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:
  • 3388  Abstracts
  • 6 Slide presentations
  • 5 Handouts
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Bronchial responsiveness in asthma and COPD

Poster Discussion
Chairs: M. Cazzola (Naples, Italy), S. Lim (Concord, Australia)
Cough sensitivity changes in allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis without clinical symptoms from lower airways
R. Pecova, J. Pec, M. Vrlik, Z. Frlickova, M. Tatar (Martin, Slovakia)
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Airway remodelling in asthma is related to particular characteristics of airway inflammation
C. Ward, D. Reid, M. Pais, B. Orsida, B. Feltis, M. Bailey, H. Walters (Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom; Hobart, Melbourne, Australia)
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Questionnaire responses that predict airway response to hypertonic saline
J. D. Leuppi, J. D. Brannan, E. G. Belousova, L. T. Rodwell, S. D. Anderson (Basel, Switzerland; Camperdown, Australia)
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Complement activation and exercise-induced asthma
I. M. El-Akkary, E. M. Hassan, M. S. Ibrahim, I. A. Rashwan, L. M. Abou-Shamma, A. Mastino (Alexandria, Egypt; Rome, Italy)
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Bronchial challenge tests in asthmatics sensitized to cat: importance of large particles in immediate bronchial response
F. Lieutier-Colas, A. Purohit, J. F. Fabries, M. C. Kopferschmitt, P. Meyer, J. F. Dessanges, G. Pauli, F. de Blay (Strasbourg, Nancy, Paris, France)
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Airway inflammation and dyspnea perception. Effect of allergen exposure
W. L. Mattos, S. Lim, P. J. Barnes (Porto Alegre, Brazil; London, United Kingdom)
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Airway responsiveness in healthy subjects following exposure to ammonia
B. M. Sundblad, B. M. Larsson, L. Ernstgard, K. Larsson (Stockholm, Sweden)
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The effect of hypocapnia and hypoxia on the homogeneity of ventilation distribution in normal humans
L. Forkert, T. Fisher (Kingston, Canada)
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Combined treatment with fluticasone plus salmeterol protects against allergen induced asthmatic responses and subsequent increase in sputum eosinophils
F. L. Dente, M. Tonelli, M. Zingoni, E. Bacci, S. Carnevali, S. Cianchetti, M. DeSantis, E. Masino, M. Taccola, P. L. Paggiaro (Pisa, Italy)
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Montelukast attenuates the airway response to hypertonic saline in patients with moderate to severe COPD
I. E. Zühlke, D. Nielsen-Gode, F. Kanniess, K. Richter, R. A. Jörres, H. Magnussen (Grosshansdorf, Germany)
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Induction-related changes in sputum neutrophils are associated with increased sputum levels of IL-8, but not sICAM
J. Beier, K. M. Beeh, O. Kornmann, R. Buhl (Mainz, Germany)
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A new ultra-potent vanilloid receptor 1 (VR1) antagonist abates capsaicin and citric acid induced cough
M. Trevisani, A. Milan, A. Zanasi, P. Geppetti, S. Harrison (Ferrara, Bologna, Italy)
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The β-adrenoceptor antagonist propranolol induced Ca2+ mobilisation and enhanced contractile responses in guinea pig airways, in vitro
S. E. V. Albinsson, M. K. L. Grenegård, E. G. Lindström (Linköping, Sweden)
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Na+-K+-2Cl- co-transport inhibition and bronchoprotective effect of inhaled furosemide in asthmatics
W. Barg, J. Liebhart, E. Liebhart, A. Orda, A. Obojski, A. M. Fal, J. Malolepszy (Wroclaw, Poland)
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The relation of bronchoprotective action of furosemide with cell membranes ion-transport function in asthmatic patients
V. N. Mineev, A. A. Vereninov, I. V. Adamova, T. M. Sinitsina, I. Y. Supranovich (St-Petersburg, Russia)
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The histopathological characteristics and its effect on airway responsiveness in asthmatic guinea pigs
Y. Ting, W. Chen, H. Kewu (Beijing, China)
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Effect of cyclic ADP-ribose on canine airway smooth muscle contraction
E. Tagaya, J. Tamaoki, M. Kondo, K. Isono, K. Kawatani, M. Taira, A. Nagai (Tokyo, Japan)
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Role of the TNF-alpha and its 55 (sTNF-R1) and 75 (sTNF-R2) kDa receptors in bronchial hyperresponsivenes
A. Halasz, E. Cserhati, L. Kosa, K. Cseh (Budapest, Hungary)
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