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June 2006 (Volume 61, Number 6). [Index by author]

		Airwaves Editorials Smoking Asthma Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Sleep disordered breathing Acute lung injury Paediatric lung disease Cystic fibrosis Review series Letters to the editor Lung alerts Miscellaneous Miscellanea

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Airwaves

Airwaves
Wisia Wedzicha
Thorax 2006; 61: 459. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.awjun06 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Editorials

Does CPAP delay the development of cardiovascular disease in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea hypopnoea?
N T Ayas, G B J Mancini, and J Fleetham
Thorax 2006; 61: 459-460. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.043836 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Ageing, smoking and oxidative stress
J F Donohue
Thorax 2006; 61: 461-462. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.053058 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Insights into post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans in children
K J Smith and L L Fan
Thorax 2006; 61: 462-463. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.052670 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Manipulation of inflammation in ARDS: achievable goal or distant target?
S V Baudouin
Thorax 2006; 61: 464-465. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.057265 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Smoking

Long term smoking with age builds up excessive oxidative stress in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
K Nagai, T Betsuyaku, T Kondo, Y Nasuhara, and M Nishimura
Thorax 2006; 61: 496-502. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 14 March 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.049148

Asthma

Association between polymorphism of tumour necrosis factor ${alpha}$ -308 gene promoter and asthma: a meta-analysis
J Gao, G Shan, B Sun, P J Thompson, and X Gao
Thorax 2006; 61: 466-471. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 3 March 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.051284

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Lung function decline and outcomes in an elderly population
D M Mannino and K J Davis
Thorax 2006; 61: 472-477. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 3 March 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.052449

Differences in local versus systemic TNF ${alpha}$ production in COPD: inhibitory effect of hyaluronan on LPS induced blood cell TNF ${alpha}$ release
M A Dentener, R Louis, R H E Cloots, M Henket, and E F M Wouters
Thorax 2006; 61: 478-484. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 3 March 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.053330

Validation of computed tomographic lung densitometry for monitoring emphysema in ${alpha}$ ₁-antitrypsin deficiency
D G Parr, B C Stoel, J Stolk, and R A Stockley
Thorax 2006; 61: 485-490. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 14 March 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.054890

Sleep disordered breathing

Treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea leads to improved microvascular endothelial function in the systemic circulation
J L Lattimore, I Wilcox, M Skilton, M Langenfeld, and D S Celermajer
Thorax 2006; 61: 491-495. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 14 March 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.039164

Acute lung injury

Extracellular thioredoxin levels are increased in patients with acute lung injury
M E Callister, A Burke-Gaffney, G J Quinlan, A G Nicholson, R Florio, H Nakamura, J Yodoi, and T W Evans
Thorax 2006; 61: 521-527. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 6 April 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.053041

Paediatric lung disease

Risk factors for the development of bronchiolitis obliterans in children with bronchiolitis
A J Colom, A M Teper, W M Vollmer, and G B Diette
Thorax 2006; 61: 503-506. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 3 March 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.044909

Cystic fibrosis

Non-tuberculous mycobacteria in end stage cystic fibrosis: implications for lung transplantation
W Chalermskulrat, N Sood, I P Neuringer, T M Hecker, L Chang, M P Rivera, L J Paradowski, and R M Aris
Thorax 2006; 61: 507-513. [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 6 April 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.049247

Inducible NO synthase expression is low in airway epithelium from young children with cystic fibrosis
A Moeller, F Horak, Jr, C Lane, D Knight, A Kicic, S Brennan, P Franklin, J Terpolilli, J H Wildhaber, and S M Stick
Thorax 2006; 61: 514-520. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 3 March 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.054643

Review series

COPD exacerbations · 5: Management
R Rodríguez-Roisin
Thorax 2006; 61: 535-544. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.041863 [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only tables and figure] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the editor

Improvement of respiratory failure with NIV
G J Gibson, A H Nickol, N Hart, N S Hopkinson, J Moxham, A Simonds, and M I Polkey
Thorax 2006; 61: 545. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Consideration of palivizumab not justified
R D Clifford, A Greenough, and S Broughton
Thorax 2006; 61: 545-546. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

RSV infection in prematurely born infants
S Deshpande, A Greenough, and S Broughton
Thorax 2006; 61: 546. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Differences in airway wall remodelling in asthma and EB
S Siddiqui, C E Brightling, A-S Jang, S-W Park, and C-S Park
Thorax 2006; 61: 547. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Multidrug resistance emerging in North London outbreak
H Maguire, M Ruddy, G Bothamley, B Patel, M Lipman, F Drobniewski, M Yates, and T Brown
Thorax 2006; 61: 547-548. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.052423 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Radiation risk of screening with low dose CT
R L Karadi
Thorax 2006; 61: 548. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Effect of dichotomising age in multivariate model analysis
A M Yohannes, M J Connolly, J J Soler-Cataluña, M A Martínez-Garcia, and P Román Sánchez
Thorax 2006; 61: 548-549. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Diaphragm paralysis after nephrectomy
A Chetta, M Aiello, and D Olivieri
Thorax 2006; 61: 549. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.059956 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lung alerts

Tumour necrosis factor ${alpha}$ in refractory asthma: new insight
S A Nachman
Thorax 2006; 61: 495. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.la0203 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Asthma and natural killer T cells
H E Davies
Thorax 2006; 61: 544. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.la0204 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Miscellaneous

Clinical significance of anti-GM-CSF antibodies in idiopathic pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
F-C Lin, G-D Chang, M-S Chern, Y-C Chen, and S-C Chang
Thorax 2006; 61: 528-534. [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only supplement and figures] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
Published Online First: 3 March 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.054171

