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.

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Biology of immune recognition

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Chairs: J. Müller-Quernheim (Borstel, Germany), S. Sone (Tokushima, Japan)

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Reactive oxygen species induce maturation of human monocyte-derived dendritic cells S. Kantengwa, L. Jornot, C. Devenoges, L. P. Nicod (Geneva, Switzerland)
IL-18, a novel Th1 cytokine, is up-regulated in pulmonary tuberculosis: expression and production by alveolar epithelial cells type II D. V. Pechkovsky, G. Zissel, T. Goldmann, E. Vollmer, J. Müller-Qurnheim (Minsk, Belarus; Borstel, Germany)
Alveolar macrophages are a more important source of active IL-18 compared to dendritic or monocyte cells in the presence of the bacterial virulence factor SipB C. Obregon, D. Dreher, M. Kok, L. Cochand, L. P. Nicod (Geneva, Switzerland)
Expression and synthesis of connective tissue growth factor by human γδT-lymphocytes. Effect of interleukin-15 and transforming growth factor-β1 G. Workalemahu, M. Foerster, R. K. Braun, C. Kroegel (Jena, Germany)
Specific pattern of growth factor gene expression in stage I versus stage II/III sarcoidosis E. Eryuksel, R. Rutherford, M. Bihl, L. Joos, J. Kehren, F. Staedtler, S. D. Chibout, M. Tamm, J. J. Gilmartin, M. H. Brutsche (Basel, Switzerland; Galway, Ireland)
ICAM-1 is shed as dimers by a regulated mechanism from cells in the inflamed pleural space and is biologically active M. R. Melis, E. Pace, M. Profita, M. Spatafora, M. Ferraro, A. Tipa, A. M. Vignola, C. H. Mody, G. Bonsignore, M. Gjomarkaj (Palermo, Italy; Calgary, Canada)
*In vitro immunomodulatory effects of epigallocatechin gallate on mycobacterium avium* infection of alveolar macrophages** K. Matsunaga, M. Nakanishi, T. Yamagata, Y. Minakata, M. Mune, S. Yukawa (Wakayama, Japan)