INVITED REVIEW:

P. M. Henson and R. M. Tuder

Apoptosis in the lung: induction, clearance and detection
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 294: L601-L611, 2008. First published January 4, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00320.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew Churg, Manuel Cosio, and Joanne L. Wright

Mechanisms of cigarette smoke-induced COPD: insights from animal models
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 294: L612-L631, 2008. First published January 25, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00390.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter S. Tang, Marco Mura, Rashmi Seth, and Mingyao Liu

Acute lung injury and cell death: how many ways can cells die?
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 294: L632-L641, 2008. First published January 18, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00262.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

EDITORIAL FOCUS:

Danielle Morse and Augustine M. K. Choi

Inhaled CO in the treatment of acute lung injury
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 294: L642-L643, 2008. First published February 8, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00054.2008 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean A. Nemzek, Christopher Fry, and Omorodola Abatan

Low-dose carbon monoxide treatment attenuates early pulmonary neutrophil recruitment after acid aspiration
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 294: L644-L653, 2008. First published January 18, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00324.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ARTICLES:

Timothy J. Miller and Pamela B. Davis

FXYD5 modulates Na⁺ absorption and is increased in cystic fibrosis airway epithelia
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 294: L654-L664, 2008. First published February 8, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00430.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures]  

Robin D. Clugston, Wei Zhang, and John J. Greer

Gene expression in the developing diaphragm: significance for congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 294: L665-L675, 2008. First published February 8, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00027.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Meetha Medhora, Anuradha Dhanasekaran, Phillip F. Pratt, Jr., Craig R. Cook, Laurel K. Dunn, Stephanie K. Gruenloh, and Elizabeth R. Jacobs

Role of JNK in network formation of human lung microvascular endothelial cells
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 294: L676-L685, 2008. First published February 8, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00496.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Otgonchimeg Rentsendorj, Tamara Mirzapoiazova, Djanybek Adyshev, Laura E. Servinsky, Thomas Renné, Alexander D. Verin, and David B. Pearse

Role of vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein in cGMP-mediated protection of human pulmonary artery endothelial barrier function
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 294: L686-L697, 2008. First published February 15, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00417.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marina C. Simeone-Penney, Mariano Severgnini, Lilliana Rozo, Satoe Takahashi, Brent H. Cochran, and Amy R. Simon

PDGF-induced human airway smooth muscle cell proliferation requires STAT3 and the small GTPase Rac1
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 294: L698-L704, 2008. First published February 29, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00529.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yoshihiko Chiba, Junko Arima, Hiroyasu Sakai, and Miwa Misawa

Lovastatin inhibits bronchial hyperresponsiveness by reducing RhoA signaling in rat allergic asthma
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 294: L705-L713, 2008. First published February 22, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00531.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeffrey M. Dodd-o, Maria L. Hristopoulos, Kathleen Kibler, Jolanta Gutkowska, Suhayla Mukaddam-Daher, Alfredo Gonzalez, Laura E. Welsh-Servinsky, and David B. Pearse

The role of natriuretic peptide receptor-A signaling in unilateral lung ischemia-reperfusion injury in the intact mouse
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 294: L714-L723, 2008. First published January 25, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00185.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cory Yamashita, Amy Forbes, Jenna M. Tessolini, Li-Juan Yao, James F. Lewis, and Ruud A. W. Veldhuizen

Protective effects of elevated endogenous surfactant pools to injurious mechanical ventilation
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 294: L724-L732, 2008. First published January 25, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00389.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yu Gui, Michael P. Walsh, Vera Jankowski, Joachim Jankowski, and Xi-Long Zheng

Up₄A stimulates endothelium-independent contraction of isolated rat pulmonary artery
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 294: L733-L738, 2008. First published January 11, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00403.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Buckley, W. Shi, L. Barsky, and D. Warburton

TGF-β signaling promotes survival and repair in rat alveolar epithelial type 2 cells during recovery after hyperoxic injury
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 294: L739-L748, 2008. First published February 1, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00294.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jianxun Lei, Cary N. Mariash, Maneesh Bhargava, Elizabeth V. Wattenberg, and David H. Ingbar

T3 increases Na-K-ATPase activity via a MAPK/ERK1/2-dependent pathway in rat adult alveolar epithelial cells
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 294: L749-L754, 2008. First published January 25, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00335.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anuran Chatterjee, Connie Snead, Gunay Yetik-Anacak, Galina Antonova, Jingmin Zeng, and John D. Catravas

Heat shock protein 90 inhibitors attenuate LPS-induced endothelial hyperpermeability
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 294: L755-L763, 2008. First published February 1, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00350.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michelle L. D'Antoni, Chiara Torregiani, Pasquale Ferraro, Marie-Claire Michoud, Bruce Mazer, James G. Martin, and Mara S. Ludwig

Effects of decorin and biglycan on human airway smooth muscle cell proliferation and apoptosis
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 294: L764-L771, 2008. First published February 1, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00436.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hanno H. Leuchte, Tobias Meis, Michal El-Nounou, Jens Michalek, and Jürgen Behr

Inhalation of endothelin receptor blockers in pulmonary hypertension
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 294: L772-L777, 2008. First published February 22, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00405.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Young H. Lee, Yuichiro J. Suzuki, Autumn J. Griffin, and Regina M. Day

Hepatocyte growth factor regulates cyclooxygenase-2 expression via β-catenin, Akt, and p42/p44 MAPK in human bronchial epithelial cells
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 294: L778-L786, 2008. First published February 1, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00410.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Venkatachalem Sathish, Figen Leblebici, Sertac N. Kip, Michael A. Thompson, Christina M. Pabelick, Y. S. Prakash, and Gary C. Sieck

Regulation of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca²⁺ reuptake in porcine airway smooth muscle
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 294: L787-L796, 2008. First published February 1, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00461.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brad R. S. Broughton, Benjimen R. Walker, and Thomas C. Resta

Chronic hypoxia induces Rho kinase-dependent myogenic tone in small pulmonary arteries
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 294: L797-L806, 2008. First published February 8, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00253.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael P. Mendez, Susan B. Morris, Steven Wilcoxen, Ming Du, Yeni K. Monroy, Henriette Remmer, Hedwig Murphy, Paul J. Christensen, and Robert Paine, III

Disparate mechanisms of sICAM-1 production in the peripheral lung: contrast between alveolar epithelial cells and pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 294: L807-L814, 2008. First published February 15, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00398.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR:

Yuh-Chin Tony Huang

Lung compliance measurement in mice
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 294: L815-L815, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00052.2008 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erica L. Martin and Ruud A. W. Veldhuizen

Reply to Huang
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 294: L816-L816, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00075.2008 [Full Text] [PDF]  

To see an article, click its [Full Text] or [PDF] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.