Comment:

H Magnussen and FE Hargreave

Noninvasive monitoring of airway inflammation
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 1-2. [PDF]  

S Saarelainen and J Hasan

Circulating endothelin-1 and obstructive sleep apnoea
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 187-188. [PDF]  

P Egermayer

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension and upper limb thrombosis
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 187.  

Original Articles:

ST Girgis, GB Marks, SH Downs, A Kolbe, GN Car, and R Paton

Thunderstorm-associated asthma in an inland town in south-eastern Australia. Who is at risk?
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 3-8. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Troyanov, JL Malo, A Cartier, and D Gautrin

Frequency and determinants of exaggerated bronchoconstriction during shortened methacholine challenge tests in epidemiological and clinical set-ups
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 9-14. [Abstract] [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

S Isogai, Q Hamid, E Minshall, S Miyake, Y Yoshizawa, R Taha, M Toda, JG Martin, and A Watanabe

Interferon-gamma increases IL-12 mRNA expression and attentuates allergic late-onset airway responses in the Brown Norway rat
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 22-29. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C Spooner, BH Rowe, and LD Saunders

Nedocromil sodium in the treatment of exercise-induced asthma: a meta-analysis
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 30-37. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Sanak, BD Levy, CB Clish, N Chiang, K Gronert, L Mastalerz, CN Serhan, and A Szczeklik

Aspirin-tolerant asthmatics generate more lipoxins than aspirin-intolerant asthmatics
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 44-49. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T Sigsgaard, I Brandslund, O Omland, C Hjort, ED Lund, OF Pedersen, and MR Miller

S and Z alpha1-antitrypsin alleles are risk factors for bronchial hyperresponsiveness in young farmers: an example of gene/environment interaction
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 50-55. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Y Cormier, M Brown, S Worthy, G Racine, and NL Muller

High-resolution computed tomographic characteristics in acute farmer's lung and in its follow-up
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 56-60. [Abstract] [PDF]  

BG Higgins, HC Francis, C Yates, CJ Warburton, AM Fletcher, CA Pickering, and AA Woodcock

Environmental exposure to air pollution and allergens and peak flow changes
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 61-66. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Z Daniil, FC Gilchrist, SJ Marciniak, P Pantelidis, P Goldstraw, U Pastorino, and RM du Bois

The effect of lung biopsy on lung function in diffuse lung disease
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 67-73. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Martinetti, JM Dugoujon, C Tinelli, A Cipriani, A Cortelazzo, L Salvaneschi, L Casali, G Semenzato, M Cuccia, and M Luisetti

HLA-Gm/kappam interaction in sarcoidosis. Suggestions for a complex genetic structure
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 74-80. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CE Kuehni, AM Brooke, and M Silverman

Prevalence of wheeze during childhood: retrospective and prospective assessment
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 81-85. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MA Riikjarv, T Annus, L Braback, K Rahu, and B Bjorksten

Similar prevalence of respiratory symptoms and atopy in Estonian schoolchildren with changing lifestyle over 4 yrs
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 86-90. [Abstract] [PDF]  

K De Boeck, M Alifier, and S Vandeputte

Sputum induction in young cystic fibrosis patients
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 91-94. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Q Jobsis, HC Raatgeep, SL Schellekens, A Kroesbergen, WC Hop, and JC de Jongste

Hydrogen peroxide and nitric oxide in exhaled air of children with cystic fibrosis during antibiotic treatment
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 95-100. [Abstract] [PDF]  

KE Willet, AH Jobe, M Ikegami, J Newnham, and PD Sly

Antenatal retinoic acid does not alter alveolization or postnatal lung function in preterm sheep
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 101-107. [Abstract] [PDF]  

NH Birkebaek, JS Jensen, T Seefeldt, J Degn, B Huniche, PL Andersen, and L Ostergaard

Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in adults with chronic cough compared with healthy blood donors
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 108-111. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Sharma, I Verma, and GK Khuller

Antibacterial activity of human neutrophil peptide-1 against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv: in vitro and ex vivo study
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 112-117. [Abstract] [PDF]  

BM Sanner, J Klewer, A Trumm, W Randerath, I Kreuzer, and W Zidek

Long-term treatment with continuous positive airway pressure improves quality of life in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 118-122. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JL Kiely and WT McNicholas

Cardiovascular risk factors in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 128-133. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Riedel, HJ Stein, L Mounyam, R Lembeck, and Siewert, JR

Bronchoscopy in the preoperative staging of oesophageal cancer below the tracheal bifurcation: a prospective study
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 134-139. [Abstract] [PDF]  

L Zheng, G Tipoe, WK Lam, JC Ho, I Shum, GC Ooi, R Leung, and KW Tsang

Endothelin-1 in stable bronchiectasis
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 146-149. [Abstract] [PDF]  

L Jayaram, K Parameswaran, MR Sears, and FE Hargreave

Induced sputum cell counts: their usefulness in clinical practice
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 150-158. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SJ Hirst, TR Walker, and ER Chilvers

Phenotypic diversity and molecular mechanisms of airway smooth muscle proliferation in asthma
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 159-177. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Clinical Trial:

NM Clark, M Gong, MA Schork, N Kaciroti, D Evans, D Roloff, M Hurwitz, LA Maiman, and RB Mellins

Long-term effects of asthma education for physicians on patient satisfaction and use of health services
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 15-21. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CM Salome, GB Marks, P Savides, W Xuan, and AJ Woolcock

The effect of insecticide aerosols on lung function, airway responsiveness and symptoms in asthmatic subjects
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 38-43. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T Sigsgaard, EC Bonefeld-Jorgensen, SK Kjaergaard, S Mamas, and OF Pedersen

Cytokine release from the nasal mucosa and whole blood after experimental exposures to organic dusts
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 140-145. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SP Newman, GR Pitcairn, PH Hirst, RE Bacon, E O'Keefe, M Reiners, and R Hermann

Scintigraphic comparison of budesonide deposition from two dry powder inhalers
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 178-183. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Evaluation Studies:

E Ballester, M Solans, X Vila, L Hernandez, L Quinto, I Bolivar, S Bardagi, and JM Montserrat

Evaluation of a portable respiratory recording device for detecting apnoeas and hypopnoeas in subjects from a general population
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 123-127. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Case Studies:

GJ Herder, EF Smit, PJ Borgstein, and PE Postmus

A patient with fatigue and subfebrile temperature
Eur Respir J 2000 16: 184-186. [PDF] [Correction]  

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