Pulmonary hypertension in POEMS syndrome: a new feature mediated by cytokines.

abstract：:To investigate the mechanisms underlying ventilator-dependence in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and to assess the effects of the combination of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and pressure-support ventilation (PSV) on inspiratory muscle effort, we investigated respiratory mechanic...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Appendini L,Purro A,Patessio A,Zanaboni S,Carone M,Spada E,Donner CF,Rossi A

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of glutathione-S-transferase (GST) M1, GSTT1, and GSTP1 genotypes on lung function growth were investigated in 1,940 children enrolled in the Children's Health Study as fourth graders (aged 8-11 years) in two cohorts during 1993 and 1996 and were followed annually over a 4-year period. Genotypes for GSTM1 ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Gilliland FD,Gauderman WJ,Vora H,Rappaport E,Dubeau L

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We hypothesized that a leukotriene receptor antagonist (LTRA) could provide bronchoprotection against the cold, dry air-induced response in asthmatic preschool children. In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study, we examined the effect of the specific LTRA montelukast at 5 mg/d for 2 d on the b...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Bisgaard H,Nielsen KG

更新日期：2000-07-01 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：:We addressed the hypothesis that noncholinergic parasympathetic nerves modulate airway smooth-muscle (ASM) tone in guinea pigs. The NO synthase inhibitor L-N(G)-nitro-arginine (L-NNA) and the guanylate cyclase inhibitor 1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo[4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one (ODQ) potentiated cholinergic contractions and partly i...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kesler BS,Mazzone SB,Canning BJ

更新日期：2002-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis is the most common cause of death in patients in the intensive care unit. Genome-wide gene expression analysis can provide insights into the molecular alterations of sepsis. Total mRNA was extracted from the livers of 6 uninfected control mice and 60 septic mice after infusion of either live Escherichia coli or...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Yu SL,Chen HW,Yang PC,Peck K,Tsai MH,Chen JJ,Lin FY

更新日期：2004-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), a disease that occurs primarily in women, is characterized by cystic lung lesions causing respiratory failure, which may require lung transplantation. Lung diffusion (DLCO) and/or FEV1 are decreased, but frequently not in parallel with each other. Because cardiopulmonary exercise testin...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Taveira-DaSilva AM,Stylianou MP,Hedin CJ,Kristof AS,Avila NA,Rabel A,Travis WD,Moss J

更新日期：2003-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma in adults may be associated with chronic airflow obstruction, possibly resulting from airway disease in early life and/or a greater rate of decline in lung function in adult life compared with those with asthma. Treatment and cigarette smoking may also influence the rate of decline of lung function. The aim of ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： James AL,Palmer LJ,Kicic E,Maxwell PS,Lagan SE,Ryan GF,Musk AW

更新日期：2005-01-15 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：:Normoxic lung ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) leads to oxidative injury of the pulmonary tissue. We analyzed angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) in perfused rat lungs upon I/R in order to assess the endothelial injury produced. I/R led to a time-dependent increase in ACE activity in the perfusate, from 145+/-14 mU to 252+/...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Atochina EN,Muzykantov VR,Al-Mehdi AB,Danilov SM,Fisher AB

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies reported linkage between maternally inherited atopy and the beta subunit of the high affinity IgE receptor (Fc epsilon RI-beta) located on chromosome 11q13. We have investigated 45 Italian families with atopic asthmatic children, for a total of 213 subjects, including 148 patients. Genotyping was carr...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Martinati LC,Trabetti E,Casartelli A,Boner AL,Pignatti PF

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although skeletal muscle abnormalities have been described in association with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the effects of HIV infection on respiratory muscle function have not been well characterized. We hypothesized that HIV+ individuals may develop respiratory muscle weakness and that respiratory muscle dysf...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Schulz L,Nagaraja HN,Rague N,Drake J,Diaz PT

更新日期：1997-03-01 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：:Despite several codes of research ethics, the issuance of comprehensive rules regarding informed consent by governmental agencies, and numerous writings on the subject of informed consent, many commentators still question the quality of the informed consent process in clinical research. A major concern is that investi...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Silverman HJ

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small airway disease is thought to contribute significantly to functional impairment caused by asthma. Functional evidence of airway-parenchyma uncoupling in asthma, such as loss of deep breath bronchodilator effect in bronchoconstrictive episodes and enhanced airway closure, has been previously demonstrated. Elastic ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Mauad T,Silva LF,Santos MA,Grinberg L,Bernardi FD,Martins MA,Saldiva PH,Dolhnikoff M

更新日期：2004-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Drug-resistant tuberculosis transmission in hospitals threatens staff and patient health. Surgical face masks used by patients with tuberculosis (TB) are believed to reduce transmission but have not been rigorously tested. OBJECTIVES:We sought to quantify the efficacy of surgical face masks when worn by pati...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Dharmadhikari AS,Mphahlele M,Stoltz A,Venter K,Mathebula R,Masotla T,Lubbe W,Pagano M,First M,Jensen PA,van der Walt M,Nardell EA

更新日期：2012-05-15 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：:Noninflammatory structural alterations, variously referred to as airway remodeling, are well documented in the asthmatic airway. However, the pathogenesis of these alterations, the importance of airway remodeling in generating the asthma phenotype, and the natural history of airway remodeling responses have not been a...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Zhu Z,Lee CG,Zheng T,Chupp G,Wang J,Homer RJ,Noble PW,Hamid Q,Elias JA

更新日期：2001-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The hereditary thrombophilias are a group of inherited conditions that predispose to thrombosis. Heritable deficiencies of the endogenous anticoagulants protein C, protein S, and antithrombin have been recognized for some years, but their prevalence, even among patients with familial thrombosis, is low. The recent dis...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Murin S,Marelich GP,Arroliga AC,Matthay RA

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The association between aging and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is established. The associations between aging-related biomarkers and interstitial lung abnormalities (ILA) have not been comprehensively evaluated. OBJECTIVE:Evaluate associations between aging biomarkers, ILA, and all-cause mortality. METHODS...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sanders JL,Putman RK,Dupuis J,Xu H,Murabito JM,Araki T,Nishino M,Benjamin EJ,Levy DL,Vasan RS,Washko GR,Curtis JL,Freeman CM,Bowler R,Hatabu H,O'Connor GT,Hunninghake GM

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the anti-asthmatic effects of powerful anti-inflammatory agents such as aspirin-like drugs. We compared the effects of two aspirin-like drugs with different pharmacologic activities, sodium salicylate (SSA) and indomethacin, with the effect of lysine acetylsalicylate (LASA), inhaled 30 min before...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sestini P,Refini RM,Pieroni MG,Vaghi A,Robuschi M,Bianco S

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is a gram-negative bacterium that has been cultured with increasing prevalence from the sputum of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). We conducted a cohort study, using the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Registry, to assess the effect of S. maltophilia on survival. We studied all patients in t...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Goss CH,Otto K,Aitken ML,Rubenfeld GD

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) represents an immunologic reaction of the pulmonary parenchyma to an inhaled agent. Since tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha is thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of HP, and polymorphisms in the TNF genes have been associated with variations in the production of TNF-alpha, we i...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Schaaf BM,Seitzer U,Pravica V,Aries SP,Zabel P

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recruitment of leukocytes to an area of injury or inflammation site is one of the most fundamental host defenses. Pulmonary tuberculosis is characterized by granulomatous inflammation with an extensive infiltration of mononuclear cells. In tuberculous pleurisy pleural mesothelial cells are exposed to mycobacteria ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Mohammed KA,Nasreen N,Ward MJ,Antony VB

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequency and determinants of exogenous reinfection and of endogenous reactivation of tuberculosis in patients previously treated are poorly understood. In Gran Canaria Island, Spain, between 1991 and 1996, 962 tuberculosis cases were confirmed by culture. Drug susceptibility testing was performed on available bac...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Caminero JA,Pena MJ,Campos-Herrero MI,Rodríguez JC,Afonso O,Martin C,Pavón JM,Torres MJ,Burgos M,Cabrera P,Small PM,Enarson DA

更新日期：2001-03-01 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:Obesity, especially truncal obesity, is a risk factor for asthma incidence, prevalence, and severity. Chitinase 3-like-1 (Chi3l1) is an evolutionarily conserved moiety that plays a critical role in antipathogen and Th2 responses. However, the mechanisms that underlie the association between asthma and obesity...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ahangari F,Sood A,Ma B,Takyar S,Schuyler M,Qualls C,Dela Cruz CS,Chupp GL,Lee CG,Elias JA

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Standard physiologic assessments of extubation readiness in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) may not reflect lung injury resolution and could adversely affect clinical decision-making and patient outcomes. OBJECTIVES:We hypothesized that elevations in inflammatory plasma biomarkers so...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Alladina J,Levy SD,Cho JL,Brait KL,Rao SR PhD,Camacho A,Hibbert KA,Harris RS,Medoff BD,Januzzi JL,Thompson BT,Bajwa EK

更新日期：2021-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensitive measures of lung function applicable to young subjects are needed to detect early cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease. Forty children with CF aged 2 to 5 years and 37 age-matched healthy control subjects performed multiple-breath inert gas washout, plethysmography, and spirometry. Thirty children in each group...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Aurora P,Bush A,Gustafsson P,Oliver C,Wallis C,Price J,Stroobant J,Carr S,Stocks J,London Cystic Fibrosis Collaboration.

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin (IL)-2 has a central role in regulating T cell responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Adjunctive immunotherapy with recombinant human IL-2 was studied in a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded trial in 110 human immunodeficiency virus-seronegative adults in whom smear-positive, drug-susceptible...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Johnson JL,Ssekasanvu E,Okwera A,Mayanja H,Hirsch CS,Nakibali JG,Jankus DD,Eisenach KD,Boom WH,Ellner JJ,Mugerwa RD,Uganda-Case Western Reserve University Research Collaboration.

更新日期：2003-07-15 00:00:00