Annual Congress Glasgow 2004

Saturday, 04.09.2004
Sunday, 05.09.2004
Monday, 06.09.2004
Tuesday, 07.09.2004
Wednesday, 08.09.2004

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, abstract number.

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Understanding the complexity of how airways are regulated

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Chairs: P. J. Barnes (London, United Kingdom), J. O. Lötvall (Gothenburg, Sweden)

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Introduction: airway regulation - from molecule to patients P. J. Barnes (London, United Kingdom)
Sputum lymphocytes predict the severity of late asthmatic response in asthma E. L. J. van Rensen, C. E. Evertse, H. van der Veen, K. F. Rabe, P. J. Sterk (Leiden, The Netherlands)
Eosinophils stimulate the secretion of neutrophil chemoattractants by bronchial epithelial cells G. Dent, M. Uddin, S. M. Puddicombe, D. E. Davies, R. Djukanovic (Keele, Southampton, United Kingdom)
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) , a specific marker of angiogenesis, is increased in asthmatic airways following allergen challenge M. R. H. Sarton, G. W. Clarke, S. D. Greenaway, T. P. Vos, B. J. O‘Connor (London, United Kingdom)
Incidence of exercise induced asthma (EIA) in elite female swimmers. Comparison of four tests S. Winther, K. R. Larsen, V. Backer, E. Fritzbøger (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Role of Ca²⁺-dependent protein kinases and protein phosphatase in the effect of urotensin II on the rat airway smooth muscle cells proliferation Y. H. Chen, M. W. Zhao, W. Z. Yao, C. S. Tang (Beijing, China)
Proteinase activated receptor-2 activation reduces bronchoconstriction in sensitized rabbits challenged with parietaria judaica B. D‘Agostino, G. Cirino, R. De Palma, G. Marrocco, F. Roviezzo, L. Gallelli, M. De Nardo, V. Mosca, M. Russo, R. Coppola, F. Rossi (Naples, Italy)
Increased relaxation of immature airways to beta-2 agonists is related to the attenuated expression of postjunctional smooth muscle muscarinic M2 receptors M. J. Fayon, E. Dumas de la Roque, P. Berger, H. Bégueret, M. Molimard, O. Ousova, R. Marthan (Bordeaux, France)