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
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The role of inflammatory markers in children with asthma

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: N. Wilson (London, United Kingdom), J. C. De Jongste (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)
Soluble intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) antigen in sera of asthmatic children
S. S. Zivanovic, M. Jovanovic-Slavkovic, R. Mileusnic-Milenovic, M. Conic (Nis, Yugoslavia)
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Relationship between the interferon system and bronchial asthma in children
O. V. Zaitseva, J. V. Priamkova, G. A. Samsygina (Moscow, Russia)
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Serum level of soluble interleukin-2 receptors (sIL-2R) during acute asthma exacerbation, and its relation to severity and response to bronchodilator therapy
Z. M. Hussein, O. M. Badr-Eldin, M. M. Eissa, H. A. Elmetwally, G. M. El-Derini (Alexandria, Egypt)
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The effect of ambient nitric oxide on exhaled nitric oxide measurement in children
T. J. Warke, V. A. Mairs, J. Finnegan, P. S. Fitch, M. Ennis, M. D. Shields (Belfast, United Kingdom)
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Stability of NO in mylar bags: effect of storage conditions
M. W. H. Pijnenburg, A. Bodini, A. L. Boner, J. C. De Jongste (Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Verona, Italy)
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Increased exhaled 8-isoprostane in childhood asthma
P. Montuschi, L. Ghiro, V. Piovan, S. Carraro, C. Mondino, G. Ciabattoni, E. Baraldi (Rome, Chieti, Italy)
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8-isoprostane and cys-leukotrienes in exhaled breath condensate (EBC) of children with asthma exacerbation
S. Carraro, M. Corradi, V. Piovan, L. Ghiro, D. Peroni, S. Zanconato, A. Bodini, A. Pesci, E. Baraldi (Padova, Verona, Parma, Italy)
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Exhaled carbon monoxide in childhood asthma
I. Turktas, O. Yilmaz, F. Ozturk, A. Bakirtas, R. Cengizlier (Ankara, Turkey)
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Role of neutrophils in airway inflammation in children with severe persistent asthma
A. V. Bogdanova, G. L. Muryghina, E. V. Boitsova, E. A. Surkova, T. P. Ses (St-Petersburg, Russia)
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The use of sputum differential cell counts and soluble phase measurements to assess airway inflammation in children with asthma exacerbation
I. Tzotcheva, I. Kalev, T. Popov (Sofia, Bulgaria)
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Correlation of exhaled nitric oxide with IgE levels and eosinophils in blood in pediatric asthma
F. Cardinale, E. Costantino, A. Polizzi, A. Calò, G. Tommasicchio, R. Cavallone, A. Nigro, M. S. Loffredo, G. Iacoviello, C. Caputo, I. Chinellato, L. Armenio (Bari, Italy)
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ECP in saliva: marker of disease activity in mild to moderate pediatric asthma
P. Panaghiotopoulou-Gartagani, V. Miligkos, C. Agrafioti, K. Spanou, M. Kanariou, O. Martinopoulou, A. Xipolita-Zachariadi (Athens, Greece)
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May antioxidants benefit recovery from acute asthma attack?
T. V. Zaharov, S. S. Pljaskic-Kamenov, H. T. Stamenkovic, V. B. Djordjevic, B. A. Kamenov (Pirot, Nis, Yugoslavia)
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Evaluation of hydrogen perioxide in breath condensate in children with bronchial asthma
Z. Doniec, J. Gawel, W. Tomalak, R. Kurzawa (Rabka, Poland)
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Induced sputum in children with mild-to-moderate atopic asthma
I. P. Sosa, M. Nanulescu (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
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Biological heterogeneity in children with moderate asthma and correlation with exacerbations
R. Gagliardo, S. La Grutta, F. Mirabella, P. Abate, G. B. Pajno, G. Bonsignore, A. M. Vignola (Palermo, Italy)
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Urinary leukotriene E4 and eosinophil cationic protein in nasopharyngeal aspiration in wheezing children with or without respiratory syncytial virus infection
J. W. Oh, H. B. Lee (Seoul, South Korea)
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Bronchial inflammation without asthma symptoms, relation to low neutrophil activity in serum
L. S. Nordvall, P. Kalm-Stephens, T. Foucard, K. Alving (Uppsala, Stockholm, Sweden)
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Measurements of atopy and airway inflammation in unselected schoolchildren
M. Barreto, M. P. Villa, S. Martella, Z. Bohmerova, C. Falasca, M. T. Darder, M. Montesano, R. Ronchetti (Rome, Italy)
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