SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

Scientific Committee

Petra Arck	Professor, Charite Center of Internal medicine and Dermatology, Biomedical Center of  PsychoNeuroImmunology Berlin, Germany
Gerard Chaouat	Professor, INSERM, Maternite Hospital Antoine Beclere Clamart, France
Ole B. Christiansen	Professor, Fertility Clinic4071 Rigshospitalet Copenhagen, Denmark
John C. Herr	Professor, Department of Cell Biology, University of Virginia Health System Charlottesville, USA
Koji Koyama	Professor and Chairman Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Hyogo College of Medicine Nishinomiya, Japan
Maciej Kurpisz	Professor, Institute of Human Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences Poznan, Poland
Udo Markert	Professor, Friedrich- Schiller-Universitat Jena, Germany
Angela Santoni	Professor, Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University of Rome “La Sapienza” Rome, Italy
Gennady Sukhikh	Professor, Academician of RAMS Director and Head of Laboratory of Clinical Immunology Scientific Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology
Julia Szekeres-Bartho	Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology Medical School, Pecs University, Pecs, Hungary
Zdenka Ulcova-Gallova	ProfessorDepartment of Gynecology and obstetrics, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic

Final Programme

monday, June 30, 2008
10.00	P. Arck Berlin, Germany	Presidential address
10.10	G. Sukhikh Moscow, Russia	Opening of the Congress
	Session 1: Gamete immunology Chairmen: M.Kurpisz, J.C. Herr
10.20	M. Kurpisz Poznan, Poland	Immunomodulatory elements in human testis
10.40	J. C. Herr Charlottesville, USA	Mammalian oocyte prepatterning revealed by localization and morphogenesis of KH domain RNA binding proteins
11.00	K. Koyama Nishinomiya, Japan	Contribution of epididymal CD52 to sperm function
11.20	A. Hasegawa Nishinomiya, Japan	Role of zona pellucida in folliculogenesis and post-fertilization events
11.40	Coffee break
12.00	U. Markert Jena, Germany	Proteomic (mass spectrometry) analyses of follicular fluids, granulosa cells, oocytes and embryo culture supernatant
12.20	H. Shibahara Shimotsuke, Japan	Gender difference in anti-sperm immunity: a comparison of the activity of sperm-immobilizing antibodies between  immunologically infertile couples
12.40	M. Kurpisz Poznan, Poland	Innate immunity, oxidative stress and male infertility
13.00	M. Nikolaeva Moscow, Russia	Effects of cold-type and warm-type antisperm antibodies on the sperm functions
13.10	J. Koriyama Tochigi, Japan	Diversity of the antisperm antibodies; A strategy for the treatment of infertile women with sperm agglutinating activity without the presence of sperm immobilizing antibody in their sera
13.20	B. Yousefi Semnan, Iran	Survey of effective factors in fertilization of women with up ten years old infertility via IUI
13.30	V. Bozhedomov Moscow, Russia	Immuno-endocrine aspects of male infertility
13.40	Lunch Break
	Session 2: Immunology of fetus and newborn Chairmen: U. Markert, V.Toder
14.30	P. Sedlmayr Graz, Austria	Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase in the human placenta
14.50	S. Sharma Rhode Island, USA	Human pregnancy disorders:  novel animal models to study the great enigmas in reproductive biology
15.10	U. Markert Jena, Germany	The STAT3-SOCS3 balance in trophoblast cells regulates invasion
15.30	V. Safronova Puschino, Russia	Receptor-mediated regulation of the reactive oxigen species generation in the cord blood granulocytes
15.45	N. Fernandez Colchester, UK	Co-expression of MHC Class I, HLA-G and HLA-E in human embryos
16.00	Coffee break
16.15	V. Toder Tel- Aviv, Israel	Embryonic response to teratogenic insults: role of BAX
16.35	V. Melnikova Moscow, Russia	Proteasomes and immunity: immune proteasomes in developing thymus and spleen
16.50	M. Afanasyeva Moscow, Russia	Early-life serotonin depletion alters humoral and cellular immunity
17.10	M. Aldaghi Semnan, Iran	The effect of hyaluronic acid on development of mouse embryos
17.20	K. L. Park Seoul, Republoc of Korea	Effects of maternal exposure to decabromodiphenyl ether on the development of the immune system in offspring  C57BL/6J  mice
