European Respiratory Journal: 34 (3)

01 September 2009; volume 34, issue 3

Editorials

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Debating the definition of airflow obstruction: time to move on?
M. R. Miller, O. F. Pedersen, R. Pellegrino, V. Brusasco

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 527-528; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00103309 Published 31 August 2009
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Liver toxicity: the Achilles' heel of endothelin receptor antagonist therapy?
M. M. Hoeper

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 529-530; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00094409 Published 31 August 2009

ERS Task Force

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Medicines used in respiratory diseases only seen in children
W. Lenney, A. L. Boner, L. Bont, A. Bush, K-H. Carlsen, E. Eber, B. Fauroux, M. Götz, A. Greenough, J. Grigg, J. Hull, J. Kimpen, M. Sánchez Luna, F. M. de Benedictis

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 531-551; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00166508 Published 31 August 2009

Perspective

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How to increase the value of randomised trials in COPD research
M. A. Puhan, H. J. Schünemann

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 552-558; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00095408 Published 31 August 2009

Original Articles: Occupational and environmental lung disease

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Exposure to nanoparticles is related to pleural effusion, pulmonary fibrosis and granuloma
Y. Song, X. Li, X. Du

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 559-567; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00178308 Published 31 August 2009
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Original Articles: Asthma and allergy

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What defines airflow obstruction in asthma?
I. Cerveri, A. G. Corsico, S. Accordini, G. Cervio, E. Ansaldo, A. Grosso, R. Niniano, E. Tsana Tegomo, J. M. Antó, N. Künzli, C. Janson, J. Sunyer, C. Svanes, J. Heinrich, J. P. Schouten, M. Wjst, E. Pozzi, R. de Marco

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 568-573; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00172908 Published 31 August 2009
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Serial PEF measurement is superior to cross-shift change in diagnosing occupational asthma
D. Park, V. C. Moore, C. B. S. G. Burge, M. S. Jaakkola, A. S. Robertson, P. S. Burge

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 574-578; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00150108 Published 31 August 2009
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Control and severity of asthma during pregnancy are associated with asthma incidence in offspring: two-stage case–control study
M-J. Martel, É. Rey, M-F. Beauchesne, J-L. Malo, S. Perreault, A. Forget, L. Blais

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 579-587; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00074608 Published 31 August 2009
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Comparison of spirometry criteria for the diagnosis of COPD: results from the BOLD study
W. M. Vollmer, Þ. Gíslason, P. Burney, P. L. Enright, A. Gulsvik, A. Kocabas, A. S. Buist

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 588-597; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00164608 Published 31 August 2009
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CTLA4 gene polymorphisms are associated with chronic bronchitis
G. Zhu, A. Agusti, A. Gulsvik, P. Bakke, H. Coxson, D. A. Lomas, E. K. Silverman, S. G. Pillai

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 598-604; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00141808 Published 31 August 2009
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Physiological responses to linear treadmill and cycle ergometer exercise in COPD
D. Hsia, R. Casaburi, A. Pradhan, E. Torres, J. Porszasz

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 605-615; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00069408 Published 31 August 2009
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Decreased hyaluronan in airway smooth muscle cells from patients with asthma and COPD
I. Klagas, S. Goulet, G. Karakiulakis, J. Zhong, M. Baraket, J. L. Black, E. Papakonstantinou, M. Roth

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 616-628; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00070808 Published 31 August 2009
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Second-hand smoke exposure in cars and respiratory health effects in children
Z. Kabir, P. J. Manning, J. Holohan, S. Keogan, P. G. Goodman, L. Clancy

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 629-633; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00167608 Published 31 August 2009
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Smoking cessation interventions in COPD: a network meta-analysis of randomised trials
R. Strassmann, B. Bausch, A. Spaar, J. Kleijnen, O. Braendli, M. A. Puhan

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 634-640; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00167708 Published 31 August 2009
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Pneumonia risk in COPD patients receiving inhaled corticosteroids alone or in combination: TORCH study results
C. Crim, P. M. A. Calverley, J. A. Anderson, B. Celli, G. T. Ferguson, C. Jenkins, P. W. Jones, L. R. Willits, J. C. Yates, J. Vestbo

