EDITORIALS:

Seif O. Shaheen and Paul Cullinan

Peanuts in Pregnancy: What Is a Mother to Do?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 113-114 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven H. Abman

The Dysmorphic Pulmonary Circulation in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: A Growing Story

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 114-115 [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

A. Airway Biology:

Tony G. Babb, Kamalini G. Ranasinghe, Laurie A. Comeau, Trisha L. Semon, and Belinda Schwartz

Dyspnea on Exertion in Obese Women: Association with an Increased Oxygen Cost of Breathing

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 116-123. First published online April 17 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200706-875OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Asthma and Allergy:

Saskia M. Willers, Alet H. Wijga, Bert Brunekreef, Marjan Kerkhof, Jorrit Gerritsen, Maarten O. Hoekstra, Johan C. de Jongste, and Henriette A. Smit

Maternal Food Consumption during Pregnancy and the Longitudinal Development of Childhood Asthma

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 124-131. First published online April 10 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200710-1544OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Zara E. K. Pogson, Marilyn D. Antoniak, Sarah J. Pacey, Sarah A. Lewis, John R. Britton, and Andrew W. Fogarty

Does a Low Sodium Diet Improve Asthma Control?: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 132-138. First published online May 1 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200802-287OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

C. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease:

Sandra Hodge, Greg Hodge, Hubertus Jersmann, Geoffrey Matthews, Jessica Ahern, Mark Holmes, and Paul N. Reynolds

Azithromycin Improves Macrophage Phagocytic Function and Expression of Mannose Receptor in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 139-148. First published online April 17 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200711-1666OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

D. Critical Care:

Alix Ashare, Amanda B. Nymon, Kevin C. Doerschug, John M. Morrison, Martha M. Monick, and Gary W. Hunninghake

Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 Improves Survival in Sepsis via Enhanced Hepatic Bacterial Clearance

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 149-157. First published online April 24 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200709-1400OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

William J. Janssen, Kathleen A. McPhillips, Matthew G. Dickinson, Derek J. Linderman, Konosuke Morimoto, Yi Qun Xiao, Kelly M. Oldham, R. William Vandivier, Peter M. Henson, and Shyra J. Gardai

Surfactant Proteins A and D Suppress Alveolar Macrophage Phagocytosis via Interaction with SIRP

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 158-167. First published online April 17 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200711-1661OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Jaroslaw W. Zmijewski, Emmanuel Lorne, Xia Zhao, Yuko Tsuruta, Yonggang Sha, Gang Liu, Gene P. Siegal, and Edward Abraham

Mitochondrial Respiratory Complex I Regulates Neutrophil Activation and Severity of Lung Injury

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 168-179. First published online April 24 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200710-1602OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

E. Pediatrics and Lung Development:

Monique E. De Paepe, Chintan Patel, Amy Tsai, Sravanthi Gundavarapu, and Quanfu Mao

Endoglin (CD105) Up-regulation in Pulmonary Microvasculature of Ventilated Preterm Infants

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 180-187. First published online April 17 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200608-1240OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Pulmonary Vascular Disease:

Ying-Ju Lai, Soni Savai Pullamsetti, Eva Dony, Norbert Weissmann, Ghazwan Butrous, Gamal-Andre Banat, Hossein Ardeschir Ghofrani, Werner Seeger, Friedrich Grimminger, and Ralph Theo Schermuly

Role of the Prostanoid EP4 Receptor in Iloprost-mediated Vasodilatation in Pulmonary Hypertension

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 188-196. First published online May 8 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200710-1519OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Sleep and Control of Ventilation:

Olivier M. Vanderveken, Annick Devolder, Marie Marklund, An N. Boudewyns, Marc J. Braem, Walter Okkerse, Johan A. Verbraecken, Karl A. Franklin, Wilfried A. De Backer, and Paul H. Van de Heyning

Comparison of a Custom-made and a Thermoplastic Oral Appliance for the Treatment of Mild Sleep Apnea

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 197-202. First published online August 2 2007 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200701-114OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Tuberculosis:

Graham S. Cooke, Sarah J. Campbell, Steve Bennett, Christian Lienhardt, Keith P. W. J. McAdam, Giorgio Sirugo, Oumou Sow, Per Gustafson, Frank Mwangulu, Paul van Helden, Paul Fine, Eileen G. Hoal, and Adrian V. S. Hill

Mapping of a Novel Susceptibility Locus Suggests a Role for MC3R and CTSZ in Human Tuberculosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 203-207. First published online April 17 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200710-1554OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Edward D. Chan and Michael D. Iseman

Significance of Bronchiectasis in Patients with ₁-Antitrypsin Deficiency

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 208 [Full Text] [PDF]  

David G. Parr, Peter G. Guest, John H. Reynolds, Lee J. Dowson, and Robert A. Stockley

Significance of Bronchiectasis in Patients with ₁-Antitrypsin Deficiency

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 208-209 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frank Detterbeck

A Guide to Staging in Lung Cancer, but Potentially Misleading without Attention to the Details

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 209 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kurt G. Tournoy, Georges van Maele, and Jan P. van Meerbeeck

A Guide to Staging in Lung Cancer, but Potentially Misleading without Attention to the Details

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 209-210 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chi Chiu Leung, Kwok Chiu Chang, and Chi Hung Chau

Is the Whole-Blood Gamma Interferon Assay Better than the Tuberculin Skin Test in Predicting Active Tuberculosis?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 210-211 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roland Diel

Is the Whole-Blood Gamma Interferon Assay Better than the Tuberculin Skin Test in Predicting Active Tuberculosis?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 211 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Edward Abraham

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

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 211 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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