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
	Session 3: Immune factors  in implantation and pregnancy Chairmen: Ph.Le Bouteiller, M-P. Piccinni,  R. Georgieva, V.Chernyshov
9.00	V. R. Aluvihare London, UK	Regulatory T cells and alloantigen tolerance
9.20	Ph. Le Bouteiller Toulouse, France	Human decidual NK cells: unique NK cell receptor repertoire and functions
9.40	M-P. Piccinni Florence, Italy	Control of the T cell cytokine profile during pregnancy
10.00	A. Santoni Rome, Italy	Relevance of NK cells in pregnancy
10.20	G. Chaouat Clamart, France	New insight on tweak and complement in implantation
10.40	R. Georgieva Sofia, Bulgaria	The contribution of endometrial T and NK cells to implantation in epitheliochorial placenta
11.00	Coffee break
11.30	V. Chernyshov Kiev, Ukraine	Immune regulation in human IVF pregnancy
11.50	G. Mor New Haven, USA	Active response of trophoblast against viral infection: the role of  toll like receptor 3
12.10	A. Betz Cambridge, UK	regulatory T cells:  from pregnancy to therapy
12.30	U. Jeschke  Munich, Gemany	The role of galectin-1 in implantation and trophoblast differentiation
12.50	C. Garlanda Milano, Italy	Pentraxin 3 in female fertility
13.10	Lunch Break
14.00	G. Laskarin Rijeka, Croatia	Killing of decidual dendritoc cells by autologous decidual NK cells
14.20	R. Bulla Trieste, Italy	C1q promote interstitial trophoblast invasion
14.40	O. Gankovskaya Moscow, Russia	A new role of receptors of innate immunity (TLR) in infection-associated preterm birth
14.55	A. Shurshalina Moscow, Russia	Receptivity of endometrium: new aspects in immunology of reproduction
15.10	A. Kudryashova Ivanovo, Russia	Apoptosis regulation in placenta of women with IUGR
15.25	I. Gazieva Ekaterinburg, Russia	Role of impairments of molecular mechanisms of regulation of formation hemodynamic systems of fetoplancental complex in development of placental insufficiency
15.35	Coffee break
15.55	S. Blois Berlin, Italy	Dendritic cell depletion impairs implantation and early placental development in mice
16.15	I. Mrakovcic-Sutic Rijeka, Croatia	The role of regulatory T cells (Tregs) in pregnancy
16.35	L. Nikitina Graz, Austria	The C7 component of the complement system is co-localized with vascular smooth muscle cells and endothelium in human first trimester decidua
17.50	I. Sudoma Kiev, Ukraine	Features of immune status of pregnant women after the application of assisted reproductive technologies
17.05	T. Dimova Sofia, Bulgaria	Superficial implantation in pigs induces an activation of maternal immune cells
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
	Session 4: Recurrent pregnancy loss and repeated implantation failure   Chairmen: Z. Ulcova-Gallova, O.B. Christiansen
9.00	B. Toth Munich, Germany	Implantation failure: there is hope for suffering couples
9.20	Z. Ulcova-Gallova Pilsen, Czech Republic	Cell- free fetal DNA in  antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)
9.40	F. Tedesco Trieste, Italy	Complement and recurrent pregnancy loss
10.00	O. B. Christiansen Copenhagen, Denmark	Treatment of recurrent pregnancy failure after ART treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin and/or prednisone. Three years experience
10.20	N.Dolgushina, Makatsaria A.D. Moscow, Russia	Complement activation in pregnant women with viral infections and antiphospholipid antibodies
10.40	O. Sadekova Moscow, Russia	Molecular changes in gene expression profiling of angiogenic, coagulation and extracellular, matrix remodeling factors in women with recurrent pregnancy loss and fetal growth restriction
11.00	Coffee break
11.30	T. Haufe Munich, Germany	Interleukin-15: a new risk factor for recurrent abortion
11.50.	N.  Brachwitz Magdeburg, Germany	Heme oxygenase-1 up-regulation increases the number of uterine natural killer cells at the fetal-maternal interface
12.05	I. Menzhinskaya Moscow, Russia	Autoantibodies to progesterone in women with threatened and spontaneous abortion
12.15	Lunch Break
	Session 5: Immunoendocrine aspects of reproduction Chairmen: J. Szekeres-Bartho, O.Sandra
13.30	O. Sandra Clamart, France	Animal models and tools for deciphering the embryo-maternal dialogue:  the larger, the better?
