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Wuppertal, May 10-12, 2007
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Final Program



Thursday - 10 May 2007
19:00 Get Together at the hotel
Friday - 11 May 2007
9:00 - 9:20

Opening

Prof. Dr. M. Pokorski, Warsaw-Poland
Prof. Dr. G. Schultze-Werninghaus, Bochum-Germany
General Secretary of the Society for Lung and Respiration Research in the DGP
Prof. Dr. K. Rasche, Wuppertal-Germany
Session I (9.20-11.00; Rooms 1+2)
Asthma - Allergy - Pediatric Pneumology
(Chairmen: G. Schultze-Werninghaus, Bochum-Germany; M. Pokorski, Warsaw-Poland)
9:20 - 9:40 Update Allergology
G. Schultze-Werninghaus (Bochum - Germany)
9:40 - 9:55 Antibody response to influenza vaccination in patients suffering from asthma
M. Romanowska, K. Rybicka, I. Nowak, J. Jozefczuk, A. Banaskiewicz, K. Zycinska, A. Radzikowski, L. B. Brydak (Warsaw, Nowa Deba - Poland)
9:55 - 10:10 The influence of bronchial asthma on the quality of life and sexual functioning of women
V. Skrzypulec, A. Drosdzol, K. Novosielsi (Katowice - Poland)
10:10 - 10:25 The influence of bronchial asthma on premenstrual syndrome prevalence among girls: Preliminary study
V. Skrzypulec, Z. Doniec, A. Drosdzol, K. Nowosielski, R. Pawlińska-Chmara (Katowice, Rabka, Opole - Poland)
10:25 - 10:40 The influence of bronchial asthma on menstrual cycle of girls: Preliminary study
A. Drosdzol, V. Skrzypulec, K. Wilk, M. Rachel (Katowice, Rzeszow - Poland)
10:40 - 11:00 Patient adherence in asthma
A.Gillissen (Leipzig - Germany)
11:00 - 11:45

Coffee Break

Session II (11.45-13.45; Room 1)
Pathophysiology of Breathing
(Chairmen: T. Shirasawa, Tokyo-Japan; L. Teppema, Leiden-Netherlands)
11:45 - 12:15 Hemoglobin oxygen affinity, tissue oxygenation, and athletic ability
T. Shirasawa (Tokyo - Japan)
12:15 - 12:45 The effect of acetazolamide on the responses of pulmonary vascular resistance, ventilation, and cerebral blood flow to hypoxia
L. Teppema (Leiden - Netherlands)
12:45 - 13:00 Effects of hypovolemia on the hypercapnic ventilatory response in experimental hyperthermia
I. Zila, A. Brozmanova, M. Javorka, A. Calkovska, K. Javorka (Martin - Slovakia)
13:00 - 13:15 Ventilatory responses to hypoxia in diabetic rats
J. Antosiewicz, A. Dymecka, A. Rękawek, M. Pokorski (Warsaw - Poland)
13:15 - 13:45 Carotid body morphology in diabetic rats
M. Pokorski, A. Dymecka, J. Antosiewicz (Warsaw - Poland)
13:45 - 14:30

