Depressed baroreflex sensitivity in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

abstract：RATIONALE:In San Francisco, 70% of the tuberculosis cases occur among foreign-born persons, mainly from China, the Philippines, and Mexico. We postulate that there are differences in the characteristics and risk factors for tuberculosis among these populations. OBJECTIVES:To determine the clinical, epidemiological and...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Suwanpimolkul G,Jarlsberg LG,Grinsdale JA,Osmond D,Kawamura LM,Hopewell PC,Kato-Maeda M

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disordered breathing during sleep is associated with acute, unfavorable effects on cardiovascular physiology, but few studies have examined its postulated association with cardiovascular disease (CVD). We examined the cross-sectional association between sleep- disordered breathing and self-reported CVD in 6,424 free-l...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Shahar E,Whitney CW,Redline S,Lee ET,Newman AB,Nieto FJ,O'Connor GT,Boland LL,Schwartz JE,Samet JM

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gender-and race-specific effects of asthma/wheeze on pulmonary function level and annual growth velocity were studied in a cohort of 10,792 white and 944 black children 6 to 18 yr of age, examined annually between 1974 and 1989 in six U.S. cities. In comparison with white boys who never reported asthma or wheeze, ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Gold DR,Wypij D,Wang X,Speizer FE,Pugh M,Ware JH,Ferris BG Jr,Dockery DW

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated ventilation inhomogeneity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) through use of the multiple breath N2 washout test (MBW). From an alveolar slope analysis throughout the MBW, we derived two indices, S(cond) and S(acin), as a measure of ventilation inhomogeneity in conductive and ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Verbanck S,Schuermans D,Van Muylem A,Melot C,Noppen M,Vincken W,Paiva M

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A respiratory therapist-driven weaning protocol incorporating daily screens, spontaneous breathing trials (SBT), and prompts to caregivers has been associated with superior outcomes in mechanically ventilated medical patients. To determine the effectiveness of this approach in neurosurgical (NSY) patients, we conducte...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Namen AM,Ely EW,Tatter SB,Case LD,Lucia MA,Smith A,Landry S,Wilson JA,Glazier SS,Branch CL,Kelly DL,Bowton DL,Haponik EF

更新日期：2001-03-01 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：RATIONALE:Little is known about human club cells, dome-shaped cells with dense cytoplasmic granules and microvilli that represent the major secretory cells of the human small airways (at least sixth-generation bronchi). OBJECTIVES:To define the ontogeny and biology of the human small airway epithelium club cell. METH...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Zuo WL,Shenoy SA,Li S,O'Beirne SL,Strulovici-Barel Y,Leopold PL,Wang G,Staudt MR,Walters MS,Mason C,Kaner RJ,Mezey JG,Crystal RG

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy is highly sensitive for pulmonary embolism (PE), but its clinical usefulness is limited by its nondiagnostic rate. Objective analysis of single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) three-dimensional scintigraphy may improve its diagnostic performance compared with sub...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Harris B,Bailey D,Miles S,Bailey E,Rogers K,Roach P,Thomas P,Hensley M,King GG

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Sublingual allergen-specific immunotherapy is gaining popularity for treatment of allergic diseases, but underlying immunological mechanisms are unresolved. OBJECTIVES:To perform detailed immunological investigation of sublingual house dust mite (HDM) immunotherapy. METHODS:A 12-month randomized double-blin...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： O'Hehir RE,Gardner LM,de Leon MP,Hales BJ,Biondo M,Douglass JA,Rolland JM,Sandrini A

更新日期：2009-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of renin-angiotensin system components and the elevation of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) in a number of fibrotic lung diseases suggests angiotensin II (AII) could play a role in the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis. However, the effect of AII on lung fibroblasts has not previously been assessed...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Marshall RP,McAnulty RJ,Laurent GJ

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Immunophenotypes of antiviral responses, and their relationship with asthma, allergy, and lower respiratory tract infections, are poorly understood. OBJECTIVES:We characterized multiple cytokine responses of peripheral blood mononuclear cells to rhinovirus stimulation, and their relationship with clinical ou...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Custovic A,Belgrave D,Lin L,Bakhsoliani E,Telcian AG,Solari R,Murray CS,Walton RP,Curtin J,Edwards MR,Simpson A,Rattray M,Johnston SL

