Identification and characterization of major allergens in excretory/secretory products of the worm Paragonimus ohirai.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiological data on food allergy are scarce in African countries. We studied the prevalence of food sensitization in Ghanaian schoolchildren. METHODS:Children (5-16 years; n = 1,714) from 9 Ghanaian schools were given parental consent to participate in the study. Adverse reactions and food consumption w...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Obeng BB,Amoah AS,Larbi IA,Yazdanbakhsh M,van Ree R,Boakye DA,Hartgers FC

更新日期：2011-01-01 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 a subgroup of patients with atopic eczema (AE), aeroallergens are relevant eliciting factors. The atopy patch test (APT) was proposed as inflammation model for AE. OBJECTIVE:It was the aim of this study to investigate the effect of pretreatment with 1% pimecrolimus cream (Elidel) on the APT and skin pric...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Weissenbacher S,Traidl-Hoffmann C,Eyerich K,Katzer K,Braeutigam M,Loeffler H,Hofmann H,Behrendt H,Ring J,Darsow U

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We analyzed the T cell activation potency and the IgE-binding properties (allergenicity) of nine isoforms of Bet v 1, the major allergen of birch pollen. METHODS:The capacity of recombinant Bet v 1 isoforms to bind serum IgE from allergic patients was evaluated by immunoblot experiments and skin prick tests...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Ferreira F,Hirthenlehner K,Briza P,Breiteneder H,Scheiner O,Kraft D,Breitenbach M,Ebner C

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previously we have shown that intranasal administration of ovalbumin (OVA) together with cholera toxin (CT) abrogates nasal tolerance to OVA, resulting in the induction of specific IgE antibody (Ab) responses, and that intraperitoneal injection of OVA coupled with liposomes (OVA-liposomes) induces a selectiv...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Yoshikawa T,Uchida T,Naito S,Horino A,Taneichi M,Kato H,Komuro K,Nakano Y,Mori M,Nishinohara S,Chiba J,Kurata T,Tamura S

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes (iIELs) play an important role in intestinal innate immunity and oral immune tolerance. To compare the differences in gene expression between murine iIELs and splenic T lymphocytes, we established the cDNA subtractive library of iIELs and analyzed the iIELs special gene...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Ma C,Xu C,Duan L,He W

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 2S albumins are a group of storage proteins that occur widely in seeds of dicotyledonous plants. The widespread distribution and stability to digestion of allergenic 2S albumins raise the question of why some members of this family present in important food sources, such as soybean, are not regarded as m...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Lin J,Shewry PR,Archer DB,Beyer K,Niggemann B,Haas H,Wilson P,Alcocer MJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Flavonoids exert antiallergic and antioxidant effects. We investigated the efficacy of enzymatically modified isoquercitrin (EMIQ), a flavonoid, to relieve symptoms of pollinosis. METHODS:In a parallel-group, double-blind placebo-controlled study design, 20 subjects with Japanese cedar pollinosis took two c...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Kawai M,Hirano T,Arimitsu J,Higa S,Kuwahara Y,Hagihara K,Shima Y,Narazaki M,Ogata A,Koyanagi M,Kai T,Shimizu R,Moriwaki M,Suzuki Y,Ogino S,Kawase I,Tanaka T

更新日期：2009-01-01 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：:It is unclear what actually induces eosinophil degranulation in vivo. We examined eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) release from normal human eosinophils (Eos) in response to C3a and C5a. C3a and C5a induced remarkable ECP release when Eos were preincubated with cytochalasin B. ECP release induced by C3a or C5a was gr...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Takafuji S,Tadokoro K,Ito K,Dahinden CA

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthmatic individuals in the general population appear to be susceptible to disease exacerbation during summertime 'smog' episodes (ambient air pollution containing other pollutants in addition to ozone). Although controlled exposure to ozone causes acute decrements in lung function, asthmatic subjects are only margin...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Koren HS,Bromberg PA

更新日期：1995-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:Several studies have suggested that sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) involves a dose-response relationship and inadequate dosage might not achieve a favorable clinical effect. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this prospective study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of increasing SLIT dosage at 6 months in patie...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Gao Y,Lin X,Ma J,Wei X,Wang Q,Wang M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the variation of antigenic water soluble proteins in white birch (Betula pendula) pollen, extracts of pollen from different sides of individual trees were analyzed by isoelectric focusing (IEF), crossed immunoelectrophoresis, and crossed radioimmunoelectrophoresis. IgE-antibody-binding patterns were also ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Hjelmroos M,Schumacher MJ,Van Hage-Hamsten M

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) represents an important source of weed pollen allergens. The objectives of the present study were (i) to analyze the IgE binding profiles in a group of mugwort-allergic patients, (ii) to identify individual marker allergens crucial for the diagnosis of mugwort allergy and (iii) t...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Oberhuber C,Ma Y,Wopfner N,Gadermaier G,Dedic A,Niggemann B,Maderegger B,Gruber P,Ferreira F,Scheiner O,Hoffmann-Sommergruber K