Lunch Break

Session III (11.45-13.45; Room 2)
Asthma - Allergy - Pediatric Pneumology
(Chairmen: H. Kiwull-Schöne, Bochum-Germany; A. von Berg, Wesel-Germany)
11:45 - 12:00 Measurement of exhaled NO in children
A. von Berg (Wesel - Germany)
12:00 - 12:15 Correlation of spirometric parameters taken at a single examination with the quality of life in children with stable asthma
D. I. Ziora, A. Madaj, E. Wieckowska, K. Ziora, J. Kozielski (Zabrze-Gliwice - Poland)
12:15 - 12:30 Cough reflex sensitivity in children with suspected and confirmed gastroesophageal reflux disease
S. Varechova, J. Mikler, D. Murgas, M. Dragula, P. Banovcin, J. Hanacek (Martin - Slovakia)
12:30 - 12:45 The influence of autonomic neuropathy on cough reflex sensitivity in children with diabetes mellitus Type 1
S. Varechova, P. Durdik, V. Cervenkova, M. Ciljakova, P. Banovcin, J. Hanacek (Martin - Slovakia)
12:45 - 13:00 Patterns of intrathoracic gas volume and airway resistance in children with asthma
H. Kalhoff, E. Lara, P. Kiwull, H. Kiwull-Schöne (Dortmund, Bochum - Germany)
13:00 - 13:15 Spriometric parameters and physical efficiency in children and adolescents with hearing and visual impairment
A. Żebrowska, K. Gawlik, A. Zwierzchowska (Katowice - Poland)
13:15 - 13:30 The influence of bronchial asthma on sexual maturation of girls: Preliminary study
A. Drosdzol, V. Skrzypulec, K. Wilk, K. Nowosielski (Katowice - Poland)
13:30 - 13:45 Assessment of the effect of socio-economic factors on the prevalence of illnesses of respiratory system in children
R. Pawlińska-Chmara, I. Wronka (Opole, Krakow - Poland)
13:45 - 14:30

Lunch Break

Session IV (14.30-16.30; Room 1)
Inflammatory, Cellular and Humoral Aspects of Lung Pathology
(Chairmen: Chorostowska-Wynimko, Warsaw-Poland; A. Gillissen, Leipzig-Germany)
14:30 - 14:45 Non-invasive monitoring of inflammatory parameters in asthma and COPD
A. Gillissen (Leipzig - Germany)
14:45 - 15:00 Cytoplasm-nuclear trafficking of CREB and CREB phosphorylation at SER133 during COPD therapy
A. Holownia, R. M. Mroz, E. Chyczewska, E.M. Drost, J. J. Braszko, J. Noparlik, K. Donaldson, W. MacNee (Bialystok - Poland; Edinburgh - UK)
15:00 - 15:15 Correlation of exhaled nitric oxide with nitrogen oxides and selected cytokines in induced sputum of stable COPD patients
D. Ziora, S. Dworniczak, G. Kaczmarczyk, D. Jastrzebski, A. Krzywiecki, J. Kozielski (Zabrze - Poland)
15:15 - 15:30 The profibrotic activity of the anti-fibrynolitic markers in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from patients with progressing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
J. Chorostowska-Wynimko, A. Roży, K. Lewandowska, M. Korzeniewska, J. Kuś, P. Kopiński (Warsaw, Bydgoszcz - Poland)
15:30 - 15:45 Histochemical alteration of tumor and lung tissue in the isolated perfused human lung after surgery
K. Nowak, C. Hanusch, H. Kölbel, G. Beck, S. Post, M. M. Gebhard, R. P. Metzger, P. Hohenberger (Mannheim, Heidelberg, Leipzig - Germany)
15:45 - 16:00 Bradykinin in ischemia-reperfusion injury of the rat lung
K. Nowak, S. Weih, S. Post, M. M. Gebhard, P. Hohenberger (Mannheim, Heidelberg - Germany)
16:00 - 16:15 Bioactivity of N-oleoyl-dopamine
D. Zając, A. Rękawek, M. Pokorski (Warsaw - Poland)
16:15 - 16:30 Modulatory effects of sera from sarcoidosis patients on mononuclear cell-induced angiogenesis
T. M. Zielonka, U. Demkow, B. Bialas, M. Filewska, K. Życińska, E. Radzikowska, J. Szopinski, E. Skopińska-Róźewska (Warsaw - Poland)
16:30 - 17:00

Coffee Break

Session V (14.30-16.30; Room 2)
Clinical Pneumology
(Chairmen: I. Homma, Tokyo-Japan; J. de Zeeuw, Haan-Germany)
14:30 - 15:00 Emotion and breathing
I. Homma, Y. Masaoka (Tokyo - Japan)
15:00 - 15:15 Respiratory dysfunction in patients with the Marfan syndrome
S. Baran, A. Ignyś, I. Ignyś (Góra, Poznan - Poland)
15:15 - 15:30 The quality of life patients after laryngectomy
K. Bargiel-Matusiewicz, A. Trzcieniecka-Green, J. Borczyk (Katowice - Poland)
15:30 - 15:45 Tracheobronchial amyloidosis - bronchoscopic diagnosis and therapy of an uncommon disease - a case report
A. K. Brill, K. Woelke, R. Schädlich, Ch. Weinz, G. Laier-Groeneveld
15:45 - 16:00 Changes in cost reimbursement due to the introduction of diagnosis-related groups with community-acquired pneumonia
J. de Zeeuw, C. Pleiss, I. Thate-Waschke, C. Ernen, D. Daniel, R. Rychlik, T. Bauer (Haan, Leverkusen, Burscheid, Berlin - Germany)
16:00 - 16:15 The benefit of lung protective therapy of the deceased donor
M. Gies, J. Friese (Siegburg - Germany)
16:15 - 16:30 The professional burnout of doctors and stress in the light of the conversation of resources theory
A. Głębocka (Opole - Poland)
16:30 - 17:00

Coffee Break

Session VI (17.00-19.15; Room 1)
Pulmonary Hypertension - Sleep-disordered Breathing
(Chairmen: Ch. M. Schannwell, Düsseldorf-Germany; M. Sandmann, Wuppertal-Germany)
17:00 - 17:30 Update Pulmonary Hypertension
Ch. M. Schannwell (Düsseldorf - Germany)
17:30 - 17:45 Exudative pleuritis of the first symptom of pulmonary embolism: A case report
A. Doboszyńska, M. Koć, K. Koć, E. Sosnowska, I. Tomaszewska (Warsaw - Poland)
17:45 - 18:00 Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in a patient with massive lung embolism, left-sided pneumonia, and uterine tumor: A case report
A. Doboszyńska, M. Rożek, I. Tomaszewska (Warsaw - Poland)
18:00 - 18:15 Signal averaged P wave ECG as a marker of atrial electrical instability in patients with right ventricular dysfunction
P.O. Schueller, St. Steiner, M. Enayat, C.M. Schannwell, M. Hennersdorf, B.E. Strauer (Düsseldorf - Germany)
18:15 - 18:30 PET findings in obstructive sleep apnea patients with residual sleepiness under CPAP
J. Antczak, R. Popp, J. Zulley, G. Hajak, P. Geisler (Regensburg - Germany; Warsaw - Poland)
18:30 - 18:45 Leptin measurement in urine as a method of monitoring its secretion in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
J. Chorostowska-Wynimko, R. Plywaczewski, L. Jończak, M. Bednarek, A. Stępniewska, A. Borowska, D. Górecka (Warsaw - Poland)
18:45 - 19:00 Nocturnal cyclical hypoxemia and functional outcome in the elderly
H. Frohnhofen, H. C. Heuer, N. Pfundner (Essen - Germany)
19:00 - 19:15 Sleep-related breathing disorders in patients with ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attacks: Respiratory and clinical correlations
R. Rola, A. Wierzbicka, A. Wichniak, W. Jernajczyk, P. Richter, D. Ryglewicz (Warsaw - Poland)
20:00

