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 airway inflammation

E-Communication Session
Chairs: D. Spina (London, United Kingdom), M. Lommatzsch (Rostock, Germany)
Airway pathology in atopic and non-atopic wheezing children
E. Bazzan, G. Turato, M. E. Zanin, S. Agostini, S. Baraldo, K. Lokar-Oliani, D. Snijders, E. Rossi, F. Savoia, P. Maestrelli, A. Barbato, R. Zuin, M. Saetta (Padova, Italy)
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Characterization of asthmatics displaying the functional phenotype of COPD
L. Godinas, M. Manise, J. Sele, M. Henket, J. L. Corhay, R. Louis (Liege, Belgium)
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The association between obesity and asthma: interactions between systemic and airway inflammation
T. Sutherland, J. Cowan, S. Young, A. Goulding, A. Grant, A. Williamson, K. Brassett, P. Herbison, D. R. Taylor (Dunedin, New Zealand)
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The relationship between asthma symptom control scores and rhinosinusitis scores in difficult-to-treat asthma
D. Sammut, P. Howarth (Southampton, United Kingdom)
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Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and respiratory symptoms: a case series of the role of laparoscopic fundoplication
D. Subramanian, S. Lehm, R. Sathyamurthy, N. Pargeter, P. Super, A. Mansur (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
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One year of unscheduled visits for asthma exacerbations at a specialized clinic – characteristics of ²difficult to control² patients with multiple exacerbations
T. Jacinto, J. Fonseca, M. Oliveira, J. Ferraz de Oliveira, L. Delgado, I. Noronha, M. G. Castel-Branco (Porto, Portugal)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Exhaled nitric oxide measurement as a diagnostic tool for asthma in a general allergy clinic
G. J. Braunstahl, D. Cordeiro, E. Snoey, A. Rudolphus (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
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The effects of rhinitis and smoking on evaluating the asthma control with asthma control test (ACT), FEV1 and FeNO
I. Ozdemir, B. Ozgur Yuksel, K. Guven, B. Gemicioglu (Istanbul, Turkey)
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Allergen exposure and the decline in pulmonary function in allergic asthmatic workers
E. Cavallucci, G. Di Gioacchino, N. Verna, L. Di Giampaolo, G. Michetti, F. Di Claudio, I. De Angelis, M. C. Turi, M. Braga, S. Ramondo, M. Di Gioacchino (Chieti, Brescia, Italy)
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Role of fungal allergens and toxins in allergic asthma
R. Khanferyan, E. Dorofeeva, E. Savchenko, L. DuBuske (Krasnodar, Russian Federation; Gardner, MA, United States Of America)
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Association of polymorphisms in interleukin-13 receptor pathway genes with atopy and lung function in asthmatics
B. Beghé, L. Mancino, K. Al Balushi, A. Tulah, C. Stewart, O. Coletti, I. P. Hall, L. M. Fabbri, I. Sayers (Modena, Padova, Pavullo, Italy; Nottingham, United Kingdom)
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Differences of Th2 response between monocyte derived dendritic cell subtypes, DC1 and DC2, obtained from mite allergen sensitive subjects and pulsed with Der p 1 in vitro.
Y. Ishii, M. Hata, T. Fukuda (Mibu, Tochigi, Japan)
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Type III interferon-λ mRNA expression in sputum of adult and school-aged asthmatics
L. Dupont, D. Bullens, A. Decraene, E. Dilissen, I. Meyts, K. De Boeck, J. Ceuppens (Leuven, Belgium)
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Measurement of exhaled nitric oxide in rhinitic patients outside the pollen season
A. Bencova, E. Rozborilova (Martin, Slovakia)
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Reduced numbers of circulating CD4+CD25highFOXP3+ regulatory T cells in patients with allergic asthma
S. Provoost, Y. van Durme, G. F. Joos, T. Maes, K. G. Tournoy (Ghent, Belgium)
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Concentration of a plasma component, that decreases sensitivity of basophils in a basophil activation test, increases during subcutaneous immunotherapy
S. Hansen, B. M. Bibby, R. Dahl, H. J. Hoffmann (Aarhus, Denmark)
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Activation of human alveolar macrophages via P2 receptors: influcence on intracellular Ca2+ and cytokine secretion
T. Müller, V. Voeller, N. Derr, S. Sorichter, C. Virchow, M. Idzko (Freiburg, Rostock, Germany)
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Identification of FOX P3 regulatory T cells in human bronchoalveolar lavage
H. J. Hoffmann, R. Dahl (Aarhus, Denmark)
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Pharyngo-oral contribution to estimated alveolar NO concentration is dependent of salivary nitrite increase after nitrate load
A. Malinovschi, K. Alving (Uppsala, Sweden)
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