更新日期：2018-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Monocyte deactivation has been identified as a major factor of immunosuppression in sepsis and is associated with a loss of surface human leukocyte antigen-DR (HLA-DR) expression on circulating monocytes. Using flow cytometry, quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, we investigated this phenomeno...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Le Tulzo Y,Pangault C,Amiot L,Guilloux V,Tribut O,Arvieux C,Camus C,Fauchet R,Thomas R,Drénou B

更新日期：2004-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic factors are likely to contribute to the variable presentation of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The purpose of this prospective cohort study was to determine whether the LTalpha+250 (TNFbeta+250) and TNFalpha-308 gene polymorphisms are associated with different presentations of CAP. Septic shock (SS) was ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Waterer GW,Quasney MW,Cantor RM,Wunderink RG

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), characterized by airflow limitation, is a disorder with high phenotypic and genetic heterogeneity. Pulmonary emphysema is a major but variable component of COPD; familial data suggest that different components of COPD, such as emphysema, may be influenced by speci...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kong X,Cho MH,Anderson W,Coxson HO,Muller N,Washko G,Hoffman EA,Bakke P,Gulsvik A,Lomas DA,Silverman EK,Pillai SG,ECLIPSE Study NETT Investigators.

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The German reunification offers a unique opportunity to study the impact of environmental factors on the development of childhood respiratory and allergic disorders in ethnically similar populations. We investigated the prevalence of asthma, hay fever, atopy, and bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) in 9- to 11-year ol...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： von Mutius E,Martinez FD,Fritzsch C,Nicolai T,Roell G,Thiemann HH

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: This document provides clinical recommendations for the pharmacologic treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It represents a collaborative effort on the part of a panel of expert COPD clinicians and researchers along with a team of methodologists under the guidance of the American Thora...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Nici L,Mammen MJ,Charbek E,Alexander PE,Au DH,Boyd CM,Criner GJ,Donaldson GC,Dreher M,Fan VS,Gershon AS,Han MK,Krishnan JA,Martinez FJ,Meek PM,Morgan M,Polkey MI,Puhan MA,Sadatsafavi M,Sin DD,Washko GR,Wedzicha

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of nitric oxide (NO) in the host-defense against human tuberculosis (TB) is controversial. Although experimental evidence indicates that NO may play an important role in controlling TB, its expression in human tuberculous lungs has not been systematically characterized. We therefore investigated the expressio...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Choi HS,Rai PR,Chu HW,Cool C,Chan ED

更新日期：2002-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Although contraction of human isolated bronchi is mediated mainly by tachykinin NK2 receptors, NK1 receptors, via prostanoid release, contract small-size (approximately 1 mm in diameter) bronchi. Here, we have investigated the presence and biological responses of NK1 receptors in medium-size (2-5 mm in diameter) human...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Amadesi S,Moreau J,Tognetto M,Springer J,Trevisani M,Naline E,Advenier C,Fisher A,Vinci D,Mapp C,Miotto D,Cavallesco G,Geppetti P

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) plays a key role in the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer. OBJECTIVES:There are five major EMT regulatory genes (Snai1, Slug, Zeb1, Zeb2, and Twist1) involved in EMT. We hypothesized that germline variants in these genes may in...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Yang L,Yang X,Ji W,Deng J,Qiu F,Yang R,Fang W,Zhang L,Huang D,Xie C,Zhang H,Zhong N,Ran P,Zhou Y,Lu J

更新日期：2014-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of mutations of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene in children with intermediate sweat chloride levels is unknown. The results of 2,349 sweat tests performed at two Belgian university hospitals were reviewed. Intermediate chloride concentrations were observed in 98 subjec...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Lebecque P,Leal T,De Boeck C,Jaspers M,Cuppens H,Cassiman JJ

