Annual Congress Vienna 2012

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, abstract number.

Oral Presentation
Chairs: P. Hiemstra (Leiden, Netherlands), C. Taggart (Belfast, United Kingdom)

Identification of pathogenic macrophage subpopulations in lung disease M. Duan, C. Li, D. Steinfort, L. Irving, G. Anderson, M. Hibbs (Melbourne, Australia)
Lack of macrophage plasticity in COPD K.K. Chana, A.M. Day, A.J.N. Ward, P.J. Barnes, L.E. Donnelly (London, United Kingdom)
Chemokinome characterization in human lung macrophages following stimulation with Th2-type cytokines IL-4 or IL-13 S. Grassin Delyle, A. Buenestado, C. Abrial, M. Brollo, E. Naline, P. Devillier (Suresnes, France)
Lipids in the lung: Respiratory inflammation in COPD A. Higham, S. Lea, K. Simpson, D. Singh (Stevenage, United Kingdom)
*Effect of neutrophil supernatants on ex vivo* small airway contractility in COPD** N.J. Madge, L.E. Donnelly, D.F. Rogers (London, United Kingdom)
Reduced phagocytosis of pathogenic bacteria by neutrophils from COPD patients C. Thomas, P. Barnes, L. Donnelly (London, United Kingdom)
Short term effects of alpha1-antitrypsin substitution therapy on the degranulation of neutrophil granulocytes J. Koepke, M. Dresel, T. Greulich, S. Janciauskiene, C. Vogelmeier, A.R. Koczulla (Marburg, Hanover, Germany)
Lung inflammation is significantly reduced by recovery of neutrophil apoptosis in vivo K. Unfried, U. Sydlik, M. Kroker, A. Paunel-Görgülü, S. Keymel, C. Heiss, M. Kelm, J. Windolf, A. Bilstein, J. Krutmann (Düsseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany)