Involvement of arachidonic acid in nonimmunologic production of superoxide in mast cells.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hymenoptera venom allergy (HVA) has a prevalence of 3% in adults. Although patients have no ongoing symptoms, they often suffer from an impairment of their psychological well-being and quality of life. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to analyze sex-specific differences regarding the psychological burden...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Schoeben LS,Bubak C,Schaarschmidt ML,Schmieder A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epinephrine autoinjector (EAI) is prescribed to prevent a fatal outcome in the case of a repeated anaphylactic reactions. We wanted to determine how adult patients who received their first prescription as part of an urgent treatment of an anaphylactic reaction or at their family physician were instructed on ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Kadivec S,Košnik M

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with chronic urticaria (CU) in the UK could be referred to health care professionals (HCPs) with diverse specialties using different guidelines. The aims of the present study were to determine which CU guidelines HCPs in the UK use, which tests they use for the diagnosis of CU, and how they manage C...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Wu CH,Ardern-Jones MR,Eren E,Venter C

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contact sensitivity to para-phenylenediamine (PPD) is a frequent delayed-type hypersensitivity resulting in contact dermatitis. The aim of the present study, conducted in 16 patients allergic to PPD (as assessed by a positive patch test), was to get better insight into the mechanism of T-cell activation in PPD contact...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Krasteva M,Nicolas JF,Chabeau G,Garrigue JL,Bour H,Thivolet J,Schmitt D

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased serum IgE and enhanced susceptibility to viral infections, decreased levels of interferons, lymphocytic skin infiltrates and IgE-bearing epidermal Langerhans cells are striking features in patients with atopic eczema (AE). Since the hyper-IgE syndrome is known to improve under alpha-interferon (alpha-IFN) th...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Gruschwitz MS,Peters KP,Heese A,Stosiek N,Koch HU,Hornstein OP

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:METHODS for predicting the clinical outcome of specific oral immunotherapy (OIT) would improve the safety of the therapy. METHODS:We investigated 40 children aged 6-17 years with IgE-mediated cow's milk allergy (CMA) who either successfully completed OIT (n = 32) or discontinued the therapy due to adverse r...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Savilahti EM,Kuitunen M,Savilahti E,Mäkelä MJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the relevance of immunoinflammatory markers on the response to short acting beta(2)-agonist in acute asthma exacerbation. Thus, we measured serum eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) levels and sIL-2R at acute exacerbation in 52 adult patients with atopic asthma, and assessed forced ex...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Di Lorenzo G,Pacor ML,Morici G,Drago A,Esposito-Pellitteri M,Candore G,Lo Bianco C,Caruso C

更新日期：2002-04-01 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：:Kimura disease is a rare disorder of unknown etiology, characterized by the presence of benign subcutaneous granuloma, marked peripheral blood eosinophilia and elevation of the immunglobulin E (IgE) serum level. Here, we present a case of a 12-year-old boy with Kimura disease who had a history of repeated severe influ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Hosoki K,Hirayama M,Kephart GM,Kita H,Nagao M,Uchizono H,Toyoda H,Senba Y,Imai Y,Komada Y,Ihara T,Fujisawa T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is important to understand that allergic rhinitis, whether seasonal or perennial, may be difficult to distinguish clinically from the nonallergic forms of rhinitis. OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to investigate the presence of local allergic rhinitis (LAR) in children who have allergic rhinitis symptoms in t...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Duman H,Bostanci I,Ozmen S,Dogru M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Severe refractory atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, debilitating condition that is associated with elevated serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels. Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC) and OX40 ligand (OX40L) are important immunologic factors involved in the p...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Iyengar SR,Hoyte EG,Loza A,Bonaccorso S,Chiang D,Umetsu DT,Nadeau KC

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We reported on the constitutive interferon-gamma receptor (IFN-gammaR) expression on eosinophils. But signal transduction through IFN-gammaR on eosinophils remains to be elucidated. In this study, we examined the involvement of the Jak/Stat pathway in the signaling of eosinophils after IFN-gammaR conjugation...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Ochiai K,Ishihara C,Tomioka H

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Owing to the proposed role of Fc epsilon RII/CD23 in allergic diseases, we analyzed the expression of this receptor on peripheral blood lymphocytes (pan-B, pan-T and CD4+ or CD8+ T cells) and its autoproteolytic product sCD23 in serum. This was done in 10 asthmatic children allergic to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Gagro A,Rabatić S,Tresćec A,Dekaris D,Medar-Lasić M

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of food allergens in the induction of allergic reactions in the airways is not completely understood. The aim of the present study was to evaluate fluorocytometric assays of the peripheral blood during food challenge tests in children with asthma and food allergy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:22 children w...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Krogulska A,Wasowska-Królikowska K,Polakowska E,Chrul S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to determine if depletion of the complement system in the circulation with cobra venom factor (CVF) prevented the cellular infiltration in a guinea pig model of asthma. Guinea pigs were sensitized with ovalbumin (OA) alone or OA with complete Freund's adjuvant. Animals were pretreated wi...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Regal JF,Fraser DG

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by failure of phagocytic leukocytes to destroy certain microbes. We present a study on CGD patients enrolled at a single medical center concerning the infectious and noninfectious complications and genetic properties of the disease....

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Aygun D,Koker MY,Nepesov S,Koker N,van Leeuwen K,de Boer M,Kıykım A,Ozsoy S,Cokugras H,Kuijpers T,Roos D,Camcıoglu Y

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and eosinophilic granule proteins such as eosinophil-derived neurotoxin (EDN) are known to damage bronchial tissue and cause airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) in asthma. Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) regulates various biological activities and is known to be a multifunctional fa...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Ito W,Takeda M,Fujita M,Kamada Y,Kato H,Chiba T,Yamaguchi K,Ueki S,Kayaba H,Kanehiro A,Chihara J

更新日期：2008-01-01 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:Omalizumab, an anti-immunoglobulin E (IgE) monoclonal antibody, inhibits the binding of circulating IgE to mast cells and basophils, resulting in fewer episodes of airway inflammation, asthma symptoms and exacerbations in patients with severe allergic asthma. Treatment of patients with asthma using omalizuma...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Mizuma H,Tanaka A,Uchida Y,Fujiwara A,Manabe R,Furukawa H,Kuwahara N,Fukuda Y,Kimura T,Jinno M,Ohta S,Yamamoto M,Matsukura S,Adachi M,Sagara H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) exhibit recurrent angioedema. As of yet, the pathogenesis of angioedema in CSU is largely unclear, especially when angioedema occurs in patients who do not develop wheals. Over the past years, we and others have repeatedly observed that patients with rec...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Rogala B,Bozek A,Glück J,Rymarczyk B,Jarzab J,Maurer M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) are frequently colonized with Staphylococcus aureus strains secreting exotoxins such as the staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) and A (SEA). Nonetheless the role of SEB and SEA in AD is yet unknown. We analyzed the responsiveness of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and iso...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： König B,Neuber K,König W

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of allergic rhinitis (AR) is increasing rapidly in Central China. The skin prick test (SPT) is the standard tool with which to determine the allergen sensitization status in AR patients. Changes in allergen sensitization patterns have been observed within countries and regions due to geographi...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Wang J,Wu Y,Li J,Huang X,Zhu R

更新日期：2017-01-01 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:The digestive system of Dermatophagoides farinae remains poorly documented. METHODS:In this study, a three-dimensional (3-D) model of the alimentary canal of D. farinae was built for the first time based on hematoxylin-eosin staining, 76 cross-sections of the adult mite and 3-D reconstruction technology. R...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Zhang YY,Sun X,Liu ZG

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prostaglandin D(2) (PGD(2)), a major prostanoid produced by activated mast cells, has long been implicated in allergic diseases. PGD(2) demonstrates its effects through two G-protein-coupled receptors, DP and CRTH2. The PGD(2)/CRTH2 system mediates chemotaxis of eosinophils, basophils, and Th2 cells, which a...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Chiba T,Kanda A,Ueki S,Ito W,Kamada Y,Oyamada H,Saito N,Kayaba H,Chihara J

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (anti-CCP) are a new diagnostic marker for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which shows a specificity of 97% and a sensitivity of 81% in the second generation assay. About 61% of RA patients express HLA-DRB1*0401. In a cohort of patients with RA we investigated whether the expres...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Senkpiehl I,Marget M,Wedler M,Jenisch S,Georgi J,Kabelitz D,Steinmann J

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sweating can worsen atopic dermatitis (AD). The purpose of this work was to study the associations between reactivity to autologous sweat and the clinical severity of AD as well as investigate the possible wheal-inducing factors of sweat. METHODS:Intracutaneous skin tests with autologous sweat were performe...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Ilves T,Virolainen A,Harvima IT

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autoimmune disorders are considered to be associated with a Th1 immune response while allergic diseases with a Th2 response. We carried out a study to determine whether there is an inverse relationship between allergic diseases in IgE-sensitized children or positive skin-prick test reactions to allergens and...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Caffarelli C,Cavagni G,Pierdomenico R,Chiari G,Spattini A,Vanelli M

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Natural rubber latex (NRL) products are complex mixtures consisting of different allergenic components. Among them, Hev b 1 belongs to the important and well-characterized ones. To quantify the relevant allergen Hev b 1 in NRL products, a two-site monoclonal antibody (mAb)-based assay was developed. METHODS...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Raulf-Heimsoth M,Sander I,Chen Z,Borowitzki G,Diewald K,van Kampen V,Baur X

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Subcutaneous immunotherapy for respiratory allergy has shown a long lasting efficacy after its discontinuation, whereas evidence in the case of sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) is weak. This retrospective study evaluates whether SLIT exerts a long-lasting effect and whether it relates to its duration. METHOD...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Marogna M,Bruno M,Massolo A,Falagiani P

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00