• 471-476

    The Utility of Interventional Pulmonary Procedures in Liberating Patients with Malignancy-Associated Central Airway Obstruction from Mechanical Ventilation

    Michael Boyd and Edmundo Rubio

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  • 477-485

    Doublet Versus Single Cytotoxic Agent as First-Line Treatment for Elderly Patients with Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Wei-Xiang Qi, Li-na Tang, Ai-na He, Zan Shen and Feng Lin, et al.

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  • 487-495

    Response of Peripheral Blood Th17 Cells to Inhaled Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus in Patients with Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma

    Ieva Bajoriuniene, Kestutis Malakauskas, Simona Lavinskiene, Jolanta Jeroch and Edita Gasiuniene, et al.

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  • 497-504

    Association of β2-Adrenergic Receptor Polymorphisms with Asthma in a North Indian Population

    Niti Birbian, Jagtar Singh, Surinder Kumar Jindal and Neha Singla

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  • 505-512

    GSTT1 and GSTM1 Gene Polymorphisms as Major Risk Factors for Asthma in a North Indian Population

    Niti Birbian, Jagtar Singh, Surinder Kumar Jindal, Amit Joshi and Navneet Batra, et al.

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  • 513-521

    Relationship of Mannitol Challenge to Methacholine Challenge and Inflammatory Markers in Persistent Asthmatics Receiving Inhaled Corticosteroids

    William J. Anderson and Brian J. Lipworth

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  • 523-527

    Treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis with Losartan: A Pilot Project

    Marisa Couluris, Brent W. Kinder, Ping Xu, Margaret Gross-King and Jeffrey Krischer, et al.

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  • 529-536

    Effect of Smoking and Gender on Pulmonary Function and Clinical Features in Sarcoidosis

    Willane Krell, Julie M. Bourbonnais, Rajat Kapoor and Lobelia Samavati

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  • 537-543

    Elevated Tenascin-C Levels in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of Patients with Sarcoidosis

    Hanako Fujita, Noriho Sakamoto, Yuji Ishimatsu, Tomoyuki Kakugawa and Shota Nakashima, et al.

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  • 545-556

    Sexual Dysfunction in Men with COPD: Impact on Quality of Life and Survival

    Eileen G. Collins, Sahar Halabi, Mathew Langston, Timothy Schnell and Martin J. Tobin, et al.

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  • 557-561

    Risk of Chronic Bronchitis in Twin Pairs Discordant for Smoking

    Howraman Meteran, Simon Francis Thomsen, Lotte Harmsen, Kirsten Ohm Kyvik and Axel Skytthe, et al.

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  • 563-571

    Interferon γ Stimulates Accumulation of Gas Phase Nitric Oxide in Differentiated Cultures of Normal and Cystic Fibrosis Airway Epithelial Cells

    Lawrence E. Ostrowski, Daniel Stewart and Milan Hazucha

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  • 573-578

    Transition of PH Patients from Sildenafil to Tadalafil: Feasibility and Practical Considerations

    Oksana A. Shlobin, A. Whitney Brown, Nargues Weir, Shahzad Ahmad and Merte Lemma, et al.

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  • 579-581

    Improvements in Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease and Airway Inflammation Associated with Etanercept Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Report

    S. Visser, M. Martin and D. J. Serisier

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  • 583-585

    Primary Hydatid Cyst of the Chest Wall

    Sami Karapolat, Talha Dumlu, Umran Yildirim, Banu Karapolat and Mesut Erbas

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