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American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

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Volume 159, Issue 5 | May 1 1999
ISSN: 1073-449X | eISSN: 1535-4970
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EDITORIAL

A Question of Balance
pp. 1365–1367
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Sleep, Dyspnea, and Respiratory Muscles - BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS

Cough Reflex Sensitivity in Subjects with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
PETER V. DICPINIGAITIS, DAVID R. GRIMM, and MARVIN LESSER
pp. 1660–1662
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (36 KB) 

Asthma/Airways - BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS

Equivalent Bronchodilation with Salbutamol Given via pMDI or Turbuhaler
ANDERS MELLÉN, PETER ARVIDSSON, MONA PALMQVIST, and JAN LÖTVALL
pp. 1663–1665
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American Thoracic Society

Pulmonary Rehabilitation—1999
pp. 1666–1682
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CORRESPONDENCE

SMALL AIRWAY DYSFUNCTION AFTER LUNG TRANSPLANTATION
p. 1683
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Articles

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PULMONARY PERSPECTIVE

The Acute Chest Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease
MARK T. GLADWIN, ALAN N. SCHECHTER, JAMES H. SHELHAMER, and FREDERICK P. OGNIBENE
pp. 1368–1376
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ARTICLES - Critical Care

G-CSF during Escherichia coli versus Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia in Rats Has Fundamentally Different and Opposite Effects
WAHEEDULLAH KARZAI, BERND ULRICH von SPECHT, CHANTAL PARENT, J. HABERSTROH, KARIN WOLLERSEN, CHARLES NATANSON, STEVEN M. BANKS, and PETER. Q. EICHACKER
pp. 1377–1382
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Inhibition of Cyclooxygenase and Nitric Oxide Synthase in Hypoxic Vasoconstriction and Oleic Acid–Induced Lung Injury
MARC LEEMAN, VALÉRIE ZEGERS de BEYL, DOMINIQUE BIARENT, MARCO MAGGIORINI, CHRISTIAN MÉLOT, and ROBERT NAEIJE
pp. 1383–1390
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Nonionic Polymers Reverse Inactivation of Surfactant by Meconium and Other Substances
H. WILLIAM TAEUSCH, KAREN W. LU, JON GOERKE, and JOHN A. CLEMENTS
pp. 1391–1395
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d-Dimers in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism
DEBORAH A. QUINN, ROBERT B. FOGEL, CYNTHIA D. SMITH, MICHAEL LAPOSATA, B. TAYLOR THOMPSON, STEPHEN M. JOHNSON, ARTHUR C. WALTMAN, and CHARLES A. HALES
pp. 1445–1449
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Nitric Oxide Reduces the Sequestration of Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes in Lung by Changing Deformability and CD18 Expression
YUKIO SATO, KEITH R. WALLEY, MARIA E. KLUT, DEAN ENGLISH, YULIA D'YACHKOVA, JAMES C. HOGG, and STEPHAN F. van EEDEN
pp. 1469–1476
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Initial Serum Ferritin Levels in Patients with Multiple Trauma and the Subsequent Development of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
ROSE A. SHARKEY, SEAMAS C. DONNELLY, KEVIN G. CONNELLY, COLIN E. ROBERTSON, CHRISTOPHER HASLETT, and JOHN E. REPINE
pp. 1506–1509
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Physiologic Response of Ventilator-dependent Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease to Proportional Assist Ventilation and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
LORENZO APPENDINI, ANDREA PURRO, MARTA GUDJONSDOTTIR, PAOLO BADERNA, ANTONIO PATESSIO, SILVIO ZANABONI, CLAUDIO F. DONNER, and ANDREA ROSSI
pp. 1510–1517
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Outcomes after Long-Term Acute Care
SHANNON S. CARSON, PETER B. BACH, LORAINE BRZOZOWSKI, and ALAN LEFF
pp. 1568–1573
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A Scanographic Assessment of Pulmonary Morphology in Acute Lung Injury
SILVIA R. R. VIEIRA, LOUIS PUYBASSET, QIN LU, JACK RICHECOEUR, PHILIPPE CLUZEL, PIERRE CORIAT, and JEAN-JACQUES ROUBY
pp. 1612–1623
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Chemotactic Gradients Predict Neutrophilic Alveolitis in Endotoxin-treated Rats
TIMOTHY S. BLACKWELL, LISA H. LANCASTER, THOMAS R. BLACKWELL, ANNAPURNA VENKATAKRISHNAN, and JOHN W. CHRISTMAN
pp. 1644–1652
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ARTICLES - Sleep, Dyspnea, and Respiratory Muscles

