European Respiratory Journal

The ERJ publishes clinical and experimental work relating to all aspects of adult and paediatric respiratory medicine, including cell biology, epidemiology, immunology, oncology, pathophysiology, imaging, occupational medicine, intensive care, sleep medicine and thoracic surgery. In addition to original research material, the ERJ also publishes editorial commentaries, reviews, short research letters and correspondence to the editor. Articles are published continuously and collected into 12 monthly issues in two volumes per year.

July

ERJ Podcast Eur Respir J 2013; 42: E31
Wake-up call by breathomics in sleep apnoea Peter J. Sterk, Niki Fens, G. Elisiana Carpagnano Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 1-4
Tuberculosis: are we making it incurable? José A. Caminero, Alberto Matteelli, Robert Loddenkemper Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 5-8
Getting risks right on inhaled corticosteroids and adrenal insufficiency Laura Watkins, Joan B. Soriano, Kevin Mortimer Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 9-11
Ventilator-induced diaphragm dysfunction: time for (contr)action! Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 12-15
In Memoriam - Robyn J. Barst, MD Lewis J. Rubin Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 16-17
Hyperhomocysteinaemia predicts the decline in pulmonary function in healthy male smokers Keiko Nunomiya, Yoko Shibata, Shuichi Abe, Sumito Inoue, Akira Igarashi, Keiko Yamauchi, Yasuko Aida, Hiroyuki Kishi, Masamichi Sato, Tetsu Watanabe, Tsuneo Konta, Yoshiyuki Ueno, Takeo Kato, Hidetoshi Yamashita, Takamasa Kayama, Isao Kubota Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 18-27
Increased phosphorylated p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase in COPD lungs Kate Gaffey, Sophie Reynolds, Jonathan Plumb, Manminder Kaur, Dave Singh Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 28-41
Bronchiolar epithelial catalase is diminished in smokers with mild COPD Tomoko Betsuyaku, Satoshi Fuke, Takashi Inomata, Kichizo Kaga, Toshiaki Morikawa, Nao Odajima, Tracy Adair-Kirk, Masaharu Nishimura Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 42-53
Clinical phenotypes of Italian and Spanish patients with a1-antitrypsin deficiency Barbara Piras, Ilaria Ferrarotti, Beatriz Lara, Maria Teresa Martinez, Ana Bustamante, Stefania Ottaviani, Pietro Pirina, Maurizio Luisetti, Marc Miravitlles Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 54-64
Transcriptome analysis reveals upregulation of bitter taste receptors in severe asthmatics Christina Orsmark-Pietras, Anna James, Jon R. Konradsen, Björn Nordlund, Cilla Söderhäll, Ville Pulkkinen, Christophe Pedroletti, Kameran Daham, Maciek Kupczyk, Barbro Dahlén, Juha Kere, Sven-Erik Dahlén, Gunilla Hedlin, Erik Melén Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 65-78
The use of inhaled corticosteroids and the risk of adrenal insufficiency Francesco Lapi, Abbas Kezouh, Samy Suissa, Pierre Ernst Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 79-86
Barrier responses of human bronchial epithelial cells to grass pollen exposure Cornelia Blume, Emily J. Swindle, Patrick Dennison, Nivenka P. Jayasekera, Sarah Dudley, Phillip Monk, Heidrun Behrendt, Carsten B. Schmidt-Weber, Stephen T. Holgate, Peter H. Howarth, Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann, Donna E. Davies Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 87-97
Exhaled volatile organic compounds predict exacerbations of childhood asthma in a 1-year prospective study Charlotte M. Robroeks, Joep J. van Berkel, Quirijn Jöbsis, Frederik-Jan van Schooten, Jan W. Dallinga, Emiel F. Wouters, Edward Dompeling Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 98-106
Reduced neonatal lung function and wheezing illnesses during the first 5 years of life Anne C. van der Gugten, Cuno S.P.M. Uiterwaal, Nienke van Putte-Katier, Marije Koopman, Theo J.M. Verheij, Cornelis K. van der Ent Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 107-115
Repeatability and bronchodilator reversibility of lung function in young children Samatha Sonnappa, Cristina M. Bastardo, Angie Wade, Andrew Bush, Janet Stocks, Paul Aurora Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 116-124
Noninvasive cardiac output measurements in patients with pulmonary hypertension Jonathan D. Rich, Stephen L. Archer, Stuart Rich Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 125-133
Outpatient versus inpatient treatment in patients with pulmonary embolism: a meta-analysis Wendy Zondag, Judith Kooiman, Frederikus A. Klok, Olaf M. Dekkers, Menno V. Huisman Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 134-144
Detection of obstructive sleep apnoea by an electronic nose Timm Greulich, Akira Hattesohl, Antje Grabisch, Janine Koepke, Severin Schmid, Sarah Noeske, Christoph Nell, Marion Wencker, Rudolf A. Jörres, Claus Franz Vogelmeier, Ulrich Köhler, Andreas Rembert Koczulla Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 145-155
