1. Does pIgR Down-Regulation in COPD Cause Reprogramming of Bronchial Epithelium?

   • Spoorthi Sankineni
   • Young Cho
   • Narasaiah Kolliputi

   EditorialNotes 20 November 2014 Pages: 1 - 2

   

2. Diagnosis of Latent Tuberculosis Infection with T-SPOT^®.TB in a Predominantly Immigrant Population with Rheumatologic Disorders

   • Patricio Escalante
   • Kirstin J. Kooda
   • Brenda E. Jones

   OriginalPaper 16 October 2014 Pages: 3 - 11

   

3. Acute Phase Proteins and Stress Hormone Responses in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis

   • J. O. Opolot
   • A. J. Theron
   • C. Feldman

   OriginalPaper 31 December 2014 Pages: 13 - 18

4. Serum sRAGE as a Potential Biomarker for Pediatric Bronchiolitis: A Pilot Study

   • Alberto García-Salido
   • Gonzalo Oñoro
   • Juan Casado-Flores

   OriginalPaper 30 October 2014 Pages: 19 - 23

   

5. Serum Surfactant Protein D (SP-D) is a Prognostic Marker of Poor Outcome in Patients with A/H1N1 Virus Infection

   • Carlos Delgado
   • Edgar Krötzsch
   • Ivette Buendía-Roldán

   Report 24 December 2014 Pages: 25 - 30

   

6. Protective Association of TIM1−1454G>A Polymorphism with Asthma in a North Indian Population

   • Shweta Sinha
   • Jagtar Singh
   • Surinder Kumar Jindal

   OriginalPaper 21 October 2014 Pages: 31 - 38

   

7. Evaluation of High-Sensitivity Serum CRP Levels Compared to Markers of Airway Inflammation and Allergy as Predictors of Methacholine Bronchial Hyper-Responsiveness in Children

   • Galit Livnat
   • Ronen Bar Yoseph
   • Lea Bentur

   OriginalPaper 21 October 2014 Pages: 39 - 45

   

8. Assessment of Spirometry and Impulse Oscillometry in Relation to Asthma Control

   • Arvind Manoharan
   • William J. Anderson
   • Brian J. Lipworth

   OriginalPaper 17 December 2014 Pages: 47 - 51

   

9. Trends in Self-Rated Health Status and Health Services Use in COPD Patients (2006–2012). A Spanish Population-Based Survey

   • Javier de Miguel Díez
   • Rodrigo Jiménez García
   • Ana López de Andrés

   OriginalPaper 31 December 2014 Pages: 53 - 62

10. Physical Activity and the Frequency of Acute Exacerbations in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    • M. Schönmann
    • N. A. Sievi
    • M. Kohler

    OriginalPaper 13 December 2014 Pages: 63 - 70

    

11. Radiological Characteristics, Histological Features and Clinical Outcomes of Lung Cancer Patients with Coexistent Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

    • K. A. Khan
    • M. P. Kennedy
    • M. T. Henry

    OriginalPaper 09 November 2014 Pages: 71 - 77

    

12. Comparison of Pulmonary Involvement Between Patients Expressing Anti-PL-7 and Anti-Jo-1 Antibodies

    • Masaomi Tomonaga
    • Noriho Sakamoto
    • Shigeru Kohno

    Report 14 November 2014 Pages: 79 - 83

13. Infusion of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Protects Lung Transplants from Cold Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Mice

    • Weijun Tian
    • Yi Liu
    • Hao Wang

    OriginalPaper 26 October 2014 Pages: 85 - 95

    

14. The Effects of Dexamethasone and Oxygen in Ventilated Adult Sheep with Early Phase Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

    • Monique Engel
    • Relana M. E. Nowacki
    • Boris W. Kramer

    OriginalPaper 13 December 2014 Pages: 97 - 103

    

15. Safety and Long-Term Efficacy of Transition from Sildenafil to Tadalafil due to Side Effects in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

    • Mona Lichtblau
    • Dominik Harzheim
    • Benjamin Egenlauf

    OriginalPaper 16 October 2014 Pages: 105 - 112

    

16. Effects of Exercise and Vasodilators on Cerebral Tissue Oxygenation in Pulmonary Hypertension

    • Séverine Müller-Mottet
    • Florian F. Hildenbrand
    • Silvia Ulrich

    OriginalPaper 21 November 2014 Pages: 113 - 120

    

17. Comparison of LMWH Versus UFH for Hemorrhage and Hospital Mortality in the Treatment of Acute Massive Pulmonary Thromboembolism After Thrombolytic Treatment

    • Elif Yilmazel Ucar
    • Metin Akgun
    • Leyla Saglam

    OriginalPaper 29 October 2014 Pages: 121 - 127

    

18. Effect of Laparotomy on the Swallow–Breathing Relationship in the Cat

    • Teresa Pitts
    • Melanie J. Rose
    • Donald C. Bolser

    Report 21 October 2014 Pages: 129 - 133

    

19. Community Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening: A Prospective Cohort Study

    • Vincent K. Lam
    • Mary Miller
    • Elwyn C. Cabebe

    OriginalPaper 11 December 2014 Pages: 135 - 139

    

20. Diagnostic Value of Pleural Fluid Obtained from a Chest Tube Collection System

    • Robert M. Reed
    • Michael Eberlein
    • Michael T. McCurdy

    OriginalPaper 14 November 2014 Pages: 141 - 146

    

21. Smoking Cessation Intervention Within the Framework of a Lung Cancer Screening Program: Preliminary Results and Clinical Perspectives from the “Cosmos-II” Trial

    • Lococo Filippo
    • Rosastella Principe
    • Giuseppe Cardillo

    Report 17 October 2014 Pages: 147 - 149

22. An Unusual Cause of Tree-in-Bud Pattern: Pulmonary Intravascular Tumor Embolism Caused by Chondrosarcoma

    • Lilia Silva Peixoto
    • Paulo Marcos Valiante
    • Edson Marchiori

    OriginalPaper 16 October 2014 Pages: 151 - 153

    

23. Staging and Outcome in Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Are All Limits and Determinants Under Control?

    • Antonio M. Esquinas
    • Alejandro Ubeda Iglesias
    • Angela Reina González

    Letter 14 October 2014 Pages: 155 - 156