Suckling reduces allergic skin responses and plasma levels of neuropeptide and neurotrophin in lactating women with atopic eczema/dermatitis syndrome.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clustered severe adverse reactions to immunotherapy with olive pollen extracts have been occasionally reported in areas where olive trees are extensively grown. Allergic patients from these areas, in addition to the major olive pollen allergen Ole e 1, frequently recognize a recently described allergen, Ole ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Duffort O,Palomares O,Lombardero M,Villalba M,Barber D,Rodríguez R,Polo F

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

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:Previous studies have indicated that colitis increases intestinal permeability to food antigens. This condition also generates an immunoreactive milieu in the gut, which may exacerbate or counteract allergy reactions. This, along with the fact that both colitis and allergy are being codiagnosed more frequent...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Cueto-Sola M,Bailon E,Utrilla P,Rodríguez-Ruiz J,Garrido-Mesa N,Zarzuelo A,Xaus J,Gálvez J,Comalada M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The modulatory role of hormones in the regulation of the immune response has been well documented. Here, we present some thoughts on how sex hormones affect immunity, particularly at mucosal sites. We further discuss the possible pitfalls and difficulties associated with analysis of the data. ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Stanisz AM,Kataeva G,Bienenstock J

更新日期：1994-01-01 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：:Factors are discussed as potential diagnostic parameters of atopic disorders. The amounts of sCD23 in sera from newborn children (n = 4,329) were determined by radioimmunoassay with monoclonal antibodies specific for CD23. The sCD23 levels ranged between 0 and 81.5 ng/ml of CD23-specific mAb. Furthermore, the sera of ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Bujanowski-Weber J,Knöller I,Wahn U,König W

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preferential eosinophil accumulation is characteristic of airway inflammation in asthma. Although little is known about its mechanism, the effect of a sialyl Lewis X analog on airway eosinophilia was examined in a guinea-pig model of asthma. Guinea-pigs were sensitized by repeated inhalation of ovalbumin. After a sing...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Sagara H,Ra C,Okada T,Shinohara S,Fukuda T,Okumura K,Makino S

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Highly degenerate profilin-specific primers were used to amplify by polymerase chain reaction the profilin-coding sequence of wheat cDNA. Analyzing the sequencing data after subcloning revealed the existence of three isoforms. The high amino acid sequence identity with the birch pollen allergen Betv II suggests that w...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Rihs HP,Rozynek P,May-Taube K,Welticke B,Baur X

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen Brown-Norway rats were pretreated with physiological saline (n = 7) or 500 micrograms Sephadex (n = 7) intratracheally. 24 h later, a bronchial provocation test was performed under pentobarbital anaesthesia using increasing doses of acetylcholine aerosol and the degree of bronchospasm was measured using a mod...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Kubin R,Deschl U,Linssen M,Wilhelms OH

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most subjects without IgE to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus do not have IgG to Der p 1 or Der p 2 (as measured by RIA). However, by immunoblot or ELISA, IgG reactivity (mostly IgG1) to mite components is easily detectable. This discrepancy is caused largely by immune reactivity to mite components with a high molecular...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Aalberse RC,Vermeulen E

更新日期：2001-01-01 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：:Oral immunotherapy (OIT) is a significant focus of treatment of food allergy. OIT appears to be effective in inducing desensitization, however, patients receiving OIT frequently developmild/moderate symptoms during the therapy. It has not been clearly established whether the clinical tolerance induced by OIT resembles...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Sato S,Yanagida N,Ogura K,Imai T,Utsunomiya T,Iikura K,Goto M,Asaumi T,Okada Y,Koike Y,Syukuya A,Ebisawa M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exposure to Aspergillus fumigatus allergens results in the sensitization and the development of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in susceptible individuals. Aspergillus antigen consists of a number of chemically diverse components and their cumulative or synergistic effect may result in disease. When ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Kurup VP,Xia JQ,Shen HD,Rickaby DA,Henderson JD Jr,Fink JN,Chou H,Kelly KJ,Dawson CA

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Staphylococcus aureus-producing superantigens (SAgs), such as staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) or toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1), are frequently observed in atopic dermatitis (AD). However, little has been done to establish the association of immune responses to SAgs and the therapeutic response to ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Fukushima H,Hirano T,Shibayama N,Miwa K,Ito T,Saito M,Sumida H,Oyake S,Tsuboi R,Oka K

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Five to twenty percent of healthy, nonasthmatic individuals exhibit airway hyperreactivity. Because cytokines are important intermediates in airway responses, we investigated the relationship between serum cytokines and airway responsiveness in a well-characterized population of pregnant women. METHODS:We a...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Tsunoda M,Litonjua AA,Kuniak MP,Weiss ST,Satoh T,Guevarra L,Tollerud DJ

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic urticaria is associated with an immune dysregulation usually mediated by T lymphocytes. Recently, Th17 and Tc17 have been implicated in autoimmune diseases; however, their role in urticaria is not clear yet. METHODS:For the study we recruited 20 patients [10 of them had autoreactive chronic spontane...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Lopes A,Machado D,Pedreiro S,Henriques A,Silva I,Tavares B,Inácio MJ,Chieira C,Martinho A,Pais ML,Pereira C,Paiva A

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Oxidants including reactive oxygen species have been indicated to play an important role in the pathogenesis of asthma. OBJECTIVE:We investigated oxidative status in patients with acute exacerbations of asthma and evaluated the therapeutic response using the D-ROM test which is simple to use and quick. MET...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Suzuki S,Matsukura S,Takeuchi H,Kawaguchi M,Ieki K,Odaka M,Watanabe S,Homma T,Dohi K,Aruga T,Sato M,Kurokawa M,Kokubu F,Adachi M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies suggest that administration of probiotics in vitro can stimulate regulatory and Th1 immune responses. We studied both the in vitro immunological effects of probiotics and the ex vivo immunological effects after oral administration of probiotics in children with food allergy, a Th2-mediated d...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Flinterman AE,Knol EF,van Ieperen-van Dijk AG,Timmerman HM,Knulst AC,Bruijnzeel-Koomen CA,Pasmans SG,van Hoffen E

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exposure and sensitization to indoor allergens have been associated with the development of asthma and other allergic diseases in many parts of the world. It is important to establish the degree of exposure, and to evaluate whether allergen control measures are effective in a particular area. METHODS:Concen...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Tobias KR,Ferriani VP,Chapman MD,Arruda LK

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

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：:Peritoneal mast cells of Syrian hamsters release histamine to the action of concanavalin A (Con A) in dose-dependent fashion. The rate of release was very rapid in the first seconds of cell activation and completed in 60 s after the challenge. Morphological changes concomitant to the lectin treatment, followed by elec...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Wyczolkowska J,Rydzynski K,Prouvost-Danon A

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Allergic reactions occur rarely in patients with chronic helminth infections, although FcepsilonRI-bearing cells are sensitized with anti-parasite IgE and are exposed to antigen. The inhibition of allergic reactivity is due to 'blocking antibodies', predominantly IgG4. IgG4 antibodies represent 50-95% of ant...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Agresti A,Vercelli D

更新日期：1999-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:The precise roles of T helper (Th)1-type and Th2-type cytokine responses in nickel (Ni)-induced allergic contact dermatitis have not yet been clearly defined. We investigated the involvement of Th2 cytokines in Ni-induced contact hypersensitivity reaction using GATA-3 transgenic (Tg) mice. METHODS:A Ni-tita...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Niiyama S,Tamauchi H,Amoh Y,Terashima M,Matsumura Y,Kanoh M,Habu S,Komotori J,Katsuoka K

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Penicillium chrysogenum (Penicillium notatum) is a prevalent airborne Penicillium species. A 34-kD major IgE-reacting component from P. chrysogenum has been identified as an alkaline serine protease (Pen ch 13, also known as Pen n 13 before) by immunoblot and N-terminal amino acid sequence analysis. METHODS...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Chou H,Lai HY,Tam MF,Chou MY,Wang SR,Han SH,Shen HD

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) are frequently colonized with α-toxin-producing Staphylococcus aureus which is in turn positively correlated with the severity of eczema. METHODS:IN this study we addressed T cell proliferation and T cell as well as monocyte cytokine secretion upon α-toxin stimulation in...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Niebuhr M,Mamerow D,Heratizadeh A,Satzger I,Werfel T

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We previously showed that immunization of mice with plasmid DNA (pDNA) encoding the Escherichia coli beta-galactosidase gene (pCMV-LacZ) induces a Th1 response, whereas beta-galactosidase (beta-gal) in saline or alum induces a Th2 response. Furthermore, the Th1 response dominates over the Th2 response and do...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Lee DJ,Tighe H,Corr M,Roman M,Carson DA,Spiegelberg HL,Raz E

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00