Newswise — The following are late-breaking abstracts to be presented at the International Conference from May 14-19, 2010. Please click on the links below to view the associated abstract. Please observe embargo times that follow the titles.
Airway Basal Cells of Healthy Smokers and Human Lung Adenocarcinomas Share a Common Embryonic Stem Cell-like Transcriptional Program (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 19th, 2010) http://bit.ly/bQCX6j
Airway regeneration is delayed by prior depletion of bone marrow Clara cell secretory protein-expressing cells (embargoed until 1:30pm CDT, May 18th, 2010) http://bit.ly/aJJFRT
Involvement of Autophagy in Cigarette Smoking Extractinduced Cellular Senescence in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 18th, 2010) http://bit.ly/bz3WFF
Breastfeeding, aeroallergen sensitization and environmental exposures during infancy are determinants of childhood allergic rhinitis at age three (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 16th, 2010) http://bit.ly/9cUrkq
Loss of caveolin-1 expression leads to decreased calcium flux in freshly isolated airway smooth muscle cells (embargoed until 1:30pm CDT, May 18th, 2010) http://bit.ly/cIq0Kv
Dabigatran etexilate, an oral direct thrombin inhibitor, represses fibrotic changes in a murine model of pulmonary fibrosis (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 18th, 2010) http://bit.ly/cppe5R
Global DNA Methylation Analysis of Bronchial Epithelial Cells from Patients with Asthma, COPD With and Without Lung Cancer (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 18th, 2010) http://bit.ly/bF4IGL
Real-time dynamic CO2 administration: a novel treatment strategy for periodic breathing (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 18th, 2010) http://bit.ly/9TIQhW
Non-invasive evaluation of the effects of endothelin receptor antagonists on pulmonary blood flow in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension at rest and under exercise (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 18th, 2010) http://bit.ly/cpq9OA
Notch 3 receptor is localized and activated from an intracellular compartment in embryonic lung vascular smooth muscle cells (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 19th, 2010) http://bit.ly/bTRWvY
The Effect of Exercise Intensity on Airway and Systemic Inflammation in Patients with COPD (embargoed until 1:30pm CDT, May 18th, 2010) http://bit.ly/dAUwku
Risk factors for post fiberoptic-bronchoscopy fever in immunocompetent children with recurrent pneumonia (embargoed until 1:30pm CDT, May 17th, 2010) http://bit.ly/dnKTUS
GENOME-WIDE ANALYSIS OF TRANSLATIONALREGULATED GEGE in Hypoxic Alveolar Epithelial Cells (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 16th, 2010) http://bit.ly/cvZcM9
Feasibility of Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation Therapy to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 17th, 2010) http://bit.ly/bj6eyv
TLR3 Signaling Is Required for Human Rhinovirus (HRV)-Induced Airways Neutrophilic Inflammation and Hyperresponsiveness But Not Viral Clearance in Experimentally-Infected Mice (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 18th, 2010) http://bit.ly/bVrJK8
Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Modulates Bcl-2 Expression in Hyperplastic Mucous Cells (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 19th, 2010) http://bit.ly/arbz6e
Fibrotic Nanofiber Scaffolds Mimic In Vivo Lung Microenvironment in Pulmonary Fibrosis (embargoed until 1:30pm CDT, May 17th, 2010) http://bit.ly/ckzlWv
Asthma and Migration: Unmasking Asthma Potential. The International Study of Asthma and Allergy in Childhood (ISAAC) Phase Three (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 16th, 2010) http://bit.ly/c1U0mf
Homeostatic Role for Nuclear Factor-KappaB in the Lung (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 18th, 2010) http://bit.ly/crp2DP
Evaluation of Lung Clearance Index in Children with Cystic Fibrosis Compared to Canadian Controls (embargoed until 1:30pm CDT, May 17th, 2010) http://bit.ly/anJn7N
Mesenchymal Stem Cells in OVA-Sensitized and -Challenged Mice Produce Immunomodulatory Cytokines (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 18th, 2010) http://bit.ly/bZ6W0W
Neural crest cell origin and signals for intrinsic neurogenesis in the mammalian respiratory tract (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 16th, 2010) http://bit.ly/bSC9T4
SCH527123, a Novel Treatment Option for Severe Neutrophilic Asthma (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 17th, 2010) http://bit.ly/brETK2
Efficacy and Safety of Omalizumab in Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Persistent Asthma Poorly Controlled on High-Dose Inhaled Corticosteroids and Long-Acting Beta- Agonists—Results of a Phase IIIb Randomized Controlled Trial (embargoed until 1:30pm CDT, May 18th, 2010) http://bit.ly/cXsi8D
Health benefits from large scale ozone reduction in the United States (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 17th, 2010) http://bit.ly/c1Jiai
Integrating Palliative and Critical Care: Results of a Cluster Randomized Trial (embargoed until 1:30pm CDT, May 19th, 2010) http://bit.ly/9trWW7
Parent-Initiated Prednisolone for Acute Asthma in School Aged Children: A Randomised Clinical Trial (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 17th, 2010) http://bit.ly/cRCDpW
Crucial role for Protein kinase C alpha and arginase activation in the induction of pulmonary endothelial hyperpermeability by pneumolysin (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 17th, 2010) http://bit.ly/amfpW4
Quercetin Inhibits rhinovirus replication and subsequent chemokine response in Airway Epithelial Cells (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 19th, 2010) http://bit.ly/biacjD
Riociguat for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: First Long-term Extension Data from a Phase II Study (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 17th, 2010) http://bit.ly/b94i2e
A Genome-wide Admixture Scan for Ancestry-linked Genes Predisposing to Sarcoidosis in African Americans (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 19th, 2010) http://bit.ly/9tQfHJ
Hypoxia-Induced Changes in the Murine Pulmonary Circulation are Attenuated by Treatment with sRAGE (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 19th, 2010) http://bit.ly/d642jt
The Role of IL-17A & Panton-Valentine-Leukocidin in the Pathogenesis of Staphylococcus aureus-Induced Skin Infection (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 16th, 2010) http://bit.ly/dp3wzm
Staphylococcal Activation Of EGFR Facilitates Invasion Across The Pulmonary Mucosal Barrier (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 18th, 2010) http://bit.ly/dgxpYR
Talactoferrin alfa reduces mortality in severe sepsis: Results of a Phase 2 randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 17th, 2010) http://bit.ly/bnBzdV
Traditional and high tidal volumes are associated with prolonged mechanical ventilation and organ failure after cardiac surgery (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 17th, 2010) http://bit.ly/dATwqx
The Role of TLR signaling in the development of emphysema in ApoE-deficient mice (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 18th, 2010) http://bit.ly/bHMAtq
Tumor-Suppressor Protein p53 binds to RSV RNA and Increases RSV Replication by Enhancement of Viral Transcriptional (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 18th, 2010) http://bit.ly/caB6xO
Higher toxic potential of 2-stroke scooter exhaust emissions compared to 4-stroke scooter and diesel car emissions (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 18th, 2010) http://bit.ly/cSKO4X
Effect of Vitamin E and Selenium on Incidence of Physician-Diagnosed COPD: The Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT) (embargoed until 8:15am CDT, May 17th, 2010) http://bit.ly/ctEOLl