Mayson L A Sousa, Bhushan H Katira, Sheena Bouch, Vanessa Hsing, Doreen Engelberts, Marcelo B P Amato, Martin Post, Laurent J Brochard
{"title":"Reply to Liu: Alveolar Collapse in ARDS Causes Severe Lung Damage, but What About Liquid Resuscitation?","authors":"Mayson L A Sousa, Bhushan H Katira, Sheena Bouch, Vanessa Hsing, Doreen Engelberts, Marcelo B P Amato, Martin Post, Laurent J Brochard","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7664,"journal":{"name":"American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine","volume":" ","pages":"None"},"PeriodicalIF":19.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143960733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lorenzo Giosa, Nicholas Ioannou, Carla Goncalves, Filippo Palmesino, Christopher I S Meadows
{"title":"Anomalous Azygos Continuation of the Inferior Vena Cava and Bifemoral Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.","authors":"Lorenzo Giosa, Nicholas Ioannou, Carla Goncalves, Filippo Palmesino, Christopher I S Meadows","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7664,"journal":{"name":"American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine","volume":" ","pages":"None"},"PeriodicalIF":19.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143959806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ling Sun, Samantha A Walls, Hong Dang, Nancy L Quinney, Patrick R Sears, Taraneh Sadritabrizi, Koichi Hasegawa, Kenichi Okuda, Takanori Asakura, Xiuya Chang, Meiqi Zheng, Yu Mikami, Felicia U Dizmond, Daniela Danilova, Lynn Zhou, Anshulika Deshmukh, Deborah M Cholon, Giorgia Radicioni, Troy D Rogers, William J Kissner, Matthew R Markovetz, Tara N Guhr Lee, Mark I Gutay, Charles R Esther, Michael Chua, Barbara R Grubb, Camille Ehre, Mehmet Kesimer, David B Hill, Lawrence E Ostrowski, Brian Button, Martina Gentzsch, Chevalia Robinson, Kenneth N Olivier, Alexandra F Freeman, Scott H Randell, Eszter Vladar, Wanda K O'Neal, Richard C Boucher, Gang Chen
{"title":"STAT3-dependent Regulation of CFTR and Ciliogenesis Is Essential for Mucociliary Clearance and Innate Airway Defense in Hyper-IgE Syndrome.","authors":"Ling Sun, Samantha A Walls, Hong Dang, Nancy L Quinney, Patrick R Sears, Taraneh Sadritabrizi, Koichi Hasegawa, Kenichi Okuda, Takanori Asakura, Xiuya Chang, Meiqi Zheng, Yu Mikami, Felicia U Dizmond, Daniela Danilova, Lynn Zhou, Anshulika Deshmukh, Deborah M Cholon, Giorgia Radicioni, Troy D Rogers, William J Kissner, Matthew R Markovetz, Tara N Guhr Lee, Mark I Gutay, Charles R Esther, Michael Chua, Barbara R Grubb, Camille Ehre, Mehmet Kesimer, David B Hill, Lawrence E Ostrowski, Brian Button, Martina Gentzsch, Chevalia Robinson, Kenneth N Olivier, Alexandra F Freeman, Scott H Randell, Eszter Vladar, Wanda K O'Neal, Richard C Boucher, Gang Chen","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Rationale: </strong>Hyper IgE syndrome (STAT3-HIES), also known as Job's syndrome, is a rare immunodeficiency disease typically caused by dominant-negative STAT3 mutations. STAT3-HIES is characterized by chronic pulmonary infection and inflammation, suggesting impaired innate host defense.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To identify airway epithelial host defense defects caused by STAT3 mutations that, together with immune dysfunction, contribute to recurrent pulmonary infections in STAT3-HIES.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>STAT3-HIES sputum was analyzed for biochemical and biophysical properties. STAT3-HIES excised lungs were harvested for histology; and bronchial brush samples were collected for RNA sequencing and in vitro culture. A STAT3-HIES-specific R382W mutation, expressed via lentivirus, and STAT3 knockout (CRISPR/Cas9), were studied in normal human bronchial epithelial cells under basal or inflammatory (IL1β)-stimulated conditions. Effects of STAT3 deficiency on transcriptomics, epithelial ion channel, secretory, antimicrobial, and ciliary functions were assessed.</p><p><strong>Measurements and main results: </strong>STAT3-HIES sputum showed increased mucus concentration and viscoelasticity. STAT3-HIES excised lungs exhibited mucus obstruction and elevated IL1β expression. STAT3 mutations reduced CFTR mRNA and protein levels, impaired CFTR-dependent fluid and mucin secretion, suppressed antimicrobial peptide, cytokine, and chemokine expression, and acidified airway surface liquid at baseline and post-IL1β exposure. Notably, mutant STAT3 suppressed IL1R1 expression. Furthermore, STAT3 mutations impaired multiciliogenesis by blocking commitment to ciliated cell lineages through inhibition of HES6, leading to defective mucociliary transport. Administration of a γ-secretase inhibitor restored HES6 expression, improved ciliogenesis in STAT3 R382W mutant cells.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>STAT3 dysfunction leads to multi-component defects in airway epithelial innate defense, which, in conjunction with immune deficiency, contributes to chronic pulmonary infection in STAT3-HIES.</p>","PeriodicalId":7664,"journal":{"name":"American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine","volume":" ","pages":"None"},"PeriodicalIF":19.