Posters

Posters Chairs: Cardiovascular D. Hayoz (Lausanne, Switzerland), A. v.d. Wiel (Amersfoort, The Netherlands) Physical activity in children with operated congenital heart disease M.M. Massin, F. Jastrowicz, L. Comté, A. Bourguignont, P. Lepage, and P. Gérard (Liège, Belgium) The autonomic system impairment in cardiac syndrome X A. Furgala, W. Kolasińska-Kloch, G. Krolczyk, and P.J. Thor (Cracow, Poland) Heart rate variability after transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation A. Furgala, W. Kolasińska-Kloch, B. Kopp, G. Krolczyk, J. Laskiewicz, and P. J. Thor (Cracow, Poland) Early adverse reactions after vaccination against influenza in chronically ill people with cardiovascular diseases G. Grzesk, A. Galaj, D. Borys, A. Durmowicz, E. Grzesk, and L. Szadujkis-Szadurski (Bydgoszcz, Poland) Blood markers of oxidative stress in clinically healthy postmenopausal women G. Sypniewska, A. Stefańska, L. Senterkiewicz, and M. Gruszka (Bydgoszcz, Poland) White blood cell count, fibrinogen, and CRP in coronary patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 C. H. Saely, S. Aczel, T. Marte, P. Langer, and H. Drexel (Feldkirch, Austria) Liporotein (a) and chosen inflammation response factors concentration in carotid artery endarectomized patients E. Świętochowska, T. Wielkoszyński, M. Motyka, B. Szapska, Z. Ostrowska, M. Nowak, and J. Górski (Katowice, Poland) Viable myocardium: blood antioxidative defense and content of the erythrocyte intracellular calcium S. Komissarova, N. Kozlova, D. Kostin, and E. Slobozhanina (Minsk, Belarus) A novel molecular marker for endothelin-A receptor gene: lack of association between G1354C polymorphism and arterial disease in males D. P. Potaczek, M. Krzanowski, and M. Sanak (Cracow, Poland) C-Reactive Protein increases matrix metalloproteinase-2 expression and activity in cultured human vascular smooth muscle cells G. Doronzo, I. Russo, L. Mattiello, G. Anfossi, and M. Trovati (Orbassano – Turin, Italy) Changes in reactivity of arterial smooth muscle cells and vascular endothelium during aging G. Grzesk, E. Grzesk, L. Szadujkis-Szadurski, K. Szadujkis-Szadurska, R. SzadujkisSzadurski, and A. Galaj (Bydgoszcz, Poland) abstract nr 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 ROS are critical mediators of ERKs activation induced by Angiotensin II in human fibroblasts I. Papparella, G. Ceolotto, L. Lenzini, E. Orso, M. Sartori, L. Ciccariello, L. Franco*, M. Mazzoni*, and A.Semplicini (Padova, Italy) RGS2 expression and intracellular calcium mobilization in fibroblasts from hypertensive patients G.Ceolotto, E.Baritono, E. Pagnin, L.Lenzini, I.Papparella, M.Sartori, L.Ciccariello, and A.Semplicini (Padova, Italy) Effects of a novel nitrate in platelet passivation and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) protein expression G. Vilahur, O. Llampayas, and L. Badimon (Barcelona, Spain) Regulation of tissue factor by inflammatory mediators and lipids in monocytes O. Llampayas, V. Llorente-Cortés, G. Vilahur and L. Badimon (Barcelona, Spain) Treatment with statins regulates human granulocyte Fc-gamma receptor expression S.P. Romero, J.A. Bernal, M. Roseta, F. Briceño, P. Ruiz, D. García-Gil, C. Rivera and F. Gomez (Cadiz, Spain) 12 13 14 15 16 Posters Endocrinology, diabetology, metabolism, and Lipids Chairs: R.P.F. Dullaart (Groningen, The Netherlands), T.W.A. de Bruin (Maastricht, The Netherlands) Physical activity in children and adolescents with diabetes M.M. Massin, F. Jastrowicz, M.C. Lebrethon, L. Comté, A. Bourguignont, D. Rocour, P. Gérard, P. Lepage, and J.P. Bourguignon (Liège, Belgium) abstract nr 17 Amino acid induced hepatic and skeletal muscle insulin resistance in humans M. Krebs, A. Brehm, E. Bernroider, G. Pfeiler, W. Waldhäusl, and M. Roden (Vienna, Austria) Diabetes