Cell infiltration, ICAM-1 expression, and eosinophil chemotactic activity in asthmatic sputum.

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to examine risk factors for nosocomial pneumonia in the surgical and medical/respiratory intensive care unit (ICU) populations. In a public teaching hospital, all cases of nosocomial pneumonia in the surgical and medical/respiratory ICUs (n = 20, respectively) were identified by prospectiv...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Cunnion KM,Weber DJ,Broadhead WE,Hanson LC,Pieper CF,Rutala WA

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) and elafin are structurally similar, low-molecular-weight antiproteases produced in the lung. We have developed a simple method for distinguishing the antiprotease activities of SLPI and elafin in lung lavage fluid from those of alpha 1-antitrypsin (alpha 1-AT) that is bas...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Nadziejko C,Finkelstein I,Balmes JR

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In animal models of endotoxemia, sepsis is associated with the accumulation of leukocytes and altered microvascular perfusion. In order to test the hypothesis that bacterial sepsis upregulates leukocyte-endothelial adhesion, we used intravital microscopy to examine the flow behavior of leukocytes in the postcapillary ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Piper RD,Pitt-Hyde ML,Anderson LA,Sibbald WJ,Potter RF

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Studies in patients and experimental animals provide compelling evidence of the involvement of the major thrombin receptor, proteinase-activated receptor-1 (PAR(1)), and the potent chemokine, chemokine (CC motif) ligand-2 (CCL2)/monocyte chemotactic protein-1, in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibro...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Mercer PF,Johns RH,Scotton CJ,Krupiczojc MA,Königshoff M,Howell DC,McAnulty RJ,Das A,Thorley AJ,Tetley TD,Eickelberg O,Chambers RC

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Secondary bacterial infection following rhinovirus (RV) infection has been recognized in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. OBJECTIVES:We sought to understand mechanisms by which RV infection facilitates secondary bacterial infection. METHODS:Primary human airway epithelial cells grown at air-liquid int...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sajjan U,Wang Q,Zhao Y,Gruenert DC,Hershenson MB

更新日期：2008-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) is a bronchoscopic treatment for severe asthma targeting airway smooth muscle (ASM). Observational studies have shown ASM mass reduction after BT, but appropriate control groups are lacking. Furthermore, as treatment response is variable, identifying optimal candidates for BT tre...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Goorsenberg AWM,d'Hooghe JNS,Srikanthan K,Ten Hacken NHT,Weersink EJM,Roelofs JJTH,Kemp SV,Bel EH,Shah PL,Annema JT,Bonta PI,TASMA research group.

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported differential impairment of pulmonary and systemic vascular contractility in hyperdynamic sepsis. The objectives of this study were (1) to determine whether the magnitude of this phenomenon depends on the control group chosen for comparison, and (2) to examine the role of nitric oxide (NO) i...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Yaghi A,Paterson NA,McCormack DG

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Nasal polyps (NPs) are characterized by intense edema or formation of pseudocysts filled with plasma proteins, mainly albumin. However, the mechanisms underlying NP retention of plasma proteins in their submucosa remain unclear. OBJECTIVES:We hypothesized that formation of a fibrin mesh retains plasma protei...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Takabayashi T,Kato A,Peters AT,Hulse KE,Suh LA,Carter R,Norton J,Grammer LC,Cho SH,Tan BK,Chandra RK,Conley DB,Kern RC,Fujieda S,Schleimer RP

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the clinico-pathologic correlation of tumor angiogenesis in non-small-cell lung cancers. Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded surgical specimens of 55 consecutive patients with primary non-small-cell lung cancers were examined. Included were 26 squamous cell carcinomas and 29 adenocarcinomas. Twen...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Yuan A,Yang PC,Yu CJ,Lee YC,Yao YT,Chen CL,Lee LN,Kuo SH,Luh KT

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of the hemodynamic effects of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (n-CPAP) in normal subjects have had conflicting results. The largest study (n = 19) found no effect of up to 15 cm H2O on heart rate (HR), cardiac stroke volume (SV), or cardiac index. We hypothesized that n-CPAP, by increasing intrathora...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Montner PK,Greene ER,Murata GH,Stark DM,Timms M,Chick TW

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic factors may contribute to the variability of exhaled nitric oxide in healthy individuals. We studied exhaled nitric oxide and genetic variants in both neuronal and endothelial nitric oxide synthases in 105 healthy nonsmoking and smoking subjects. Genomic DNA was screened for a repeat polymorphism in intron 20 ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Grasemann H,Storm van's Gravesande K,Buscher R,Drazen JM,Ratjen F

更新日期：2003-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduced bronchodilatation in response to deep inspiration (DI) has been demonstrated in asthmatics. We have previously shown that inhibition of DI for 10 min or more during methacholine inhalation increases airway narrowing in normals. We tested the hypothesis that inhibition of DIs during methacholine inhalation in a...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： King GG,Moore BJ,Seow CY,Paré PD

更新日期：2001-07-15 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：:We surveyed pulmonologists to determine which procedures they do in practice, where they learned the procedures, and how much training they recommend to attain and maintain clinical competence in each. We mailed a survey to a random sample of 1,000 members of the American College of Physicians who were identified as p...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Tape TG,Blank LL,Wigton RS

