Lung Diseases : Selected State of the Art Reviews

Part 1 Airways Disease
Airway Smooth Muscle in Asthma Symptoms: Culprit but Maybe Innocent
by Ynuk Bossé, Peter D. Paré and Yohan Boss

Polymerization and Oxidation of Alpha-1-Antitrypsin in Pathogenesis of Emphysema
by Aleksandra Topic and Dragica Radojkovic

Recent Advances in the Research and Development of Alpha-1 Proteinase Inhibitor for Therapeutic Use
by Elena Karnaukhova

Mechanisms Promoting Chronic Lung Diseases: Will Targeting Stromal Cells Cure COPD and IPF?
by Lynne A. Murray and Cory M. Hogaboam

Part 2 Neoplasia
Cancer Stem Cells (CSCs) in Lung Cancer
by Hiroyuki Sakashita, Yuki Sumi and Naohiko Inase

Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressor Genes in Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
by Pankaj Taneja, Robert D. Kendig, Sinan Zhu, Dejan Maglic, Elizabeth A.

Fry and Kazushi Inoue Centrosome Abnormality and Human Lung Cancer
by Kazuya Shinmura and Haruhiko Sugimura

Defective Expression and DNA Variants of TGFBR2 in Chinese Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
by ZhenHong Zhao, Jibin Xu, Jun Xie, Yang Bao, Xiaotian Wang, Lei Wang, Junjie Wu, Li Jin, Zhiyun Xu and Jiucun Wang

Neuroendocrine Tumours of the Lung
by Guadalupe Aparicio Gallego, Vanessa Medina Villaamil, Ana Capdevila Puerta, Enrique Grande Pulido and L.M. Antón Aparicio

Chemotherapy for Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Lung: Should It Be Treated with the Same Strategy as Small Cell Lung Carcinoma?
by Katsuhiko Naoki, Kenzo Soejima, Takashi Sato, Shinnosuke Ikemura, Hideki Terai, Ryosuke Satomi, Sohei Nakayama, Satoshi Yoda and Koichiro Asano

Radiation Therapy in Management of Small-Cell Lung Cancer
by Erkan Topkan and Cem Parlak

Lung Parenchyma Sparing Resection for Pulmonary Malignancies
by Arpad Pereszlenyi

Surgery in Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Past, Present and Future
by Cristian Rapicetta, Sara Tenconi, Tommaso Ricchetti, Sally Maramotti and Massimiliano Paci

Part 3 Immunity and Infection
Interleukin-17 and T Helper 17 Cells in Mucosal Immunity of the Lung
by M.S. Paats, P.Th.W. van Hal, C.C. Baan, H.C. Hoogsteden, M.M. van der Eerden and R.W. Hendriks

Current Status of the Mollicute (Mycoplasma) Lung Disease: Pathogenesis, Diagnostics, Treatment and Prevention
by Silvia Giono-Cerezo, Guadalupe Estrada-Gutiérrez, José Antonio Rivera-Tapia, Jorge Antonio Yáñez-Santos and Francisco Javier Díaz-García

Pulmonary Paracoccidioidomycosis: Clinical, Immunological and Histopathological Aspects
by Luz E. Cano, Ángel González, Damaris Lopera, Tonny W. Naranjo and Ángela Restrepo

Nocardia Infection in Lung Transplantation
by Pilar Morales, Ana Gil-Brusola and María Santos

In Vivo Models of Lung Disease
by Tracey L. Bonfield

Inhibition of Adhesion and Invasion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to Lung Epithelial Cells: A Model of Cystic Fibrosis Infection
by Ayman M. Noreddin, Ghada Sawy, Walid Elkhatib, Ehab Noreddin and Atef Shibl

Part 4 Paediatrics
Bronchitis in Children
by Christian Peiser

Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
by Shou-Yien Wu, Sachin Gupta, Chung-Ming Chen and Tsu-Fuh Yeh

Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: The Role of Oxidative Stress
by Jean-Claude Lavoie and Ibrahim Mohamed

Partial Liquid Ventilation in the Extremely Preterm Infant: Potential Benefits and Harms
by Mark William Davies

Part 5 Pulmonary Oedema:Cardiogenic and Non-Cardiogenic
Non-Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema
by J. Gonzales and A. Verin

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
by Zhou Qiquan and Luo Yongjun

Mechanical Forces Impair Alveolar Ion Transport Processes - A Putative Mechanism Contributing to the Formation of Pulmonary Edema
by Martin Fronius

Part 6 Miscellaneous
Functional Evaluation in Respiratory Disorders
by Cirelene Grobler, David M. Maree and Elvis M. Irusen

Novel Methods for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Microangiopathy in Diabetes Mellitus
by Kalicka Renata and Kuziemski Krzysztof

The Pneumoconioses
by Nlandu Roger Ngatu, Ntumba Jean-Marie Kayembe, Benjamin Longo-Mbenza and Narufumi Suganuma

Lung Transplantation: Advances and Roadblocks in Treatment
by Matthew T. Hardison and J. Edwin Blalock

Bronchial Atresiaby Lirios Sacristán Bou and Francisco Peña BlasA Case of Adult Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of the Lung with Atypical Adenomatous Hyperplasia
by Ho Sung Lee, Jae Sung Choi, Ki Hyun Seo, Ju Ock Na, Yong Hoon Kim, Mi Hye Oh and Sung Shick Jou