Annual Congress Glasgow 2004

Saturday, 04.09.2004
Sunday, 05.09.2004
Monday, 06.09.2004
Tuesday, 07.09.2004
Wednesday, 08.09.2004

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, abstract number.


Material from 2004:
  • 3888 Abstracts
  • 555 Slide presentations
  • 20 Webcasts
  • 96 Handouts
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Improved understanding of the basic mechanisms impact on the management of COPD

Oral Presentation
Chairs: M. Cazzola (Naples, Italy), S. Rennard (Omaha, United States Of America)
The influence of smoking on COPD phenotypes
J. C. Ratoff, M. W. Lethbridge, T. Snape, H. W. Wong, C. J. Corrigan, B. J. O‘Connor (London, United Kingdom)
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Expression of M3 receptors in bronchi from COPD compared to normals and smokers subjects
G. Caramori, P. Casolari, I. M. Adcock, E. Jazrawi, K. F. Chung, A. Ciaccia, A. Papi, P. J. Barnes (Ferrara, Italy; London, United Kingdom)
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Muscarinic receptors, leukotriene B4 production and neutrophilic inflammation in COPD patients
M. Profita, R. Di Giorgi, A. Sala, A. Bonanno, L. Riccobono, F. Mirabella, M. Gjomarkaj, G. Bonsignore, J. Bousquet, A. M. Vignola (Palermo, Milano, Italy; Montpellier, France)
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Comparison of the short-term effect of tiotropium (TIO) vs a combination therapy with single inhaler budesonide/formoterol (symbicort) on the degree of pulmonary hyperinflation
P. Santus, M. Verga, F. Di Marco, B. Boveri, M. G. Matera, S. Centanni, M. Cazzola (Milan, Naples, Italy)
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Phosphodiesterase expression and activity in human airways
R. A. Clayton, A. Mackenzie, C. A. J. Dick, S. F. Hastings, A. Cooreman, V. Anikin, S. J. MacKenzie (Glasgow, Bradford, United Kingdom)
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Roflumilast, an oral, once-daily PDE4 inhibitor, improves lung function and reduces exacerbation rates in patients with COPD
K. F. Rabe, D. O‘Donnell, J. F. Muir, C. Jenkins, S. Witte, D. Bredenbroeker, T. D. Bethke (Leiden, The Netherlands; Kingston, Canada; Rouen, France; Camperdown, Australia; Konstanz, Germany)
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Budesonide reduces superoxide and peroxynitrite chemiluminescence during human neutrophil bursts
P. C. Braga, M. Culici, M. Dal Sasso (Milan, Italy)
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