Phenotypes, mechanisms and diagnosis of asthma in childhood

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: K-H. Carlsen (Oslo, Norway), B. Rottier (Peize, Netherlands)
Immunological and cell profiles from bronchoalveolar lavage in infantile wheezing disorders
C. Bailly, C. Tasset, F. Jouen, M. Lubrano, L. Couderc, O. Boyer, C. Marguet (Nice, Reunion Island, Rouen, France)
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Induced sputum cell count and Th1/Th2 cytokine profile in asthmatic and healthy children
G. Vizmanos-Lamotte, S. Gómez-Ollés, A. Moreno-Galdó, M. J. Cruz, X. Muñoz, I. de Mir-Messa, C. Martín-de Vicente, S. Gartner (Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra; Barcelona, Spain)
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Correlation between nasal secretion eosinophilia and induced sputum eosiniphilia in pediatric asthma
E. Furman, I. Koryukina, E. Khuzina (Russian Federation)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Evaluation in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of cytokines TNF-alpha, IL-6 and IL-8 in children with severe bronchial asthma (BA)
E. Michaildi, M. Stratigaki, M. Spanaki, P. Paspalaki (Heraklion, Greece)
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The role of specific airways resistance and spirometry in assessing bronchodilator responsiveness in preschool children with and without asthma
L. M. Borrego, J. Stocks, I. Almeida, J. Antunes, P. Leiria-Pinto, J. Rosado-Pinto, A. F. Hoo (Lisbon, Portugal; London, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Is lung clearance index a better marker of abnormal airway function than FEV1 in children with asthma?
R. O‘ Reilly, S. Irving, A. Gupta, C. Bossley, S. Saglani, A. Bush (London, United Kingdom)
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Upper and lower airway patency are associated in young children
B. L. K. Chawes, E. Kreiner-Møller, H. Bisgaard (Gentofte, Denmark)
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Airway hyperresponsiveness with ΔFEV0.5 and ΔFEV0.75 in children
M. H. Sohn, K. E. Kim, K. C. Sohn (Seoul, Republic Of Korea)
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Changes in bronchial responsiveness according to asthma phenotype during adolescence
A. Raza, G. C. Roberts, R. Kurukulaaratchy, W. Karmaus, S. Matthews, B. Clayton, S. H. Arshad (Isle of Wight, Southampton, United Kingdom; Columbia, United States Of America)
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Bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) at ten years, development and prediction of BHR at 16 years
A. Riiser, V. Hovland, P. Mowinckel, K. Carlsen, K. H. Carlsen (Oslo, Norway)
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The relationship between exhaled nitric oxide, bronchial hyperresponsiveness and exercise-induced bronchospasm in Japanese children with asthma
H. Shioya, K. Sugai, A. Fujitsuka, H. Tadaki, Y. Kobayashi, Y. Kaburagi, S. Yokota (Yokohama, Japan)
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Evaluation of bronchial and alveolar outputs of nitric oxide in children with allergy and asthma using the multiple exhalation flow technique
J. Chládková, J. Chládek, Z. Havlínová (Hradec Králové, Czech Republic)
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Exhaled nitric oxide in relation to asthma and atopy in adolescence
I. Mikalsen, K. Øymar, T. Halvorsen (Bergen, Norway)
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Fractionated sampling of exhaled breath condensate in asthmatic children: A pilot study
S. Koenitzer, N. Merkel, M. Müller, C. Lex (Halle (Saale), Germany)
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Asthmatic children have similar salivary nitrite levels and oral contribution to exhaled NO as healthy children
C. Heijkenskjöld-Rentzhog, L. Nordvall, P. Kalm-Stephens, K. Alving, A. Malinovschi (Uppsala, Sweden)
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Structural changes in the bronchial mucosa in young children with high risk for developing asthma
K. Urbanova, P. Pohunek, J. Uhlik, T. Svobodova (Prague, Czech Republic)
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MMP-9 gene variants increase the risk for non-atopic asthma in children
L. Pinto, M. Depner, N. Klopp, T. Illig, C. Vogelberg, E. von Mutius, M. Kabesch (Porto Alegre, Brazil; Munich, Germany)
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Sputum cells profile and airway responsiveness in different asthma phenotypes in children
A. Nakonechna, Y. Antipkin, T. Umanets, V. Lapshyn (Liverpool, United Kingdom; Kiev, Ukraine)
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