Comment:

GH Koppelman, H Los, and DS Postma

Genetic and environment in asthma: the answer of twin studies
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 2-4. [PDF]  

H Magnussen and O Holz

Monitoring airway inflammation in asthma by induced sputum
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 5-7. [PDF]  

JD Aubert, P Leuenberger, and L Juillerat-Jeanneret

Endothelin-1 expression in airway epithelial cells
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 225-226. [PDF]  

G Karakaya, AU Demir, and AF Kalyoncu

Is there an association between bronchial asthma, food allergy/intolerance and analgesic intolerance?
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 227-228. [PDF]  

Original Articles:

LR Skadhauge, K Christensen, KO Kyvik, and T Sigsgaard

Genetic and environmental influence on asthma: a population-based study of 11,688 Danish twin pairs
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 8-14. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MM Pizzichini, E Pizzichini, L Clelland, A Efthimiadis, I Pavord, J Dolovich, and FE Hargreave

Prednisone-dependent asthma: inflammatory indices in induced sputum
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 15-21. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C Bodner, D Godden, K Brown, J Little, S Ross, and A Seaton

Antioxidant intake and adult-onset wheeze: a case-control study. Aberdeen WHEASE Study Group
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 22-30. [Abstract] [PDF]  

O Omland, T Sigsgaard, C Hjort, OF Pedersen, and MR Miller

Lung status in young Danish rurals: the effect of farming exposure on asthma-like symptoms and lung function
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 31-37. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Emelyanov, G Fedoseev, and PJ Barnes

Reduced intracellular magnesium concentrations in asthmatic patients
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 38-40. [Abstract] [PDF]  

L Greiff, M Andersson, C Svensson, M Linden, S Myint, and CG Persson

Allergen challenge-induced acute exudation of IL-8, ECP and alpha2-macroglobulin in human rhinovirus-induced common colds
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 41-47. [Abstract] [PDF]  

P Paredi, MJ Leckie, I Horvath, L Allegra, SA Kharitonov, and PJ Barnes

Changes in exhaled carbon monoxide and nitric oxide levels following allergen challenge in patients with asthma
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 48-52. [Abstract] [PDF]  

EN Kosmas, SA Michaelides, A Polychronaki, T Roussou, S Toukmatzi, V Polychronopoulos, and CN Baxevanis

Theophylline induces a reduction in circulating interleukin-4 and interleukin-5 in atopic asthmatics
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 53-58. [Abstract] [PDF]  

LP McGarvey, P Forsythe, LG Heaney, J MacMahon, and M Ennis

Bronchoalveolar lavage findings in patients with chronic nonproductive cough
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 59-65. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T Tschernig, F Fliegert, J Westermann, and R Pabst

Increased expression of activation markers and adhesion molecules on lung T-cells compared with blood in the normal rat
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 66-70. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T Matsuse, S Teramoto, H Katayama, E Sudo, H Ekimoto, H Mitsuhashi, Y Uejima, Y Fukuchi, and Y Ouchi

ICAM-1 mediates lung leukocyte recruitment but not pulmonary fibrosis in a murine model of bleomycin-induced lung injury
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 71-77. [Abstract] [PDF]  

K Korhonen, M Korppi, ST Remes, TM Reijonen, and K Remes

Lung function in school-aged asthmatic children with inhaled cromoglycate, nedocromil and corticosteroid therapy
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 82-86. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AS Douglas, PJ Helms, and IT Jolliffe

Seasonality, but not prevalence of sudden infant death syndrome varies by region in mainland Britain
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 95-99. [Abstract] [PDF]  

PM Frossard, J Hertecant, Y Bossaert, and KP Dawson

Genotype-phenotype correlations in cystic fibrosis: clinical severity of mutation S549R(T-->G)
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 100-102. [Abstract] [PDF]  

LP Ho, J Faccenda, JA Innes, and AP Greening

Expired hydrogen peroxide in breath condensate of cystic fibrosis patients
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 103-106. [Abstract] [PDF]  

H Grasemann, SS Gartig, HG Wiesemann, H Teschler, N Konietzko, and F Ratjen

Effect of L-arginine infusion on airway NO in cystic fibrosis and primary ciliary dyskinesia syndrome
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 114-118. [Abstract] [PDF]  

OM Kon, Z Daniil, CM Black, and RM du Bois

Clearance of inhaled technetium-99m-DTPA as a clinical index of pulmonary vascular disease in systemic sclerosis
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 133-136. [Abstract] [PDF]  

