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American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

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Volume 163, Issue 2 | February 1 2001
ISSN: 1073-449X | eISSN: 1535-4970
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EDITORIALS

Does Inhalation of Endotoxin Cause Asthma?
David A. Schwartz
pp. 305–306
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Examining the Link between Sarcoidosis and Depression
Soo Borson and J. Randall Curtis
pp. 306–308
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Is · NO News Bad News in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome?
Stephan Baldus, Laura Castro, Jason P. Eiserich, and Bruce A. Freeman
pp. 308–310
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Cystic Fibrosis Critical Care
Kristin Wallick, Jerry A. Nick, and David M. Rodman
pp. 310–312
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Viagra for Impotence of Pulmonary Vasodilator Therapy?
Robert F. Lodato
pp. 312–313
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CORRESPONDENCE

PULSE CORTICOSTEROIDS AND CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE IN PARAQUAT POISONING
Nicholas A. Buckley
p. 585
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IS THERE A ROLE FOR GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR BETA IN GLUCOCORTICOID-DEPENDENT ASTHMATICS?
Marc Mathieu
p. 585
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HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED

Why Measure Lung Structure?
EWALD R. WEIBEL
pp. 314–315
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CRITICAL CARE PERSPECTIVE

Normal Responses to Injury Prevent Systemic Inflammation and Can Be Immunosuppressive
ROBERT S. MUNFORD and JÉRÔME PUGIN
pp. 316–321
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ARTICLES - Airway Biology, Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

House Dust Endotoxin and Wheeze in the First Year of Life
JU-HYEONG PARK, DIANE R. GOLD, DONNA L. SPIEGELMAN, HARRIET A. BURGE, and DONALD K. MILTON
pp. 322–328
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Granulocyte Inflammatory Markers and Airway Infection during Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
SHAWN D. AARON, JONATHAN B. ANGEL, MARY LUNAU, KATHRYN WRIGHT, CAROLE FEX, NICOLE LE SAUX, and ROBERT E. DALES
pp. 349–355
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Exhaled Nitric Oxide and Thermally Induced Asthma
CHAKRADHAR KOTARU, ALBERT CORENO, MARY SKOWRONSKI, RUSSELL CIUFO, and E. R. McFADDEN Jr.
pp. 383–388
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Predictive Markers of Asthma Exacerbation during Stepwise Dose Reduction of Inhaled Corticosteroids
JÖRG D. LEUPPI, CHERYL M. SALOME, CHRISTINE R. JENKINS, SANDRA D. ANDERSON, WEI XUAN, GUY B. MARKS, HEIKKI KOSKELA, JOHN D. BRANNAN, RUTH FREED, MORGAN ANDERSSON, HAK-KIM CHAN, and ANN J. WOOLCOCK
pp. 406–412
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The Lack of the Bronchoprotective and Not the Bronchodilatory Ability of Deep Inspiration Is Associated with Airway Hyperresponsiveness
NICOLA SCICHILONE, SOLBERT PERMUTT, and ALKIS TOGIAS
pp. 413–419
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Association of Tumor Necrosis Factor α Gene Promoter Polymorphism with the Presence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
SEIICHIRO SAKAO, KOICHIRO TATSUMI, HIDETOSHI IGARI, YUJI SHINO, HIROSHI SHIRASAWA, TAKAYUKI KURIYAMA, and Association of Non-University-Affiliated Pulmonary Specialist Physicians of Chiba University School of Medicine
pp. 420–422
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Effects of Maternal Smoking during Pregnancy and Environmental Tobacco Smoke on Asthma and Wheezing in Children
FRANK D. GILLILAND, YU-FEN LI, and JOHN M. PETERS
pp. 429–436
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Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Amplifies Lipopolysaccharide-induced Bronchoconstriction by a Neutrophil- and Cyclooxygenase 2-Dependent Mechanism
LUTZ WOLLIN, STEFAN UHLIG, ROLF NÜSING, and ALBRECHT WENDEL
pp. 443–450
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Susceptibility Genes for Rapid Decline of Lung Function in the Lung Health Study
ANDREW J. SANDFORD, TABASSUM CHAGANI, TRACEY D. WEIR, JOHN E. CONNETT, NICHOLAS R. ANTHONISEN, and PETER D. PARÉ
pp. 469–473
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Cumulative and Single-dose Design to Assess the Bronchodilator Effects of β2-Agonists in Individuals with Asthma
DAVID FISHWICK, LISA BRADSHAW, CLAIRE MACDONALD, RICHARD BEASLEY, DIANA GASH, THOMAS BENGTSSON, EVA BONDESSON, and LARS BORGSTRÖM
pp. 474–477
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Relationship of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptors to Goblet Cell Production in Human Bronchi
KIYOSHI TAKEYAMA, JOHN V. FAHY, and JAY A. NADEL
pp. 511–516
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Mild and Moderate Asthma Is Associated with Airway Goblet Cell Hyperplasia and Abnormalities in Mucin Gene Expression
CLAUDIA L. ORDOÑEZ, RAMIN KHASHAYAR, HOFER H. WONG, RON FERRANDO, REEN WU, DALLAS M. HYDE, JON A. HOTCHKISS, YIFAN ZHANG, ALEXANDER NOVIKOV, GREGORY DOLGANOV, and JOHN V. FAHY
pp. 517–523
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ARTICLES - Pulmonary Vascular Disease, Lung Fibrosis, and Transplantation

