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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Understanding the mechanisms and the impact of severe asthma

Oral Presentation
Chairs: E. Bel (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), R. Dahl (Aarhus, Denmark)
T regulatory cells decrease before asthma exacerbations
K. Botturi-Cavailles, Y. Lacoeuille, A. Nieves, D. Pinot, D. Vervloet, A. Magnan (Marseille, France)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Exhaled breath condensate eicosanoids as markers of asthma severity
W. Piotrowski, A. Antczak, J. Marczak, Z. Kurmanowska, A. Rutko, P. Górski (Lodz, Poland)
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Toll-like receptor 4 expression in the large airways of fatal asthma
D. S. Ferreira, L. F. F. Silva, A. B. G. Santos, M. C. R. Medeiros, M. Dolhnikoff, T. Mauad (Sao Paulo/SP, Brazil)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Pulmonary inflammatory cells strongly express IL-18 in asthma death cases
Y. Sakazaki, T. Hoshino, S. Takei, M. Okamoto, T. Kinoshita, H. Imaoka, T. Iwanaga, S. Kato, H. Aizawa (Kurume, Okinawa, Japan)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Enhanced frequencies of CD14++CD16+, but not CD14+CD16+, circulating monocytes in patients with severe asthma
M. Moniuszko, K. Kowal, D. Lenczewska, M. Dabrowska, A. Bodzenta-Lukaszyk (Bialystok, Poland)
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentationE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentationE-poster
Comparison of skin prick tests with specific serum IgE (RAST test) in the diagnosis of fungal sensitisation in patients with severe asthma
B. R. O‘Driscoll, G. Powell, F. Chew, R. Niven, A. Vyas, J. Miles, D. Denning (Salford, Manchester, Preston, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
The incidence of nasal polyps and corresponding LTE4 levels in severe asthma
C. Micheletto, F. Trevisan, S. Bertacco, M. Visconti, R. Dal Negro (Bussolengo – VR, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
The economic impact of severe asthma to low-income families
R. Franco, A. A. Cruz, H. F. Nascimento, A. C. Santos, L. C. Rodrigues, M. L. Barreto (Salvador – Bahia, Brazil)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentationE-poster