Annual Congress Vienna 2003

Saturday, 27.09.2003
Sunday, 28.09.2003
Monday, 29.09.2003
Tuesday, 30.09.2003
Wednesday, 01.10.2003

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, abstract number.


Material from 2003:
  • 3196 Abstracts
  • 374 Slide presentations
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Role of airway epithelial cells and secretions in acute and chronic inflammation of the airways

Poster Discussion
Chairs: P. Hiemstra (Leiden, The Netherlands), R. Bals (Marburg, Germany)
Increased apoptosis in cathepsin L-deficient lung epithelial cells
F. Bühling, A. Wille, A. Reisenauer, A. Gerber, T. Welte (Magdeburg, Germany)
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Translational regulation of histamine N-methylation
M. Ogasawara, K. Yamauchi, H. Inoue, R. Yamaji, K. Maeyama (Matsuyama, Morioka, Osaka, Japan)
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Leukotriene E4 increases tenascin production by human bronchial epithelial cells
S. Altraja, M. Kadai, A. Altraja (Tartu, Estonia)
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Effect of diesel exhaust particles on human lung epithelial cell viability and proliferation
H. Bayram, R. Issa, F. Topcu, F. Chung (London, United Kingdom)
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Quantitative immunohistochemical assessment of cigarette smoke dependent bronchoepithelial cell activiation in human lungs
M. Lavae-Mokhtari, C. Schulz, M. Woenckhaus, L. Miller, M. Pfeifer (Regensburg, Donaustauf, Germany)
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Intracellular thioredoxin mediates inflammatory activation of an alveolar epithelial cell line through activation of NF-κB
M. E. Callister, G. J. Quinlan, T. W. Evans, A. C. Burke-Gaffney (London, United Kingdom)
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Prediction of imminent COPD exacerbations by sputum analysis
M. Boorsma, R. Lutter, M. van de Pol, H. M. Jansen, R. E. Jonkers (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
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The inhibition of amiloride-sensitive current by tumor necrosis factor-alpha in alveolar type II epithelial cells and its signalling mechanism
Y. Yamagata, T. Yamagata, T. Hirano, M. Nakanishi, K. Matsunaga, T. Nishimoto, Y. Minakata, M. Mune, S. Yukawa, Y. Higashimoto, H. Itoh (Wakayama, Japan)
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Nitric oxide inhibits I kappa B Kinase (IKK) through S-nitrosation and S-glutathiolation and prevents activation of Nuclear Factor kappa B (NF-kB)
N. L. Reynaert, K. Ckless, A. van der Vliet, S. Korn, N. Vos, E. F. M. Wouters, Y. Janssen-Heininger (Burlington, United States Of America; Maastricht, The Netherlands)
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Increased tissue factor in bronchial biopsies from patients with severe asthma
R. M. Limbrey, P. H. Howarth, J. K. Shute (Southampton, United Kingdom)
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Diagnostic value of tumor markers and cells population in bronchoalveolar lavage in lung cancer
J. J. Esteban, V. F. Fernandez, C. M. Martin, R. F. Vazquez, Z. M. Martin, G. V. Rodriguez, G. I. Orive, R. A. Casado, C. L. Sanchez (Madrid, Spain)
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Effect of varying respiratory pattern on exhaled breath condensate collection
J. B. McCafferty, T. A. Bradshaw, S. Tate, J. A. Innes, A. P. Greening (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
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Theophylline is a more effective anti-inflammatory agent under conditions of oxidative stress
L. Tsaprouni, K. Ito, M. Ito, E. Jazrawi, B. Cosio, P. J. Barnes, I. M. Adcock (London, United Kingdom)
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Simplified processing of induced sputum applicable to the developing world: comparison with standard methodology
N. S. Kulkarni, D. J. Kempkens, J. Grigg (Leicester, United Kingdom; Witten, Germany)
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Influence of sampling time on malondialdehyde levels and pH in exhaled breath condensate
M. Lärstad, K. Torén, A. C. Olin (Gothenburg, Sweden)
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The conserved family of BPI-like/PLUNC proteins are potential mediators of host defence in the respiratory, oro- and nasopharyngeal epithelium
L. Bingle, J. Craven, S. Havard, C. D. Bingle (Sheffield, United Kingdom)
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Intra- and inter-subject variability of LTB4 in exhaled breath condensate samples of healthy subjects (calves)
P. Reinhold, A. Langenberg, G. Becher, M. Rothe (Jena, Berlin, Germany)
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Physiological pH, PCO2, and Na+ values in exhaled breath condensate samples of pigs and calves
P. Reinhold, A. Langenberg (Jena, Germany)
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Synergistic anti-inflammatory effects of salmeterol and fluticasone on the release of IL-8 and MCP-1 by human bronchial epithelial cells
C. Schulz, I. Beutlhauser, K. Kraetzel, K. Wolf, M. Koehler, M. Wencker, M. Pfeifer (Regensburg, Munich, Donaustauf, Germany)
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