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.

December

Your 10,000 manuscripts Rabe K. F., Sterk P. J. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1425
The of COPD: or balancing repair (yang) and inflammation (yin) Soriano J. B., Agusti A. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1426-1427
T-cell interferon-γ release assays: can we do better? Lalvani A., Millington K. A. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1428-1430
Extracorporeal lung assist: more than kicking a dead horse? Hoeper M. M., Welte T. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1431-1432
The Brussels Declaration: the need for change in asthma management Holgate S., Bisgaard H., Bjermer L., Haahtela T., Haughney J., Horne R., McIvor A., Palkonen S., Price D. B., Thomas M., Valovirta E., Wahn U. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1433-1442
Computed tomography assessment of lung volume changes after bronchial valve treatment Coxson H. O., Nasute Fauerbach P. V., Storness-Bliss C., Muller N. L., Cogswell S., Dillard D. H., Finger C. L., Springmeyer S. C. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1443-1450
Circulating fibronectin to C-reactive protein ratio and mortality: a biomarker in COPD? Man S. F. P., Xing L., Connett J. E., Anthonisen N. R., Wise R. A., Tashkin D. P., Zhang X., Vessey R., Walker T. G., Celli B. R., Sin D. D. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1451-1457
Autonomic and cerebrovascular abnormalities in mild COPD are worsened by chronic smoking Bernardi L., Casucci G., Haider T., Brandstatter E., Pocecco E., Ehrenbourg I., Burtscher M. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1458-1465
Whole-body resting and exercise-induced lipolysis in sarcopaenic patients with COPD Franssen F. M. E., Sauerwein H. P., Rutten E. P. A., Wouters E. F. M., Schols A. M. W. J. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1466-1471
Prevalence and risk factors of airflow obstruction in an elderly Chinese population Ko F. W. S., Woo J., Tam W., Lai C. K. W., Ngai J., Kwok T., Hui D. S. C. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1472-1478
Sleep-disordered breathing in unilateral diaphragm paralysis or severe weakness Steier J., Jolley C. J., Seymour J., Kaul S., Luo Y. M., Rafferty G. F., Hart N., Polkey M. I., Moxham J. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1479-1487
CPAP and measures of cardiovascular risk in males with OSAS Kohler M., Pepperell J. C. T., Casadei B., Craig S., Crosthwaite N., Stradling J. R., Davies R. J. O. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1488-1496
The effect of OSAS on sick leave and work disability Sivertsen B., Overland S., Glozier N., Bjorvatn B., Maeland J. G., Mykletun A. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1497-1503
Increased hyaluronic acid content in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension Papakonstantinou E., Kouri F. M., Karakiulakis G., Klagas I., Eickelberg O. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1504-1512
The responsiveness and validity of the CAMPHOR Utility Index Meads D. M., McKenna S. P., Doughty N., Das C., Gin-Sing W., Langley J., Pepke-Zaba J. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1513-1519
Antenatal infection in the rabbit impairs post-natal growth and lung alveolarisation Gras-Le Guen C., Denis C., Franco-Montoya M-L., Jarry A., Delacourt C., Potel G., Bourbon J., Roze J-C., Jarreau P-H. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1520-1528
Properties of a store-operated no nselective cation channel in airway smooth muscle Helli P. B., Janssen L. J. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1529-1538
Interferon-β augments eosinophil adhesion-inducing activity of endothelial cells Kobayashi T., Takaku Y., Yokote A., Miyazawa H., Soma T., Hagiwara K., Kanazawa M., Nagata M. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1540-1547
Predicting worsening asthma control following the common cold Walter M. J., Castro M., Kunselman S. J., Chinchilli V. M., Reno M., Ramkumar T. P., Avila P. C., Boushey H. A., Ameredes B. T., Bleecker E. R., Calhoun W. J., Cherniack R. M., Craig T. J., Denlinger L. C., Israel E., Fahy J. V., Jarjour N. N., Kraft M., Lazarus S. C., Lemanske R. F. Jr, Martin R. J., Peters S. P., Ramsdell J. W., Sorkness C. A., Sutherland E. R., Szefler S. J., Wasserman S. I., Wechsler M. E., the National Heart Lung, Blood Institute's Asthma Clinical Research Network }, Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1548-1554
Happiness to be gained in paediatric asthma care Flapper B. C. T., Duiverman E. J., Gerritsen J., Postema K., van der Schans C. P.}, Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1555-1562
