Genetic and environmental risk factors for asthma: a cotwin-control study.

abstract：RATIONALE:Protein kinase C zeta (PKCζ) has been reported to act as a tumor suppressor. Deletion of PKCζ in experimental cancer models has been shown to increase tumor growth. However, the mechanisms of PKCζ down-regulation in cancerous cells have not been previously described. OBJECTIVES:To determine the molecular mec...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Queisser MA,Dada LA,Deiss-Yehiely N,Angulo M,Zhou G,Kouri FM,Knab LM,Liu J,Stegh AH,DeCamp MM,Budinger GR,Chandel NS,Ciechanover A,Iwai K,Sznajder JI

更新日期：2014-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The role of computed tomography (CT) screening for lung cancer is controversial, currently under study, and not yet fully elucidated. OBJECTIVES:To report findings from initial and 1-year repeat screening low-radiation-dose CT of the chest and 3-year outcomes for 50- to 79-year-old current and ex-smokers in ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Wilson DO,Weissfeld JL,Fuhrman CR,Fisher SN,Balogh P,Landreneau RJ,Luketich JD,Siegfried JM

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute sustained hypoxia causes an early rise in ventilation, followed by a reduction in ventilation ("roll off") after several minutes to levels below the peak but above baseline. The underlying mechanism(s) of this biphasic response is unclear. Hypoxia induces changes in the release and metabolic turnover of glutamat...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Soto-Arape I,Burton MD,Kazemi H

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The blood beryllium lymphocyte proliferation test is used in medical surveillance to identify both beryllium sensitization and chronic beryllium disease. Approximately 50% of individuals with beryllium sensitization have chronic beryllium disease at the time of their initial clinical evaluation; however, the rate of p...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Newman LS,Mroz MM,Balkissoon R,Maier LA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Chronic cough is characterized by frequent urges to cough and a heightened sensitivity to inhaled irritants. Airway sensory nerves trigger cough. We hypothesized that sensory nerve density is increased in chronic cough, which may contribute to excessive and persistent coughing.Objectives: To measure airway ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Shapiro CO,Proskocil BJ,Oppegard LJ,Blum ED,Kappel NL,Chang CH,Fryer AD,Jacoby DB,Costello RW,Drake MG

更新日期：2021-02-01 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：:We prospectively investigated the lower airway response in boilermakers overhauling an oil-powered boiler. We studied 26 male boilermakers with a mean age (SD) of 43.3 (8.6) yr. Pre-exposure spirometry and methacholine challenge tests were performed before beginning the boiler overhaul; postexposure tests were perform...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Hauser R,Elreedy S,Hoppin JA,Christiani DC

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Nitric oxide (NO), synthesized by NOSs (NO synthases), plays a role in the development of pulmonary hypertension (PH). However, the role of NO/NOSs in bone marrow (BM) cells in PH remains elusive. OBJECTIVES:To determine the role of NOSs in BM cells in PH. METHODS:Experiments were performed on 36 patients w...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ogoshi T,Tsutsui M,Kido T,Sakanashi M,Naito K,Oda K,Ishimoto H,Yamada S,Wang KY,Toyohira Y,Izumi H,Masuzaki H,Shimokawa H,Yanagihara N,Yatera K,Mukae H

更新日期：2018-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: Lumacaftor-ivacaftor is a CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) modulator combination recently approved for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) homozygous for the Phe508del mutation.Objectives: To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of lumacaftor-ivacaftor in adolescents (≥12 yr) and a...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Burgel PR,Munck A,Durieu I,Chiron R,Mely L,Prevotat A,Murris-Espin M,Porzio M,Abely M,Reix P,Marguet C,Macey J,Sermet-Gaudelus I,Corvol H,Bui S,Lemonnier L,Dehillotte C,Da Silva J,Paillasseur JL,Hubert D,French Cy