Thyroarytenoid Muscle Electrical Activity During Spontaneous Apneas in Preterm Lambs
SYLVAIN RENOLLEAU, PATRICK LETOURNEAU, THÉOPHILE NIYONSENGA, JEAN-PAUL PRAUD, and Bruno Gagné
pp. 1396–1404
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (142 KB) 
Leptin Prevents Respiratory Depression in Obesity
CHRISTOPHER P. O'DONNELL, CHARLES D. SCHAUB, ABBY S. HAINES, DAN E. BERKOWITZ, CLARKE G. TANKERSLEY, ALAN R. SCHWARTZ, and PHILIP L. SMITH
pp. 1477–1484
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Target Dyspnea Ratings Predict Expected Oxygen Consumption as Well as Target Heart Rate Values
ROBERTO MEJIA, JOSEPH WARD, TIMOTHY LENTINE, and DONALD A. MAHLER
pp. 1485–1489
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Effects of Inhaled Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen on Cheyne-Stokes Respiration in Patients with Heart Failure
GERALDO LORENZI-FILHO, FIONA RANKIN, IAN BIES, and T. DOUGLAS BRADLEY
pp. 1490–1498
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Daytime Pulmonary Hemodynamics in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea without Lung Disease
DIMITAR SAJKOV, TINGTING WANG, NICHOLAS A. SAUNDERS, ALEXANDRA J. BUNE, ALISTER M. NEILL, and R. DOUGLAS McEVOY
pp. 1518–1526
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Dysfunctional Mechanical Coupling of Upper Airway Tissues in Sleep Apnea Syndrome
FRÉDÉRIC SÉRIÈS, CLAUDE CÔTÉ, and SYLVAIN ST. PIERRE
pp. 1551–1555
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ARTICLES - Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease

Relationship between Resting Hypercapnia and Physiologic Parameters before and after Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
DANIEL SHADE Jr., FRANCIS CORDOVA, YAROSLAV LANDO, JOHN M. TRAVALINE, SATOSHI FURUKAWA, ANNE MARIE KUZMA, and GERARD J. CRINER
pp. 1405–1411
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Inflammatory Reaction in Pulmonary Muscular Arteries of Patients with Mild Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
VICTOR IVO PEINADO, JOAN ALBERT BARBERÁ, PIETRO ABATE, JOSEP RAMÍREZ, JOSEP ROCA, SALUD SANTOS, and ROBERT RODRIGUEZ-ROISIN
pp. 1605–1611
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α1-Antitrypsin Genotypes and the Acute-phase Response to Open Heart Surgery
ANDREW J. SANDFORD, TABASSUM CHAGANI, JOHN J. SPINELLI, and PETER D. PARÉ
pp. 1624–1628
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ARTICLES - Pediatric Pulmonary

Genotype–Phenotype Correlations for the Paranasal Sinuses in Cystic Fibrosis
MARK B. JORISSEN, KRIS DE BOECK, and HARRY CUPPENS
pp. 1412–1416
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Human Preterm Lung
PATRIK LASSUS, ARI RISTIMÄKI, OLAVI YLIKORKALA, LASSE VIINIKKA, and STURE ANDERSSON
pp. 1429–1433
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HLA Class II Polymorphism in Cystic Fibrosis
YOLANDE ARON, BARBARA S. POLLA, THIERRY BIENVENU, JOSETTE DALL'AVA, DANIEL DUSSER, and DOMINIQUE HUBERT
pp. 1464–1468
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Risk Factors for Sleep-disordered Breathing in Children
SUSAN REDLINE, PETER V. TISHLER, MARK SCHLUCHTER, JOAN AYLOR, KATHRYN CLARK, and GREGORY GRAHAM
pp. 1527–1532
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Bronchoalveolar Cell Profiles in Children with Asthma, Infantile Wheeze, Chronic Cough, or Cystic Fibrosis
C. MARGUET, F. JOUEN-BOEDES, T. P. DEAN, and J. O. WARNER
pp. 1533–1540
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ARTICLES

Reduced Interferon- γ Production in Infants with Bronchiolitis and Asthma
PAOLO M. RENZI, JEAN P. TURGEON, JACQUES E. MARCOTTE, SUSAN P. DRBLIK, DENIS BÉRUBÉ, MARIE F. GAGNON, and SHELDON SPIER
pp. 1417–1422
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Neutrophil Recruitment by Interleukin-17 into Rat Airways In Vivo
HIROSHI HOSHINO, JAN LÖTVALL, BENGT-ERIC SKOOGH, and ANDERS LINDÉN
pp. 1423–1428
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ARTICLES - Asthma/Airways

Airway Inflammation, Exhaled Nitric Oxide, and Severity of Asthma in Patients with Western Red Cedar Asthma
MOIRA CHAN-YEUNG, HIDETO OBATA, MICHELLE DITTRICK, HENRY CHAN, and RAJA ABBOUD
pp. 1434–1438
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Prospective Evaluation of an Algorithm for the Functional Assessment of Lung Resection Candidates
CHRISTOPH WYSER, PETER STULZ, MARKUS SOLÈR, MICHAEL TAMM, JAN MÜLLER-BRAND, JAMES HABICHT, ANDRÉ P. PERRUCHOUD, and CHRIS T. BOLLIGER
pp. 1450–1456
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An Inhaled Corticosteroid, Budesonide, Reduces Baseline but Not Allergen-induced Increases in Bone Marrow Inflammatory Cell Progenitors in Asthmatic Subjects
LORNA J. WOOD, ROMA SEHMI, GAIL M. GAUVREAU, RICHARD M. WATSON, RONAN FOLEY, JUDAH A. DENBURG, and PAUL M. O'BYRNE
pp. 1457–1463
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A Double-blind Study on the Effect of Inhaled Corticosteroids on Plasma Protein Exudation in Asthma
ROB E. T. NOCKER, FRANK R. WELLER, THEO A. OUT, MARIËLLE J. de RIEMER, HENK M. JANSEN, and JARING S. van der ZEE
pp. 1499–1505
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Nerve Growth Factor Induces a Neurokinin-1 Receptor– Mediated Airway Hyperresponsiveness in Guinea Pigs
ANNICK de VRIES, MARK C. DESSING, FERDI ENGELS, PAUL A. J. HENRICKS, and FRANS P. NIJKAMP
pp. 1541–1544
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Evidence of Acinar Airway Involvement in Asthma
SYLVIA VERBANCK, DANIËL SCHUERMANS, MARC NOPPEN, ALAIN VAN MUYLEM, MANUEL PAIVA, and WALTER VINCKEN
pp. 1545–1550
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Lack of Subsensitivity to Albuterol After Treatment with Salmeterol in Patients with Asthma
HAROLD S. NELSON, ROBERT B. BERKOWITZ, DAVID A. TINKELMAN, AMANDA H. EMMETT, KATHLEEN A. RICKARD, and STEVEN W. YANCEY
pp. 1556–1561
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Effect of Inhaled Leukotriene D4 on Airway Eosinophilia and Airway Hyperresponsiveness in Asthmatic Subjects
ALMA MULDER, GAIL M. GAUVREAU, RICK M. WATSON, and PAUL M. O'BYRNE
pp. 1562–1567
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The FEF25–75/FVC Ratio Is Associated with Methacholine Airway Responsiveness
AUGUSTO A. LITONJUA, DAVID SPARROW, and SCOTT T. WEISS
pp. 1574–1579
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Number and Proliferation of Clara Cells in Normal Human Airway Epithelium
JAMES E. BOERS, ANTON W. AMBERGEN, and FREDERIK B. J. M. THUNNISSEN
pp. 1585–1591
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Increased Glucocorticoid Receptor β in Airway Cells of Glucocorticoid-insensitive Asthma
QUTAYBA A. HAMID, SALLY E. WENZEL, PIA J. HAUK, ANNE TSICOPOULOS, BENOIT WALLAERT, JEAN-JACQUES LAFITTE, GEORGE P. CHROUSOS, STANLEY J. SZEFLER, and DONALD Y. M. LEUNG
pp. 1600–1604
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Anti-CD86 (B7.2) Treatment Abolishes Allergic Airway Hyperresponsiveness in Mice
ANGELA HACZKU, KATSUYUKI TAKEDA, IMRE REDAI, ECKARD HAMELMANN, GREGORY CIESLEWICZ, ANTHONY JOETHAM, JOAN LOADER, JAMES J. LEE, CHARLES IRVIN, and ERWIN W. GELFAND
pp. 1638–1643
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ARTICLES - Infection

Lymphocytic Alveolitis, Bronchoalveolar Lavage Viral Load, and Outcome in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
HOMER L. TWIGG III, DIAA M. SOLIMAN, RICHARD B. DAY, KENNETH S. KNOX, RODNEY J. ANDERSON, DAVID S. WILKES, and CAROL T. SCHNIZLEIN-BICK
pp. 1439–1444
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The Effect of Hemodialysis on Isoniazid, Rifampin, Pyrazinamide, and Ethambutol
REBECCA S. MALONE, DOUGLAS N. FISH, DAVID M. SPIEGEL, JAMES M. CHILDS, and CHARLES A. PELOQUIN
pp. 1580–1584
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Effect of Stimulation of Human Macrophages on Intracellular Survival of Mycobacterium bovisBacillus Calmette–Guerin
MARCEL BONAY, FRANCINE BOUCHONNET, VLADIMIR PELICIC, BEATRICE LAGIER, MARTINE GRANDSAIGNE, DENISE LECOSSIER, ALAIN GRODET, MARTIN VOKURKA, BRIGITTE GICQUEL, and ALLAN J. HANCE
pp. 1629–1637
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ARTICLES - The Pleura

Interleukin-8 Induces Lymphocyte Chemotaxis into the Pleural Space
ELISABETTA PACE, MARK GJOMARKAJ, MARIO MELIS, MIRELLA PROFITA, MARIO SPATAFORA, ANTONIO M. VIGNOLA, GIOVANNI BONSIGNORE, and CHRISTOPHER H. MODY
pp. 1592–1599
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (236 KB) 
Helper T Cell Type 1 and 2 Cytokines Regulate C-C Chemokine Expression in Mouse Pleural Mesothelial Cells
KAMAL A. MOHAMMED, NAJMUNNISA NASREEN, MELISSA J. WARD, and VEENA B. ANTONY
pp. 1653–1659
Abstract | Full Text | PDF (342 KB) 
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