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American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Table of Contents
Volume 180, Issue 2 | July 15 2009
ISSN: 1073-449X | eISSN: 1535-4970
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EDITORIAL

Does Low Birth Weight Confer a Lifelong Respiratory Disadvantage?
Anne Greenough
pp. 107–108
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PRO/CON EDITORIALS

Pro: The Evidence for a Causal Role of Dust Mites in Asthma
Thomas A. E. Platts-Mills, Elizabeth A. Erwin, Peter W. Heymann, and Judith A. Woodfolk
pp. 109–113
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Con: House Dust Mites in Atopic Diseases
Leena von Hertzen and Tari Haahtela
pp. 113–119
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Rebuttal from Dr. Platts-Mills and Colleagues
Thomas A. E. Platts-Mills, Elizabeth A. Erwin, Peter W. Heymann, and Judith A. Woodfolk
pp. 119–120
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Rebuttal from Drs. von Hertzen and Haahtela
Leena von Hertzen and Tari Haahtela
pp. 120–121
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A. Asthma and Allergy

Induction of Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition in Primary Airway Epithelial Cells from Patients with Asthma by Transforming Growth Factor-β1
Tillie-Louise Hackett, Stephanie Mary Warner, Dorota Stefanowicz, Furquan Shaheen, Dmitri V. Pechkovsky, Lynne A. Murray, Rochelle Argentieri, Anthony Kicic, Stephen M. Stick, Tony R. Bai, and Darryl A. Knight
pp. 122–133
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B. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Cognitive Decline among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
William W. Hung, Juan P. Wisnivesky, Albert L. Siu, and Joseph S. Ross
pp. 134–137
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C. Cystic Fibrosis

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Microevolution during Cystic Fibrosis Lung Infection Establishes Clones with Adapted Virulence
Alessandra Bragonzi, Moira Paroni, Alessandro Nonis, Nina Cramer, Sara Montanari, Joanna Rejman, Clelia Di Serio, Gerd Döring, and Burkhard Tümmler
pp. 138–145
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Lung Disease at Diagnosis in Infants with Cystic Fibrosis Detected by Newborn Screening
Peter D. Sly, Siobhain Brennan, Catherine Gangell, Nicholas de Klerk, Conor Murray, Lauren Mott, Stephen M. Stick, Philip J. Robinson, Colin F. Robertson, and Sarath C. Ranganathan; on behalf of the Australian Respiratory Early Surveillance Team for Cystic Fibrosis (AREST-CF)
pp. 146–152
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Effect of Systemic Inflammation on Inspiratory and Limb Muscle Strength and Bulk in Cystic Fibrosis
Valérie Dufresne, Christiane Knoop, Alain Van Muylem, Anne Malfroot, Michel Lamotte, Christian Opdekamp, Gaël Deboeck, Marie Cassart, Bernard Stallenberg, Georges Casimir, Jean Duchateau, and Marc Estenne
pp. 153–158
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Human Neutrophil Peptides and Phagocytic Deficiency in Bronchiectatic Lungs
Stefanos Voglis, Kieran Quinn, Elizabeth Tullis, Mingyao Liu, Melanie Henriques, Celia Zubrinich, Oscar Peñuelas, Holman Chan, Frances Silverman, Vera Cherepanov, Neil Orzech, Aye Aye Khine, André Cantin, Arthur S. Slutsky, Gregory P. Downey, and Haibo Zhang
pp. 159–166
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D. Interstitial Lung Disease

Gene Expression Profiles of Acute Exacerbations of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Kazuhisa Konishi, Kevin F. Gibson, Kathleen O. Lindell, Thomas J. Richards, Yingze Zhang, Rajiv Dhir, Michelle Bisceglia, Sebastien Gilbert, Samuel A. Yousem, Jin Woo Song, Dong Soon Kim, and Naftali Kaminski
pp. 167–175
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E. Pediatrics and Lung Development

Low Birth Weight and Respiratory Disease in Adulthood
Eric C. Walter, William J. Ehlenbach, David L. Hotchkin, Jason W. Chien, and Thomas D. Koepsell
pp. 176–180
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F. Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Reduced Surface Tension Normalizes Static Lung Mechanics in a Rodent Chronic Heart Failure Model
Dani-Louise Dixon, Carmine G. De Pasquale, Hilde R. De Smet, Sonja Klebe, Sandra Orgeig, and Andrew D. Bersten
pp. 181–187
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CORRESPONDENCE

Endothelial Function in COPD
Claudio Pedone, Leo Moro, and Raffaele Antonelli-Incalzi
p. 188
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Endothelial Function in COPD
Arschang Valipour and Otto Chris Burghuber
pp. 188–189
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Improved Vitamin D Status Despite Allocation to Placebo in a Tuberculosis Treatment Trial: Contamination Bias?
Adrian R. Martineau, Christopher J. Griffiths, and Geoffrey E. Packe
p. 189
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Improved Vitamin D Status Despite Allocation to Placebo in a Tuberculosis Treatment Trial: Contamination Bias?
Christian Wejse, Victor F. Gomes, Per Gustafson, Peter Aaby, Ida M. Lisse, Paul L. Andersen, and Morten Sodemann
pp. 189–190
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Long-term Weight Loss and Maintenance in Morbidly Obese Individuals with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Enrico M. Clini, Daniela Lugli, Francesco Prato, and Ernesto Crisafulli
pp. 190–191
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Long-term Weight Loss and Maintenance in Morbidly Obese Individuals with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Henri Tuomilehto, Juha Seppä, Helena Gylling, and Matti Uusitupa
p. 191
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Does Itraconazole Improve Quality of Life in Severe Asthma with Fungal Sensitization?
Nayer Khazeni and Joseph E. Levitt
pp. 191–192
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Does Itraconazole Improve Quality of Life in Severe Asthma with Fungal Sensitization?
David W. Denning and Julie A. Morris
p. 192
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Visceral Obesity and Different Phenotypes of COPD
Filippo Luca Fimognari, Simone Scarlata, Ruggero Pastorelli, and Raffaele Antonelli-Incalzi
pp. 192–193
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Visceral Obesity and Different Phenotypes of COPD
Nathalie Leone and Mahmoud Zureik
p. 193
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