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
Material from 2008:  Show

Novel therapeutic approaches and immunological mechanisms in airway cell pathobiology

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: R. Lutter (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), N. Krug (Hannover, Germany)
NF-AT and GATA3 complex mediates anti-CD3/CD28-induced IL-13 expression: effect of glucocorticoid
X. Yao, X. Yao, E. Jazrawi, P. Barnes, I. Adcock (London, United Kingdom; Jiangsu, China)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Fluvastatin and lovastatin inhibit human eosinophil, but not neutrophil, adhesion to ICAM-1 under flow conditions
A. Robinson, D. Kashanin, F. O‘Dowd, V. Williams, K. Fitzgerald, G. Walsh (Aberdeen, United Kingdom; Dublin, Ireland)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Effects of long-acting beta2 agonists on Th1 and Th2 chemokines in monocytes and bronchial epithelial cells
C. H. Hung (Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Province Of China)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
IFNγ induces steroid unresponsiveness in smokers alveolar macrophages
T. Southworth, H. Atcha, D. Singh (Manchester, United Kingdom)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Suppressive effects of formoterol and salmeterol on eotaxin-1 in bronchial epithelial cells
Y. T. Chu, T. T. Chang, H. M. Lee, K. D. Yang, Y. J. Jong, C. H. Hung (Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C., Tainan, Taiwan, Province Of China)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Immune responses to coated super-paramagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles
C. von Garnier, P. Gerber, C. Obregon, A. Fink, H. Hofmann, B. Rothen-Rutishauser, P. Gehr, L. Nicod (Berne, Lausanne, Switzerland)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
HIF-1α inhibitor, 2ME2, attenuates airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness in allergic airway disease
Y. H. Choe, S. R. Kim, K. S. Lee, S. J. Park, K. Y. Lee, H. Moon, H. B. Lee, Y. C. Lee (Jeonju, Republic Of Korea)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Assessment of the association between asthma and immune responses to measles and mumps vaccine viruses
K. H. Yoo, K. Agarwal, M. Butterfield, R. M. Jacobson, G. A. Poland, Y. J. Juhn (Seoul, Republic Of Korea; Rochester, MN, United States Of America)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Comparative analysis of Th2-skewed pathology-related genes expressed in human monocyte-derived dendritic cell subtypes, DC1 and DC2.
M. Hata, Y. Ishii (Mibu, Tochigi, Japan)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Determination of blood leukocyte concentration with constant time acquisition volume is comparable with individualized analysis with beads as internal reference standard
S. Hansen, R. Dahl, H. J. Hoffmann (Aarhus, Denmark)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Dose-dependent differences of allergic challenge in airway reactivity and BAL cell response
L. Swedin, M. Adner, A Ryrfeldt, S. E. Dahlén (Stockholm, Sweden)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
High-level expression of programmed death ligand-1 by dendritic cells promotes the expression of Foxp3 in CD4+ CD25+regulatory T cells
X. Zeng, Y. Song, C. Wang, Q. Ma, Q. Zhang (Chengdu, Sichuan, Chongqing, China)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Sensory neuropeptides are potent chemoattractants for human basophils
K. Cima, H. Vogelsinger, C. M. Kahler (Innsbruck, Austria)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Induction of regulatory T cell by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3-treared dendritic cell attribute to the prevention of allergic airway inflammation
J. Xia, Y. Song, C. Wang, X. Zeng (Chongqing, China)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Aspergillus fumigatus compromise the respiratory epithelium barrier by disruption of tight junctions and activation of PAR-2
F. Long, F. S. Gao, X. Q. Jin (Shanghai, China)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
The antimicrobial peptide LL-37 modulates inflammatory reaction and amplifies ROS of human neutrophils
M. S. Alalwani, J. Sierigk, R. Bals (Marburg, Hessen, Germany)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
High sensitive C-reactive protein in asthmatic patients
M. Elshazly, A. AboZeid, W. Ashour, M. Adli, S. Elawadi (Cairo, Egypt)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Thin layer chromatography characterization of ELISA specific phenolic glycolipids antigens immunomagnetically purified from NTM
I. Ulea, H. Stavri, D. Radu (Bucharest, Romania)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster