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.

May

The changing face of respiratory physiology: 20 years of progress within the ERS: Clinical Physiology and Integrative Biology Assembly contribution to the celebration of 20 years of the ERS Calverley P., Miserocchi G., Puente Maestu L., Aliverti A., De Backer W., Andreas S., Humbert M. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 945-948
Steroids in COPD: still up in the air? Sin D. D., Man S. F. P. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 949-951
Bronchodilator testing: an endless story Pellegrino R., Antonelli A., Mondino M. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 952-954
Home mechanical ventilation: who cares about how patients die? Windisch W. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 955-957
Predicting survival in pulmonary arterial hypertension: time to move forward Provencher S., Souza R. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 958-959
Laboratory testing of individuals with severe α1-antitrypsin deficiency in three European centres Miravitlles M., Herr C., Ferrarotti I., Jardi R., Rodriguez-Frias F., Luisetti M., Bals R. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 960-968
Home and workplace smoking bans in Italy, Ireland, Sweden, France and the Czech Republic Heck J. E., Stucker I., Allwright S., Gritz E. R., Haglund M., Healton C. G., Kralikova E., Sanchez Del Mazo S., Tamang E., Dresler C. M., Hashibe M. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 969-979
Variability in the prevalence of premenstrual asthma Pereira Vega A., Sanchez Ramos J. L., Maldonado Perez J. A., Alvarez Gutierrez F. J., Ignacio Garcia J. M., Vazquez Oliva R., Romero Palacios P., Bravo Nieto J. M., Sanchez Rodriguez I., Gil Munoz F. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 980-986
Parental occupation is a risk factor for childhood wheeze and asthma Tagiyeva N., Devereux G., Semple S., Sherriff A., Henderson J., Elias P., Ayres J. G. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 987-993
Aerobic training reverses airway inflammation and remodelling in an asthma murine model Silva R. A., Vieira R. P., Duarte A. C. S., Lopes F. D. T. Q. S., Perini A., Mauad T., Martins M. A., Carvalho C. R. F. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 994-1002
Risk of myocardial infarction and cardiovascular death associated with inhaled corticosteroids in COPD Loke Y. K., Kwok C. S., Singh S. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1003-1021
Negative impacts of unreported COPD exacerbations on health-related quality of life at 1 year Xu W., Collet J-P., Shapiro S., Lin Y., Yang T., Wang C., Bourbeau J. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1022-1030
Profiling hospital performance to monitor the quality of care: the case of COPD Agabiti N., Belleudi V., Davoli M., Forastiere F., Faustini A., Pistelli R., Fusco D., Perucci C. A. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1031-1038
Defective macrophage phagocytosis of bacteria in COPD Taylor A. E., Finney-Hayward T. K., Quint J. K., Thomas C. M. R., Tudhope S. J., Wedzicha J. A., Barnes P. J., Donnelly L. E. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1039-1047
Prevalence and clinical correlates of bronchoreversibility in severe emphysema Han M. K., Wise R., Mumford J., Sciurba F., Criner G. J., Curtis J. L., Murray S., Sternberg A., Weinman G., Kazerooni E., Fishman A. P., Make B., Hoffman E. A., Mosenifar Z., Martinez F. J., for the NETT Research Group Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1048-1056
A 20-year experience of electron microscopy in the diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia Papon J. F., Coste A., Roudot-Thoraval F., Boucherat M., Roger G., Tamalet A., Vojtek A. M., Amselem S., Escudier E. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1057-1063
Last 3 months of life in home-ventilated patients: the family perception Vitacca M., Grassi M., Barbano L., Galavotti G., Sturani C., Vianello A., Zanotti E., Ballerin L., Potena A., Scala R., Peratoner A., Ceriana P., Di Buono L., Clini E., Ambrosino N., Hill N., Nava S. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1064-1071
The effect of surgery on lung volume and conventional monitoring parameters in ventilated newborn infants Proquitte H., Freiberger O., Yilmaz S., Bamberg C., Degenhardt P., Roehr C. C., Wauer R. R., Schmalisch G. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1072-1078
