Lung inflammation and fibrogenesis

Poster Discussion
Chairs: P. Bradding (Leicester, United Kingdom), J. Hamacher (Konstanz, Germany)

Intracellular cytokines in blood T cells and monocytes in lung transplant patients - potential utility in monitoring immunosuppression protocols G. L. Hodge, S. J. Hodge, P. N. Reynolds, M. Holmes (Adealaide, Australia)
Impaired lung neutrophil clearance causes necrosis and enhanced inflammation K. Rydell, L. Uller, C. G. A. Persson, J. S. Erjefält (Lund, Sweden)
Activation of alveolar fluid reabsorption in rat lung by tumor necrosis factor and terbutaline is triggered by different mechanisms C. Braun, J. Hamacher, A. Wendel, R. Lucas (Konstanz, Germany)
Relationship between peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α and neutrophils in COPD E. Marian, M. Contoli, S. Baraldo, A. Visentin, A. Papi, M. Saetta, L. M. Fabbri, P. Maestrelli (Padua, Ferrara, Modena, Italy)
Expression of αEβ7 on CD8+ T-cells is under the influence of LFA-1 signalling P. S. Glader, C. G. A. Lofdahl, K. A. Kristensson (Lund, Sweden)
Modulation of ICAM-1 receptors by cyclic stretch in airway epithelial cells; influence of rhinovirus infection S. C. Whiteman, Y. Yang, M. A. Spiteri (Keele, United Kingdom)
Expression of surface receptors on alveolar macrophages and monocytes from patients with COPD A. Noguera, J. Sauleda, D. Blanquer, E. Sala, A. Agusti (Palma de Mallorca, Spain)
P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 expression on leukocytes from patients with allergic asthma, COPD, and smokers U. Liebers, A. Schumacher, G. Wolff, C. Witt (Berlin, Henningsdorf, Germany)
Co-stimulation with LPS facilitates up-regulation of arginase by TGF-β1 S. Matthiesen, M. Warnken, K. Racké (Bonn, Germany)
The Ca2+-activated K+ channel iKCA1 enhances Ca2+ influx and degranulation in human lung mast cells S. M. Duffy, P. Berger, P. Bradding (Leicester, United Kingdom)
Identification of a TRPM7-like non-selective cation channel in human lung mast cells R. C. E. Wykes, S. M. Duffy, E. P. Seward, P. Bradding (Sheffield, Leicester, United Kingdom)
Human lung mast cells adhere to airway smooth muscle W. Yang, D. Kaur, C. E. Brightling, A. J. Wardlaw, P. Bradding (Leicester, United Kingdom)
Interactions of connective tissue growth factor and vascular endothelial growth factor in human airway smooth muscle P. R. A. Johnson, J. K. Burgess, Q. Qe, M. H. Poniris, S. Boustany, J. L. Black (Sydney, Australia)
Expression of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) in smokers with COPD F. Guddo, A. M. Vignola, M. Saetta, E. Balestro, S. Baraldo, E. Bazzan, R. Zuin, A. Papi, L. M. Fabbri, G. Bonsignore, G. Turato (Palermo, Padova, Ferrara, Modena, Italy)
High ICAM-1 gene expression in pulmonary fibroblasts of COPD patients A. Zandvoort, Y. M. van der Geld, M. R. Jonker, J. A. Noordhoek, J. T. W. M. Vos, H. F. Kauffman, D. S. Postma, W. Timens (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Effects of endothelin-1 on MAPK activation, IL-6 production and cell proliferation in normal human lung fibroblasts L. Gallelli, G. Pelaia, G. Cuda, A. Vatrella, D. Fratto, V. Gioffrè, B. D‘Agostino, C. Mastruzzo, M. Maniscalco, M. Sofia, N. Crimi, R. Maselli, F. Rossi, F. S. Costanzo, S. A. Marsico, C. Vancheri (Catanzaro, Naples, Catania, Italy)
Live cell imaging of Smad2 and Smad3 signal transduction in response to TGF-beta M. Hecker, J. K. Jagielska, O. Eickelberg (Giessen, Germany)
Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 production by fibroblasts and mast cells: the role in pulmonary fibrosis Y. Inoue, Y. Hashimoto, K. Kobayashi, E. Kurokawa, M. Okada, T. Arai, S. Hayashi, S. Yamamoto, K. Kimura, M. Sakatani (Sakai, Japan)
Matrix remodeling in IPF: the important role of MMPs-1, -2, -9 and TIMP-1, TIM-2 R. Trigidou, M. A. Dimadi, A. Koutsopoulos, K. M. Antoniou, M. Fotinou, L. Vassiliou, P. Karkaidos, V. G. Gorgoulis, D. Bouros (Athens, Heraklion, Alexandroupolis, Greece)