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Volume 60(2);  February 2005
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Editorials
The ebb and flow of asthma
B Toelle and G Marks
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 87–88. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.038331.
PMCID: PMC1747297
Angiogenesis and vascular endothelial growth factor in COPD
A Knox, J Stocks, and A Sutcliffe
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 88–89. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.030544.
PMCID: PMC1747302
Tuberculin testing, BCG and tuberculosis today
J Moore-Gillon
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 90–91. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.028746.
PMCID: PMC1747301
The PEF data plot: planning to get the message
M Miller
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 91–92. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.035782.
PMCID: PMC1747304
Optimal starting dose of inhaled corticosteroids in adult asthma: why has it taken so long?
M Masoli, M Weatherall, and R Beasley
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 93–94. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.031179.
PMCID: PMC1747310
Some consensus but little evidence: guidelines on management of pleural infection in children
I Balfour-Lynn
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 94–96. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.038406.
PMCID: PMC1747312
Airwaves
Airwaves
W. Wedzicha
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 87. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.awfeb.
PMCID: PMC1747300
Asthma
Trends in the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and treatment in Dutch children over a 12 year period: results of the fourth consecutive survey
M Mommers, C Gielkens-Sijsterm..., G Swaen, and C P van Schayck
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 97–99. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.024786.
PMCID: PMC1747286
Steroid naive eosinophilic asthma: anti-inflammatory effects of fluticasone and montelukast
L Jayaram, E Pizzichini, C Lemiere, S Man, A Cartier, F Hargreave, and M Pizzichini
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 100–105. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.021634.
PMCID: PMC1747311
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Enhanced bronchial expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and receptors (Flk-1 and Flt-1) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
A Kranenburg, W I de Boer, V Alagappan, P Sterk, and H Sharma
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 106–113. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.023986.
PMCID: PMC1747292
Enhanced levels of hyaluronan in lungs of patients with COPD: relationship with lung function and local inflammation
M Dentener, J Vernooy, S Hendriks, and E Wouters
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 114–119. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.020842.
PMCID: PMC1747307
Smoking
Efficacy of bupropion in the indigenous Maori population in New Zealand
S Holt, C Timu-Parata, S Ryder-Lewis, M Weatherall, and R Beasley
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 120–123. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.030239.
PMCID: PMC1747282
Tuberculosis
Tuberculin response in BCG vaccinated schoolchildren and the estimation of annual risk of infection in Hong Kong
C Leung, W Yew, C Tam, C Chan, K Chang, W Law, S Lee, M Wong, and K Au
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 124–129. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.017970.
PMCID: PMC1747293
Rates of drug resistance and risk factor analysis in civilian and prison patients with tuberculosis in Samara Region, Russia
M Ruddy, Y Balabanova, C Graham, I Fedorin, N Malomanova, E Elisarova, S Kuznetznov, G Gusarova, S Zakharova, A Melentyev, E Krukova, V Golishevskaya, V Erokhin, I Dorozhkova, and F Drobniewski
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 130–135. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.026922.
PMCID: PMC1747303
Tuberculosis in contacts need not indicate disease transmission
U Dahle, S Nordtvedt, B Winje, T Mannsaaker, E Heldal, P Sandven, H Grewal, and D Caugant
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 136–137. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.030841.
PMCID: PMC1747285
Lung Alerts
Early aberrant gene expression in primary non-small cell carcinomas: a future diagnostic tool?
S Fairbairn
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 135. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.la0132.
PMCID: PMC1747280
Some asthma genotypes may not respond to ß2 agonists
N Batsford
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 143. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.la0133.
PMCID: PMC1747294
Airway Biology
Bronchoalveolar lymphocytosis correlates with human T lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) proviral DNA load in HTLV-I carriers
S Mori, A Mizoguchi, M Kawabata, H Fukunaga, K Usuku, I Maruyama, and M Osame
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 138–143. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.021667.
PMCID: PMC1747290
Phosphodiesterase 4 inhibition decreases MUC5AC expression induced by epidermal growth factor in human airway epithelial cells
M Mata, B Sarria, A Buenestado, J Cortijo, M Cerda, and E Morcillo
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 144–152. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.025692.
PMCID: PMC1747298
Acute Lung Injury
Regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor bioactivity in patients with acute lung injury
G Perkins, J Roberts, D McAuley, L Armstrong, A Millar, F Gao, and D Thickett
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 153–158. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.027912.
PMCID: PMC1747283
Cystic Fibrosis
Correlation of forced oscillation technique in preschool children with cystic fibrosis with pulmonary inflammation
S Brennan, G Hall, F Horak, A Moeller, P Pitrez, A Franzmann, S Turner, N de Klerk, P Franklin, K Winfield, E Balding, S Stick, and P Sly
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 159–163. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.026419.
PMCID: PMC1747296
Occasional Review
The need for standardisation of peak flow charts
H Reddel, S Vincent, and J Civitico
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 164–167. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.030437.
PMCID: PMC1747305
Case Report
Chronic Burkholderia multivorans bronchial infection in a non-cystic fibrosis individual with mannose binding lectin deficiency
J Whitehouse, A Exley, J Foweraker, and D Bilton
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 168–170. doi: 10.1136/thx.2003.016493.
PMCID: PMC1747281
Letters to the Editor
VEGF levels in pulmonary fibrosis
A Richter, E Maughan, G Perkins, N Nathani, and D Thickett
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 171. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.031500.
PMCID: PMC1747284
Vitamin E supplements in asthma
G Currie, D Lee, W Anderson, P Pearson, A Fogarty, and J Britton
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 171–172. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.033001.
PMCID: PMC1747299
Management of CAP using a validated risk score
L Richeldi, M Guglielmo, L Fabbri, D Giovanardi, F Marchetti, M Larosa, V Solfrini, and M Altini
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 172–173. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.034983.
PMCID: PMC1747287
Plasma cell mucositis of the distal airways
M Lucarelli, J Allen, and C Magro
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 173. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.033845.
PMCID: PMC1747288
Miscellanea
Editorial Notice
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 105.
PMCID: PMC1747289
Images in Thorax
Nocturnal atrial fibrillation in a patient with obstructive sleep apnoea
R Schulz, H Eisele, and W Seeger
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 174. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.037101.
PMCID: PMC1747291
Corrections
Correction
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 152.
PMCID: PMC1747279
Corrects: D Laws, et al. BTS guidelines for the insertion of a chest drain. Thorax. 2003 May; 58(Suppl 2): ii53–ii59.
BTS Winter Meeting abstracts
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 173. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.006cor.
PMCID: PMC1747306
Corrects: BTS Winter Meeting abstracts. Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 173.
Prevalence of TB in healthcare workers in south west London
Thorax. 2005 February; 60(2): 173. doi: 10.1136/thx.2004.007cor.
PMCID: PMC1747309
Corrects: T Ho, et al. Prevalence of TB in healthcare workers in south west London. Thorax. 2004 November; 59(11): 1002–1003.
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