Editorials:

S.E. Wenzel

A different disease, many diseases or mild asthma gone bad? Challenges of severe asthma
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 397-398. [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Moro-Sibilot and C. Brambilla

Photodynamic therapy: where do we go from here?
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 399-400. [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Hunt

The black box of lung redox
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 401-402. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Front Rows of Science:

T.M. Bull, C.D. Cool, A.E. Serls, P.R. Rai, J. Parr, J.M. Neid, M.W. Geraci, T.B. Campbell, N.F. Voelkel, and D.B. Badesch

Primary pulmonary hypertension, Castleman's disease and human herpesvirus-8
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 403-407. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Rondelet, R. Van Beneden, F. Kerbaul, S. Motte, P. Fesler, K. McEntee, S. Brimioulle, J-M. Ketelslegers, and R. Naeije

Expression of the serotonin 1b receptor in experimental pulmonary hypertension
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 408-412. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Forum:

I. Cerveri, S. Accordini, A. Corsico, M.C. Zoia, L. Carrozzi, L. Cazzoletti, M. Beccaria, A. Marinoni, G. Viegi, and R. de Marco

Chronic cough and phlegm in young adults
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 413-417. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Bench to Bedside: Oncology:

G. Castaldo, R. Tomaiuolo, A. Sanduzzi, A. Ponticiello, I. Marchetiello, and F. Salvatore

Carcinoembryonic antigen mRNA analysis detects micrometastatic cells in blood from lung cancer patients
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 418-421. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Dikmen, E. Dikmen, M. Kara, E. Sahin, P. Dogan, and N. Özdemir

Diagnostic implications of telomerase activity in pleural effusions
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 422-426. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Respiratory Cell Biology:

R. Koslowski, K. Knoch, E. Kuhlisch, D. Seidel, and M. Kasper

Cathepsins in bleomycin-induced lung injury in rat
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 427-435. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Aoshiba, T. Tsuji, and A. Nagai

Bleomycin induces cellular senescence in alveolar epithelial cells
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 436-443. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: COPD:

R. Antonelli-Incalzi, C. Imperiale, V. Bellia, F. Catalano, N. Scichilone, R. Pistelli, F. Rengo, and the SaRA investigators

Do GOLD stages of COPD severity really correspond to differences in health status?
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 444-449. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Schulz, V. Petrig, K. Wolf, K. Krätzel, M. Köhler, B. Becker, and M. Pfeifer

Upregulation of MCAM in primary bronchial epithelial cells from patients with COPD
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 450-456. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Ichinose, H. Sugiura, S. Yamagata, A. Koarai, M. Tomaki, H. Ogawa, Y. Komaki, P.J. Barnes, K. Shirato, and T. Hattori

Xanthine oxidase inhibition reduces reactive nitrogen species production in COPD airways
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 457-461. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Correction]  

L. Trupin, G. Earnest, M. San Pedro, J.R. Balmes, M.D. Eisner, E. Yelin, P.P. Katz, and P.D. Blanc

The occupational burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 462-469. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Asthma:

The ENFUMOSA Study Group

The ENFUMOSA cross-sectional European multicentre study of the clinical phenotype of chronic severe asthma
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 470-477. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D.S. Robinson, D.A. Campbell, S.R. Durham, J. Pfeffer, P.J. Barnes, and K.F. Chung

Systematic assessment of difficult-to-treat asthma
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 478-483. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C.J.A. Duncan, A. Lawrie, M.G. Blaylock, J.G. Douglas, and G.M. Walsh

Reduced eosinophil apoptosis in induced sputum correlates with asthma severity
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 484-490. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J.D. Brannan, M. Gulliksson, S.D. Anderson, N. Chew, and M. Kumlin

Evidence of mast cell activation and leukotriene release after mannitol inhalation
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 491-496. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Cystic Fibrosis:

N. Reinhardt, C.I.U. Chen, D. Loppow, T. Schink, I. Kleinau, R.A. Jörres, U. Wahn, H. Magnussen, and K.P. Paul

Cellular profiles of induced sputum in children with stable cystic fibrosis: comparison with BAL
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 497-502. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A.M. Jones, L. Martin, R.J. Bright-Thomas, M.E. Dodd, A McDowell, K.L. Moffitt, J.S. Elborn, and A.K. Webb

Inflammatory markers in cystic fibrosis patients with transmissible Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 503-506. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Environmnetal and Occupational Exposures:

P.R. Salameh, I. Baldi, P. Brochard, C. Raherison, B. Abi Saleh, and R. Salamon

Respiratory symptoms in children and exposure to pesticides
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 507-512. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. El-Zein, J-L. Malo, C. Infante-Rivard, and D. Gautrin

Incidence of probable occupational asthma and changes in airway calibre and responsiveness in apprentice welders
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 513-518. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Correction]  

P. Dumortier, J. Thimpont, V. de Maertelaer, and P. De Vuyst

Trends in asbestos body counts in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid over two decades
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 519-524. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Mechanical Ventilation:

B. Buyse, W. Meersseman, and M. Demedts

Treatment of chronic respiratory failure in kyphoscoliosis: oxygen or ventilation?
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 525-528. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Original Articles: Epidemiology:

M. Golshan, M. Nematbakhsh, B. Amra, and R.O. Crapo

Spirometric reference values in a large Middle Eastern population
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 529-534. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Correction]  

Reviews:

K. Moghissi and K. Dixon

Is bronchoscopic photodynamic therapy a therapeutic option in lung cancer?
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 535-541. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Series:

B.J. Currie

Melioidosis: an important cause of pneumonia in residents of and travellers returned from endemic regions
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 542-550. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Gautrin, A.J. Newman-Taylor, H. Nordman, and J-L. Malo

Controversies in epidemiology of occupational asthma
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 551-559. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Studies:

M.J. Abramowicz, P. Van Haecke, M. Demedts, and M. Delcroix

Primary pulmonary hypertension after amfepramone (diethylpropion) with BMPR2 mutation
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 560-562. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case for Diagnosis:

P.R. Genta, M.V.O. Costa, R. Stelmach, and A. Cukier

A 26-yr-old male with recurrent respiratory infections
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 564-567. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Correspondence:

G.L. Braunstein

Distribution of therapeutic response in asthma control
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 568. [Full Text] [PDF]  

T.F. Reiss, J.M. Edelman, and J.F. Heyse

From the Authors
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 568-569. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Authors' Correction:

"Carbon monoxide transfer coefficient (transfer factor/alveolar volume) in females versus males". J.M.B. Hughes, N.B. Pride. Eur Respir J 2003; 22: 186–189.
Eur Respir J 2003 22: 570. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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