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Dr. J. PUGIN
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Rue Michel-Servet 1 
1211 Genève 4 
Suisse 
Jerome.Pugin@unige.ch 
Tel.: 022 379 56 84 / 86 
 
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The role of MD-2 in the opsonophagocytosis of Gram-negative bacteria 
CURRENT OPINION IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES 
2009 vol. 22(3) pp. 286-291 
TISSIERES P, PUGIN J 

Year in review in Intensive Care Medicine, 2008: I. Brain injury and neurology, renal failure and endocrinology, metabolism and nutrition, sepsis, infections and pneumonia. 
INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE 
2009 vol. 35(1) pp. 30-44 
ANTONELLI M. AND AL. 

Year in review in Intensive Care Medicine, 2008: II. Experimental, acute respiratory failure and ARDS, mechanical ventilation and endotracheal intubation. 
INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE 
2009 vol. 35(2) pp. 215-231 
ANTONELLI M. AND AL. 

Year in review in Intensive Care Medicine, 2008: III. Paediatrics, ethics, outcome research and critical care organization, sedation, pharmacology and miscellanea. 
INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE 
2009 vol. 35(3) pp. 405-416 
ANTONELLI M. AND AL. 

Cooperation between PU.1 and CAAT/Enhancer-binding Protein beta Is Necessary to Induce the Expression of the MD-2 Gene 
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY 
2009 vol. 284(39) pp. 26261-26272 
TISSIERES P, ARAUD T, OCHODA A, DRIFTE G, DUNN-SIEGRIST I, PUGIN J 

Long-term prognosis after acute kidney injury requiring renal replacement therapy. 
NEPHROLOGY, DIALYSIS, TRANSPLANTATION : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE EUROPEAN DIALYSIS AND TRANSPLANT ASSOCIATION - EUROPEAN RENAL ASSOCIATION 
2009 vol. 24(7) pp. 2186-2189 
TRIVERIO PA, MARTIN PY, ROMANS J, PUGIN J, PERNEGER T, SAUDAN P 

Use of procalcitonin to shorten antibiotic treatment duration in septic patients: a randomized trial. 
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE 
2008 vol. 177(5) pp. 498-505 
NOBRE V, HARBARTH S, GRAF JEAN-DANIEL, ROHNER P, PUGIN J 

Cyclic stretch of human lung cells induces an acidification and promotes bacterial growth. 
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 
2008 vol. 38(3) pp. 362-370 
PUGIN J, DUNN-SIEGRIST I, DUFOUR J, TISSIERES P, CHARLES PE, COMTE R 

Soluble MD-2 is an acute-phase protein and an opsonin for Gram-negative bacteria. 
BLOOD 
2008 vol. 111(4) pp. 2122-2131 
TISSIERES P, DUNN-SIEGRIST I, SCHAPPI MG, ELSON G, COMTE R, NOBRE V, PUGIN J 

Role of proinflammatory activity contained in gastric juice from intensive care unit patients to induce lung injury in a rabbit aspiration model. 
CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE 
2008 vol. 36(12) pp. 3205-3212 
BRÉGEON F, PAPAZIAN L, DELPIERRE S, KAJIKAWA O, PAYAN MJ, MARTIN TR, KIPSON N, PUGIN J 

Dear SIRS, the concept of "alarmins" makes a lot of sense! 
INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE 
2008 vol. 34(2) pp. 218-221 
PUGIN J 

Profiling genes in the ICU: are we there yet? 
INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE 
2008 vol. 34(8) pp. 1357-1359 
PUGIN J 

Year in review in Intensive Care Medicine, 2007. I. Experimental studies. Clinical studies: brain injury and neurology, renal failure and endocrinology. 
INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE 
2008 vol. 34(2) pp. 229-242 
ANTONELLI M AND AL. 

Year in review in Intensive Care Medicine, 2007. II. Haemodynamics, pneumonia, infections and sepsis, invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilation, acute respiratory distress syndrome. 
INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE 
2008 vol. 34(3) pp. 405-422 
ANTONELLI M AND AL. 

Year in review in Intensive Care Medicine, 2007. III. Ethics and legislation, health services research, pharmacology and toxicology, nutrition and paediatrics. 
INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE 
2008 vol. 34(4) pp. 598-609 
ANTONELLI M AND AL. 

