Editorials:

B. Brunekreef and J. Sunyer

Asthma, rhinitis and air pollution: is traffic to blame?
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 913-915. [Full Text] [PDF]  

S.I. Rennard and P. Calverley

Rescue! Therapy and the paradox of the Barcalounger
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 916-917. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Front Rows of Science:

M-J. Dallaire, C. Ferland, N. Pagé, S. Lavigne, F. Davoine, and M. Laviolette

Endothelial cells modulate eosinophil surface markers and mediator release
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 918-924. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Respiratory Cell Biology:

S. Sannohe, T. Adachi, K. Hamada, K. Honda, Y. Yamada, N. Saito, C-H. Cui, H. Kayaba, K. Ishikawa, and J. Chihara

Upregulated response to chemokines in oxidative metabolism of eosinophils in asthma and allergic rhinitis
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 925-931. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K.W. Tsang, D.K. Shum, S. Chan, P. Ng, J. Mak, R. Leung, I.H. Shum, G.C. Ooi, G.L. Tipoe, and W.K. Lam

Pseudomonas aeruginosa adherence to human basement membrane collagen in vitro
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 932-938. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Bench to Bedside: Respiratory Infections:

A. Polzin, M. Pletz, R. Erbes, M. Raffenberg, H. Mauch, S. Wagner, G. Arndt, and H. Lode

Procalcitonin as a diagnostic tool in lower respiratory tract infections and tuberculosis
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 939-943. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. Borg, G. Rohde, S. Löseke, J. Bittscheidt, G. Schultze-Werninghaus, V. Stephan, and A. Bufe

Evaluation of a quantitative real-time PCR for the detection of respiratory syncytial virus in pulmonary diseases
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 944-951. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Jiménez Castro, G. Díaz, E. Pérez-Rodríguez, and R.W. Light

Prognostic features of residual pleural thickening in parapneumonic pleural effusions
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 952-955. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Traffic and Pollutant Exposure:

T. Nicolai, D. Carr, S.K. Weiland, H. Duhme, O. von Ehrenstein, C. Wagner, and E. von Mutius

Urban traffic and pollutant exposure related to respiratory outcomes and atopy in a large sample of children
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 956-963. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Y-L. Lee, C-K. Shaw, H-J. Su, J-S. Lai, Y-C. Ko, S-L. Huang, F-C. Sung, and Y.L. Guo

Climate, traffic-related air pollutants and allergic rhinitis prevalence in middle-school children in Taiwan
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 964-970. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: COPD:

P. Maestrelli, C. Páska, M. Saetta, G. Turato, Y. Nowicki, S. Monti, B. Formichi, M. Miniati, and L.M. Fabbri

Decreased haem oxygenase-1 and increased inducible nitric oxide synthase in the lung of severe COPD patients
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 971-976. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F.J. O'Donoghue, P.G. Catcheside, E.E. Ellis, R.R. Grunstein, R.J. Pierce, L.S. Rowland, E.R. Collins, S.E. Rochford, and R.D. McEvoy

Sleep hypoventilation in hypercapnic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: prevalence and associated factors
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 977-984. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Anti-Inflammatory Intervention in Asthma:

C. Bonnans, P. Chanez, H. Meziane, P. Godard, J. Bousquet, and I. Vachier

Glucocorticoid receptor-binding characteristics in severe asthma
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 985-988. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E.S. Mendes, A. Pereira, I. Danta, R.C. Duncan, and A. Wanner

Comparative bronchial vasoconstrictive efficacy of inhaled glucocorticosteroids
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 989-993. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D.W. Reid, C. Ward, N. Wang, L. Zheng, R. Bish, B. Orsida, and E.H. Walters

Possible anti-inflammatory effect of salmeterol against interleukin-8 and neutrophil activation in asthma in vivo
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 994-999. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Paediatric Asthma:

C.A. Stevens, D. Turner, C.E. Kuehni, J.M. Couriel, and M. Silverman

The economic impact of preschool asthma and wheeze
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 1000-1006. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S.G. Devadason, T. Huang, S. Walker, R. Troedson, and P.N. Le Souëf

Distribution of technetium-99m-labelled QVAR^TM delivered using an Autohaler^TM device in children
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 1007-1011. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Epidemiology:

P. Buch, J. Friberg, H. Scharling, P. Lange, and E. Prescott

Reduced lung function and risk of atrial fibrillation in The Copenhagen City Heart Study
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 1012-1016. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Langhammer, R. Johnsen, A. Gulsvik, T.L. Holmen, and L. Bjermer

Sex differences in lung vulnerability to tobacco smoking
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 1017-1023. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Small Airways:

A. Wohlsen, C. Martin, E. Vollmer, D. Branscheid, H. Magnussen, W-M. Becker, U. Lepp, and S. Uhlig

The early allergic response in small airways of human precision-cut lung slices
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 1024-1032. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P.M. Gustafsson, H.K. Ljungberg, and B. Kjellman

Peripheral airway involvement in asthma assessed by single-breath SF₆ and He washout
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 1033-1039. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Surfactant and ARDS:

H.L. Attalah, Y. Wu, M. Alaoui-El-Azher, F. Thouron, K. Koumanov, C. Wolf, L. Brochard, A. Harf, C. Delclaux, and L. Touqui

Induction of type-IIA secretory phospholipase A2 in animal models of acute lung injury
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 1040-1045. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Rapid Communication:

K.S. Babu, D.A. Woodcock, S.E. Smith, J.N. Staniforth, S.T. Holgate, and J.H. Conway

Inhaled synthetic surfactant abolishes the early allergen-induced response in asthma
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 1046-1049. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ERS Task Force:

G.F. Joos and B. O'Connor

Indirect airway challenges
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 1050-1068. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Correction]  

Series:

R. Morar and C. Feldman

Pulmonary echinococcosis
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 1069-1077. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case for Diagnosis:

C. Raynaud, B. Crestani, M. Grossin, M. Piperaud, M-C. Dombret, and M. Aubier

Lung infiltrate in a male with a bronchopleural fistula
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 1078-1080. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:

A.K. Biswas and W.C. Fruedenthal

Levalbuterol toxicity: no reason to be jittery
Eur Respir J 2003 21: 1081. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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