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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Pathogenesis of asthma and COPD

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: A. Papi (Ferrara, Italy), F. Maltais (Sainte-Foy, Canada)
Characterization of the polymorphisms in cyclooxygenase-1 gene in an asthmatic population
J. Shi, N. L. Misso, D. Duffy, P. J. Thompson, M. A. Kedda (Perth, Brisbane, Australia)
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Gene polymorphism and development of high-altitude pulmonary hypertension
A. A. Aldashev, T. M. Sooronbaev, O. A. Pak, E. V. Kim, J. T. Isakova, E. U. Usupova, B. K. Kojonazarov, M. M. Mirrakhimov, M. R. Wilkins, N. W. Morrell (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; London, Cambridge, United Kingdom)
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Increased expression of insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-7 (IGFBP7) in fibroblasts from patients with emphysema
K. C. Müller, O. Holz, V. J. Erpenbeck, J. M. Hohlfeld, N. Krug, D. Branscheid, M. Nakashima, H. Magnussen, R. A. Jörres (Grosshansdorf, Hannover, Germany)
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The role of superoxide in hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction in chronically hypoxic rat lungs
P. H. Milliken, R. M. Wadsworth (Glasgow, United Kingdom)
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Glycosaminoglycan synthesis is modulated by glucocorticoids and beta2-adrenergic agonists
E. Papakonstantinou, G. Karakiulakis, M. Tamm, M. Roth (Thessaloniki, Greece; Basel, Switzerland)
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The effect of post-mortem interval on airway morphometry
K. J. Moore, K. O. McKay (Sydney, Australia)
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Evidence of remodeling in small airways of mild to moderate asthmatics-Effect of HFA-inhaled corticosteroids
C. Bergeron, H. P. Hauber, M. Gotfried, K. Newman, R. Dhanda, R. Servi, M. Ludwig, Q. Hamid (Montreal, Canada; Phoenix, New York, United States Of America)
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Lung expression and cellular localisation studies for CLCA1
A. Gibson, M. Hurle, M. Pedrick, C. Plumpton, A. Jowett, A. Aitken, N. Thompson, E. Meldrum, K. Affleck (Stevenage, United Kingdom)
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Proliferation of human lung mast cells in long term culture
D. Kaur, S. M. Duffy, W. Yang, G. Cruse, C. E. Brightling, P. Bradding (Leicester, United Kingdom)
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Characteristics of bronchial mucous membrane morphological picture in bronchial asthma depending on its duration
N. G. Polshcha, L. I. Volkova, R. I. Pleshko, T. A. Eremina, T. V. Kosik (Tomsk, Russia)
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Changes in elastic fibres in the small airways in COPD
P. N. Black, P. Ching, B. W. Beaumont, M. J. Merrilees (Auckland, New Zealand)
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Decreased expression of the phosphatidylserine receptor in lung emphysema
H. A. Golpon, C. Sauer, I. Doering, A. Sohnekind, T. Welte (Magdeburg, Germany)
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Novel inhibitory effect on 5-lipoxygenase activity by montelukast. Evidence for a noncompetitive mode of action
R. Ramires, M. F. Caiaffa, A. Tursi, L. Macchia (Bari, Italy)
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The Rho-kinase inhibitor Y-27632 reduces cholinergic nerve-mediated contraction but not neurotransmitter release from guinea-pig isolated trachea
L. B. Fernandes, A. C. D‘Aprile, G. J. Self, P. J. Henry, R. G. Goldie (Perth, Australia)
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The effects of leptin and adiponectin on human airway smooth muscle cell migration
P. Nair, K. Radford, A. Fanat, A. M. Sharma, G. Cox (Hamilton, Canada)
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Exercise-induced oxidative stress and skeletal muscle injury in COPD patients
J. Tonini, A. Marinova, C. Koechlin, F. Maltais, C. Prefaut, M. Hayot (Montpellier, France; Quebec, Canada)
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The application of computer programmes Selector and MultiSel in quantitative and qualitative analysis of pollen grains
P. Rapiejko, P. Lindner, S. Lindner, A. Lipiec, J. Patera (Warsaw, Lodz, Poland)
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Smoking cessation is associated with a reduction in vWF plasma levels
C. Rossella, O. Alfio, D. Annalisa, C. Elio, D. M. Giuseppe, P. Riccardo (Catania, Italy)
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