Increased release of sMD-2 during human endotoxemia and sepsis: a role for endothelial cells. 
MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY 
2008 vol. 45(11) pp. 3268-3277 
WOLFS TG, DUNN-SIEGRIST I, VAN'T VEER C, HODIN CM, GERMERAAD WT, VAN ZOELEN MA, VAN SUYLEN RJ, PEUTZ-KOOTSTRA CJ, ELSON G, PUGIN J, BUURMAN WA 

Contribution of Toll-like receptors to the innate immune response to Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria 
BLOOD 
2007 vol. 109(4) pp. 1574-1578 
ELSON G, DUNN-SIEGRIST I, DAUBEUF B, PUGIN J 

Prompt antibiotic administration and goal-directed hemodynamic support in patients with severe sepses and septic shock 
CURRENT OPINION IN CRITICAL CARE 
2007 vol. 13 pp. 586-591 
NOBRE V, SARASIN FP, PUGIN J 

Hemodynamics in experimental gastric juice induced aspiration pneumonitis 
INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE 
2007 vol. 33 pp. 300-307 
FRAISSE A, BREGEON F, DELPIERRE S, GAUDART J, PAYAN MJ, PUGIN J, PAPAZIAN L 

Year in review in Intensive Care Medicine, 2006. I. Experimental studies. Clinical studies: brain injury, renal failure and endocrinology 
INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE 
2007 vol. 33 pp. 49-57 
ANDREWS, P, AZOULAY, E, ANTONELLI, M, BROCHARD, L, BRUN-BUISSON, C, DE BACKER, D, DOBB, G, FAGON, JY, GERLACH, H, GROENEVELD, J, MACRAE, D, MANCEBO, J, METNITZ, P, NAVA, S, PUGIN, J, PINSKY, M, RADERMACHER, P, RICHARD, C 

Year in review in Intensive Care Medicine, 2006. II. Infections and sepsis, haemodynamics, elderly, invasive and noninvasive mechanical ventilation, weaning, ARDS 
INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE 
2007 vol. 33 pp. 214-229 
ANDREWS, P, AZOULAY, E, ANTONELLI, M, BROCHARD, L, BRUN-BUISSON, C, DE BACKER, D, DOBB, G, FAGON, JY, GERLACH, H, GROENEVELD, J, MACRAE, D, MANCEBO, J, METNITZ, P, NAVA, S, PUGIN, J, PINSKY, M, RADERMACHER, P, RICHARD, C 

Year in Review in Intensive Care Medicine, 2006. III. Circulation, ethics, cancer, outcome, education, nutrition, and pediatric and neonatal critical care 
INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE 
2007 vol. 33 pp. 414-422 
ANDREWS P, AZOULAY E, ANTONELLI M, BROCHARD L, BRUN-BUISSON C, DE BACKER D, DOBB G, FAGON JY, GERLACH H, GROENEVELD J, MACRAE D, MANCEBO J, METNITZ P, NAVA S, PUGIN J, PINSKY M, RADERMACHER P, RICHARD C 

Pivotal involvement of Fcgamma receptor IIA in the neutralization of lipopolysaccharide signaling via a potent novel anti-TLR4 monoclonal antibody 15C1 
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY 
2007 vol. 282(48) pp. 34817-34827 
DUNN-SIEGRIST I, LEGER O, DAUBEUF B, POITEVIN Y, DÉPIS F, HERREN S, KOSCO-VILBOIS M, DEAN Y, PUGIN J, ELSON G 

Nonketotic hyperglycemic coma in toddlers after unintentional methadone ingestion 
ANNALS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE 
2006 vol. 48 pp. 448-451 
TIRAS S, HAAS V, CHEVRET L, DECOBERT M, BUISINE A, DEVICTOR D, DURAND P, TISSIERES P 

Evaluation of rapid screening and pre-emptive contact isolation for detecting and controlling methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in critical care: an interventional cohort study 
CRITICAL CARE 
2006 vol. 10(1) pp. 25-25 
HARBARTH S, MASUET-AUMATELL C, SCHRENZEL J, FRANCOIS P, AKAKPO C, RENZI G, PUGIN J, RICOU B, PITTET D 

