EDITORIAL FOCUS:

Amy L. Firth and Jason X. -J. Yuan

Bringing down the ROS: a new therapeutic approach for PPHN
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 295: L976-L978, 2008. First published October 17, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.90515.2008 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kathryn N. Farrow, Satyan Lakshminrusimha, William J. Reda, Stephen Wedgwood, Lyubov Czech, Sylvia F. Gugino, Jonathan M. Davis, James A. Russell, and Robin H. Steinhorn

Superoxide dismutase restores eNOS expression and function in resistance pulmonary arteries from neonatal lambs with persistent pulmonary hypertension
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 295: L979-L987, 2008. First published September 12, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.90238.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures]  

ARTICLES:

Yidi Wu, Youliang Huang, B. Paul Herring, and Susan J. Gunst

Integrin-linked kinase regulates smooth muscle differentiation marker gene expression in airway tissue
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 295: L988-L997, 2008. First published September 19, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.90202.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Koki Kamiyama, Naoyuki Matsuda, Seiji Yamamoto, Ken-ichi Takano, Yasuo Takano, Hiromi Yamazaki, Shun-ichiro Kageyama, Hiroki Yokoo, Takuya Nagata, Noboru Hatakeyama, Kazuhiro Tsukada, and Yuichi Hattori

Modulation of glucocorticoid receptor expression, inflammation, and cell apoptosis in septic guinea pig lungs using methylprednisolone
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 295: L998-L1006, 2008. First published October 3, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00459.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

O. Le Saux, K. Teeters, S. Miyasato, J. Choi, G. Nakamatsu, J. A. Richardson, B. Starcher, E. C. Davis, E. K. Tam, and C. Jourdan-Le Saux

The role of caveolin-1 in pulmonary matrix remodeling and mechanical properties
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 295: L1007-L1017, 2008. First published October 10, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.90207.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven R. White, Bernard M. Fischer, Bertha A. Marroquin, and Randi Stern

Interleukin-1β mediates human airway epithelial cell migration via NF-B
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 295: L1018-L1027, 2008. First published October 10, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.00065.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. M. Majka, M. Skokan, L. Wheeler, J. Harral, S. Gladson, E. Burnham, J. E. Loyd, K. R. Stenmark, M. Varella-Garcia, and J. West

Evidence for cell fusion is absent in vascular lesions associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 295: L1028-L1039, 2008. First published October 17, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.90449.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures and Tables]  

George Gallos, Neil R. Gleason, Yi Zhang, Sang-Woo Pak, J. R. Sonett, Jay Yang, and Charles W. Emala

Activation of endogenous GABA_A channels on airway smooth muscle potentiates isoproterenol-mediated relaxation
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 295: L1040-L1047, 2008. First published September 12, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.90330.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard S. Sacks, Amy L. Firth, Carmelle V. Remillard, Negin Agange, Jocelyn Yau, Eun A. Ko, and Jason X.-J. Yuan

Thrombin-mediated increases in cytosolic [Ca²⁺] involve different mechanisms in human pulmonary artery smooth muscle and endothelial cells
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 295: L1048-L1055, 2008. First published October 3, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.90259.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eric P. Schmidt, Mahendra Damarla, Otgonchimeg Rentsendorj, Laura E. Servinsky, Bing Zhu, Aigul Moldobaeva, Alfredo Gonzalez, Paul M. Hassoun, and David B. Pearse

Soluble guanylyl cyclase contributes to ventilator-induced lung injury in mice
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 295: L1056-L1065, 2008. First published October 10, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.90329.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

Aron B. Fisher and Michael F. Beers

Hyperoxia and acute lung injury
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 295: L1066-L1066, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.90486.2008 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gustavo Matute-Bello, Charles W. Frevert, and Thomas R. Martin

Reply to Fisher and Beers: Animal models of acute lung injury
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 295: L1067-L1067, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.90520.2008 [Full Text] [PDF]  

REVIEW:

Sreerama Shetty, Joseph Padijnayayveetil, Torry Tucker, Dorota Stankowska, and Steven Idell

The fibrinolytic system and the regulation of lung epithelial cell proteolysis, signaling, and cellular viability
Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 295: L967-L975, 2008. First published October 3, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajplung.90349.2008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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