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.

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Asthma and COPD: from cell regulation to histopathology

Poster Discussion
Chairs: W. Timens (Groningen, The Netherlands), R. Djukanovic (Southampton, United Kingdom)

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Antisense-ECE RNA inhibited dust mite-induced IL-5 release from PBMCs of patients with allergic asthma J. Xu, L. Li, S. C. Wen, N. S. Zhong (Guangzhou, China)
In vitro effects of BCG-infected dendritic cells on Th2 immune response in Dermatophagoides farinae-sensitive asthmatics Y. I. Koh, I. S. Choi (Gwangju, South Korea)
Effect of BCG-PSN on Th1 and Th2 cytokine responses of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from atopic asthmatics K. F. Lai, B. Q. Sun, N. S. Zhong (Guangzhou, China)
Changes in lung function and airway eosinophilia after reduction of ICS treatment and recurrence of asthmatic symptoms B. N. Feltis, D. W. Reid, H. Walters (Tasmania, Australia)
Tolerance to COX-2 inhibitors in patients intolerant to aspirin: challenge mandatory S. Baldassarre, L. Schandene, G. Choufani, P. De Vuyst, A. Michils (Brussels, Belgium)
Differential actions of phosphatidyinositol 3-kinase inhibitors on respiratory burst and leukotriene C₄ generation in PAF-stimulated human eosinophils J. E. Scaife, Z. Harb, A. Kouroumalis, S. G. Ward, R. Djukanovic, G. Dent (Southampton, Bath, United Kingdom)
Stimulation of P2 purinergic receptors induces the release of eosinophil cationic protein and interleukin-8 from human eosinophils M. Idzko, H. C. Bremer, S. Sorichter, F. Di Virgilio, J. Norgauer, D. Ferrari (Freiburg, Germany; Ferrara, Italy)
Inflammatory cells and granulocyte markers in hypertonic and isotonic saline-induced sputum in asthma S. Cianchetti, E. Bacci, L. Ruocco, M. L. Bartoli, M. Ricci, M. Tonelli, A. Guerra, T. Pavia, P. Paggiaro (Pisa, Italy)
Serum levels of IL-8 is related to airflow limitation in mild and severe asthma F. L. M. Ricciardolo, M. Bontempelli, M. Giacomelli, A. Rossi (Bergamo, Italy)
Induced sputum free interleukin-5 level and its mRNA expression in atopic asthma A. E. Sazonov, I. I. Ivanchuk, O. S. Kobyakova, U. V. Ivanova, A. P. Kopieva, I. S. Lescheva, L. M. Ogorodova (Tomsk, Russia)
Adenosine, mast cells and mediators in asthma M. Livingston, F. Crummy, J. V. Woodside, L. G. Heaney, M. Ennis (Belfast, United Kingdom)
Basophil surface antigens in bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis D. N. Popova, M. P. Pravtchanska, M. P. Baleva, M. T. Staevska, M. A. Mandajieva, V. I. Mateev, V. D. Dimitrov, G. H. Hristov (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Inflammatory features of nasal mucosa in smokers with and without COPD I. Vachier, A. M. Vignola, G. Chiappara, A. Bruno, H. Meziane, P. Godard, J. Bousquet, P. Chanez (Montpellier, France; Palermo, Italy)
Bronchial T lymphocyte infiltrate is associated with smoking status in patients with COPD T. S. Lapperre, J. B. Stroband, J. K. Sont, T. Mauad, N. H. T. ten Hacken, M. M. E. Gosman, W. Timens, D. S. Postma, P. J. Sterk (Groningen, Leiden, The Netherlands)
Inducible NOS overexpression is related to lymphocyte-driven inflammation in bronchial mucosa of smokers F. L. M. Ricciardolo, A. Capelli, G. Caramori, A. Rossi, C. F. Donner, A. Di Stefano (Bergamo, Veruno, Ferrara, Italy)
High resolution computed tomographic assesment of airway wall thickness in chronic asthma and perennial rhinitis I. Damps, M. Gruchala, G. Mincewicz, E. Mierzejewska, W. Kurowski, J. M. Slominski (Gadansk, Poland)
Increased heme oxygenase-1 and -2 expression in severe COPD exacerbations M. Tsoumakidou, N. Tzanakis, G. Chrysofakis, N. M. Siafakas (Heraklion, Greece)
Sputum neutrophilic markers in asthma of varying severity and COPD M. Tsoumakidou, E. Papadopouli, N. Tzanakis, E. Papadakou, M. Profanti, N. M. Siafakas (Heraklion, Greece)
Airway hyperresponsiveness is not associated with T lymphocyte counts in mucosal biopsies in COPD M. M. E. Gosman, T. S. Lapperre, N. H. T. ten Hacken, D. S. Postma, D. F. Jansen, J. B. Stroband, P. S. Hiemstra, P. J. Sterk, W. Timens (Groningen, Sweden)
Effects of smoking on circulating and airway T-lymphocytes antigen expression in patients with COPD after radiation exposure D. A. Bazyka, N. V. Byelyaeva, L. I. Lobortas, V. A. Sushko (Kiev, Ukraine)