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February 2005 (Volume 60, Number 2). [Index by author]

		Airwaves Editorials Images in Thorax Smoking Asthma Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Airway biology Acute lung injury Cystic fibrosis Tuberculosis Occasional reviews Case reports Letters to the editor Lung alerts Miscellanea Corrections

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Airwaves

Airwaves
Wisia Wedzicha
Thorax 2005; 60: 87. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.awfeb [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

The ebb and flow of asthma
B G Toelle and G B Marks
Thorax 2005; 60: 87-88. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.038331 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Angiogenesis and vascular endothelial growth factor in COPD
A J Knox, J Stocks, and A Sutcliffe
Thorax 2005; 60: 88-89. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.030544 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Tuberculin testing, BCG and tuberculosis today
J Moore-Gillon
Thorax 2005; 60: 90-91. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.028746 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

The PEF data plot: planning to get the message
M R Miller
Thorax 2005; 60: 91-92. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.035782 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Optimal starting dose of inhaled corticosteroids in adult asthma: why has it taken so long?
M Masoli, M Weatherall, and R Beasley
Thorax 2005; 60: 93-94. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.031179 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Some consensus but little evidence: guidelines on management of pleural infection in children
I M Balfour-Lynn
Thorax 2005; 60: 94-96. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.038406 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Images in Thorax

Nocturnal atrial fibrillation in a patient with obstructive sleep apnoea
R Schulz, H J Eisele, and W Seeger
Thorax 2005; 60: 174. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.037101 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Smoking

Efficacy of bupropion in the indigenous Maori population in New Zealand
S Holt, C Timu-Parata, S Ryder-Lewis, M Weatherall, and R Beasley
Thorax 2005; 60: 120-123. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.030239 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Asthma

Trends in the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and treatment in Dutch children over a 12 year period: results of the fourth consecutive survey
M Mommers, C Gielkens-Sijstermans, G M H Swaen, and C P van Schayck
Thorax 2005; 60: 97-99. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.024786 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Steroid naive eosinophilic asthma: anti-inflammatory effects of fluticasone and montelukast
L Jayaram, E Pizzichini, C Lemière, S F P Man, A Cartier, F E Hargreave, and M M M Pizzichini
Thorax 2005; 60: 100-105. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.021634 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Enhanced bronchial expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and receptors (Flk-1 and Flt-1) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A R Kranenburg, W I de Boer, V K T Alagappan, P J Sterk, and H S Sharma
Thorax 2005; 60: 106-113. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.023986 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Enhanced levels of hyaluronan in lungs of patients with COPD: relationship with lung function and local inflammation
M A Dentener, J H J Vernooy, S Hendriks, and E F M Wouters
Thorax 2005; 60: 114-119. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.020842 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Airway biology

Bronchoalveolar lymphocytosis correlates with human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) proviral DNA load in HTLV-I carriers
S Mori, A Mizoguchi, M Kawabata, H Fukunaga, K Usuku, I Maruyama, and M Osame
Thorax 2005; 60: 138-143. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.021667 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Phosphodiesterase 4 inhibition decreases MUC5AC expression induced by epidermal growth factor in human airway epithelial cells
M Mata, B Sarriá, A Buenestado, J Cortijo, M Cerdá, and E J Morcillo
Thorax 2005; 60: 144-152. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.025692 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Acute lung injury

Regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor bioactivity in patients with acute lung injury
G D Perkins, J Roberts, D F McAuley, L Armstrong, A Millar, F Gao, and D R Thickett
Thorax 2005; 60: 153-158. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.027912 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cystic fibrosis

Correlation of forced oscillation technique in preschool children with cystic fibrosis with pulmonary inflammation
S Brennan, G L Hall, F Horak, A Moeller, P M C Pitrez, A Franzmann, S Turner, N de Klerk, P Franklin, K R Winfield, E Balding, S M Stick, and P D Sly
Thorax 2005; 60: 159-163. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.026419 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Tuberculosis

