AJRCMB -- Table of Contents (May 2008, 38 [5])

Editorial:

Robert H. Lim and Lester Kobzik: Sexual Tension in the Airways: The Puzzling Duality of Estrogen in Asthma
Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. 2008; 38: 499-500. [Full Text] [PDF]

Shigeki Matsubara, Christina H. Swasey, Joan E. Loader, Azzeddine Dakhama, Anthony Joetham, Hiroshi Ohnishi, Annette Balhorn, Nobuaki Miyahara, Katsuyuki Takeda, and Erwin W. Gelfand: Estrogen Determines Sex Differences in Airway Responsiveness after Allergen Exposure
Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. 2008; 38: 501-508. First published online December 6 2007 as doi:10.1165/rcmb.2007-0298OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Matthew H. Lowry, Brian P. McAllister, Jyh-Chang Jean, Lou Ann S. Brown, Rebecca P. Hughey, William W. Cruikshank, Sal Amar, Edgar C. Lucey, Kathleen Braun, Pamela Johnson, Thomas N. Wight, and Martin Joyce-Brady: Lung Lining Fluid Glutathione Attenuates IL-13–Induced Asthma
Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. 2008; 38: 509-516. First published online December 6 2007 as doi:10.1165/rcmb.2007-0128OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Bogdan Jakiela, Rebecca Brockman-Schneider, Svetlana Amineva, Wai-Ming Lee, and James E. Gern: Basal Cells of Differentiated Bronchial Epithelium Are More Susceptible to Rhinovirus Infection
Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. 2008; 38: 517-523. First published online December 6 2007 as doi:10.1165/rcmb.2007-0050OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Philippe Delmotte and Michael J. Sanderson: Effects of Albuterol Isomers on the Contraction and Ca²⁺ Signaling of Small Airways in Mouse Lung Slices
Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. 2008; 38: 524-531. First published online December 6 2007 as doi:10.1165/rcmb.2007-0214OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Gleeson Murphy, Jr., Rodney L. Rouse, William W. Polk, William G. Henk, Steven A. Barker, Marc J. Boudreaux, Z. Elizabeth Floyd, and Arthur L. Penn: Combustion-Derived Hydrocarbons Localize to Lipid Droplets in Respiratory Cells
Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. 2008; 38: 532-540. First published online December 13 2007 as doi:10.1165/rcmb.2007-0204OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Steven G. Kelsen, Xunbao Duan, Rong Ji, Oscar Perez, Chunli Liu, and Salim Merali: Cigarette Smoke Induces an Unfolded Protein Response in the Human Lung: A Proteomic Approach
Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. 2008; 38: 541-550. First published online December 13 2007 as doi:10.1165/rcmb.2007-0221OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Yohei Matsuzaki, Valérie Besnard, Jean C. Clark, Yan Xu, Susan E. Wert, Machiko Ikegami, and Jeffrey A. Whitsett: STAT3 Regulates ABCA3 Expression and Influences Lamellar Body Formation in Alveolar Type II Cells
Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. 2008; 38: 551-558. First published online December 20 2007 as doi:10.1165/rcmb.2007-0311OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jin-Tang Chen, Chih-Yang Huang, Yung-Yen Chiang, Wen-Heng Chen, Shiow-Her Chiou, Chih-Yi Chen, and Kuan-Chih Chow: HGF Increases Cisplatin Resistance via Down-Regulation of AIF in Lung Cancer Cells
Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. 2008; 38: 559-565. First published online December 20 2007 as doi:10.1165/rcmb.2007-0001OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Fumitake Saito, Sadatomo Tasaka, Ken-ichiro Inoue, Keisuke Miyamoto, Yasushi Nakano, Yuko Ogawa, Wakako Yamada, Yoshiki Shiraishi, Naoki Hasegawa, Seitaro Fujishima, Hirohisa Takano, and Akitoshi Ishizaka: Role of Interleukin-6 in Bleomycin-Induced Lung Inflammatory Changes in Mice
Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. 2008; 38: 566-571. First published online December 20 2007 as doi:10.1165/rcmb.2007-0299OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Eman Namati, Jacqueline Thiesse, Jessica de Ryk, and Geoffrey McLennan: Alveolar Dynamics during Respiration: Are the Pores of Kohn a Pathway to Recruitment?
Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. 2008; 38: 572-578. First published online December 20 2007 as doi:10.1165/rcmb.2007-0120OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Anna A. Shvedova, James P. Fabisiak, Elena R. Kisin, Ashley R. Murray, Jenny R. Roberts, Yulia Y. Tyurina, James M. Antonini, Wei Hong Feng, Choudari Kommineni, Jeffrey Reynolds, Aaron Barchowsky, Vince Castranova, and Valerian E. Kagan: Sequential Exposure to Carbon Nanotubes and Bacteria Enhances Pulmonary Inflammation and Infectivity
Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. 2008; 38: 579-590. First published online December 20 2007 as doi:10.1165/rcmb.2007-0255OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Kelly A. Brant and James P. Fabisiak: Nickel Alterations of TLR2-Dependent Chemokine Profiles in Lung Fibroblasts Are Mediated by COX-2
Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. 2008; 38: 591-599. First published online December 20 2007 as doi:10.1165/rcmb.2007-0314OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Charlotte S. Mullan, Michael Riley, Deborah Clarke, Amanda Tatler, Amy Sutcliffe, Alan J. Knox, and Linhua Pang: β-Tryptase Regulates IL-8 Expression in Airway Smooth Muscle Cells by a PAR-2–Independent Mechanism
Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. 2008; 38: 600-608. First published online December 13 2007 as doi:10.1165/rcmb.2007-0082OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Taras Manolov, Thuan Tong Tan, Arne Forsgren, and Kristian Riesbeck: Moraxella-Dependent ${alpha}$ ₁-Antichymotrypsin Neutralization: A Unique Virulence Mechanism
Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. 2008; 38: 609-617. First published online December 20 2007 as doi:10.1165/rcmb.2007-0289OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]

Christopher B. Manning, Tara Sabo-Attwood, Raymond F. Robledo, Maximilian B. MacPherson, Mercedes Rincón, Pamela Vacek, David Hemenway, Douglas J. Taatjes, Patty J. Lee, and Brooke T. Mossman: Targeting the MEK1 Cascade in Lung Epithelium Inhibits Proliferation and Fibrogenesis by Asbestos
Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. 2008; 38: 618-626. First published online January 10 2008 as doi:10.1165/rcmb.2007-0382OC [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Online Supplement]