Annual Congress Berlin 2001

Saturday, 22.09.2001
Sunday, 23.09.2001
Monday, 24.09.2001
Tuesday, 25.09.2001
Wednesday, 26.09.2001

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2004; 18: Suppl. 33, abstract number.

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Noninvasive markers of airway inflammation, bronchoprovocation, or both?

Poster Discussion
Chairs: P. J. Sterk (Leiden, The Netherlands), M. Inman (Hamilton, Canada)

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Inhaled substance P, but not neurokinin A, enhances levels of alpha-2-macroglobulin in induced sputum of patients with mild asthma E. L. J. van Rensen, M. C. Timmers, P. S. Hiemstra, T. A. Out, K. F. Rabe, P. J. Sterk (Leiden, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Effects of platelet-activating factor (PAF) challenge on airway neutrophilia and adhesion molecules in mild asthma J. Gabrijelcic, A. Acuña, M. Profita, E. M. Uribe, R. Rabinovich, J. A. Barbera, A. Paternò, A. M. Vignola, K. F. Chung, R. Rodrìguez-Roisin (Barcelona, Spain; Palermo, Italy; London, United Kingdom)
A single nasal allergen challenge increases induced sputum inflammatory parameters in non-asthmatic patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis K. M. Beeh, J. Beier, O. Kornmann, C. Meier, P. Micke, T. Taeumer, R. Buhl (Mainz, Germany)
Effect of budesonide on AMP and methacholine airway responsiveness and sputum cellularity: a time-course study G. Prosperini, J. P. Rey, K. Rajakulasingam, M. Sarva, S. T. Holgate, R. R. Cacciola, R. Polosa (Catania, Italy; Southampton, United Kingdom)
Sputum tumour necrosis factorα (TNFα) levels in steroid dependent asthma (SDA) compared with COPD and normal controls B. H. Shakur, R. J. Shiner, H. A. Jones, R. Bettschart, P. W. Ind (London, United Kingdom)
Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and transforming growth factor β1 (TGF β1) levels in induced sputum and serum samples of mild and severe asthmatics Z. Karakurt, B. Bagci Ceyhan, S. Karakurt, H. Turker (Istanbul, Turkey)
Quality of automated sputum cytometry specimen in asthma P. Panagou, G. Papatheodorou, S. Tsipra, K. Psathakis, S. Loukides (Athens, Greece)
Exhaled nitric oxide, methacoline and hypertonic saline inhalation in normal subjects M. C. Ronchi, S. Mirblook, R. Bianchi, R. Zonefrati, A. Chini, S. Bertini, D. Vacirca, F. Bottino, P. Lotti, R. Duranti, G. Scano (Firenze, Italy)
Increased exhaled nitric oxide (E-NO) in asthmatics with bronchial hyperreactivity to MCh and UNDW C. Micheletto, S. Tognella, F. Trevisan, C. Pomari, R. Dal Negro (Bussolengo, Italy)
Exhaled nitric oxide in atopic and nonatopic asthma M. C. Ronchi, R. Bianchi, R. Zonefrati, S. Mirblook, A. Chini, D. Vacirca, S. Bertini, R. Duranti, G. Scano (Firenze, Italy)
Exhaled nitric oxide and bronchial responsiveness in subjects exposed to organic dust B. M. Sundblad, B. M. Larsson, L. Palmberg, K. Larsson (Stockholm, Sweden)
Exhaled nitric oxide levels during upper respiratory infections (URI) in young patients with rinasma E. Corvaja, G. Girbino, E. Corvaja (Messina, Italy)
Exhaled nitric oxide and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in patients with a) mild asthma and b) seasonal allergic rhinitis. Relationship to symptoms P. Hatzivlassiou, E. Serasli, K. Koletsos, D. Antoniou, V. Tsara, V. Voutsas, S. Baikami, D. Riggos, P. Christaki (Thessaloniki, Greece)
Methacholine-induced bronchoconstriction does not modify exhaled carbon monoxide level in asthmatic subjects N. Ciancio, A. Spadaro, G. U. Di Maria (Siracusa, Catania, Italy)
Leukotriene B₄ in exhaled breath condensate: impact of different breathing conditions during sampling M. Hofer, T. Rechsteiner, G. Becher, M. Rothe, R. Speich, E. W. Russi, A. Boehler (Zurich, Switzerland; Berlin, Germany)
Exhaled breath histamine is reduced following methacholine challenge in patients with mild asthma E. Bucchioni, S. A. Kharitonov, S. Csoma, P. J. Barnes (Milan, Italy; London, United Kingdom)
Prostaglandin E₂ in the expired breath condensate of asthmatic patients K. Kostikas, G. Papatheodorou, K. Ganas, S. Katsenos, K. Psathakis, P. Panagou, S. Loukides (Athens, Greece)
Elevated concentration of exhaled hydrogen peroxide in patients with asthma and COPD A. Yemelyanov, G. Fedoseev, T. Trendeleva, A. Abulimity, O. Krasnoschekova, A. Lintsov (Saint-Petersburg, Russia)
Exhaled hydrogen peroxide and airway hyperresponsiveness in nonasthmatic patients with allergic rhinitis A. Yemelyanov, A. Abulimity, T. Trendeleva, O. Krasnoschekova, K. Rudinski, T. Sinitcina, T. Ivanova (Saint-Petersburg, Russia)
Lack of DNA detection in breath condensate P. Panagou, K. Kostikas, G. Papatheodorou, P. Menounos, K. Ganas, S. Tsipra, K. Psathakis, S. Loukides (Athens, Greece)