Asthma: insights from structure and function

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: G. Scano (Florence, Italy), S. A. Kharitonov (London, United Kingdom)
Protective effect of deep inhalation against flow limitation in the brown norway rat
C. E. Schweitzer, G. Bello, A. L. LeBlanc, N. Bertin, B. Demoulin, A. Bellou, F. Marchal (Vandoeuvre lès Nancy, France)
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In vivo monitoring of regional airway responsiveness to inhaled histamine using Xe-enhanced synchrotron radiation computed tomography (SRCT) in rabbit
S. Bayat, L. Porra, H. Suhonen, S. Monfraix, G. Berruyer, C. Nemoz, P. Suortti, A. R. A. Sovijarvi (Grenoble, France; Helsinki, Finland)
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Abnormal respiratory-related evoked potentials in children with asthma and cystic fibrosis
B. Fauroux, F. Nicot, F. Renault, C. Donzel-Renaud, C. Straus, T. Similowski, A. Clement (Paris, France)
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The effect of low temperatures and epithelium removal of the in vitro reactivity of human bronchial smooth muscle
G. I. Tanasie, I. R. O. Siska, G. Mihalas, C. Bunu, V. Paunescu (Timisoara, Romania)
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Relationship between the parasympathetic component of heart rate variability and bronchial obstruction in stable asthma
F. Costes, F. Roche, I. Court Fortune, J. M. Vergnon, J. C. Barthelemy (Saint Etienne, France)
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Size and composition of bronchial biopsies from asthmatic infants, children and adults
S. Saglani, H. Gong, D. N. Payne, A. V. Rogers, A. Bush, P. K. Jeffery (London, United Kingdom)
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The visual analogue scale in respiratory health studies
P. Oksa, J. Uitti, P. Palmroos, A. Linna (Tampere, Kokkola, Finland)
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Quality of perception of bronchoconstriction in patients with asthma
C. Coli, A. Galarducci, M. A. Colaiacomo, M. Grazzini, L. Stendardi, R. Bianchi, R. Duranti, G. Scano (Firenze, Italy)
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The language of dyspnoea during exercise and induced bronchoconstriction in asthmatics
P. Lotti, L. Chiti, P. Laveneziana, R. Duranti, G. Scano (Firenze, Italy)
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Comparison of sensitivity and variability of sGaw and FEV1 for measuring bronchodilation in healthy and asthmatic subjects
C. Houghton, A. Woodcock, D. Singh (Manchester, United Kingdom)
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Assessment of expiratory flow limitation in metacholine challenge in pigs
S. Pontier, A. Levrat, G. Annat, C. Guérin (Toulouse, Lyon, France)
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Effect of salbutamol and budesonide on nitric oxide diffusion and temperature gradients in the airways
P. Paredi, P. J. Barnes, S. A. Kharitonov (London, United Kingdom)
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The clinical significance and respiratory physiological characteristic of small platform in early phase forced expiratory flow curve
J. Zheng, Y. Xie (Guangzhou, China)
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Comparison of variations of FEV1 and forced oscillation technique during methacholine challenge
V. Fasano, E. Bucchioni, F. Blasi, T. Cappelletti, D. Bonardi, R. Bossi, L. Allegra (Milan, Italy)
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Impuls oscilometry system-IOS in bronchial hiperresponsivness to histamine in asthmatics
S. L. Acimovic, G. I. Plavec, I. R. Tomic, O. T. Loncarevic, V. B. Karlicic, M. F. Simic, B. M. Rarojicic (Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro)
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Effects of physical exercise and salbutamol on airway caliber in asthma
M. Milanese, R. Pellegrino, G. Trocchio, E. Crimi, V. Brusasco (Pietra Ligure, Cuneo, Genova, Italy)
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Effects of the amplitude of volume excursions on lung function during induced bronchoconstriction
F. G. Salerno, G. L. Trocchio, A. Spanevello, R. Pellegrino, V. Brusasco, E. Crimi (Cassano Murge, Genova, Cuneo, Italy)
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A different analysis applied to a mathematical model on output of exhaled nitric oxide
B. L. Rottier, J. Cohen, T. W. van der Mark, R. W. Douma, E. J. Duiverman, N. H. T. Ten Hacken (Groningen, The Netherlands)
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Effect of a sequential exhalation flow method on exhaled nitric oxide measurements
M. Barreto, D. Trubacova, F. Monti, Z. Bohmerova, E. Lopes, S. Martella, R. Ronchetti, M. P. Villa (Rome, Italy)
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Methacholine challenge induced dyspnoea scores correlate with impulse oscillometry measured airway resistance but not spirometry
S. M. Manney, A. H. Mansur, A. N. Findlay, J. G. Ayres (Birmingham, Aberdeen, United Kingdom)
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