Airway responsiveness: mechanics, mechanisms, effects of anti-asthma drugs

Oral Presentation
Chairs: J. O. Lotvall (Gothenburg, Sweden), G. Joos (Ghent, Belgium)
The effect of deep inspirations on maximal airway narrowing in normal subjects
M. Monteny, J. de Kluijver, A. H. Zwinderman, D. T. Schmidt, P. J. Sterk (Leiden, The Netherlands)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Reduced airway distensibility, fixed airflow limitation and airway wall remodelling in asthma
C. Ward, D. P. Johns, R. Bish, M. Pais, D. Reid, E. H. Walters (Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom; Melbourne, Tasmania, Australia)
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Congress or journal article abstract
The role of endogenous NO in the bronchoprotective mechanism of deep inspiration in normal subjects
C. Gratziou, N. Rovina, M. Lignos, A. Maragianni, Z. Athanasa, A. Togias, C. Roussos (Athens, Greece; Baltimore, United States Of America)
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Antigen-induced airway hyperresponsiveness and eosinophilia in mice is inhibited by the endothelin receptor antagonist SB217242
R. G. Goldie, T. S. Mann, A. C. D'Aprile, P. J. Henry (Crawley, Perth, Australia)
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Combined treatment with fluticasone plus salmeterol protects against allergen-induced asthmatic responses better than each drug alone
F. L. Dente, L. Scuotri, E. Bacci, M. DeSanctis, A. Di Franco, D. Giannini, E. Masino, M. Taccola, M. Tonelli, B. Vagaggini, P. L. Paggiaro (Pisa, Italy)
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The effects of efalizumab, an anti-CD11a monoclonal antibody (hu1124), on allergen-induced airway inflammation in atopic asthmatic subjects

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