A genome-wide screen on the genetics of atopy in a multiethnic European population reveals a major atopy locus on chromosome 3q21.3.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Filaggrin gene (FLG) mutations contribute to the development of eczema and asthma, but their contribution to sensitization and hay fever remains unclear. METHODS:FLG mutations R501X, 2282del4 and R2447X were genotyped in the Prevention and Incidence of Asthma and Mite Allergy birth cohort (n = 934) to evalu...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Schuttelaar ML,Kerkhof M,Jonkman MF,Koppelman GH,Brunekreef B,de Jongste JC,Wijga A,McLean WH,Postma DS

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An atopic girl experienced an anaphylactic reaction after eating cookies containing pecan nuts. Investigations revealed that she had developed IgE antibodies exclusively specific against allergenic determinants present in aged or heated pecan nuts, but not in fresh pecans. These neoallergenic determinants were located...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Malanin K,Lundberg M,Johansson SG

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) epidemiology has been largely studied using symptom-based case definitions, without assessment of objective sinus findings. OBJECTIVE:To describe radiologic sinus opacification and the prevalence of CRS, defined by the co-occurrence of symptoms and sinus opacification, in a gene...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Hirsch AG,Nordberg C,Bandeen-Roche K,Tan BK,Schleimer RP,Kern RC,Sundaresan A,Pinto JM,Kennedy TL,Greene JS,Kuiper JR,Schwartz BS

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, significant attention has been paid to the use of biotechnology to improve the quality and quantity of the food supply due in part to the projected growth in the world population, plus limited options available for increasing the amount of land under cultivation. Alterations in the food supply induced...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Lehrer SB,Bannon GA

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of methods have been used to attempt to decrease the allergenicity of food products, with highly variable success. Limited knowledge of allergen and epitope structures and the factors governing their stability may explain this, and the ensuing need for an empirical approach. A combined effort from a processi...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Soler-Rivas C,Wichers HJ

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whereas recent studies underlie the fundamental importance of the CC chemokine receptor 3 (CCR3) for the recruitment of eosinophils in allergic diseases, controversial data exist about the relevance of CCR1 on eosinophils. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the expression and regulation ...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Elsner J,Dulkys Y,Gupta S,Escher SE,Forssmann WG,Kapp A,Forssmann U

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The function of skin mast cells has been well documented in IgE-mediated allergic reactions, whereas other mast cell functions are poorly defined. This study aimed at identifying novel mast cell proteins by proteome analysis of primary human skin mast cells. METHODS:The proteome of skin mast cells was compa...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Gschwandtner M,Paulitschke V,Mildner M,Brunner PM,Hacker S,Eisenwort G,Sperr WR,Valent P,Gerner C,Tschachler E

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Nasal allergen provocations may be useful in investigating the pathophysiology of allergic rhinitis and effects of treatments. OBJECTIVE:To use grass pollen nasal allergen challenge (NAC) to investigate the effects of allergen immunotherapy in a cross-sectional study. METHODS:We studied nasal and cutaneous ...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Scadding GW,Eifan AO,Lao-Araya M,Penagos M,Poon SY,Steveling E,Yan R,Switzer A,Phippard D,Togias A,Shamji MH,Durham SR

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of heat on the allergenicity of beef and bovine serum albumin was investigated among 10 toddlers skin prick test (SPT)-positive to raw and cooked beef. The meat-allergy diagnosis was confirmed during double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge (DBPCFC) with 180 g of beef cooked for 5 min at 100 degrees ...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Fiocchi A,Restani P,Riva E,Mirri GP,Santini I,Bernardo L,Galli CL

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:IgE-independent (pseudoallergic) reactions to food and food ingredients are common in a subgroup of adult patients with chronic urticaria, who have daily spontaneous occurrence of wheals. However, for children with chronic urticaria (duration longer than 6 weeks, no physical influence), no data on the import...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Ehlers I,Niggemann B,Binder C,Zuberbier T

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Allergy diagnosis by determination of allergen-specific IgE is complicated by clinically irrelevant IgE, of which the most prominent example is IgE against cross-reactive carbohydrate determinants (CCDs) that occur on allergens from plants and insects. Therefore, CCDs cause numerous false-positive results. I...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Holzweber F,Svehla E,Fellner W,Dalik T,Stubler S,Hemmer W,Altmann F

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyposmia is a common symptom in allergic rhinitis. However, little is known about differences in the olfactory function of patients with seasonal or perennial allergy. A prospective controlled study was performed on 28 patients with allergic rhinitis to grass pollen and on 47 patients with allergic rhinitis to mites. ...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Moll B,Klimek L,Eggers G,Mann W

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Class I chitinase in natural rubber latex (NRL) has been assumed to be an important allergen, especially concerning its cross-reactivity with fruits like avocado and banana. OBJECTIVES:The present study aimed to produce a recombinant latex class I chitinase from Hevea brasiliensis leaves and to study its im...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Rihs HP,Dumont B,Rozynek P,Lundberg M,Cremer R,Brüning T,Raulf-Heimsoth M

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents the response in subjects with asthma to gaseous air-pollution levels, weather, and medicine intake as identified by principal-component analysis and neural network techniques. Pulmonary function measured by respiratory peak-flow rate in nonallergic asthmatics was associated with ambient, low-level,...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Moseholm L,Taudorf E,Frøsig A

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental exposures in pregnancy and the early postnatal period affect early immune development. Early immune function and future allergy susceptibility appear to result from a combination of maternal phenotype, infant genotype, and environmental exposures in utero that affect early gene expression. Furthermore, e...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Prescott SL

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Allergic diseases have become a major public health problem in developed countries; yet, no reliable, safe and consistently effective treatment is available. DNA immunization has been shown to prevent and balance established allergic responses, however, the high dose of conventional DNA vaccines necessary fo...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Scheiblhofer S,Gabler M,Leitner WW,Bauer R,Zoegg T,Ferreira F,Thalhamer J,Weiss R

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Micro-organisms constantly invade the human body and may form a threat to our health. Traditionally, concepts of defence mechanisms have included a protective outer layer of epithelia and a vigilant immune system searching for areas where the integrity of the outer layer may be compromised. Instead of considering thes...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： van Tongeren J,Reinartz SM,Fokkens WJ,de Jong EC,van Drunen CM

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The cysteinyl leukotrienes (cysLTs) play a key role in the pathophysiology of asthma. In addition to functioning as potent bronchoconstrictors, cysLTs contribute to airway inflammation through eosinophil and neutrophil chemotaxis, plasma exudation, and mucus secretion. We tested the activity of the dual cysL...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Gauvreau GM,Boulet LP,FitzGerald JM,Cockcroft DW,Davis BE,Leigh R,Tanaka M,Fourre JA,Tanaka M,Nabata T,O'Byrne PM

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Investigation of preschool asthma is important since not all children outgrow their illness during this age. Data are scarce on the role of rhinovirus (RV) infections in this patient group. OBJECTIVES:To investigate the role of RV infections in preschool asthma: (i) susceptibility factors, (ii) clinical cou...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Jartti T,Liimatainen U,Xepapadaki P,Vahlberg T,Bachert C,Finotto S,Kowalski ML,Sobanska A,Lukkarinen H,Pasioti M,Vuorinen T,Zhang N,Zimmermann T,Papadopoulos NG

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaphylaxis is a systemic allergic reaction, potentially life-threatening that can be due to nonoccupational or, less commonly, to occupational triggers. Occupational anaphylaxis (OcAn) could be defined as anaphylaxis arising out of triggers and conditions attributable to a particular work environment. Hymenoptera sti...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Siracusa A,Folletti I,Gerth van Wijk R,Jeebhay MF,Moscato G,Quirce S,Raulf M,Ruëff F,Walusiak-Skorupa J,Whitaker P,Tarlo SM

