Comment:

P Bauer

Postpneumonectomy pulmonary oedema revisited
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 629-630. [PDF]  

Original Articles:

CP van Schayck

Do long-acting beta2-adrenergic agonists deserve a different place in guidelines for the treatment of asthma and COPD?
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 631-634. [PDF]  

H Kim, GL Yung, JJ Marsh, RG Konopka, CA Pedersen, PG Chiles, TA Morris, and RN Channick

Endothelin mediates pulmonary vascular remodelling in a canine model of chronic embolic pulmonary hypertension
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 640-648. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SC van der Zee, G Hoek, MH Boezen, JP Schouten, JH van Wijnen, and B Brunekreef

Acute effects of air pollution on respiratory health of 50-70 yr old adults
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 700-709. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RD Barker, MJ van Tongeren, JM Harris, K Gardiner, KM Venables, and AJ Newman Taylor

Risk factors for bronchial hyperresponsiveness in workers exposed to acid anhydrides
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 710-715. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T Shohat, G Golan, R Tamir, MS Green, I Livne, Y Davidson, G Harari, and BZ Garty

Prevalence of asthma in 13-14 yr-old schoolchildren across Israel
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 725-729. [Abstract] [PDF]  

HA Tiddens, LP Koopman, RK Lambert, WM Elliott, WC Hop, TW van der Mark, WJ de Boer, and JC de Jongste

Cartilaginous airway wall dimensions and airway resistance in cystic fibrosis lungs
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 735-742. [Abstract] [PDF]  

F Finsnes, OH Skjonsberg, T Lyberg, and G Christensen

Endothelin-1 production is associated with eosinophilic rather than neutrophilic airway inflammation
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 743-750. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SP Range, L Pang, E Holland, and AJ Knox

Selectivity of cyclo-oxygenase inhibitors in human pulmonary epithelial and smooth muscle cells
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 751-756. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Almirall, I Bolibar, J Vidal, G Sauca, P Coll, B Niklasson, M Bartolome, and X Balanzo

Epidemiology of community-acquired pneumonia in adults: a population-based study
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 757-763. [Abstract] [PDF]  

TH van Kuppevelt, AA Robbesom, EM Versteeg, JE Veerkamp, CL van Herwaarden, and PN Dekhuijzen

Restoration by vacuum inflation of original alveolar dimensions in small human lung specimens
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 771-777. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RA Stockley and DL Bayley

Validation of assays for inflammatory mediators in sputum
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 778-781. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A James and N Carroll

Airway smooth muscle in health and disease; methods of measurement and relation to function
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 782-789. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Jordan, JA Mitchell, GJ Quinlan, P Goldstraw, and TW Evans

The pathogenesis of lung injury following pulmonary resection
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 790-799. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Clinical Trial:

CC Christensen, M Ryg, OK Refvem, and OH Skjonsberg

Development of severe hypoxaemia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients at 2,438 m (8,000 ft) altitude
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 635-639. [Abstract] [PDF]  

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

Respiratory muscle activity in patients with COPD walking to exhaustion with and without pressure support
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 649-655. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R Alvisi, CA Volta, ER Righini, M Capuzzo, R Ragazzi, M Verri, G Candini, G Gritti, and J Milic-Emili

Predictors of weaning outcome in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 656-662. [Abstract] [PDF]  

G Huchon, P Hofbauer, G Cannizzaro, P Iacono, and F Wald

Comparison of the safety of drug delivery via HFA- and CFC-metered dose inhalers in CAO
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 663-669. [Abstract] [PDF]  

N McArdle, A Grove, G Devereux, L Mackay-Brown, T Mackay, and NJ Douglas

Split-night versus full-night studies for sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 670-675. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Munoz, LR Mayoralas, F Barbe, J Pericas, and AG Agusti

Long-term effects of CPAP on daytime functioning in patients with sleep apnoea syndrome
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 676-681. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CE Brightling, R Ward, AJ Wardlaw, and ID Pavord

Airway inflammation, airway responsiveness and cough before and after inhaled budesonide in patients with eosinophilic bronchitis
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 682-686. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Corsico, R Pellegrino, MC Zoia, L Barbano, V Brusasco, and I Cerveri

Effects of inhaled steroids on methacholine-induced bronchoconstriction and gas trapping in mild asthma
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 687-692. [Abstract] [PDF]  

K Richter, RA Jorres, and H Magnussen

Efficacy and duration of action of the antileukotriene zafirlukast on cold air-induced bronchoconstriction
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 693-699. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Svartengren, V Strand, G Bylin, L Jarup, and G Pershagen

Short-term exposure to air pollution in a road tunnel enhances the asthmatic response to allergen
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 716-724. [Abstract] [PDF]  

GL Piacentini, A Bodini, S Costella, L Vicentini, P Mazzi, Y Suzuki, D Peroni, and AL Boner

Exhaled nitric oxide in asthmatic children exposed to relevant allergens: effect of flunisolide
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 730-734. [Abstract] [PDF]  

BG Marshall, A Wangoo, LI Harrison, DB Young, and RJ Shaw

Tumour necrosis factor-alpha production in human alveolar macrophages: modulation by inhaled corticosteroid
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 764-770. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Case Studies:

MJ Park, IS Woo, JW Son, SJ Lee, DG Kim, EK Mo, MG Lee, IG Hyun, and KS Jung

Endobronchial tuberculosis with expectoration of tracheal cartilages
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 800-802. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Pfleger, E Eber, H Popper, and MS Zach

Chronic interstitial lung disease due to Epstein-Barr virus infection in two infants
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 803-806. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Congresses:

P Palange and PD Wagner

"The skeletal muscle in chronic respiratory diseases", summary of the ERS research seminar in Rome, Italy, February 11-12 1999
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 807-815. [PDF]  

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