Allergens of Aspergillus fumigatus and Candida boidinii share IgE-binding epitopes.

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：:Positive pressure ventilation with large VTs has been shown to cause release of cytokines, including macrophage inflammatory protein-2 (MIP-2), a functional equivalent of human interleukin-8. The mechanisms regulating ventilation-induced cytokine production are unclear. Based on our previous in vitro model of lung cel...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Li LF,Yu L,Quinn DA

更新日期：2004-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral mandibular advancement devices are becoming an increasingly important treatment alternative for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The first aim of the study was to determine whether a new oral elastic mandibular advancement device (EMA) prevents pharyngeal airway closure during sleep in patients with OSA. The second...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Henke KG,Frantz DE,Kuna ST

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Recent studies have suggested that both embryonic stem cells and adult bone marrow stem cells can participate in the regeneration and repair of diseased adult organs, including the lungs. However, the extent of airway epithelial remodeling with adult marrow stem cells is low, and there are no available in viv...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sueblinvong V,Loi R,Eisenhauer PL,Bernstein IM,Suratt BT,Spees JL,Weiss DJ

更新日期：2008-04-01 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：RATIONALE:Brief recurrent apneas in preterm infants and adults can precipitate rapid and severe arterial O(2) desaturation for reasons that remain unclear. OBJECTIVES:We tested a mathematically derived hypothesis that when breathing terminates apnea, mixed-venous hypoxemia continues into the subsequent apnea; as a res...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sands SA,Edwards BA,Kelly VJ,Skuza EM,Davidson MR,Wilkinson MH,Berger PJ

更新日期：2010-10-01 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：:Cell death is intertwined with life in development, homeostasis, pathology, and aging. Until recently, apoptosis was the best known form of programmed cell death, whereas necrosis was for a long time considered accidental owing to physicochemical injury. However, identification of crucial signaling and execution molec...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Moreno-Gonzalez G,Vandenabeele P,Krysko DV

更新日期：2016-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Guidelines, protocols, and checklists (together called "protocols") can be immensely helpful in the clinical arena. However, clinicians and health care systems relying on protocols must assess whether benefits are being accrued, whether such "benefits" are real, and whether harm can be detected. These concerns are imp...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kavanagh BP,Nurok M

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:Inhaled nitric oxide (NO) improves systemic oxygenation (PaO2/FIO2) in adult patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). However, individual response varies, and previous trials demonstrated no outcome benefit. This prospective, randomized study in 40 ARDS patients analyzed dose-response (DR) characteris...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Gerlach H,Keh D,Semmerow A,Busch T,Lewandowski K,Pappert DM,Rossaint R,Falke KJ

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The timing and magnitude of airway narrowing in central apneas is unknown. We have developed a method of apnea classification that relies on the transmission of cardiac airflow oscillation to indicate airway patency. Using a theoretical model, we showed that the amplitude of the cardiac airflow oscillation is proporti...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Lemke RP,Idiong N,Al-Saedi S,Kwiatkowski K,Cates DB,Rigatto H

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with impaired renal function, but uncertainty exists over whether OSA treatment can influence renal outcomes. OBJECTIVES:To determine the effects of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on renal function in subjects with coexisting OSA and cardiovascular dise...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Loffler KA,Heeley E,Freed R,Anderson CS,Brockway B,Corbett A,Chang CL,Douglas JA,Ferrier K,Graham N,Hamilton GS,Hlavac M,McArdle N,McLachlan J,Mukherjee S,Naughton MT,Thien F,Young A,Grunstein RR,Palmer LJ,Woodman

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collections of sputum from 105 patients with newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis were made before and at 1 and 2 d after the start of chemotherapy with isoniazid (INH) alone given to groups of patients in doses of 600 mg, 300 mg, 150 mg, 75 mg, 37.5 mg, 18.75 mg, and 9 mg daily, as well as from an untreated group. ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Donald PR,Sirgel FA,Botha FJ,Seifart HI,Parkin DP,Vandenplas ML,Van de Wal BW,Maritz JS,Mitchison DA

更新日期：1997-09-01 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：RATIONALE:Airway mucous cell metaplasia and chronic inflammation are pathophysiological features that influence morbidity and mortality associated with asthma and other chronic pulmonary disorders. Elucidation of the molecular mechanisms regulating mucous metaplasia and hypersecretion provides the scientific basis for ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Maeda Y,Chen G,Xu Y,Haitchi HM,Du L,Keiser AR,Howarth PH,Davies DE,Holgate ST,Whitsett JA

更新日期：2011-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to characterize polymorphisms in the proximal coding region of the lipopolysaccharide binding protein gene and to determine whether a previously reported variant was associated with sepsis complicated by organ failure or shock after trauma. We used multiple analytical methods, including pyrosequencing, restr...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Barber RC,O'Keefe GE

