Markers of inflammation in paediatric asthma

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: A. Sprikkelman (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), F. Riedel (Hamburg, Germany)
Correlation of exhaled nitric oxide, asthma symptoms and dietary consumption of fats and antioxidants in asthmatic children: a pilot study
F. Cardinale, C. Fucilli, R. Tesse, T. Tronci, F. Cristofori, F. Di Domenico, A. Dellino, M. S. Loffredo, G. Iacoviello, I. Chinellato, L. Armenio (Bari, Italy)
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Airway remodelling and inflammation in non-atopic wheezing children
G. Turato, A. Barbato, M. E. Zanin, S. Baraldo, F. Calabrese, C. Panizzolo, E. Bazzan, F. Savoia, R. Zuin, P. Maestrelli, L. M. Fabbri, M. Saetta (Padova, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
A comprehensive analysis of toll-like receptor 1-10 polymorphisms and their role in childhood asthma
M. S. D. Kormann, M. Depner, N. Klopp, T. Illig, C. Vogelberg, C. Fritzsch, S. K. Weiland, E. von Mutius, M. Kabesch (Munich, Neuherberg, Dresden, Leipzig, Ulm, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
The feasibility of nitric oxide measurements at various flow rates in children with asthma
C. M. Robroeks, K. D. van de Kant, D. van Vliet, E. Dompeling, H. J. Hendriks, A. D. Kester, J. G. Damoiseaux, W. K. Wodzig, Q. Jöbsis (Maastricht, Netherlands)
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Effect of a brief storage on reproducibility of EBC pH measurements in samples from children with chronic respiratory symptoms
M. Barreto, M. P. Villa, M. Evangelisti, C. Olita, V. P. Di Marino, R. Zambardi, M. Stegagno, R. Ronchetti (Rome, Italy)
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Induced sputum in children with persistent asthma: the effect of inhaled corticosteroid treatment
I. C. P. Sosa, D. Homorodeanu (Cluj Napoca, Romania)
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High performance liquid chromatography analysis of nitrosothiols and nitrite in exhaled breath condensate in asthmatic children
E. Meucci, A. Silvestrini, C. Mondino, C. Mancuso, A. Mordente, B. Giardina, P. Montuschi (Rome, Italy)
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Exhaled NO as a part of a clinical evaluation of asthma in young children
C. A. Hederos, S. Janson, G. Hedlin (Karlstad, Stockholm, Sweden)
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Low peak expiratory flow, but not high exhaled nitric oxide, identifies children in hospital with acute asthma who will have continuing symptoms one week following discharge
A. McMurray, C. Trivers, S. Cunningham (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
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A comparative study of two angiogenic factors: vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and angiogenin (Ang) in induced sputum from asthmatic children in acute attack
A. M. O. Abdel-Rahman, S. A. F. El-Sahrigy, S. I. Bakr (Cairo, Egypt)
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Measurements of exhaled nitric oxide in healthy subjects age 5 to 14 years
E. Hatziagorou, S. Sarafidou, F. Kirvassilis, M. Emboriadou, V. Aivazis, J. Tsanakas (Thessaloniki, Greece)
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Exhaled carbon monoxide level in asthmatic and healthy children
J. Peradzynska, M. Kulus, W. Bartosiewicz (Warsaw, Poland)
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Urinary leukotriene E4 and exhaled nitric oxide on recovery from exercise-induced bronchospasm in asthmatic children
C. Motomura, H. Odajima, S. Nishima, N. Higashi, K. Akiyama (Fukuoka, Sagamihara, Japan)
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Nasal lavage cysteinyl-leukotrienes correlate with exhaled breath condensate in children
F. W. M. Singer, F. Horak Jr., T. Frischer, W. Friesenbichler, E. Kampl (Vienna, Austria)
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Sputum induction in asthmatic children: safety in children and feasibility of new methods of monitoring inflammation in sputum samples
E. Paraskakis, E. Papadopouli, C. Thomou, N. Tzanakis, M. Kalmanti, N. M. Siafakas (Heraklion, Greece)
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Increased secretion of leukaemia inhibitory factor by immature airway smooth muscle cells enhances intracellular signalling and airway contractility
M. Fayon, M. Rebola, P. Berger, O. Oussova, R. Marthan (Bordeaux, France)
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Urine cortisol excretion in children 4–11 years old is not affected by therapeutic doses of fluticasone propionate HFA
S. F. Su, K. Yoon, A. Levy, D. Miller, P. Matz, M. Welch, D. Collins, R. Mehta, A. Cahn, R. Kunka (Philadelphia, Long Beach, Spartanburg, Dartmouth, Medford, San Diego, Research Triangle Park, United States Of America; Greenford, United Kingdom)
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Screening for adrenal suppression in school age children at the allergy unit of Red Cross Children‘s Hospital: a pilot study
E. W. Zoellner, C. J. Lombard, U. Galal, E. Weinberg (Cape Town, South Africa)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Adrenal function improvement of most asthmatic children on inhaled corticosteroids
K. N. Priftis, A. Papadimitriou, M. B. Anthracopoulos, E. Gatsopoulou, E. Liolios, P. Nicolaidou, G. P. Chroussos (P. Penteli, Athens, Rio, Patras, Greece)
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Congress or journal article abstract
The prevalence of adrenal suppression in school age children at the allergy unit of Red Cross Children‘s Hospital: a pilot study
E. W. Zoellner, C. J. Lombard, U. Galal, E. Weinberg (Cape Town, South Africa)
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