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Table of contents

September 2009 - Volume 64 - 9

Thorax: 64 (9)

Airwaves

Airwaves (28 August, 2009) Free

Editorials

Give me a sign, any sign (28 August, 2009)
Peter J Mazzone
The β₂ receptor and airway hyper-responsiveness: are sensory nerves involved?
(28 August, 2009)
Clive Page
Mechanisms of adverse effects of β-agonists in asthma (28 August, 2009)
Sebastian L Johnston, Michael R Edwards
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition: potential role in obliterative bronchiolitis? (28 August, 2009)
Brigham C Willis, Zea Borok

Lung cancer

Ion mobility spectrometry for the detection of volatile organic compounds in exhaled breath of patients with lung cancer: results of a pilot study (21 January, 2009)
M Westhoff, P Litterst, L Freitag, W Urfer, S Bader, J-I Baumbach
Timeliness of care in patients with lung cancer: a systematic review (28 August, 2009)
J K Olsson, E M Schultz, M K Gould
Test performance of endobronchial ultrasound and transbronchial needle aspiration biopsy for mediastinal staging in patients with lung cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis (18 May, 2009)
K Adams, P L Shah, L Edmonds, E Lim

Miscellanea

Pulmonary puzzle: A 63-year-old male with marked eosinophilia and dyspnoea on exertion (28 August, 2009)
S-H Kim, Y Nawa, H Y Kim, W Kwon, S J Yong, S H Jung
Lung alert: Asthma: a disease of the innate and adaptive immune systems? (28 August, 2009)
O Mukhtar
Lung alert: Steroids do not improve RSV-related wheeze in children (28 August, 2009)
R P H Tofts
Lung alert: Influenza infection: the origin and role of IL10 (28 August, 2009)
L Cunningham
Lung alert: Sonographic septation: a predictor of sequelae of tuberculous pleurisy after treatment (3 June, 2009)
Y-F Lai, M-C Su, H-H Weng, J-T Wu, C-T Chiu
Lung alert: Influenza A resistance to oseltamivir (28 August, 2009)
I Ismail

Asthma

Adverse effects of salmeterol in asthma: a neuronal perspective (22 February, 2009)
M Lommatzsch, Y Lindner, A Edner, K Bratke, M Kuepper, J C Virchow

Lung transplantation

Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and airway remodelling after human lung transplantation (12 February, 2009) Free
L A Borthwick, S M Parker, K A Brougham, G E Johnson, M R Gorowiec, C Ward, J L Lordan, P A Corris, J A Kirby, A J Fisher

Pulmonary puzzle

Answer (28 August, 2009)

Airway pathology

Contribution of inflammation to the pathology of idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension in children (11 June, 2009)
S Hall, P Brogan, S G Haworth, N Klein

Respiratory infection

Serum bilirubin levels on ICU admission are associated with ARDS development and mortality in sepsis (28 May, 2009)
R Zhai, C C Sheu, L Su, M N Gong, P Tejera, F Chen, Z Wang, M P Convery, B T Thompson, D C Christiani

Cough

Nerve growth factor enhances cough and airway obstruction via TrkA receptor- and TRPV1-dependent mechanisms (3 June, 2009)
A Z El-Hashim, S M Jaffal

Paediatric lung disease

Neutrophil TLR4 expression is reduced in the airways of infants with severe bronchiolitis (3 June, 2009)
C P Halfhide, S P Brearey, B F Flanagan, J A Hunt, D Howarth, J Cummerson, S Edwards, C A Hart, R L Smyth

Epidemiology

Maternal smoking during and after pregnancy and lung function in early adulthood: a prospective study (11 June, 2009)
M R Hayatbakhsh, S Sadasivam, A A Mamun, J M Najman, G M Williams, M J O’Callaghan
Maternal fat consumption during pregnancy and risk of wheeze and eczema in Japanese infants aged 16–24 months: the Osaka Maternal and Child Health Study (3 June, 2009)
Y Miyake, S Sasaki, K Tanaka, S Ohfuji, Y Hirota

Case Report

Complete metabolic remission of an irresectable mediastinal solitary fibrous tumour with concurrent chemoradiation (28 August, 2009)
L E G W Vanfleteren, H M U Peulen, D H K V Creytens, N M Smulders, I Utama, D K M de Ruysscher, G P M ten Velde

PostScript

Letter: Role of breathing exercises in hyperventilating subjects (28 August, 2009)
A B Palamarthy
Letter: Authors’ reply (28 August, 2009)
M Thomas, I D Pavord
Letter: Caesarean section and asthma (28 August, 2009)
P Merkus
Letter: Caesarean section and asthma: alternative explanations? (28 August, 2009)
J C van der Wouden, R M D Bernsen
Letter: Presence of MBL in airways: is it a disease severity marker or an additional host defence mechanism? (28 August, 2009)
K C Jambo, S B Gordon
Letter: Thoracic ultrasound: an important skill for respiratory physicians (28 August, 2009)
J A Kastelik, M Alhajji, S Faruqi, R Teoh, A G Arnold
Letter: Authors’ reply (28 August, 2009)
N R Qureshi, N M Rahman, F V Gleeson

Images in Thorax

Small cell lung cancer mimicking a pulmonary venous angiosarcoma (28 August, 2009)
J B Morjaria, C K Choong, K Amsha, S Stewart, F C Wells, R C Rintoul

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