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Volume 10(1);  2009
Commentaries
Marketing data: Has the rise of impact factor led to the fall of objective language in the scientific article?
Véronique J Fraser and James G Martin
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 35. Published online 2009 May 11. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-35.
PMCID: PMC2685417
Reporting and evaluating genetic association studies
Stephen P Peters
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 109. Published online 2009 November 12. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-109.
PMCID: PMC2780405
Reviews
EAACI position paper on occupational rhinitis
Gianna Moscato, Olivier Vandenplas, Roy Gerth Van Wijk, Jean-Luc Malo, Luca Perfetti, Santiago Quirce, Jolanta Walusiak, Roberto Castano, Gianni Pala, Denyse Gautrin, Hans De Groot, Ilenia Folletti, Mona Rita Yacoub, and Andrea Siracusa
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 16. Published online 2009 March 3. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-16.
PMCID: PMC2654869
Mechanisms of the noxious inflammatory cycle in cystic fibrosis
Mathilde Rottner, Jean-Marie Freyssinet, and M Carmen Martínez
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 23. Published online 2009 March 13. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-23.
PMCID: PMC2660284
Systems biology coupled with label-free high-throughput detection as a novel approach for diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Joanna L Richens, Richard A Urbanowicz, Elizabeth AM Lunt, Rebecca Metcalf, Jonathan Corne, Lucy Fairclough, and Paul O'Shea
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 29. Published online 2009 April 22. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-29.
PMCID: PMC2678087
Diet and asthma: looking back, moving forward
June-Ho Kim, Philippa E Ellwood, and M Innes Asher
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 49. Published online 2009 June 12. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-49.
PMCID: PMC2703624
Alveolar hypoxia, alveolar macrophages, and systemic inflammation
Jie Chao, John G Wood, and Norberto C Gonzalez
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 54. Published online 2009 June 22. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-54.
PMCID: PMC2705912
Does unrestrained single-chamber plethysmography provide a valid assessment of airway responsiveness in allergic BALB/c mice?
Qingling Zhang, Kefang Lai, Jiaxing Xie, Guoqin Chen, and Nanshan Zhong
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 61. Published online 2009 July 3. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-61.
PMCID: PMC2719610
Endothelial cells and pulmonary arterial hypertension: apoptosis, proliferation, interaction and transdifferentiation
Seiichiro Sakao, Koichiro Tatsumi, and Norbert F Voelkel
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 95. Published online 2009 October 13. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-95.
PMCID: PMC2768704
Research
BODE index versus GOLD classification for explaining anxious and depressive symptoms in patients with COPD – a cross-sectional study
Georg-Christian Funk, Kathrin Kirchheiner, Otto Chris Burghuber, and Sylvia Hartl
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 1. Published online 2009 January 9. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-1.
PMCID: PMC2626579
Transcriptome profiling of primary murine monocytes, lung macrophages and lung dendritic cells reveals a distinct expression of genes involved in cell trafficking
Zbigniew Zasłona, Jochen Wilhelm, Lidija Cakarova, Leigh M Marsh, Werner Seeger, Jürgen Lohmeyer, and Werner von Wulffen
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 2. Published online 2009 January 16. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-2.
PMCID: PMC2639356
Nitric oxide gas phase release in human small airway epithelial cells
Jingjing Jiang, Nikita Malavia, Vinod Suresh, and Steven C George
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 3. Published online 2009 January 19. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-3.
PMCID: PMC2633284
Comparison of mannitol and methacholine to predict exercise-induced bronchoconstriction and a clinical diagnosis of asthma
Sandra D Anderson, Brett Charlton, John M Weiler, Sara Nichols, Sheldon L Spector, David S Pearlman, and A305 Study Group
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 4. Published online 2009 January 23. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-4.
PMCID: PMC2644668
Impact of interleukin-6 on hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension and lung inflammation in mice
Laurent Savale, Ly Tu, Dominique Rideau, Mohamed Izziki, Bernard Maitre, Serge Adnot, and Saadia Eddahibi
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 6. Published online 2009 January 27. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-6.
PMCID: PMC2644669
Exercise intolerance and systemic manifestations of pulmonary emphysema in a mouse model
Lars Lüthje, Tobias Raupach, Hellmuth Michels, Bernhard Unsöld, Gerd Hasenfuss, Harald Kögler, and Stefan Andreas
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 7. Published online 2009 January 28. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-7.
PMCID: PMC2644670
Calcitonin gene-related peptide stimulates proliferation of alveolar epithelial cells
Yukiko Kawanami, Yasuo Morimoto, Heungnam Kim, Takehiro Nakamura, Kazuhiko Machida, Takashi Kido, Etsuko Asonuma, Kazuhiro Yatera, Chiharu Yoshii, and Masamitsu Kido
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 8. Published online 2009 February 3. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-8.