Conference Party

Session VII (17.00-19.15; Room 2)
Clinical Pneumology
(Chairmen: D. Ziora, Zabrze-Poland; R. Siekmeier, Bonn-Germany)
17:00 - 17:15 Left ventricular dysfunction in patients with interstitial lung diseases referred for lung transplantation
D. Jastrzębski, J. Nowak, D. Ziora, J. Wojarski, J. Kozielski, L. Poloński, M. Zembala (Zabrze - Poland)
17:15 - 17:30 The influence of hypolipemic therapy on oxidant-antioxidant status in hemodialysis patients with chronic renal failure
A. Mastalerz-Migas, A. Muszyńska, A. Steciwko, A. Bunio, D. Reksa, J. Drobnik, I. Pirogowicz, D. Pokorna-Kałwak (Wroclaw, Opole - Poland)
17:30 - 17:45 Comparison of induced sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid cell profile during the treatment of pulmonary sarcoidosis
R. M. Mróz, M. Korniluk, A. Stasiak-Barmuta, e. Chyczewska (Bialystok - Poland)
17:45 - 18:00 EABA is a still to late confirmed diagnosis. An Analysis of 80 cases
E. Music (Golnik - Slowenia)
18:00 - 18:15 Exhaled nitric oxide concentration in patients after heart transplantation
P. Nadziakiewicz, P. Knapik, M. Zakliczyński, M. Zembala, E. Urbańska, J. Pacholewicz (Zabrze - Poland)
18:15 - 18:30 Advanced directives and the concept of competence: The moral barrier to resuscitation?
L. T. Niebrój (Katowice - Poland)
18:30 - 18:45 Lung function and blood gas analysis in elderly uranium miners with silicosis compared to healthy subjects
W. Marek, E. Marek, P. Vogel, N. Kotschy-Lang (Bochum, Falkenstein - Germany)
18:45 - 19:00 Sputum screening for lung cancer on radon exposed uranium miners: A comparison of semi-Automated Sputum cytometry and conventional cytology
W. Marek, G. Richartz, S. Philippou, L. Marek, N. Kotschy-Lang (Bochum, Falkenstein - Germany)
19:00 - 19:15 The incidence of latent tuberculosis infection detected by whole blood interferon gamma-based assay among health care workers in poland
U. Demkow, B. Broniarek-Samson, M. Filewska, B. Bialas-Chromiec, E. Augustynowicz-Kopeć, Z. Zwolska, J. Kuś(Warsaw - Poland)
20:00

Conference Party

Saturday - 12 May 2007
Session VIII (9.00-11.00; Room 1)
Pathophysiology of Breathing
(Chairmen: N. Prabhakar, Chicago-USA; S. Lahiri, Philadelphia-USA)
9:00 - 9:30 Machinery for 02 sensing: Chemoreflexes in health and disease
N. Prabhakar (Chicago - USA)
9:30 - 10:00 A common oxygen sensor regulates the sensory discharge and glomus cell HIF-1a in the rat carotid body
S. Lahiri (Philadelphia - USA)
10:00 - 10:30 Pharmacological impact on loop-gain properties to prevent irregular breathing
H. Kiwull-Schöne, P. Kiwull, M. Wiemann, H. Kalhoff, L. Teppema (Bochum, Essen, Dortmund - Germany; Leiden - Netherlands)
10:30 - 11:00 Iron in the carotid body
M. Pokorski, J. Antosiewicz, M. Walski (Warsaw - Poland)
11:00 - 11:45

Coffee Break

Session IX (9.00-11.00; Room 2)
Clinical Pneumology - Non-invasive Ventilation
(Chairmen: G. Laier-Groeneveld, Oberhausen-Germany; T. Schäfer, Bochum-Germany)
9:00 - 9:15 Quality of life estimation among Patients with various diseases of sinuses
I. Teul, W. Zbisławski, S. Baran, F. Czerwiński, J. Lorkowski (Szczecin, Góra, Krakow - Poland)
9:15 - 9:30 Antibody responses to inactivated subunit influenza vaccine in patients with Wegener's granulomatosis
K. Zycinska, M. Romanowska, I. Nowak, K. Rybicka, K.A. Wardyn, L. B. Brydak (Warsaw, Warszawa - Poland)
9:30 - 9:45 Analysis of early death based on a prediction model in Wegener's granulomatosis with renal involvement
K. Zycinska, K.A. Wardyn, P. Tyszko (Warszawa - Poland)
9:45 - 10:00 The role of ANCA and Anti-GBM antibodies titers in pulmonary-renal syndrome due to Wegener's granulomatosis
K. Zycinska, K.A. Wardyn, T. M. Zielonka (Warsaw - Poland)
10:00 - 10:15 Late consequences of respiratory system burn
A. Krzywiecki, D. Ziora, G. Niepsuj, D. Jastrzębski, S. Dworniczak, J. Kozielski (Zabrze - Poland)
10:15 - 10:30 Noninvasive ventilation during weaning
G. Laier-Groeneveld, Y. Abazed, J. U. Bauer (Oberhausen - Germany)
10:30 - 10:45 Normocapnia following noninvasive ventilation in acute and chronic ventilatory failure in COPD
G. Laier-Groeneveld, C. Gietl, J. U. Bauer (Oberhausen - Germany)
10:45 - 11:00 Non invasive ventilation: Comparison of effectiveness, safety and management in acute heart failure syndromes and acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
C. Hader, T. Pladeck, A. vom Orde, K. Rasche, H.W. Wiemann (Wuppertal, Hamm, Bielefeld - Germany)
11:00 - 11:45

Coffee Break

Session X (11.45-13.45; Room 1)
Inflammatory, Cellular and Humoral Aspects of Lung Pathology
(Chairmen: A. Z. Reznick, Haifa-Israel; M. Tatar -Martin-Slovakia)
11:45 - 12:15 Mechanisms underlying cigarette smoke induced NF-kB activation in Human Lymphocytes: The role of reactive nitrogen species
A. Z. Reznick, E. Hasnis, M. Bar-Shai, Z. Burbea (Haifa - Israel)
12:15 - 12:30 Nanoparticle carbon black driven DANN damage induces growth arrest and AP-1 and NFk DNA binding in lung epithelial A549 cell line
R. M. Mróz, R. PF Schins, H. Li, E. M. Drost, W. MacNee, K. Donaldson (Edinburgh - UK; Düsseldorf - Germany; Bialystok - Poland)
12:30 - 12:45 Single-dose versus two-dose dexamethasone effects on lung inflammation and airway reactivity in meconium-instilled rabbits
D. Mokra, J. Mokry, A. Drgova, A. Calkovska, J. Bulikova, M. Petraskova (Martin - Slovakia)
12:45 - 13:00 Aminophylline treatment alleviated meconium-induced acute lung injury in a rabbit model
D. Mokra, J. Mokry, A. Drgova, A. Calkovska, B. Redfors, M. Petraskova (Martin - Slovakia)
13:00 - 13:15 Intratracheally administered corticosteroids improve lung function in meconium-instilled rabbits
D. Mokra, J. Mokry, A. Drgova, A. Calkovska, J. Bulikova, M. Petraskova (Martin - Slovakia)
13:15 - 13:30 Direct effects of meconium on in vitro airway reactivity to histamine and acetylcholine
J. Mokry, D. Mokra, G. Nosalova (Martin - Slovakia)
13:30 - 13:45 Anticoagulative effect of the inhaled low molecular weight heparin certoparin in healthy subjects
R. Siekmeier, P. Brand, T. Meyer, C. Herpich, B. Müllinger, J. Brom, G. Weidinger, M. Kohläufl, K. Häussinger, M. Spannagl, W. Schramm, G. Scheuch, (Bonn, Gauting, Nürnberg, München - Germany)
13:45 - 14:30

Lunch Break

Session XI (11.45-13.45; Room 2)
Cough
(Chairmen: J. Hancaek, Martin-Slovakia; U. Demkow, Warsaw-Poland)
11:45 - 12:00 Oral N-acetylcysteine reverses hyperoxia-induced oxidative stress-related cough suppression in guinea pigs
M. Brozmanova, J. Plevkova, V. Bartos, L. Plan, M. Javorka, J. Masar, M. Tatar (Martin - Slovakia)
12:00 - 12:15 Influence of chest gamma-irradiation on cough response in awake guinea pigs
J. Hanacek, M. Brozmanova, N. Javorkova, E. Hajtmanova, L. Zamecnik (Martin - Slovakia)
12:15 - 12:30 Comparison of cough reflex and airway reactivity in toluene and ovalbumine induced airway hyperresponsiveness
J. Mokry, G. Nosalova (Martin - Slovakia)
12:30 - 12:45 The role of potassium ion channels in cough and other defense reflexes of airways
M. Sutovska, G. Nosalova, S. Franova (Martin - Slovakia)
12:45 - 13:00 Experimental allergic rhinitis-related cough and airway eosinophilia in sensitized guinea pigs
M. Tatar, M. Brozmanova, V. Bartos, L. Plank (Martin - Slovakia)
13:00 - 13:15 Tussigenic agents in the measurement of cough reflex sensitivity
M. Tatar, R. Pecova, N. Javorkova, J. Kudlicka (Martin - Slovakia)
13:15 - 13:30 Age-dependent changes of airway obstruction parameters
M. Sutovska, S. Nosal, G. Nosalova, J. Sutovsky, P. Banovcin (Martin - Slovakia)
13:30 - 13:45 Do not resuscitate order in neonatology: Authority rules
L. T. Niebrój, D. Jadamus-Niebrój (Katowice - Poland)
13:45 - 14:30