Increased airway closure is a determinant of airway hyperresponsiveness Chapman D. G., Berend N., King G. G., Salome C. M.}, Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1563-1569
Physical training does not increase allergic inflammation in asthmatic children Moreira A., Delgado L., Haahtela T., Fonseca J., Moreira P., Lopes C., Mota J., Santos P., Rytila P., Castel-Branco M. G.}, Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1570-1575
Changes in lung volumes and airway responsiveness following haematopoietic stem cell transplantation Barisione G., Bacigalupo A., Crimi E., Van Lint M. T., Lamparelli T., Brusasco V.}, Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1576-1582
Pseudomonas aeruginosa transmission is infrequent in New Zealand cystic fibrosis clinics Schmid J., Ling L. J., Leung J. L. S., Zhang N., Kolbe J., Wesley A. W., Mills G. D., Brown P. J., Jones D. T., Laing R. T. R., Pattemore P. K., Taylor D. R., Grimwood K.}, Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1583-1590
ExoU-induced procoagulant activity in Pseudomonas aeruginosa-infected airway cells Plotkowski M. C., Feliciano L. F. P., Machado G. B. S., Cunha L. G. Jr, Freitas C., Saliba A. M., de Assis M. C.}, Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1591-1598
Ventilator-induced coagulopathy in experimental Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia Haitsma J. J., Schultz M. J., Hofstra J-J. H., Kuiper J. W., Juco J., Vaschetto R., Levi M., Zhang H., Slutsky A. S.}, Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1599-1606
Evaluating the potential of IP-10 and MCP-2 as biomarkers for the diagnosis of tuberculosis Ruhwald M., Bodmer T., Maier C., Jepsen M., Haaland M. B., Eugen-Olsen J., Ravn P., on behalf of TBNET }, Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1607-1615
Comparison of tuberculosis surveillance systems in low-incidence industrialised countries Mor Z., Migliori G. B., Althomsons S. P., Loddenkemper R., Trnka L., Iademarco M. F.}, Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1616-1624
Pulmonary tuberculosis with acute respiratory failure Kim Y. J., Pack K. M., Jeong E., Na J. O., Oh Y-M., Lee S. D., Kim W. S., Kim D. S., Kim W. D., Shim T. S.}, Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1625-1630
Apoptosis in lung injury and fibrosis Drakopanagiotakis F., Xifteri A., Polychronopoulos V., Bouros D.}, Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1631-1638
Regulation of hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction: basic mechanisms Sommer N., Dietrich A., Schermuly R. T., Ghofrani H. A., Gudermann T., Schulz R., Seeger W., Grimminger F., Weissmann N.}, Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1639-1651
Bronchial fistulae in ARDS patients: management with an extracorporeal lung assist device Hommel M., Deja M., von Dossow V., Diemel K., Heidenhain C., Spies C., Weber-Carstens S.}, Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1652-1655
Periodic leg movements in Cheyne-Stokes respiration Manconi M., Vitale G., Ferri R., Zucconi M., Ferini-Strambi L.}, Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1656-1662
Nutritional deficit in miliary tuberculosis: prognostic value Aggarwal D., Mohapatra P. R.}, Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1663
To the Editors Giovannini I., Chiarla C., Giuliante F., Vellone M., Ardito F., Clemente G., Nuzzo G.}, Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1664-1665
From the authors Kim D. K., Lee J. H.}, Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1665-1666
Pulmonary tuberculosis with acute respiratory failure: yet to be conquered Aggarwal D., Mohapatra P. R.}, Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1667
High incidence of sputum smear negative tuberculosis during HAART in Burkina Faso Dembele M., Saleri N., Migliori G. B., Ouedraogo H., Carvalho A. C. C., Ouedraogo M., Badoum G., Matteelli A.}, Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1668-1669
Hypercapnia as the influencing factor of pulse oximetry Hinkelbein J., Genzwuerker H. V.}, Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1670
Diagnostic utility of a novel thin bronchoscope Casoni G. L., Poletti V.}, Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1671
From the authors Oki M., Saka H.}, Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1672
Impulse oscillometry in comparison to spirometry in pregnant asthmatic females Bidad K., Heidarnazhad H., Kazemnejad A., Pourpak Z.}, Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1673-1675