PMCID: PMC2651852
Mechanical compression attenuates normal human bronchial epithelial wound healing
Stephen P Arold, Nikita Malavia, and Steven C George
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 9. Published online 2009 February 12. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-9.
PMCID: PMC2672070
Pneumocystis murina colonization in immunocompetent surfactant protein A deficient mice following environmental exposure
Michael J Linke, Alan D Ashbaugh, Jeffery A Demland, and Peter D Walzer
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 10. Published online 2009 February 19. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-10.
PMCID: PMC2650685
Budesonide/formoterol as effective as prednisolone plus formoterol in acute exacerbations of COPD A double-blind, randomised, non-inferiority, parallel-group, multicentre study
Björn Ställberg, Olof Selroos, Claus Vogelmeier, Eva Andersson, Tommy Ekström, and Kjell Larsson
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 11. Published online 2009 February 19. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-11.
PMCID: PMC2653467
The effect of tiotropium therapy on markers of elastin degradation in COPD
Shuren Ma, Yong Y Lin, Lori Tartell, and Gerard M Turino
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 12. Published online 2009 February 25. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-12.
PMCID: PMC2682791
Activated mammalian target of rapamycin is associated with T regulatory cell insufficiency in nasal polyps
Geng Xu, Jiahong Xia, Xiaoyang Hua, Han Zhou, Chuanzhao Yu, Zheng Liu, Kemin Cai, Jianbo Shi, and Huabin Li
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 13. Published online 2009 February 27. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-13.
PMCID: PMC2651851
Down-regulation of the inhibitor of growth family member 4 (ING4) in different forms of pulmonary fibrosis
Argyris Tzouvelekis, Vassilis Aidinis, Vagelis Harokopos, Andreas Karameris, George Zacharis, Dimitrios Mikroulis, Fotios Konstantinou, Paschalis Steiropoulos, Ioannis Sotiriou, Marios Froudarakis, Ioannis Pneumatikos, Rodoula Tringidou, and Demosthenes Bouros
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 14. Published online 2009 February 27. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-14.
PMCID: PMC2662808
Diagnosing asthma in general practice with portable exhaled nitric oxide measurement – results of a prospective diagnostic study
Antonius Schneider, Lisa Tilemann, Tjard Schermer, Lena Gindner, Gunter Laux, Joachim Szecsenyi, and Franz Joachim Meyer
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 15. Published online 2009 March 3. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-15.
PMCID: PMC2660901
Hypoxia regulates human lung fibroblast proliferation via p53-dependent and -independent pathways
Shiro Mizuno, Herman J Bogaard, Norbert F Voelkel, Yukihiro Umeda, Maiko Kadowaki, Shingo Ameshima, Isamu Miyamori, and Takeshi Ishizaki
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 17. Published online 2009 March 6. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-17.
PMCID: PMC2663549
Synthetic RGDS peptide attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced pulmonary inflammation by inhibiting integrin signaled MAP kinase pathways
Changsuk Moon, Jeong Ran Han, Hyun-Jung Park, Jong Sik Hah, and Jihee Lee Kang
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 18. Published online 2009 March 9. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-18.
PMCID: PMC2666640
Early biomarkers and potential mediators of ventilation-induced lung injury in very preterm lambs
Megan J Wallace, Megan E Probyn, Valerie A Zahra, Kelly Crossley, Timothy J Cole, Peter G Davis, Colin J Morley, and Stuart B Hooper
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 19. Published online 2009 March 10. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-19.
PMCID: PMC2662809
Novel autoantigens immunogenic in COPD patients
Petra Leidinger, Andreas Keller, Sabrina Heisel, Nicole Ludwig, Stefanie Rheinheimer, Veronika Klein, Claudia Andres, Jürg Hamacher, Hanno Huwer, Bernhard Stephan, Ingo Stehle, Hans-Peter Lenhof, and Eckart Meese
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 20. Published online 2009 March 12. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-20.
PMCID: PMC2667165
Adam33 polymorphisms are associated with COPD and lung function in long-term tobacco smokers
Alireza Sadeghnejad, Jill A Ohar, Siqun L Zheng, David A Sterling, Gregory A Hawkins, Deborah A Meyers, and Eugene R Bleecker
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 21. Published online 2009 March 12. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-21.
PMCID: PMC2664793
Particles induce apical plasma membrane enlargement in epithelial lung cell line depending on particle surface area dose
Christina Brandenberger, Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser, Fabian Blank, Peter Gehr, and Christian Mühlfeld
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 22. Published online 2009 March 12. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-22.
