Annual Congress Amsterdam 2011

Saturday, 24.09.2011
Sunday, 25.09.2011
Monday, 26.09.2011
Tuesday, 27.09.2011
Wednesday, 28.09.2011

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, abstract number.


Material from 2011
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  • 632 Slide presentations
  • 250 Webcasts
  • 66 Handouts
  • 1703 e-posters
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COPD: clinical studies and animal cell models

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: J. Erjefalt (Lund, Sweden), M. Gjomarkaj (Palermo, Italy), J. H. J. Vernooy (Maastricht, Netherlands), T. Mauad (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Altered composition of airway basement membranes in COPD
O. Hallgren, A. Andersson-Sjöland, E. Wieslander, M. Kvist-Reimer, M. Dahlbäck, L. Ericsson, J. Erjefält, L. Bjermer, C. G. Löfdahl, G. Westergren-Thorsson (Lund, Sweden)
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Cigarette smoking inhibits LTA4H aminopeptidase activity and contributes to chronic neutrophilic airway inflammation and COPD
J. Wells, J. Blalock, P. O‘Reilly (Birmingham, United States Of America)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Expression patterns of IL-1 receptor 1 in COPD lungs
A. Bergqvist, C. Andersson, M. Mori, C. Van Hove, L. Bjermer, J. Erjefält (Lund, Sweden)
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Expression of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in the bronchial epithelium of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
E. M. Saied, A. S. Bediwy (Tanta, Egypt)
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Expression profiling of Th17 associated molecules in bronchoalveolar cells from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Z. Navratilova, E. Kriegova, J. Zatloukal, V. Kolek, M. Petrek (Olomouc, Czech Republic)
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Enhanced expression of IL-18 receptor but not soluble form of IL18R in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
S. Takenaka, T. Hoshino, Y. Sakazaki, M. Sawada, H. Oda, H. Imaoka, S. Takei, T. Kinoshita, T. Kawayama, H. Aizawa (Kurume, Japan)
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Roflumilast potently inhibits CXCL1 mediated neutrophil migration in COPD patients
A. Turner, P. Fenwick, P. Barnes, L. Donnelly (London, United Kingdom)
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Apocynin reduces H2O2 and NO2¯ concentrations in exhaled breath condensate of COPD patients
J. Stefanska, A. Sarniak, A. Wlodarczyk, M. Sokolowska, Z. Doniec, D. Nowak, R. Pawliczak (Lodz, Rabka, Poland)
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Modulation of NK receptors by budesonide and/or formoterol in healthy volunteers and COPD patients
C. Folli, A. Chiappori, M. Pellegrini, V. Garelli, A. M. Riccio, L. De Ferrari, F. Braido, G. W. Canonica (Genoa, Basiglio, Italy)
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Cigarette smoke exposure in mice leads to a loss of reversible cysteine oxidations PSSG and PSNO in lung
I. Kuipers, K. Bracke, G. Brusselle, E. Wouters, N. Reynaert (Maastricht, Netherlands; Ghent, Belgium)
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Hypoxic exposure after smoke cessation restores alveolar surface area in mice
C. Reinke, R. A. Wise, A. R. Schwartz, S. Biswal, W. Mitzner, V. Y. Polotsky (Baltimore, United States Of America)
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Role of highly reactive aldehydes in cigarette smoke induced airway inflammation
A. Troszok, M. van der Toorn, D. Rezayat, R. Gras, H. de Bruin, D. J. Slebos, A. van Oosterhout (Groningen, Netherlands)
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Effects of adipose tissue-derived stromal/stem cells transplantation on elastase-induced pulmonary emphysema in rats
N. Furuya, M. Takenaga, T. Miyazawa (Kawasaki, Japan)
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Role of IL-1α and IL-1β in cigarette smoke-induced pulmonary inflammation and COPD
K. Bracke, N. Pauwels, L. Dupont, G. Van Pottelberge, G. Joos, G. Brusselle (Ghent, Belgium)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
β2 long-acting and anticholinergic drugs synergistically control TGFβ1-mediated neutrophilic inflammation in COPD: An "in vitro" model
M. Profita, A. Bonanno, A. M. Montalbano, M. Ferraro, G. D. Albano, L. Riccobono, L. Siena, M. P. Pieper, P. Casarosa, M. Gjomarkaj (Palermo, Italy; Biberach, Germany)
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JAK inhibitors overcome corticosteroid insensitivity in COPD
P. Macedo, I. Kilty, P. Barnes, L. Donnelly (London, Sandwich, United Kingdom)
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Simvastatin attenuates cigarette smoke extract induced extracellular matrix
B. Oliver, J. Burgess, J. Black, D. Krimmer (Sydney, Australia)
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Sirtuin 1 reduction causes activation of Wnt/b catenin signalling
A. Papaioannou, K. Kostikas, P. Barnes, K. Ito (London, United Kingdom; Athens, Greece)
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Role of aberrant Wnt signaling in the lung epithelial response to cigarette smoke in COPD
I. Heijink, H. De Bruin, M. Van den Berge, R. Gosens, A. Van Oosterhout, D. Postma (Groningen, Netherlands)
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