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 641-647; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00193908 Published 31 August 2009
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Development and first validation of the COPD Assessment Test
P. W. Jones, G. Harding, P. Berry, I. Wiklund, W-H. Chen, N. Kline Leidy

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 648-654; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00102509 Published 31 August 2009
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Original Articles: Cystic fibrosis

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Alveolar macrophages and CC chemokines are increased in children with cystic fibrosis
S. Brennan, P. D. Sly, C. L. Gangell, N. Sturges, K. Winfield, M. Wikstrom, S. Gard, J. W. Upham

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 655-661; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00178508 Published 31 August 2009
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Original Articles: Pulmonary vascular disease

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Growth factors and interleukin-6 across the lung circulation in pulmonary hypertension
N. Selimovic, C-H. Bergh, B. Andersson, E. Sakiniene, H. Carlsten, B. Rundqvist

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 662-668; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00174908 Published 31 August 2009
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Effects of exercise training in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
F. S. de Man, M. L. Handoko, H. Groepenhoff, A. J. van 't Hul, J. Abbink, R. J. H. Koppers, H. P. Grotjohan, J. W. R. Twisk, H-J. Bogaard, A. Boonstra, P. E. Postmus, N. Westerhof, W. J. van der Laarse, A. Vonk-Noordegraaf

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 669-675; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00027909 Published 31 August 2009
CME questions

Original Articles: Sarcoidosis

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CXCR3 ligands are augmented during the pathogenesis of pulmonary sarcoidosis
A. Busuttil, S. S. Weigt, M. P. Keane, Y. Y. Xue, V. Palchevskiy, M. D. Burdick, C. Huang, D. A. Zisman, M. Fishbein, J. P. Lynch III, R. M. Strieter, R. M. Elashoff, J. A. Belperio

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 676-686; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00157508 Published 31 August 2009

Original Articles: Respiratory infections and tuberculosis

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Impaired detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis immunity in patients using high levels of immunosuppressive drugs
U. Sester, H. Wilkens, K. van Bentum, M. Singh, G. W. Sybrecht, H-J. Schäfers, M. Sester

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 702-710; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00013409 Published 31 August 2009

Original Articles: Thoracic oncology

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Informed participation in a randomised controlled trial of computed tomography screening for lung cancer
K. A. M. van den Bergh, M. L. Essink-Bot, R. J. van Klaveren, H. J. de Koning

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 711-720; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00098908 Published 31 August 2009

Original Articles: Cell and animal studies

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Azithromycin has an antiproliferative and autophagic effect on airway smooth muscle cells
R. Stamatiou, E. Paraskeva, K. Boukas, K. I. Gourgoulianis, P-A. Molyvdas, A. A. Hatziefthimiou

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 721-730; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00089407 Published 31 August 2009
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Cirrhosis ameliorates monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension in rats
J. Le Pavec, F. Perros, S. Eddahibi, B. Decante, P. Dorfmuller, O. Sitbon, D. Lebrec, M. Humbert, M. Mazmanian, P. Herve

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 731-739; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00006508 Published 31 August 2009
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Minimally cultured bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells ameliorate fibrotic lung injury
M. Kumamoto, T. Nishiwaki, N. Matsuo, H. Kimura, K. Matsushima

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 740-748; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00128508 Published 31 August 2009
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Mature CD11c⁺ cells are enhanced in hypersensitivity pneumonitis
M. Girard, E. Israël-Assayag, Y. Cormier

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 749-756; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00140908 Published 31 August 2009

Review

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Emerging inhaled bronchodilators: an update
M. Cazzola, M. G. Matera

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 757-769; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00013109 Published 31 August 2009

Letters

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Sitaxentan-induced hepatic failure in two patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension
A. Lavelle, R. Sugrue, G. Lawler, N. Mulligan, B. Kelleher, D. M. Murphy, S. P. Gaine

