R. Wiewrodt (Mainz, Germany), P. Hiemstra (Leiden, The Netherlands)
IL-15 promotes the growth of both CD4 and CD8 T cells derived from endobronchial tissue
M. W. Lethbridge, J. C. Ratoff, B. J. O‘Connor (London, United Kingdom)
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The role of matrix metalloproteinase- 9 (MMP-9) and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-1 (TIMMP-1) in sarcoidosis and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Correlation with echocardiography
E. Serasli, V. Tsara, C. Fitili, C. Iasonidou, D. Siopi, P. Steiropoulos, N. Kapravelos, E. Progia, P. Christaki (Thessaloniki, Greece)
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Differences in alveolar cell populations, natural killer cells and lymphocyte subsets between pulmonary sarcoidosis (PS) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)
M. G. Giudizi, R. Biagiotti, N. Stanflin, F. Fassio, S. Orsi, R. Duranti, F. Almerigogna (Florence, Italy)
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The muscarinic receptors promote IL-8 release in airway epithelial cells via the pERK42/44 and NF-kB pathways
M. Profita, L. Siena, A. Bonanno, A. M. Montalbano, S. Castellana, L. Pipitone, M. Pieper, G. Bonsignore, M. Gjomarkaj (Palermo, Italy; Biberach, Germany)
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Expression and secretion of macrophage colony-stimulating factor by peripheral blood stem cell-derived human basophils
M. Sakugawa, Y. Tanimoto, T. Nakajima, N. Suzaki, Y. Inoue, Y. Ogata, H. Saito, M. Tanimoto (Okayama, Tokyo, Japan)
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Protein profiles of alveolar macrophages from bronchoalveolar lavage of Löfgren‘s syndrome and non-sarcoid controls
E. Fortunati, C. W. Van Aalst, B. H. Prinsen, J. W. J. Lammers, J. C. Grutters, J. M. Van den Bosch (Utrecht, Netherlands)
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Gene expression profiling of induced sputum from COPD patients and healthy smokers
D. Singh, C. Starkey, U. Kolsum, M. M. DeSouza, C. L. Clayton, K. Steplewski, S. Gardner, T. Cook, L. Scott, L. Warnock (Manchester, United Kingdom; King of Prussia, United States Of America)
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Interleukin-1β and interleukin -1 receptor antagonist in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage of patients with COPD
E. Surkova, N. Kuzubova, T. Ses (St. Petersburg, Russian Federation)
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Elevated TNFα level in patients with daytime hypersomnolence
A. Nowinski, J. Chorostowska, A. Rozy, R. Plywaczewski, P. Sliwinski, D. Gorecka (Warsaw, Poland)
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Carbachol – induced proinflammatory cytokine release from immortalised bronchial epithelial cells
S. H. Blaas, C. Schulz, B. Stoelcker, M. Pfeifer (Regensburg, Germany)
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COPD exacerbation influence on chromatin organization in bronchial epithelium cells
B. V. Shilov, E. B. Bukreeva, N. V. Shilova (Tomsk, Russian Federation)
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Better characterization of local inflammation in COPD: detection of new biomarkers in exhaled breath condensate
M. A. Dentener, E. C. Creutzberg, E. M. Mercken, G. T. Rijkers, E. F. Wouters (Maastricht, Horn, Utrecht, Netherlands)
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Changes in muscarinic cholinergic receptor expression in human peripheral blood lymphocytes in allergic rhinitis patients
A. Ricci, S. Mariotta, C. Terzano, P. Bruno, G. Failla, F. Amenta (Rome, Camerino, Italy)
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Expression of apoptotic markers in lung tissue of COPD patients: preliminary results
M. Siganaki, E. G. Tzortzaki, E. Vlachaki, A. Koutsopoulos, K. Dambaki, I. Bellenis, C. Zisis, A. Zagorianou, N. M. Siafakas (Heraklion, Athens, Greece)
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Chemokines induced in human lung epithelial cells by inflammatory cytokines
I. Striz, E. Krasna, K. Petrickova, L. Kolesar, A. Slavcev, M. Jaresova (Prague, Czech Republic)
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Activity of Bcl2 and Bax genes in bronchial epithelium in bronchial asthma
V. N. Mineev, I. I. Nesterovich, M. G. Rybakova, R. V. Grozov, A. L. Tafeev (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation)
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Expression and activity of bradykinin B2 receptor (B2R) in human airway fibroblast (HAFbs): a role in asthma remodeling
F. Sabatini, F. Luppi, A. Di Stefano, A. van Schadewijk, P. S. Hiemstra, P. J. Sterk, L. M. Fabbri, G. A. Rossi, F. L. M. Ricciardolo (Genoa, Modena, Veruno, Italy; Leiden, Netherlands)
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Impaired haem oxygenase-1 expression in sputum macrophages of COPD patients
A. Visentin, R. Accordino, E. Marian, S. Ferrazzoni, E. Pellegrini, M. Saetta, P. Maestrelli (Padova, Italy)
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The upregulation of CD-11B expression on circulating neutrophils by CXCL8 and the involvement of CXCR1 in COPD
T. Yamagata, T. Yokoyama, S. Yanagisawa, Y. Yamagata, T. Ichikawa, K. Ueshima, K. Akamatsu, T. Hirano, M. Nakanishi, K. Matsunaga, Y. Minakata, M. Ichinose (Wakayama, Japan)
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Migration of human COPD fibroblasts
K. Vuorinen, M. Myllärniemi, V. Kinnula (Helsinki, Finland)
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Lymphocyte and macrophage apoptosis in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of COPD patients
A. Nowicka, H. Batura-Gabryel, J. Sikora, B. Brajer, S. Cofta, B. Kuznar-Kaminska, T. Piorunek, K. Swierkocki (Poznan, Poland)
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