Unexpected functions of FcepsilonRI on antigen-presenting cells.

abstract：:Hypersensitivity to latex proteins has been reported with increasing frequency in recent years. Elevated levels of latex specific IgE have been detected in the majority of these patients. Severe anaphylaxis and death resulting from latex exposure has also been reported. Nevertheless, the immune mechanism of latex alle...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Kurup VP,Kumar A,Choi H,Murali PS,Resnick A,Kelly KJ,Fink JN

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Jellyfish stings cause painful, papular-urticarial eruptions due to the immediate allergic, acute toxic and persistent inflammatory responses. In spite of many marine accidents and their economic impact, modes of first-aid treatment remain conventional and specific allergen and medical treatment are not yet ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Horiike T,Nagai H,Kitani S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of KW-4679, an antiallergic drug, on the development of bronchial hyperresponsiveness, airway inflammation and early and late asthmatic responses following aerosol antigen challenge in guinea pigs actively sensitized by the inhalation of aerosolized ovalbumin. Pretreatment with KW-4679 (10 ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Ohmori K,Ishii H,Sasaki Y,Ikemura T,Manabe H,Kitamura S

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Environmental factors play an important role in asthma morbidity, although the contribution of individual pollutants or pollens in exacerbating asthma is not completely elucidated. Despite the evidence of importance of the hornbeam pollen in inducing allergic sensitization, its role in provoking asthma exace...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Krmpotic D,Luzar-Stiffler V,Rakusic N,Stipic Markovic A,Hrga I,Pavlovic M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute, systemic vasculitis in children, with an etiology that is not completely understood. It is assumed that the development of KD is mediated by an immunologic response. Several reports from East Asia have found a higher prevalence of atopic diseases among patients with KD, but...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Hassidim A,Merdler I,Chorin O,Merdler-Rabinowicz R,Dallal I,Perlman M,Chorin E

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Helper T cells are involved in chronic eosinophilic inflammation. Control of cytokine production seems to be an effective management. METHODS:The effect of nonactin, SB203580, a p38 MAP kinase inhibitor, and JTE-711 on the cytokine production of allergen-specific T cell clones was determined. The effect of ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Mori A,Okudaira H,Kobayashi N,Akiyama K

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to investigate lymphocyte adhesion to Kupffer cells as a component of an immune-mediated mechanism for halothane hepatitis. METHODS:Kupffer cells were isolated from guinea pigs exposed to 1.0% halothane/40% oxygen and cultured with various synthetic antigens (trifluoroacetyl-pr...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Furst SM,Gandolfi AJ

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In patients showing multiple reactivity to seasonal airborne allergens, a skin prick test (SPT) with Parietaria pollen scores frequently negative, suggesting that profilin from Parietaria might not share IgE-binding epitopes with profilin from botanically unrelated airborne allergens. This study investigated...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Asero R,Mistrello G,Roncarolo D,Amato S

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interaction between vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) on endothelial cells and CD49d molecules on eosinophils is thought to mediate the selective infiltration of eosinophils into inflamed tissues in allergic disease. IL-4 and TNF-alpha are associated with allergic conditions, and they have been shown to selec...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Saito H,Shimizu H,Mita H,Maeda Y,Akiyama K

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delayed drug allergy reactions (DDAR) are potentially fatal. Certain human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles have been associated with delayed allergy reactions following the administration of particular drugs. Examples are HLA-B*57:01 (abacavir), HLA-B*15:02/HLA-A*31:01 (carbamazepine), and HLA-B*58:01 (allopurinol). B...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Sousa-Pinto B,Correia C,Gomes L,Gil-Mata S,Araújo L,Correia O,Delgado L

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Japanese cedar pollinosis (JCPsis) is an immunoglobulin E-mediated type I allergy caused by exposure to Japanese cedar pollen (JCP). Blood thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC) levels are well known as an objective parameter for disease severity for several allergic disorders. The present study ai...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Xiao JZ,Kondo S,Takahashi N,Odamaki T,Iwabuchi N,Miyaji K,Iwatsuki K,Enomoto T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The downstream signaling components of high-affinity IgE receptor (FcepsilonRI) were studied using yeast two-hybrid screening of the cDNA library constructed from RBL-2H3 cells. The cytoplasmic part of the gamma-chain but not that of the beta-chain was found to interact with pyruvate kinase in the yeast. The in-vitro-...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Oak MH,Cheong H,Kim KM

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previous study described clinical and pathological manifestations observed in 49 chimeras produced by replacing a small fragment of the neural tube of a chicken embryo by a similar fragment from a Japanese quail embryo. Predominant antibodies in sera of these birds were directed against xenogeneic antigens which are...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Yang G,Albini B,Milgrom F

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nasal polyps are a common health problem that can significantly impact the quality of life. OBJECTIVE:To analyze the impact of allergy and peripheral eosinophils (EOS) on the morbidity of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) in Northwest China. METHODS:A retrospective cohort of 323 patients wh...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Chen F,Wen L,Qiao L,Shi Z,Xue T,Chen X,Li X

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Grape allergy is considered rare; grape lipid transfer protein (LTP; Vit v 1), an endochitinase and a thaumatin-like protein (TLP) have been reported as grape allergens. A considerable number of patients have referred to our department for severe reactions to grapes, and several IgE binding proteins were det...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Vassilopoulou E,Zuidmeer L,Akkerdaas J,Tassios I,Rigby NR,Mills EN,van Ree R,Saxoni-Papageorgiou P,Papadopoulos NG

