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 MONDAY 14 JULY

NITRIC OXIDE-OXIDATIVE AND NITROSATIVE STRESSES-PARP PATHWAY - The French NO Society symposium
LECTURE THEATRE D
 
Organiser:
Professor Catherine Marchand-Leroux, University Paris 5, France
 
Chairs:
Prof. Catherine Marchand-Leroux University Paris Descartes, France
Prof. Csaba Szabo Semmelweis University, Hungary and University of Medicine and Dentistry
of New Jersey, USA
 
9:30
Nitric Oxide, Nitrosative Stress in the Pathogenesis of Diabetic Complications
Professor Csaba Szabo, Semmelweis University, Hungary and University of Medicine and Dentistry of
New Jersey, USA
 
10:00
Elevated talk: Nitric oxide-dependent oxidative changes in skeletal muscles from rats
submitted to intestinal ischemia and reperfusion
Mrs Simone Bolonheis University of São Paulo, Brazil
 
10:15
Modulation of NO Production by Tyrosine Phosphatase Inhibition in Cardiovascular Diseases
Professor Vincent Richard, Rouen University Hospital, France
 
10:45
Coffee break
 
11:15
Nitrosative Stress and Circulatory Shock
Professor Salvatore Cuzzocrea, University of Messina, Italy
 
11:45
Elevated talk: Pharmacological induction of heme oxygenase-1 protects hippocampal
interneurons and inhibits inducible nitric oxide synthase following cerebral ischemia
reperfusion injury
Dr Carmen Mazzola University of Catania, Italy
 
12:00
Nitric oxide/nitrosative stress and PARP cascade in acute brain Injuries
Dr Valerie Besson, University Paris Descartes, France
 
12:00
End of symposium
 

 

FUNCTIONAL SELECTIVITY AND GPCRs
LECTURE THEATRE: B
 
Organisers:
Dr Eamonn Kelly, University of Bristol, UK
Professor Graeme Henderson, University of Bristol, UK
 
09:30
The multi-dimensional nature of efficacy
 
Prof. Philip G Strange, University of Reading, UK
 
10:00
Elevated talk: Functional selectivity at the human sphingosine-1-phosphate type 3 receptor
 
Dr Astrid E. Alewijnse, Academic Medical Center, The Netherlands
 
10:15
New parameters for functional pharmacology – from specific-drug pharmacology to
new drug-specific pharmacology?
 
Prof. Michael Spedding, Institut de Recherche Servier, France
 
10:45
Coffee break
 
11:15
Functional selectivity in GPCR desensitization
Dr Chris P Bailey, University of Bath, UK
 
11:45
Elevated talk: Ability of beta-2 adrenoceptor ligands to selectively induce receptor mediated
cAMP formation and ERK phosphorylation
Prof. Ozlem Ugur, Ankara University, Turkey
 
12:00
Pathway specific pharmacology of beta-adrenoceptor ligands
Prof. Steve Hill, University of Nottingham, UK
 
12:30
End of symposium
 

 

REDUCING QT LIABILITY & PROARRHYTHMIC RISK IN DRUG DISCOVERY & DEVELOPMENT
LECTURE THEATRE A
 
Organiser:
Dr Jean-Pierre Valentin, AstraZeneca, UK
 
9:30
Non-Clinical Strategies to address QT Liability and Proarrhythmic Risk
Dr Chris Pollard, AstraZeneca, UK
 
10:00
Value of non-clinical QT-related assays to support drug discovery, development
and regulatory approval: case studies
Dr Jean-Pierre Valentin, AstraZeneca, UK
 
10:30
The thorough QT study: A review three years after its implementation
Dr Borje Darpo, Consultant, Sweden
 
11:00
Coffee break
 
11:15
Drug Induced QT Shortening - Is it an Issue?
Dr Rashmi Shah, Independent Pharmaceutical Consultant, Gerrards Cross, UK
 
11:45
Elevated talk: Artificial neural network for automatic detection of arrhythmia from
electrocardiogram
Dr Mohamed Morsy, El Minia University, Egypt
 
12:00
Integrated Risk Assessment and Predictive Value to Humans of Non-Clinical Repolarisation
Assays
Dr Rob Wallis, Pfizer, UK
 
12:30
End of symposium
 

 

CALCIUM-ACTIVATED K+ CHANNELS AND ENDOTHELIAL CELL SIGNALLING – THERAPEUTIC TARGET?
LECTURE THEATRE E
 
Organisers:
Professor Ulf Simonsen, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Dr Michel Félétou, Institut de Recherche Servier, France
 
Chairs:
Prof. Ulf Simonsen University of Aarhus, Denmark
Dr Michel Félétou, Institut de Recherche Servier, France
 
9:30
K+ Channels and Release of EDHF
Dr Gillian Edwards, University of Manchester, UK
 
10:00
Elevated talk: Role of calcium-activated potassium channels with small and intermediate
conductance in bradykinin-induced release of NO in porcine retinal arterioles
Dr Thomas Dalsgaard, University of Aarhus, Denmark
 
10:15
Endothelial KCa-channels, EDHF-signalling, and arterial blood pressure
Dr Ralf Köhler, Philipps-Universitat, Germany
 
10:45
Coffee break
 
11:15
K+ Channels and Release of Nitric Oxide
Dr Edgaras Stankevicius, University of Aarhus, Denmark
 
11:45
Elevated talk: Evidence in favour of an intermediate-conductance calcium-activated potassium
channel in cortical astrocytes
Mr Thomas Longden, University of Manchester, UK
 
12:00
K+ Channels and Endothelial Dysfunction - Therapeutic Option?
Dr Michel Félétou, Institut de Recherche Servier, France
 
12:30
End of symposium
 

 

THE HISTAMINE H3 AND H4 RECEPTORS: DRUG TARGETS FOR THE ANTI-HISTAMINES OF THE 21st CENTURY
LECTURE THEATRE C

THE EUROPEAN HISTAMINE RESEARCH SOCIETY (EHRS) SYMPOSIUM

Organiser:
Dr Paul Chazot, University of Durham, UK
Dr Ekaterini Tiligada, University of Athens, Greece
 
Chairs:
Professor Steve Hill, University of Nottingham, UK
Professor Robin Ganellin, University College, UK
 
9:30
Histamine H3 Receptors in Psychiatric Diseases and Parkinson’s Disease
Dr. Congyu Jin, University of Helsinki, Finland
 
10:00
Elevated talk: Effect of the H4R Antagonist JNJ7777120 on the Cartilage Histamine Content
in Rats with Adjuvant Arthritis
Ms Evangelia Zampeli, University of Athens, Greece
 
10:15
Histamine Receptors: From the Human Genome to the New Therapeutic Options for Inflammatory
Disorders
Professor Rob Leurs, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
 
10:45
Coffee break
 
11:15
The H4 Receptor and Potential Cancer Therapy
Dr Robert Kiss, Semmelweis University, Hungary
 
11:45
Elevated talk: The H4 histamine receptor is functionally expressed on neurons in the
mammalian CNS
Dr Paul Chazot, University of Durham, UK
 
12:00
Histamine H3 Receptor Antagonists: From Target Identification to Clinical Candidate
Professor Nicholas Carruthers, Johnson & Johnson, USA
 
12:30
End of symposium
 
Supported by Johnson & Johnson, USA