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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Recent advances in the treatment and pathogenesis of asthma

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: D. Spina (London, United Kingdom), M. Walker (Vancouver, Canada)
Efficacy of low dose theophylline and inhaled corticosteroids in smokers with asthma
M. Spears, I. Donnelly, L. Jolly, M. Brannigan, C. Vuppusetty, K. Ito, C. McSharry, J. Lafferty, R. Chaudhuri, P. Bareille, L. Sweeney, I. Adcock, P. Barnes, S. Wood, N. Thomson (Glasgow, London, United Kingdom)
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The associations of polymorphism C3435T multidrug resistance gene (MDR1) and regimen of inhaled glucocorticosteroid therapy in bronchial asthma (BA) patients
Z. Mironova, V. Trofimov, E. Iantchina, M. Simakova, M. Dubina (St. Petersburg, Russian Federation)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Role of Pgp in corticosteroid sensitivity in patients with severe forms of bronchial asthma
I. Demko, A. Salmina, S. Chubarova (Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation)
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Comparison of efficacy of intravenous and inhaled magnesium sulphate as an adjunct to standard therapy in acute severe asthma
A. K. Singh, S. N. Gaur, R. Kumar (New Delhi, India)
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Nebulized formoterol improves airway function in COPD subjects receiving maintenance tiotropium
N. Hanania, A. Boota, C. Fogarty, E. Kerwin, L. Tomlinson, K. Denis-Mize (Houston, TX, Napa, CA, Greenville, SC, Medford, OR, Spartanburg, SC, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Cardiac safety of indacaterol, a novel once-daily bronchodilator, in asthma
A. Chuchalin, W. Yang, R. Owen, R. Cameron, L. Brookman, M. Higgins (Moscow, Russian Federation; Ontario, Canada; West Sussex, United Kingdom)
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Inhibitory effects of budesonide/formoterol on extracellular matrix in TGFß1-stimulated bronchial biopsy fibroblasts from mild asthmatic patients
L. Todorova, L. Bjermer, A. Miller-Larsson, G. Westergren-Thorsson (Lund, Sweden)
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Erdosteine affects eicosanoid production in asthma and COPD
R. Dal Negro, M. Visconti, S. Tognella, C. Micheletto (Bussolengo – VR, Italy)
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Longterm safety study of FlutiFormÔ HFA in asthma
A. Mansur (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
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Efficacy and safety of budesonide/formoterol comparing with budesonide and theophylline in Japanese adult patients with asthma
K. Ohta, M. Adachi (Tokyo, Japan)
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Efficacy and safety of intravenous montelukast in patients with acute exacerbations of bronchial asthma
M. Adachi, Y. Sano, Y. Tohda, H. Taniguchi, T. Fujisawa, S. Hiraga, S. Hisdada (Tokyo, Osaka, Aichi, Mie, Ohita, Japan)
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Treatment and recovery of symptom-based exacerbations in the INSPIRE study
T. Seemungal, R. Stockley, P. Calverley, G. Hagan, L. Willits, J. Wedizicha (Mount Hope, Trinidad And Tobago; Birmingham, Liverpool, Stockley Park, London, London, United Kingdom)
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Budesonide pharmacokinetics and systemic effects at steady state via HFA pMDI, CFC pMDI and Turbuhaler® in healthy volunteers
L. G. Carlsson, W. Kuhn, M. Carlholm, M. Gillen (Lund, Uppsala, Sweden; Wilmington, DE, United States Of America)
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Comparison of proficiency of pressurized metered dose inhaler (pMDI) use with asthma control
D. J. Christopher, V. Radha (Vellore, Tamilnadu, India)
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Comparison of drug delivery from spacers using a standard in vitro and an ex vivo method
T. Annese, K. Looi, G. Hall, S. Devadason (Perth, WA, Australia)
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Safety of budesonide/formoterol maintenance and reliever therapy in asthma trials
M. R. Sears, F. Radner (Hamilton, ON, Canada; Lund, Sweden)
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Comparison of beclomethasone/formoterol and fluticasone/salmeterol fixed combinations for weekly asthma control
G. Nicolini, G. Cremonesi, A. Papi, P. Paggiaro, L. M. Fabbri (Parma, Ferrara, Pisa, Modena, Italy)
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Comparison of effects of inhaled salmeterol/fluticasone propionate and intermittent hypobaric hypoxia in the control of bronchial asthma in Kyrgyzstan
S. Shabykeeva, A. Altymysheva, T. Sooronbaev (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)
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Combination of electronically controlled breathing pattern and improved nebulizer technology for inhaled corticosteroid therapy of severe asthma
B. Muellinger, A. Wenker, D. Koerber, P. Kroneberg, G. Scheuch (Gemuenden, Germany)
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Stem cell therapy attenuates airway and lung parenchyma remodeling in a murine model of chronic allergic asthma
S. Abreu, M. Antures, L. Gouveia, L. F. Prota, T. Maron-Gutierrez, E. Parra, W. Teodoro, V. Capelozzi, M. Morales, P. Rocco (Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brazil)
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