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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Molecular and cellular pathology of asthma

Poster Discussion
Chairs: C. J. Corrigan (London, UK), R. Moqbel (Edmonton, Canada)

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Regulation of T-cell proliferation by the cyclic nucleotide cGMP U. Egermann, R. M. Bingisser (Basel, Switzerland)
Allergen challenge increases the number of airway Th2 cells expressing C-C chemokine receptors CCR4 and CCR8 A. Papi, P. Panina-Bordignon, M. Mariani, P. Di Lucia, G. L. Casoni, C. Bellettato, C. Buonsanti, D. Miotto, C. E. Mapp, A. Villa, G. Arrigoni, L. M. Fabbri, F. Senigaglia (Ferrara, Milano, Italy)
IL-5 and GM-CSF positive cells in induced sputum from asthmatics and patients with non-allergic rhinitis with eosinophilia syndrome (NARES) C. Leone, S. Dorini, A. Pelucchi, A. Busia, R. Guarnieri, B. Mastropasqua, A. Chetta, D. Olivieri, A. Foresi (Sesto S. Giovanni, Parma, Italy)
Interleukin-4 and interferon-gamma production by allergen and PPD stimulated T-cells in the presence of IL-12 and IL-18 M. Tarkowski, S. Chrul, J. Bodalski (Lodz, Poland)
Array-based diagnostic gene expression score for atopy and asthma M. H. Brutsche, L. Joos, I. E. A. Carlen Brutsche, L. Hadley, P. Wood, A. Custovic, A. Woodcock (Basle, Switzerland; Manchester, United Kingdom)
T_H1 and T_H2 -signals by gene expression arrays in atopy and asthma M. H. Brutsche, L. Joos, I. E. A. Carlen Brutsche, M. Crawen, P. Wood, A. Custovic, A. Woodcock (Basle, Switzerland; Manchester, United Kingdom)
Levels of tumour necrosis factor and interferon in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and blood serum in children with chronic bronchiolitis G. Muryghina, T. Ses, E. Boitsova, A. Bogdanova (St. Petersburg, St.Petersburg, Russia)
In vitro induction of apoptosis on allergen-specific CD4+ T-cell clones by montelukast F. Spinozzi, E. Agea, M. Russano, O. Bistoni, N. Forenza, F. M. De Benedictis (Perugia, Italy)
Cytokine expression and frequency of allergen specific T-cells in adult asthma and atopy P. Pala, S. D. Message, S. L. Johnston, P. J. M. Openshaw (London, United Kingdom)
Expression of markers of activation and chemokine receptors by bronchoalveolar lavage T-cells from subjects with asthma, eosinophilic bronchitis and normal controls C. E. Brightling, F. A. Symon, I. D. Pavord, A. J. Wardlaw (Leicester, United Kingdom)
Occurrence of piecemeal degranulation of human eosinophils before and after natural allergen exposure J. S. Erjefält, C. Ahlström-Emanuelsson, M. Anderssson, L. Greiff, C. G. A. Persson (Lund, Sweden)
Reduction of IL-5 receptor on BAL eosinophils 18 h and on blood eosinophils 42 h after allergen challenge P. Julius, D. Hochheim, K. Boeser, W. Luttmann, H. Matthys, J. C. Virchow (Freiburg, Germany)
Sputum eosinophil counts in a large population of mild-to-moderate asthmatics: distribution, relationship with methacholine bronchial responsiveness and influence of a regular treatment with low doses of inhaled corticosteroids R. E. Louis, P. Blaise, J. Sele, M. Henket, D. Cataldo, J. Bettiol, P. Bartsch (Liege, Belgium)
*A leukotriene antagonist, montelukast, reduces in vitro* LTD4 increases in peripheral blood eosinophil progenitor colonies in atopic subjects** F. Braccioni, G. M. Gauvreau, S. C. Dorman, M. D. Inman, P. M. O'Byrne (Hamilton, Canada)
Evidence for secretion of IL-18 in asthmatic airway inflammation assessed by endobronchial allergen challenge and its relationship to accumulation of inflammatory cells M. Foerster, R. K. Braun, D. Haefner, G. Workalemahu, B. Mock, C. Kroegel (Jena, Germany)
Expression of c-inhibitor of apoptosis protein-2 in the sputum from asthmatic patients F. Bureau, G. Seumois, F. Jaspar, C. Desmet, R. Louis, P. Lekeux (Liege, Belgium)
Inhibition of basophil activation by adenosine and its agonists M. Livingston, L. G. Heaney, M. Ennis (Belfast, Ireland)
Human basophils can generate superoxide anion in response to Fc receptor stimulation N. Hamada, Y. Tanimoto, K. Takao, M. Fujii, M. Harada (Okayama, Japan)
Mast cell degranulation is related to asthma severity and varies in different airway wall compartments in asthma N. G. Carroll, S. Mutavdzic, A. L. James (Perth, Australia)
Difference between normals and asthmatics in bronchial inflammatory infiltrate following experimental rhinovirus 16 (RV16) infection in vivo J. de Kluijver, K. Grunberg, W. A. A. M. van Schadewijk, J. K. Sont, C. R. Dick, K. F. Rabe, J. H. J. M. van Krieken, P. J. Sterk (Leiden, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Wisconsin, United States Of America)