Is the hygiene hypothesis still a viable explanation for the increased prevalence of asthma?

abstract：:Bee venom obtained by electrical stimulation has been analysed by crossed immunoelectrophoresis against high-titer rabbit antibodies. The antigenic analysis of bee venom revealed that the extract contained 17 antigens, which were detected in the crossed immunoelectrophoresis pattern after staining with Coomassie Brill...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Einarsson R,Annerhed A,Karlsson R,Olsson B,Renck B

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Daily sensitization of SPF BNxWi/Fu rats with ovalbumin (OA) in aerosol during 2-week periods with a 4-week interval resulted after 7 weeks in IgE, IgA and IgG antibodies in serum and bronchial fluid. After cultivation of the regional, axillary, brachial and mediastinal (ABM) lymph node cells, IgE antibodies were foun...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Ahlstedt S,Björkstén B,Hesselmar B,Nygren H,Alving K,Olaisson E

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper deals with the correlation of clinical scoring and serologic markers of inflammation in atopic dermatitis and psoriasis. Serum eosinophil cationic protein (ECP), soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R), total serum IgE, IgG and IgM anti-IgE antibodies, and IgE immune complexes were evaluated in monitoring i...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Gebhardt M,Wenzel HC,Hipler UC,Herrmann D,Wollina U

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phospholipase A2 (E.C. 3.1.1.4.) is a major allergen of honey bee venom. It exists in a glycosylated and an unglycosylated variant. Both forms and the glycopeptide isolated after exhaustive proteolytic digestion were tested in RAST and RAST inhibition studies. IgE from 11 of 14 bee venom allergy sera exhibited signifi...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Weber A,Schröder H,Thalberg K,März L

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Immunoglobulin (Ig) A represents a first-line defence mechanism in the airways, but little is known regarding its implication in upper airway disorders. This study aimed to address the hypothesis that polymeric Ig receptor (pIgR)-mediated secretory IgA immunity could be impaired in chronic upper airway disea...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Hupin C,Rombaux P,Bowen H,Gould H,Lecocq M,Pilette C

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Specific IgE tests are sometimes difficult to interpret due to structural similarities between certain food and pollen allergens. This may be the reason why concomitant sensitization to peanut and birch pollen is frequently seen. The aim of this study was to investigate reported symptoms to peanut- and birch...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Asarnoj A,Ostblom E,Ahlstedt S,Hedlin G,Lilja G,van Hage M,Wickman M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:  Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a heterogeneous disease characterized by local inflammation of the upper airways and sinuses and is frequently divided into polypoid CRS (CRSwNP) and nonpolypoid CRS (CRSsNP). However, the mechanism of inflammation in CRS has still not been fully elucidated. The aim of the s...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Keswani A,Chustz RT,Suh L,Carter R,Peters AT,Tan BK,Chandra R,Kim SH,Azam T,Dinarello CA,Kern RC,Schleimer RP,Kato A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of common environmental allergens to stimulate IgE responses and thus to produce allergic diseases has tended to overshadow the fact that helminthic parasites are possibly the most potent inducers of this immunoglobulin that exists in nature. Although it has been well established that during these infectio...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Mingomataj EC,Xhixha F,Gjata E

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first report on inhalative and ingestive allergy to the common edible mushroom Boletus edulis (Be) (English, edible boletus; German, Steinpilz; French, bolet; Italian, porcino or boleto) belonging to the class Basidiomycetes. Four cases observed in our allergy unit are presented, showing different clinical...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Torricelli R,Johansson SG,Wüthrich B

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polcalcins are pollen-specific allergens with two EF-hand calcium-binding sites that exhibit strong cross-reactivity. Our objective was to isolate and express the cDNA coding of the EF-hand calcium-binding allergen from lilac pollen and to study cross-reactivity with other polcalcins from related and nonrela...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Ledesma A,Barderas R,Westritschnig K,Quiralte J,Pascual CY,Valenta R,Villalba M,Rodríguez R

