Basic science in asthma and COPD

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: R. Bals (Marburg, Germany), C. Bingle (Sheffield, United Kingdom)
Osteopontin exacerbates airway hyperresponsiveness and lung remodeling in chronic asthma
D. C. M. Simoes, G. Xanthou, K. Petrochilou, V. Panoutsakopoulou, C. Roussos, C. Gratziou (Athens, Greece)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Advanced glycation endproducts are increased in lung tissue from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
P. Black, L. Wu, L. Nicholson (Auckland, New Zealand)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Expression of cholinergic system components in the airway epithelium of COPD patients
M. Profita, L. Siena, A. M. Montalbano, A. Bonanno, M. Ferraro, G. D. Albano, M. P. Pieper, E. Pace, M. Gjomarkaj (Palermo, Italy; Berlin, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Aerobic exercise decreases oxidative and nitrosative stress in a model of asthma
R. Paula Vieira, A. C. Silva-Duarte, R. Aparecido da Silva, A. Batista Gomes dos Santos, M. Cristina Rodrigues Medeiros, M. Hagge, M. Arruda Martins, M. Dolhnikoff, C. Ricardo Fernandes de Carvalho (Sao Paulo/Sao Paulo, Brazil)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
A potentiating effect of endogenous nitric oxide in the physiologic secretion from airway submucosal glands
T. Tamada, M. Nara, H. Kanatsuka, W. Hida (Sendai, Japan)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Bosentan blocks TNFα-induced GM-CSF expression in human airway smooth muscle cells
D. Jungck, H. Peters, K. Mueller, J. Strauch, J. Knobloch, A. Koch (Cologne, NRW, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Omalizumab inhibits IgE-induced cytokine secretion by human airway smooth muscle cells
M. Roth, M. Tamm (Basel, Switzerland)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Accumulation of mast cell subtypes in areas of remodeling in COPD and cystic fibrosis
C. Andersson, M. Mori, C. G. Löfdahl, L. Bjermer, J. Erjefält (Lund, Sweden)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Aerobic exercise reduces IL-13 expression in chronic sensitized guinea-pigs
C. Rosa Olivo, R. Paula Vieira, A. C. Silva-Duarte, A. B. G. Santos, M. C. R. Medeiros, M. Arruda Martins, T. Mauad, M. Dolhnikoff, C. Ricardo Fernandes Carvalho (Sao Paulo/Sao Paulo, Brazil)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Predictors of health status in COPD patients
B. Mallia-Milanes, U. Kolsum, R. Dockry, K. Al-Shair, D. Singh, J. Vestbo (Manchester, United Kingdom; Hvidovre, Denmark)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Differential contribution of intrinsic cytokines on airway smooth muscle function in asthma
M. Yamaguchi, A. Niimi, H. Matsumoto, I. Ito, H. Matsuoka, M. Jinnai, K. Otsuka, T. Oguma, T. Takeda, H. Nakaji, M. Mishima (Kyoto, Japan)
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Distribution of plasmacytoid dendritic cells in small airways of never smokers, smokers and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
G. R. Van Pottelberge, I. K. Demedts, S. M. Reinartz, C. M. Van Drunen, F. E. Vermassen, E. F. Wouters, G. F. Joos, G. G. Brusselle (Ghent, Belgium; Amsterdam, Maastricht, Netherlands)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Systemic and airway inflammation in sleep apnea and obesity: the role of ICAM-1 and IL-8
G. E. Carpagnano, A. Spanevello, A. Depalo, M. G. Cagnazzo, V. Turchiarelli, G. P. Palladino, R. Sabato, M. P. Foschino Barbaro (Foggia, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Microarray gene expression profiling in a murine model of asthma
E. Hamelmann, T. Weiland, H. Meyer (Berlin, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
The role of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) in a cell model of steroid resistance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
D. Liu, G. Lauer, A. Hatzelmann, C. Hesslinger (Konstanz, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Expression of ADAM 33 in an equine model of asthma
M. Riihimaki, J. Pringle, J. Pourazar, T. Sandstrom, T. Art, P. Lekeux, L. Couetil, A. Raine (Uppsala, Umea, Sweden; Liege, Belgium; West Lafayette, IN, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Examination of function and structure of respiratory cilia of adult COPD patients – comparison of nasal and bronchial mucosa
V. Koblizek, T. Dobesova, F. Salajka, M. Tomsova, E. Cermakova, P. Papousek, M. Dittrich (Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Applicability of the asthma control test (ACT) in elderly asthmatics
S. Battaglia, G. B. Figlioli, C. Sorino, G. Augugliaro, M. Messina, N. Scichilone, V. Bellia (Palermo, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
The effect of inferon on oxygen-dependent metabolism of blood cells in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
S. Farkhutdinov, U. Farkhutdinov (Ufa, Russian Federation)
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