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
  • 316 Webcasts
  • 96 Handouts
  • 1824 e-posters
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Structural remodelling in COPD

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: N. Weissmann (Giessen, Germany), O. Holz (Grosshansdorf, Germany)
Is heart type fatty acid binding protein a marker of cardiac damage in patients with acute attacks of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
B. Oktay, S. Ardic (Ankara, Turkey)
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Type I and III collagen protein precursors in the airways of smokers and COPD-patients
T. Harju, H. Merikallio, J. Risteli, V. Kinnula, R. Kaarteenaho-Wiik (Oulu, Helsinki, Finland)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Activation and cytokine profiles of killer cells in COPD
R. Urbanowicz, J. Richens, P. O‘Shea, J. Corne, J. Lamb, L. Fairclough (Nottingham, Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Low expression of cellular retinoic acid binding protein 2 and dysregulation of elastin expression in pulmonary emphysema fibroblasts
L. Plantier, C. Rochette-Egly, D. Goven, A. Boutten, M. Bonay, G. Lesèche, M. Fournier, B. Crestani, J. Boczkowski (Paris, Illkirch, France)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Inspiratory threshold loading increases TNF-alpha in the rat diaphragm
M. Dominguez, J. B. Galdiz, V. Mielgo, S. Mas, F. J. Alvarez, J. Marin, E. Barreiro, J. Gea (Barcelona, Baracaldo-Vizcaya, Spain)
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Influence of recombinant human vascular endothelium growth factor- (rhVEGF-) 165 on surfactant proteins (SPs) mRNA levels in emphysematous rat lungs
J. Prakash Muyal, A. Plagens, M. Herrmann, C. Vogelmeier, H. Fehrenbach, C. Seifart (Marburg Hessen, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Age – related impairment of nitric oxide involvement in regulation of airways smooth muscle tone
B. Gurzu, I. L. Dumitriu, B. C. Petrescu, B. M. Gurzu, S. M. Slatineanu, M. Costuleanu, G. Petrescu (Iasi, Romania)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Free radical processes and their correction in patients with lung diseases
U. Farkhutdinov, S. Farkhutdinov, A. Mirchaidarov, V. Petryakov (Ufa, Russian Federation)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
The overexpression iNOS and relative lower eNOS contributed to the severe lung injury in pseudomonas aeruginous pneumonia of immunocompromised rats
J. Xu, J. Qu, H. Li (Shanghai, China)
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Indicators of oxidative stress of COPD patients
J. Lalic, I. Stankovic, T. Pejcic, I. Djordjevic, V. Cosic, V. Veljovic (Nis, Serbia And Montenegro)
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Protein S inhibits the secretion of inflammatory cytokines from alveolar epithelial cells
T. Takagi, E. Gabazza, A. Fujiwara, H. Nakahara, H. Fujimoto, A. Yamaguchi, H. Yasui, T. Kobayashi, H. Kobayashi, C. D‘Alessandro-Gabazza, Y. Takei, O. Taguchi (Tsu/Mie, Japan)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Microsatellite DNA instability in epithelial barrier cells in COPD
K. Samara, E. Tzortzaki, E. Neofytou, A. Karatzanis, N. Siafakas (Heraklion, Crete, Greece)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Temporal profile and clinical utility of inflammatory markers in patients with acute exacerbation of COPD
N. Agarwal, A. Mohan, R. Guleria, C. Mohan, S. Arora (New Delhi, India)
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Congress or journal article abstract
CRP and LTE4 in COPD
M. A. Martinez Cortizas, M. P. Pereiro, C. N. Artana, N. Pistillo, J. J. Scarimbolo, J. M. Figueroa (Avellaneda/Buenos Aires, Caba, Argentina)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Evaluation of oxidative stress on pathogenesis and severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
C. Cristóvão, L. Cristóvão, R. Rodrigues, S. Marques, N. Murinello, L. Oliveira, F. Nogueira, M. Bicho (Lisbon, Portugal)
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Pathogenic aspects of pulmonary complications in acute pancreatitis patients
R. Vatseba, S. Chooklin (Lviv, Ukraine)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Elevation of interleukin-8 in epithelial lining fluid of collapsed lung during 1-lung ventilation
Y. Komatsu, H. Yamamoto, T. Yokoyama, K. Kubo (Matsumoto/Nagano, Japan)
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