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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Novel mechanisms in the pathogenesis of pulmonary inflammation

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Chairs: M. Idzko (Freiburg, Germany), S. L. Johnston (London, United Kingdom)

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Contribution of mass spectrometry (SELDI-TOF-MS) to the analysis of low molecular weight proteins in acute and chronic asthma models F. Quesada Calvo, C. Crahay, R. Maree, D. de Seny, G. Paulissen, M. Gueders, L. Wehenkel, R. Louis, J. M. Foidart, A. Noel, M. Fillet, D. Cataldo (Liege, Belgium)
Mast cell activation induces dendritic cell migration following allergen challenge S. Reuter, N. Dehzad, A. Heinz, M. Sieren, R. Wiewrodt, M. Stassen, R. Buhl, C. Taube (Mainz, Germany)
Reduced numbers of bronchial mature dendritic cells in COPD M. Tsoumakidou, Y. Qiu, J. Zhu, M. Johnson, N. Barnes, P. K. Jeffery (London, United Kingdom)
Different kinetics of blood plasmatocytoid (pDCs) and myeloid dendritic cells (mDCs) upon allergen challenge in the skin of atopic patients S. Vittorakis, K. Samitas, M. Agelakopoulou, M. Semitekolou, V. Panoutsakopoulou, G. Xanthou, M. Gaga (Athens, Greece)
Subcutaneous immunotherapy recruits plasmacytoid dendritic cell from blood S. Hansen, R. Dahl, H. J. Hoffmann (Aarhus, Denmark)
Effects of IL-4Rα blockade on lung inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness using Mu317RAXMu, a murine surrogate for AMG 317, in a treatment model of cockroach allergen-induced asthma in mice D. Swart, P. Anders, J. Tocker (Seattle, WA, United States Of America)
Upregulation of airway smooth muscle (ASM) cell apoptosis may limit ASM growth during airway remodeling in experimental asthma R. Fraga-Iriso, L. Núñez-Naveira, L. A. Mariñas-Pardo, N. S. Brienza, H. Verea, J. G. Martin, D. Ramos-Barbón (A Coruña, Spain; Montreal, Canada)
Close spatial relationship between CD3⁺ and α-actin (α-SMA)⁺ cells suggests T cell-myocyte/myofibroblast contact as a mechanism of airway smooth muscle (ASM) growth in asthma D. Ramos-Barbón, R. Fraga-Iriso, N. S. Brienza, C. Montero-Martínez, H. Verea, R. Olivenstein, C. L. Lemiere, P. E. Ernst, Q. A. Hamid, J. G. Martin (A Coruña, Spain; Montreal, Canada)