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to analyze the differences in exposure and sensitization to five common environmental yeasts. The responses of IgG, IgA, and IgE to Candida albicans, C. utilis, Cryptococcus albidus, Rhodotorula rubra, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae and purified S. cerevisiae enolase were analyzed by immunoblot...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Savolainen J,Kortekangas-Savolainen O,Nermes M,Viander M,Koivikko A,Kalimo K,Terho EO

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alkaline serine proteases from six prevalent airborne Penicillium and Aspergillus species have been identified as a group of major allergens (group 13). After entering human airways, the allergens are in initial contacts with respiratory epithelial cells. The purpose of this study is to investigate interacti...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Tai HY,Tam MF,Chou H,Peng HJ,Su SN,Perng DW,Shen HD

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergic rhinitis is an inflammatory disorder of the nasal mucosa typified by the symptoms of nasal itch, sneeze, anterior nasal secretions, and nasal blockage. These symptoms arise from the interaction between mediators and neural, vascular, and glandular structures within the nose. Nasal itch, sneezes, and rhinorrho...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Howarth PH,Salagean M,Dokic D

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the effects of anthropogenic pollution on water-soluble proteins and specifically allergens in birch (Betula pendula and B. pubescens) pollen, we analyzed extracts of pollen from the pollution gradient around a factory complex (emitting sulfur oxides and heavy metals) by sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)--poly...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Helander ML,Savolainen J,Ahlholm J

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little information is available on the clinical efficacy of sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) using extracts derived from mammalian epithelia. OBJECTIVES:To assess clinical efficacy of cat SLIT based on natural exposure challenge test (NCT). MATERIAL AND METHODS:Fifty cat allergic patients with rhinoconjunct...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Alvarez-Cuesta E,Berges-Gimeno P,González-Mancebo E,Fernández-Caldas E,Cuesta-Herranz J,Casanovas M

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genomewide association and epigenetic studies found a region within the RAD50 gene on chromosome 5q31 to be associated with total serum IgE levels and asthma. In mice, this region harbors a locus control region for nearby TH 2 cytokines, which is characterized by four Rad50 DNase I hypersensitive sites (RHS4...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Schieck M,Sharma V,Michel S,Toncheva AA,Worth L,Potaczek DP,Genuneit J,Kretschmer A,Depner M,Dalphin JC,Riedler J,Frei R,Pekkanen J,Tost J,Kabesch M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Allergic rhinitis is commonly divided into seasonal and perennial rhinitis. The recent Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) workshop proposes to replace these terms by intermittent vs persistent rhinitis. METHODS:In order to test the new ARIA classification against the classical one used in med...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Demoly P,Allaert FA,Lecasble M,Bousquet J,PRAGMA.

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Aspirin-induced asthma (AIA) is a clinical syndrome characterized by acute airway reaction to aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS). The most recent etiological hypothesises is that an overexpression of the enzyme LTC(4) synthase occurs in AIA, with the consequent production of sulf...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Micheletto C,Tognella S,Visconti M,Pomari C,Trevisan F,Dal Negro RW

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because humans breathe through the nose, the nasal mucosa becomes sensitized to inhalant allergens. Allergic rhinitis is, together with allergic conjunctivitis, the best example of a type I hypersensitivity reaction. It is an inflammation of the nasal mucosa induced by specific immune recognition of exogenous allergen...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Van Cauwenberge PB

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was undertaken to see whether the principal airborne fungi in the North-East Netherlands were also found to be the most reactive in skin testing. Atmospheric samples were taken weekly with the Andersen sampler, from April 1981, up to and including, June 1983. At the same time skin tests of 833 patients referre...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Beaumont F,Kauffman HF,de Monchy JG,Sluiter HJ,de Vries K

