Annual Congress Vienna 2009

Saturday, 12.09.2009
Sunday, 13.09.2009
Monday, 14.09.2009
Tuesday, 15.09.2009
Wednesday, 16.09.2009

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2009; 34: Suppl. 53, abstract number.


Material from 2009:
  • 4047 Abstracts
  • 652 Slide presentations
  • 300 Webcasts
  • 93 Handouts
  • 2150 e-posters
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COPD: basic science and clinical studies

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: O. Holz (Grosshansdorf, Germany), J. H. J. Vernooy (Maastricht, Netherlands)
Trefoil factors are increased in sputum and serum from subjects with COPD
L. Pedersen, T. Lund, N. E. Viby, V. Backer, E. Nexø, S. S. Poulsen (Copenhagen NV, Copenhagen N, Århus C, Denmark)
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Expression and activation of the major subunit of NF-kB, protein p65, in COPD bronchial glands
G. Caramori, P. Casolari, J. Marwick, S. Giuffrè, M. Contoli, G. Gnesini, P. Kirkham, K. F. Chung, P. J. Barnes, I. M. Adcock, A. Papi (Ferrara, Italy; London, United Kingdom)
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SELDI-TOF MS for proteomic analysis of exhaled breath condensate from patients with pulmonary emphysema
M. Fumagalli, F. Ferrari, E. Ansaldo, L. Fregonese, S. Viglio, I. Cerveri, M. Luisetti, J. Stolk, P. Iadarola (Pavia, Italy; Leiden, Netherlands)
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In vitro NK/DC cross talk in COPD
D. Descalzi, C. Folli, A. M. Riccio, F. Scordamaglia, M. Vitale, G. W. Canonica (Genoa, Italy)
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Measurement of trefoil factor peptides in bronchioalveolar lavage (BAL) fluids from patients with COPD or pulmonary cancer
N. E. Viby, H. Kissow, S. S. Poulsen, P. Clementsen, H. Johansen, E. Nexø (Copenhagen, Gentofte, Arhus, Denmark)
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Increased expression of lymphocyte transcription factor T-bet in COPD
R. Wiewrodt, J. Burg, G. Rapp, C. Taube, R. Buhl, C. Kirkpatrik, S. Finotto (Mainz, Germany)
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Similar pattern of interleukin-32 in AAT deficient and AAT replete patients with COPD
F. Calabrese, S. Baraldo, E. Bazzan, F. Lunardi, F. Polverino, P. Maestrelli, G. Turato, K. Lokar-Oliani, F. Rea, P. Sfriso, A. Papi, C. Dinarello, M. Saetta (Padova, Ferrara, Italy; Denver, United States Of America)
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Impairment of function and structure of nasal ciliary epithelium in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ex-smokers patients depends on presence of chronic bronchitic sub-phenotype (CILIARY study)
V. Koblizek, M. Tomsova, E. Cermakova, T. Dobesova, V. Sedlak, F. Salajka (Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic)
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Chemokines and chemokine receptors mRNA expression in lavage of COPD patients
K. Sysoev, K. Natalia, E. Natalia (St.-Petersburg, Russian Federation)
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Decreased toll-like receptor 4 expression in induced sputum associated with increased frequency of acute exacerbation in COPD patients
D. Kinose, E. Ogawa, K. Terada, M. Kudo, A. Haruna, T. Hirai, S. Muro, M. Mishima (Kyoto, Japan)
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Glucocorticoid sensitivity of LPS stimulated COPD alveolar macrophages
J. Armstrong, C. Sargent, D. Singh (Manchester, Loughborough, United Kingdom)
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Specific pattern of inflammation in COPD with respiratory failure
E. Pace, A. Giarratano, M. Ferraro, L. Siena, S. Mangione, M. Johnson, M. Gjomarkaj (Palermo, Italy; Uxbridge, United Kingdom)
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Non-neuronal components of cholinergic system in peripheral blood T-cells of COPD patients
M. Profita, L. Riccobono, A. M. Montalbano, M. Ferraro, S. Gerbino, A. Bruno, G. D. Albano, M. P. Pieper, M. Gjomarkaj (Palermo, Italy; Biberach, Germany)
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Myeloperoxidase increased in plasma in patients with stable COPD
K. Andelid, P. Glader, B. Balder, A. Ekberg-Jansson, A. Lindén (Göteborg, Sweden)
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Pi3kδ expression is increased in peripheral lung macrophages in COPD patients
J. Marwick, C. Gaetano, I. Adcock, F. Chung, A. Papi (Ferrara, Italy; London, United Kingdom)
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Expansion of alveolar parenchymal and pulmonary vessel-associated lymphoid follicles in COPD
M. Mori, C. Andersson, L. Bjermer, C. G. Löfdahl, J. Erjefält (Lund, Sweden)
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Increased lung apoptosis and expression of ceramide in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
M. C. Scarpa, E. Marian, S. Baraldo, G. Turato, F. Calabrese, M. Saetta, P. Maestrelli (Padova, Italy)
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Differences between COPD and bronchiectasis at the microsatellite DNA level
K. Dimakou, E. Neofytou, S. Schiza, N. Tzanakis, A. Gussiou, N. Siafakas, E. Tzortzaki (Heraklion, Greece)
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The expression of antioxidants in small airways in COPD is increased, heterogeneous and correlates with local histopathological alterations
B. T. Olejnicka, C. Andersson, M. Mori, A. Rosen, C. G. Löfdahl, J. S. Erjefält (Lund, Linköping, Sweden)
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Effects of thromboxane A2 receptor antagonists on airway mucus overproduction induced by cigarette smoke and lipopolysaccharide
J. An, J. Q. Li, F. Q. Wen, T. Wang, J. Lin, Y. Hou, X. R. Hu, D. Xu (Chengdu, China)
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