Innate immunity and airways disease

Oral Presentation
Chairs: C. J. Corrigan (London, UK)
Susceptibility to asthma exacerbation induced by superantigen is critically dependent on bystander mucosal Vβ8 TCR T cells in TH2 immune mice
R. Park, S. Bozinovski, J. Jones, S. J. Beavitt, G. P. Anderson (Melbourne, Australia)
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Differential expression and regulation of toll-like receptors 1-9 in human airway epithelial cells
F. Jaumann, P. Unterberger, U. Welsch, R. Bals (Munich, Germany)
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Human bronchial epithelium expresses interleukin-9 receptor and releases neutrophil chemotactic factor
A. Tsukadaira, Y. Okubo, S. Koyama, E. Sato, S. Takashi, H. Nagase, K. Agematsu, K. Kubo (Matsumoto, Japan)
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Airway epithelial cells, eosinophils and myofibroblasts express connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) in inflamed asthmatic airway
K. Yamauchi, L. H. Pan, H. Kobayashi, Y. Tanifuji, T. Sawai, T. Nakanishi, M. Takigawa, N. Tomichi, H. Inoue (Morioka, Okayama, Japan)
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MMP-9 deficiency reduces airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness in a mouse model of asthma
D. D. Cataldo, K. G. Tournoy, C. Munaut, Z. Werb, J. M. Foidart, A. Noel, R. A. Pauwels (Liege, Ghent, Belgium; San Francisco, United States Of America)
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MMP-13 expression in blood and BAL eosinophils obtained after segmental allergen challenge
M. Foerster, R. K. Braun, D. Haefner, G. Workalemahu, B. Mock, C. Kroegel (Jena, Germany)
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