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The world's most catastrophic and deadly thunderstorm asthma epidemic struck Melbourne, Australia, on November 21, 2016. OBJECTIVE:Among thunderstorm-affected patients presenting to emergency rooms (ERs), we investigated risk factors predicting severe attacks requiring admission to hospital. METHODS:Thunde...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Hew M,Lee J,Susanto NH,Prasad S,Bardin PG,Barnes S,Ruane L,Southcott AM,Gillman A,Young A,Rangamuwa K,O'Hehir RE,McDonald C,Sutherland M,Conron M,Matthews S,Harun NS,Lachapelle P,Douglass JA,Irving L,Langton D,M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Involvement of paranasal sinuses has been suggested in allergic rhinitis but not clearly demonstrated. AIMS:To investigate the relationship between intermittent allergic rhinitis and computerized tomography (CT). METHODS:Twenty patients with intermittent rhinitis and sensitized to cypress pollens underwent...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Piette V,Bousquet C,Kvedariene V,Dhivert-Donnadieu H,Crampette L,Senac JP,Bousquet J,Demoly P

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a double-blind double-placebo study 10 asthmatics exercised on a treadmill after treatment for 1 week with placebo, or ketotifen 1 mg twice daily, or SCG 10 mg four times daily. The post-exercise percentage fall in FEV1 after SCG but not after ketotifen was significantly smaller than after placebo. A 1-week treatme...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Tan WC,Lim TK

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of cytokines in the accumulation of eosinophil granulocytes in inflamed tissue has been studied extensively during recent years, and these molecules have been found to participate throughout the whole process of eosinophil recruitment. Haematopoietic cytokines such as IL-3, IL-5 and GM-CSF stimulate the proli...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Lampinen M,Carlson M,Håkansson LD,Venge P

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increase in allergic airway disease has paralleled the increase in the use of fossil fuels. Studies were undertaken to examine whether extracts of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) from diesel exhaust particles (DEP) (PAH-DEP) acted as mucosal adjuvants to help initiate or enhance immunoglobulin E (IgE) production i...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Diaz-Sanchez D

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Daily intensive exercise by elite athletes can result in exercise-induced asthma especially in elite swimmers and this may be linked to epithelial damage. OBJECTIVE:To study airway epithelial damage and release of damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) after intensive exercise in elite athletes and co...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Seys SF,Hox V,Van Gerven L,Dilissen E,Marijsse G,Peeters E,Dekimpe E,Kasran A,Aertgeerts S,Troosters T,Vanbelle V,Peers K,Ceuppens JL,Hellings PW,Dupont LJ,Bullens DM

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Gaining Optimal Asthma ControL (GOAL) study has shown the superiority of a combination of salmeterol/fluticasone propionate (SFC) compared with fluticasone propionate alone (FP) in terms of improving guideline defined asthma control. METHODS:Clinical and economic data were taken from the GOAL study, sup...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Briggs AH,Bousquet J,Wallace MV,Busse WW,Clark TJ,Pedersen SE,Bateman ED,GOAL Investigators Group.

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protective effect of terfenadine on inflammatory processes following the early phase of conjunctival provocation tests by specific allergen was assessed in 24 patients suffering from seasonal allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, in a single-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study. Patients were random...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Ciprandi G,Buscaglia S,Iudice A,Canonica GW

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to establish reference values for total serum IgE in an adult non-atopic population, 175 individuals, 17-85 years of age, were investigated. The usefulness of a sensitive method (PRIST) for serum IgE determinations in discriminating atopy from non-atopic conditions in allergological routine diagnosis was eluc...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Zetterström O,Johansson SG

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Up to 10% of the patients in whom suspected betalactam hypersensitivity (HS) has been excluded by skin and challenge tests report suspected allergic reactions during subsequent treatments with the same or very similar betalactams. It has been suggested that the reactions may result from a resensitization ind...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Ponvert C,Weilenmann C,Wassenberg J,Walecki P,Bourgeois ML,de Blic J,Scheinmann P

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00