更新日期：2002-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:T-bet (TBX21 or T-box 21) is a critical regulator of T-helper 1 lineage commitment and IFN-gamma production. Knockout mice lacking T-bet develop airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) to methacholine, peribronchial eosinophilic and lymphocytic inflammation, and increased type III collagen deposition below the bronc...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Raby BA,Hwang ES,Van Steen K,Tantisira K,Peng S,Litonjua A,Lazarus R,Giallourakis C,Rioux JD,Sparrow D,Silverman EK,Glimcher LH,Weiss ST

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) has been shown to be very prevalent in the elderly, little has been done to examine differences between the elderly of different racial groups. It has been well documented that SDB often results in hypertension and that hypertension is more common in African-Americans than in ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ancoli-Israel S,Klauber MR,Stepnowsky C,Estline E,Chinn A,Fell R

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human neutrophil elastase (HNE), an enzyme secreted by activated neutrophils, can bind to and degrade extracellular matrix including human lung elastin. This protease is believed to play an important role in several destructive processes including pulmonary emphysema. In this study, we hypothesized that an alveolar ma...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Fujita J,Sköld CM,Daughton DM,Ertl RF,Takahara J,Rennard SI

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of methicillin resistance on morbidity and mortality of patients suffering from severe Staphylococcus aureus infections remains highly controversial. We analyzed a retrospective cohort of 97 patients with methicillin-susceptible and 74 patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ventilator-ass...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Combes A,Luyt CE,Fagon JY,Wollf M,Trouillet JL,Gibert C,Chastre J,PNEUMA Trial Group.

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of long-term exposure to air pollutants was studied in a cross-sectional population-based sample of adults (aged 18 to 60 yr; n = 9,651) residing in eight different areas in Switzerland. Standardized medical examination included questionnaire data, lung function tests, skin-prick testing, and end-expiratory...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ackermann-Liebrich U,Leuenberger P,Schwartz J,Schindler C,Monn C,Bolognini G,Bongard JP,Brändli O,Domenighetti G,Elsasser S,Grize L,Karrer W,Keller R,Keller-Wossidlo H,Künzli N,Martin BW,Medici TC,Perruchoud AP,Schöni

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:An objective and simple prognostic model for patients with pulmonary embolism could be helpful in guiding initial intensity of treatment. OBJECTIVES:To develop a clinical prediction rule that accurately classifies patients with pulmonary embolism into categories of increasing risk of mortality and other adve...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Aujesky D,Obrosky DS,Stone RA,Auble TE,Perrier A,Cornuz J,Roy PM,Fine MJ

更新日期：2005-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Several epidemiologic studies have demonstrated a consistent association between levels of particulate matter (PM) in the ambient air with increases in cardiovascular and respiratory mortality and morbidity. Diesel exhaust (DE), in addition to generating other pollutants, is a major contributor to PM pollution in most...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Salvi S,Blomberg A,Rudell B,Kelly F,Sandström T,Holgate ST,Frew A

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to fine airborne particulate matter (PM(2.5)) is associated with cardiovascular events and mortality in older and cardiac patients. Potential physiologic effects of in-vehicle, roadside, and ambient PM(2.5) were investigated in young, healthy, nonsmoking, male North Carolina Highway Patrol troopers. Nine troo...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Riediker M,Cascio WE,Griggs TR,Herbst MC,Bromberg PA,Neas L,Williams RW,Devlin RB

更新日期：2004-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the usefulness of positron emission tomography with fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (PET-FDG) in assessing mediastinal disease in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and to compare its yield to that of computed tomography (CT), we performed a prospective consecutive sample investigation in a university...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Chin R Jr,Ward R,Keyes JW,Choplin RH,Reed JC,Wallenhaupt S,Hudspeth AS,Haponik EF

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decision analysis was used to compare three alternative strategies for a 6-mo course of treatment for tuberculosis: directly observed drug therapy (DOT), self-administered fixed-dose combination drug therapy, and self-administered conventional individual drug therapy. Estimates of effectiveness were obtained from the ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Moore RD,Chaulk CP,Griffiths R,Cavalcante S,Chaisson RE

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00