General Information

 

Accommodations

All participants will be staying in the Santorini Image Hotel (A' class), which is located in Messaria, which is a short distance from Fira and 3 km from the airport.

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Workshop venue

The Nomikos Conference Center is located in Fira, the capital of Santorini, overlooking the Caldera and the Santorini volcano.

 

Oral Presentations

An LCD projector, a projector for 2x2 inches slides and an overhead projector will be available for the oral presentations. Speakers are asked to bring their slides to the slide reception desk at least 30 min. before the beginning of the session.

 

Posters

Posters should be mounted on the designated boards and dismounted according to the schedule below.

Adhesive tape for mounting the posters on the boards will be available at the poster area.

 

Welcome Reception and Banquet

Invitation cards are required for admission.

 

City Tour

Buses for the city tour will be leaving from the Nomikos Center on Saturday, October 13 at 2:45 p.m. The accompanying persons maybe picked up at the Nomikos Center or otherwise at the Santorini Image Hotel. Tickets are required for participation.

 

Tour and Travel Information

A desk manned by the personnel of our official Travel Agency, “ERA Ltd” 8 Alexandrou Soutsou Str.,

Kolonaki 10671 Athens – Greece

Tel.: 30-1-363-4944, FAX: 30-1-3631690, E-Mail: info@era.gr

will be located at the Nomikos Center and Santorini Image Hotel throughout the Workshop.

 

Lunches

Lunches will be served at the indicated times to all registered participants in the Nomikos Center. Badges are required for admission


 

 

 

 

Program OUTLINE

 

Wednesday, October 10

 

Registration

5:00-8:00 PM

“Santorini Image Hotel”

 

 

 

Welcome Reception

8:00 PM

“Santorini Image Hotel”

 

Thursday, October 11

 

Breakfast

7:30 AM

“Santorini Image Hotel”

The bus will depart from the “Santorini Image Hotel” at 8:30 AM

 

Registration

9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Nomikos Center

 

 

 

Session I: Structure-Functions

9:00 AM

Nomikos Center

 

 

 

Coffee break

11:00 AM

Nomikos Center

 

 

 

Session II: The Central Nervous System

11:30 AM

Nomikos Center

 

 

 

Lunch

1:30 PM

Nomikos Center

 

 

 

Dinner

8:00 PM

“Pyrgos”, Pyrgos

The bus will depart from the “Santorini Image Hotel” at 7:30 PM

 

 

 

Friday, October 12

 

Breakfast

7:30 AM

“Santorini Image Hotel

The bus will depart from the “Santorini Image Hotel” at 8:30 AM

 

 

 

Session III: Therapeutic Approaches

9:00 AM

Nomikos Center

 

 

 

Coffee break

11:00 AM

Nomikos Center

 

 

 

Session IV: Therapeutic Approaches

11:30AM

Nomikos Center

 

 

 

Lunch

1:15 PM

Nomikos Center

 

 

 

Dinner

8:00 PM

“Selene”, Fira

The bus will depart from the “Santorini Image Hotel” at 7:30 PM

 

 

 

Saturday, October 13

 

Breakfast

7:30 AM

“Santorini Image Hotel”

The bus will depart from the “Santorini Image Hotel” at 8:30 AM

 

 

 

Session V: Infectious Diseases

9:00 AM

Nomikos Center

 

 

 

Coffee break

10:20 AM

Nomikos Center

 

 

 

Session VI: Allergic Reactions

10:50 AM

Nomikos Center

 

 

 

Poster Session

12:10

 

 

 

 

Lunch

1:30 PM

Nomikos Center

 

 

 

City Tour

2:45 PM

 

 

 

 

Sunday, October 14

 

Breakfast

7:30 AM

“Santorini Image Hotel”

The bus will depart from the “Santorini Image Hotel” at 8:30 AM

 

 

 

Session VII: Autoimmune Diseases and Pathophysiology

9:00 AM

Nomikos Center

 

 

 

Coffee break

11:00 AM

Nomikos Center

 

 

 

Session VIII: Autoimmune Diseases and Pathophysiology

11:30 AM

Nomikos Center

 

 

 

Lunch

1:30 PM

Nomikos Center

 

 

 

Gala Dinner

8:00 PM

Nomikos Center

The bus will depart from the “Santorini Image Hotel” at 7:30 PM

 

 

 

Monday, October 15

 

 

 

Breakfast

7:30 AM

“Santorini Image Hotel”

 

 

 

Departure

 

 

 


PROGRAM

 

 

Wednesday, October 10

 

 

 

5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

 

Open Registration – “Santorini Image Hotel

8:00 PM

 

Welcome Reception – “Santorini Iamge Hotel

 

 

 

Thursday, October 11

 

 

 

7:30 AM

 

Breakfast

 

 

The bus will depart from the “Santorini Image Hotel” at 8:30 AM

 

 

 

8:30 AM – 2:00 PM

 

Registration – Nomikos Center

 

 

 

Session I: Structure - Functions

Co-chairs: Behrane Ghebrehiwet, SUNY at Stony Brook

C. Yung Yu, The Ohio State University

 

 

 

9:00 AM

1

Sructural requirements and functional effects of the polymerization of C4b-binding protein

L Kask, B Dahlbäck, and AM Blom

9:20 AM

2

C4b-binding protein binds to the surface of apoptotic cells through anti-coagulant protein S

J H Webb, AM Blom, and B Dahlbäck

9:40 AM

3

Characterization of parameters influencing the enhancement of phagocytosis by C1qRP

AJ Tenner, S Ruiz, and M Park

10:00 AM

4

The role of complement in developmental processes

JD Lambris, K Del Rio-Tsonis, S Francini, Y Kimura, M Majka, M Markiewski, D Mastellos, MZ Ratajczak, R Reca, C Strey, and PA Tsonis.

10:20 AM

5

Transcriptional regulation of the human complement receptor 2 gene

GC Tsokos, M Tolnay, and LA Vereshchagina

10:40 AM

6

Difference in the intrinsic strength of the human complement system: a study of C4a and C4b gene dosage variations in three populations

CY Yu, Y Yang, CA Blanchong, B Zhou, EK Chung, CM Bailey, K Jones, R Rennebohm, G Higgins, M Kovács, I Karádi, L Varga, and G Fust.

 

 

 

11:00 AM

 

Coffee Break

 

 

 

Session II: The central nervous system

Co Chairs: Andrea J. Tenner, University of California, Irvine

Tony Wyss-Corey, University of California San Francisco

 

 

 

11:30 AM

7

Genetic inhibition of the complement cascade increases Alzheimer’s pathology in transgenic mice

T Wyss-Coray, AH Lin, F Yan, JJ Alexander, E Masliah, and RJ Quigg.

11:50 AM

8

Complement is not essential for the development of neuritic (senile) plaques in an animal model of Alzheimer's disease

NR Cooper, BM Bradt, K Hsiao, MC Carroll, and JX Yu

12:10 PM

9

Activities of C1q in Alzheimer's disease

AJ Tenner, MD Galvan, M Botto, and MI Fonseca

12:30 PM

10

Co-stimulatory effects of amyloid ß-associated proteins C1q and SAP on the Aß1-42peptide-induced cytokine synthesis by adult human microglia in vitro

R Veerhuis and P Eikelenboom

12:50 PM

11

The role of complement in acute traumatic injury of the brain

Z Fabry, B Nazewicz, F Liu, D Sewell, JD Lambris, and M Sandor

1:10 PM

12

The role of the complement system in a mouse model of stroke

A-K Nilsson, MA Hietala, M Pekny, and M Pekna

 

 

 

1:30 PM

 

Lunch

 

 

 

8:00 PM

 

Dinner at the Restaurant “Pyrgos”, Pyrgos

 

 

The bus will depart from the “Santorini Image Hotel” at 7:30 PM

 

 

 

Friday, October 12

7:30

 

Breakfast

 

 

The bus will depart from the “Santorini Image Hotel” at 8:30 AM

 

 

 

Session III: Therapeutic Approaches

 

 

 

Co-chairs: Tom Eirik Mollnes, University of Tromsř

Francesco Tedesco, Trieste University

 

 

 

9:00 AM

13

The primary role of complement in the inflammatory network

TE Mollnes

9:20 AM

14

A new C5a receptor antagonist inhibits monoarticular arthritis in the rat

TM Woodruff, IA Shiels, DP Fairlie, and SM Taylor.

9:40 AM

15

CRP-mediated activation of complement in acute myocardial infarction: a novel target for therapy?

CE Hack, R Nijmeijer, WK Lagrand,WT Hermens, P Bruins, and HWM Niessen

10:00 AM

16

Rational design of a complement inhibitor targeting C3

D Morikis, AM. Soulika, M Roy, A Sahu, A Troganis, PA Jennings, G Tsokos, and JD Lambris

10:20 AM

17

Inhibition of C5 activation by a SCFV obtained from human phage antibody library: in vitro and in vivo effects

F Tedesco, R Marzari, P Macor, D Sblattero, F Fischetti, and A Bradbury

10:40 AM

18

Cancer treatment by photodynamic therapy engages complement in tumor tissue destruction

M Korbelik, I Cecic, and J Sun

 

 

 

11:00

 

Coffee Break

 

 

 

Session IV: Therapeutic Approaches

 

 

 

Co-chairs: Erik Hack, Central Laboratory of The Netherlands Red Cross

Peter A. Ward, University of Michigan

 

 

 

11:30 AM

19

C5a in inflammatory responses: just right or too much?

