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Review Articles
Involvement of type II pneumocytes in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 21 July 2010 Chun-zhen Zhao, Xiao-cong Fang, Diane Wang, Fa-di Tang, Xiang-dong Wang pages 1391-1395 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (220 KB)
Short-course fluoroquinolone therapy in exacerbations of chronic bronchitis and COPD, 28 June 2010 Antonio Anzueto, Marc Miravitlles pages 1396-1403 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (264 KB)
Original Articles
Asthma and Allergy
Mediators of inflammation in nasal lavage from aspirin intolerant patients after aspirin challenge, 10 May 2010 Maciej Kupczyk, Zofia Kurmanowska, Izabela Kupryś-Lipińska, Małgorzata Bocheńska-Marciniak, Piotr Kuna pages 1404-1409 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (238 KB)
Italian real-life experience of omalizumab, 19 May 2010 M. Cazzola, G. Camiciottoli, M. Bonavia, C. Gulotta, A. Ravazzi, A. Alessandrini, M.F. Caiaffa, A. Berra, P. Schino, P.L. Di Napoli, R. Maselli, G. Pelaia, E. Bucchioni, P.L. Paggiaro, L. Macchia pages 1410-1416 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (399 KB)
Acute additive effect of montelukast and beclomethasone on AMP induced bronchoconstriction, 17 May 2010 Claudio Mastruzzo, Maria Rita Contrafatto, Claudia Crimi, Filippo Palermo, Carlo Vancheri, Nunzio Crimi pages 1417-1424 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (450 KB)
Montelukast added to fluticasone propionate does not alter inflammation or outcomes, 16 August 2010 Ratko Djukanović, Susan J. Wilson, Wendy C. Moore, Steven M. Koenig, Michel Laviolette, Eugene R. Bleecker, W. Bruce Davis, Dennis E. Doherty, Ronald Olivenstein, Elliott Israel, Mani S. Kavuru, Eric Kleerup, Donna S. Reilly, Steven W. Yancey, Lisa D. Edwards, John L. Stauffer, Paul M. Dorinsky, Nizar N. Jarjour pages 1425-1435 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (403 KB)
Increases in airway eosinophilia and a th1 cytokine during the chronic asymptomatic phase of asthma, 16 August 2010 Chang Keun Kim, Jungi Choi, Zak Callaway, Koji Iijima, Gerald Volcheck, Hirohito Kita pages 1436-1443 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (450 KB)
Bronchiectasis/Cystic Fibrosis
Resting respiratory variables and exercise capacity in adult patients with cystic fibrosis, 02 July 2010 G. Perpati, S. Nanas, E. Pouliou, V. Dionyssopoulou, E. Stefanatou, E. Armeniakou, A. Papamichalopoulos, Ch. Roussos pages 1444-1449 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (215 KB)
COPD
Budesonide added to formoterol contributes to improved exercise tolerance in patients with COPD, 09 August 2010 Heinrich Worth, Karin Förster, Göran Eriksson, Ulf Nihlén, Stefan Peterson, Helgo Magnussen pages 1450-1459 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (622 KB) | Add-Ons
A one-year trial of tiotropium Respimat® plus usual therapy in COPD patients, 12 July 2010 E.D. Bateman, D. Tashkin, N. Siafakas, R. Dahl, L. Towse, D. Massey, D. Pavia, N.S. Zhong pages 1460-1472 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (268 KB)
Generic, symptom based, exercise rehabilitation; integrating patients with COPD and heart failure, 23 July 2010 R.A. Evans, S.J. Singh, R. Collier, I. Loke, M.C. Steiner, M.D.L. Morgan pages 1473-1481 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (352 KB)
Sustained 24-h efficacy of NVA237, a once-daily long-acting muscarinic antagonist, in COPD patients, 14 June 2010 C. Verkindre, Y. Fukuchi, A. Flémale, A. Takeda, T. Overend, N. Prasad, M. Dolker pages 1482-1489 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (447 KB)
Energy expenditure and impact of bronchodilators in COPD patients, 14 May 2010 Mario Cazzola, Andrea Segreti, Emanuele Stirpe, Massimiliano Appodia, Lucia Senis, Maria G. Matera pages 1490-1494 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (182 KB)
Effect of tiotropium in men and women with COPD: Results of the 4-year UPLIFT® trial, 26 April 2010 Donald Tashkin, Bartolome Celli, Steven Kesten, Ted Lystig, Marc Decramer pages 1495-1504 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (373 KB)