Lunch Break

Session XII (14.30-16.15; Room 1)
Sleep-disordered Breathing
(Chairmen: M. Tafil-Klawe, Bydgoszcz-Poland; K. Rasche, Wuppertal-Germany)
14:30 - 14:45 Obstructive sleep apnea sydrome is associated with metabolic syndrome rather than insulin resistance
G. Hergenc, A. Onat, H. Uyarel, M. Yazici, M. Tuncer, Y. Dogan, G. Can, K. Rasche (Istanbul - Turkey; Wuppertal-Germany)
14:45 - 15:00 Cardiac and vascular components in blood pressure variability during voluntary apnea in obstructive sleep apnea patients
J.J. Klawe, M. Tafil-Klawe, B. Szczepańska, W. Sikorski, M. Śmietanowski (Toruń, Warsaw - Poland)
15:00 - 15:15 Exercise capacity in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
T. Przybylowski, P. Bielicki, M. Kumor, K. Hildebrand, M. Maskey-Warzęchowska, P. Korczyński, R. Chazan (Warsaw - Poland)
15:15 - 15:30 IL-6 and TNF and leptin receptor gene polymorphism and IL-6 and TNF serum level in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome patients
U. Demkow, K. Popko, E. Gorska, R. Plywaczewski, A. Stoklosa, P. Sliwinski, M. Wasik, D. Gorecka (Warsaw - Poland)
15:30 - 15:45 Effects of continuous positive airway pressure on exercise capacity in chronic heart failure patients without sleep apnea
S. Steiner, Düsseldorf-Germany
15:45 - 16:00 Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome: The effect of diabetes and autonomic neuropathy
T. Keller, T. Hader, J. de Zeeuw, K. Rasche (Wuppertal, Haan - Germany)
16:00

Farewell Coffee

16.30-17.30 (Room 1)
Business Meeting of the German Sleep Society - WG Pathophysiology of Breathing
Session XIII (14.30-16:00; Room 2)
Clinical Pneumology
(Chairmen: M. Pokorski, Warsaw-Poland; M. Orth, Bochum-Germany)
14:30 - 14:45 Wood dust - an occupational hazard which increases the risk of respiratory disease
S. Baran, I. Teul (Góra, Szczecin - Poland)
14:45 - 15:00 Exhaled breath condensate analysis: Evaluation of a methodological setting for an occupational field study
F. Hoffmeyer, V. Hart, R. Merget, E. Heinze, N. Goldscheid, P. Degens, B. Pesch, T. Brüning, J. Bünger, M. Raulf-Heimsoth (Bochum - Germany)
15:00 - 15:15 Novel approaches to enhance the pulmonary delivery of proteins and peptides
R. Siekmeier, G. Scheuch (Gemünden/Wohra, Bonn - Germany)
15:30 - 15:45 Inhalation of tobramycin in patients with cystic fibrosis - comparison of two methods
R. Siekmeier, R. Dopfer, P. Brand, B. Müllinger, S. Häußermann, T. Meyer, G. Scheuch (Gemünden, Villingen-Schwenningen-Tannheim, Gauting, Bonn - Germany)
16:00

Farewell Coffee

16.30-17.30 (Room 1)
Business Meeting of the German Sleep Society - WG Pathophysiology of Breathing
The Conference is hosted by:
Kliniken St. Antonius, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Heinrich-Heine-Universität DüsseldorfZentrum für Innere Medizin(ZIM), Schwerpunkt Pneumologie/Allergologie Schlaf- und Beatmungsmedizin Klinik, Vogelsangstr. 106, 42109 Wuppertal