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

Remodelling of peripheral lung tissue in COPD Hogg J. C., Pierce R. A. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 913-914
Heart biomarkers as prognostic tools for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a step forward by the fatty acid-binding protein Orfanos S. E., Zakynthinos S. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 915-917
A place for TL,NO with TL,CO? Borland C. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 918-919
Patient-centred asthma education in the emergency department: the case in favour Partridge M. R. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 920-921
Patient-centred asthma education in the emergency department: the case against Halimi L., Chanez P. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 922-923
The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI): a new opportunity for scientific collaboration between academia and industry at the European level Kamel N., Compton C., Middelveld R., Higenbottam T., Dahlen S-E. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 924-926
Methodological issues in therapeutic trials of COPD Suissa S., Ernst P., Vandemheen K. L., Aaron S. D. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 927-933
Biomarker reproducibility in exhaled breath condensate collected with different condensers Rosias P. P., Robroeks C. M., Kester A., den Hartog G. J., Wodzig W. K., Rijkers G. T., Zimmermann L. J., van Schayck C. P., Jobsis Q., Dompeling E. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 934-942
Validation of assays for inflammatory mediators in exhaled breath condensate Bayley D. L., Abusriwil H., Ahmad A., Stockley R. A. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 943-948
Extracellular purines are biomarkers of neutrophilic airway inflammation Esther C. R. Jr, Alexis N. E., Clas M. L., Lazarowski E. R., Donaldson S. H., Pedrosa Ribeiro C. M., Moore C. G., Davis S. D., Boucher R. C. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 949-956
Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 in the migration of differentiated leukaemic cells toward alveolar epithelial cells Tsai W-H., Shih C-H., Lin C-C., Ho C-K., Hsu F-C., Hsu H-C. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 957-962
Dog ownership and contact during childhood and later allergy development Chen C-M., Morgenstern V., Bischof W., Herbarth O., Borte M., Behrendt H., Kramer U., von Berg A., Berdel D., Bauer C. P., Koletzko S., Wichmann H-E., Heinrich J., the Influences of Lifestyle Related Factors on the Human Immune System, Development of Allergies in Children (LISA) Study Group, the German Infant Nutrition Intervention Programme (GINI) Study Group Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 963-973
Distinguishing phenotypes of childhood wheeze and cough using latent class analysis Spycher B. D., Silverman M., Brooke A. M., Minder C. E., Kuehni C. E. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 974-981
Budesonide/formoterol maintenance and reliever therapy: impact on airway inflammation in asthma Sears M. R., Boulet L-P., Laviolette M., Fitzgerald J. M., Bai T. R., Kaplan A., Smiljanic-Georgijev N., Lee J. S-M. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 982-989
Standard versus patient-centred asthma education in the emergency department: a randomised study Smith S., Mitchell C., Bowler S. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 990-997
Changes in elastic fibres in the small airways and alveoli in COPD Black P. N., Ching P. S. T., Beaumont B., Ranasinghe S., Taylor G., Merrilees M. J. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 998-1004
Tumour necrosis factor gene polymorphisms are associated with COPD Gingo M. R., Silveira L. J., Miller Y. E., Friedlander A. L., Cosgrove G. P., Chan E. D., Maier L. A., Bowler R. P. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 1005-1012
The Leicester Cough Monitor: preliminary validation of an automated cough detection system in chronic cough Birring S. S., Fleming T., Matos S., Raj A. A., Evans D. H., Pavord I. D. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 1013-1018
Metallic stent and flexible bronchoscopy without fluoroscopy for acute respiratory failure Lin S-M., Lin T-Y., Chou C-L., Chen H-C., Liu C-Y., Wang C-H., Lin H-C., Yu C-T., Lee K-Y., Kuo H-P. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 1019-1023
Heart-type fatty acid-binding protein for risk assessment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension Lankeit M., Dellas C., Panzenbock A., Skoro-Sajer N., Bonderman D., Olschewski M., Schafer K., Puls M., Konstantinides S., Lang I. M. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 1024-1029
Decreased expression of haem oxygenase-1 by alveolar macrophages in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Ye Q., Dalavanga Y., Poulakis N., Sixt S. U., Guzman J., Costabel U. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 1030-1036
Pseudomonal airway colonisation: risk factor for bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after lung transplantation? Vos R., Vanaudenaerde B. M., Geudens N., Dupont L. J., Van Raemdonck D. E., Verleden G. M. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 1037-1045
Impairment of serum albumin antioxidant properties in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome Faure P., Tamisier R., Baguet J-P., Favier A., Halimi S., Levy P., Pepin J-L. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 1046-1053
Obstructive sleep apnoea is associated with decreased insulin sensitivity in females Theorell-Haglow J., Berne C., Janson C., Lindberg E. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 1054-1060
Determinants of hospital costs in community-acquired pneumonia Reyes S., Martinez R., Valles J. M., Cases E., Menendez R. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 1061-1067
Antibacterial class is not obviously important in outpatient pneumonia: a meta-analysis Maimon N., Nopmaneejumruslers C., Marras T. K. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 1068-1076
Standardised PCR-based molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis Allix-Beguec C., Supply P., Wanlin M., Bifani P., Fauville-Dufaux M. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 1077-1084
Supervised and induced sputum among patients with smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis Chang K. C., Leung C. C., Yew W. W., Tam C. M. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 1085-1090
European reference equations for CO and NO lung transfer Aguilaniu B., Maitre J., Glenet S., Gegout-Petit A., Guenard H. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 1091-1097
Novel tests for diagnosing tuberculous pleural effusion: what works and what does not? Trajman A., Pai M., Dheda K., van Zyl Smit R., Zwerling A. A., Joshi R., Kalantri S., Daley P., Menzies D. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 1098-1106
Regulation of alveolar epithelial function by hypoxia Zhou G., Dada L. A., Sznajder J. I. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 1107-1113
Drugs (including oxygen) in severe COPD Albert P., Calverley P. M. A. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 1114-1124
Comparison of imaging techniques in the diagnosis of bridging bronchus Baden W., Schaefer J., Kumpf M., Tzaribachev N., Pantalitschka T., Koitschev A., Ziemer G., Fuchs J., Hofbeck M. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 1125-1131
Rapid diagnosis of pulmonary TB by BAL enzyme-linked immunospot assay in an immunocompromised host Strassburg A., Jafari C., Ernst M., Lotz W., Lange C. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 1132-1135
Noninvasive ventilation in severe stable COPD: is it effective, and if so, in what way? Duiverman M. L., Struik F. M., Wijkstra P. J. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 1136-1137
From the authors Kolodziej M. A., Jensen L., Rowe B., Sin D. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 1137
Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: possible role of antimicrobials administered via the respiratory tract Falagas M. E., Siempos I. I. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 1138-1139
Competitive swimmers with allergic asthma show a mixed type of airway inflammation Moreira A., Delgado L., Palmares C., Lopes C., Jacinto T., Rytila P., Silva J. A., Castel-Branco M. G., Haahtela T. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 1139-1141
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and nonspecific interstitial pneumonia should stay separate Collard H. R., King T. E. Jr Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 1141-1142
From the authors Maher T. M., Wells A. U., Laurent G. J. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 1142-1143
Aqua jogging-induced pulmonary oedema Regnard J. Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 1143