Comment:

JP Fawcett and DR Taylor

Beta2-agonist enantiomers: is there a glitch with the chiral switch?
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1223-1224. [PDF]  

SK Field

Omeprazole for asthma with gastro-oesophageal reflux
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1495. [PDF]  

PJ Merkus and PH Quanjer

Expiratory flow limitation in divers
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1496-1497. [PDF]  

Editorials:

WT McNicholas

Sleep apnoea and driving risk. European Respiratory Society Task Force on "Public Health and Medicolegal Implications of Sleep Apnoea"
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1225-1227. [PDF]  

Original Articles:

T Urban and B Lebeau

Colony-stimulating factor therapy and febrile neutropenia induced by chemotherapy: need for economical studies
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1228-1229. [PDF]  

B Schmekel, I Rydberg, B Norlander, KN Sjosward, J Ahlner, and RG Andersson

Stereoselective pharmacokinetics of S-salbutamol after administration of the racemate in healthy volunteers
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1230-1235. [Abstract] [PDF]  

B Vrugt, S Wilson, J Underwood, A Bron, R de Bruyn, P Bradding, ST Holgate, R Djukanovic, and R Aalbers

Mucosal inflammation in severe glucocorticoid-dependent asthma
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1245-1252. [Abstract] [PDF]  

P Julius, W Luttmann, B Knoechel, C Kroegel, H Matthys, and Virchow JC, Jr

CD69 surface expression on human lung eosinophils after segmental allergen provocation
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1253-1259. [Abstract] [PDF]  

I Danner, P Boisseau, E Chailleux, and D Escande

Respiratory epithelial ion transport in patients with disseminated bronchiectasis
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1276-1280. [Abstract] [PDF]  

X Puechal, I Fajac, T Bienvenu, N Desmazes-Dufeu, D Hubert, JC Kaplan, CJ Menkes, and DJ Dusser

Increased frequency of cystic fibrosis deltaF508 mutation in bronchiectasis associated with rheumatoid arthritis
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1281-1287. [Abstract] [PDF]  

GW Chalmers, KJ Macleod, S Sriram, LJ Thomson, C McSharry, BH Stack, and NC Thomson

Sputum endothelin-1 is increased in cystic fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1288-1292. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Carone, G Bertolotti, F Anchisi, AM Zotti, CF Donner, and PW Jones

Analysis of factors that characterize health impairment in patients with chronic respiratory failure. Quality of Life in Chronic Respiratory Failure Group
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1293-1300. [Abstract] [PDF]  

P Roger, E Puchelle, O Bajolet-Laudinat, JM Tournier, C Debordeaux, MC Plotkowski, JH Cohen, D Sheppard, and S de Bentzmann

Fibronectin and alpha5beta1 integrin mediate binding of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to repairing airway epithelium
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1301-1309. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Miller-Larsson, A Runstrom, and R Brattsand

Adrenalectomy permits a late, local TNF-alpha release in LPS-challenged rat airways
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1310-1317. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Zhu, AV Rogers, A Burke-Gaffney, PG Hellewell, and PK Jeffery

Cytokine-induced airway epithelial ICAM-1 upregulation: quantification by high-resolution scanning and transmission electron microscopy
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1318-1328. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R Kunitake, K Kuwano, H Miyazaki, N Hagimoto, Y Nomoto, and N Hara

Apoptosis in the course of granulomatous inflammation in pulmonary sarcoidosis
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1329-1337. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Drent, JA Jacobs, J de Vries, RJ Lamers, IH Liem, and EF Wouters

Does the cellular bronchoalveolar lavage fluid profile reflect the severity of sarcoidosis?
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1338-1344. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Hashimoto, K Matsumoto, Y Gon, S Maruoka, I Takeshita, S Hayashi, T Koura, K Kujime, and T Horie

p38 Mitogen-activated protein kinase regulates IL-8 expression in human pulmonary vascular endothelial cells
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1357-1364. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MJ Miron, A Perrier, H Bounameaux, P de Moerloose, DO Slosman, D Didier, and A Junod

Contribution of noninvasive evaluation to the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in hospitalized patients
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1365-1370. [Abstract] [PDF]  

H Nakamura, S Fujishima, T Inoue, Y Ohkubo, K Soejima, Y Waki, M Mori, T Urano, F Sakamaki, S Tasaka, A Ishizaka, M Kanazawa, and K Yamaguchi

Clinical and immunoregulatory effects of roxithromycin therapy for chronic respiratory tract infection
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1371-1379. [Abstract] [PDF]  

P Glynn, R Coakley, I Kilgallen, and S O'Neill

Neutrophil CD11b and soluble ICAM-1 and E-selectin in community acquired pneumonia
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1380-1385. [Abstract] [PDF]  

GL Piacentini, A Bodini, S Costella, L Vicentini, P Mazzi, S Sperandio, and AL Boner

Exhaled nitric oxide and sputum eosinophil markers of inflammation in asthmatic children
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1386-1390. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Mattes, K Storm van's Gravesande, U Reining, K Alving, G Ihorst, M Henschen, and J Kuehr

NO in exhaled air is correlated with markers of eosinophilic airway inflammation in corticosteroid-dependent childhood asthma
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1391-1395. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Artlich, T Busch, K Lewandowski, S Jonas, L Gortner, and KJ Falke

Childhood asthma: exhaled nitric oxide in relation to clinical symptoms
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1396-1401. [Abstract] [PDF]  

B Karadag, AJ James, E Gultekin, NM Wilson, and A Bush

Nasal and lower airway level of nitric oxide in children with primary ciliary dyskinesia
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1402-1405. [Abstract] [PDF]  

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

Sampling of exhaled nitric oxide in children: end-expiratory plateau, balloon and tidal breathing methods compared
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1406-1410. [Abstract] [Order Full Text via Infotrieve]  

K Mukala, J Pekkanen, P Tiittanen, S Alm, RO Salonen, and J Tuomisto

Personally measured weekly exposure to NO2 and respiratory health among preschool children
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1411-1417. [Abstract] [PDF]  

L Grievink, SC van der Zee, G Hoek, HM Boezen, P van't Veer, and B Brunekreef

Modulation of the acute respiratory effects of winter air pollution by serum and dietary antioxidants: a panel study
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1439-1446. [Abstract] [PDF]  

GA Fontana, T Pantaleo, F Lavorini, NM Maluccio, D Mutolo, and M Pistolesi

Repeatability of cough-related variables during fog challenges at threshold and suprathreshold stimulus intensity in humans
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1447-1450. [Abstract] [PDF]  

H Dai, J Guzman, and U Costabel

Increased expression of apoptosis signalling receptors by alveolar macrophages in sarcoidosis
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1451-1454. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Griese

Pulmonary surfactant in health and human lung diseases: state of the art
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1455-1476. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CP van der Schans, DS Postma, GH Koeter, and BK Rubin

Physiotherapy and bronchial mucus transport
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1477-1486. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Clinical Trial:

L Prieto, V Gutierrez, and C Morales

Maximal response plateau to methacholine as a reliable index for reducing inhaled budesonide in moderate asthma
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1236-1244. [Abstract] [PDF]  

HJ Pennings, PJ Borm, CT Evelo, and EF Wouters

Changes in levels of catalase and glutathione in erythrocytes of patients with stable asthma, treated with beclomethasone dipropionate
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1260-1266. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JJ Egan, C Maden, S Kalra, JE Adams, R Eastell, and AA Woodcock

A randomized, double-blind study comparing the effects of beclomethasone and fluticasone on bone density over two years
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1267-1275. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RM du Bois, PM Greenhalgh, AM Southcott, NM Johnson, and TA Harris

Randomized trial of inhaled fluticasone propionate in chronic stable pulmonary sarcoidosis: a pilot study
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1345-1350. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Humbert, O Sanchez, M Fartoukh, JL Jagot, C Le Gall, O Sitbon, F Parent, and G Simonneau

Short-term and long-term epoprostenol (prostacyclin) therapy in pulmonary hypertension secondary to connective tissue diseases: results of a pilot study
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1351-1356. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Blomberg, IS Mudway, C Nordenhall, H Hedenstrom, FJ Kelly, AJ Frew, ST Holgate, and T Sandstrom

Ozone-induced lung function decrements do not correlate with early airway inflammatory or antioxidant responses
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1418-1428. [Abstract] [PDF]  

IS Mudway, A Blomberg, AJ Frew, ST Holgate, T Sandstrom, and FJ Kelly

Antioxidant consumption and repletion kinetics in nasal lavage fluid following exposure of healthy human volunteers to ozone
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1429-1438. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Case Studies:

E Garcia-Pachon, LC Fernandez, F Lopez-Azorin, and I Padilla-Navas

Pseudochylothorax in pleural effusion due to coronary artery bypass surgery
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1487-1488. [Abstract] [PDF]  

N Mogulkoc, B Onal, N Okyay, O Gunel, and U Bayindir

Chylothorax, chylopericardium and lymphoedema--the presenting features of signet-ring cell carcinoma
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1489-1491. [Abstract] [PDF]  

OJ Dempsey, DJ Godden, PD Martin, and PJ Danielian

Severe alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency and pregnancy
Eur Respir J 1999 13: 1492-1494. [Abstract] [PDF]  

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