PMCID: PMC2661036
Dysregulated apoptosis and NFκB expression in COPD subjects
Vanessa Brown, J Stuart Elborn, Judy Bradley, and Madeleine Ennis
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 24. Published online 2009 March 18. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-24.
PMCID: PMC2667166
Ascorbic acid pre-treated quartz stimulates TNF-α release in RAW 264.7 murine macrophages through ROS production and membrane lipid peroxidation
Sonia Scarfì, Mirko Magnone, Chiara Ferraris, Marina Pozzolini, Federica Benvenuto, Umberto Benatti, and Marco Giovine
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 25. Published online 2009 March 19. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-25.
PMCID: PMC2662810
Influence of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator on expression of lipid metabolism-related genes in dendritic cells
Yaqin Xu, Christine Tertilt, Anja Krause, Luis EN Quadri, Ronald G Crystal, and Stefan Worgall
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 26. Published online 2009 April 3. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-26.
PMCID: PMC2683168
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) isoform expression and activity in human and murine lung injury
Andrew RL Medford, Samantha K Douglas, Sofia IH Godinho, Kay M Uppington, Lynne Armstrong, Kathleen M Gillespie, Berendine van Zyl, Terry D Tetley, Nassif BN Ibrahim, and Ann B Millar
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 27. Published online 2009 April 9. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-27.
PMCID: PMC2674417
Exhaled nitric oxide in a population-based study of Southern California Schoolchildren
William S Linn, Edward B Rappaport, Kiros T Berhane, Tracy M Bastain, Edward L Avol, and Frank D Gilliland
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 28. Published online 2009 April 21. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-28.
PMCID: PMC2678086
Sildenafil attenuates pulmonary inflammation and fibrin deposition, mortality and right ventricular hypertrophy in neonatal hyperoxic lung injury
Yvonne P de Visser, Frans J Walther, El Houari Laghmani, Hester Boersma, Arnoud van der Laarse, and Gerry TM Wagenaar
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 30. Published online 2009 April 29. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-30.
PMCID: PMC2681457
Extracellular Hsp72, an endogenous DAMP, is released by virally infected airway epithelial cells and activates neutrophils via Toll-like receptor (TLR)-4
Derek S Wheeler, Margaret A Chase, Albert P Senft, Sue E Poynter, Hector R Wong, and Kristen Page
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 31. Published online 2009 April 30. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-31.
PMCID: PMC2679007
Simvastatin ameliorates established pulmonary hypertension through a heme oxygenase-1 dependent pathway in rats
Hsao-Hsun Hsu, Wen-Je Ko, Jo-Yu Hsu, Jin-Shing Chen, Yung-Chie Lee, I-Rue Lai, and Chau-Fong Chen
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 32. Published online 2009 May 2. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-32.
PMCID: PMC2681458
Macrophage CD74 contributes to MIF-induced pulmonary inflammation
Koichiro Takahashi, Kiyokazu Koga, Helena M Linge, Yinzhong Zhang, Xinchun Lin, Christine N Metz, Yousef Al-Abed, Kaie Ojamaa, and Edmund J Miller
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 33. Published online 2009 May 4. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-33.
PMCID: PMC2681459
Adult onset lung disease following transient disruption of fetal stretch-induced differentiation
Joseph J Hudak, Erin Killeen, Ashok Chandran, J Craig Cohen, and Janet E Larson
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 34. Published online 2009 May 6. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-34.
PMCID: PMC2685416
Silencing CD36 gene expression results in the inhibition of latent-TGF-β1 activation and suppression of silica-induced lung fibrosis in the rat
Xin Wang, Ying Chen, Lina Lv, and Jie Chen
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 36. Published online 2009 May 13. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-36.
PMCID: PMC2698900
Role of the tachykinin NK1 receptor in a murine model of cigarette smoke-induced pulmonary inflammation
Katelijne O De Swert, Ken R Bracke, Tine Demoor, Guy G Brusselle, and Guy F Joos
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 37. Published online 2009 May 15. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-37.
PMCID: PMC2689186
N-α-PGP and PGP, potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets for COPD
Philip O'Reilly, Patricia L Jackson, Brett Noerager, Suzanne Parker, Mark Dransfield, Amit Gaggar, and J Edwin Blalock
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 38. Published online 2009 May 18. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-38.
PMCID: PMC2693492
A multi-target antisense approach against PDE4 and PDE7 reduces smoke-induced lung inflammation in mice
Marylène Fortin, Hélène D'Anjou, Marie-Ève Higgins, Jasmine Gougeon, Paméla Aubé, Kamel Moktefi, Sonia Mouissi, Serge Séguin, Rosanne Séguin, Paolo M Renzi, Luc Paquet, and Nicolay Ferrari
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 39. Published online 2009 May 20. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-39.