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We isolated a major wheat flour allergen with a molecular weight of 15-kD. The 15-kD allergen was purified from an extract of wheat flour by ammonium sulfate precipitation followed by gel filtration. Using the immunoblot technique, IgE, specifically directed towards the single isolated allergen, was detectable in 50% ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Fränken J,Stephan U,Meyer HE,König W

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mast cells in the tongue of the bat (Artibeus lituratus) show a well-developed Golgi area and abundant mitochondria in the granule-free perinuclear cytoplasm. Rough endoplasmic reticulum profiles, free ribosomes, mitochondria, bundles of filaments and a great number of secretory granules are found throughout the remai...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Oliani SM,Vugman I,Jamur MC

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing evidence that the asthma process is 'driven' and maintained by persistence of a subset of chronically activated T memory cells, sensitized against allergenic, occupational or viral antigens which 'home' to the lung after antigen exposure or viral infection. In general, allergens induce a CD4 T help...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Kon OM,Kay AB

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Th2 cell infiltration is a characteristic feature of allergic chronic sinusitis. However, the mechanisms that cause the predominance of Th2 cells in this disease have yet to be clarified. The airway is often exposed to not only Th2 cytokines but also bacterial products such as lipopolysaccharides (LPS). A CC...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Fukumoto A,Nonaka M,Ogihara N,Pawankar R

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is the mainstay therapy in human immune deficiency states characterized by qualitative and quantitative reductions in B cells. In addition, however, there is widespread use of IVIG in a number of other areas, including neuroimmunologic, infectious, dermatologic, hematologic,...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Kumar A,Teuber SS,Gershwin ME

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Activated eosinophils are thought to play an important role in allergic inflammation. Prior reports suggest that eosinophils have receptors recognizing IgA, IgG and IgE; however, little is known regarding the direct effects of antigens and antigen-specific immunoglobulins on the functions of eosinophils. ME...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Muraki M,Gleich GJ,Kita H

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morbidity and mortality of elderly onset asthma have recently been on the increase. To evaluate the allergic status of the elderly onset asthmatics, we performed skin tests for allergens and estimated serum total IgE levels of the patients. The proportion of the skin-test-positive patients among the elderly onset ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Atsuta R,Akiyama K,Shirasawa T,Okumura K,Fukuchi Y,Ra C

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Characterization of seafood allergens is important to understand the immune response to these allergens. Moreover, a detailed comparison between atopic and nonatopic patients with adverse reactions to shrimp has never been reported. METHODS:Raw and boiled shrimp extracts were analyzed by immunoblotting usin...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Samson KT,Chen FH,Miura K,Odajima Y,Iikura Y,Naval Rivas M,Minoguchi K,Adachi M

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endogenous IL-17 is needed for the Ag sensitization that results in murine allergic asthma, a Th2-mediated disease. Here, we aimed to investigate the role IL-17 plays in the development of murine experimental allergic conjunctivitis (EC) which is also a Th2-mediated disease. METHODS:To induce EC, wild-type ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Fukushima A,Sumi T,Ishida W,Yamada J,Iwakura Y,Ueno H

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accumulating evidence indicates that eotaxin is the primary mediator of tissue eosinophilia. In the present study, we analyzed the mechanisms of eotaxin generation by Th1-/Th2-derived cytokines in vitro. METHODS:Human dermal fibroblasts, human umbilical vein endothelial cells and A549 human bronchial epithe...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Miyamasu M,Misaki Y,Yamaguchi M,Yamamoto K,Morita Y,Matsushima K,Nakajima T,Hirai K

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Superoxide (O2-) and nitric oxide (NO) production by polymorphonuclear leukocyte (PMNs) and monocytes in patients with liver cirrhosis were evaluated. PMNs obtained from cirrhotic patients were less effective than those from controls in producing O2- after stimulation with opsonized zymosan, while they were more effec...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Masini E,Mugnai L,Foschi M,Laffi G,Gentilini P,Mannaioni PF

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:2-Arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), an endogenous ligand for the cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2), has been shown to exhibit a variety of cannabimimetic activities in vitro and in vivo. Recently, we found that human eosinophilic leukemia EoL-1 cells and human peripheral blood eosinophils express the CB2 recept...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Kishimoto S,Oka S,Gokoh M,Sugiura T

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a great need to develop a method for making an accurate and reliable in vitro diagnosis of adverse hypersensitivity reactions to drugs. We measured the amount of sulfidoleukotriene (sLT) released from the peripheral blood leukocytes obtained from 25 patients who developed hypersensitivity reactions following ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Kubota Y,Imayama S,Toshitani A,Miyahara H,Tanahashi T,Uemura Y,Koga T,Sugawara N,Kurimoto F,Hata K

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is not known why some foods sensitizing via the gastrointestinal tract are prevalent allergenic foods and others are not. Eating habits, processing, and the food matrix have been suggested to influence the allergenicity of a given food. Factors related to protein structure, such as stability to digestion,...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Kroghsbo S,Bøgh KL,Rigby NM,Mills EN,Rogers A,Madsen CB

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A negative association has been observed between infections and allergy in several studies. The aim of the present study was to examine whether tuberculosis and leprosy patients have more or fewer allergies than healthy individuals. METHOD:Sera from tuberculosis patients, leprosy patients and healthy contro...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Ellertsen LK,Wiker HG,Egeberg NT,Hetland G

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00