Endocan, a new endothelial marker in human sepsis 
CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE 
2006 vol. 34 pp. 532-537 
SCHERPEREEL A, DEPONTIEU F, GRIGORIU B, CAVESTRI M, TSICOPOULOS A, GENTINA T, JOURDAIN M, PUGIN J, TONNEL AB, LASSALLE P 

Is the measurement of monocytes HLA-DR expression useful in patients with sepsis? 
INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE 
2006 vol. 32 pp. 1106-1108 
FUMEAUX T, PUGIN J 

Year in review in intensive care medicine. 2005. I. Acute respiratory failure and acute lung injury, ventilation, hemodynamics, education, renal failure 
INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE 
2006 vol. 32 pp. 207-216 
ANDREWS P, AZOULAY E, ANTONELLI M, BROCHARD L, BRUN-BUISSON C, DE BACKER D, DOBB G, FAGON JY, GERLACH H, GROENEVELD J, MANCEBO J, METNITZ P, NAVA S, PUGIN J, PINSKY M, RADERMACHER P, RICHARD C 

Year in review in intensive care medicine, 2005. II. Infection and sepsis, ventilator-associated pneumonia, ethics, haematology and haemostasis, ICU organisation and scoring, brain injury 
INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE 
2006 vol. 32 pp. 380-390 
ANDREWS P, AZOULAY E, ANTONELLI M, BROCHARD L, BRUN-BUISSON C, DOBB G, FAGON JY, GERLACH H, GROENEVELD J, MANCEBO J, METNITZ P, NAVA S, PUGIN J, PINSKY M, RADERMACHER P, RICHARD C, TASKER R 

Year in review in intensive care medicine, 2005. III. Nutrition, pediatric and neonatal critical care, and experimental 
INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE 
2006 vol. 32 pp. 490-500 
ANDREWS P, AZOULAY E, ANTONELLI M, BROCHARD L, BRUN-BUISSON C, DOBB G, FAGON JY, GERLACH H, GROENEVELD J, MANCEBO J, METNITZ P, NAVA S, PUGIN J, PINSKY M, RADERMACHER P, RICHARD C, TASKER R 

Comparison of classifications for heart failure in children undergoing valvular surgery 
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS 
2006 vol. 149 pp. 210-215 
TISSIERES P, AGGOUN Y, DA CRUZ E, SIERRA J, MENSI N, KALANGOS A, BEGHETTI M 

Adding a dialysis dose to continuous hemofiltration increases survival in patients with acute renal failure 
KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL 
2006 vol. 70 pp. 1312-1317 
SAUDAN P, NIEDERBERGER M, DE SEIGNEUX S, ROMAND J, PUGIN J, PERNEGER T, MARTIN PY

Increase of fungal endocarditis in children 
INFECTION 
2005 vol. 33 pp. 267-272 
TISSIERES PIERRE, JAEGGI EDGARD, BEGHETTI MAURICE, GERVAIX ALAIN 

Year in review in intensive care medicine, 2004. II. Brain injury, hemodynamic monitoring and treatment, pulmonary embolism, gastrointestinal tract, and renal failure 
INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE 
2005 vol. 31(2) pp. 177-188 
ANDREWS P, AZOULAY E, ANTONELLI M, BROCHARD L, BRUN-BUISSON C, DOBB G, FAGON JY, GERLACH H, GROENEVELD J, MANCEBO J, METNITZ P, NAVA S, PUGIN J, PINSKY M, RADERMACHER P, RICHARD C, TASKER R, VALLET B 

Role of MAP kinase activation in interleukin-8 production by human BEAS-2B bronchial epithelial cells submitted to cyclic stretch 
CELLULAR & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY RESEARCH 
2002 vol. 27 pp. 107-114 
OUDIN S, PUGIN J 

Molecular mechanisms of lung cell activation induced by cyclic stretch 
CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE 
2002 vol. 31 pp. 200-206 
PUGIN J 

Combination of steroids with infliximab or placebo in severe alcoholic hepatitis: a randomized controlled pilot study 
JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY 
2002 vol. 37 pp. 448-455 
SPAHR L, RUBBIA-BRANDT L, FROSSARD JL, GIOSTRA E, ANNE-LAURE ROUGEMONT, PUGIN J, MARIA FISCHER, HANSPETER EGGER, HADENGUE A 

Clinical signs and scores for the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia 
MINERVA ANESTESIOLOGICA 
2002 vol. 68 pp. 261-265 
PUGIN J. 

