Airway regulation, provocation and monitoring – I

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: S. Anderson (Camperdown, Australia), L. Spicuzza (Catania, Italy)
Increased urotensin II in BALF and lung tissue in rat model of COPD
Y. H. Chen, W. Z. Yao, J. Ma, M. Lu, Y. F. Qi, M. W. Zhao, C. S. Tang (Beijing, China)
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Changes of endogenous hydrogen sulfide in rat model of COPD
Y. H. Chen, W. Z. Yao, M. Lu, B. Geng, Y. F. Qi, M. W. Zhao, C. S. Tang (Beijing, China)
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Effects of the interaction of antioxidant vitamins and oxidative stress on cough reflex in guinea pigs after hyperoxic exposure
M. Brozmanova, J. Plevkova, M. Javorka, V. Bartos, L. Plank, M. Tatar (Martin, Slovakia)
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Disruption of CD44 variant 6 abolished bronchial hyperresponsiveness, inflammation and mast cell myositis in a murine model of asthma
P. O. Girodet, P. Berger, H. Begueret, U. Gunthert, R. Marthan, J. M. Tunon de Lara (Bordeaux, Pessac, France; Basel, Switzerland)
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First validation of acoustic rhinometry in laboratory animals
S. P. Straszek, O. F. Pedersen (Aarhus, Denmark)
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Fibronectin content in airway smooth muscle in fatal asthma
B. B. Araújo, L. F. F. Silva, S. M. Fernezlian, P. H. N. Saldiva, M. Dolhnikoff, T. Mauad (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
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Rhinovirus induction of IL-15 via IFN-α/β is deficient in asthmatics
V. Laza-Stanca, S. D. Message, M. T. Zdrenghea, M. R. Edwards, L. A. Stanciu, S. L. Johnston (London, United Kingdom)
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Sustained asthma control can eliminate airway hyperreactivity: a 3 year study
B. Lundback, E. Ronmark, A. Lindberg, A. C. Jonsson, L. G. Larsson, D. Gor, M. James (Lulea, Stockholm, Sweden; London, United Kingdom)
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How long should tiotropium bromide be suspended before methacholine challenge?
C. Quijada, M. Venegas, H. Bernardine (Santiago, Chile)
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Airway responsiveness to methacholine and deep inhalations in rhinitic subjects
E. F. Crimi, R. Saporiti, S. Bartolini, M. P. Baroffio, R. Pellegrino, V. Brusasco (Genoa, Cuneo, Italy)
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Nasal function optimizes the bronchoprotective effect of deep inspiration
N. Scichilone, G. Pyrgos, V. Bellia, A. Togias (Palermo, Italy; Baltimore, United States Of America)
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Unspecific bronchial provocation with methacholine: comparing an aerosol bolus technique and a technique applying controlled inhalations
C. Wenzel, P. Brand, C. Herpich, S. Haeussermann, T. Meyer, B. Muellinger, K. Haeussinger (Gauting, Gemünden, Germany)
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Ratio between forced expiratory flow between 25% and 75% of VC and FVC as a determinant of airway reactivity and sensitivity to methacholine
P. Seber, N. Akalin (Alanya, Turkey)
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Cholinergic tone and airway hyperresponsiveness in patients with persistent allergic asthma
B. Butorac Petanjek, S. Popovic Grle, D. Pelicaric, D. Vrankovic (Zagreb, Croatia)
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Airway responsiveness and reversibility of bronchconstriction in smokers
M. H. Boskabady, H. Farhadi, H. Dehghani (Mashhad, Islamic Republic Of Iran)
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In vivo evaluation of the airway epithelium in a murine model of allergic asthma: effects of bronchodilators on ciliary beat frequency
A. Choqueta-Toledo, F. M. Arantes-Costa, G. Lorenzi-Filho, E. M. Negri, M. A. Martins (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
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Modulatory effects of oral tolerance in lung tissue remodelling in a model of chronic allergic inflammation
A. S. Nakashima, V. C. Ruiz, T. Lanças, C. M. Prado, M. Dolhnikoff, M. A. Martins, I. F. L. C. Tibério (São Paulo, Brazil)
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Inhaled corticosteroids attenuate experimental allergic rhinitis related cough in guinea pigs
M. Brozmanova, V. Calkovsky, J. Plevkova, V. Bartos, L. Plank, M. Tatar (Martin, Slovakia)
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Role of intramural ganglions in evolution of chronic inflammation with COPD modeling
N. A. Kuzubova, A. N. Fedin, E. S. Lebedeva (St. Petersburg, Russian Federation)
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