Editorials:

DO Rodenstein

Automatically controlled continuous positive airway pressure. A bright past, a dubious future
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 985-987. [PDF]  

WT McNicholas and P Levy

Sleep-related breathing disorders: definitions and measurements
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 988-989. [PDF]  

Clinical Trial:

H Teschler, TE Wessendorf, AA Farhat, N Konietzko, and M Berthon-Jones

Two months auto-adjusting versus conventional nCPAP for obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 990-995. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D Pevernagie, E Hamans, P Van Cauwenberge, and R Pauwels

External nasal dilation reduces snoring in chronic rhinitis patients: a randomized controlled trial
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 996-1000. [Abstract] [PDF]  

LP Ho, FT Wood, A Robson, JA Innes, and AP Greening

The current single exhalation method of measuring exhales nitric oxide is affected by airway calibre
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 1009-1013. [Abstract] [PDF]  

L Puente-Maestu, ML Sanz, P Sanz, JM Ruiz de Ona, JL Rodriguez-Hermosa, and BJ Whipp

Effects of two types of training on pulmonary and cardiac responses to moderate exercise in patients with COPD
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 1026-1032. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C Nordenhall, J Pourazar, A Blomberg, JO Levin, T Sandstrom, and E Adelroth

Airway inflammation following exposure to diesel exhaust: a study of time kinetics using induced sputum
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 1046-1051. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Schibler, M Schneider, U Frey, and R Kraemer

Moment ratio analysis of multiple breath nitrogen washout in infants with lung disease
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 1094-1101. [Abstract] [PDF]  

DY Wang, PC Yang, WL Yu, SH Kuo, and NY Hsu

Serial antinuclear antibodies titre in pleural and pericardial fluid
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 1106-1110. [Abstract] [PDF]  

PH Rytila, AE Lindqvist, and LA Laitinen

Safety of sputum induction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 1116-1119. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Original Articles:

N Loos, R Peslin, and F Marchal

Respiratory and upper airways impedance responses to methacholine inhalation in spontaneously breathing cats
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 1001-1008. [Abstract] [PDF]  

B Vrugt, S Wilson, A Bron, ST Holgate, R Djukanovic, and R Aalbers

Bronchial angiogenesis in severe glucocorticoid-dependent asthma
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 1014-1021. [Abstract] [PDF]  

F Gallefoss, PS Bakke, IJ Wang, ME Gilja, and A Gulsvik

Smoking status, disease duration, and educational level in females, are related to asthma school participation
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 1022-1025. [Abstract] [PDF]  

YM Luo, RA Lyall, ML Harris, P Hawkins, N Hart, MI Polkey, and J Moxham

Effect of lung volume on the oesophageal diaphragm EMG assessed by magnetic phrenic nerve stimulation
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 1033-1038. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Viglio, P Iadarola, A Lupi, R Trisolini, C Tinelli, B Balbi, V Grassi, D Worlitzsch, G Doring, F Meloni, KC Meyer, L Dowson, SL Hill, RA Stockley, and M Luisetti

MEKC of desmosine and isodesmosine in urine of chronic destructive lung disease patients
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 1039-1045. [Abstract] [PDF]  

F Jaumann, A Elssner, G Mazur, S Dobmann, and C Vogelmeier

Transforming growth factor-beta1 is a potent inhibitor of secretory leukoprotease inhibitor expression in a bronchial epithelial cell line. Munich Lung Transplant Group
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 1052-1057. [Abstract] [PDF]  

H Wan, HL Winton, C Soeller, GA Stewart, PJ Thompson, DC Gruenert, MB Cannell, DR Garrod, and C Robinson

Tight junction properties of the immortalized human bronchial epithelial cell lines Calu-3 and 16HBE14o-
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 1058-1068. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MS Bajaj, U Pendurthi, K Koenig, S Pueblitz, and S Idell

Tissue factor pathway inhibitor expression by human pleural mesothelial and mesothelioma cells
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 1069-1078. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SF van Eeden, E Lawrence, Y Sato, Y Kitagawa, and JC Hogg

Neutrophils released from the bone marrow by granulocyte colony-stimulating factor sequester in lung microvessels but are slow to migrate
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 1079-1086. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Imada, N Shijubo, H Kojima, and S Abe

Mast cells correlate with angiogenesis and poor outcome in stage I lung adenocarcinoma
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 1087-1093. [Abstract] [PDF]  

TN Hilliard, H Witten, IA Male, SL Hewer, and PC Seddon

Management of acute childhood asthma: a prospective multicentre study
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 1102-1105. [Abstract] [PDF]  

X Costa, R Jardi, F Rodriguez, M Miravitlles, M Cotrina, C Gonzalez, C Pascual, and R Vidal

Simple method for alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency screening by use of dried blood spot specimens
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 1111-1115. [Abstract] [PDF]  

IP Hall

Second messengers, ion channels and pharmacology of airway smooth muscle
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 1120-1127. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Case Studies:

L Fregonese, O Sacco, B Fregonese, A Verna, C Mereu, C Gambini, and GA Rossi

"Difficult-to-treat" asthma-like symptoms in a 12-yr-old atopic female
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 1128-1131. [PDF]  

Comment:

S Teramoto, E Ohga, T Ishii, Y Yamaguchi, H Yamamoto, and T Mastsuse

Reference value of six-minute walking distance in healthy middle-aged and older subjects
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 1132-1133. [PDF]  

Biography:

JM Shneerson

Alexander Pope (1688-1744): his spinal deformity and his doctors
Eur Respir J 2000 15: 1134. [PDF]  

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