Basic mechanisms in asthma and COPD: new insights

Oral Presentation
Chairs: T. Geiser (Bern, Switzerland), H. Fehrenbach (Marburg, Germany)
Interleukin-13 receptor alpha 2: a regulator of IL-13 and IL-4 signal transduction
A. L. Andrews, J. W. Holloway, S. T. Holgate, D. E. Davies (Southampton, United Kingdom)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Role of IκB kinases (IKKs) α and β in severe asthma and COPD
R. Gagliardo, F. Pompeo, A. M. Merendino, M. Gjomarkaj, I. Vachier, J. Bousquet, G. Bonsignore, P. Chanez (Palermo, Italy; , ; Montpellier, France)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Human myeloid lung dendritic cells are strong inducers of T cell proliferation compared to plasmacytoid lung dendritic cells
I. K. Demedts, G. F. Joos, G. G. Brusselle (Ghent, Belgium)
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
CC chemokine receptor 3 inhibitor, antileukinate, suppressed ovalbumin induced goblet cell metaplasia and airway hyperresponsiveness in mice
M. Tanaka, S. Hayashi, Y. Fukuno (Saga, Japan)
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Effect of IL-13Rα2 Receptor levels on the biological activity of IL-13 variant R110Q
A. L. Andrews, F. Buccherri, K. Arima, K. Izuhara, S. T. Holgate, D. E. Davies, J. W. Holloway (Southampton, United Kingdom; Kyoto, Japan)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Reduced bronchial epithelial Smad7 protein expression in COPD
A. Zandvoort, D. S. Postma, M. R. Jonker, J. A. Noordhoek, J. T. Vos, W. Timens (Groningen, Netherlands)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Estrogen receptor 1 polymorphisms are associated with bronchial hyperresponsiveness and FEV1 decline, particularly in female asthmatics
A. Dijkstra, T. Howard, J. Vonk, E. J. Ampleford, L. Lange, E. R. Bleecker, D. A. Meyers, D. S. Postma (Groningen, Netherlands; Winston-Salem, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstract
ADAM33 SNPs are associated with airway hyperresponsiveness and airway inflammation in COPD
M. M. Gosman, H. M. Boezen, C. C. van Diemen, J. B. Snoeck-Stroband, T. S. Lapperre, P. S. Hiemstra, N. H. ten Hacken, J. Stolk, D. S. Postma (Groningen, Leiden, Netherlands)
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