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.


Material from 2008:
  • 3952 Abstracts
  • 658 Slide presentations
  • 316 Webcasts
  • 96 Handouts
  • 1824 e-posters
  • 316 Multimedia files
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Inflammatory trigger mechanisms in asthma and COPD

E-Communication Session
Chairs: P. Hiemstra (Leiden, The Netherlands), M. Konigshoff (Giessen, Germany)
Glutathione peroxidase-1 differentially controls susceptibility to LPS and cigarette smoke-induced lung inflammation
R. Vlahos, S. Bozinovski, P. Crack, G. Anderson (Parkville, VIC, Australia)
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Special features of cellular contents of induced sputum of patients with bronchial asthma associated with psycho-emotional stresses
E. Nemerov, V. Bojarko (Tomsk, Russian Federation)
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Acute cigarette smoke induced airway neutrophilia in a mouse model is ROS dependent
D. Rezayat, M. van der Toorn, R. Gras, H. G. de Bruin, A. J. M. van Oosterhout, D. J. Slebos (Groningen, Netherlands)
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Inferon efficacy in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
S. Farkhutdinov, U. Farkhutdinov (Ufa, Russian Federation)
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Stability of reference genes in five C57/Bl6 models of lung inflammation
J. H. J. Vernooy, N. E. A. Drummen, A. Haegens, A. Shukla, K. R. Bracke, T. Maes, J. de Wilde, V. Limapassos, G. F. Joos, G. G. Brusselle, B. T. Mossman, E. F. M. Wouters (Maastricht, Netherlands; Burlington, VT, United States Of America; Ghent, Belgium)
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Elevated expression of TLR4 and HBD2 but decreased levels of IP-10 in COPD with severe exacerbation
E. Pace, M. Ferraro, A. Giarratano, S. Mangione, M. Gjomarkaj (Palermo -, Palermo, Italy)
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Effects of keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) on matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) & tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) mRNA levels in emphysematous rats lungs
J. Prakash Muyal, A. Plagens, C. Wild, C. Vogelmeier, H. Fehrenbach, C. Seifart (Marburg Hessen, Germany)
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Pulmonary mechanics in a mouse model of emphysema: in vivo and in vitro evaluation
T. S. Pinto, H. T. Moriya, P. JC Biselli, A. M. Anciaes, M. Dolhnikoff, F. D. T. Q. S. Lopes, M. A. Martins (Sao Paulo SP, Brazil)
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iNOS inhibition modulates lung tissue inflammation via oxidative stress pathway activation
C. Starling, C. Prado, T. Lanças, E. Leick-Maldonado, F. dos Reis, L. Aristóteles, M. Dolhnikoff, M. Martins, I. Tibério (São Paulo– SP, Brazil)
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Chronic L-NAME treatment effects on 8-iso-PGF2α expression in distal lung parenchyma in guinea pigs with chronic allergic inflammation
P. Angeli, C. Prado, P. Silva, C. Pássaro, H. Nakazato, E. Leick-Maldonado, D. Xisto, M. Martins, P. Rocco, I. Tibério (São Paulo SP, Rio de Janeiro – RJ, Brazil)
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Early administrations of dexamethasone, n-acetylcysteine and aprotinin have beneficial effects on inflammatory and oxidant-antioxidant status after lung contusion in rats
H. Turut, H. Ciralik, M. Kilinc, D. Ozbag, S. Imrek (KAhramanmaras, Turkey)
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Th2 immune response and respiratory bronchiolitis-associated interstitial lung disease in p66Shc KO smoking mice
M. Lucattelli, G. De Cunto, B. Lunghi, G. Lungarella (Siena, Italy)
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Systemic inflammation and endothelial dysfunction in patient with bronchial asthma
N. Karoli, A. Rebrov, A. Roshina (Saratov, Russian Federation)
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Influence of active smoking on systemic TNF-α concentration in COPD patients
S. Tanni, A. Angeleli, N. Pelegrino, C. Correa-Camacho, C. Correa, L. Inoue, I. Godoy (Botucatu/Sao Paulo, Brazil; Seatle, WA, United States Of America)
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Elevation of neutrophil collagenase (MMP-8) and elastase during COPD exacerbation
H. Ilumets, P. Rytilä, A. Sovijärvi, T. Tervahartiala, T. Sorsa, V. Kinnula (Helsinki, Finland)
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Role of low-grade inflammation markers and soluble cell adhesion molecules in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
O. Korzh, O. Pavlova (Kharkov, Ukraine)
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Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ inhibits acrolein-induced airway mucus hypersecretion in rats
X. Wang, W. J. Liu, F. Q. Wen, Y. L. Feng, D. S. Liu (Chengdu, China)
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Pro-inflammatory stimuli affect the production of cytokines and growth factors by human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells
S. Zuyderduyn, Y. de Visser, M. van Sterkenburg, H. Roelofs, F. Walther, J. Stolk, P. Hiemstra, G. Wagenaar, J. Oostendorp (Leiden, Netherlands)
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Neutrophil number, cytokine and elastase postoperative increase as probable pneumonia predictor
A. Trepakov, L. Romanova, V. Iliyn, L. Makarova, R. Bugrilova (Moscow, Russian Federation)
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