13.50	L. Fainboim Buenos Aires, Argentina	Natural killer cells expressing a progesterone receptor are susceptible to progesterone-induced apoptosis: implication in pregnancy
14.10	J. Szekeres-Bartho Pecs, Hungary	The role of progesterone in pregnancy- receptor-ligand interactions, signalling pathways
14.30	A. Makrigiannakis Heraklion, Grece	Corticotropin releasing hormone in reproduction. from bench to bedside
14.50	R. Wada Nishinomiya, Japan	Development of early growing mouse follicles by the two-step culture method
15.10	Coffee break
15.30	J. Peknicova Prague, Czech Republic	Effect of endocrine disruptors of mammalian fertility
15.50	C. Steinert Hamilton, Canada	Stress challenge during late murine gestation: A programming agent for the origin of disease
16.00	A. Zarnani Tehran, Iran	Profiling of murine vitamin D receptor in reproductive organs during different stages of estrous cycle and pregnancy
16.10	A. Akopian Moscow, Russia	Influence progestogen-only pill Cerazette on several antibodies(DNA antibodies, antinuclear factor, thyroperoxidase antibodies, thyroglobulin antibodies) of women with autoimmune thyroiditis
Thursday, July 3, 2008
	Session 6: Immunogenetics and reproduction Chairmen: M. Varla-Leftherioti, S. Daher
9.00	M. Varla-Leftherioti Athens, Grece	NK cells (role in RSA, NK receptors immunogenetics) or in workup in RSA (new diagnostic markers).
9.20	I. Athanassakis Heraklion, Greece	Negative regulatory mechanisms of surface MHC-II antigen expression on trophoblasts
9.40	S.  Daher San Paolo, Brazil	Genetic polymorphism in pregnancy pathology
10.00	H. Juch Graz, Austria	Soluble HLA-G - much ado about little
10.20	A. Abubakirov Moscow, Russia	Role of major histocompatibility complex class II in endometriosis development
10.30	Coffee break
	Session 7: Mucosal immunity and HIV Chairman:Ch.Wira
11.00	E. Podack Miami, USA	The role of heat shock protein gp96 in regulating mucosal immunity in the gut and in the female reproductive tract
11.20	C. Wira Lebanon, USA	Progress in reproductive health: the need for a new strategy to understand how HIV-1 infects women
11.40	J. Mestecky Birmingham, USA	Mucosal  immunology of HIV infections
12.00	Lunch Break
	Session 8: Immunological aspects of gynecological diseases Chairmen:N. Sotnikova, Kh.N.Khan
13.00	K. N. Khan Nagasaki, Japan	Escherichia coli (E.coli )contamination of menstrual blood: an implication in toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-mediated growth of endometriosis
13.20	L. Wicherek Krakow, Poland	Alterations in RCAS1 blood serum concentration levels during the normal menstrual cycle and the lack of analogical changes in ovarian endometriosis, cesarean scar endometriosis and adenomyosis
13.40	A. Blaschitz Graz, Austria	Immunohistochemistry - standards and pitfalls
14.00	N. Sotnikova Ivanovo, Russia	The immune mechanisms of leiomyoma rapid growth
14.20	Yu. Antsiferova Ivanovo, Russia	Changes in the expression of mRNA MMP-2, TIMP-2 and TGF? during the development of ectopic endometrial lesions: comparative study of endometrium of humans and rats with experimental endometriosis
14.40	Y. Hirano Shimotsuke, Japan	Chlamydia heat shock protein 60 might be major antigen which stimulates delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction of Chlamydia trachomatis salpingitis in mice
15.00	V. Bezrukov Moscow, Russia	Quantitative monitoring of viable Ureaplasma spp. in samples of clinical material
15.15	T. Demura Moscow, Russia	Apoptosis, angiogenesis and extracellular matrix activity in the endometrial hyperplasia (EH) without athypia in premenopausal women