更新日期：2020-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of cigarette smoking and smoking cessation on rate of FEV1 decline over 6 yr were examined in 4,451 Japanese-American men from the Honolulu Heart Program who were 45 to 68 yr of age at baseline (1965-1968). Within-person regression was used to calculate annual change in FEV1. Rates of FEV1 decline varied stron...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Burchfiel CM,Marcus EB,Curb JD,Maclean CJ,Vollmer WM,Johnson LR,Fong KO,Rodriguez BL,Masaki KH,Buist AS

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noninvasive and invasive diagnostic techniques have been shown to achieve comparable performances in the evaluation of suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). We studied the impact of both approaches on outcome in a prospective, open, and randomized study in three intensive care units (ICUs) of a 1,000-bed te...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ruiz M,Torres A,Ewig S,Marcos MA,Alcón A,Lledó R,Asenjo MA,Maldonaldo A

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the physiologic responses to endurance training in patients with moderate to severe airflow obstruction by specifically looking at changes in skeletal muscle enzymatic activities. Eleven patients (age = 65 +/- 7 yr, mean +/- SD, FEV1 = 36 +/- 11% of predicted value, range = 24...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Maltais F,LeBlanc P,Simard C,Jobin J,Bérubé C,Bruneau J,Carrier L,Belleau R

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) produced in the airways can be either detrimental or protective to the host. To investigate the role of NO in the pathogenesis of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB), we measured exhaled NO (ENO) after exercise challenge in 39 asthmatic and six normal children. FEV(1) and ENO were measured bef...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Terada A,Fujisawa T,Togashi K,Miyazaki T,Katsumata H,Atsuta J,Iguchi K,Kamiya H,Togari H

更新日期：2001-11-15 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：:In normal airways, invasion of small numbers of pathogenic bacteria will not give rise to injury or local colonization. In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, however, local conditions are changed, which may impair local defense systems and facilitate infection. These include: (1) factors promoting bacterial adhere...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Jansen HM,Sachs AP,van Alphen L

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rationale: The bHLH (basic helix-loop-helix) transcription factor TWIST1 (Twist-related protein 1) controls cell proliferation and differentiation in tissue development and disease processes. Recently, endothelial TWIST1 has been linked to pulmonary hypertension (PH) and endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition, yet the ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Fan Y,Gu X,Zhang J,Sinn K,Klepetko W,Wu N,Foris V,Solymosi P,Kwapiszewska G,Kuebler WM

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Because of high mortality, end-of-life care is an important component of intensive care. OBJECTIVES:We evaluated the effectiveness of a quality-improvement intervention to improve intensive care unit (ICU) end-of-life care. METHODS:We conducted a cluster-randomized trial randomizing 12 hospitals. The interv...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Curtis JR,Nielsen EL,Treece PD,Downey L,Dotolo D,Shannon SE,Back AL,Rubenfeld GD,Engelberg RA

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:During acute lung injury (ALI) the macrophage pool expands markedly as inflammatory monocytes migrate from the circulation to the airspaces. As inflammation resolves, macrophage numbers return to preinjury levels and normal tissue structure and function are restored. OBJECTIVES:To determine the fate of resid...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Janssen WJ,Barthel L,Muldrow A,Oberley-Deegan RE,Kearns MT,Jakubzick C,Henson PM

更新日期：2011-09-01 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：RATIONALE:Outcome measures that integrate mortality and morbidity, like quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), have been proposed for critical care clinical trials. OBJECTIVES:We sought to describe the distribution of QALYs in critically ill patients and estimate sample size requirements for a hypothetical trial using Q...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ferguson ND,Scales DC,Pinto R,Wilcox ME,Cook DJ,Guyatt GH,Schünemann HJ,Marshall JC,Herridge MS,Meade MO,Canadian Critical Care Trials Group.

