Annual Congress Stockholm 2002

Saturday, 14.09.2002
Sunday, 15.09.2002
Monday, 16.09.2002
Tuesday, 17.09.2002
Wednesday, 18.09.2002

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, abstract number.


Material from 2002:
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  • 6 Slide presentations
  • 5 Handouts
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Cellular reactions in allergy in humans and animals

Poster Discussion
Chairs: M. A. Vignola (Palermo, Italy), G. P. Anderson (Melbourne, Australia)
Development of allergic airway inflammation may be associated with prompt structural changes of small blood vessels
K. Rydell, L. Uller, A. Bengtsson, C. G. A. Persson, J. S. Erjefält (Lund, Sweden)
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TNF-α negatively modulates allergen-induced airway hyperresponsiveness through γδ T cells
A. Kanehiro, M. Lahn, M. J. Mäkelä, A. Dakhama, M. Fujita, M. Tanimoto, R. J. Mason, W. Born, E. W. Gelfand (Okayama, Japan; Denver, United States Of America)
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T-cells from allergic mice co-expressing IL-5 mRNA together with CD25
C. Z. Wang, X. M. Cheng (Chongqing, China)
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Hepatocyte growth factor attenuates airway hyperresponsiveness and airway inflammation in a murine model of asthma
W. Ito, A. Kanehiro, S. Yuzurio, K. Matsumoto, T. Nakamura, M. Tanimoto (Okayama, Osaka, Japan)
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Anti-IL-5 antibody reduces the increase of CD34+ eosinophils in a mouse model of airway allergic eosinophilia
B. Sitkauskiene, M. Sjöstrand, C. Malmhäll, J. Lötvall (Kaunas, Lithuania; Gothenburg, Sweden)
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High concentration of antigen induces allergic mice T cells anergy with depressing CD86 expression on antigen-presenting cells
C. Z. Wang, K. Sun (Chongqing, China)
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Role of complement receptor-related gene y (Crry)-Ig in allergic airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness
Y. H. Rha, C. Taube, A. Joetham, A. Dakhama, M. V. Holers, E. W. Gelfand (Denver, United States Of America; Seoul, South Korea)
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Overexpression of eNOS suppresses asthmatic features in a mouse model of allergic asthma
R. Ten Broeke, G. Folkerts, R. De Crom, R. Van Haperen, V. Verwey, T. Leusink-Muis, I. Van Ark, F. De Clerck, F. Nijkamp (Utrecht, Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
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BCG effect in allergic response to ovalbumin in genetically selected strain of mice (IV-A)
A. Perini, M. M. P. Acencio, M. L. B. Garcia, M. M. T. Barros, M. A. Martins, M. D. C. Vancetto, O. C. M. Ibanez (São Paulo, Brazil)
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The vaccination with DNA encoding T cell epitope on the Der p inhibited allergic responses in mice
S. S. Kwon, S. Y. Lee, S. J. Kim, Y. K. Kim, K. H. Kim, H. S. Moon, J. S. Song, S. H. Park, T. J. Yoo (Sechogu, South Korea; Memphis, United States Of America)
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The pathophysiological roles of a voltage-gated potassium channel Kv1.5 in toluene diisocyanate-induced asthma
Y. C. Lee, K. S. Lee, H. B. Lee, Y. K. Rhee, Y. G. Kwak (Chonju, South Korea)
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sCD30, Bcl-2 and anti-annexin V antibodies - apoptosis associated soluble molecules in atopic subjects
S. Zeglen, B. Rogala (Zabrze, Poland)
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The mechanisms of glucocorticoid (GC)-induced lymphocyte apoptosis in atopic bronchial asthma (ABA)
S. V. Boichuk, I. G. Mustafin, R. S. Fassahov, D. Y. Tereshenko (Kazan, Russia)
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Dexamethasone potently induces human basophil apoptosis
N. Suzaki, Y. Tanimoto, M. Sakugawa, N. Hamada, K. Takao, A. Kanehiro, K. Ikeda, M. Kataoka, M. Tanimoto, K. Imajo, K. Takahashi (Okayama, Hayashima, Japan)
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T cell resistance to Fas-mediated apoptosis during atopic bronchial asthma (ABA)
S. V. Boichuk, I. G. Mustafin, R. S. Fassahov (Kazan, Russia)
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C. pneumoniae alters CD80 expression in monocytes: implications in asthma
T. R. McNamara, G. L. Hodge, R. Scicchitano, M. D. Holmes (Adelaide, Australia)
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Serum levels of interleukin-18 in patients affected by allergic bronchial asthma
S. Gangemi, G. Lombardo, P. L. Minciullo, D. Bonanno, L. Giannetto, F. Guarneri, R. A. Merendino (Messina, Italy)
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Surface phenotyping of peripheral blood stem cell-derived human basophils: comparison with blood basophils
Y. Tanimoto, N. Hamada, K. Takao, M. Sakugawa, N. Suzaki, M. Fujii, T. Suwaki, A. Kanehiro, M. Tanimoto, N. Kawata, C. Okada, R. Soda, K. Takahashi (Okayama, Hayashima, Japan)
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Differential inhibition of PAF- and eotaxin-induced human eosinophil chemotaxis by wortmannin
R. K. Mishra, B. C. Gray, R. Djukanovic, G. Dent (Southampton, United Kingdom)
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Nitric oxide modulates expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 in asthmatic rats: a role in airway remodeling
Y. Yuan, Z. Wang (Chengdu, China)
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