Ken Bracke (Ghent, Belgium), Juanita H.J. Vernooy (Maastricht, Netherlands)
LSC Abstract – Chronic cigarette smoke (CS) exposure alters differentiation of primary bronchial epithelial cells, cultured at the air-liquid interface (PBEC-ALI)
Jasmijn Schrumpf (Leiden, Netherlands), Jasmijn Schrumpf, Joris Veldkamp, Gimano Amatngalim, Tinne Mertens, Pieter Hiemstra
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Cigarette smoke reduces pro-resolving omega-6 metabolite production by cultured human primary bronchial epithelial cells
Anne van der Does (Leiden, Netherlands), Anne Van der Does, Dick-Paul Kloos, Gimano Amatngalim, Christian Taube, Martin Giera, Pieter Hiemstra
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Cigarette smoke impairs basal cell mediated epithelial wound repair and induces expression of the antimicrobial protein RNase 7 via oxidative stress
Gimano Amatngalim (Leiden, Netherlands), Gimano D. Amatngalim, Winifred Broekman, Nadia M. Daniel, Lucien E.P.M. Van der Vlugt, Pieter S. Hiemstra
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Receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) is involved in cigarette smoke induced inflammation and emphysema
Lisa Wolf (Homburg/Saar, Germany), Lisa Wolf, Julia Niederstraßer, Herr Christian, Bals Robert
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Role of chronic exposure to cigarette smoke on endoglin/CD105 expression in airway epithelium
Rosalia Gagliardo (Palermo, Italy), Rosalia Gagliardo, Fabio Bucchieri, Angela M. Montalbano, Roberto Marchese, Giusy D. Albano, Francesca Rappa, Alberto Fucarino, Pietro Tralongo, Giulia Anzalone, Giuseppina Chiappara, Giuseppe Paglino, Mirella Profita
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The relation of cigarette smoking to increased extracellular matrix in the layer of airway smooth muscle
Robyn Jones (Perth, Australia), Robyn Jones, John Elliot, Peter Noble, Peter MvFawn, James Hogg, Alan James
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Glycosaminoglycans significantly correlate with matrix metalloproteinases during exacerbations of COPD
Eleni Papakonstantinou (Thessaloniki, Greece), Eleni Papakonstantinou, Ioannis Klagas, Ioannis Bonovolias, George Karakiulakis, Michael Roth, Michael Tamm, Daiana Stolz
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LSC Abstract – Alpha1-antitrypsin reduces inflammation and endoplasmic reticulum stress in lung epithelial cells in vitro
Izabela Nita (Bern, Switzerland), Izabela Nita, Rolf Spirig, Sylvia Miescher, Amiq Gazdhar, Thomas Geiser
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Alpha-1 antitrypsin protects protein phospholipid transfer protein from cleavage to counter lung inflammatory responses
Robert Foronjy (Scarsdale, United States of America), Pius Ochieng, Patrick Geraghty, Edward Eden, Michael Campos, Robert Foronjy
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Elastin peptides modulate T helper response during murine emphysema
Aida Meghraoui-Kheddar (Reims, France), Aïda Meghraoui-Kheddar, Mehdi Sellami, Sandra Audonnet, Moncef Guenounou, Richard Le Naour
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Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in COPD: A potential novel mechanism for host damage in acute exacerbations
Hannah Greenwood (Birmingham, United Kingdom), Jack Pullan, Hannah Greenwood, Georgia M. Walton, Robert A. Stockley, Elizabeth Sapey
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Serum angiopoietin-2 levels in stable and exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
mahdia gholamnejad (Urmia, Islamic Republic of Iran), Mahdia Gholamnejad, Nasser Jahanbakhsh, Mohammad Hossein Rahimi-Rad, Mohammad Hassan Khadem Ansari, Shaker Salari Lak
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Elastase-induced emphysema is attenuated by L-carnitine supplementation
Thomas Conlon (Neuherberg, Germany), Thomas Conlon, Cornelia Prehn, Jerzy Adamski, Oliver Eickelberg, Ali Önder Yildirim
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Involvement of JNK in TNFα driven remodelling
Niki Reynaert (Maastricht, Netherlands), Niki Reynaert, Irene Eurlings, Evi Mercken, Rafael De Cabo, Scott Aesif, Jos Van der Velden, Yvonne Janssen-Heininger, Emiel Wouters, Mieke Dentener
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Identification and characterization of mesenchymal stem cells in the human lung
Tamara Cruz (Barcelona, Spain), Tamara Cruz, Alejandra Lopez, Alvar Agusti, Rosa Faner
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Pretreatment of human adipose derived mesenchymal stem cells with PPAR-γ agonist improved effects of regeneration in elastase induced emphysema mouse model
Ryeon-Jin Cho (Seoul, Republic of Korea), Ryeon Jin Cho, You-Sun Kim, Ji-Young Kim, Seiwon Lee, Sang-Do Lee, Jin Won Huh, Yeon-Mok Oh
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Functional comparison of bone-marrow derived mesenchymal stromal cells obtained from COPD patients and non-COPD controls
Winifred Broekman (Leiden, Netherlands), Winifred Broekman, Maria Zarcone, Annemarie Van Schadewijk, Helene Roelofs, Christian Taube, Jan Stolk, Pieter Hiemstra
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In search of ckit+ stem cells in lung tissue
Alejandra Lopez Giraldo (Barcelona, Spain), Alejandra López-Giraldo, Tamara Cruz, Rosa Faner, Alvar Agustí
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