International Congress London 2016

Saturday, 03.09.2016 Sunday, 04.09.2016 Monday, 05.09.2016 Tuesday, 06.09.2016 Wednesday, 07.09.2016		Sponsored symposia: Industry Evening Mini Symposium at ERS 2016: “Challenges in the management of non-CF bronchiectasis”

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, abstract number.

Diseases and defences of the respiratory mucosa

Symposium
Chairs: Stefano Aliberti (Milan, Italy), Hans Bisgaard (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Aims: The aims of this session are to explain the role of microbiota/viruses in lung disease; describe the importance of goblet cells in mucosal homeostasis; discuss the role of Th17 cells in bacterial infection and innate immunity in the lung; and describe the key role of the respiratory mucosa in asthma.

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The role of bacteria and viruses in lung disease Philip Hansbro (Callaghan, Australia)
Asthma: a disease of the respiratory mucosa Hamida Hammad (Ghent, Belgium)