EDITORIALS:

Fadlo R. Khuri and Jesse Roman

From Nihilism to Individualism: The Evolution of Lung Cancer Therapy

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 1299-1300 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lewis J. Rubin

BMPR2 Mutation and Outcome in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Clinical Relevance to Physicians and Patients

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 1300-1301 [Full Text] [PDF]  

PULMONARY PERSPECTIVE:

Ted Cohen, Caroline Colijn, Abigail Wright, Matteo Zignol, Alexander Pym, and Megan Murray

Challenges in Estimating the Total Burden of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 1302-1306. First published online March 27 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200801-175PP [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

A. Asthma and Allergy:

Frank Schaumann, Meike Müller, Armin Braun, Birgit Luettig, David B. Peden, Jens M. Hohlfeld, and Norbert Krug

Endotoxin Augments Myeloid Dendritic Cell Influx into the Airways in Patients with Allergic Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 1307-1313. First published online April 3 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200706-870OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Davina C. M. Simoes, Theodoros Vassilakopoulos, Dimitrios Toumpanakis, Kalomira Petrochilou, Charis Roussos, and Andreas Papapetropoulos

Angiopoietin-1 Protects against Airway Inflammation and Hyperreactivity in Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 1314-1321. First published online March 20 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200708-1141OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

B. Critical Care:

Cecilia G. Clement, Scott E. Evans, Christopher M. Evans, David Hawke, Ryuji Kobayashi, Paul R. Reynolds, Seyed J. Moghaddam, Brenton L. Scott, Ernestina Melicoff, Roberto Adachi, Burton F. Dickey, and Michael J. Tuvim

Stimulation of Lung Innate Immunity Protects against Lethal Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Mice

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 1322-1330. First published online April 3 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200607-1038OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

C. Environmental and Occupational Lung Disease:

Verena Morgenstern, Anne Zutavern, Josef Cyrys, Inken Brockow, Sibylle Koletzko, Ursula Krämer, Heidrun Behrendt, Olf Herbarth, Andrea von Berg, Carl Peter Bauer, H.-Erich Wichmann, Joachim Heinrich, and for the GINI Study Group and the LISA Study Group

Atopic Diseases, Allergic Sensitization, and Exposure to Traffic-related Air Pollution in Children

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 1331-1337. First published online March 12 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200701-036OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Interstitial Lung Disease:

William D. Travis, Gary Hunninghake, Talmadge E. King, Jr., David A. Lynch, Thomas V. Colby, Jeffrey R. Galvin, Kevin K. Brown, Man Pyo Chung, Jean-François Cordier, Roland M. du Bois, Kevin R. Flaherty, Teri J. Franks, David M. Hansell, Thomas E. Hartman, Ella A. Kazerooni, Dong Soon Kim, Masanori Kitaichi, Takashi Koyama, Fernando J. Martinez, Sonoko Nagai, David E. Midthun, Nestor L. Müller, Andrew G. Nicholson, Ganesh Raghu, Moisés Selman, and Athol Wells

Idiopathic Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia: Report of an American Thoracic Society Project

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 1338-1347. First published online April 3 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200611-1685OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Erratum]  

E. Lung Cancer and Oncologic Disorders:

Shoji Kudoh, Harubumi Kato, Yutaka Nishiwaki, Masahiro Fukuoka, Kouichiro Nakata, Yukito Ichinose, Masahiro Tsuboi, Soichiro Yokota, Kazuhiko Nakagawa, Moritaka Suga, Japan Thoracic Radiology Group, Haiyi Jiang, Yohji Itoh, Alison Armour, Claire Watkins, Tim Higenbottam, and Fredrik Nyberg

Interstitial Lung Disease in Japanese Patients with Lung Cancer: A Cohort and Nested Case-Control Study

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 1348-1357. First published online March 12 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200710-1501OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

F. Pediatrics and Lung Development:

Jaclyn A. Smith, Richard Drake, Angela Simpson, Ashley Woodcock, Andrew Pickles, and Adnan Custovic

Dimensions of Respiratory Symptoms in Preschool Children: Population-based Birth Cohort Study

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 1358-1363. First published online March 20 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200709-1419OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

G. Pulmonary Vascular Disease:

Paul R. Forfia, Stephen C. Mathai, Micah R. Fisher, Traci Housten-Harris, Anna R. Hemnes, Hunter C. Champion, Reda E. Girgis, and Paul M. Hassoun

Hyponatremia Predicts Right Heart Failure and Poor Survival in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 1364-1369. First published online March 20 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200712-1876OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Jean-Paul Richalet, Maria Rivera-Ch, Maxime Maignan, Catherine Privat, Isabelle Pham, Jose-Luis Macarlupu, Olivier Petitjean, and Fabiola León-Velarde

Acetazolamide for Monge's Disease: Efficiency and Tolerance of 6-Month Treatment

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 1370-1376. First published online April 3 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200802-196OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Benjamin Sztrymf, Florence Coulet, Barbara Girerd, Azzedine Yaici, Xavier Jais, Olivier Sitbon, David Montani, Rogério Souza, Gerald Simonneau, Florent Soubrier, and Marc Humbert

Clinical Outcomes of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Carriers of BMPR2 Mutation

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 1377-1383. First published online March 20 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200712-1807OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Sleep and Control of Ventilation:

Robert B. Banzett, Sarah H. Pedersen, Richard M. Schwartzstein, and Robert W. Lansing

The Affective Dimension of Laboratory Dyspnea: Air Hunger Is More Unpleasant than Work/Effort

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 1384-1390. First published online March 27 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200711-1675OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. Tuberculosis:

Kwok C. Chang, Chi C. Leung, Wing W. Yew, Tat Y. Lau, and Cheuk M. Tam

Hepatotoxicity of Pyrazinamide: Cohort and Case-Control Analyses

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 1391-1396. First published online April 3 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200802-355OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Wim A. Wuyts, Michiel Thomeer, Lieven J. Dupont, and Geert M. Verleden

An Algorithm to Tackle Acute Exacerbations in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 1397 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arata Azuma, Koichi Hagiwara, and Shoji Kudoh

Basis of Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in Japanese Patients

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 1397-1398 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Harold R. Collard and Fernando J. Martinez

Basis of Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in Japanese Patients

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 1398 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stijn L. Verhulst, Jan De Backer, Luc Van Gaal, Wilfried De Backer, and Kristine Desager

Adenotonsillectomy as First-Line Treatment for Sleep-disordered Breathing in Obese Children

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 177: 1399 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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