Editorial:

S. Andreas and G. Eichele

Sleep apnoea: time to consider clock genes
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 1-2. [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. T. McNicholas

The nose and OSA: variable nasal obstruction may be more important in pathophysiology than fixed obstruction
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 3-8. [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Siddiqui, F. Hollins, and C. E. Brightling

What can we learn about airway smooth muscle from the company it keeps?
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 9-11. [Full Text] [PDF]  

V. Brito and M. S. Niederman

How can we improve the management and outcome of pneumonia in the elderly?
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 12-14. [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. M. Hoeper and M. Humbert

A message on the lips
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 15-16. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Perspective:

O. N. Keene, P. M. A. Calverley, P. W. Jones, J. Vestbo, and J. A. Anderson

Statistical analysis of exacerbation rates in COPD: TRISTAN and ISOLDE revisited
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 17-24. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Genetics in COPD:

J-Q. He, K. Shumansky, J. E. Connett, N. R. Anthonisen, P. D. Paré, and A. J. Sandford

Association of genetic variations in the CSF2 and CSF3 genes with lung function in smoking-induced COPD
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 25-34. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. M. Kim, S. H. Park, J. S. Kim, W. K. Lee, S. I. Cha, C. H. Kim, Y. M. Kang, T. H. Jung, I. S. Kim, and J. Y. Park

Polymorphisms in the type IV collagen 3 gene and the risk of COPD
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 35-41. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Clinical COPD:

I. Vogiatzis, G. Stratakos, D. Athanasopoulos, O. Georgiadou, S. Golemati, A. Koutsoukou, I. Weisman, C. Roussos, and S. Zakynthinos

Chest wall volume regulation during exercise in COPD patients with GOLD stages II to IV
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 42-52. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. K. Quint, R. Baghai-Ravary, G. C. Donaldson, and J. A. Wedzicha

Relationship between depression and exacerbations in COPD
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 53-60. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Asthma:

B. B. Araujo, M. Dolhnikoff, L. F. F. Silva, J. Elliot, J. H. N. Lindeman, D. S. Ferreira, A. Mulder, H. A. P. Gomes, S. M. Fernezlian, A. James, and T. Mauad

Extracellular matrix components and regulators in the airway smooth muscle in asthma
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 61-69. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. van den Nieuwenhof, T. Schermer, Y. Heijdra, B. Bottema, R. Akkermans, H. Folgering, and C. van Weel

Are asymptomatic airway hyperresponsiveness and allergy risk factors for asthma? A longitudinal study
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 70-76. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Obesity and the lung:

B. K. Butland, D. P. Strachan, and A. R. Rudnicka

C-reactive protein, obesity, atopy and asthma symptoms in middle-aged adults
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 77-84. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. J. T. Sutherland, A. Goulding, A. M. Grant, J. O. Cowan, A. Williamson, S. M. Williams, M. A. Skinner, and D. R. Taylor

The effect of adiposity measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry on lung function
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 85-91. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary tables]  

Original Articles: Systemic biomarkers and the lung:

J. Sunyer, R. Pistelli, E. Plana, M. Andreani, F. Baldari, M. Kolz, W. Koenig, J. Pekkanen, A. Peters, and F. Forastiere

Systemic inflammation, genetic susceptibility and lung function
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 92-97. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Z. E. K. Pogson, T. M. McKeever, and A. Fogarty

The association between serum osmolality and lung function among adults
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 98-104. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Sleep-disordered breathing:

N. Burioka, S. Koyanagi, M. Endo, M. Takata, Y. Fukuoka, M. Miyata, K. Takeda, H. Chikumi, S. Ohdo, and E. Shimizu

Clock gene dysfunction in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 105-112. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Lefebvre, J-L. Pépin, J-P. Baguet, R. Tamisier, M. Roustit, K. Riedweg, G. Bessard, P. Lévy, and F. Stanke-Labesque

Leukotriene B₄: early mediator of atherosclerosis in obstructive sleep apnoea?
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 113-120. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Respiratory cell biology:

B. Chhin, J. T. Pham, L. El Zein, K. Kaiser, O. Merrot, and P. Bouvagnet

Identification of transcripts overexpressed during airway epithelium differentiation
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 121-128. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Environmental exposures:

J. R. Swiston, W. Davidson, S. Attridge, G. T. Li, M. Brauer, and S. F. van Eeden

Wood smoke exposure induces a pulmonary and systemic inflammatory response in firefighters
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 129-138. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary tables]  

Original Articles: Community-acquired pneumonia:

H. Kothe, T. Bauer, R. Marre, N. Suttorp, T. Welte, K. Dalhoff, and the Competence Network for Community-Acquired Pneumonia study group