Miscellanea

Spontaneous rupture of lung echinococcal cyst causing anaphylactic shock and respiratory distress syndrome
R A Fanne, M Khamaisi, D Mevorach, E Leitersdorf, N Berkman, U Laxer, and B Maly
Thorax 2006; 61: 550. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.051441 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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	Airwaves Wisia Wedzicha Thorax 2006; 61: 459. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.awjun06 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Does CPAP delay the development of cardiovascular disease in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea hypopnoea? N T Ayas, G B J Mancini, and J Fleetham Thorax 2006; 61: 459-460. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.043836 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Ageing, smoking and oxidative stress J F Donohue Thorax 2006; 61: 461-462. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.053058 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Insights into post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans in children K J Smith and L L Fan Thorax 2006; 61: 462-463. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.052670 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Manipulation of inflammation in ARDS: achievable goal or distant target? S V Baudouin Thorax 2006; 61: 464-465. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.057265 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Long term smoking with age builds up excessive oxidative stress in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid K Nagai, T Betsuyaku, T Kondo, Y Nasuhara, and M Nishimura Thorax 2006; 61: 496-502. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 14 March 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.049148

	Association between polymorphism of tumour necrosis factor ${alpha}$ -308 gene promoter and asthma: a meta-analysis J Gao, G Shan, B Sun, P J Thompson, and X Gao Thorax 2006; 61: 466-471. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 3 March 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.051284

	Lung function decline and outcomes in an elderly population D M Mannino and K J Davis Thorax 2006; 61: 472-477. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 3 March 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.052449

	Differences in local versus systemic TNF ${alpha}$ production in COPD: inhibitory effect of hyaluronan on LPS induced blood cell TNF ${alpha}$ release M A Dentener, R Louis, R H E Cloots, M Henket, and E F M Wouters Thorax 2006; 61: 478-484. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 3 March 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.053330

	Validation of computed tomographic lung densitometry for monitoring emphysema in ${alpha}$ ₁-antitrypsin deficiency D G Parr, B C Stoel, J Stolk, and R A Stockley Thorax 2006; 61: 485-490. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 14 March 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.054890

	Treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea leads to improved microvascular endothelial function in the systemic circulation J L Lattimore, I Wilcox, M Skilton, M Langenfeld, and D S Celermajer Thorax 2006; 61: 491-495. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 14 March 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2004.039164

	Extracellular thioredoxin levels are increased in patients with acute lung injury M E Callister, A Burke-Gaffney, G J Quinlan, A G Nicholson, R Florio, H Nakamura, J Yodoi, and T W Evans Thorax 2006; 61: 521-527. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 6 April 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.053041

	Risk factors for the development of bronchiolitis obliterans in children with bronchiolitis A J Colom, A M Teper, W M Vollmer, and G B Diette Thorax 2006; 61: 503-506. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 3 March 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.044909

	Non-tuberculous mycobacteria in end stage cystic fibrosis: implications for lung transplantation W Chalermskulrat, N Sood, I P Neuringer, T M Hecker, L Chang, M P Rivera, L J Paradowski, and R M Aris Thorax 2006; 61: 507-513. [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only appendix] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 6 April 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.049247

	Inducible NO synthase expression is low in airway epithelium from young children with cystic fibrosis A Moeller, F Horak, Jr, C Lane, D Knight, A Kicic, S Brennan, P Franklin, J Terpolilli, J H Wildhaber, and S M Stick Thorax 2006; 61: 514-520. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 3 March 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.054643

	COPD exacerbations · 5: Management R Rodríguez-Roisin Thorax 2006; 61: 535-544. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.041863 [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only tables and figure] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Improvement of respiratory failure with NIV G J Gibson, A H Nickol, N Hart, N S Hopkinson, J Moxham, A Simonds, and M I Polkey Thorax 2006; 61: 545. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Consideration of palivizumab not justified R D Clifford, A Greenough, and S Broughton Thorax 2006; 61: 545-546. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	RSV infection in prematurely born infants S Deshpande, A Greenough, and S Broughton Thorax 2006; 61: 546. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Differences in airway wall remodelling in asthma and EB S Siddiqui, C E Brightling, A-S Jang, S-W Park, and C-S Park Thorax 2006; 61: 547. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Multidrug resistance emerging in North London outbreak H Maguire, M Ruddy, G Bothamley, B Patel, M Lipman, F Drobniewski, M Yates, and T Brown Thorax 2006; 61: 547-548. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.052423 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Radiation risk of screening with low dose CT R L Karadi Thorax 2006; 61: 548. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Effect of dichotomising age in multivariate model analysis A M Yohannes, M J Connolly, J J Soler-Cataluña, M A Martínez-Garcia, and P Román Sánchez Thorax 2006; 61: 548-549. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Diaphragm paralysis after nephrectomy A Chetta, M Aiello, and D Olivieri Thorax 2006; 61: 549. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.059956 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Tumour necrosis factor ${alpha}$ in refractory asthma: new insight S A Nachman Thorax 2006; 61: 495. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.la0203 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Asthma and natural killer T cells H E Davies Thorax 2006; 61: 544. doi:10.1136/thx.2006.la0204 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Clinical significance of anti-GM-CSF antibodies in idiopathic pulmonary alveolar proteinosis F-C Lin, G-D Chang, M-S Chern, Y-C Chen, and S-C Chang Thorax 2006; 61: 528-534. [Abstract] [Full text] [Web-only supplement and figures] [PDF] [Request Permissions] Published Online First: 3 March 2006. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.054171

	Spontaneous rupture of lung echinococcal cyst causing anaphylactic shock and respiratory distress syndrome R A Fanne, M Khamaisi, D Mevorach, E Leitersdorf, N Berkman, U Laxer, and B Maly Thorax 2006; 61: 550. doi:10.1136/thx.2005.051441 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]