Resistance to fluoroquinolones and second-line injectable drugs: impact on multidrug-resistant TB outcomes Dennis Falzon, Neel Gandhi, Giovanni B. Migliori, Giovanni Sotgiu, Helen S. Cox, Timothy H. Holtz, Maria-Graciela Hollm-Delgado, Salmaan Keshavjee, Kathryn DeRiemer, Rosella Centis, Lia D'Ambrosio, Christoph G. Lange, Melissa Bauer, Dick Menzies, on behalf of the Collaborative Group for Meta-Analysis of Individual Patient Data in MDR-TB Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 156-168
Drug resistance beyond extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis: individual patient data meta-analysis Giovanni Battista Migliori, Giovanni Sotgiu, Neel R. Gandhi, Dennis Falzon, Kathryn DeRiemer, Rosella Centis, Maria-Graciela Hollm-Delgado, Domingo Palmero, Carlos Pérez-Guzmán, Mario H. Vargas, Lia D'Ambrosio, Antonio Spanevello, Melissa Bauer, Edward D. Chan, H. Simon Schaaf, Salmaan Keshavjee, Timothy H. Holtz, Dick Menzies, The Collaborative Group for Meta-Analysis of Individual Patient Data in MDR-TB Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 169-179
Obesity is associated with improved survival in community-acquired pneumonia Anika Singanayagam, Aran Singanayagam, James D. Chalmers Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 180-187
Intrabronchial activated protein C enhances lipopolysaccharide-induced pulmonary responses Liesbeth M. Kager, J. Daan de Boer, Paul Bresser, Jaring S. van der Zee, Sacha Zeerleder, Joost C.M. Meijers, Cornelis van 't Veer, Tom van der Poll Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 188-197
Cell cycle dependence of ACE-2 explains downregulation in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Bruce D. Uhal, MyTrang Dang, Vinh Dang, Roger Llatos, Esteban Cano, Amal Abdul-Hafez, Jonathan Markey, Christopher C. Piasecki, Maria Molina-Molina Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 198-210
Respiratory muscle function in interstitial lung disease Stephan Walterspacher, Daniel Schlager, David J. Walker, Joachim Müller-Quernheim, Wolfram Windisch, Hans-Joachim Kabitz Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 211-219
Bronchial colonisation in patients with lung cancer: a prospective study Sophie Laroumagne, Benoît Lepage, Christophe Hermant, Gavin Plat, Michael Phelippeau, Laurence Bigay-Game, Stéphanie Lozano, Nicolas Guibert, Christine Segonds, Valérie Mallard, Nathalie Augustin, Alain Didier, Julien Mazieres Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 220-229
Mapping the future for pulmonary fibrosis: report from the 17th International Colloquium on Lung and Airway Fibrosis Luca Richeldi, Harold R. Collard, Roland M. du Bois, Gisli Jenkins, Martin Kolb, Toby M. Maher, Ganesh Raghu, Carlo Vancheri, Geoffrey J. Laurent Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 230-238
Long-term macrolide treatment for chronic respiratory disease Paolo Spagnolo, Leonardo M. Fabbri, Andrew Bush Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 239-251
Rapid molecular TB diagnosis: evidence, policy making and global implementation of Xpert MTB/RIF Karin Weyer, Fuad Mirzayev, Giovanni Battista Migliori, Wayne Van Gemert, Lia D'Ambrosio, Matteo Zignol, Katherine Floyd, Rosella Centis, Daniela M. Cirillo, Enrico Tortoli, Chris Gilpin, Jean de Dieu Iragena, Dennis Falzon, Mario Raviglione Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 252-271
Cellular microparticles in the pathogenesis of pulmonary hypertension Nicolas Amabile, Christophe Guignabert, David Montani, Yerem Yeghiazarians, Chantal M. Boulanger, Marc Humbert Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 272-279
Can phrenic stimulation protect the diaphragm from mechanical ventilation-induced damage? Hicham Masmoudi, Catherine Coirault, Alexandre Demoule, Julien Mayaux, Maud Beuvin, Norma Romero, Jalal Assouad, Thomas Similowski Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 280-283
Quality of life after lung resection is not associated with functional objective measures Cecilia Pompili andAlessandro Brunelli Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 283-285
Inhalational anthrax in a vaccinated soldier Annemarie Sykes, Tim Brooks, Michael Dusmet, Andrew G. Nicholson, David M. Hansell, Robert Wilson Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 285-287
Linezolid to treat extensively drug-resistant TB: retrospective data are confirmed by experimental evidence Giovanni Sotgiu, Rosella Centis, Lia D'Ambrosio, Antonio Spanevello, Giovanni Battista Migliori, on behalf of the International Group for the study of Linezolid Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 288-290
In vitro susceptibility testing and totally drug-resistant tuberculosis Shashikant Srivastava, Carleton Sherman, Tawanda Gumbo Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 291-292
In vitro susceptibility testing and totally drug-resistant tuberculosis Giovanni Sotgiu, Antonio Spanevello, Giovanni Battista Migliori Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 292
Recovery of left ventricular function and sleep apnoea after acute myocardial infarction Tanja Greimel, Stefan Buchner, Michael Arzt Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 293-294
“Alveolar macrophages carbon load: a marker of exposure?” Chinedu Nwokoro, Rossa Brugha and Jonathan Grigg. Eur Respir J 2013; 41: 763. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: 295