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether exposure to ozone (O(3)) 24 hours after an allergen challenge test would increase airway eosinophilia induced by allergen in subjects with mild asthma with late airway response. Twelve subjects with mild atopic asthma participated in a randomized, single-blind study. Subjects underwent allergen...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Vagaggini B,Taccola M,Cianchetti S,Carnevali S,Bartoli ML,Bacci E,Dente FL,Di Franco A,Giannini D,Paggiaro PL

更新日期：2002-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In complex diseases of genetic etiology such as asthma and atopy, it is difficult to differentiate causes of disease from consequences, and quantitate the importance of such causative factors. We examined possible risk factors for the development of wheezing and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in a cotwin-control study ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Duffy DL,Mitchell CA,Martin NG

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of addition of montelukast to inhaled fluticasone propionate (FP) therapy, compared with FP therapy alone (100 microg twice a day) on airway immunopathology in individuals with mild asthma. Twenty-eight subjects received FP (100 microg twice a day) or FP (100 microg t...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： O'Sullivan S,Akveld M,Burke CM,Poulter LW

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:FVC has emerged as a standard primary endpoint in clinical trials evaluating novel therapies for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). However, it has recently been proposed that all-cause mortality or a composite comprised of all-cause mortality and all-cause nonelective hospitalization be adopt...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： King TE Jr,Albera C,Bradford WZ,Costabel U,du Bois RM,Leff JA,Nathan SD,Sahn SA,Valeyre D,Noble PW

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The length of time that blood remains in the pulmonary capillary is an important variable in gas exchange. We have investigated the distribution of capillary transit times in isolated rabbit lungs perfused with a bicarbonate-free buffer. The time course of gas exchange was monitored by enclosing the lungs in a plethys...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Klocke RA,Schünemann HJ,Grant BJ

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Hyponatremia is associated with decompensated heart failure and poor prognosis in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction. OBJECTIVES:We sought to determine if hyponatremia is associated with right heart failure and worse prognosis in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). METHODS:...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Forfia PR,Mathai SC,Fisher MR,Housten-Harris T,Hemnes AR,Champion HC,Girgis RE,Hassoun PM

更新日期：2008-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Improved ventilation strategies have been the mainstay for reducing mortality in acute respiratory distress syndrome. Their unique clinical effectiveness is, however, unmatched by our understanding of the underlying mechanobiology, and their impact on alveolar dynamics and gas exchange remains largely specula...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Tabuchi A,Nickles HT,Kim M,Semple JW,Koch E,Brochard L,Slutsky AS,Pries AR,Kuebler WM

更新日期：2016-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to determine whether closing pressures or vascular distensibility can be used to describe liver venous hemodynamics when right atrial pressure is raised. The study was performed using a vascularly isolated pig liver preparation that allowed the independent control of portal vein and hepatic ar...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Brienza N,Ayuse T,O'Donnell CP,Permutt S,Robotham JL

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The discovery that retinoic acid-related orphan receptor (Rora)-α is highly expressed in lungs of patients with COPD led us to hypothesize that Rora may contribute to the pathogenesis of emphysema. OBJECTIVES:To determine the role of Rora in smoke-induced emphysema. METHODS:Cigarette smoke extract in vitro ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Shi Y,Cao J,Gao J,Zheng L,Goodwin A,An CH,Patel A,Lee JS,Duncan SR,Kaminski N,Pandit KV,Rosas IO,Choi AM,Morse D

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus has been inconsistently associated with a reduced level of pulmonary function. To elucidate this association further, we analyzed the relationship of diabetes and of fasting blood glucose to the level of pulmonary function assessed by spirometry in the 3,254 members of the Framingham Offspring Cohort...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Walter RE,Beiser A,Givelber RJ,O'Connor GT,Gottlieb DJ

更新日期：2003-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:This prospective and controlled pilot study evaluates the long-term effects of nocturnal oxygen therapy (NOT) on exercise endurance, hematology variables, quality of life, and survival of 23 adult patients (mean age, 32 +/- 6 yr) with post-tricuspid congenital heart defects (ventricular septal defect = 10; patent duct...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sandoval J,Aguirre JS,Pulido T,Martinez-Guerra ML,Santos E,Alvarado P,Rosas M,Bautista E

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) is elevated in human fibrotic lung diseases and in animal models of pulmonary fibrosis, implicating IGF-I in the pathogenesis of fibrotic lung disease. We questioned whether IGF-I protein levels were enhanced in fibroproliferative acute respiratory distress syndrome (FP-ARDS). Seri...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Krein PM,Sabatini PJ,Tinmouth W,Green FH,Winston BW

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：: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：RATIONALE:Activins are members of the transforming growth factor-beta superfamily thought to be involved in repair processes after tissue injury. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to clarify whether activin and its antagonist, follistatin, played a significant role in lung injury and fibrosis. METHODS AND RESULTS:...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Aoki F,Kurabayashi M,Hasegawa Y,Kojima I

更新日期：2005-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Airway pathology has been extensively investigated in adulthood asthma, whereas only few studies examined bronchial biopsies in childhood asthma. To evaluate the airway pathology in children with asthma, we analyzed bronchial biopsies obtained from 23 children undergoing bronchoscopy for clinical indications other tha...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Barbato A,Turato G,Baraldo S,Bazzan E,Calabrese F,Tura M,Zuin R,Beghe B,Maestrelli P,Fabbri LM,Saetta M

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00