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143957136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Alveolar Collapse in ARDS Causes Severe Lung Damage, but What About Liquid Resuscitation?","authors":"Bo Liu","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7664,"journal":{"name":"American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine","volume":" ","pages":"None"},"PeriodicalIF":19.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143965384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Publication Bias: For How Much Longer?","authors":"Fernando M de Benedictis","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7664,"journal":{"name":"American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine","volume":" ","pages":"None"},"PeriodicalIF":19.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143966394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dulling the Double-edged Sword: Expanding the Arsenal of Diaphragm Protection in Early Respiratory Failure.","authors":"Heder de Vries, Timothy Girard","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7664,"journal":{"name":"American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine","volume":" ","pages":"None"},"PeriodicalIF":19.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143953785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chung-Chu Tung, Wen-Bin Yeh, Renin Chang, Wei-Kai Lee
{"title":"Methodological Considerations in the Study of PRISm and Dementia Risk.","authors":"Chung-Chu Tung, Wen-Bin Yeh, Renin Chang, Wei-Kai Lee","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7664,"journal":{"name":"American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine","volume":" ","pages":"None"},"PeriodicalIF":19.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143956442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From Repurposing to Refinement: Optimizing Levofloxacin for Treatment of MDR-TB.","authors":"Jae-Joon Yim","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7664,"journal":{"name":"American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine","volume":" ","pages":"None"},"PeriodicalIF":19.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143960069","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jessica M Madrigal, Jared A Fisher, Caroline N Pruitt, Linda M Liao, Barry I Graubard, Mary H Ward, Debra T Silverman, Rena R Jones
{"title":"Carcinogenic Industrial Air Emissions and Lung Cancer Risk in a Cohort of 440,000 Americans.","authors":"Jessica M Madrigal, Jared A Fisher, Caroline N Pruitt, Linda M Liao, Barry I Graubard, Mary H Ward, Debra T Silverman, Rena R Jones","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Rationale: </strong>Industrial facilities emit known lung carcinogens into air, but the association of these agents with lung cancer risk at environmental levels is unknown.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To investigate industrial emissions and lung cancer risk.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used a U.S. regulatory database to estimate airborne exposure to known and probable human carcinogens (N=31) emitted from industrial sources (1987-1995) for 442,986 participants in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. We estimated inverse distance- and wind-weighted average exposures within 1, 2, 5, and 10km of the enrollment residence. Using Cox proportional hazards models adjusted for smoking and other confounders, we evaluated lung cancer risk overall and by major histologic subtype (adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, small cell carcinoma) for levels (tertiles, medians) of exposure to each agent.</p><p><strong>Measurements and main results: </strong>Among agents with prior evidence of lung carcinogenicity, overall risk was elevated for cobalt (5km-HR<sub>T3</sub>=1.19, CI=1.10-1.29; p-trend=<0.0001; 10km-HR<sub>T3</sub>=1.15, CI=1.09-1.21; p-trend=<0.0001) and beryllium (5km-HR<sub>T3</sub>=1.20, 95%CI=0.94-1.55; p-trend=0.15; 10km-HR<sub>T3</sub>=1.15, 95%CI=1.01-1.31; p-trend=0.02). We also observed associations with benzene and nickel. For agents without prior evidence, styrene was associated with risk at 1km (HR<sub>T3</sub>=1.22, 95%CI=1.00-1.48; p-trend=0.03). Diethyl sulfate, chromium, and lead were also associated with risk. Associations for cobalt, benzene, nickel, and diethyl sulfate were most apparent for squamous cell carcinoma.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our novel findings show that relatively high air emissions of numerous carcinogenic industrial agents near the home were associated with lung cancer risk unexplained by smoking. These and the stronger associations for squamous cell carcinoma highlight the potential role of industrial exposures in lung cancer development.</p>","PeriodicalId":7664,"journal":{"name":"American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine","volume":" ","pages":"None"},"PeriodicalIF":19.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143973232","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reply to Tung <i>et al.</i>: Methodological Considerations in the Study of PRISm and Dementia Risk.","authors":"Jinyuan Wang, Yamei Tang","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7664,"journal":{"name":"American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine","volume":" ","pages":"None"},"PeriodicalIF":19.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143953977","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}