Role of interleukin-10 in the intracellular sequestration of human leukocyte antigen-DR in monocytes during septic shock 
RESPIRATORY CARE 
2002 vol. 166 pp. 1475-1482 
FUMEAUX T, PUGIN J 

Conventional mechanical ventilation of healthy lungs induced pro-inflammatory cytokine gene transcription 
RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROBIOLOGY 
2002 vol. 132 pp. 191-203 
BREGEON F, ROCH A, DELPIERRE S, GHIGO E, AUTILLO-TOUATI A, KAJIKAWA O, MARTIN TR, PUGIN J, PORTUGAL H, AUFFRAY JP, JAMMES Y 

Increased angiostatin levels in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids from ARDS patients and from human volunteers after lung instillation of endotoxin. Luca R, Lijnen HR, Suffredini AF, Pepper MS, Steinbe rg KP, Martin TR, Pugin J. 
THROMBOSIS AND HAEMOSTASIS 
2002 vol. 87(6) pp. 966-971 
LUCA R, LIJNEN HR, SUFFREDINI AF, PEPPER MS, STEINBERG KP, MARTIN TR, PUGIN J 

Cytokine balance in the lungs of patients with the acute respiratory distress syndrome 
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE 
2001 vol. 164 pp. 1896-1903 
PARK WY, GOODMAN R, STEINBERG K, RUZINSKI JT, RADELLA II F, PAEK RD, PUGIN J, SKERETT SJ, HUDSON LD, MARTIN TR 

Diagnostic value of procalcitonin, interleukin (IL)-6 ans IL-8 in critically ill patients admitted with suspected sepsis 
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE 
2001 vol. 164 pp. 396-402 
HARBARTHS, HOLECKOVA K, FROIDEVAUX C, PITTET D, RICOU B, GRAU GE, VADAS L, PUGIN J, AND THE GENEVA SEPSIS NETWORK 

Local inflammatory responses following bronchial endotoxin instillation in humans 
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE 
2001 vol. 163 pp. 1591-1598 
O'GRADY NP, PREAS HL, PUGIN J, FIUZA C, TROPEA M, REDA C, BANKS SM, SUFFREDINI AF 

Normal responses to injury prevent systemic inflammation and can be immunosuppressive 
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE 
2001 vol. 163 pp. 316-321 
MUNFORD RS, PUGIN J 

Pulmonary edema fluid from patients with acute lung injury augments epithelial repair by an IL-1B dependant mechanism. 
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE 
2001 vol. 163 pp. 1384-1388 
GEISER T, ATABAI K, JARREAU PH, WARE BL, PUGIN J, MATTHAY MA 

Procalcitonin is not an accurate marker of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in patients with cirrhosis 
GASTROENTEROLOGY 
2001 vol. 48 pp. 502-505 
SPAHR L, MORARD A, HADENGUE A, VADAS L, PUGIN J 

The role of systemic responses in the innate (non-adaptive) host defense 
JOURNAL OF ENDOTOXIN RESEARCH 
2001 vol. 7 pp. 327-332 
MUNFORD RS, PUGIN J 

Rapid changes in alcoholic hepatitis histology under steroids: correlation with soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 in hepatic venous blood 
JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY 
2001 vol. 35 pp. 582-589 
SPAHR L, RUBBIA-BRANDT L, PUGIN J., GIOSTRA E, FROSSARD JL, BORISCH B, HADENGUE A 

Inflammation, coagulation et sepsis 
MEDECINE ET HYGIENE : JOURNAL SUISSE D'INFORMATIONS MEDICALES 
2001 vol. 59 pp. 2479-2484 
FUMEAUX T, PUGIN J 

Modulation of choline acetyltransferase synthesis by okadaic acid, a phosphatase inhibitor, and KN-62, a CaM kinase inhibitor, in NS-20Y neuroblastoma 
NEUROCHEMISTRY INTERNATIONAL 
2001 vol. 38 pp. 75-82 
PAHUD G, BONTRON S, EDER-COLLI L 
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