Recent advances in the basic mechanisms of allergic asthma

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: M. Matera (Naples, Italy), K. Racke (Bonn, Germany)
Effect of interleukin-8 on human bronchial epithelial cell responses
D. Gras, C. Bonnans, I. Vachier, L. Tiers, P. Godard, S. Lehmann, P. Chanez (Montpellier, France)
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Astragalus membranaceus, a traditional Chinese medicine, enhances T-helper cell type I polarization and interferon-gamma production by increasing T-bet expression in asthmatics
G. Wang, T. C. Liu, L. Z. Wang, M. F. Luo, L. C. Yan, L. Wang (Chengdu, Shenzhen, China)
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Inhibitory effect of bonium persicum on histamine (H1) receptors of guinea pig tracheal chains
M. H. Boskabady, A. Moghadas (Mashhad, Islamic Republic Of Iran)
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Bronchodilatory effect of red wine polyphenolic compounds and allergen induced hyperreactivity of the airways
S. Franova, G. Nosalova, O. Pechanova (Martin, Bratislava, Slovakia)
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Luteolin reduces lypopolysaccaride induced NF-κB expression in rat lung
S. Isajevs, I. Taivans, A. Kratovska (Riga, Latvia)
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Tryptophan and kynurenine in OVA-sensitized rats model of asthma
I. Kucharewicz, D. Pawlak, K. Kowal, A. Mogielnicki, W. Buczko, J. Dzieciol, A. Bodzenta-Lukaszyk (Bialystok, Poland)
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Nitric oxide inhibition in guinea pigs with chronic allergic inflammation: effects on lung tissue strip mechanics
P. Angeli, C. M. Prado, P. L. Silva, C. P. Pássaro, H. D. Nakazato, E. A. Leick-Maldonado, D. G. Xisto, M. A. Martins, P. Rocco, I. F. L. C. Tibério (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
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Nitric oxide modulates vascular remodelling in a model of chronic allergic lung inflammation
C. M. Prado, G. Z. Rocha, L. Yano, E. A. Leick-Maldonado, V. L. Capelozzi, M. A. Martins, I. F. L. C. Tibério (São Paulo, Brazil)
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Muscarinic receptor dependent contraction of small airways from both rats and humans
A. Koarai, R. G. Sturton, S. L. Traves, P. R. Cooper, P. J. Barnes, L. E. Donnelly (London, United Kingdom)
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Estrogen prevents airway hyperresponsiveness in a murine model of allergic asthma
F. Drakopanagiotakis, R. E. White, J. D. Catravas, C. Dimitropoulou (Augusta, United States Of America; Athens, Greece)
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Montelukast inhibits both resting and GM-CSF-stimulated eosinophil adhesion to VCAM-1 under flow conditions
A. J. Robinson, S. Mitchell, D. Kashanin, V. Williams, G. M. Walsh (Aberdeen, United Kingdom; Dublin, Ireland)
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Resveratrol decreases carbachol hyperresponsiveness of mouse tracheal rings sensitized with serum from asthmatic patients
C. Dimitropoulou, F. Drakopanagiotakis, L. Gao, A. Kotanidou, R. E. White, J. D. Catravas (Augusta, United States Of America; Athens, Greece)
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Fluticasone does not add to the salmeterol effect on pig-dust induced inflammation in the lower airways
K. Strandberg, A. Ek, K. Larsson, L. Palmberg (Stockholm, Sweden)
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Different tissue accumulation kinetics of ciclesonide-active metabolite and budesonide in mice
U. Mårs, A. Johansson, E. Evetovics, P. Sjölin, A. Miller-Larsson, S. Edsbäcker (Södertälje, Lund, Sweden)
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The uptake of ciclesonide-active metabolite and budesonide into human hepatocytes in vitro – the effect of serum protein binding
S. Janciauskiene, C. Orbjörn, P. Sjölin, S. Edsbäcker, A. Miller-Larsson (Sodertalje, Lund, Sweden)
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Comparative study of the effects of tiotropium bromide and budesonide on allergen-induced airway remodeling
J. Zaagsma, I. S. T. Bos, R. Gosens, H. Meurs (Groningen, Netherlands)
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The bronchodilatory and anti-inflammatory effect of MT-810, a novel selective phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) inhibitor
A. Amenomori, H. Matsuura, M. Seki (Yokohama, Japan)
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