Critical Care
A proposal of a new model for long-term weaning: Respiratory intensive care unit and weaning center, 14 June 2010 Nicoletta Carpenè, Guido Vagheggini, Eugenia Panait, Luciano Gabbrielli, Nicolino Ambrosino pages 1505-1511 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (182 KB)
Environmental & Occupational Lung Disease
Effects of ambient air pollution on lung function growth in Chinese schoolchildren, 17 May 2010 Qi-Qiang He, Tze Wai Wong, Lin Du, Zhuo-Qin Jiang, Yang Gao, Hong Qiu, Wei-Jia Liu, Jia-Gang Wu, Andromeda Wong, Tak-Sun Ignatius Yu pages 1512-1520 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (252 KB)
Interstitial Lung Disease
Clinical analysis of patients with pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis (PLAM) in mainland China, 07 June 2010 Ling Ye, Meiling Jin, Chunxue Bai pages 1521-1526 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (213 KB) | Add-Ons
Distinct prognosis of idiopathic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) fulfilling criteria for undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD), 19 May 2010 Takafumi Suda, Masato Kono, Yutaro Nakamura, Noriyuki Enomoto, Yusuke Kaida, Tomoyuki Fujisawa, Shiro Imokawa, Kazumasa Yasuda, Hideo Hashizume, Koushi Yokomura, Mikio Toyoshima, Naoki Koshimizu, Hideki Suganuma, Toshihiro Shirai, Dai Hashimoto, Naoki Inui, Thomas V. Colby, Kingo Chida pages 1527-1534 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (177 KB)
Investigation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM MSCs) involvement in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), 19 May 2010 Katerina M. Antoniou, Helen A. Papadaki, Giannoula Soufla, Maria Christina Kastrinaki, Athina Damianaki, Helen Koutala, Demetrios A. Spandidos, Nikolaos M. Siafakas pages 1535-1542 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (517 KB)
Lung Cancer and Oncologic Disorders
Spontaneous regression of thoracic malignancies, 26 May 2010 Toshita Kumar, Nick Patel, Arunabh Talwar pages 1543-1550 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (346 KB)
Pulmonary Infections
Limited usefulness of QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube® for monitoring anti-tuberculosis therapy, 10 June 2010 Marialuisa Bocchino, Patrizia Chairadonna, Alessandro Matarese, Dario Bruzzese, Mariella Salvatores, Mirella Tronci, Emilio Moscariello, Domenico Galati, Mario G. Alma, Alessandro Sanduzzi, Alfonso M. Altieri pages 1551-1556 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (146 KB)
Pulmonary Vascular Disease
Effects of interval exercise training on respiratory drive in patients with chronic heart failure, 22 July 2010 Athanasios Tasoulis, Ourania Papazachou, Stavros Dimopoulos, Vasiliki Gerovasili, Eleftherios Karatzanos, Theodoros Kyprianou, Stavros Drakos, Maria Anastasiou-Nana, Charis Roussos, Serafim Nanas pages 1557-1565 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (321 KB)
Sleep
Is there an alternative to pre-flight hypoxic challenge testing in scoliotic patients?, 07 June 2010 Debrata Bandyopadhyay, Nicholas S. Oscroft, John M. Shneerson, Ian E. Smith pages 1566-1570 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (195 KB)
Continuous positive airway pressure therapy improves arterial elasticity in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, 31 May 2010 Salih Eryılmaz, Ali Aydinlar, Tunay Senturk, Ahmet Ursavas, Aysel Aydın Kaderli, Bülent Özdemir pages 1571-1576 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (322 KB)
Short Communication
Unified disease, unified management: Treating allergic rhinitis and asthma with nasally inhaled corticosteroid, 16 July 2010 Cláudia Ribeiro de Andrade, José Miguel Chatkin, Jussara Fiterman, Noris Scaglia, Paulo Augusto Camargos pages 1577-1580 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (118 KB)
Letter to the Editor
CRP: Body composition and other factors, 07 June 2010 Viroj Wiwanitkit page 1581 Full Text | Full-Text PDF (87 KB)
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