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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Models and markers of COPD

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: I. Rahman (Edinburgh, United Kingdom), O. C. Burghuber (Vienna, Austria)
Expression of superoxide dismutases in cigarette smoke induced bronchitis is modulated by ambroxol
C. Seifart, U. Clostermann, N. Seidel, B. Jung, R. Hochscheid, B. Müller, C. Vogelmeier (Marburg, Biberach, Germany)
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Investigation of intracellular stress mechanisms associated with z alpha 1-antitrypsin production
M. W. Lawless, C. M. Greene, A. T. Mulgrew, C. Taggart, S. O Neill, N. G. McElvaney (Dublin, Ireland)
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Relationship between iron and zinc content in serum and pulmonary tissue of rabbits with experimental emphysema
S. S. Zunic, D. M. Djarmati, S. S. Zunic, G. V. Djordjevic-Denic (Belgrade, Yugoslavia)
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Copper content in different tissues of experimental animals with pulmonary emphysema
G. V. Djordjevic-Denic, S. S. Zunic, S. S. Zunic, D. M. Djarmati (Belgrade, Yugoslavia)
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Retinoic acid failed to reverse emphysema lungs into normal in mice model
M. Fujita, K. Kuwano, R. J. Mason, N. Hara (Fukuoka, Japan; Denver, United States Of America)
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Acute cigarette smoke exposure in mice promotes airway inflammation consistent with the hallmarks of COPD
R. Vlahos, S. Bozinovski, J. E. Jones, G. P. Anderson (Parkville, Australia)
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Elastin content in a panacinar emphysema model in rats
M. Ortega, C. Martín-Mosquero, M. L. Rubio, G. Peces-Barba, N. González-Mangado (Madrid, Spain)
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Influence of NO2 exposure on glutathione metabolism of type II pneumocytes
R. Hochscheid, A. Puechner, F. Koerner, B. Mueller (Marburg, Germany)
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Induction of pro-inflammatory mediator release by cigarette smoke condensate: differential effects on alveolar epithelial cells and macrophages
H. Jardine, K. Donaldson, W. MacNee (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
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Mitogenic effects of RBL-1 cell mediators on human airway smooth muscle (ASM) cells are via nonproteolitic actions
N. Morelli, J. T. Belleau, P. Carratù, D. B. Lew (Memphis, United States Of America)
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Local immunity state in early stages of COPD
S. V. Davidchenko, I. M. Lapteva (Minsk, Belarus)
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Study on association between genetic polymorphism of glutathione S-transferase P1 and susceptibility of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease of Han Nationality in China
J. Zhang, Y. M. Wu, X. Liu, R. F. Shi (Chongqing, Chonging, China)
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Genetic comparison between severe persistent asthma and COPD
M. I. Zervou, E. G. Tzortzaki, K. Samara, E. Papadopouli, M. Plataki, M. Tsoumakidou, N. M. Siafakas (Heraklion, Greece)
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Detection of NO in induced sputum by ESR (electron spin resonance) spectrometry
I. Ruza, G. Strazda, N. Jurka, I. Taivans, L. Baumane (Riga, Latvia)
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Pulmonary vascular remodelling in COPD versus bronchial asthma
A. Cherniaev, M. Samsonova, S. Avdeev, D. Bazarov (Moscow, Russia)
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Impaired relaxation of pulmonary arteries to endothelium-dependent vasodilators in smokers with mild COPD
O. Fira-Mladinescu, D. Muntean, C. Fira-Mladinescu (Timisoara, Romania)
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The importance of measuriing exhaled carbon monoxide in asthma and COPD
M. Bicak, M. Ozkan, I. Yuksekol, E. Tozkoparan, A. Balkan, K. Ekiz, N. Demirci (Etlik, Turkey)
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Indicators of increased free radical activity in COPD
J. S. Lalic, I. N. Djordjevic, V. B. Djordjevic, L. M. Zvezdanovic (Nis, Yugoslavia)
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Blood measures of oxidative stress assessed in capillary blood: range of measures in normals and asymptomatic current smokers
M. Visconti, C. Micheletto, S. Tognella, F. Trevisan, C. Pomari, R. W. Dal Negro (Bussolengo, Italy)
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