Cell signalling and cytokines in asthma

Oral Presentation
Chairs: S. Hashimoto (Tokyo, Japan), C. Pilette (Brussels, Belgium)
Adoptive transfer of APC activated by CpG-ODN can prevent manifestations of asthma in a murine model
J. N. Kline, K. Kitagaki, T. Businga (Iowa City, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Targeted disruption of L-histidine decarboxylase reduces antigen-induced airway eosinophilia but not hyperresponsiveness
A. Koarai, M. Ichinose, S. Ishigaki-Suzuki, S. Yamagata, H. Sugiura, E. Sakurai, T. Watanabe, H. Ohtsu, T. Hattori (Sendai, Japan)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Eosinophil adhesion to cholinergic nerve cells induces NFκB activation via the interleukin-1 receptor associated kinase (IRAK) pathway and upregulates ICAM-1 expression
D. R. Curran, M. T. Walsh, R. K. Morgan, N. Durcan, R. W. Costello (Dublin, Ireland)
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Chemokine receptor expression by human lung mast cells
C. E. Brightling, A. J. Morgan, E. Sherriff, A. J. Wardlaw, P. Bradding (Leicester, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Mannan binding lectin (MBL) is present in human lung tissue and is expressed by human lung mast cells
L. Fregonese, A. Roos, M. R. Daha, A. Van Schadewijk, M. Dolhnikoff, T. Fujita, P. S. Hiemstra, K. F. Rabe, T. Mauad (Leiden, The Netherlands; , ; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Toyama, Japan)
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Evidence for potential autocrine regulation of human airway smooth muscle cell functions by neurokinins: modulation of gene expression by glucocorticoids
K. Maghni, K. Desbiens, A. Poirier, C. Meloche, M. C. Michoud, J. G. Martin (Montreal, Canada)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Role of corticosteroids in TNFα-induced expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in human airway smooth muscle cells
E. Vaegs, E. Klein, P. M. Schneider, A. Koch (Cologne, Germany)
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Inhibitory activity of fluticasone propionate (FP) and salmeterol (SAL) on TGF-β–induced expression of α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) by human primary airway fibroblasts (Fbs)
M. Giuliani, L. Serpero, L. Petecchia, R. Sale, F. Sabatini, M. Silvestri, P. Di Blasi, G. A. Rossi (Genoa, Verona, Italy)
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