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The causal association between cow's milk allergy (CMA) and constipation is not well established. Some guidelines describe constipation as a possible symptom of CMA, while others do not mention it. We conducted a literature review and found 10 prospective clinical trials. In all of them, an oral food challenge was per...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Miceli Sopo S,Arena R,Greco M,Bergamini M,Monaco S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) could be used in the laboratory diagnosis of hereditary or acquired angioedema (HAE or AAE) with and without C1 inhibitor (C1-INH) deficiency. METHODS:In a prospective investigation, APTT and other coagulation parameters were determined in 149 ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Bork K,Witzke G

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nonpathogenic Escherichia coli strain Nissle 1917 (EcN) has immunomodulatory properties and can act on different cells which are important for the allergic immune response. Herein, we investigated the efficacy and tolerability of EcN in subjects with grass pollen-dependent allergic rhinoconjunctivitis. METH...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Dölle S,Berg J,Rasche C,Worm M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pseudomonas aeruginosa phospholipase C (PLC) is a critical component in the pathogenesis of severe P. aeruginosa infections. However, P. aeruginosa can produce a hemolytic (PLC-H) as well as a nonhemolytic (PLC-N) variant, both having a MW of about 77 kD. In the past, studies did not distinguish between both...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： König B,Vasil ML,König W

更新日期：1997-02-01 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：:Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) is characterized by autoantibodies against negatively charged phospholipids in the serum, and clinically by multiple thromboses, thrombocytopenia, and recurrent fetal loss. The mechanism(s) by which the antibodies cause the clinical picture are not clear. We review the possible...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Aron AL,Gharavi AE,Shoenfeld Y

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Unique gut microbial colonisation patterns are associated with the onset of allergic disease in infants; however, there is insufficient evidence to determine if aberrant microbial composition patterns persist in adult allergic rhinitis (AR) sufferers. OBJECTIVE:To compare the gut microbiome composition be...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Watts AM,West NP,Zhang P,Smith PK,Cripps AW,Cox AJ

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:T cells are key regulators of immunologic disease parameters. However, their contribution to the process of tissue remodeling is ill defined. In the present study, we investigated gene expression of allergy-characteristic, IL-4-rich T cell cDNAs to monitor expression of genes that might participate in the pa...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Wohlfahrt JG,Kunzmann S,Menz G,Kneist W,Akdis CA,Blaser K,Schmidt-Weber CB

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, the induction of T cell anergy has been considered as a sophisticated form of immunotherapy. However, the multiplicity of T cell allergen epitopes discourages the practical use of this method. Since orally administered antigen proteins are digested to peptides and absorbed into the circulation, oral administ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Suko M,Mori A,Ito K,Okudaira H

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The European tick, Argas reflexus, is an urban pest parasitizing urban pigeons and may cause a wide range of allergic reactions. METHODS:Specific IgE to A. reflexus, SDS-PAGE and IgE immunoblotting, performed with tick extract, were carried out in the sera of 6 patients who reported allergic reactions after...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Rolla G,Nebiolo F,Marsico P,Guida G,Bigo P,Riva G,Zanotta S

更新日期：2004-12-01 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 antigenic and allergenic characteristics of three bovine epithelial extracts, dander, skin scrapings and whole skin, were compared using IgE-ELISA inhibition and SDS-PAGE with immunoblotting. Cow dander extract was shown to contain more allergenic activity than skin scrapings or whole skin extracts which were need...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Ylönen J,Mäntyjärvi R,Taivainen A,Virtanen T

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aspirin-intolerant asthma (AIA) is a clinical syndrome characterized by acute bronchoconstriction following the ingestion of aspirin. Solute carrier family 22, member 2 (SLC22A2), also known as organic cation transporter 2 (OCT2), is predominantly expressed in the luminal membrane of airway epithelial cells ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Park TJ,Kim JH,Bae JS,Park BL,Cheong HS,Chun JY,Lee JS,Kim JY,Pasaje CF,Cho SH,Uh ST,Kim MK,Choi IS,Koh IS,Park CS,Shin HD

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) is an inflammatory skin disease caused by repeated skin exposure to contact allergens. The goal of this pilot study was to identify inflammatory proteins which can serve as biomarkers for ACD. METHODS:We measured levels of 102 cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors in th...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Zinkevičienė A,Kainov D,Lastauskienė E,Kvedarienė V,Bychkov D,Byrne M,Girkontaitė I

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Th2 cytokines play pivotal roles in allergic inflammation, including eosinophilia, and their actions are antagonized by Th1 cytokines, conferring them therapeutic potential. METHODS:In this study, we examined the ability of a number of cytokines to suppress the activation of eosinophils that function as eff...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Park CS,Choi EN,Kim JS,Choi YS,Rhim TY,Chang HS,Chung IY

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00