PMCID: PMC2696437
Expression of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) in chronic idiopathic cough
Shaoping Xie, Patricia Macedo, Mark Hew, Christina Nassenstein, Kang-Yun Lee, and Kian Fan Chung
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 40. Published online 2009 May 22. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-40.
PMCID: PMC2688489
COPD phenotype description using principal components analysis
Kay Roy, Jacky Smith, Umme Kolsum, Zöe Borrill, Jørgen Vestbo, and Dave Singh
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 41. Published online 2009 May 29. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-41.
PMCID: PMC2698901
Altered expression of T cell Immunoglobulin-Mucin (TIM) molecules in bronchoalveolar lavage CD4+ T cells in sarcoidosis
Farah Idali, Jan Wahlström, Benita Dahlberg, Mohsen Khademi, Tomas Olsson, Anders Eklund, and Johan Grunewald
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 42. Published online 2009 May 29. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-42.
PMCID: PMC2694180
Long-term activation of TLR3 by Poly(I:C) induces inflammation and impairs lung function in mice
Nicole C Stowell, Jonathan Seideman, Holly A Raymond, Karen A Smalley, Roberta J Lamb, Devon D Egenolf, Peter J Bugelski, Lynne A Murray, Paul A Marsters, Rachel A Bunting, Richard A Flavell, Lena Alexopoulou, Lani R San Mateo, Don E Griswold, Robert T Sarisky, M Lamine Mbow, and Anuk M Das
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 43. Published online 2009 June 1. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-43.
PMCID: PMC2694181
Cyclic hydrostatic pressure and cotton particles stimulate synthesis by human lung macrophages of cytokines in vitro
Sarah Lewis, Dave Singh, and Carol E Evans
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 44. Published online 2009 June 2. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-44.
PMCID: PMC2708140
Impact of statins and ACE inhibitors on mortality after COPD exacerbations
Eric M Mortensen, Laurel A Copeland, Mary Jo V Pugh, Marcos I Restrepo, Rosa Malo de Molina, Brandy Nakashima, and Antonio Anzueto
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 45. Published online 2009 June 3. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-45.
PMCID: PMC2697974
Specific mediator inhibition by the NO donors SNP and NCX 2057 in the peripheral lung: implications for allergen-induced bronchoconstriction
Anna-Karin Larsson, Magnus Bäck, Jon O Lundberg, and Sven-Erik Dahlén
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 46. Published online 2009 June 4. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-46.
PMCID: PMC2696438
Cigarette smoke attenuates the production of cytokines by human plasmacytoid dendritic cells and enhances the release of IL-8 in response to TLR-9 stimulation
Esmaeil Mortaz, Zsofia Lazar, Leo Koenderman, Aletta D Kraneveld, Frans P Nijkamp, and Gert Folkerts
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 47. Published online 2009 June 10. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-47.
PMCID: PMC2701931
Inhaled steroid/tobacco smoke particle interactions: a new light on steroid resistance
Giovanni Invernizzi, Ario Ruprecht, Cinzia De Marco, Roberto Mazza, Gabriele Nicolini, and Roberto Boffi
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 48. Published online 2009 June 11. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-48.
PMCID: PMC2703623
Oxidative stress augments toll-like receptor 8 mediated neutrophilic responses in healthy subjects
Satoru Yanagisawa, Akira Koarai, Hisatoshi Sugiura, Tomohiro Ichikawa, Masae Kanda, Rie Tanaka, Keiichiro Akamatsu, Tsunahiko Hirano, Kazuto Matsunaga, Yoshiaki Minakata, and Masakazu Ichinose
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 50. Published online 2009 June 15. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-50.
PMCID: PMC2704194
Ag85B DNA vaccine suppresses airway inflammation in a murine model of asthma
Jian Wu, Jun Xu, Chuang Cai, Xinglin Gao, Li Li, and Nanshan Zhong
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 51. Published online 2009 June 16. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-51.
PMCID: PMC2713210
Control of allergic rhinitis and asthma test – a formal approach to the development of a measuring tool
Luis Nogueira-Silva, Sonia V Martins, Ricardo Cruz-Correia, Luis F Azevedo, Mario Morais-Almeida, António Bugalho-Almeida, Marianela Vaz, Altamiro Costa-Pereira, and Joao A Fonseca
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 52. Published online 2009 June 17. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-52.
PMCID: PMC2706215
Altered effector function of peripheral cytotoxic cells in COPD
Richard A Urbanowicz, Jonathan R Lamb, Ian Todd, Jonathan M Corne, and Lucy C Fairclough
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 53. Published online 2009 June 22. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-53.
