Advances in respiratory mechanics

Electronic Poster Discussion
Chairs: Z. Hantos (Szeged, Hungary), W. Zin (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil)

The ability of fluctuation analysis of airway function and symptoms to asses asthma stability in different asthma phenotypes G. Stern, C. Thamrin, B. Suki, R. Taylor, U. Frey (Bern, Switzerland; Boston, MA, United States Of America; Dunedin, New Zealand)
Changes in airway responsiveness to methacholine following haematopoietic stem-cells transplantation G. Barisione, A. Bacigalupo, M. T. Van Lint, T. Lamparelli, F. Copello, E. Crimi, V. Brusasco (Genova, Italy)
Low glucose level alters the electrochemical function of human parietal pleura V. Kouritas, C. Foroulis, C. Hatzoglou, A. Hevas, N. Desimonas, G. Kalafati, N. Tsilimingas, K. Gourgoulianis, P. Molyvdas (Larissa, Greece)
The acute effect of loaded inspirations upon airway resistance in mild to moderate asthmatics S. C. How, L. M. Romer, B. J. Taylor, A. K. McConnell (Uxbridge, United Kingdom)
Determination of degree of turbulence and viscous resistance upstream to the choke point in a mechanical model using gases of different physical properties O. Pedersen (Aarhus, Denmark)
A new digital stethophone: bioacoustic analyses of breath sounds recorded from a simple mp3 player N. M. Skjodt, W. E. Hodgetts (Edmonton, AB, Canada)
Near-infrared high speed video microscopy is an effective tool for studying mucociliary transport in vitro S. Tatkov, R. Pack (Palmerston North, New Zealand)
Effect of salbutamol on upper airway wall impedance in children C. He, B. Demoulin, F. Marchal (Vandoeuvre, France)
Changes in airway and tissue mechanics in ventilated COPD patients after nebulized bronchodilator agent A. Lorx, B. Szabó, M. Hercsuth, Z. Hantos (Budapest, Szeged, Hungary)
Correlation between respiratory mechanical and structural changes in sensitized rabbits: effects of methacholine and allergen administrations T. Janosi, L. Porra, S. Bayat, A. Sovijarvi, P. Suortti, H. Suhonen, S. Strengell, F. Petak, Z. Hantos, W. Habre (Geneva, Switzerland; Helsinki, Finland; Szeged, Hungary; Amiens, France)
Deposition of nanoparticles in the infant lung F. Henry, A. Tsuda (Boston, MA, United States Of America)
Dexamethasone increases sheep visceral and parietal pleura permeability T. Deligiorgi, C. Hatzoglou, S. Zarogiannis, A. Karioti, I. Stefanidis, K. Gourgoulianis, P. A. Molybdas (Larissa, Greece)
Development of standardisation criteria for the measurement of lung clearance index in a multi-centre study K. Macleod, A. Horsley, A. Greening, J. A. Innes, J. Davies, E. Alton, S. Cunningham (Edinburgh, London, United Kingdom)
Respiratory mechanics in pathogenesis of airway hyperresponsiveness in obese subjects L. Pini, D. Modina, C. Toreggiani, V. Pinelli, B. Ragnoli, M. Guerini, C. Tantucci (Brescia, Italy)
The effect of ferric oxide nanoparticles on pulmonary morphology, redox system and some immune components B. Szalay, Z. Kováciková, M. Brózik, E. Tátrai (Budapest, Hungary; Bratislava, Slovakia)
Novel sub-classifications of mast cells in human lungs: differential alterations in smokers and COPD C. Andersson, L. Bjermer, C. G. Löfdahl, J. Erjefält (Lund, Sweden)
Fast clearance of inhaled ultrafine particles from airways is reduced in a knockout mouse model with cilia deficiency W. G. Kreyling, I. Bolle, S. Fertsch, S. Takenaka, M. Semmler-Behnke (Neuherberg, Munich, Germany)
Analysis of quiet breathing in COPD using fiber grating vision sensor S. Tsujimura, H. Nakamura, I. Sato, T. Shirahata, M. Nakamura, S. Takahashi, T. Nakajima, A. Ishizaka (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan)
Leptin influences the transmesothelial permeability of isolated sheep visceral and parietal pleura E. Hanika, C. Hatzoglou, S. Zarogiannis, T. Deligiorgi, V. Liakopoulos, K. Gourgoulianis, P. A. Molyvdas (Larissa, Greece)
Endothelium function assesment with radial artery tonometry in COPD patients P. Ausin, M. Kraidly, P. Barnes, J. Gea, P. J. Barnes, S. Kharitonov (London, United Kingdom; Barcelona, Spain)