mellitus in migrants of Italian origin in Belgium P.L. Selvais, and M.P. Hermans (Brussels, Belgium) Systolic blood pressure response after exercise in type 1 diabetes families E. Matteucci, J. Rosada, M. Pallini, F. Fagnani, I. Evangelista, C. Giusti, and O. Giampietro (Pisa, Italy) Dietary habits and nutritional biomarkers in Italian type 1 diabetes families E. Matteucci, S. Passerai, M. Mariotti, F. Fagnani, I. Evangelista, L. Rossi, and O. Giampietro (Pisa, Italy) Redox status and immune function in type 1 diabetes families E. Matteucci, G. Malvaldi, F. Fagnani, I. Evangelista, and O. Giampietro (Pisa, Italy) Symptomatic antiproteinuric therapy negatively influences HDL metabolism in non-diabetic proteinuric patients L. Vogt, G.J. Navis, G.D. Laverman, A. van Tol, and R.P.F. Dullaart (Groningen, The Netherlands) Vasoactive factors, glycemic control and antioxidant capacity in type 2 diabetes mellitus H. Mourad, N. Elwan, A. El-Bendari, W.S. Mohamed, and H. El-Tokhi (Tanta, Egypt) 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Seasonality and time-space clustering for date of birth and onset of childhood 25 type 1 diabetes (T1D) in The Netherlands between 1992 and 2001 J.P. Van Wouwe, G. Jacobusse, H.M. Reeser, and S. Van Buuren (The Hague, The Netherlands) Testosterone in postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis following various modes of pharmacological treatment J. Glogowska-Szelag, D. Kajdaniuk, B. Kos-Kudla, B. Marek, M. Nowak, and L. Sieminska (Zabrze, Poland ) Effects of ghrelin and des-octanoyl ghrelin on glucose output by primary hepatocytes C. Gauna, P.J.D. Delhanty, L.J. Hofland, F. Broglio, and J.A.M.J.L. Janssen, R.J.M. Ross, E. Ghigo, and A.J. van der Lely (Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Sheffield, UK; Turin, Italy) Expression and distribution of differentiation and proliferation markers during 26 27 28 mouse adrenal development D. M. Schulte, M. Reincke, and F. Beuschlein (Freiburg i. Br., Germany) Any amount of hyperglycemia is predictive for vascular events S. Aczel, C. H. Saely, T. Marte, P. Langer, and H. Drexel (Feldkirch, Austria) Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy in diabetic patients A. Furgala, W. Kolasińska-Kloch, G. Krolczyk, and P. J. Thor (Cracow, Poland) Angiotensin administration stimulates renal 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity in healthy men M.N. Kerstens, F.G.H. van der Kleij, A.H. Boonstra, W.J. Sluiter, J.C. van der Molen, G.J. Navis, and R.P.F. Dullaart (Groningen, The Netherlands) Human plasma phospholipid transfer protein is decreased by acute hyperglycaemia: studies without and with hyperinsulinaemia in type 1 diabetes mellitus P.H.N. Oomen, L. Scheek, H. Hattori, A.J. Smit, A. van Tol, and R.P.F. Dullaart (Groningen, The Netherlands; Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Saitama, Japan) 29 30 31 32 Diabetic dyslipidemia in patients requiring coronary angiography 33 H. Drexel, C.H. Saely, T. Marte, W. Benzer, P. Langer, W. Moll, and S. Aczel (Feldkirch, Austria) Cystatin C serum concentration in newborns V. Lukarevska, and S. Kiprovska (Skopje, Republic of Macedonia) 34 Posters Chairs: Gastroenterology and Hepatology P. Stärkel (Brussels, Belgium), P. Portincasa (Bari, Italy) abstract nr 35 Influence of vasopressine analogue (VPA) on gastric motility and vagal discharge G. Królczyk, A. Furgała, Ł. Dobrek, D. Kania, and P.J. Thor (Cracow, Poland) Diffuse gastrointestinal dysmotility in cholesterol gallstone patients with and 36 without gallbladder in situ P. Portincasa, M. Giampaolo, M. Berardino, G. Pistoia, A. Moschetta, M. Vacca, and G. Palasciano (Bari, Italy) Gallbladder dysmotility and delayed orocecal transit contribute to pigment gallstone and biliary sludge formation in -Thalassemia major adults P. Portincasa, M. Berardino, A. Moschetta, A. Di Ciaula, A. Pietrapertosa, R. Cammarota, N. Tannoia, and G. Palasciano (Bari, Italy) Novel ion molecule reaction mass spectrometry (IMR-MS) monitors several components in human breath: studies in the fasting and fed period in healthy subjects P. Portincasa, S. Praun, M. Berardino, A. Moschetta, G. Pistoia, R. Montelli, G. Scaccianoce, J. Villinger, and G. Palasciano (Bari, Italy; Absam, Austria; Altamura, Italy) Elevated ghrelin levels in patients following total colectomy M.D. Robertson, A.L. Dennis, A. Bickerton, D.P. Jewell, and K.N. Frayn (Oxford, UK) A novel method to investigate acute inflammation in the bowel confirms impairment in Crohn’s disease D.J.B. Marks, M. Harbord, D. Oukrif, M. Novelli, S. Bloom, and A.W.Segal (London, UK) Hyperhomocysteinemia in celiac children is associated with low concentration of serum folic acid T. Wielkoszyński, B. Kalita, E. Świętochowska, M. Ślimok, A. Sikora, A. Obuchowicz, D. Bodzek, and J. Sulej (Katowice, Poland; Warsaw, Poland) 37 38 39 40 41 Sustained biochemical remission after treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C 42 Z. Nesic, D. Delic, M. Prostran, S. Vuckovic, Z. Todorovic, and R. Stojanovic (Belgrade, Serbia) Peculiarities of pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy S. Chooklin, and N. Chooklina (Lviv, Ukraine) Effect of disturbed lymph flow from a liver of rats on the morphological liver structure (light and electron microscopic observation) and Transforming Growth Factor-beta1 concentration in serum B. Beck, M.Ciszek, and H. Grzybek (Zabrze, Poland; Raciborz, Poland) Clinical value of interleukines in patients with chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis S.A. Tolchanov (Stavropol, Russia) 43 44 45 Posters Chairs: Haematology and Oncology D. Roos (Amsterda, The Netherlands), J.P. Neijt (Utrecht, The Netherlands) abstract nr 46 Study of cytogenetic, cytokines and BCL2 in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, could it be correlated with the clinical presentation and outcome of the patients? H. Mourad, A.A. El-Latif, M. El-Sheik, A.S. H, and A. Amin (Tanta, Egypt) Serum polypeptide growth factors in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma H. Borgiel-Marek , B. Marek, D. Kajdaniuk, J. Drugacz, and Z. Ostrowska (Katowice, Poland; Zabrze, Poland) 47 Luminescence study of lipid state in erythrocyte membrane of children suffering from 48 myelodysplastic syndrome and aplastic anemia G. Zubritskaja, T. Kozarezova, N. Klimkovich, N. Kozlova, and E. Slobozhanina (Minsk, Belarus) The usage of haemogam routine tests in diagnosis of leukemia M.H. Fathelrahman (Khartoum, Sudan) Cerebral oximetry in patients with sickle cell disease M. Nahavandi, F. Tavakkoli, S.P. Hasan, M.Q. Wyche, and O. Castro (Washington, DC, USA) Oxidative stress and hematological changes in half-marathon runners L. Duca, A. Da Ponte, A. Carbone, I. Nava, M. Pomati, M.D. Cappellini, and G. Fiorelli (Aviano, Italy) 49 50 51 Posters Chairs Immunology, Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases M. Sanak (Cracow, Poland), J. Verhoef (Utrecht, The Netherlands) abstract nr 52 Ex-vivo cytokine production and genetic variations in the type-1 cytokine cascade in patients with tuberculosis E.K. Sahiratmadja, T. de Boer, E. van de Vosse, B. Alisjahbana, R. van Crevel, R.H.H. Nelwan, and T.H.M. Ottenhoff (Jakarta, Indonesia; Leiden, The Netherlands; Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Bandung, Indonesia) Alpha-fodrin autoantibodies are reliable diagnostic markers for juvenile and adult Sjogren’s Syndrome H. Mourad, N.M. Elwan, A. Al-Bendary, M.F. Lawind, and A. Alyasky (Tanta, Egypt) 53 Interleukin-18 levels in synovial fluid of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and in patients with osteoarthritis M.