K Sakamoto, I Houya, K Inoue, M Tanaka, T Suzuki, Y Sakamoto, and H Matsuo

An imbalance in plasma prostanoids in patients with Raynaud's phenomenon and pulmonary vasospasm
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 137-144. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Wanecek, A Oldner, A Rudehill, A Sollevi, K Alving, and E Weitzberg

Endothelin(A)-receptor antagonism attenuates pulmonary hypertension in porcine endotoxin shock
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 145-151. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T Tsuboi, M Ohi, H Kita, N Otsuka, H Hirata, T Noguchi, K Chin, M Mishima, and K Kuno

The efficacy of a custom-fabricated nasal mask on gas exchange during nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 152-156. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D Annane, MA Quera-Salva, F Lofaso, JB Vercken, O Lesieur, C Fromageot, B Clair, P Gajdos, and JC Raphael

Mechanisms underlying effects of nocturnal ventilation on daytime blood gases in neuromuscular diseases
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 157-162. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CM Lim, Y Koh, JY Chin, JS Lee, SD Lee, WS Kim, DS Kim, and WD Kim

Respiratory and haemodynamic effects of the prone position at two different levels of PEEP in a canine acute lung injury model
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 163-168. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AG Lenz, PG Jorens, B Meyer, W De Backer, F Van Overveld, L Bossaert, and KL Maier

Oxidatively modified proteins in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with ARDS and patients at-risk for ARDS
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 169-174. [Abstract] [PDF]  

B Tarp, JS Jensen, L Ostergaard, and PL Andersen

Search for agents causing atypical pneumonia in HIV-positive patients by inhibitor-controlled PCR assays
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 175-179. [Abstract] [PDF]  

PF Vogelzang, JW van der Gulden, MJ Tielen, H Folgering, and CP van Schayck

Health-based selection for asthma, but not for chronic bronchitis, in pig farmers: an evidence-based hypothesis
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 187-189. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JA Nadel, K Takeyama, and C Agusti

Role of neutrophil elastase in hypersecretion in asthma
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 190-196. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JP Janssens, JC Pache, and LP Nicod

Physiological changes in respiratory function associated with ageing
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 197-205. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Clinical Trial:

RA Primhak, CM Smith, SC Yong, R Wach, M Kurian, R Brown, and J Efthimiou

The bronchoprotective effect of inhaled salmeterol in preschool children: a dose-ranging study
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 78-81. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R Rao, RK Gregson, AC Jones, EA Miles, MJ Campbell, and JO Warner

Systemic effects of inhaled corticosteroids on growth and bone turnover in childhood asthma: a comparison of fluticasone with beclomethasone
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 87-94. [Abstract] [PDF]  

FG Bollert, JY Paton, TG Marshall, J Calvert, AP Greening, and JA Innes

Recombinant DNase in cystic fibrosis: a protocol for targeted introduction through n-of-1 trials. Scottish Cystic Fibrosis Group
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 107-113. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Scalvini, R Porta, E Zanelli, M Volterrani, M Vitacca, M Pagani, A Giordano, and N Ambrosino

Effects of oxygen on autonomic nervous system dysfunction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 119-124. [Abstract] [PDF]  

K Foglio, L Bianchi, G Bruletti, L Battista, M Pagani, and N Ambrosino

Long-term effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic airway obstruction
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 125-132. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Hamacher, A Spiliopoulos, AM Kurt, and LP Nicod

Pre-emptive therapy with azoles in lung transplant patients. Geneva Lung Transplantation Group
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 180-186. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Case Studies:

RK Kedia, A Sullivan, M Stephens, and MB Allen

A breathless female
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 207-209. [PDF]  

J Ribas, J Angrill, JA Barbera, JC Garcia-Pagan, J Roca, J Bosch, and R Rodriguez-Roisin

Isosorbide-5-mononitrate in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension associated with portal hypertension
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 210-212. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Daenen, P Rogiers, C Van de Walle, F Rochette, M Demedts, and B Nemery

Occupational asthma caused by palladium
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 213-216. [Abstract] [PDF]  

H Taniguchi, J Kadota, T Fujii, Y Matsubara, S Katoh, H Mukae, S Matsukura, and S Kohno

Activation of lymphocytes and increased interleukin-5 levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in acute eosinophilic pneumonia
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 217-220. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Congresses:

Asthma mortality: summary of a round-table discussion, New York, January 1997
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 221-224. [PDF]  

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