更新日期：2003-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma in children and young adults is strongly associated with immediate hypersensitivity to indoor allergens, notably those derived from the house dust mite. In addition, outdoor air pollution is considered to aggravate existing asthma. We investigated the prevalence of asthma and the pattern of allergen sensitizati...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sporik R,Ingram JM,Price W,Sussman JH,Honsinger RW,Platts-Mills TA

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is increasing and has been linked to obstructive lung diseases including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Recent studies suggest that vitamin D deficiency is associated with reduced lung function. The relationship between vitamin D deficiency and lung fu...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Zosky GR,Berry LJ,Elliot JG,James AL,Gorman S,Hart PH

更新日期：2011-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA fingerprinting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is used to study the epidemiology of tuberculosis, but the specificity of the widely used IS6110 technique has not been validated. Isolates from Denver, Colorado from December 1988 through June 1994 were fingerprinted with the IS6110 technique. Available records were re...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Burman WJ,Reves RR,Hawkes AP,Rietmeijer CA,Yang Z,el-Hajj H,Bates JH,Cave MD

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cilomilast (Ariflo), a new oral phosphodiesterase-4 selective inhibitor, improves lung function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We have evaluated its antiinflammatory effects in 59 patients with COPD randomized to receive cilomilast, 15 mg two times a day, or placebo for 12 weeks. Induced sputum diffe...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Gamble E,Grootendorst DC,Brightling CE,Troy S,Qiu Y,Zhu J,Parker D,Matin D,Majumdar S,Vignola AM,Kroegel C,Morell F,Hansel TT,Rennard SI,Compton C,Amit O,Tat T,Edelson J,Pavord ID,Rabe KF,Barnes NC,Jeffery PK

更新日期：2003-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Acute respiratory distress syndrome is refractory to pharmacological intervention. Inappropriate activation of alveolar neutrophils is believed to underpin this disease's complex pathophysiology, yet these cells have been little studied. OBJECTIVES:To examine the functional and transcriptional profiles of pa...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Juss JK,House D,Amour A,Begg M,Herre J,Storisteanu DM,Hoenderdos K,Bradley G,Lennon M,Summers C,Hessel EM,Condliffe A,Chilvers ER

更新日期：2016-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Many authors have suggested that the mechanism by which atelectasis contributes to injury is through the repetitive opening and closing of distal airways in lung regions that are atelectatic. However, neither the topographic nor mechanistic relationships between atelectasis and distribution of lung injury are...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Tsuchida S,Engelberts D,Peltekova V,Hopkins N,Frndova H,Babyn P,McKerlie C,Post M,McLoughlin P,Kavanagh BP

更新日期：2006-08-01 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：: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：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of two body positions (supine and semirecumbency) on the dynamics of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in 15 patients requiring mechanical ventilation and having a nasogastric tube in place. Samples of gastric contents, pharyngeal and bronchial secretions, and blood were ob...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Orozco-Levi M,Torres A,Ferrer M,Piera C,el-Ebiary M,de la Bellacasa JP,Rodriguez-Roisin R

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:End-tidal CO2 (EtCO2) is used to monitor cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), but it can be affected by intrathoracic airway closure. Chest compressions induce oscillations in expired CO2, and this could reflect variable degrees of airway patency. OBJECTIVES:To understand the impact of airway closure during ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Grieco DL,J Brochard L,Drouet A,Telias I,Delisle S,Bronchti G,Ricard C,Rigollot M,Badat B,Ouellet P,Charbonney E,Mancebo J,Mercat A,Savary D,Richard JM

更新日期：2019-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of the local and regional doses of inhaled particulates is crucial for inhalation therapy and for understanding the progression of pulmonary disease. We studied the deposition pattern of radioactively tagged particles in rats with chronic bronchitis. Rats were exposed to sulfur dioxide (SO2; 236 +/- 14 ppm) ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sweeney TD,Skornik WA,Brain JD,Hatch V,Godleski JJ

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Tezacaftor (formerly VX-661) is an investigational small molecule that improves processing and trafficking of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) in vitro, and improves CFTR function alone and in combination with ivacaftor. OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the safety and efficacy of tezacaft...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Donaldson SH,Pilewski JM,Griese M,Cooke J,Viswanathan L,Tullis E,Davies JC,Lekstrom-Himes JA,Wang LT,VX11-661-101 Study Group.

更新日期：2018-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:It has long been known that there are cyclic changes in arterial pressure during mechanical ventilation. They are caused by cyclic changes in both the right and left ventricular stroke output, occurring in opposite phases. As a result, arterial pulse pressure is increased during inspiration and decreased during expira...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Vieillard-Baron A,Chergui K,Augarde R,Prin S,Page B,Beauchet A,Jardin F

更新日期：2003-09-15 00:00:00