Airway reactivity in humans and animals

Poster Discussion
Chairs: O. Pedersen (Aarhus, Denmark), F. Robatto (Milano, Italy)
Influence of a short end-inspiratory occlusion on airway calibre in spontaneously breathing cats
D. Walraven, C. P. M. van der Grinten, J. M. Bogaard, C. K. van der Ent, S. C. M. Luijendijk (Maastricht, Rotterdam, Utrecht, The Netherlands)
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Dissociation of the effects of a steroid on inflammation compared to airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) in a model of asthma in conscious mice
C. H. Battram, M. A. Birrell, P. Woodman, M. G. Belvisi (London, United Kingdom)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Airway morphometry in hamsters (H) with elastase-induced emphysema (EIE). Effects of lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS)
E. Marchand, P. De Leyn, G. Gayan-Ramirez, E. Verbeken, M. Decramer (Leuven, Belgium)
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Congress or journal article abstract
3-D simulation of deposition of aerosols in assymetric airway bifurcations
C. Falup-Pecurariu, A. Postelnicu, O. G. Falup-Pecurariu, D. Minea, E. M. Georgescu, L. Dracea (Brasov, Romania)
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Hyporeactive airways from hyperresponsive pigs
P. B. Noble, D. J. Turner, H. W. Mitchell (Perth, Australia)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Effects of pulmonary perfusion on the airway and parenchymal mechanics in ventilated and nonventilated lungs
B. Babik, F. Petak, W. Habre, T. Asztalos, Z. Deak, Z. Hantos (Szeged, Hungary; Geneva, Switzerland)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Effect of histamine on regional lung ventilation using inhaled stable xenon computed tomography
S. Bayat, G. Le Duc, L. Porra, G. Berruyer, T. Brochard, S. Fiedler, S. Monfraix, C. Nemoz, W. Thomlinson, P. Suortti, C. G. Standerskjold-Nordenstam, A. R. A. Sovijarvi (Grenoble, France; Helsinki, Finland)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Nonspecific airway hyperresponsiveness is associated with prolonged relaxation of isolated tracheal smooth muscle in rats
F. X. Blanc, S. Salmeron, C. Coirault, Y. Lecarpentier (Palaiseau, France)
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Human airway smooth muscle (ASM) shortening velocity
R. L. Dellaca', R. Esposti, P. Santus, A. Aliverti, I. Iandelli, A. Pedotti, P. T. Macklem (Milano, Montescano, Italy; Montreal, Canada)
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Characteristics of eosinophilic and neutrophilic inflammation of bronchi of the bronchial asthma (BA) patients
R. Alexandrova, V. Nemtzov, K. Korotkov, J. Savitskaya (St. Petersburg, Russia)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Ozone exposure decreases the effect of a deep inhalation on forced expiratory flow in normal subjects
S. K. Kjaergaard, O. F. Pedersen (Aarhus, Denmark)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Inhibition of cough reflex by D2 receptor agonism with Viozan™ (AR-C68397AA)
D. M. Jackson, C. Astbury, G. J. Kennedy, J. Perrett, S. Mohammed, H. Parmar (Charnwood, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Potent bronchodilatation on exercise during experimental and natural asthma
E. Crimi, A. Smeraldi, R. Pellegrino, V. Brusasco (Genoa, Cuneo, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Differences in responsiveness of asthmatic airways to direct and indirect stimuli
G. Karaagac, N. Celik, S. Baslilar, T. Yilmaz (Istanbul, Turkey)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Bronchial hyperresponsiveness and asthma in male athletes
L. Pedersen, T. Lund, B. Larsson, B. N. Jensen, V. Backer (Copenhagen, Denmark)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Shorter rise time (RT) to the peak expiratory flow (PEF) seems to precede a doctor's diagnosis of asthma in young males
N. C. G. Hansen, F. Rasmussen, H. C. Siersted (Odense, Denmark)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Relationship between age, sex, duration of asthma, asthma severity and deterioration of lung function in asthmatic patients
M. Kupczyk, I. Kuprys, P. Gorski, P. Kuna (Lodz, Poland)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Effect of disease duration on pulmonary function in asthma
S. J. Langley, S. Goldthorpe, A. Custovic, A. A. Woodcock (Manchester, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Changes of heart rate variability in different types of breathing in patients with bronchial asthma (BA)
A. V. Savich, V. N. Martchenko, V. I. Trophymov, M. D. Didour, L. V. Sukhneva (Saint-Petersburg, Russia)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Forced inspiratory flows in normal subjects: reproducibility, determinants and normal values
S. Hanon, D. Schuermans, S. Verbanck, W. Vincken (Brussels, Belgium)
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