PA Ward, MS Huber-Lang, N Reidemann, L Spruce, D Mastellos, and JD Lambris

11:50 AM

20

C5a is responsible for the mesenteric ischemia /reperfusion-induced local and remote organ injury

SD Fleming, JD Lambris, T Shea-Donohue and GC Tsokos

12:10 PM

21

Prevention of ischemia/reperfusion injuries in rats by a new small molecule C5a receptor antagonist

TV Arumugum, IA Shiels, DP Fairlie, and SM Taylor

12:30 PM

22

C1-inhibitor reduces the ischemia-reperfusion injury of skeletal muscle in Balb-c mice after aortic cross clamping

EW Nielsen , TE. Mollnes , JM. Harlan, and RK Winn

12:50 PM

23

Hereditary angioneurotic edema in children

G Harmat, L Varga, G Füst , B Fekete, I Karádi, B Visy, and H Farkas

 

 

 

1:15 PM

 

Lunch

 

 

 

8:00 PM

 

Dinner at Restaurant “Selene”, Fira

 

 

The bus will depart from the “Santorini Image Hotel” at 7:30 PM

 

 

 

Saturday, October 13

7:30 AM

 

Breakfast

 

 

The bus will depart from the “Santorini Image Hotel” at 8:30 AM

 

 

 

Session V: Infectious Diseases

 

 

 

Co-chairs: Anna M. Blom, Lund University

Matyas Sandor, University of Wisconsin

 

 

 

9:00 AM

24

Complement binding to S. Aureus

KM Cunnion, JC Lee, and MM Frank

9:20 AM

25

gC1qR/p33: a possible binding site for extracellular HIV-1 TAT protein

B. Ghebrehiwet, M. Dalzell, B. Craddock, SL Morrison, and R Steigbigel

9:40 AM

26

A novel interaction between type IV pili of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and the human complement regulator C4b-binding protein

AM Blom, A Rytkönen, P Vasquez, G Lindahl, B Dahlbäck, and A-B. Jonsson

10:00 AM

27

C3 contributes to the lethality of cerebral LCMV infection

M Sandor, D Sewell, Z Fabry, M. Salvato, J.Lambris, and M. Suresh

 

 

 

10:20 AM

 

Coffee Break

 

 

 

Session VI: Allergic Reaction

 

 

 

Co-chairs: Joerg Köhl, Institute for Medical Microbiology

Rick A. Wetsel, University of Texas-Houston

 

 

 

10:50 AM

28

The absence of C3 demonstrates a role for complement in Th2 effector functions in a murine model of asthma

SM Drouin, DB Corry, J Kildsgaard, and RA Wetsel

11:10 AM

29

Mast cells mediate the inflammatory response in immune complex peritonits independent of TNF-a and KC

J Godau, T Heller, A Kola , A Klos, and J Köhl

11:30 AM

30

C5a initiates the onset of contact hypersensitivity in mice

H Hawlisch, T Heller, A Klos, and J Köhl

11:50 AM

31

In vitro testing and animal models for complement activation-related pseudoallergy caused by liposomal and micellar anticancer drugs

J Szebeni, L Baranyi, Y Barenholz, Y Talmon, D Danino, S Savay, P Laverman, JM Metselaar, G Storm, R Bunger, and CR Alving

 

 

 

12:10 PM

 

Poster session

 

 

 

 

32

Estimation of the complement and cytokine levels in sera of patients with Guillain-Barre syndrome

A Ischenko, T Stuchevskaya, A Zakhov, a Trofimov, S Rodin, A Simbirtsev, I Khajoueva, V Kazakov, and I Rudenko

 

33

Expression and Characterisation of the Serine Protease Domain of Human Complement C2

RC Priest, B McDowell, and R Malhotra

 

34

GPI anchored erythrocyte CR1 deficiency in a rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta)

A Kisserli, CD Muller, B Donvito, A Gimenez, N Godin, M Tonye Libyh, V Duret, B Reveil, F Philbert, T Tabary, B Hurtrel, and JHM Cohen

 

35

Indels within duplicated genes have lead to sequence divergence: an examination of C2/Bf and C3/4/5

N Longman-Jacobsen, S Gaudieri, and RL Dawkins

 

36

Effect of propranolol in vivo and in vitro on oxidative burst of rat neutrophils and on complement opsonizing capacity

EMS Russo-Carbolante, TS Marasca, ACM Polizello, AECS Azzolini, and YM Lucisano-Valim

 

37

Anti-C1 esterase inhibitor (C1-INH) autoantibodies in hereditary angioedema

L. Varga, G. Füst, B. Visy, and H. Farkas

 

38

Helicobacter pylori infection and hereditaty angioedema. New triggering factor?

H Farkas, G Füst, B Fekete, I Karádi, B Visy, and L Varga

 

39

Effect of Hypothyroidism on the Complement (C) System in the Rat

CG Duarte, AECS Azzolini, and AI Assis-Pandochi

 

40

Proteomics-based analysis of plasma proteins from patients with IFN-g and IL-12 receptor deficiency

B Tomaino, I Borghia, DA Lammasd, A Zamperlinc, M Alessioc, and F Novellia

 

41

Increased frequency of C4B*Q0 in coronary disease: correlation with other known risk factors

GJ Arason, J Kramer, S Bodvarsson, ST Sigurdarson, G Sigurdsson, G Füst, and G Thorgeirsson

 

42

Distribution of CR1 polymorphism in indian population

M Katyal and N Das

 

43

Experimental model to study human skin and kelloid graft in hamster cheek pouch

B Hochman, LMFerreira, M Mariano, and FV Boas

 

44

Effect of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy on plasma complement levels in patients with SLE

Levy Y and Shoenfeld Y.

 

45

Oxidative stress and use of DMSO in cultivated keratinocytes submitted to the glucose privation and physic hypoxia

I da Silva Duarte, LM Ferreira, and B Hochman

 

46

Complement Involvement in RPE-Hypersensitivity

CE Thirkill, JL Keltner, and LS Morse

 

 

 

1:30 PM

 

Lunch

 

 

 

2:45 PM

 

City Tour

 

 

 

Sunday, October 14

 

 

 

7:30

 

Breakfast

 

 

The bus will depart from the “Santorini Image Hotel” at 8:30 AM

 

 

 

Session VII: Autoimmune Diseases and Pathophysiology

 

 

 

Co-chairs: Michael M. Frank, Duke University

Paul Morgan, UWCM

 

 

 

9:00 AM

47

The role of the membrane complement regulatory Decay Accelerating Factor (DAF, CD55) in the MRL-LPR murine model of systemic autoimmunity

T Miwa T, MA Maldonado, HY Luo, VP Werth, MP Madaio, RA Eisenberg, and WC Song

9:20 AM

48

Pathologic significance of autoantibodies against C1q in the development of renal disease

LA Trouw, J Duijs, and MR Daha

9:40 AM

49

IL-6, TNF and Complement in Antibody Mediated Myasthenia Gravis Pathogenesis

P Christadoss, E Goluszko, C Deng, H Yang, and M Poussin

10:00 AM

50

Complement deficiency ameliorates collagen-induced arthritis in mice

MA Hietala, S Kleinau, I-M Jonsson, A Tarkowski, and M Pekna

10:20 AM

51

A CR1 polymorphism exhibits enhanced binding to C4b which may contribute tp protection against SLE in caucasians

DJ Birmingham, W Chen, G Liang, and HC Schmitt

10:40 AM

52

Defective prevention of immune precipitation in SLE is not caused by C4A*Q0

R Kolka, SR Franzdottir, ÁB Hreidarsson, A Árnason, K Steinsson, and GJ Arason

 

 

 

11:00 AM

 

Coffee Break

 

 

 

Session VIII: Autoimmune Diseases and Pathophysiology

 

 

 

Co-chairs: Zsuzsanna Fabry, University of Wisconsin

Wenchao Song, University of Pennsylvania

 

 

 

11:30 AM

53

The CD59-knockout mouse: characterization of the phenotype and studies in complement-driven experimental diseases

BP Morgan

11:50 AM

54

CD59 knockout and CD59/DAF double-knockout mouse eryrthrocytes are highly susceptible to induced but not spontaneous complement damage

T Miwa, L Zhou, and WC Song

12:10 PM

55

Complement activation at the C3 level is anti-atherogenic in mice

L Persson, J Borén, GK Hansson, and M Pekna

12:30 PM

56

Complement C3, C4 and factor B gene expression in human kidney tissue engrafted into SCID/RAT

J Laufer,R Oren,. B Dekel,.T Burakova, Y Reisner, and J Passwell

12:50 PM

57

Role of HLA-DQ and -DR genes in human autoimmune diseases. Studies with transgenic/knockout mice

CS David

1:10 PM

58

DNA vaccination to prevent autoimmune diabetes

M von Herrath, A Hughes, T Wolfe, and A Bot

 

 

 

1:30 PM

 

Lunch

 

 

 

8:00 PM

 

Gala Dinner

 

 

The bus will depart from the “Santorini Image Hotel” at 7:30 PM