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumonectomized rats develop pulmonary hypertension (PH) and pulmonary vascular neointimal formation 4 wk after monocrotaline (MCT) administration. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were injected with MCT (60 mg/kg) on Day 7 after left pneumonectomy. Three groups (n = 5) received 40-O-(2-hydroxyethyl)-rapamycin (RAD, 2.5 mg/k...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Nishimura T,Faul JL,Berry GJ,Veve I,Pearl RG,Kao PN

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In pleural infection, medical treatment failure (chest-tube drainage and antibiotics) requires surgery and increases mortality. It would be helpful to predict which patients will fail this approach. We examined clinical predictors in 85 consecutive patients with pleural infection receiving chest drainage and intrapleu...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Davies CW,Kearney SE,Gleeson FV,Davies RJ

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7) has been implicated in interstitial lung disease pathobiology and proposed as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. OBJECTIVES:To test associations between serum MMP-7 and lung function, respiratory symptoms, interstitial lung abnormalities...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Armstrong HF,Podolanczuk AJ,Barr RG,Oelsner EC,Kawut SM,Hoffman EA,Tracy R,Kaminski N,McClelland RL,Lederer DJ

更新日期：2017-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthmaexpert, an expert system (ES), was produced at the special request of several clinicians in order to better understand the medical decisions made clinical experts in managing an asthmatic patient. We describe and evaluate this knowledge base, focusing mainly on assessment of the severity of asthma. After compili...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Redier H,Daures JP,Michel C,Proudhon H,Vervloet D,Charpin D,Marsac J,Dusser D,Brambilla C,Wallaert B

更新日期：1995-02-01 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：:We describe two reliable methods for high-throughput screening of proteinase inhibitor (PI) S and PI Z alpha(1)-antitrypsin (alpha(1)-AT) deficiency alleles from dried blood spot (DBS) specimens using the LightCycler fluorimetric analyzer. The method was used to study 72 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary dis...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Rodriguez F,Jardí R,Costa X,Cotrina M,Galimany R,Vidal R,Miravitlles M

更新日期：2002-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the influence of current indoor levels of fungi, house dust mite allergen (Der p 1), and cat allergen (Fel d 1) on sensitization and asthma in adults. A total of 485 adults answered a questionnaire and had skin prick tests and lung function tests. Dust and air samples were collected from their bedrooms. Th...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Dharmage S,Bailey M,Raven J,Mitakakis T,Cheng A,Guest D,Rolland J,Forbes A,Thien F,Abramson M,Walters EH

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This Executive Summary of the Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of COPD, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2017 report focuses primarily on the revised and novel parts of the document. The most significant changes include: (1) the assessment of chronic obstructiv...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Vogelmeier CF,Criner GJ,Martinez FJ,Anzueto A,Barnes PJ,Bourbeau J,Celli BR,Chen R,Decramer M,Fabbri LM,Frith P,Halpin DM,López Varela MV,Nishimura M,Roche N,Rodriguez-Roisin R,Sin DD,Singh D,Stockley R,Vestbo J,W

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma is a common chronic disease without cure. Our understanding of asthma onset, pathobiology, classification, and management has evolved substantially over the past decade; however, significant asthma-related morbidity and excess healthcare use and costs persist. To address this important clinical condition, the N...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Levy BD,Noel PJ,Freemer MM,Cloutier MM,Georas SN,Jarjour NN,Ober C,Woodruff PG,Barnes KC,Bender BG,Camargo CA Jr,Chupp GL,Denlinger LC,Fahy JV,Fitzpatrick AM,Fuhlbrigge A,Gaston BM,Hartert TV,Kolls JK,Lynch SV,Moo

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite extensive research into the etiology and treatment of severe sepsis, little is known about its epidemiology in children. We sought to determine the age- and sex-adjusted incidence, outcome, and associated hospital costs of severe sepsis in United States children using 1995 hospital discharge and population dat...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Watson RS,Carcillo JA,Linde-Zwirble WT,Clermont G,Lidicker J,Angus DC

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00