Editorial:

J. C. Hogg and R. A. Pierce

Remodelling of peripheral lung tissue in COPD
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 913-914. [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. E. Orfanos and S. Zakynthinos

Heart biomarkers as prognostic tools for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a step forward by the fatty acid-binding protein
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 915-917. [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Borland

A place for T_L,NO with T_L,CO?
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 918-919. [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. R. Partridge

Patient-centred asthma education in the emergency department: the case in favour
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 920-921. [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Halimi and P. Chanez

Patient-centred asthma education in the emergency department: the case against
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 922-923. [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Kamel, C. Compton, R. Middelveld, T. Higenbottam, and S-E. Dahlén

The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI): a new opportunity for scientific collaboration between academia and industry at the European level
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 924-926. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Perspective:

S. Suissa, P. Ernst, K. L. Vandemheen, and S. D. Aaron

Methodological issues in therapeutic trials of COPD
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 927-933. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Bench to bedside: exhaled biomarkers:

P. P. Rosias, C. M. Robroeks, A. Kester, G. J. den Hartog, W. K. Wodzig, G. T. Rijkers, L. J. Zimmermann, C. P. van Schayck, Q. Jöbsis, and E. Dompeling

Biomarker reproducibility in exhaled breath condensate collected with different condensers
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 934-942. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. L. Bayley, H. Abusriwil, A. Ahmad, and R. A. Stockley

Validation of assays for inflammatory mediators in exhaled breath condensate
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 943-948. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. R. Esther, Jr, N. E. Alexis, M. L. Clas, E. R. Lazarowski, S. H. Donaldson, C. M. Pedrosa Ribeiro, C. G. Moore, S. D. Davis, and R. C. Boucher

Extracellular purines are biomarkers of neutrophilic airway inflammation
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 949-956. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online supplement]  

Original Articles: Respiratory cell biology:

W-H. Tsai, C-H. Shih, C-C. Lin, C-K. Ho, F-C. Hsu, and H-C. Hsu

Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 in the migration of differentiated leukaemic cells toward alveolar epithelial cells
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 957-962. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Paediatric allergy and wheeze:

C-M. Chen, V. Morgenstern, W. Bischof, O. Herbarth, M. Borte, H. Behrendt, U. Krämer, A. von Berg, D. Berdel, C. P. Bauer, S. Koletzko, H-E. Wichmann, J. Heinrich, and the Influences of Lifestyle Related Factors on the Human Immune System and Development of Allergies in Children (LISA) Study Group and the German Infant Nutrition Intervention Programme (GINI) Study Group

Dog ownership and contact during childhood and later allergy development
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 963-973. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. D. Spycher, M. Silverman, A. M. Brooke, C. E. Minder, and C. E. Kuehni

Distinguishing phenotypes of childhood wheeze and cough using latent class analysis
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 974-981. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online supplement]  

Original Articles: Asthma:

M. R. Sears, L-P. Boulet, M. Laviolette, J. M. Fitzgerald, T. R. Bai, A. Kaplan, N. Smiljanic-Georgijev, and J. S-M. Lee

Budesonide/formoterol maintenance and reliever therapy: impact on airway inflammation in asthma
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 982-989. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary data]  

S. Smith, C. Mitchell, and S. Bowler

Standard versus patient-centred asthma education in the emergency department: a randomised study
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 990-997. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: COPD:

P. N. Black, P. S. T. Ching, B. Beaumont, S. Ranasinghe, G. Taylor, and M. J. Merrilees

Changes in elastic fibres in the small airways and alveoli in COPD
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 998-1004. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. R. Gingo, L. J. Silveira, Y. E. Miller, A. L. Friedlander, G. P. Cosgrove, E. D. Chan, L. A. Maier, and R. P. Bowler

Tumour necrosis factor gene polymorphisms are associated with COPD
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 1005-1012. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online supplement]  

Original Articles: Chronic cough:

S. S. Birring, T. Fleming, S. Matos, A. A. Raj, D. H. Evans, and I. D. Pavord

The Leicester Cough Monitor: preliminary validation of an automated cough detection system in chronic cough
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 1013-1018. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Critical care:

S-M. Lin, T-Y. Lin, C-L. Chou, H-C. Chen, C-Y. Liu, C-H. Wang, H-C. Lin, C-T. Yu, K-Y. Lee, and H-P. Kuo

Metallic stent and flexible bronchoscopy without fluoroscopy for acute respiratory failure
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 1019-1023. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Pulmonary hypertension:

M. Lankeit, C. Dellas, A. Panzenböck, N. Skoro-Sajer, D. Bonderman, M. Olschewski, K. Schäfer, M. Puls, S. Konstantinides, and I. M. Lang

Heart-type fatty acid-binding protein for risk assessment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 1024-1029. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Interstitial lung disease:

Q. Ye, Y. Dalavanga, N. Poulakis, S. U. Sixt, J. Guzman, and U. Costabel

Decreased expression of haem oxygenase-1 by alveolar macrophages in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 1030-1036. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Bronchiolitis obliterans:

R. Vos, B. M. Vanaudenaerde, N. Geudens, L. J. Dupont, D. E. Van Raemdonck, and G. M. Verleden

Pseudomonal airway colonisation: risk factor for bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after lung transplantation?
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 1037-1045. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary data]  

Original Articles: Sleep-disordered breathing:

P. Faure, R. Tamisier, J-P. Baguet, A. Favier, S. Halimi, P. Lévy, and J-L. Pépin

Impairment of serum albumin antioxidant properties in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 1046-1053. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Theorell-Haglöw, C. Berne, C. Janson, and E. Lindberg

Obstructive sleep apnoea is associated with decreased insulin sensitivity in females
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 1054-1060. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Pneumonia:

S. Reyes, R. Martinez, J. M. Vallés, E. Cases, and R. Menendez

Determinants of hospital costs in community-acquired pneumonia
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 1061-1067. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Maimon, C. Nopmaneejumruslers, and T. K. Marras

Antibacterial class is not obviously important in outpatient pneumonia: a meta-analysis
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 1068-1076. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Tuberculosis:

C. Allix-Béguec, P. Supply, M. Wanlin, P. Bifani, and M. Fauville-Dufaux

Standardised PCR-based molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 1077-1084. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. C. Chang, C. C. Leung, W. W. Yew, and C. M. Tam

Supervised and induced sputum among patients with smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 1085-1090. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Innovative pulmonary function:

B. Aguilaniu, J. Maitre, S. Glénet, A. Gegout-Petit, and H. Guénard

European reference equations for CO and NO lung transfer
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 1091-1097. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Review:

A. Trajman, M. Pai, K. Dheda, R. van Zyl Smit, A. A. Zwerling, R. Joshi, S. Kalantri, P. Daley, and D. Menzies

Novel tests for diagnosing tuberculous pleural effusion: what works and what does not?
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 1098-1106. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Series: Hypoxia: ERS Lung Science Conference:

G. Zhou, L. A. Dada, and J. I. Sznajder

Regulation of alveolar epithelial function by hypoxia
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 1107-1113. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Series: Comprehensive management of end-stage COPD:

P. Albert and P. M. A. Calverley

Drugs (including oxygen) in severe COPD
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 1114-1124. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Study:

W. Baden, J. Schaefer, M. Kumpf, N. Tzaribachev, T. Pantalitschka, A. Koitschev, G. Ziemer, J. Fuchs, and M. Hofbeck

Comparison of imaging techniques in the diagnosis of bridging bronchus
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 1125-1131. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Strassburg, C. Jafari, M. Ernst, W. Lotz, and C. Lange

Rapid diagnosis of pulmonary TB by BAL enzyme-linked immunospot assay in an immunocompromised host
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 1132-1135. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:

M. L. Duiverman, F. M. Struik, and P. J. Wijkstra

Noninvasive ventilation in severe stable COPD: is it effective, and if so, in what way?
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 1136-1137. [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. A. Kolodziej, L. Jensen, B. Rowe, and D. Sin

From the authors
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 1137. [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. Marchand

Is air travel safe for those with lung disease?
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 1137-1138. [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. E. Falagas and I. I. Siempos

Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: possible role of antimicrobials administered via the respiratory tract
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 1138-1139. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Moreira, L. Delgado, C. Palmares, C. Lopes, T. Jacinto, P. Rytilä, J. A. Silva, M. G. Castel-Branco, and T. Haahtela

Competitive swimmers with allergic asthma show a mixed type of airway inflammation
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 1139-1141. [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. R. Collard and T. E. King, Jr

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and nonspecific interstitial pneumonia should stay separate
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 1141-1142. [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. M. Maher, A. U. Wells, and G. J. Laurent

From the authors
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 1142-1143. [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Regnard

Aqua jogging-induced pulmonary oedema
Eur Respir J 2008 31: 1143. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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