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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Assessment of inflammation, hyperresponsiveness and response to exercise in asthmatic children

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: M. Pijnenburg (Rotterdam, The Netherlands), S. Carraro (Padova, Italy)
Influence of inhaled corticosteroids on airway epithelial cell mediator release in wheezing children
C. McDougall, M. Blaylock, R. Brooker, P. Helms, G. Walsh (Aberdeen, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Airway remodelling and hyperresponsiveness are enhanced in immature vs adult mice after active allergenic sensitization
S. Debelleix, P. Berger, H. Begueret, R. Marthan, M. Fayon (Bordeaux, France)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Leukotrienes and 8-isoprostane in exhaled breath condensate of children with asymptomatic steroid-naive asthma
M. Nieto, S. Caballero, J. C. Cerda, A. Navarro, R. Navarro, A. Martorell, J. Belda (Valencia, Spain)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Glucocorticoid sensitivity of peripheral mononuclear cells in children with asthma
P. Pitrez, R. Lopes, G. Muller, P. Lopes, T. Paim, R. Stein, M. Jones, M. Bauer (Porto Alegre, Brazil)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Airway inflammation and upper airway infection in asthmatic children
V. Turchiarelli, G. E. Carpagnano, A. Spanevello, M. Gelardi, M. P. Foschino, G. P. Palladino, S. Notarangelo (Foggia, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Role of Th 17 cells in neonates related to maternal atopy
A. Lluis, J. Liu, I. Sabina, E. von Mutius, S. Bianca (Munich, Germany; Chang Chun, China)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Ambulatory monitoring of exhaled nitric oxide in childhood asthma exacerbation
J. Ben-Ari, T. Weiss-Kasirer, E. Sprecher, T. Sharon, D. Argaman, A. Colin, S. Kivity (Kfar Saba, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv, Israel; Miami, FL, United States Of America)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Mannitol dry powder challenge in comparison with exercise testing and methacholine challenge test in children
J. Barben, M. P. Strippoli, C. E. Kuehni, B. Schiller, J. Hammer, D. Trachsel (St. Gallen, Bern, Basel, Switzerland)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Responsiveness to mannitol and exercise challenge in children with asthma
J. van der Berg, J. Driessen, W. van Aalderen, F. de Jongh, B. Thio (Amsterdam, Enschede, Netherlands)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Prediction of asthma exacerbations in children by FeNO and non-invasive inflammatory markers in exhaled breath condensate
C. Robroeks, R. Jobsis, R. Braekers, H. Hendriks, E. Dompeling (Maastricht, Netherlands; Diepenbeek, Belgium)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO), sputum analysis and asthma control score in children with mild to moderate asthma
L. Tsartsali, N. Regamey, C. Bossley, N. Wilson, A. Bush (London, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Phenotyping symptomatic asthma using proximal and peripheral exhaled nitric oxide
J. Puckett, A. Aledia, D. Shelley, H. W. Shin, S. Galant, S. George (Irvine, CA, Orange, CA, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Association between mannitol dry powder challenge test results and fractional exhaled nitric oxide in children
J. Barben, M. P. Strippoli, C. Kuehni, B. Schiller, J. Hammer, D. Trachsel (St. Gallen, Bern, Basel, Switzerland)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Induced sputum in children with mild-moderate persistent asthma: the effect of inhaled corticosteroid treatment
I. C. Sosa (Cluj Napoca, Romania)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Exhaled carbon monoxide level is higher in steroid naïve asthmatic children comparing to healthy individuals
J. Peradzynska, J. Lange, W. Bartosiewicz, M. Kulus (Warsaw, Poland)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Cytological examination of induced sputum in asthmatic children as a marker of disease control
Z. Kycler, A. Breborowicz (Poznan, Poland)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
FeNO and asthma control test (ACT) in children between 4 and 11 years of age
P. Chereches-Panta, M. V. Nanulescu, S. Tatar (Cluj Napoca, Romania)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
ECP, RANTES, and eotaxin level in the nasopharyngeal secretion of RSV bronchiolitis: relation to subsequent wheezing
H. H. Kim, J. S. Lee (Seoul, Pucheon-Si, Republic Of Korea)
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