Survival in pulmonary arterial hypertension: a reappraisal of the NIH risk stratification equation Thenappan T., Shah S. J., Rich S., Tian L., Archer S. L., Gomberg-Maitland M. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1079-1087
Prevalence of sarcoidosis in Switzerland is associated with environmental factors Deubelbeiss U., Gemperli A., Schindler C., Baty F., Brutsche M. H. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1088-1097
Optimal positive airway pressure predicts oral appliance response to sleep apnoea Tsuiki S., Kobayashi M., Namba K., Oka Y., Komada Y., Kagimura T., Inoue Y. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1098-1105
Association between Gc genotype and susceptibility to TB is dependent on vitamin D status Martineau A. R., Leandro A. C. C. S., Anderson S. T., Newton S. M., Wilkinson K. A., Nicol M. P., Pienaar S. M., Skolimowska K. H., Rocha M. A., Rolla V. C., Levin M., Davidson R. N., Bremner S. A., Griffiths C. J., Eley B. S., Bonecini-Almeida M. G., Wilkinson R. J. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1106-1112
Determinants of community-acquired pneumonia in children and young adults in primary care Teepe J., Grigoryan L., Verheij T. J. M. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1113-1117
Abdominal volume contribution to tidal volume as an early indicator of respiratory impairment in Duchenne muscular dystrophy Lo Mauro A., D'Angelo M. G., Romei M., Motta F., Colombo D., Comi G. P., Pedotti A., Marchi E., Turconi A. C., Bresolin N., Aliverti A. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1118-1125
Relation between corset use and lung function postural variation in spinal cord injury Prigent H., Roche N., Laffont I., Lejaille M., Falaize L., Barbot F., Lofaso F. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1126-1129
Acute effects of tobacco smoke on human airway dendritic cells in vivo Lommatzsch M., Bratke K., Knappe T., Bier A., Dreschler K., Kuepper M., Stoll P., Julius P., Virchow J. C. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1130-1136
Phosphoinositide 3-kinase γ required for lipopolysaccharide-induced transepithelial neutrophil trafficking in the lung Reutershan J., Saprito M. S., Wu D., Ruckle T., Ley K. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1137-1147
Glutathione peroxidase-2 protects from allergen-induced airway inflammation in mice Dittrich A. M., Meyer H-A., Krokowski M., Quarcoo D., Ahrens B., Kube S. M., Witzenrath M., Esworthy R. S., Chu F-F., Hamelmann E. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1148-1154
Anti-apoptotic effects of Z α1-antitrypsin in human bronchial epithelial cells Greene C. M., Miller S. D. W., Carroll T. P., Oglesby I. K., Ahmed F., O'Mahony M., Taggart C. C., McElvaney N. G., O'Neill S. J. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1155-1163
Inhibition of neutrophil elastase-induced goblet cell metaplasia by tiotropium in mice Arai N., Kondo M., Izumo T., Tamaoki J., Nagai A. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1164-1171
Paediatrics in Vienna Brand P. L. P., Ratjen F., Aurora P., Dankert-Roelse J. E., Ross-Russell R. I., Kuehni C. E., Midulla F., Hedlin G. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1172-1179
Indeterminate results of a tuberculosis-specific interferon-γ release assay in immunocompromised patients Lange B., Vavra M., Kern W. V., Wagner D. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1179-1182
Dermcidin identification from exhaled air for lung cancer diagnosis Chang W. C., Huang M. S., Yang C. J., Wang W. Y., Lai T. C., Hsiao M., Chen C. H. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1182-1185
An evaluation of a videobronchoscopy-based autofluorescence system in lung cancer Cetti E. J., Nicholson A. G., Singh S., Wells A. U., Shah P. L. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1185-1187
Assaying for circulating osteopontin in practice: a technical note Constantinescu D., Vornicu M., Grigoriu C., Cozmei C., Grigoriu B. D. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1187-1188
Venoatrial compression by lymphadenopathy in sarcoidosis Morawiec E., Hachulla-Lemaire A-L., Chabrol J., Remy-Jardin M., Wallaert B. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1188-1191
Chronic respiratory care for neuromuscular diseases in adults Hon A. J., Bach J. R. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1192
Exercise capacity in chronic respiratory diseases Fiorenzano G., Santoriello C., Musella V., Polverino M. Eur Respir J 2010; 35: 1193-1194