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 770-771; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00058409 Published 31 August 2009
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Combination of ENaC and CFTR mutations may predispose to cystic fibrosis-like disease
I. Fajac, M. Viel, N. Gaitch, D. Hubert, T. Bienvenu

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 772-773; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00057309 Published 31 August 2009
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Diagnosis of a posterior mediastinal goitre via endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration
V. Jeebun, S. Natu, R. Harrison

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 773-775; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00046309 Published 31 August 2009

Correspondence

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Sex, forced expiratory volume in 1 s decline, body weight change and C-reactive protein in COPD patients
J. P. de Torres, C. Casanova, B. R. Celli

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 776; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00051809 Published 31 August 2009
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From the authors:
P-O. Bridevaux, M. Gerbase, T. Rochat

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 777; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00070409 Published 31 August 2009
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MDR-TB and XDR-TB: drug resistance and treatment outcomes
G. B. Migliori, G. Sotgiu, M. D'Arcy Richardson, R. Centis, A. Facchini, G. Guenther, A. Spanevello, C. Lange

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 778-779; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00059409 Published 31 August 2009
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To the Editors:
A. K. Khurana, P. R. Mohapatra

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 780; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00046509 Published 31 August 2009
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From the authors:
S. S. Hwang, J-J. Yim

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 780-781; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00068909 Published 31 August 2009

Errata

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“ERS/ESTS CLINICAL GUIDELINES ON FITNESS FOR RADICAL THERAPY IN LUNG CANCER PATIENTS (SURGERY AND CHEMO-RADIOTHERAPY)”. A. BRUNELLI, A. CHARLOUX, C.T. BOLLIGER, G. ROCCO, J-P. SCULIER, G. VARELA, M. LICKER, M.K. FERGUSON, C. FAIVRE-FINN, R.M. HUBER, E.M. CLINI, T. WIN, D. DE RUYSSCHER AND L. GOLDMAN ON BEHALF OF THE EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOCIETY AND EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS JOINT TASK FORCE ON FITNESS FOR RADICAL THERAPY. EUR RESPIR J 2009; 34: 17–41.
European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 782; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.50184308 Published 31 August 2009
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“EFFECTS OF CICLESONIDE AND FLUTICASONE ON CORTISOL SECRETION IN PATIENTS WITH PERSISTENT ASTHMA”. E. DEROM, R. LOUIS, C. TIESLER, R. ENGELSTÄTTER, J-M. KAUFMAN AND G.F. JOOS. EUR RESPIR J 2009; 33: 1277–1286.
European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 783; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.50079908 Published 31 August 2009

Author Correction

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“DISSOCIATION OF AIRWAY INFLAMMATION AND HYPERRESPONSIVENESS BY CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITION IN ALLERGEN CHALLENGED MICE”. L. SWEDIN, T. NEIMERT-ANDERSSON, J. HJOBERG, S. JONASSON, M. VAN HAGE, M. ADNER, Å. RYRFELDT AND S-E. DAHLÉN. EUR RESPIR J 2009; 34: 200–208.
European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 784; DOI: 10.1183/09031936.50030908 Published 31 August 2009

Book Review

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Tuberculosis: A Comprehensive Clinical Reference
G.B. Migliori, J. Huggett

European Respiratory Journal 34 (3) 785; Published 31 August 2009

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Original Articles: Occupational and environmental lung disease

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Original Articles: Cystic fibrosis

Original Articles: Pulmonary vascular disease

Original Articles: Sarcoidosis

Original Articles: Respiratory infections and tuberculosis

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Editorials

ERS Task Force

Perspective

Original Articles: Occupational and environmental lung disease

Original Articles: Asthma and allergy

Original Articles: COPD and smoking-related disorders

Original Articles: Cystic fibrosis

Original Articles: Pulmonary vascular disease

Original Articles: Sarcoidosis

Original Articles: Sleep-related disorders

Original Articles: Respiratory infections and tuberculosis

Original Articles: Thoracic oncology

Original Articles: Cell and animal studies

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