Annual Congress Berlin 2008

Saturday, 04.10.2008
Sunday, 05.10.2008
Monday, 06.10.2008
Tuesday, 07.10.2008
Wednesday, 08.10.2008

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, abstract number.

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658 Slide presentations
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Cell biology of asthma and COPD

Oral Presentation
Chairs: P. Hiemstra (Leiden, The Netherlands), C. Greene (Dublin, Ireland)

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Attenuation of lung inflammation and emphysema induced by cigarette smoke exposure in CXCR3 knockout mice R. Xiang, L. Nie, J. Gao (Beijing, Chengdu, China)
Epigenetic changes are associated with altered hBD-1 gene expression in patients with COPD E. Andresen, J. Bullwinkel, H. Heine, C. Lange (Borstel, Germany)
Muscarinic receptor stimulation potentiates cigarette smoke extract induced IL-8 production by airway smooth muscle R. Gosens, D. Rieks, T. Pera, S. Zuyderduyn, P. Hiemstra, A. Halayko, J. Zaagsma, H. Meurs (Groningen, Leiden, Netherlands; Winnipeg, Canada)
Activation of IL-32 pathway in COPD F. Calabrese, S. Baraldo, E. Bazzan, F. Lunardi, G. Turato, K. Lokar-Oliani, P. Sfriso, F. Rea, P. Maestrelli, A. Papi, R. Zuin, C. Dinarello, M. Saetta (Padova, Ferrara, Italy; Denver, United States Of America)
Alteration of ROS metabolism and cell type-specific differentiation markers in the lungs of Pex11β (-/-) mice, a mouse model deficient in peroxisome proliferation S. Karnati, E. Baumgart-Vogt (Giessen, Germany)
Steroid responsiveness of natural killer T cell mediated airway inflammation Z. I. Komlosi, E. Palinger, V. Muller, G. Losonczy (Budapest, Hungary)
The asthma-like phenotype in VIP^-/- mice may be related to activation of transcription factor NFAT A. Szema, S. Hamidi, S. Said (Stony Brook, Northport, United States Of America)
CD4+Foxp3+ regulatory T cells from lungs of healthy subjects M. Heron, J. C. Grutters, G. T. Rijkers, D. Hijdra, A. M. E. Claessen, J. M. M. van den Bosch (Nieuwegein, Utrecht, Netherlands)