Inflammation and the airway smooth muscle: cellular and pharmacological interactions

Oral Presentation
Chairs: J. Lotvall (Gothenburg, Sweden), J. Nadel (San Francisco, United States of America)
Inflammation of airway smooth muscle in allergic asthma: an ultrastructural approach
H. Begueret, P. Berger, P. O. Girodet, J. M. Vernejoux, R. Marthan, M. Tunon de Lara (Bordeaux, France)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Human airway smooth muscle cell and mast cell interaction is mediated via CD44 and CD51 in asthma
P. O. Girodet, P. Berger, O. Ousova, R. Marthan, M. Tunon de Lara (Bordeaux, France)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Effects of fluticasone and salmeterol on cytokine-induced airway smooth muscle IP10 release
P. Seidel, D. J. Lalor, Q. Ge, C. L. Armour, J. M. Hughes (Sydney, Australia)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Connective tissue growth factor and transforming growth factor β induces extracellular matrix in asthmatic airway smooth muscle
J. K. Burgess, Q. Ge, M. H. Poniris, S. Boustany, S. M. Twigg, P. R. Johnson, J. L. Black (Sydney, Australia)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Regulation of eotaxin gene transcription by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ agonists in human airway smooth muscle cells: interactions with glucocorticoids and β2-agonists
M. Nie, L. Corbett, A. J. Knox, L. Pang (Nottingham, United Kingdom)
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Corticosteroids reduce pro-inflammatory cytokine expression in airway smooth muscle cells via upregulation of MAPK phosphatase-1 and inhibition of p38 MAPK signalling
Y. C. Ng, S. Henness, Q. Ge, A. J. Ammit (Sydney, Australia)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Protein kinase C and MAPK pathways transcriptionally regulate eotaxin release from human airway smooth muscle cells (HASMC)
D. L. Clarke, D. Bradbury, A. Sutcliffe, L. Corbett, A. Knox (Nottingham, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Remicade suppresses cytokine-induced up-regulation of bradykinin receptor-mediated airway smooth muscle contractions
Y. Zhang, M. Adner, L. O. Cardell (Malmö, Sweden)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation