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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Immunology and airway reactivity in animal models of allergic asthma

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: G. P. Anderson (Melbourne, Australia)
Infection of BALB/c mice with Angiostrongylus costaricencis decreases pulmonary inflammatory response to ovalbumin
P. M. C. Pitrez, L. A. Pinto, G. R. Fontoura, D. C. Machado, C. Camozzato, M. Avozani, M. H. Jones, C. G. Teixeira, R. T. Stein (Porto Alegre, Brazil)
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T-cell mediated inflammation is is not required for sustained AHR that persists in mice following chronic allergen challenge
R. Leigh, D. Southam, R. Ellis, P. M. O‘Byrne, J. Wattie, R. Sehmi, Y. Wan, M. D. Inman (Hamilton, Canada)
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Comparison of anti-IL-9 and anti-IL-5 treatment efficacy in a mouse model of airway eosinophilic inflammation
B. Sitkauskiene, M. Rådinger, A. K. Johansson, C. Malmhäll, J. Lötvall (Kaunas, Lithuania; Gothenburg, Sweden)
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The role of NO in bronchodilatory effect of red wine polyphenolic compounds
S. Franova, G. Nosalova, O. Pechanova (Martin, Bratislava, Slovakia)
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Orthotopic airway IgG represses bystander allergen-induced airway inflammation
K. G. Tournoy, S. Sehra, G. Pynaert, R. A. Pauwels, J. Grooten (Ghent, Belgium)
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Matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor regulates inflammatory cells migration through reducing ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 expression in a murine model of toluene diisocyanate-induced asthma
Y. C. Lee, Y. D. Lee, H. B. Lee, Y. K. Rhee, E. J. Choi (Chonju, Daejeon, South Korea)
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Effects of triptolide on T lymphocyte activation and transcription of interleukin-5 gene and its mechanisms
X. Cheng, C. Wang, G. Qian, B. Zhu (Chongqing, China)
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Co-administration of vaccination with DNA encoding T cell epitope on the Der p and BCG inhibited allergic responses in mice
S. S. Kwon, S. Y. Lee, S. J. Kim, Y. K. Kim, K. H. Kim, H. S. Moon, J. S. Song, S. H. Park, Y. S. Kim, T. J. Yoo (Seoul, South Korea; Memphis, United States Of America)
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Intratracheal instillation of antigen-pulsed macrophages mediates repression of allergic airway inflammation
J. Grooten, J. Korf, S. Sehra, P. Rottiers, G. Pynaert (Ghent, Belgium; Pretoria, South Africa)
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The effect of Immunotherapy on the expression of costimulatory pathway molecules on dendritic cells and T cells in asthmatic mice
C. Wang, X. Cheng (Chongqing, China)
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Modulation of chronic airway inflammation by oral tolerance: effects in lung mechanics, exhaled nitric oxide and airway hyperresponsiveness to methacholine in guinea pigs
V. C. Ruiz, T. Drewiacki, E. A. Leick-Maldonado, C. M. Prado, B. M. Saraiva-Romanholo, A. S. Nakashima, F. M. Arantes-Costa, D. I. Kasahara, M. A. Martins, I. F. L. C. Tibério (São Paulo, Brazil)
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Lung parenchyma remodelling in murine model of asthma
P. R. M. Rocco, D. G. Xisto, L. L. Farias, H. C. Ferreira, M. R. Picanço, E. M. Negri, V. L. Capelozzi, D. S. Faffe, W. A. Zin (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Brazil)
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Allergen-induced inflammation and airway responsiveness in a mouse model of asthma: comparison between C57BL/6 and Th2-prone BALB/c mice
M. M. Gueders, F. Perin, N. Rocks, A. Noel, J. M. Foidart, P. Bartsch, R. Louis, D. D. Cataldo (Liege, Belgium)
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Genetic analysis of antigen-induced airway manifestations of asthma using recombinant congenic mouse strains
A. J. M. Van Oosterhout, P. V. Jeurink, P. C. Groot, G. A. Hofman, F. P. Nijkamp, P. Demant (Utrecht, Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
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