Outcome of community-acquired pneumonia: influence of age, residence status and antimicrobial treatment
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 139-146. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary tables]  

Original Articles: Tuberculosis:

S. Kuroishi, Y. Nakamura, H. Hayakawa, M. Shirai, Y. Nakano, K. Yasuda, T. Suda, H. Nakamura, and K. Chida

Mycobacterium avium complex disease: prognostic implication of high-resolution computed tomography findings
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 147-152. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Erkens, E. Slump, M. Kamphorst, S. Keizer, P. J. H. J. van Gerven, R. Bwire, M. Berkel, M. W. Borgdorff, and S. Verver

Coverage and yield of entry and follow-up screening for tuberculosis among new immigrants
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 153-161. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Pulmonary vasculature:

C. L. Shovlin, H. C. Tighe, R. J. Davies, J. S. R. Gibbs, and J. E. Jackson

Embolisation of pulmonary arteriovenous malformations: no consistent effect on pulmonary artery pressure
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 162-169. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Interstitial lung disease:

C. E. Daniels, E. S. Yi, and J. H. Ryu

Autopsy findings in 42 consecutive patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 170-174. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Cough:

A. Kelsall, S. Decalmer, D. Webster, N. Brown, K. McGuinness, A. Woodcock, and J. Smith

How to quantify coughing: correlations with quality of life in chronic cough
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 175-179. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online supplement]  

Original Articles: Inhaled insulin and the lung:

M. C. Liu, R. J. Riese, K. Van Gundy, P. Norwood, B. E. Sullivan, P. F. Schwartz, and J. G. Teeter

Effects of inhaled human insulin on airway lining fluid composition in adults with diabetes
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 180-188. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online supplement]  

Original Articles: Children and high altitude:

M. Kohler, S. Kriemler, E. M. Wilhelm, H. Brunner-LaRocca, M. Zehnder, and K. E. Bloch

Children at high altitude have less nocturnal periodic breathing than adults
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 189-197. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Series: Pulmonary hypertension: basic concepts for practical management:

M. R. Wilkins, J. Wharton, F. Grimminger, and H. A. Ghofrani

Phosphodiesterase inhibitors for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 198-209. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Series: Hypoxia: ERS lung science conference:

U. Berchner-Pfannschmidt, S. Frede, C. Wotzlaw, and J. Fandrey

Imaging of the hypoxia-inducible factor pathway: insights into oxygen sensing
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 210-217. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Series: Comprehensive management of end-stage COPD:

E. M. Clini and N. Ambrosino

Nonpharmacological treatment and relief of symptoms in COPD
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 218-228. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Study:

M. V. Larsen, I. J. Sørensen, V. Ø. Thomsen, and P. Ravn

Re-activation of bovine tuberculosis in a patient treated with infliximab
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 229-231. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. J. Overbeek, G. P. van Nieuw Amerongen, A. Boonstra, E. F. Smit, and A. Vonk-Noordegraaf

Possible role of imatinib in clinical pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 232-235. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:

J. C. Winck, M. Drummond, J. Almeida, and J. A. Marques

Air travel and hypoxaemia in real life
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 236-237. [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. P. Adams and J. Congelton

Diffuse panbronchiolitis
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 237-238. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. S. Reece

Cannabis and lung cancer
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 238-239. [Full Text] [PDF]  

S-L. Fung, C-H. Chau, and W-W. Yew

Cardiovascular adverse effects during itraconazole therapy
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 240. [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Silvestri, H. K. F. van Saene, M. A. de la Cal, R. E. Sarginson, and C. Thomann

Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia by selective decontamination of the digestive tract
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 241-243. [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Michils, R. Peché, S. Baldassarre, Z. Mourid, and A. Van Muylem

Comparisons between portable and chemoluminescence exhaled nitric oxide measurements
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 243-244. [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Polosa and C. J. Edwards

Tacrolimus for antisynthetase syndrome with interstitial lung disease?
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 244-245. [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. P. Nicod

From the authors
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 245-246. [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Kohler and K. E. Bloch

Predicting outcome of nasal surgery in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 246. [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. Koutsourelakis and S. Zakynthinos

From the authors
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 246-247. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata:

"VALIDATION AND COMPARISON OF REFERENCE EQUATIONS FOR THE 6-MIN WALK DISTANCE TEST". C.G. COTE, C. CASANOVA, J.M. MARÍN, M.V. LOPEZ, V. PINTO-PLATA, M.M. DE OCA, L.J. DORDELLY, H. NEKACH AND B.R. CELLI. EUR RESPIR J 2008; 31: 571–578.
Eur Respir J 2008 32: 248. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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