Tuberculin response in BCG vaccinated schoolchildren and the estimation of annual risk of infection in Hong Kong
C C Leung, W W Yew, C M Tam, C K Chan, K C Chang, W S Law, S N Lee, M Y Wong, and K F Au
Thorax 2005; 60: 124-129. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.017970 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Rates of drug resistance and risk factor analysis in civilian and prison patients with tuberculosis in Samara Region, Russia
M Ruddy, Y Balabanova, C Graham, I Fedorin, N Malomanova, E Elisarova, S Kuznetznov, G Gusarova, S Zakharova, A Melentyev, E Krukova, V Golishevskaya, V Erokhin, I Dorozhkova, and F Drobniewski
Thorax 2005; 60: 130-135. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.026922 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Tuberculosis in contacts need not indicate disease transmission
U R Dahle, S Nordtvedt, B A Winje, T Mannsaaker, E Heldal, P Sandven, H M S Grewal, and D A Caugant
Thorax 2005; 60: 136-137. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.030841 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Occasional reviews

The need for standardisation of peak flow charts
H K Reddel, S D Vincent, and J Civitico
Thorax 2005; 60: 164-167. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.030437 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Case reports

Chronic Burkholderia multivorans bronchial infection in a non-cystic fibrosis individual with mannose binding lectin deficiency
J L Whitehouse, A R Exley, J Foweraker, and D Bilton
Thorax 2005; 60: 168-170. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.016493 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

VEGF levels in pulmonary fibrosis
A G Richter, E O Maughan, G D Perkins, N Nathani, and D R Thickett
Thorax 2005; 60: 171. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.031500 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Vitamin E supplements in asthma • Authors’ reply
G P Currie, D K C Lee, W J Anderson, P Pearson, A Fogarty, and J Britton
Thorax 2005; 60: 171-172. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.033001 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Management of CAP using a validated risk score
L Richeldi, M De Guglielmo, L M Fabbri, D Giovanardi, F Marchetti, M Larosa, V Solfrini, and M Altini
Thorax 2005; 60: 172-173. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.034983 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Plasma cell mucositis of the distal airways
M R Lucarelli, J N Allen, and C M Magro
Thorax 2005; 60: 173. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.033845 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung alerts

Early aberrant gene expression in primary non-small cell carcinomas: a future diagnostic tool?
S E A Fairbairn
Thorax 2005; 60: 135. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0132 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Some asthma genotypes may not respond to ß₂ agonists
N Batsford
Thorax 2005; 60: 143. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0133 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellanea

Editorial Notice
Thorax 2005; 60: 105. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Corrections

Correction
Thorax 2005; 60: 152. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

BTS Winter Meeting abstracts
Thorax 2005; 60: 173. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.006cor [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Prevalence of TB in healthcare workers in south west London
Thorax 2005; 60: 173. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.007cor [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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	Airwaves Wisia Wedzicha Thorax 2005; 60: 87. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.awfeb [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The ebb and flow of asthma B G Toelle and G B Marks Thorax 2005; 60: 87-88. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.038331 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Angiogenesis and vascular endothelial growth factor in COPD A J Knox, J Stocks, and A Sutcliffe Thorax 2005; 60: 88-89. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.030544 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Tuberculin testing, BCG and tuberculosis today J Moore-Gillon Thorax 2005; 60: 90-91. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.028746 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The PEF data plot: planning to get the message M R Miller Thorax 2005; 60: 91-92. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.035782 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Optimal starting dose of inhaled corticosteroids in adult asthma: why has it taken so long? M Masoli, M Weatherall, and R Beasley Thorax 2005; 60: 93-94. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.031179 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Some consensus but little evidence: guidelines on management of pleural infection in children I M Balfour-Lynn Thorax 2005; 60: 94-96. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.038406 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Nocturnal atrial fibrillation in a patient with obstructive sleep apnoea R Schulz, H J Eisele, and W Seeger Thorax 2005; 60: 174. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.037101 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Efficacy of bupropion in the indigenous Maori population in New Zealand S Holt, C Timu-Parata, S Ryder-Lewis, M Weatherall, and R Beasley Thorax 2005; 60: 120-123. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.030239 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Trends in the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and treatment in Dutch children over a 12 year period: results of the fourth consecutive survey M Mommers, C Gielkens-Sijstermans, G M H Swaen, and C P van Schayck Thorax 2005; 60: 97-99. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.024786 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Steroid naive eosinophilic asthma: anti-inflammatory effects of fluticasone and montelukast L Jayaram, E Pizzichini, C Lemière, S F P Man, A Cartier, F E Hargreave, and M M M Pizzichini Thorax 2005; 60: 100-105. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.021634 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Enhanced bronchial expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and receptors (Flk-1 and Flt-1) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease A R Kranenburg, W I de Boer, V K T Alagappan, P J Sterk, and H S Sharma Thorax 2005; 60: 106-113. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.023986 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Enhanced levels of hyaluronan in lungs of patients with COPD: relationship with lung function and local inflammation M A Dentener, J H J Vernooy, S Hendriks, and E F M Wouters Thorax 2005; 60: 114-119. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.020842 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Bronchoalveolar lymphocytosis correlates with human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) proviral DNA load in HTLV-I carriers S Mori, A Mizoguchi, M Kawabata, H Fukunaga, K Usuku, I Maruyama, and M Osame Thorax 2005; 60: 138-143. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.021667 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Phosphodiesterase 4 inhibition decreases MUC5AC expression induced by epidermal growth factor in human airway epithelial cells M Mata, B Sarriá, A Buenestado, J Cortijo, M Cerdá, and E J Morcillo Thorax 2005; 60: 144-152. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.025692 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor bioactivity in patients with acute lung injury G D Perkins, J Roberts, D F McAuley, L Armstrong, A Millar, F Gao, and D R Thickett Thorax 2005; 60: 153-158. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.027912 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Correlation of forced oscillation technique in preschool children with cystic fibrosis with pulmonary inflammation S Brennan, G L Hall, F Horak, A Moeller, P M C Pitrez, A Franzmann, S Turner, N de Klerk, P Franklin, K R Winfield, E Balding, S M Stick, and P D Sly Thorax 2005; 60: 159-163. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.026419 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Tuberculin response in BCG vaccinated schoolchildren and the estimation of annual risk of infection in Hong Kong C C Leung, W W Yew, C M Tam, C K Chan, K C Chang, W S Law, S N Lee, M Y Wong, and K F Au Thorax 2005; 60: 124-129. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.017970 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Rates of drug resistance and risk factor analysis in civilian and prison patients with tuberculosis in Samara Region, Russia M Ruddy, Y Balabanova, C Graham, I Fedorin, N Malomanova, E Elisarova, S Kuznetznov, G Gusarova, S Zakharova, A Melentyev, E Krukova, V Golishevskaya, V Erokhin, I Dorozhkova, and F Drobniewski Thorax 2005; 60: 130-135. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.026922 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Tuberculosis in contacts need not indicate disease transmission U R Dahle, S Nordtvedt, B A Winje, T Mannsaaker, E Heldal, P Sandven, H M S Grewal, and D A Caugant Thorax 2005; 60: 136-137. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.030841 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The need for standardisation of peak flow charts H K Reddel, S D Vincent, and J Civitico Thorax 2005; 60: 164-167. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.030437 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	*Chronic Burkholderia multivorans* bronchial infection in a non-cystic fibrosis individual with mannose binding lectin deficiency** J L Whitehouse, A R Exley, J Foweraker, and D Bilton Thorax 2005; 60: 168-170. doi:10.1136/thx.2003.016493 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	VEGF levels in pulmonary fibrosis A G Richter, E O Maughan, G D Perkins, N Nathani, and D R Thickett Thorax 2005; 60: 171. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.031500 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Vitamin E supplements in asthma • Authors’ reply G P Currie, D K C Lee, W J Anderson, P Pearson, A Fogarty, and J Britton Thorax 2005; 60: 171-172. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.033001 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Management of CAP using a validated risk score L Richeldi, M De Guglielmo, L M Fabbri, D Giovanardi, F Marchetti, M Larosa, V Solfrini, and M Altini Thorax 2005; 60: 172-173. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.034983 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Plasma cell mucositis of the distal airways M R Lucarelli, J N Allen, and C M Magro Thorax 2005; 60: 173. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.033845 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Early aberrant gene expression in primary non-small cell carcinomas: a future diagnostic tool? S E A Fairbairn Thorax 2005; 60: 135. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0132 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Some asthma genotypes may not respond to ß₂ agonists N Batsford Thorax 2005; 60: 143. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.la0133 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Editorial Notice Thorax 2005; 60: 105. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Correction Thorax 2005; 60: 152. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	BTS Winter Meeting abstracts Thorax 2005; 60: 173. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.006cor [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Prevalence of TB in healthcare workers in south west London Thorax 2005; 60: 173. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.007cor [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]