The unfolding story of endoplasmic reticulum stress signalling in lung disease
Symposium Chairs: P. Hiemstra (Leiden, Netherlands), C. Greene (Dublin, Ireland)
Aims: The aims of this session are to provide a set of comprehensive, thought-provoking and interesting presentations on the topic of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Attendees will be given a broad introduction to the topic by an internationally renowned expert in the area describing the causes, mechanisms and outcomes of ER stress. This will be followed by presentations describing new advances in our understanding of ER stress responses and how they can contribute to the pathogenesis of COPD and cystic fibrosis. Finally, there will be a presentation on the targeting of ER stress for lung cancer treatment.