Exhaled breath techniques and other aspects of lung inflammation

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: C. Lehmann (Berlin, Germany), S. A. Kharitonov (London, United Kingdom)

Endothelial function of asthma patients in stable state and during exacerbation E. V. Kalenik, V. A. Nevzorova, E. N. Konovalova, S. A. Pazych, I. M. Martynuk (Vladivostok, Russia)
State of endothelial function in patients with COPD in stable state and during exacerbation V. A. Nevzorova, E. V. Kalenik, E. H. Konovalova, S. A. Pazych, U. M. Martynuk (Vladivostok, Russia)
Peripheral blood eosinophil counts and serum total IgE on broncholdilator responsiveness in patients with stable COPD Y. Akiyama, S. Ohe, M. Fujino, A. Itoh, F. Kishi (Sapporo, Japan)
The reproducibility and accuracy of on- line hydrogen peroxide bioassay and the decreasing effect of storage on H2O2 concentration R. Gajdocsi, C. Brindicci, P. J. Barnes, S. A. Kharitonov (Pecs, Hungary; London, United Kingdom)
Differential assessment of airway inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by measurements of exhaled nitric oxide (NO) derived from peripheral vs. central airways C. Brindicci, S. C. George, P. J. Barnes, S. A. Kharitonov (Bari, Italy; Irvine, United States Of America; London, United Kingdom)
Reproducibility of exhaled nitric oxide (NO) measured by multiple exhalation flow technique (MEFT) in adults C. Brindicci, S. C. George, P. J. Barnes, S. A. Kharitonov (Bari, Italy; Irvine, United States Of America; London, United Kingdom)
Inner coating of condenser systems influences detection of albumin in exhaled breath condensate P. P. R. Rosias, J. H. J. Vernooy, M. A. Dentener, J. Suykerbuyk, J. Teunissen, H. J. E. Hendriks, Q. Jobsis, E. Dompeling (Maastricht, Sittard, The Netherlands)
Free amino acids in exhaled breath condensate M. Rothe, A. Tacke, R. A. Roszik, C. Lehmann (Berlin, Bielefeld, Germany)
In exhaled breath condensate pH-value correlates with ammonium concentration C. Lehmann, M. Rothe, G. Becher (Berlin, Germany)
Exhaled CO measurement for detection of lung diffusion disturbances E. Babarskov, Y. Shulagin, E. Stepanov, A. Cherniack, Z. R. Aisanov, A. G. Chuchalin (Moscow, Russia)