PMCID: PMC2705911
Blockade of advanced glycation end product formation attenuates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in rats
Lei Chen, Tao Wang, Xun Wang, Bei-Bei Sun, Ji-Qiong Li, Dai-Shun Liu, Shang-Fu Zhang, Lin Liu, Dan Xu, Ya-Juan Chen, and Fu-Qiang Wen
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 55. Published online 2009 June 24. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-55.
PMCID: PMC2712463
Soy consumption and risk of COPD and respiratory symptoms: a case-control study in Japan
Fumi Hirayama, Andy H Lee, Colin W Binns, Yun Zhao, Tetsuo Hiramatsu, Yoshimasa Tanikawa, Koichi Nishimura, and Hiroyuki Taniguchi
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 56. Published online 2009 June 26. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-56.
PMCID: PMC2708141
Lymphocyte apoptosis in murine Pneumocystis pneumonia
Xin Shi, Nicole J LeCapitaine, Xiaowen L Rudner, Sanbao Ruan, and Judd E Shellito
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 57. Published online 2009 June 26. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-57.
PMCID: PMC2714500
Protection from pulmonary ischemia-reperfusion injury by adenosine A2A receptor activation
Ashish K Sharma, Joel Linden, Irving L Kron, and Victor E Laubach
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 58. Published online 2009 June 26. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-58.
PMCID: PMC2711962
Efficacy of salmeterol/fluticasone propionate by GOLD stage of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: analysis from the randomised, placebo-controlled TORCH study
Christine R Jenkins, Paul W Jones, Peter MA Calverley, Bartolome Celli, Julie A Anderson, Gary T Ferguson, Julie C Yates, Lisa R Willits, and Jörgen Vestbo
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 59. Published online 2009 June 30. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-59.
PMCID: PMC2714501
Mitogen-activated protein kinases and NFκB are involved in SP-A-enhanced responses of macrophages to mycobacteria
Joseph P Lopez, David J Vigerust, and Virginia L Shepherd
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 60. Published online 2009 July 1. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-60.
PMCID: PMC2717924
Arginine deficiency augments inflammatory mediator production by airway epithelial cells in vitro
Xiao-Yun Fan, Arjen van den Berg, Mieke Snoek, Laurens G van der Flier, Barbara Smids, Henk M Jansen, Rong-Yu Liu, and René Lutter
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 62. Published online 2009 July 3. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-62.
PMCID: PMC2714041
Macrorheology of cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease & normal sputum
David J Serisier, Mary P Carroll, Janis K Shute, and Simon A Young
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 63. Published online 2009 July 6. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-63.
PMCID: PMC2712464
Inflammatory parameters predict etiologic patterns but do not allow for individual prediction of etiology in patients with CAP – Results from the German competence network CAPNETZ
Stefan Krüger, Santiago Ewig, Jana Papassotiriou, Jan Kunde, Reinhard Marre, Heike von Baum, Norbert Suttor, Tobias Welte, and the CAPNETZ study group
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 65. Published online 2009 July 12. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-65.
PMCID: PMC2714042
Modulation of lung inflammation by vessel dilator in a mouse model of allergic asthma
Xiaoqin Wang, Weidong Xu, Xiaoyuan Kong, Dongqing Chen, Gary Hellermann, Terry A Ahlert, Joseph D Giaimo, Stephania A Cormier, Xu Li, Richard F Lockey, Subhra Mohapatra, and Shyam S Mohapatra
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 66. Published online 2009 July 17. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-66.
PMCID: PMC2716304
Importin-13 genetic variation is associated with improved airway responsiveness in childhood asthma
Benjamin A Raby, Kristel Van Steen, Jessica Lasky-Su, Kelan Tantisira, Feige Kaplan, and Scott T Weiss
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 67. Published online 2009 July 20. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-67.
PMCID: PMC2724419
Candida soluble cell wall β-glucan facilitates ovalbumin-induced allergic airway inflammation in mice: Possible role of antigen-presenting cells
Ken-ichiro Inoue, Hirohisa Takano, Eiko Koike, Rie Yanagisawa, Toshio Oda, Hiroshi Tamura, Yoshiyuki Adachi, Ken-ichi Ishibashi, and Naohito Ohno
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 68. Published online 2009 July 21. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-68.
PMCID: PMC2731726
Concomitant therapy with Cineole (Eucalyptole) reduces exacerbations in COPD: A placebo-controlled double-blind trial
Heinrich Worth, Christian Schacher, and Uwe Dethlefsen
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 69. Published online 2009 July 22. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-69.
