DNA fingerprinting with two probes decreases clustering of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

abstract：RATIONALE:Patients with acute lung injury have impaired function of the lung surfactant system. Prior clinical trials have shown that treatment with exogenous recombinant surfactant protein C (rSP-C)-based surfactant results in improvement in blood oxygenation and have suggested that treatment of patients with severe d...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Spragg RG,Taut FJ,Lewis JF,Schenk P,Ruppert C,Dean N,Krell K,Karabinis A,Günther A

更新日期：2011-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The absence of standardized assessment protocols with well- defined measurement properties limits comparison of outcomes among those receiving long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT). We describe simple protocols for a hospital test, a simulated home test, and an actual home test, their reliability and relationship to each ot...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Guyatt GH,McKim DA,Weaver B,Austin PA,Bryan RE,Walter SD,Nonoyama ML,Ferreira IM,Goldstein RS

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is increasingly used in the pediatric age group. However, normal values for BAL fluid (BALF) constituents are lacking. As part of an investigation to define reference values in children, we studied lymphocyte surface markers of BALF in 28 children 3 to 16 yr of age without bronchopulmonary...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ratjen F,Bredendiek M,Zheng L,Brendel M,Costabel U

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effective treatment of tuberculosis requires adherence to a minimum of 6 months treatment with multiple drugs. To improve adherence and cure rates, directly observed therapy is recommended for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. We compared treatment outcomes among all culture-positive patients treated for active...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Jasmer RM,Seaman CB,Gonzalez LC,Kawamura LM,Osmond DH,Daley CL

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphologic changes in pulmonary muscular arteries may modify the mechanisms that regulate the pulmonary vascular tone and contribute to maintaining an adequate ventilation-perfusion (VA/Q) matching in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). To analyze the relationships between the abnormalities of...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Barberà JA,Riverola A,Roca J,Ramirez J,Wagner PD,Ros D,Wiggs BR,Rodriguez-Roisin R

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive, life-threatening, interstitial lung disease of unknown etiology. The median survival of patients with IPF is only 2 to 3 years, yet some patients live much longer. Respiratory failure resulting from disease progression is the most frequent cause of death. To date w...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ley B,Collard HR,King TE Jr

更新日期：2011-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Cystic fibrosis (CF) is characterized by dietary antioxidant deficiencies, which may contribute to an oxidant-antioxidant imbalance and oxidative stress. OBJECTIVES:Evaluate the effects of an oral antioxidant-enriched multivitamin supplement on antioxidant concentrations, markers of inflammation and oxidativ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sagel SD,Khan U,Jain R,Graff G,Daines CL,Dunitz JM,Borowitz D,Orenstein DM,Abdulhamid I,Noe J,Clancy JP,Slovis B,Rock MJ,McCoy KS,Strausbaugh S,Livingston FR,Papas KA,Shaffer ML

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Mitochondria have important roles in intracellular energy generation, modulation of apoptosis, and redox-dependent intracellular signaling. Although reactive oxygen species (ROS) participate in the regulation of intracellular signaling pathways, including activation of nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB, there is onl...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Zmijewski JW,Lorne E,Zhao X,Tsuruta Y,Sha Y,Liu G,Siegal GP,Abraham E

更新日期：2008-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The IL-1 receptor-associated kinase (IRAK-1) plays a central role in TLR2- and TLR4-induced activation of nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB, a critical event in the transcriptional regulation of many sepsis-associated proinflammatory mediators. There are two haplotypes for the IRAK-1 gene in Caucasians, with the var...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Arcaroli J,Silva E,Maloney JP,He Q,Svetkauskaite D,Murphy JR,Abraham E

更新日期：2006-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Few studies have examined associations between exposure to air pollution and childhood lung function after implementation of strict air quality regulations in the 1990s. OBJECTIVES:To assess traffic-related pollution exposure and childhood lung function. METHODS:We geocoded addresses for 614 mother-child pa...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Rice MB,Rifas-Shiman SL,Litonjua AA,Oken E,Gillman MW,Kloog I,Luttmann-Gibson H,Zanobetti A,Coull BA,Schwartz J,Koutrakis P,Mittleman MA,Gold DR

更新日期：2016-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor-associated angiogenesis is important for tumor growth and metastasis. Interleukin (IL)-8 was recently reported to be an important angiogenic factor both in vitro and in vivo. In this study we evaluated, for the first time, IL-8 messenger RNA (mRNA) expression in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), using real-tim...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Yuan A,Yang PC,Yu CJ,Chen WJ,Lin FY,Kuo SH,Luh KT

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:There is consensus on the need to address social determinants of tuberculosis (TB) to achieve TB control, but evidence based on interventions is lacking. OBJECTIVES:We reanalyzed data from the sociomedical experiment performed at the Papworth Village Settlement in England, where the impact of stable employme...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Bhargava A,Pai M,Bhargava M,Marais BJ,Menzies D

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelins (ET-1, ET-2, ET-3) are potent bronchoconstrictors and growth-promoting mediators. They are released from various cells such as endothelial and epithelial cells. In the airways, ETs are released under basal and stimulated conditions. In patients with status asthmaticus and other pulmonary disorders, the exp...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Yang Q,Battistini B,D'Orléans-Juste P,Jeng AY,Sirois P

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Pure oxygen causes more oxidative stress than room air in resuscitation of asphyctic neonates, and consequently could be associated with increased tissue damage. OBJECTIVES:To compare damage caused to heart and kidneys on reoxygenation in severely asphyctic term neonates resuscitated with room air (RAR) or 1...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Vento M,Sastre J,Asensi MA,Viña J

