Comment:

M Wysocki

Being more positive about negative ventilation?
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 515-516. [PDF]  

PS Hiemstra

Immunoglobulin A in asthma: friend or foe?
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 517-518. [PDF]  

Original Articles:

A Corrado, M Gorini, R Ginanni, C Pelagatti, G Villella, U Buoncristiano, F Guidi, E Pagni, A Peris, and E De Paola

Negative pressure ventilation versus conventional mechanical ventilation in the treatment of acute respiratory failure in COPD patients
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 519-525. [Abstract] [PDF]  

HP van Helden, WC Kuijpers, PE Langerwerf, RC Langen, HP Haagsman, and PL Bruijnzeel

Efficacy of Curosurf in a rat model of acute respiratory distress syndrome
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 533-539. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C Janson, S Chinn, D Jarvis, and P Burney

Individual use of antiasthmatic drugs in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 557-563. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Y Ikegami, R Amitani, T Murayama, R Nawada, WJ Lee, R Kawanami, and F Kuze

Effects of alkaline protease or restrictocin deficient mutants of Aspergillus fumigatus on human polymorphonuclear leukocytes
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 607-611. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SZ Wang, H Xu, A Wraith, JJ Bowden, JH Alpers, and KD Forsyth

Neutrophils induce damage to respiratory epithelial cells infected with respiratory syncytial virus
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 612-618. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Bianco, SK Sethi, JT Allen, RA Knight, and MA Spiteri

Th2 cytokines exert a dominant influence on epithelial cell expression of the major group human rhinovirus receptor, ICAM-1
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 619-626. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R Lazarus, D Sparrow, and ST Weiss

Impaired ventilatory function and elevated insulin levels in nondiabetic males: the Normative Aging Study
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 635-640. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R Lazarus, D Sparrow, and ST Weiss

Baseline ventilatory function predicts the development of higher levels of fasting insulin and fasting insulin resistance index: the Normative Aging Study
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 641-645. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CK van der Ent, CP van der Grinten, NE Meessen, SC Luijendijk, PG Mulder, and JM Bogaard

Time to peak tidal expiratory flow and the neuromuscular control of expiration
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 646-652. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CM Pison, C Chauvin, H Perrault, C Schwebel, JL Lafond, C Boujet, and XM Leverve

In vivo hypoxic exposure impairs metabolic adaptations to a 48 hour fast in rats
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 658-665. [Abstract] [PDF]  

V Cottin, N Streichenberger, JP Gamondes, F Thevenet, R Loire, and JF Cordier

Respiratory bronchiolitis in smokers with spontaneous pneumothorax
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 702-704. [Abstract] [PDF]  

OP Sharma and R Chwogule

Many faces of pulmonary aspergillosis
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 705-715. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Muller-Quernheim

Sarcoidosis: immunopathogenetic concepts and their clinical application
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 716-738. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Clinical Trial:

AD Bersten

Measurement of overinflation by multiple linear regression analysis in patients with acute lung injury
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 526-532. [Abstract] [PDF]  

DH Nahm, HY Kim, and HS Park

Elevation of specific immunoglobulin A antibodies to both allergen and bacterial antigen in induced sputum from asthmatics
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 540-545. [Abstract] [PDF]  

NH ten Hacken, W Timens, M Smith, G Drok, J Kraan, and DS Postma

Increased peak expiratory flow variation in asthma: severe persistent increase but not nocturnal worsening of airway inflammation
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 546-550. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R Polosa, L Renaud, R Cacciola, G Prosperini, N Crimi, and R Djukanovic

Sputum eosinophilia is more closely associated with airway responsiveness to bradykinin than methacholine in asthma
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 551-556. [Abstract] [PDF]  

P Weiner, R Magadle, J Waizman, M Weiner, M Rabner, and D Zamir

Characteristics of asthma in the elderly
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 564-568. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D Muller-Wening and M Neuhauss

Protective effect of respiratory devices in farmers with occupational asthma
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 569-572. [Abstract] [PDF]  