PMCID: PMC2720945
Allergic lung inflammation alters neither susceptibility to Streptococcus pneumoniae infection nor inducibility of innate resistance in mice
Cecilia G Clement, Michael J Tuvim, Christopher M Evans, Daniel M Tuvin, Burton F Dickey, and Scott E Evans
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 70. Published online 2009 July 27. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-70.
PMCID: PMC2724420
Responses of FEV6, FVC, and FET to inhaled bronchodilator in the adult general population
Annette Kainu, Ari Lindqvist, Seppo Sarna, Bo Lundbäck, and Anssi Sovijärvi
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 71. Published online 2009 July 28. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-71.
PMCID: PMC2729739
MMP/TIMP expression profiles in distinct lung disease models: implications for possible future therapies
Sissie Wong, Maria G Belvisi, and Mark A Birrell
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 72. Published online 2009 August 3. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-72.
PMCID: PMC2728516
Level and course of FEV1 in relation to polymorphisms in NFE2L2 and KEAP1 in the general population
Mateusz Siedlinski, Dirkje S Postma, Jolanda MA Boer, Gerrit van der Steege, Jan P Schouten, Henriette A Smit, and H Marike Boezen
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 73. Published online 2009 August 11. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-73.
PMCID: PMC2738671
Corticomotor control of the genioglossus in awake OSAS patients: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study
Frédéric Sériès, Wei Wang, and Thomas Similowski
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 74. Published online 2009 August 13. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-74.
PMCID: PMC2738672
Exploring the optimum approach to the use of CT densitometry in a randomised placebo-controlled study of augmentation therapy in alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency
David G Parr, Asger Dirksen, Eeva Piitulainen, Chunqin Deng, Marion Wencker, and Robert A Stockley
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 75. Published online 2009 August 13. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-75.
PMCID: PMC2740846
The angiogenic factor midkine is regulated by dexamethasone and retinoic acid during alveolarization and in alveolar epithelial cells
Huayan Zhang, Samuel J Garber, Zheng Cui, Joseph P Foley, Gopi S Mohan, Minesh Jobanputra, Feige Kaplan, Neil B Sweezey, Linda W Gonzales, and Rashmin C Savani
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 77. Published online 2009 August 21. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-77.
PMCID: PMC2739515
Comparison of exhaled breath condensate pH using two commercially available devices in healthy controls, asthma and COPD patients
Rembert Koczulla, Silvano Dragonieri, Robert Schot, Robert Bals, Stefanie A Gauw, Claus Vogelmeier, Klaus F Rabe, Peter J Sterk, and Pieter S Hiemstra
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 78. Published online 2009 August 24. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-78.
PMCID: PMC2747836
Effects of intratracheal administration of nuclear factor-kappaB decoy oligodeoxynucleotides on long-term cigarette smoke-induced lung inflammation and pathology in mice
Yu-Tao Li, Bei He, Yu-Zhu Wang, and Jing Wang
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 79. Published online 2009 August 25. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-79.
PMCID: PMC2751757
Macrophage derived chemokine (CCL22), thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (CCL17), and CCR4 in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Yurika Yogo, Seitaro Fujishima, Takashi Inoue, Fumitake Saito, Takayuki Shiomi, Kazuhiro Yamaguchi, and Akitoshi Ishizaka
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 80. Published online 2009 August 29. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-80.
PMCID: PMC2741459
Expression profiling identifies genes involved in emphysema severity
Santiyagu M Savarimuthu Francis, Jill E Larsen, Sandra J Pavey, Rayleen V Bowman, Nicholas K Hayward, Kwun M Fong, and Ian A Yang
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 81. Published online 2009 September 2. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-81.
PMCID: PMC2746189
The mode of lymphoblastoid cell death in response to gas phase cigarette smoke is dose-dependent
Nadia D Sdralia, Alexandra L Patmanidi, Athanassios D Velentzas, Loukas H Margaritis, George E Baltatzis, Dimitris G Hatzinikolaou, and Anastasia Stavridou
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 82. Published online 2009 September 10. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-82.
PMCID: PMC2753584
Inflammatory cytokines, goblet cell hyperplasia and altered lung mechanics in Lgl1+/- mice
Jie Lan, Leslie Ribeiro, Isabel Mandeville, Katia Nadeau, Tim Bao, Salomon Cornejo, Neil B Sweezey, and Feige Kaplan
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 83. Published online 2009 September 21. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-83.
PMCID: PMC2760518
Intratracheal synthetic CpG oligodeoxynucleotide causes acute lung injury with systemic inflammatory response
Sadatomo Tasaka, Hirofumi Kamata, Keisuke Miyamoto, Yasushi Nakano, Hiromi Shinoda, Yoshifumi Kimizuka, Hiroshi Fujiwara, Naoki Hasegawa, Seitaro Fujishima, Taku Miyasho, and Akitoshi Ishizaka
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 84. Published online 2009 September 23. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-84.
PMCID: PMC2761862
Systemic T-helper and T-regulatory cell type cytokine responses in rhinovirus vs. respiratory syncytial virus induced early wheezing: an observational study
Tuomas Jartti, Maria Paul-Anttila, Pasi Lehtinen, Vilhelmiina Parikka, Tytti Vuorinen, Olli Simell, and Olli Ruuskanen
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 85. Published online 2009 September 25. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-85.
PMCID: PMC2762974
Gene promoter methylation assayed in exhaled breath, with differences in smokers and lung cancer patients
Weiguo Han, Tao Wang, Andrew A Reilly, Steven M Keller, and Simon D Spivack
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 86. Published online 2009 September 25. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-86.
PMCID: PMC2759916
Truncating and missense BMPR2 mutations differentially affect the severity of heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension
Eric D Austin, John A Phillips, Joy D Cogan, Rizwan Hamid, Chang Yu, Krista C Stanton, Charles A Phillips, Lisa A Wheeler, Ivan M Robbins, John H Newman, and James E Loyd
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 87. Published online 2009 September 28. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-87.
PMCID: PMC2762975
PKA and Epac cooperate to augment bradykinin-induced interleukin-8 release from human airway smooth muscle cells
Sara S Roscioni, Loes EM Kistemaker, Mark H Menzen, Carolina RS Elzinga, Reinoud Gosens, Andrew J Halayko, Herman Meurs, and Martina Schmidt
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 88. Published online 2009 September 29. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-88.
PMCID: PMC2764632
Anti-inflammatory effects of antibacterials on human bronchial epithelial cells
Gregor S Zimmermann, Claus Neurohr, Heidrun Villena-Hermoza, Rudolf Hatz, and Juergen Behr
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 89. Published online 2009 September 29. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-89.
PMCID: PMC2764633
The effect of titanium dioxide nanoparticles on pulmonary surfactant function and ultrastructure
Carsten Schleh, Christian Mühlfeld, Karin Pulskamp, Andreas Schmiedl, Matthias Nassimi, Hans D Lauenstein, Armin Braun, Norbert Krug, Veit J Erpenbeck, and Jens M Hohlfeld
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 90. Published online 2009 September 30. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-90.
PMCID: PMC2765946
Ethyl pyruvate reduces mortality in an endotoxin-induced severe acute lung injury mouse model
Guan-Hong Shang, Dian-Jie Lin, Wei Xiao, Chong-Qi Jia, Yu Li, Ai-Hua Wang, and Liang Dong
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 91. Published online 2009 October 2. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-91.
PMCID: PMC2768703
Global gene expression patterns in the post-pneumonectomy lung of adult mice
Julia A Paxson, Christopher D Parkin, Lakshmanan K Iyer, Melissa R Mazan, Edward P Ingenito, and Andrew M Hoffman
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 92. Published online 2009 October 5. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-92.
PMCID: PMC2770038
GITR signaling potentiates airway hyperresponsiveness by enhancing Th2 cell activity in a mouse model of asthma
Alexandre C Motta, Joost LM Vissers, Renée Gras, Betty CAM Van Esch, Antoon JM Van Oosterhout, and Martijn C Nawijn
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 93. Published online 2009 October 7. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-93.
PMCID: PMC2767348
West Sweden Asthma Study: Prevalence trends over the last 18 years argues no recent increase in asthma
Jan Lötvall, Linda Ekerljung, Erik P Rönmark, Göran Wennergren, Anders Lindén, Eva Rönmark, Kjell Torén, and Bo Lundbäck
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 94. Published online 2009 October 12. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-94.
PMCID: PMC2772988
Differential effects of cytokines and corticosteroids on Toll-like receptor 2 expression and activity in human airway epithelia
Audra A Winder, Christine Wohlford-Lenane, Todd E Scheetz, Brie N Nardy, Lori J Manzel, Dwight C Look, and Paul B McCray, Jr
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 96. Published online 2009 October 16. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-96.
PMCID: PMC2772856
Expression of endothelia and lymphocyte adhesion molecules in bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue (BALT) in adult human lung
Nakaaki Kawamata, Baohui Xu, Hiroo Nishijima, Kohji Aoyama, Mayumi Kusumoto, Toru Takeuchi, Chuwa Tei, Sara A Michie, and Takami Matsuyama
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 97. Published online 2009 October 22. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-97.