-I. Culo, D. Vergles, G. Horvat, J. Morović, K. Trutin-Ostović, and F. Culo (Zagreb, Croatia) Superoxide dismutase activity MDA and viscosity in rheumatoid arthritis A. Ostałowska, E. Birkner, A. Kasperczyk, S. Kasperczyk, L. Słowińska, and M. Głowacka (Zabrze, Poland; Bytom, Poland) Superoxide dismutase activity and viscosity in arthropathy and osteoarthritis A. Ostałowska, E. Birkner, A. Kasperczyk, S. Kasperczyk, L. Słowińska, and S. Wieczorek (Zabrze, Poland; Bytom, Poland ) Liposomal formulation of lactoferrin for therapeutic use M. Trif, A. Roşeanu, J. M.Brewer, and J. H.Brock (Bucharest, Romania; Glasgow, UK) Survey of acyclovir-resistant herpes simplex virus in The Netherlands: prevalence and characterization R. Stránská, R. Schuurman, E. Nienhuis, I.W. Goedegebuure, M. Polman, J.F. Weel, P. M. Wertheim-Van Dillen, R.J.M. Berkhout, and A.M. van Loon (Utrecht; Amsterdam, The Netherlands) 54 55 56 57 222 Posters Chairs Nephrology and hypertension B. Fouqueray (Paris, France), ……………… Aldosterone synthase gene (CYP11B2) c-344t polymorphism, blood pressure and plasma aldosterone levels in a multiethnic population A. Barbato, P. Russo, A. Siani, E.J. Folkerd, M.A. Miller, A. Venezia, C. Grimaldi, P. Strazzullo, and F.P. Cappuccio (London, UK; Avellino, Italy); Naples, Italy Association of vitamin D receptor gene and nephrolithiasis in an unselected sample of male population (Olivetti Heart Study) A. Barbato, G. Mossetti, D. Rendina, I. Feliciello, L. D'Elia, G. Chinali, and P. Strazzullo (Naples, Italy) abstract nr 58 59 Changes in arterial smooth muscle reactivity during laser biostimulation, physiological 60 antagonism of angiotensin II G. Grzesk, M. Mickiewicz-Milewska, J. Talar, L. Szadujkis-Szadurski, K. Szadujkis-Szadurska, and R. Szadujkis-Szadurski (Bydgoszcz, Poland) Nifedypine in the treatment of cyclosporine A induced hypertension G. Grzesk, E. Grzesk, B. Sulikowska, and L. Szadujkis-Szadurski (Bydgoszcz, Poland) Hyperhomocysteinaemia, folate and vitamine B12 deficiencies as predictors of cardiovascular outcome K. Komissarov, V. Pilotovich, and S. Zolotuchina (Minsk, Belarus) Serum creatinine is a strong independent predictor of death and of vascular events in patients undergoing coronary angiography C.H. Saely, S. Aczel, G. Hoefle, P. Langer, T. Marte, and H. Drexel (Feldkirch, Austria) Uptake and release of ferric-saccharate in a tissue culture model N. Ternes, B. Sturm, H. Goldenberg, and B. Scheiber-Mojdehkar (Vienna, Austria) 61 62 63 64 Posters Chair Neurology and neurobiology A. Semplicini (Padova, Italy) Possible etiological factors and neuropsychiatric manifestations of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) H. Mourad, A. El-Dod, and W. Fadel (Tanta, Egypt) The effectiveness of oral dihydroergotoxine for headache disorders: a double blind, randomized, placebo controlled study G. Grzesk, L. Szadujkis-Szadurski, W. Witkowski, and Z. Sadoch (Bydgoszcz, Poland) abstract nr 65 66 Autonomic system disturbances in patients with increased intracranial pressure D. Madroszkiewicz, E. Madroszkiewicz, I. Gościnski, M. Moskała, A. Furgała, W. KolasinskaKloch, G. Krolczyk, and P.J.Thor (Cracow, Poland) 67 Posters Chair Respiratory medicine A. Semplicini (Padova, Italy) abstract nr The Wheezing Illnesses Study Leidsche Rijn: prediction of wheezing illnesses 68 N. Katier, C.S.P.M. Uiterwaal, B.M. de Jong, J.L.L. Kimpen, T.J. Verheij, and C.K. van der Ent (Utrecht, The Netherlands) Intrapulmonary shunt effect with Nicardipine versus Urapidil in pulmonary arterial hypertensive patients V. Doyen, J. Jamart, P. Bulpa, E. Installé, and P. Evrard (Yvoir, Belgium) Pruritic papulovesicular cutaneous eruption as unusual adverse reaction to salmeterol P. Claes, M. Wintzen, S. De Hertog, H. Vanden Nest, and L. Corne (Brussels, Belgium) 69 70