Mechanisms of airway inflammation

Oral Presentation
Chairs: R. Djukanovic (Southampton, United Kingdom), H. Magnussen (Grosshansdorf, Germany)
Chronic cough, exhaled nitric oxide and vitamin B12 deficiency
G. Guida, A. Battisti, L. Brussino, P. Bigo, B. Culla, G. Rolla, C. Bucca (Turin, Italy)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Influence of formoterol alone and its fixed combination with budesonide on airway responsiveness and airway inflammation induced by repeated low dose allergen challenge
B. Dahlen, A. S. Lantz, E. Henriksson, M. Skedinger, K. Larsson, S. E. Dahlen, L. Jorgensen, T. Ekstrom, E. Ihre (Stockholm, Sodertaelje, Sweden)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Interleukin 18 in the sputum of healthy and COPD smokers: evidence of implication in airway and systemic inflammation
N. Rovina, E. Dima, C. Gerasimou, C. Roussos, C. Gratziou (Athens, Greece)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Study on levels of high sensitivity C reactive protein in asthmatic patients during exacerbation and remission and its correlation with pulmonary function
B. Menon, C. Kaur, B. Vashisht, S. Goyal, B. Aggarwal (Delhi, India)
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentationE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentationE-poster
Markers of inflammation in exhaled breath condensate and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
M. Kazmierczak, J. Marczak, A. Pekala-Wojciechowska, W. Piotrowski, P. Gorski, A. Antczak (Lodz, Poland)
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Congress or journal article abstractSlide presentation
Increase in markers of airway inflammation after ozone exposure can be observed also in subjects who do not functionally respond to ozone
M. L. Bartoli, B. Vagaggini, R. Puntoni, F. Costa, E. Masino, A. Di Franco, P. Paggiaro (Pisa, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Chemokines MCP-1 and MIP-1α are involved in the air flow obstruction in COPD
F. Wang, B. He (Beijing, China)
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Congress or journal article abstract