EDITORIALS:

Jan P. van Meerbeeck and Gunnar Hillerdal

Screening for Mesothelioma: More Harm than Good?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 781-782 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeffrey C. Horowitz and Andrew H. Limper

Stress in the ER (Endoplasmic Reticulum): A Matter of Life and Death for Epithelial Cells

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 782-783 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pasi A. Jänne

Gefitinib First or Gefitinib Second: Is Timing Everything in the Treatment of EGFR Mutant Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 783-785 [Full Text] [PDF]  

David Gozal

Matters of the Heart: The Brain in Pediatric Sleep Apnea

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 785-786 [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

A. Asthma and Allergy:

Kyung Sun Lee, So Ri Kim, Seoung Ju Park, Kyung Hoon Min, Ka Young Lee, Yeong Hun Choe, Seung Yong Park, Ok Hee Chai, Xin Zhang, Chang Ho Song, and Yong Chul Lee

Mast Cells Can Mediate Vascular Permeability through Regulation of the PI3K–HIF-1–VEGF Axis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 787-797. First published online July 31 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200801-008OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

B. Critical Care:

Eric Gerstel, Ruth A. Engelberg, Thomas Koepsell, and J. Randall Curtis

Duration of Withdrawal of Life Support in the Intensive Care Unit and Association with Family Satisfaction

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 798-804. First published online August 14 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200711-1617OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Deepika Jain, Elena N. Atochina-Vasserman, Yaniv Tomer, Helchem Kadire, and Michael F. Beers

Surfactant Protein D Protects against Acute Hyperoxic Lung Injury

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 805-813. First published online July 17 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200804-582OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Cystic Fibrosis:

Elliott C. Dasenbrook, Christian A. Merlo, Marie Diener-West, Noah Lechtzin, and Michael P. Boyle

Persistent Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Rate of FEV₁ Decline in Cystic Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 814-821. First published online July 31 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200802-327OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

Steven M. Rowe, Patricia L. Jackson, Gang Liu, Mathew Hardison, Alessandra Livraghi, G. Martin Solomon, D. Brent McQuaid, Brett D. Noerager, Amit Gaggar, J. P. Clancy, Wanda O'Neal, Eric J. Sorscher, Edward Abraham, and J. Edwin Blalock

Potential Role of High-Mobility Group Box 1 in Cystic Fibrosis Airway Disease

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 822-831. First published online July 24 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200712-1894OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Environmental and Occupational Lung Disease:

Eun-Kee Park, Alessandra Sandrini, Deborah H. Yates, Jenette Creaney, Bruce W. Robinson, Paul S. Thomas, and Anthony R. Johnson

Soluble Mesothelin-related Protein in an Asbestos-exposed Population: The Dust Diseases Board Cohort Study

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 832-837. First published online June 26 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200802-258OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

E. Interstitial Lung Disease:

Martina Korfei, Clemens Ruppert, Poornima Mahavadi, Ingrid Henneke, Philipp Markart, Miriam Koch, Gyoergy Lang, Ludger Fink, Rainer-Maria Bohle, Werner Seeger, Timothy E. Weaver, and Andreas Guenther

Epithelial Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Apoptosis in Sporadic Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 838-846. First published online July 17 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200802-313OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

F. Lung Cancer and Oncologic Disorders:

Jenn-Yu Wu, Chong-Jen Yu, Chih-Hsin Yang, Shang-Gin Wu, Yueh-Hsia Chiu, Chien-Hung Gow, Yeun-Chung Chang, Ya-Chieh Hsu, Pin-Fei Wei, Jin-Yuan Shih, and Pan-Chyr Yang

First- or Second-line Therapy with Gefitinib Produces Equal Survival in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 847-853. First published online June 26 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200803-389OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]  

G. Pulmonary Infections:

Hans Bisgaard, Alejandro Flores-Nunez, Anne Goh, Parvin Azimi, Andrew Halkas, Marie-Pierre Malice, Jean-Louis Marchal, S. Balachandra Dass, Theodore F. Reiss, and Barbara A. Knorr

Study of Montelukast for the Treatment of Respiratory Symptoms of Post–Respiratory Syncytial Virus Bronchiolitis in Children

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 854-860. First published online June 26 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200706-910OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Pulmonary Vascular Disease:

Reshma S. Baliga, Lan Zhao, Melanie Madhani, Belen Lopez-Torondel, Cristina Visintin, David Selwood, Martin R. Wilkins, Raymond J. MacAllister, and Adrian J. Hobbs

Synergy between Natriuretic Peptides and Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors Ameliorates Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 861-869. First published online August 8 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200801-121OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. Sleep and Control of Ventilation:

Maha Abou Khadra, Keith McConnell, Rhonda VanDyke, Virend Somers, Matthew Fenchel, Syed Quadri, Jenny Jefferies, Aliza P. Cohen, Michael Rutter, and Raouf Amin

Determinants of Regional Cerebral Oxygenation in Children with Sleep-disordered Breathing

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 870-875. First published online July 24 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200802-321OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Transplantation:

Peter Hopkins, Keith McNeil, Fiona Kermeen, Michael Musk, Emily McQueen, Ian Mackay, Terry Sloots, and Michael Nissen

Human Metapneumovirus in Lung Transplant Recipients and Comparison to Respiratory Syncytial Virus

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 876-881. First published online July 24 2008 as doi:10.1164/rccm.200711-1657OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CORRESPONDENCE:

Athanasios Kaditis

Blood Pressure after Adenotonsillectomy in Children with Obstructive Sleep-disordered Breathing

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 882 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jia Guo, Marc A. Williams, and Steve N. Georas

Epigenetic Studies Should Focus on Specific Cell Types

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 882-883 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rachel L. Miller and Shuk-mei Ho

Epigenetic Studies Should Focus on Specific Cell Types

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 883 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert Belknap, Kirsten Wall, and Randall Reves

What Can the NHANES Data Tell Us about the Tuberculin Skin Test and the Risk for Active Tuberculosis?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 883-884 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas R. Navin, Jeanne M. Courval, José E. Becerra, Diane E. Bennett, and Kenneth G. Castro

What Can the NHANES Data Tell Us about the Tuberculin Skin Test and the Risk for Active Tuberculosis?

Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 2008; 178: 884 [Full Text] [PDF]  

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