T. Tetley (London, United Kingdom), C. Taggart (Belfast, United Kingdom), I. Heijink (Groningen, Netherlands), C. Ward (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom)
Late-breaking abstract: Differential expression profiles of genes involved in oxidative stress and inflammation in blood and sputum from healthy subjects and COPD patients
C. Moermans, D. Degroote, P. Dorfman, E. Capieaux, M. Henket, J. L. Corhay, R. Louis (Liège, Sart Tilman, Belgium)
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Late-breaking abstract: Cycloxygenase- and lypoxigenase-dependent generation of omega-3 electrophilic fatty acid-derivatives with anti-inflammatory properties
C. Cipollina, S. Salvatore, B. A. Freeman, F. J. Schopfer (Palermo, Italy; Pittsburgh, United States Of America)
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Late-breaking abstract: Surfactant protein D (SP-D) as a biomarker for mortality: A study in elderly Danish twins
H. Wulf Johansson, M. Thinggaard, Q. Tan, K. Christensen, U. Holmskov, G. Lykke Sørensen (Odense, Denmark)
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Late-breaking abstract: Lung regional differences in tissue adaptation to chronic hypoxia (CH)
A. Panariti, A. Ferri, D. Bishop, G. Miserocchi, I. Rivolta (Monza, Italy; Melbourne, Australia)
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Engineered nanoparticles induce apoptosis of human bronchial epithelial cells
H. Bayram, B. Gogebakan, R. Bayraktar, A. Arslan (Gaziantep, Turkey)
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IL-17 enhances IL-8 production by attenuating both the ARE-mediated and the microRNA-mediated degradation of IL-8 mRNA
S. Chowdhury, A. Dijkhuis, R. Lutter (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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A quantitative method for the detection of spliced X-box binding protein-1 (XBP1) mRNA in primary bronchial epithelial cells (PBEC) as a measure of endoplasmatic reticulum (ER) stress
A. van Schadewijk, E. F. A. van ‘t Wout, J. Stolk, P. S. Hiemstra (Leiden, Netherlands)
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Pulmonary apoptosis in fetal Down syndrome
M. Bruijn, J. von der Thüsen, C. van der Loos, R. de Krijger, R. van Loenhout, A. Bos, J. van Woensel (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands; London, United Kingdom)
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Airway epithelial protocadherin-1 expression is regulated by house-dust mite and cigarette smoke exposure in mice
M. Nawijn, H. Koning, U. Brouwer, L. den Boef, M. Hylkema, D. Postma, G. Koppelman, A. van Oosterhout (Groningen, Netherlands)
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Fluticasone furoate restores leptin/leptin receptor pathway in nasal epithelial cells
A. Bruno, M. Ferraro, S. Gerbino, A. Bonura, P. Colombo, S. La Grutta, M. Gjomarkaj, E. Pace (Palermo, Italy)
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S-CMC-Lys reduces oxidative stress of respiratory cells and increases GSH intracellular content
C. Bazzini, R. Balsamo, L. Lanata, M. Bagnasco, F. Sassone, M. L. Garavaglia, G. Meyer (Milan, Italy)
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Mitochondrial dysfunction in airway epithelium increases pro-inflammatory IL-8, impairs barrier function and reduces glucocorticoid responsiveness
R. Hoffmann, S. Brandenburg, N. ten Hacken, A. van Oosterhout, I. Heijink (Groningen, Netherlands)
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Effect of phosphodiesterase IV inhibitors on eotaxin expression in bronchial epithelial cells – Comparison between immortalized and primary line
M. Paplinska, R. Chazan, H. Grubek-Jaworska (Warsaw, Poland)
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ciliaFA: A free research tool for accurate, automated, high-throughput measurement of ciliary beat frequency (CBF)
C. Smith, J. Djakow, P. Djakow, A. Patel, R. Hirst, P. Andrew, C. O‘Callaghan (Leicester, United Kingdom; Prague, Czech Republic)
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Interactions between epithelial cells and neutrophils during pro-inflammatory conditions
I. von Schéele, K. Larsson, L. Palmberg (Stockholm, Sweden)
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Effect of cigarette smoke extract or TGF-β1 on hyaluronan production and hyaluronan modulating enzymes in primary murine lung fibroblasts
K. Bracke, J. Vernooy, T. Demoor, G. Joos, E. Wouters, G. Brusselle, M. Dentener (Ghent, Belgium; Maastricht, Netherlands)
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Cigarette smoke down-regulates the expression of β-catenin in primary human lung fibroblasts
N. Miglino, S. Petra, M. Roth, C. Sadowski-Cron, D. Lardinois, M. Tamm, P. Borger (Basel, Switzerland)
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Anti-inflammatory effect of beclomethasone dipropionate and formoterol on TNF-α-induced human endothelial cell activation
S. Cianchetti, C. Cardini, G. Nicolini, A. Celi, P. Paggiaro (Pisa, Parma, Italy)
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