D. Israel-Biet (Paris, France), E. Renzoni (London, United Kingdom)
Prevalence and incidence of interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) in a French multi-ethnic county B. Duchemann, I. Annesi-Maesano, C. Jacobé de Naurois, H. Lioté, M. Neuville, J. M. Naccache, S. Huynh, R. Borie, A. Mekinian, M. Mathieu, B. Crestani, J. Cadranel, O. Fain, D. Valeyre, H. Nunes (Bobigny, Paris, Bondy, Aulnay, France)
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Role of midkine in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis K. Misa, Y. Tanino, X. Wang, N. Fukuhara, T. Nikaido, S. Sato, M. Uematsu, K. Saito, A. Fukuhara, H. Yokouchi, T. Ishida, M. Munakata (Fukushima, Japan)
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Quality of life measures in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis A. M. Russell, U. Fraser, P. Molyneaux, A. Wells, E. Renzoni, P. Lukey, T. Maher (London, Stevenage, United Kingdom)
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All-case post-marketing surveillance (PMS) of pirfenidone in Japan: Clinical characteristics, efficacy and safety profile in >1300 patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) Y. Inoue, A. Azuma, T. Ogura, H. Taniguchi, K. Chida, M. Bando, Y. Niimi, S. Kakutani, M. Suga, Y. Sugiyama, S. Kudoh, T. Nukiwa (Sakai, Tokyo, Yokohama, Seto, Hamamatsu, Shimotsuke, Osaka, Kumamoto, Kiyose, Shibata, Japan)
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Pirfenidone treatment in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: An Italian case series C. Ravaglia, C. Gurioli, M. Romagnoli, G. Casoni, S. Tomassetti, C. Gurioli, V. Poletti (Forlì, Italy)
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High-resolution computed tomography pattern reflects pathophysiologic difference in acute exacerbation of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia T. Arai, Y. Inoue, K. Tachibana, C. Sugimoto, T. Kagawa, Y. Inoue, M. Kitaichi, T. Okuma, M. Akira, S. Hayashi (Sakai, Osaka, Japan)
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Prediction of survival in interstitial lung disease (ILD); role of DTPA lung clearance scans and lung function variables H. Jo, R. Russo, M. Pearson, E. Veitch, M. Peters (Sydney, Australia)
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Comet tail artifact: A transthoracic chest ultrasound sign useful in assessment of interstitial lung diseases A. Hasan, H. Makhlouf (Assiut, Egypt)
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Subtypes of pulmonary emphysema on HRCT affect prognosis on combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis M. Shiratori, K. Yokoo, K. Ikeda, M. Natsuizaka, Y. Umeda, Y. Kitamura, M. Otsuka, H. Chiba, H. Koba, H. Takahashi (Sapporo, Japan)
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Ectopic subpleural fat deposition in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis correlates with radiographic extension of fibrosis T. Lamon, C. Taillé, M. P. Debray, C. Roy, L. Plantier, C. Estellat, M. Aubier, B. Crestani (Toulouse, Paris, France)
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Clinical characteristics and survival in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis with and without associated emphysema M. Sobiecka, K. Onish, P. Boros, S. Wesolowski, J. Kus (Warsaw, Poland)
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Never-smoking history as a poor prognostic factor in surgically proven idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis T. Baba, Y. Enomoto, A. Nakazawa, H. Kitamura, T. Oda, N. Matsuo, T. Kato, E. Hagiwara, K. Okudera, T. Iwasawa, T. Takemura, T. Ogura (Yokohama, Tokyo, Japan)
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Comparison of clinical characteristics and prognostic factors between combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema/UIP versus non-UIP K. Sugino, F. Ishida, N. Kikuchi, N. Hirota, G. Sano, K. Sato, K. Isobe, S. Sakamoto, Y. Takai, S. Homma (Tokyo, Japan)
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Differing clinical courses of IPF at an acute district general hospital A. Moore, K. Dave, S. Vergnaud, M. Adereti, R. Johns (Romford, United Kingdom)
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Thymosin beta4 protects mice from bleomycin-induced damage in the lung E. Conte, M. Iemmolo, E. Gili, T. Genovese, E. Esposito, E. Fagone, S. Cuzzocrea, C. Vancheri (Catania, Messina, Italy)
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Biomarkers of fibroproliferative healing in fibrosing idiopathic interstitial pneumonias M. Vasakova, M. Sterclova, P. Paluch, R. Matej, J. Skibova (Prague, Czech Republic)
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Helicobacter pylori antibody positivity in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis D. Bennett, E. Bargagli, M. S. Campagna, M. Pieroni, N. Figura, P. Rottoli (Siena, Italy)
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Increased apoptosis of alveolar lymphocytes (AL) in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Potential mechanisms and practical considerations P. Kopinski, G. Przybylski, J. Chorostowska-Wynimko, A. Dyczek, K. Szablowska, E. Pólgesek, J. Golinska (Bydgoszcz, Warszawa, Krakow, Poland)
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