KJ Totterman, L Huhti, E Sutinen, R Backman, A Pietinalho, M Falck, P Larsson, and O Selroos

Tolerability to high doses of formoterol and terbutaline via Turbuhaler for 3 days in stable asthmatic patients
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 573-579. [Abstract] [PDF]  

I Aziz, KS Tan, IP Hall, MM Devlin, and BJ Lipworth

Subsensitivity to bronchoprotection against adenosine monophosphate challenge following regular once-daily formoterol
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 580-584. [Abstract] [PDF]  

FM Spoelstra, C Berends, B Dijkhuizen, JG de Monchy, and HF Kauffman

Effect of theophylline on CD11b and L-selectin expression and density of eosinophils and neutrophils in vitro
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 585-591. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MJ Ledson, MJ Gallagher, C Cowperthwaite, RP Convery, and MJ Walshaw

Four years' experience of intravenous colomycin in an adult cystic fibrosis unit
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 592-594. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C Lensmar, G Elmberger, P Sandgren, CM Skold, and A Eklund

Leukocyte counts and macrophage phenotypes in induced sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from normal subjects
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 595-600. [Abstract] [PDF]  

B Nakstad, T Haugen, OH Skjonsberg, and T Lyberg

Expression of leukocyte integrins and tissue factor in mononuclear phagocytes
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 601-606. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JW Twisk, BJ Staal, MN Brinkman, HC Kemper, and W van Mechelen

Tracking of lung function parameters and the longitudinal relationship with lifestyle
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 627-634. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RA Sharkey, EM Mulloy, and SJ O'Neill

Acute effects of hypoxaemia, hyperoxaemia and hypercapnia on renal blood flow in normal and renal transplant subjects
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 653-657. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Montes de Oca and BR Celli

Mouth occlusion pressure, CO2 response and hypercapnia in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 666-671. [Abstract] [PDF]  

PF de Bruin, RA Watson, N Khalil, and NB Pride

Use of mouth pressure twitches induced by cervical magnetic stimulation to assess voluntary activation of the diaphragm
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 672-678. [Abstract] [PDF]  

H Schafer, E Hasper, S Ewig, U Koehler, J Latzelsberger, S Tasci, and B Luderitz

Pulmonary haemodynamics in obstructive sleep apnoea: time course and associated factors
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 679-684. [Abstract] [PDF]  

DJ Pitson and Stradling, JR

Value of beat-to-beat blood pressure changes, detected by pulse transit time, in the management of the obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 685-692. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CH Hamnegard, MI Polkey, D Kyroussis, GH Mills, M Green, B Bake, and J Moxham

Maximum rate of change in oesophageal pressure assessed from unoccluded breaths: an option where mouth occlusion pressure is impractical
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 693-697. [Abstract] [PDF]  

LZ Sommer, S Iscoe, A Robicsek, J Kruger, J Silverman, J Rucker, J Dickstein, GA Volgyesi, and JA Fisher

A simple breathing circuit minimizing changes in alveolar ventilation during hyperpnoea
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 698-701. [Abstract] [PDF]  

KF Chung

Half-night polysomnography: how is it compared to full-night polysomnography?
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 748-749. [PDF]  

Case Studies:

K Chin, Y Oku, K Nishimura, and M Ohi

Deep breathing and awake apnoea in a patient who had recurrent hypoxaemia and hypercapnia without sleep apnoea
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 739-741. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A O'Brien, M Blaivas, J Albers, J Wald, and C Watts

A case of respiratory muscle weakness due to cytochrome c oxidase enzyme deficiency
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 742-744. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T Murayama, R Amitani, K Tsuyuguchi, I Watanabe, T Kimoto, K Suzuki, E Tanaka, K Kamei, and K Nishimura

Polypoid bronchial lesions due to Scedosporium apiospermum in a patient with Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 745-747. [Abstract] [PDF]  

U Werfel, J Schneider, K Rodelsperger, J Kotter, W Popp, HJ Woitowitz, and G Zieger

Sarcoid granulomatosis after zirconium exposure with multiple organ involvement
Eur Respir J 1998 12: 750. [PDF]  

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