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was performed in 43 workers exposed to methyltetrahydrophthalic anhydride (MTHPA) used as a hardener in an epoxy resin system. Ten workers sensitized to MTHPA (group SS; presence of serum IgE antibodies against a conjugate of MTHPA and human serum albumin (HSA) detected by RAST) had significantly higher levels...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Nielsen J,Welinder H,Bensryd I,Andersson P,Skerfving S

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:So far the issue of patch tests with mite allergens in subjects not affected by atopic dermatitis (AD) has been poorly investigated. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency and intensity of responses to atopy patch tests with Dermatophagoides in non-AD subjects, and to compare them to the ones obse...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Seidenari S,Giusti F,Pellacani G,Bertoni L

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A new technique, cutaneous field stimulation (CFS), which activates electrically unmyelinated C-fibers, is used to treat localized itch. Its action is similar to that of capsaicin, the pungent agent in hot peppers, which enhances delayed allergic reactions. The aim of the study was to investigate how experim...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Wallengren J

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children with spina bifida (SB) are exposed to latex soon after birth during bladder catheterization, rectal disimpaction, and multiple surgical procedures. IgE-mediated latex-allergic reactions have been reported recently in these children. Our study was designed to assess the prevalence of allergic reactio...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Kattan H,Harfi H,Tipirneni P

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several observations have indicated that house-dust mites (HDM) play an important role in allergic diseases. Thus, the primary form of treatment should aim at reducing exposure to HDM for these patients. Allergen-avoidance measures in homes have been demonstrated to be beneficial in decreasing the risk of sensitizatio...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Kalpaklioğlu AF,Ferizli AG,Misirligil Z,Demirel YS,Gürbüz L

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The importance and specific role(s) of eosinophils in modulating the immune/inflammatory phenotype of allergic pulmonary disease remain to be defined. Established animal models assessing the role(s) of eosinophils as contributors and/or causative agents of disease have relied on congenitally deficient mice w...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Jacobsen EA,Lesuer WE,Willetts L,Zellner KR,Mazzolini K,Antonios N,Beck B,Protheroe C,Ochkur SI,Colbert D,Lacy P,Moqbel R,Appleton J,Lee NA,Lee JJ

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Management of atopic dermatitis (AD) requires judging the symptoms of local skin lesions and prescribing a suitable treatment. However, no method has been established in which objective measures can be used to evaluate the severity of local symptoms. We established a method for measuring thymus and activatio...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Morita E,Takahashi H,Niihara H,Dekio I,Sumikawa Y,Murakami Y,Matsunaka H

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although genetic factors play a role in the etiology of atopic disease, the rapid increases in the prevalence of these diseases over the last few decades suggest that environmental, rather than genetic factors are the driving force behind the increasing prevalence. In modern societies, there is increased time spent in...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Alkotob SS,Cannedy C,Harter K,Movassagh H,Paudel B,Prunicki M,Sampath V,Schikowski T,Smith E,Zhao Q,Traidl-Hoffmann C,Nadeau KC

更新日期：2020-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:It was the aim of the study to compare the efficacy and side effects of oral antihistamine and nasal glucocorticoid therapy in seasonal allergic, rhinitis. In a double blind, double-dummy, group-comparative study, 61 adult grass pollen allergic patients were either treated with dexchlorpheniramine maleate sustained re...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Munch EP,Søborg M,Nørreslet TT,Mygind N

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sensitization to atopens is an early phenomenon that overlaps with the onset of atopic dermatitis (AD) in infancy. Early epidermal barrier impairment may facilitate the epicutaneous penetration of atopens. OBJECTIVE:To correlate transepidermal water loss (TEWL) and aeroallergen sensitization in infants with...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Boralevi F,Hubiche T,Léauté-Labrèze C,Saubusse E,Fayon M,Roul S,Maurice-Tison S,Taïeb A

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00