Exploring mechanisms in obstructive airway diseases

Poster Discussion
Chairs: Alyn Hugh Morice (Cottingham, United Kingdom), Stylianos Loukides (Voula, Athens, Greece)

Activin-A BAL levels and Immunochemistry for activin A receptors in patients with asthma Anastasia Papaporfyriou (Mandra, Greece), Anastasia Papaporfyriou, Petros Bakakos, Konstantinos Kostikas, Georgios Papatheodorou, Philip Emmanouil, Konstantina Kontogianni, Elissavet Konstantellou, Georgios Hillas, Patroklos Katafygiotis, Rodoula Trigidou, Nikolaos Koulouris, Spyridon Papiris, Stelios Loukidis
Immunocytochemistry evaluation of FKBP51 in induced sputum cells as a biomarker of glucocorticoid therapy in asthma Mihaela Zidarn (Golnik, Slovenia), Mihaela Zidarn, Susan Wilson, Peter Howarth
The airway microbiota is significantly altered in asthma patients with airway hyperresponsiveness to mannitol Asger Sverrild (Copenhagen, Denmark), Asger Sverrild, Pia Kiilerich, Celeste Porsbjerg, Anders Bergqvist, Jonas Erjefält, Karsten Kristiansen, Vibeke Backer
Rapamycin protects OVA induced asthma in mice through regulating autophagy Dong Yang (Shanghai, China), Dong Yang, Yan Mou, Ling Ye, Meiling Jin, Chunxue Bai
Correlation of inflammatory markers of disease with sputum neutrophilia in severe asthma Clair Barber (Southampton, United Kingdom), Clair Barber, Laurie Lau, Scott Elliott, Jon Ward, Kerry Gove, Tom Brown, Hitasha Rupani, Tim Hinks, Ratko Djukanovic, Ramesh Kurukulaaratchy, Anoop Chauhan, Karl J. Staples, Peter Howarth
Measuring differences in respiratory muscle activity in healthy and dyspnoeic children and determining the effect of salbutamol by surface electromyography (EMG) Anne Floor Brunger (Groningen, Netherlands), Anne Floor Brunger, Karin Smit, Elianne Vrijlandt, Leo Van Eykern
Small airway function in smokers without airway obstruction Kim Husemann (Singen, Germany), Kim Husemann, Yulia Zhukhovitskaya, Martin Kohlhäufl
Pro-and anti-fibrotic molecule balance in the bronchial mucosa of stable COPD patients Antonino Di Stefano (Veruno, Italy), Antonino Di Stefano, Fabio L.M. Ricciardolo, Davide Vallese, Alessandro Pitruzzella, Francesca Magno, Isabella Gnemmi, Armando Capelli, Andrea Zanini, Francesco Cappello, Bruno Balbi
Airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) to mannitol following regular inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in Australian army and police recruits Clair Lake (Camperdown, Australia), Clair Lake, Clare Perry, Keith Wong, John Brannan
Correlation of spirometry with six minute walk test and grading of dyspnea Anand Patel (Vadodara, India), Anand Patel
iNOS expression is increased in peripheral airways of asthmatic patients Ellen Tufvesson (Lund, Sweden), Ellen Tufvesson, Cecilia Andersson, Julie Weidner, Jonas Erjefält, Leif Bjermer
Elevated sputum BPIFB1 levels correlate with progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Jing Gao (Helsinki, Finland), Jing Gao, Steffen Ohlmeier, Pentti Nieminen, Tuula Toljamo, Sari Tiitinen, Tinja Kanerva, Lynne Bingle, Bianca Araujo, Mikko Rönty, Matti Höyhtyä, Colin Bingle, Witold Mazur, Ville Pulkkinen
Asthma control and sputum eosinophils: A longitudinal study in daily practice Sophie Demarche (Liege, Belgium), Sophie Demarche, Florence Schleich, Virginie Paulus, Monique Henket, Thierry Van Hees, Renaud Louis
Is ionizing radiation the risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? Lyudmila I. Shvayko (Kiev, Ukraine), Liudmyla Shvaiko
Predictive factors of a positive methacholine challenge response based on data from a baseline respiratory function test Rafaela Campanha (Lisbon, Portugal), Rute Morgado, Cátia Oliveira, Rafaela Campanha, Susana Moreira, Richard Staats, Dina Escaleira, João Valença, Cristina Bárbara
Periostin as a biomarker in patients with asthma: Associations with eosinophilia and Th2 response Elissavet Konstantelou (Athens, Greece), Elissavet Konstantelou, Stylianos Loukides, Konstantinos Kostikas, Poluxeni Ntotsi, Zoe Tsilogianni, Anastasia Papaporfyriou, Georgios Papatheodorou, Spyridon Papiris, Nikolaos Koulouris, Petros Bakakos
Serum periostin in patients hospitalized for COPD exacerbations Elissavet Konstantelou (Athens, Greece), Elissavet Konstantelou, Andriana Papaioannou, Konstantinos Bartziokas, Georgios Papatheodorou, Anastasia Papaporfyriou, Sofia Pouriki, Nikolaos Koulouris, Spyridon Papiris, Petros Bakakos, Stylianos Loukides, Konstantinos Kostikas
Airway basophils are increased and correlated with eosinophilic inflammtaion in asthma and COPD Keiko Wakahara (Nagoya, Japan), Keiko Wakahara, Yoshihiro Suzuki, Akira Shiraki, Toyokazu Sashio, Takashi Abe, Yukari Arakawa, Daiki Goto, Joe Shindoh, Yoshinori Hasegawa