A new method to analyze lung compliance when pressure-volume relationship is nonlinear.

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:Long-term intermittent hypoxia (LTIH) exposure in adult mice, modeling oxygenation patterns of moderate-severe obstructive sleep apnea, results in lasting hypersomnolence and is associated with nitration and oxidation injuries in many brain regions, including wake-active regions. OBJECTIVES:We sought to dete...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Zhan G,Fenik P,Pratico D,Veasey SC

更新日期：2005-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Exhaled carbon monoxide (CO) and arterial blood carboxyhemoglobin concentrations (Hb-CO) increase in inflammatory pulmonary diseases. OBJECTIVES:To study whether arterial Hb-CO is useful to monitor disease activity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who had stopped smoking. METHOD...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Yasuda H,Yamaya M,Nakayama K,Ebihara S,Sasaki T,Okinaga S,Inoue D,Asada M,Nemoto M,Sasaki H

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis has been reported to be associated with an increased risk of lung cancer. However, it has recently become apparent that cigarette smoking may be a risk factor for cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis as well as for lung cancer, and so may confound the association between these conditions. ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Hubbard R,Venn A,Lewis S,Britton J

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A noninvasive means of detecting airway secretions in ventilator-dependent patients is desirable because endotracheal suctioning can result in life-threatening complications. In a patient who had copious secretions, we observed a sawtooth pattern on his flow-volume curve that disappeared after suctioning. Accordingly,...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Jubran A,Tobin MJ

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We prospectively analyzed the diagnostic yield and safety of ultrasound (US)-guided transthoracic needle aspiration biopsy in the histologic diagnosis of 40 patients with superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome. During a 4-yr period, 40 patients with SVC obstruction were admitted to National Taiwan University Hospital. Of t...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Ko JC,Yang PC,Yuan A,Chang DB,Yu CJ,Wu HD,Lee LN,Kuo SH,Luh KT

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The exact influence of sleep-related breathing disorder (SRBD) on blood pressure control remains unknown. We investigated the influence of different degrees of SRBD on daytime blood pressure and its association to documented hypertension by examining 1,190 consecutive patients referred for diagnosis of SRBD. The proto...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Grote L,Ploch T,Heitmann J,Knaack L,Penzel T,Peter JH

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The perception of dyspnea and pain show many similarities. Initial imaging studies suggested an important role of the insular cortex for the perception of both sensations. However, little is known about the cortical processing of dyspnea. OBJECTIVES:This study investigated the influence of lesions of the ins...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Schön D,Rosenkranz M,Regelsberger J,Dahme B,Büchel C,von Leupoldt A

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Controversy exists regarding the clinical utility of pleural fluid pH, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and glucose for identifying complicated parapneumonic effusions that require drainage. In this report, we performed a meta-analysis of pertinent studies, using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) techniques, to asse...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Heffner JE,Brown LK,Barbieri C,DeLeo JM

更新日期：1995-06-01 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：RATIONALE:There are few follow-up studies on long-term cardiopulmonary function after pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA), the operation of choice for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). OBJECTIVES:To prospectively evaluate long-term outcome of patients with CTEPH treated with PEA. METHODS:Between 1994 ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Corsico AG,D'Armini AM,Cerveri I,Klersy C,Ansaldo E,Niniano R,Gatto E,Monterosso C,Morsolini M,Nicolardi S,Tramontin C,Pozzi E,Viganò M

更新日期：2008-08-15 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：RATIONALE:New vaccines are urgently needed to protect the vulnerable from bacterial pneumonia. Clinical trials of pneumonia vaccines are slow and costly, requiring tens of thousands of patients. Studies of pneumococcal vaccine efficacy against colonization have been proposed as a novel method to down-select between vac...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Collins AM,Wright AD,Mitsi E,Gritzfeld JF,Hancock CA,Pennington SH,Wang D,Morton B,Ferreira DM,Gordon SB

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been four types of drug treatment of asthma that have been used over the past 100 years. Belladonna alkaloids, derived from the thorn-apple plant were used in 1905, and chemically synthesized entities in this class are still in use today. Western medicine began to use adrenergic stimulants approximately 100...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Chu EK,Drazen JM

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Luteolin is a flavonoid that has been shown to reduce proinflammatory molecule expression in vitro. In the present study, we have tested the ability of luteolin to inhibit lipopolysaccharide (LPS)- induced lethal toxicity and proinflammatory molecule expression in vivo. Mice receiving LPS (Salmonella enteriditis LPS, ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Kotanidou A,Xagorari A,Bagli E,Kitsanta P,Fotsis T,Papapetropoulos A,Roussos C

更新日期：2002-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Human metapneumovirus is a newly described virus isolated in 2001 from children with acute respiratory viral infection. It has subsequently been reported globally, although there are limited data in lung transplant recipients. OBJECTIVES:To prospectively analyze whether human metapneumovirus was circulating ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Hopkins P,McNeil K,Kermeen F,Musk M,McQueen E,Mackay I,Sloots T,Nissen M

更新日期：2008-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior data indicate positive effects of long-term exercise interventions for cognitive functioning among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but no prior studies have examined acute effects of individual bouts of exercise among patients with COPD. This study evaluated acute effects of exercise ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Emery CF,Honn VJ,Frid DJ,Lebowitz KR,Diaz PT

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A noninvasive method to characterize inflammation and infection in the airways of nonexpectorating children with cystic fibrosis (CF) is needed for clinical and research purposes. Accordingly, we performed sputum inductions by administering 3% saline to 11 healthy control children and 20 children with CF, composed of ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Sagel SD,Kapsner R,Osberg I,Sontag MK,Accurso FJ

更新日期：2001-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed clonal cell lines of human bronchial smooth muscle origin by retroviral transduction of temperature-sensitive simian virus 40 large tumor (T) antigen. These cells show increased growth potential at 33 degrees C, but on shift to the nonpermissive temperature (39 degrees C), they show diminished or arrested...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Zhou L,Li J,Goldsmith AM,Newcomb DC,Giannola DM,Vosk RG,Eves EM,Rosner MR,Solway J,Hershenson MB

更新日期：2004-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Successful bronchodilator therapy with a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) in intubated, mechanically ventilated patients requires adequate delivery of aerosol to the lower respiratory tract. We determined the effect of ventilator mode, inspiratory flow pattern, humidity, and spontaneous respiratory effort on albuterol deliv...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Fink JB,Dhand R,Duarte AG,Jenne JW,Tobin MJ

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several epidemiologic studies have demonstrated a consistent association between levels of particulate matter (PM) in the ambient air with increases in cardiovascular and respiratory mortality and morbidity. Diesel exhaust (DE), in addition to generating other pollutants, is a major contributor to PM pollution in most...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Salvi S,Blomberg A,Rudell B,Kelly F,Sandström T,Holgate ST,Frew A

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is characterized by a Th2 immune response. Mouse models suggest a critical role for the Th2 chemokines thymus- and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC) and macrophage-derived chemokine (MDC) in ABPA. OBJECTIVES:To determine whether serum levels of TARC and MDC ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Hartl D,Latzin P,Zissel G,Krane M,Krauss-Etschmann S,Griese M

更新日期：2006-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare the effectiveness of information delivered to family members of critically ill patients by junior and senior physicians, we performed a prospective randomized multicenter trial in 11 French intensive care units. Patients (n = 220) were allocated at random to having their family members receive information b...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Moreau D,Goldgran-Toledano D,Alberti C,Jourdain M,Adrie C,Annane D,Garrouste-Orgeas M,Lefrant JY,Papazian L,Quinio P,Pochard F,Azoulay E

更新日期：2004-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The determinants of immunoglobulin G (IgG) level and the risk of hypogammaglobulinemia (HGG) in patients with severe lung disease before and after lung transplantation are unknown. OBJECTIVES:We aimed to identify predictors of low IgG levels before and after lung transplantation. METHODS:We performed a retr...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Yip NH,Lederer DJ,Kawut SM,Wilt JS,D'Ovidio F,Wang Y,Dwyer E,Sonett JR,Arcasoy SM

更新日期：2006-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Silicosis is characterized by fibrosing nodular lesions that may eventually develop into progressive massive fibrosis (PMF). Cytokines (interleukin-1beta [IL-1beta], tumor necrosis factor-alpha [TNF-alpha] and growth factors insulin-like growth factor-1 [IGF-1] platelet-derived growth factor [PDGF]) have been implicat...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Jagirdar J,Begin R,Dufresne A,Goswami S,Lee TC,Rom WN

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, 12 male baboons were delivered by hysterotomy at 75% of gestation. The development of a nonlethal baboon model permitted a study of lung growth and development in long-term survivors. Control animals were ventilated with clinically appropriate oxygen for the 21 d study period. BPD animals were ventilate...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Coalson JJ,Winter V,deLemos RA

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to estimate exposure-response relationships for mesothelioma and environmental exposure to crocidolite. All 4,659 former residents of Wittenoom, Western Australia (WA) who lived there between 1943 and 1993 for at least 1 mo and were not directly employed in the crocidolite industry, were followed-up t...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Hansen J,de Klerk NH,Musk AW,Hobbs MS

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether the diagnostic yield of transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) improves over time and to obtain insights about factors influencing its performance, we reviewed our experience during a 3-yr period. After serial multifaceted educational interventions directed toward bronchoscopists and their techni...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Haponik EF,Cappellari JO,Chin R,Adair NE,Lykens M,Alford PT,Bowton DL

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Studies in humans and rodents have indicated a causative role for CD8(+) T cells in IgE-mediated allergic inflammation, but their function is still controversial. OBJECTIVES:To analyze the role of allergen-specific CD8(+) T cells during the development of allergic airway inflammation in two parallel but dive...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Aguilar-Pimentel JA,Alessandrini F,Huster KM,Jakob T,Schulz H,Behrendt H,Ring J,de Angelis MH,Busch DH,Mempel M,Ollert M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nonvolitional test to assess diaphragm strength in neonates has not been previously described. Our aim was to assess the feasibility of cervical (CMS) and anterior (AMS) magnetic stimulation of the phrenic nerves in neonates. Double circular stimulating coils (90-mm) were used. For CMS, one coil was placed over the ...

journal_title：American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors： Rafferty GF,Greenough A,Dimitriou G,Kavadia V,Laubscher B,Polkey MI,Harris ML,Moxham J

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00