PMCID: PMC2772857
Asthma and genes encoding components of the vitamin D pathway
Yohan Bossé, Mathieu Lemire, Audrey H Poon, Denise Daley, Jian-Qing He, Andrew Sandford, John H White, Alan L James, Arthur William Musk, Lyle J Palmer, Benjamin A Raby, Scott T Weiss, Anita L Kozyrskyj, Allan Becker, Thomas J Hudson, and Catherine Laprise
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 98. Published online 2009 October 24. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-98.
PMCID: PMC2779188
Successful establishment of primary small airway cell cultures in human lung transplantation
Balarka Banerjee, Anthony Kicic, Michael Musk, Erika N Sutanto, Stephen M Stick, and Daniel C Chambers
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 99. Published online 2009 October 26. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-99.
PMCID: PMC2774672
TGF-β1 induced epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) in human bronchial epithelial cells is enhanced by IL-1β but not abrogated by corticosteroids
Astrid M Doerner and Bruce L Zuraw
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 100. Published online 2009 October 27. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-100.
PMCID: PMC2774671
Lung function in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis - extended analyses of the IFIGENIA trial
Jürgen Behr, Maurits Demedts, Roland Buhl, Ulrich Costabel, Richard PN Dekhuijzen, Henk M Jansen, William MacNee, Michiel Thomeer, Benoit Wallaert, Francois Laurent, Andrew G Nicholson, Eric K Verbeken, Johny Verschakelen, CDR Flower, Stefano Petruzzelli, Paul De Vuyst, JMM van den Bosch, Eulogio Rodriguez-Becerra, Ida Lankhorst, Marco Sardina, Gabrielle Boissard, and the Ifigenia study group*
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 101. Published online 2009 October 27. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-101.
PMCID: PMC2774307
Influenza H5N1 virus infection of polarized human alveolar epithelial cells and lung microvascular endothelial cells
Michael CW Chan, Renee WY Chan, Wendy CL Yu, Carol CC Ho, WH Chui, CK Lo, Kit M Yuen, Yi Guan, John M Nicholls, and JS Malik Peiris
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 102. Published online 2009 October 30. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-102.
PMCID: PMC2780994
Fibrocytes are associated with vascular and parenchymal remodelling in patients with obliterative bronchiolitis
Annika Andersson-Sjöland, Jonas S Erjefält, Leif Bjermer, Leif Eriksson, and Gunilla Westergren-Thorsson
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 103. Published online 2009 October 30. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-103.
PMCID: PMC2774308
The bioavailability and airway clearance of the steroid component of budesonide/formoterol and salmeterol/fluticasone after inhaled administration in patients with COPD and healthy subjects: a randomized controlled trial
Chris Dalby, Tomasz Polanowski, Thomas Larsson, Lars Borgström, Staffan Edsbäcker, and Tim W Harrison
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 104. Published online 2009 October 31. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-104.
PMCID: PMC2780403
Generation of lung epithelial-like tissue from human embryonic stem cells
Lindsey Van Haute, Gert De Block, Inge Liebaers, Karen Sermon, and Martine De Rycke
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 105. Published online 2009 November 5. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-105.
PMCID: PMC2777141
Long-term gas exchange characteristics as markers of deterioration in patients with cystic fibrosis
Richard Kraemer, Philipp Latzin, Isabelle Pramana, Pietro Ballinari, Sabina Gallati, and Urs Frey
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 106. Published online 2009 November 12. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-106.
PMCID: PMC2780404
Increased levels of (class switched) memory B cells in peripheral blood of current smokers
Corry-Anke Brandsma, Machteld N Hylkema, Marie Geerlings, Wouter H van Geffen, Dirkje S Postma, Wim Timens, and Huib AM Kerstjens
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 108. Published online 2009 November 12. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-108.
PMCID: PMC2779187
Nitric oxide synthases in infants and children with pulmonary hypertension and congenital heart disease
Thomas Hoehn, Brigitte Stiller, Allan R McPhaden, and Roger M Wadsworth
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 110. Published online 2009 November 13. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-110.
PMCID: PMC2780406
Correction
'Diagnosing Asthma in General Practice with Portable Exhaled Nitric Oxide Measurement – Results of a Prospective Diagnostic Study: FENO ≤ 16 ppb better than FENO ≤ 12 ppb to rule out mild and moderate to severe asthma
Antonius Schneider, Lisa Tilemann, Tjard Schermer, Lena Gindner, Gunter Laux, Joachim Szecsenyi, and Franz Joachim Meyer
Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 64. Published online 2009 July 7. doi: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-64.
PMCID: PMC2713211
Corrects: Antonius Schneider, et al. Diagnosing asthma in general practice with portable exhaled nitric oxide measurement – results of a prospective diagnostic study. Respir Res. 2009; 10(1): 15.
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