing attention. This study evaluates the effects of hypoxia, an important feature of ALI, on NOS2 expression in a rat model of ALI caused by exposure to hypoxia and LPS. Exposure to hypoxia alone had no effect on the expre...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Agorreta J,Garayoa M,Montuenga LM,Zulueta JJ

更新日期：2003-08-01 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：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：: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 developed clonal cell lines of human bronchial smooth muscle origin by retroviral transduction of temperature-sensitive simian virus 40 large tumor (T) antigen. These cells show increased growth potential at 33 degrees C, but on shift to the nonpermissive temperature (39 degrees C), they show diminished or arrested...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Zhou L,Li J,Goldsmith AM,Newcomb DC,Giannola DM,Vosk RG,Eves EM,Rosner MR,Solway J,Hershenson MB

更新日期：2004-03-15 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:Sarcoidosis is a complex inflammatory disease with a heterogeneous clinical picture. Among others, an acute and chronic clinical course can be distinguished, for which specific genetic risk factors are known. OBJECTIVES:To identify additional risk loci for sarcoidosis and its acute and chronic subforms, we a...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Fischer A,Schmid B,Ellinghaus D,Nothnagel M,Gaede KI,Schürmann M,Lipinski S,Rosenstiel P,Zissel G,Höhne K,Petrek M,Kolek V,Pabst S,Grohé C,Grunewald J,Ronninger M,Eklund A,Padyukov L,Gieger C,Wichmann HE,Nebel A,

更新日期：2012-11-01 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：: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:Inhaled corticosteroids are commonly prescribed to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). OBJECTIVES:To examine whether these medications might be associated with an excess risk of pneumonia. METHODS:We conducted a nested case-control study within a cohort of patients with COPD from Que...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ernst P,Gonzalez AV,Brassard P,Suissa S

更新日期：2007-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (CHP) is caused by an immune response to antigen inhalation and is characterized by variable histopathological and clinical features. A subset of subjects with CHP have usual interstitial pneumonia and appear to be clinically similar to subjects with idiopathic pulmonary...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Furusawa H,Cardwell JH,Okamoto T,Walts AD,Konigsberg IR,Kurche JS,Bang TJ,Schwarz MI,Brown KK,Kropski JA,Rojas M,Cool CD,Lee JS,Wolters PJ,Yang IV,Schwartz DA

更新日期：2020-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In 11 ventilator-dependent patients, we undertook a head-to-head comparison of patient-ventilator interaction during four ventilator modes: assist-control ventilation (ACV), intermittent mandatory ventilation (IMV), pressure support (PS), and a combination of IMV and PS. Progressive increases in IMV rate and PS level ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Leung P,Jubran A,Tobin MJ

更新日期：1997-06-01 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：:In this investigation, tenascin (Tn) expression was studied in 51 cases of different types of fibrotic lung disorders originating for years 1981 to 1995. Our aim was to test if accumulation of Tn at the site of lung injury in usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) could correlate with the prognosis. Lung biopsies taken fr...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kaarteenaho-Wiik R,Tani T,Sormunen R,Soini Y,Virtanen I,Pääkkö P

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Cytomegalovirus (CMV), which is one of the most common infections after lung transplantation, is associated with chronic lung allograft dysfunction and worse post-transplantation survival. Current approaches for at-risk patients include a fixed duration of antiviral prophylaxis despite the associated cost and...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Snyder LD,Chan C,Kwon D,Yi JS,Martissa JA,Copeland CA,Osborne RJ,Sparks SD,Palmer SM,Weinhold KJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the factors contributing to tuberculosis incidence in the U.S.-born and foreign-born populations in San Francisco, California, and to assess the effectiveness of tuberculosis control efforts in these populations, we performed a population-based molecular epidemiologic study using 367 patients with strains...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Chin DP,DeRiemer K,Small PM,de Leon AP,Steinhart R,Schecter GF,Daley CL,Moss AR,Paz EA,Jasmer RM,Agasino CB,Hopewell PC

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelets are an important, albeit generally underappreciated, component of the inflammatory cascade. Platelets are known to contribute to inflammation in atherosclerosis, stroke, and asthma. They produce a large number of proinflammatory lipid mediators and cytokines, and play a vital role in recruitment of leukocyte...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： O'Sullivan BP,Michelson AD

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Great emphasis is placed on educating asthmatics to use action plans to achieve better control of symptoms. The use of peak flow meters (PFM) has been recommended as an important part of self-management plans. We studied 92 (47 F) adult patients with asthma in a primary care setting to compare the effectiveness of act...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Turner MO,Taylor D,Bennett R,Fitzgerald JM

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma and chronic bronchitis are inflammatory diseases with extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling and collagen deposition. Collagen homeostasis is controlled by metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs). We evaluated MMP and TIMP balance in induced sputum of 10 control, 31 untreate...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Vignola AM,Riccobono L,Mirabella A,Profita M,Chanez P,Bellia V,Mautino G,D'accardi P,Bousquet J,Bonsignore G

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective, controlled, and randomized clinical trial, we examined the effects of treatment with vitamin D (1,000 IU/d), calcium (1 g/d), and ethane-1-hydroxy-1,1-diphosphonate (EHDP; 7.5 mg/kg body weight) on vertebral bone mass in fourteen asthmatics undergoing long-term treatment with systemically applied cor...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Worth H,Stammen D,Keck E

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00