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) and electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) have increased the diagnostic yield of bronchoscopic diagnosis of peripheral lung lesions. However, the role of combining these modalities to overcome each individual technique's limitations and, consequently, to further increas...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Eberhardt R,Anantham D,Ernst A,Feller-Kopman D,Herth F

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Activin-A is up-regulated in various respiratory disorders. However, its precise role in pulmonary pathophysiology has not been adequately substantiated in vivo. OBJECTIVES:To investigate in vivo the consequences of dysregulated Activin-A expression in the lung and identify key Activin-A-induced processes th...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Apostolou E,Stavropoulos A,Sountoulidis A,Xirakia C,Giaglis S,Protopapadakis E,Ritis K,Mentzelopoulos S,Pasternack A,Foster M,Ritvos O,Tzelepis GE,Andreakos E,Sideras P

更新日期：2012-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:On the basis of studies with animal models, the gene for the low-affinity receptor for immunoglobulin E (IgE) (FCER2, CD23) has been implicated as a candidate for IgE-mediated allergic diseases and bronchial hyperreactivity, or related traits. Given evidence for genetic complexity in atopic disorders, we sought to stu...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Laitinen T,Ollikainen V,Lázaro C,Kauppi P,de Cid R,Antó JM,Estivill X,Lokki H,Mannila H,Laitinen LA,Kere J

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The sympathetic nervous system has been reported to be activated in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). OBJECTIVES:We investigated the prognostic significance of muscle sympathetic nervous system activity (MSNA) in PAH. METHODS:Thirty-two patients with PAH were included in the study and underwent a measu...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ciarka A,Doan V,Velez-Roa S,Naeije R,van de Borne P

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated ultrasonic examination as a diagnostic tool for catheter misplacement and pneumothorax after central venous catheter insertion. Physicians in the intensive care unit (ICU) performed the ultrasonic examinations, and the results were compared with those of chest radiography. Eighty-five central venous cathe...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Maury E,Guglielminotti J,Alzieu M,Guidet B,Offenstadt G

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many patients with acute asthma do not respond adequately to currently accepted therapy, including oxygen, beta-agonists, and corticosteroids. Leukotriene receptor antagonists such as montelukast have demonstrated efficacy in chronic asthma, but their efficacy in acute asthma is unknown. In this randomized, double-bli...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Camargo CA Jr,Smithline HA,Malice MP,Green SA,Reiss TF

更新日期：2003-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective study, we screened specimens from 190 mechanically ventilated patients hospitalized in a surgical intensive care unit, and from the environment to assess risks and routes of colonization/infection. Specimens from various sites were collected on admission and once a week throughout each patient's stay....

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Talon D,Mulin B,Rouget C,Bailly P,Thouverez M,Viel JF

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ineffective lung repair in patients with unresolving acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is accompanied by progressive fibroproliferation, inability to improve lung injury score (LIS), progressive multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), and an unfavorable outcome. Our aim was to investigate the relationship...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Meduri GU,Tolley EA,Chinn A,Stentz F,Postlethwaite A

更新日期：1998-11-01 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:Pulmonary infection in cystic fibrosis (CF) is polymicrobial and it is possible that anaerobic bacteria, not detected by routine aerobic culture methods, reside within infected anaerobic airway mucus. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether anaerobic bacteria are present in the sputum of patients with CF. METHODS:S...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Tunney MM,Field TR,Moriarty TF,Patrick S,Doering G,Muhlebach MS,Wolfgang MC,Boucher R,Gilpin DF,McDowell A,Elborn JS

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exaggerated airway narrowing in response to bronchoconstricting stimuli is a characteristic feature of asthmatic subjects. It is unknown whether the site of airway narrowing differs in asthmatic subjects from that observed in normal subjects. Increased airway wall thickness has been suggested as a contributing cause f...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Okazawa M,Müller N,McNamara AE,Child S,Verburgt L,Paré PD

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The severity of asthma can be graded from mild intermittent to severe persistent. Airway inflammation is a feature of persistent asthma. We compared several markers of inflammation in mucosal biopsies and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BAL fluid) from 12 healthy control subjects, 24 patients with intermittent asthma, a...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Vignola AM,Chanez P,Campbell AM,Souques F,Lebel B,Enander I,Bousquet J

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventilation was measured in 31 difficult-to-wean patients while pressure support (PS) was reduced by 5 cm H2O every 20 min. Weaning had to be aborted in 14 of 31 patients (Group F) because they met predefined distress criteria. The remaining 17 patients who were able to complete the "weaning test" (Group S) had larger...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Stroetz RW,Hubmayr RD

更新日期：1995-09-01 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：RATIONALE:Although the transplantation of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cells harbors enormous potential for the treatment of pulmonary diseases, in vivo data demonstrating clear therapeutic benefits of human iPSC-derived cells in lung disease models are missing. OBJECTIVES:We have tested the therapeuti...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Happle C,Lachmann N,Ackermann M,Mirenska A,Göhring G,Thomay K,Mucci A,Hetzel M,Glomb T,Suzuki T,Chalk C,Glage S,Dittrich-Breiholz O,Trapnell B,Moritz T,Hansen G

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exogenous surfactant therapy is not standard in the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) because of a lack of proven benefit. Nonuniform surfactant distribution after either bolus or aerosol administration may be an important factor limiting response. In a previous study of acute lung injury, we demonstrated tha...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Balaraman V,Meister J,Ku TL,Sood SL,Tam E,Killeen J,Uyehara CF,Egan E,Easa D

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00