Depression in Sarcoidosis
BETTY CHANG, JOANNE STEIMEL, DAVID R. MOLLER, ROBERT P. BAUGHMAN, MARC A. JUDSON, HENRY YEAGER Jr., ALVIN S. TEIRSTEIN, MILTON D. ROSSMAN, and CYNTHIA S. RAND
pp. 329–334
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Sildenafil Modulates Hemodynamics and Pulmonary Gas Exchange
AXEL KLEINSASSER, ALEXANDER LOECKINGER, CHRISTOPH HOERMANN, FRIEDRICH PUEHRINGER, NORBERT MUTZ, GEORG BARTSCH, and KARL H. LINDNER
pp. 339–343
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Hypoxia Decreases Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Mountaineers Susceptible to High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema
THILO BUSCH, PETER BÄRTSCH, DIRK PAPPERT, EKKEHARD GRÜNIG, WULF HILDEBRANDT, HUBERT ELSER, KONRAD J. FALKE, and ERIK R. SWENSON
pp. 368–373
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Tumor Necrosis Factor- α − 308 Promoter Gene Polymorphism and Increased Tumor Necrosis Factor Serum Bioactivity in Farmer's Lung Patients
BERNHARD M. SCHAAF, ULRIKE SEITZER, VERA PRAVICA, SVEN P. ARIES, and PETER ZABEL
pp. 379–382
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Influence of Donor and Recipient HLA Locus Mismatching on Development of Obliterative Bronchiolitis after Lung Transplantation
LARRY L. SCHULMAN, ALAN D. WEINBERG, CARLTON C. McGREGOR, NICOLE M. SUCIU-FOCA, and SILVIU ITESCU
pp. 437–442
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40-O-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-rapamycin Attenuates Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Neointimal Formation in Rats
TOSHIHIKO NISHIMURA, JOHN L. FAUL, GERALD J. BERRY, ISIDRE VEVE, RONALD G. PEARL, and PETER N. KAO
pp. 498–502
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Therapeutic Efficacy of Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor in Patients with Idiopathic Acquired Alveolar Proteinosis
JOHN F. SEYMOUR, JEFFREY J. PRESNEILL, OTTO D. SCHOCH, GORDON H. DOWNIE, PAUL E. MOORE, IAN R. DOYLE, JANETTE M. VINCENT, KOH NAKATA, TAKAYUKI KITAMURA, DAVID LANGTON, MICHAEL C. PAIN, and ASHLEY R. DUNN
pp. 524–531
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ARTICLES - Critical Care and Mechanical Ventilation

Outcomes of Intensive Care Unit Care in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis
NAMITA SOOD, LINDA J. PARADOWSKI, and JAMES R. YANKASKAS
pp. 335–338
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Phosphorylation-dependent Alteration in Myofilament Ca2 + Sensitivity but Normal Mitochondrial Function in Septic Heart
BENOÎT TAVERNIER, ALEXANDRE MEBAZAA, PHILIPPE MATEO, STANISLAS SYS, RENÉE VENTURA-CLAPIER, and VLADIMIR VEKSLER
pp. 362–367
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Dynamic Behavior during Noninvasive Ventilation
JOHN R. HOTCHKISS, ALEXANDER B. ADAMS, DAVID J. DRIES, JOHN J. MARINI, and PHILIP S. CROOKE
pp. 374–378
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Deficiencies in Lung Surfactant Proteins A and D Are Associated with Lung Infection in Very Premature Neonatal Baboons
SHANJANA AWASTHI, JACQUELINE J. COALSON, BRADLEY A. YODER, ERIKA CROUCH, and RICHARD J. KING
pp. 389–397
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Abnormal Sleep/Wake Cycles and the Effect of Environmental Noise on Sleep Disruption in the Intensive Care Unit
NEIL S. FREEDMAN, JOOST GAZENDAM, LACHELLE LEVAN, ALLAN I. PACK, and RICHARD J. SCHWAB
pp. 451–457
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Anti-interleukin 8 Autoantibody:Interleukin 8 Complexes in the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
ANNA KURDOWSKA, JAMES M. NOBLE, KENNETH P. STEINBERG, JOHN T. RUZINSKI, LEONARD D. HUDSON, and THOMAS R. MARTIN
pp. 463–468
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Agreement between Alternative Classifications of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
MAUREEN O. MEADE, GORDON H. GUYATT, RICHARD J. COOK, RYAN GROLL, JOHN R. KACHURA, MELANIE WIGG, DEBORAH J. COOK, ARTHUR S. SLUTSKY, and THOMAS E. STEWART
pp. 490–493
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Nitric Oxide and Nitrotyrosine in the Lungs of Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
CHANCHAI SITTIPUNT, KENNETH P. STEINBERG, JOHN T. RUZINSKI, CARPANTATO MYLES, SHA ZHU, RICHARD B. GOODMAN, LEONARD D. HUDSON, SADIS MATALON, and THOMAS R. MARTIN
pp. 503–510
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Induction and Regulation of Nitric Oxide Synthase in Airway Epithelial Cells by Respiratory Syncytial Virus
YACHU J. KAO, PEDRO A. PIEDRA, GARY L. LARSEN, and GIUSEPPE N. COLASURDO
pp. 532–539
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ARTICLES - Sleep Disordered Breathing

Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Blood Pressure in the Sleep Apnea–Hypopnea Syndrome
JACQUELINE F. FACCENDA, THOMAS W. MACKAY, NICHOLAS A. BOON, and NEIL J. DOUGLAS
pp. 344–348
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Classification of Sleep-disordered Breathing
JEAN-JACQUES HOSSELET, INDU AYAPPA, ROBERT G. NORMAN, ANA C. KRIEGER, and DAVID M. RAPOPORT
pp. 398–405
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Relevance of Linearizing Nasal Prongs for Assessing Hypopneas and Flow Limitation During Sleep
RAMON FARRÉ, JORDI RIGAU, JOSEP M. MONTSERRAT, EUGENI BALLESTER, and DANIEL NAVAJAS
pp. 494–497
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ARTICLES - Miscellaneous

Short-Term Variation in Air Pollution and in Average Lung Function Among Never-Smokers
CHRISTIAN SCHINDLER, NINO KÜNZLI, JEAN-PIERRE BONGARD, PHILIPPE LEUENBERGER, WERNER KARRER, REGULA RAPP, CHRISTIAN MONN, URSULA ACKERMANN-LIEBRICH, and The Swiss Study on Air Pollution and Lung Diseases In Adults Investigators
pp. 356–361
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Hormone Replacement Therapy Is Associated with Higher FEV1 in Elderly Women
CATHERINE L. CARLSON, MARY CUSHMAN, PAUL L. ENRIGHT, JANE A. CAULEY, and ANNE B. NEWMAN; for the Cardiovascular Health Study Research Group
pp. 423–428
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Isocapnic Hyperventilation Increases Carbon Monoxide Elimination and Oxygen Delivery
THOMAS C. KRECK, ERIN D. SHADE, WAYNE J. E. LAMM, STEVEN E. McKINNEY, and MICHAEL P. HLASTALA
pp. 458–462
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Low-dose Acetazolamide Does Affect Respiratory Muscle Function in Spontaneously Breathing Anesthetized Rabbits
HEIDRUN F. KIWULL-SCHÖNE, LUC J. TEPPEMA, and PETER J. KIWULL
pp. 478–483
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Antiapoptotic Effects of IL-15 on Pulmonary Tc1 Cells of Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
CARLO AGOSTINI, MARTA SIVIERO, MONICA FACCO, DAVIDE CAROLLO, GIANNI BINOTTO, ALICIA TOSONI, ANNA MARIA CATTELAN, RENATO ZAMBELLO, LIVIO TRENTIN, and GIANPIETRO SEMENZATO
pp. 484–489
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STATE OF THE ART

Noninvasive Ventilation
SANGEETA MEHTA and NICHOLAS S. HILL
pp. 540–577
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NHLBI/NCI WORKSHOP

Fibrin Turnover in Lung Inflammation and Neoplasia
STEVEN IDELL, ANDREW P. MAZAR, PETER BITTERMAN, SURESH MOHLA, and ANDREA L. HARABIN
pp. 578–584
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