D. Israel-Biet (Paris, France), C. Vancheri (Catania, Italy)
Investigation of angiogenetic axis angiopoietins 1 and 2/Tie-2 in fibrotic lung diseases
G. Margaritopoulos, K. Antoniou, K. Karagiannis, E. Vassalou, I. Lasithiotaki, R. Lymbouridou, N. Siafakas (Heraklion Crete, Greece)
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Role of matrix metalloproteinases in progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
V. Tuong, S. Demura, E. Kogan (Russian Federation)
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The protease activated receptor (PAR)-2/tissue factor/coagulation factor VIIa axis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
M. Wygrecka, G. Kwapiszewska, I. Henneke, K. Preissner, A. Guenther, P. Markart (Giessen, Germany)
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Are there Mycobacterial heat shock proteins in circulating immune complexes in sarcoidosis?
A. Dubaniewicz, A. Holownia (Poland)
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Early remodeling of collapsed areas in usual interstitial pneumonia is characterized by high expression of fibrogenic activity makers
D. Waisberg, E. Parra, R. Kairalla, C. Carvalho, J. Barbas, V. Capelozzi (Brazil)
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High expression of telomerase/endothelin-1 increase replication and activation of vascular myofibroblasts in usual interstitial pneumonia/idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
E. R. Parra, A. C. Aguiar Júnior, H. S. Pinto Souza, L. Oliveira, M. S. Pincelli, V. L. Capelozzi (Brazil)
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Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis with familial history of interstitial lung disease
T. Okamoto, Y. Miyazaki, K. Unoura, Y. Fujii, K. Tsuchiya, M. Tamaoka, H. Sakashita, Y. Sumi, N. Inase (Bunkyo-ku, Japan)
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Association of transforming growth factor-ß1 and angiotensinogen G-6A gene polymorphisms influences idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis disease progression
E. Cano-Jiménez, M. Molina, M. Gabasa, J. Ancochea, M. Sanchez, J. Ramírez, A. Serrano-Mollar, B. D. Uhal, A. Xaubet (Barcelona, Madrid, Spain; Michigan, United States Of America)
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Increased TERT mRNA expression of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)
K. Antoniou, A. Proklou, M. C. Kastrinaki, K. Samara, H. Papadaki, N. Siafakas (Heraklion, Greece)
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The increased contractility of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis lung fibroblasts is dependent on angiotensin signalling
E. Renzoni, X. Shi-Wen, A. G. Nicholson, T. Maher, M. Dusmet, D. J. Abraham, A. U. Wells (London, United Kingdom)
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Enhanced apoptosis of alveolar lymphocytes (AL), but not macrophages (AM) in interstitial idiopathic pneumonias (IIPs). Special attention to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) results
P. Kopinski, K. Szablowska, G. Przybylski, A. Jarzemska, G. Pinis, B. Balicka-Slusarczyk, A. Szlubowski, J. Szczeklik (Bydgoszcz, Krakow, Poland)
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Expression of hyaluronidase by interstitial myofibroblasts and epithelial cells is associated with fibrosis extension, clinical forms and pulmonary function stage in patients with systemic sclerosis
H. S. Pinto Souza, M. S. Pincelli, L. Oliveira e Silva, S. Fernezlian, V. L. Capelozzi, E. R. Parra (Brazil)
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Cytokine releasing mucosa-homing T cells are increased in peripheral blood of pulmonary fibrosis patients
C. Müller, A. Prasse, J. Müller-Quernheim, G. Zissel (Germany)
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Increased cytokeratin-19 expression in fibrotic interstitial lung disease
M. Chorti, F. Drakopanagiotakis, N. Maouni, N. Trakas, E. P. Pierrakou, E. M. Antonogiannaki, M. Daimonakou, S. Legaki (Athens, Greece)
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The prognostic significance of fibroblastic foci in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
C. Triantafillidou, E. Manali, C. Magkou, C. Sotiropoulou, L. Kolilekas, K. Kagouridis, D. Rontogianni, S. Papiris (Athens, Greece)
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Familial interstitial lung disease and ABCA3 gene Gly964Asp mutation
I. Campo, Z. Kadija, M. Zorzetto, F. Mariani, G. Schmitz, M. Griese, M. Luisetti (Italy; Regensburg, Munich, Germany)
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Total lung capacity % predicted explains reduced maximum aerobic capacity in patients with limited systemic sclerosis
M. Ninaber, A. Schouffoer, J. Stolk, K. Rabe, A. Schuerwegh (Netherlands)
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Comparative morphologic characteristics of usual interstitial pneumonia and different idiopathic interstitial pneumonia forms
O. Semendyayeva, N. Monogarova, I. Vasylenko, N. Surgay, T. Moroz, D. Stupachenko (Donetsk, Ukraine)
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Immunogenetic background of children´s idiopathic interstitial pneumonias and adult idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
M. Vasakova, M. Sterclova, L. Kolesar, P. Pohunek, J. Sulc, I. Striz (Prague, Czech Republic)
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Oxidative modification of proteins of blood plasma in patients with interstitial lung diseases
R. Bakenova, L. Muravlyeva, A. Baigenzhin, S. Tuganbekova (Astana, Karaganda, Kazakhstan)
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