Annual Congress Stockholm 2007

Saturday, 15.09.2007
Sunday, 16.09.2007
Monday, 17.09.2007
Tuesday, 18.09.2007
Wednesday, 19.09.2007

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2007; 30: Suppl. 51, abstract number.

Material from 2007:

4066 Abstracts
635 Slide presentations
310 Webcasts
98 Handouts
1992 e-posters
310 Multimedia files

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COPD – a disease of accelerated ageing?

Hot topics
Chairs: I. M. Adcock (London, United Kingdom), P. J. Barnes (London, United Kingdom)
Aims: The hot topic will:
• describe the effect of aging on normal lung function;
• demonstrate how models of ageing may provide insights into emphysematous processes;
• describe the role of oxidative stress, DNA repair, apoptosis and sirtuins in emphysema;
• highlight potential therapeutic targets that may protect the lung from aging and emphysema.

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New therapeutic targets P. J. Barnes (London, United Kingdom)