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Jonathan M. Samet, F. Javier Nieto, and Naresh M. Punjabi: Sleep-disordered Breathing and Hypertension: More Research Is Still Needed; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1409-1411. [Full text]

PRO/CON EDITORIALS:

Christian Guilleminault and Susmita Chowdhuri: Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome Is a Distinct Syndrome; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1412-1413. [Full text]
Neil J. Douglas: Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome Is Not a Distinct Syndrome; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1413-1415. [Full text]
: REBUTTAL FROM DRS. GUILLEMINAULT AND CHOWDHURI; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1415a. [Full text]
: REBUTTAL FROM DR. DOUGLAS; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1415b-1416. [Full text]

HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED:

ROBERT E. FORSTER, II: How Science Happened to Me; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1421-1422. [Full text]

UPDATE IN NONPULMONARY CRITICAL CARE:

DANIEL S. PRATT and SCOTT K. EPSTEIN: Recent Advances in Critical Care Gastroenterology; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1417-1420. [Full text]

STATE OF THE ART:

JEAN BOUSQUET, PETER K. JEFFERY, WILLIAM W. BUSSE, MALCOLM JOHNSON, and ANTONIO M. VIGNOLA: Asthma . From Bronchoconstriction to Airways Inflammation and Remodeling; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1720-1745. [Full text]

ARTICLES:

Airway Biology, Asthma, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

ANTHONY A. FRYER, ANDREA BIANCO, MICHAEL HEPPLE, PETER W. JONES, RICHARD C. STRANGE, and MONICA A. SPITERI: Polymorphism at the Glutathione S-transferase GSTP1 Locus . A New Marker for Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness and Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1437-1442. [Abstract] [Full text]
RUTH E. ALDRIDGE, ROBERT J. HANCOX, D. ROBIN TAYLOR, JAN O. COWAN, MARTI C. WINN, CHRIS M. FRAMPTON, and G. IAN TOWN: Effects of Terbutaline and Budesonide on Sputum Cells and Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness In Asthma; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1459-1464. [Abstract] [Full text]
GAIL M. GAUVREAU, JONG M. LEE, RICHARD M. WATSON, ANNE-MARIE A. IRANI, LAWRENCE B. SCHWARTZ, and PAUL M. O'BYRNE: Increased Numbers of Both Airway Basophils and Mast Cells in Sputum after Allergen Inhalation Challenge of Atopic Asthmatics; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1473-1478. [Abstract] [Full text]
JEAN-BRUNO LANGDEAU, HÉLÈNE TURCOTTE, DENNIS M. BOWIE, JEAN JOBIN, PIERRE DESGAGNÉ, and LOUIS-PHILIPPE BOULET: Airway Hyperresponsiveness in Elite Athletes; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1479-1484. [Abstract] [Full text]
EDUARD MONSÓ, JEAN-LUC MALO, CLAIRE INFANTE-RIVARD, HEBERTO GHEZZO, MICHÈLE MAGNAN, JOCELYNE L'ARCHEVÈQUE, CAROLE TRUDEAU, and DENYSE GAUTRIN: Individual Characteristics and Quitting in Apprentices Exposed to High-molecular-weight Agents; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1508-1512. [Abstract] [Full text]
DON D. SIN and JACK V. TU: Are Elderly Patients with Obstructive Airway Disease Being Prematurely Discharged?; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1513-1517. [Abstract] [Full text]
TRACEY D. ROBINSON, DAVID B. FREIBERG, JEFF A. REGNIS, and IVEN H. YOUNG: The Role of Hypoventilation and Ventilation-Perfusion Redistribution in Oxygen-induced Hypercapnia during Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1524-1529. [Abstract] [Full text]
ALISON J. MACFARLANE, RYSZARD DWORSKI, JAMES R. SHELLER, IAN D. PAVORD, A. BARRY KAY, and NEIL C. BARNES: Sputum Cysteinyl Leukotrienes Increase 24 Hours after Allergen Inhalation in Atopic Asthmatics; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1553-1558. [Abstract] [Full text]
TERENCE A. R. SEEMUNGAL, GAVIN C. DONALDSON, ANGSHU BHOWMIK, DONALD J. JEFFRIES, and JADWIGA A. WEDZICHA: Time Course and Recovery of Exacerbations in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1608-1613. [Abstract] [Full text]
WAYNE MITZNER and ROBERT H. BROWN: Potential Mechanism of Hyperresponsive Airways; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1619-1623. [Abstract] [Full text]
ALVIN M. SANICO, ANDRZEJ M. STANISZ, TODD D. GLEESON, SUSAN BORA, DAVID PROUD, JOHN BIENENSTOCK, VASSILIS E. KOLIATSOS, and ALKIS TOGIAS: Nerve Growth Factor Expression and Release in Allergic Inflammatory Disease of the Upper Airways; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1631-1635. [Abstract] [Full text]
TAKESHI SHIMIZU, HITOMI HIRANO, YUICHI MAJIMA, and YASUO SAKAKURA: A Mechanism of Antigen-induced Mucus Production in Nasal Epithelium of Sensitized Rats . A Comparison with Lipopolysaccharide-induced Mucus Production; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1648-1654. [Abstract] [Full text]
GERT FOLKERTS, JANNEKE WESTRA-de VLIEGER, ANNICK de VRIES, STEPHAN FAAS, HENK van der LINDE, FERDI ENGELS, JAN C. de JONG, FONS A. K. C. P. VERHEYEN, DICKY VAN HEUVEN-NOLSEN, and FRANS P. NIJKAMP: Virus- and Bradykinin-Induced Airway Hyperresponsiveness in Guinea Pigs; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1666-1671. [Abstract] [Full text]
FABIO L. M. RICCIARDOLO, MARTIN STEINHOFF, SILVIA AMADESI, REMO GUERRINI, MICHELE TOGNETTO, MARCELLO TREVISANI, CHRISTOPHE CREMINON, CLAUDE BERTRAND, NIGEL W. BUNNETT, LEONARDO M. FABBRI, SEVERO SALVADORI, and PIERANGELO GEPPETTI: Presence and Bronchomotor Activity of Protease-Activated Receptor-2 in Guinea Pig Airways; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1672-1680. [Abstract] [Full text]

Fibrotic Disorders and Lung Infection:

JOHN R. WARREN, MONDIRA BHATTACHARYA, KLEPER N. F. DE ALMEIDA, KATHY TRAKAS, and LANCE R. PETERSON: A Minimum 5.0 ml of Sputum Improves the Sensitivity of Acid-fast Smear for Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1559-1562. [Abstract] [Full text]
NATHALIE DANIEL, NACER LOUNIS, BAOHONG JI, RICHARD J. O'BRIEN, ANDREW VERNON, LAWRENCE J. GEITER, MICHEL SZPYTMA, CHANTAL TRUFFOT-PERNOT, GILLES HEJBLUM, and JACQUES GROSSET: Antituberculosis Activity of Once-weekly Rifapentine-containing Regimens in Mice . Long-term Effectiveness with 6- and 8-Month Treatment Regimens; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1572-1577. [Abstract] [Full text]
KENJI TANI, FUMITAKA OGUSHI, LUPING HUANG, TETSUYA KAWANO, HIROYA TADA, NORIMITSU HARIGUCHI, and SABURO SONE: CD13/aminopeptidase N, a Novel Chemoattractant for T Lymphocytes in Pulmonary Sarcoidosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1636-1642. [Abstract] [Full text]
EISAKU TANAKA, TERUMI KIMOTO, HISAKO MATSUMOTO, KAZUNARI TSUYUGUCHI, KATSUHIRO SUZUKI, SONOKO NAGAI, MITSUNOBU SHIMADZU, HIDEAKI ISHIBATAKE, TAKAKO MURAYAMA, and RYOICHI AMITANI: Familial Pulmonary Mycobacterium avium Complex Disease; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1643-1647. [Abstract] [Full text]
NAGATO SATO, YUKIO SUZUKI, KAZUMI NISHIO, KOICHI SUZUKI, KATSUHIKO NAOKI, KEI TAKESHITA, HIROYASU KUDO, NAOKI MIYAO, HARUKUNI TSUMURA, HIROSHI SERIZAWA, MAKOTO SUEMATSU, and KAZUHIRO YAMAGUCHI: Roles of ICAM-1 for Abnormal Leukocyte Recruitment in the Microcirculation of Bleomycin-induced Fibrotic Lung Injury; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1681-1688. [Abstract] [Full text]
LI-HUA PAN, KOHEI YAMAUCHI, TAKASHI SAWAI, TOSHIHIDE NAKADATE, YUKI KOJIMA, NAOFUMI TAKAHASHI, KEISUKE ADACHI, AKIHIKO KAMEYAMA, and HIROSHI INOUE: Inhibition of Binding of E- and P-selectin to Sialyl-Lewis X Molecule Suppresses the Inflammatory Response in Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis in Mice; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1689-1697. [Abstract] [Full text]
ANNIE PARDO, ROBERTO BARRIOS, MIGUEL GAXIOLA, LOURDES SEGURA-VALDEZ, GUILLERMO CARRILLO, ANDREA ESTRADA, MAYRA MEJÍA, and MOISÉS SELMAN: Increase of Lung Neutrophils in Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Is Associated with Lung Fibrosis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1698-1704. [Abstract] [Full text]
EDWARD D. CHAN, RANDALL REVES, JOHN T. BELISLE, PATRICK J. BRENNAN, and WILLIAM E. HAHN: Diagnosis of Tuberculosis by a Visually Detectable Immunoassay for Lipoarabinomannan; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1713-1719. [Abstract] [Full text]
WEI-YU LIAO, YUANG-SHUANG LIAW, HAO-CHIEN WANG, KUAN-YU CHEN, KWEN-TAY LUH, and PAN-CHYR YANG: Bacteriology of Infected Cavitating Lung Tumor; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1750-1753. [Abstract] [Full text]

Mechanical Ventilation and Acute Lung Injury:

RINALDO BELLOMO, JOHN A. KELLUM, CHANDRASHEKHAR R. GANDHI, MICHAEL R. PINSKY, and Brian Ondulik: The Effect of Intensive Plasma Water Exchange by Hemofiltration on Hemodynamics and Soluble Mediators in Canine Endotoxemia; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1429-1436. [Abstract] [Full text]
JEFFERY CHRISTENSON, ANNICK LAVOIE, MICHAEL O'CONNOR, SANGEETA BHORADE, ANNE POHLMAN, and JESSE B. HALL: The Incidence and Pathogenesis of Cardiopulmonary Deterioration after Abrupt Withdrawal of Inhaled Nitric Oxide; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1443-1449. [Abstract] [Full text]
ANDRÉS ESTEBAN, ANTONIO ANZUETO, INMACULADA ALÍA, FEDERICO GORDO, CARLOS APEZTEGUÍA, FERNANDO PÁLIZAS, DAVID CIDE, ROSANNE GOLDWASER, LUIS SOTO, GUILLERMO BUGEDO, CARLOS RODRIGO, JORGE PIMENTEL, GUILLERMO RAIMONDI, and MARTIN J. TOBIN: How Is Mechanical Ventilation Employed in the Intensive Care Unit? . An International Utilization Review; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1450-1458. [Abstract] [Full text]
THOMAS E.VAN der KLOOT, LLUIS BLANCH, A. MELYNNE YOUNGBLOOD, CRAIG WEINERT, ALEX B. ADAMS, JOHN J. MARINI, ROBERT S. SHAPIRO, and AVI NAHUM: Recruitment Maneuvers in Three Experimental Models of Acute Lung Injury . Effect on Lung Volume and Gas Exchange; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1485-1494. [Abstract] [Full text]
DIETRICH HÄFNER and PAUL-GEORG GERMANN: Additive Effects of Phosphodiesterase-4 Inhibition on Effects of rSP-C Surfactant; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1495-1500. [Abstract] [Full text]
WILLIAM M. COPLIN, DAVID J. PIERSON, KATHY D. COOLEY, DAVID W. NEWELL, and GORDON D. RUBENFELD: Implications of Extubation Delay in Brain-Injured Patients Meeting Standard Weaning Criteria; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1530-1536. [Abstract] [Full text]
PETER NEUMANN, JAN E. BERGLUND, LARS G. ANDERSSON, ENN MARIPU, ANDERS MAGNUSSON, and GÖRAN HEDENSTIERNA: Effects of Inverse Ratio Ventilation and Positive End-Expiratory Pressure in Oleic Acid-Induced Lung Injury; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1537-1545. [Abstract] [Full text]
ANDREA ALIVERTI, RAFFAELE DELLACÁ, PAOLO PELOSI, DAVIDE CHIUMELLO, ANTONIO PEDOTTI, and LUCIANO GATTINONI: Optoelectronic Plethysmography in Intensive Care Patients; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1546-1552. [Abstract] [Full text]
ANTONIA KOUTSOUKOU, APOSTOLOS ARMAGANIDIS, CRISTIE STAVRAKAKI-KALLERGI, THEODOROS VASSILAKOPOULOS, ANDREAS LYMBERIS, CHARIS ROUSSOS, and JOSEPH MILIC-EMILI: Expiratory Flow Limitation and Intrinsic Positive End-Expiratory Pressure at Zero Positive End-Expiratory Pressure in Patients with Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1590-1596. [Abstract] [Full text]
ANTOINE VIEILLARD-BARON, EMMANUELLE GIROU, ELISABETH VALENTE, CHRISTIAN BRUN-BUISSON, FRANÇOIS JARDIN, FRANÇOIS LEMAIRE, and LAURENT BROCHARD: Predictors of Mortality in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome . Focus on the Role of Right Heart Catheterization; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1597-1601. [Abstract] [Full text]
LINDA A. KIRSCHENBAUM, MOHAMMED AZIZ, MARK E. ASTIZ, DHANONJOY C. SAHA, and ERIC C. RACKOW: Influence of Rheologic Changes and Platelet-Neutrophil Interactions on Cell Filtration in Sepsis; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1602-1607. [Abstract] [Full text]
CARLOS F. LANGE and WARREN H. FINLAY: Overcoming the Adverse Effect of Humidity in Aerosol Delivery via Pressurized Metered-Dose Inhalers during Mechanical Ventilation; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1614-1618. [Abstract] [Full text]
KARIM ARSALANE, FABRICE BROECKAERT, BERNARD KNOOPS, MURIELLE WIEDIG, GERARD TOUBEAU, and ALFRED BERNARD: Clara Cell Specific Protein (CC16) Expression after Acute Lung Inflammation Induced by Intratracheal Lipopolysaccharide Administration; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1624-1630. [Abstract] [Full text]
RICHARD K. ALBERT and ROLF D. HUBMAYR: The Prone Position Eliminates Compression of the Lungs by the Heart; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1660-1665. [Abstract] [Full text]
ELLIOTT D. CROUSER, MARK W. JULIAN, DAVID M. WEINSTEIN, RUAIRI J. FAHY, and JOHN A. BAUER: Endotoxin-induced Ileal Mucosal Injury and Nitric Oxide Dysregulation Are Temporally Dissociated; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1705-1712. [Abstract] [Full text]

Pediatric Pulmonary Disease:

NELE SIGURS, RAGNAR BJARNASON, FRIDRIK SIGURBERGSSON, and BENGT KJELLMAN: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Bronchiolitis in Infancy Is an Important Risk Factor for Asthma and Allergy at Age 7; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1501-1507. [Abstract] [Full text]
LOUIS BONT, COBI J. HEIJNEN, ANNEMIEKE KAVELAARS, WIM M. C. van AALDEREN, FRANK BRUS, JOS Th. M. DRAAISMA, SIBYL M. GEELEN, and JAN L. L. KIMPEN: Monocyte IL-10 Production during Respiratory Syncytial Virus Bronchiolitis Is Associated with Recurrent Wheezing in a One-Year Follow-up Study; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1518-1523. [Abstract] [Full text]
PIERRE ERNST and YVON CORMIER: Relative Scarcity of Asthma and Atopy among Rural Adolescents Raised on a Farm; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1563-1566. [Abstract] [Full text]
ARNOLD C. G. PLATZKER, ANDREW A. COLIN, XIN C. CHEN, PETER HIATT, JANICE HUNTER, ANATASSIOS C. KOUMBOURLIS, MARK D. SCHLUCHTER, ANDREW TING, and MARY ELLEN WOHL: Thoracoabdominal Compression and Respiratory System Compliance in HIV-infected Infants; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1567-1571. [Abstract] [Full text]
DENNIS R. OWNBY, EDWARD L. PETERSON, and CHRISTINE C. JOHNSON: Factors Related to Methacholine Airway Responsiveness in Children; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1578-1583. [Abstract] [Full text]
MIRKA TORRESIN, LUC J. I. ZIMMERMANN, PAOLA E. COGO, PAOLA CAVICCHIOLI, TAMARA BADON, GIUSEPPE GIORDANO, FRANCO ZACCHELLO, PIETER J. J. SAUER, and VIRGILIO P. CARNIELLI: Exogenous Surfactant Kinetics in Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Novel Method with Stable Isotopes; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1584-1589. [Abstract] [Full text]
SHOUKANG ZHU, MOIRA CHAN-YEUNG, ALLAN B. BECKER, HELEN DIMICH-WARD, ALEXANDER C. FERGUSON, JURE MANFREDA, WADE T. A. WATSON, PETER D. PARÉ, and ANDREW J. SANDFORD: Polymorphisms of the IL-4, TNF- $alpha$ , and Fc $alpha$ RI $beta$ Genes and the Risk of Allergic Disorders in At-risk Infants; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1655-1659. [Abstract] [Full text]
PIERRE-HENRI JARREAU, BRUNO LOUIS, LUC DESFRÈRE, PIERRE W. BLANCHARD, DANIEL ISABEY, ALAIN HARF, and GUY MORIETTE: Detection of Positional Airway Obstruction in Neonates by Acoustic Reflection; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1754-1756. [Abstract] [Full text]
PETER FRANKLIN, PETER DINGLE, and STEPHEN STICK: Raised Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Healthy Children Is Associated with Domestic Formaldehyde Levels; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1757-1759. [Abstract] [Full text]

Sleep-Disordered Breathing:

HOLGER KRAICZI, JAN HEDNER, YÜKSEL PEKER, and LUDGER GROTE: Comparison of Atenolol, Amlodipine, Enalapril, Hydrochlorothiazide, and Losartan for Antihypertensive Treatment in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1423-1428. [Abstract] [Full text]
CHRIS O'CONNOR, KRISTINE S. THORNLEY, and PATRICK J. HANLY: Gender Differences in the Polysomnographic Features of Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1465-1472. [Abstract] [Full text]
ATUL MALHOTRA, ROBERT B. FOGEL, JILL K. EDWARDS, STEVEN A. SHEA, and DAVID P. WHITE: Local Mechanisms Drive Genioglossus Activation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1746-1749. [Abstract] [Full text]

ATS/ERS WORKSHOP SUMMARY:

: The Raised Volume Rapid Thoracoabdominal Compression Technique . This Workshop Summary was approved by the ATS Board of Directors, December 1999 and The ERS Executive Committee, April 2000; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1760-1762. [Full text]

CORRESPONDENCE:

A. Ross Hill and William Marinelli: HEART CATHETERIZATION IN ACUTE LUNG INJURY:AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1763. [Full text]
Lorcan McGarvey, Liam Heaney, Joseph MacMahon, Madeleine Ennis, Masaki Fujimura, C. E. Brightling, and J. D. Pavord: EOSINOPHILIC BRONCHITIS IS AN IMPORTANT CAUSE OF CHRONIC COUGH; Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2000; 161: 1764-1765. [Full text]