Immunology in pulmonary diseases

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: A. Wells (London, United Kingdom), F. J. Martinez (Ann Arbor, United States of America)
A cluster of yeast infections and IgE-mediated sensitization to yeast in a moisture damaged food store
T. Husman, S. Laitinen, S. Pennanen, J. Pelkonen, P. Ruoppi (Kuopio, Finland)
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The importance of quantifying serum antibody associated with allergic alveolitis
K. Anderson, C. McSharry, T. Ismail, S. J. Bourke, I. Fraser, G. Boyd (Kilmarnock, Glasgow, Newcastle-upon Tyne, United Kingdom)
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Nerve growth factor levels in pigeon fanciers’ allergic alveolitis
I. Fraser, C. McSharry, R. Chaudhuri, K. Anderson, N. C. Thomson, G. Boyd (Glasgow, Kilmarnock, United Kingdom)
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Pigeon fanciers’ allergic alveolitis: association with pro-inflammatory cytokines
C. McSharry, K. Anderson, T. Ismail, I. Fraser, G. Boyd (Glasgow, Kilmarnock, United Kingdom)
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The effect of N-acetyl-L-cysteine on IL-8, MMP-9 releasing and ICAM-1 expression of BAL cultured cells
D. M. Radomska-Lesniewska, M. M. Filewska, U. Demkow, J. Kus, E. Skopinska-Rozewska (Warsaw, Poland)
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Strong increase of proinflammatory blood monocytes in active pulmonary sarcoidosis
J. C. Grutters, P. Beirne, A. Claessen, K. Welsh, J. M. M. van den Bosch, H. van Velzen-Blad (Nieuwegein, The Netherlands; London, United Kingdom)
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BAL cytology in sarcoidosis versus other conditions with focus on CD4/CD8 ratio
D. Hrivo, M. W. R. Pletz, M. Ioanas, A. De Roux, H. Lode (Berlin, Germany; Atlanta, United States Of America)
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The diagnostic value of skin punch biopsy in granulomatous cutaneous lesions of patients with systemic sarcoidosis
H. Yanardag, A. Iscimen, M. Caner, S. Uygun, S. Demirci (Istanbul, Turkey)
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OSA patients sera are characterized by the decreased angiogenic activity
J. Chorostowska-Wynimko, D. Radomska, D. Gorecka, E. Skopinska-Rozewska (Warsaw, Poland)
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Soluble form of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 as a serum marker of inflammation activity in cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis
T. P. Ses, L. N. Novikova, A. S. Zacharova, V. P. Molodzova (St Petersburg, Russia)
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Pulmonary manifestations of toxocara canis larval infection in adults
S. P. Lee, D. C. Choi, S. Y. Kang, Y. B. Chung, Y. H. Lim, C. H. An, S. Y. Kyung, J. W. Park, S. H. Jeong (Incheon, Seoul, Cheju, South Korea)
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Lower APCR correlates with apoptotic activation of CD8+T cells in non-small cell lung cancer
D. Dworakowska, E. Bryl, M. Soroczynska, J. M. Witkowski, M. Lapinski, D. Tomaszewski, A. Mital, R. Dworakowski, E. Kazimierska, J. Skokowski, E. Czestochowska (Gdansk, Poland)
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Mitochondrial depolarization and annexin V binding in CD3+T cells in non-small cell lung cancer
D. Dworakowska, E. Bryl, M. Soroczynska, J. M. Witkowski, M. Lapinski, A. Mital, D. Tomaszewski, R. Dworakowski, E. Kazimierska, J. Skokowski, E. Czestochowska (Gdansk, Poland)
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Late effects of mustard gas agents on immune system in 40 patients
D. Attaran, M. Mahmoodi, M. Balali, M. Hefazi (Mashad, Mashdad, Iran)
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The maturation of dendritic cells mediated by a polyvalent mechanical bacterial lysate (PBML) results in the secretion of cytokines inducing an anti-bacterial polarization of the locoregional immune-response
G. Cangemi, B. Morandi, G. Ferlazzo, G. Melioli (Genova, Italy)
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Efficacy of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy on the incidence of pneumonia in Iranian patients with common variable immunodeficiency
Z. Pourpak, A. Aghamohammadi, A. Farhoudi, M. Gharagozlou, M. Moin, M. Movahedi, Z. Chavoshzadeh, L. Jadid, N. Rezaei (Tehran, Iran)
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Polyunsaturated fatty acids, lactobacillus bifidus, vitamin A and D in the treatment of IgA immunodeficiency in children with frequent respiratory infections
B. A. Kamenov, S. S. Kamenov, H. T. Stamenkovic, S. S. Cekic (Nis, Serbia & Montenegro)
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Cytokines profile of peripheral CD4 lymphocytes in acute and convalescence of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis
P. J. Bertrand, P. A. Cruces, J. J. Hernandez, M. E. Ocqueteau (Santiago, Chile)
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FcεRII(CD23) in response to trauma
J. Marciniak-Sroka, B. Jakiela, A. Szczeklik, N. Ewa (Cracow, Poland)
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