Pathobiological and clinical investigations in airway disorders

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Chairs: B. Balbi (Gussago, Italy), C. Vogelmeier (Marburg, Germany)
Cardiac and adrenal pathology in asthma
F. H. Y. Green, A. W. Chan, L. Roth, A. Karkhanis, A. Bureau, S. Tough, J. Butt, W. Lester, I. Mitchell (Calgary, Lethbridge, Canada)
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Nuclear expression of Ku86, a DNA repair protein, is decreased in bronchiolar epithelium of COPD patients
G. Caramori, P. Casolari, K. Tomita, I. Guzzinati, K. F. Chung, P. J. Barnes, A. Ciaccia, L. M. Fabbri, I. M. Adcock, A. Papi (Ferrara, Modena, Italy; London, United Kingdom)
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RT-PCR analysis of COPD lung
M. Tomaki, H. Ogawa, H. Sugiura, A. Koarai, T. Kitamuro, Y. Komaki, T. Akita, T. Hattori, T. Matsumoto, A. Nakanishi, S. Ueda, K. Koike, M. Ichinose (Sendai, Osaka, Natori, Wakayama, Japan)
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Reduced myofibrillar protein breakdown in stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
E. P. A. Rutten, M. P. K. J. Engelen, E. F. M. Wouters, N. E. P. Deutz, A. M. W. J. Schols (Maastricht, The Netherlands)
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Short-term variability of biomakers of proteinase activity in patients with emphysema associated with type Z alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
J. Stolk, L. Annovazzi, C. Zanone, P. Iadarola, T. Kuppevelt, M. Luisetti (Leiden, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Pavia, Italy)
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Duration of smoking cessation and bronchial inflammation in COPD
T. S. Lapperre, J. B. Snoeck-Stroband, M. M. E. Gosman, T. Mauad, P. S. Hiemstra, N. H. T. Ten Hacken, W. Timens, D. S. Postma, P. J. Sterk, the GLUCOLD Study Group (Groningen & Leiden, Leiden, Groningen, The Netherlands)
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Biomarkers in breath condensate and induced sputum in COPD- relationship to FEV1, BMI and health status
D. G. Anderson, M. McLaughlin, R. Frangulyan, E. Drost, W. MacNee (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
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Airway neutrophilia related to occupational exposure in urban policemen
S. Dragonieri, M. Musti, L. M. Esposito, C. Izzo, O. Resta, A. M. Moretti, A. Roberti, A. Spanevello (Bari, Cassano delle Murge, Italy)
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