Detection of antibodies against streptococcal peptidoglycan and the peptide subunit (synthetic tetra-D-alanyl-bovine serum albumin complex) in rheumatic-diseases.

abstract：:A significant increase in the incidence of allergy and asthma has been observed during the past decades. The background of this phenomenon has not been well explained, but changes in lifestyle and habits are heavily discussed as contributing factors. Among these is a too clean environment, which may predispose individ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Zaknun D,Schroecksnadel S,Kurz K,Fuchs D

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim was to determine the clinical characteristics of patients with seasonal rhinitis (SR) and to disclose differences in the treatment of SR between an adult allergy clinic and other clinics over time. METHODS:A retrospective study was conducted based on clinical records of 774 out of 955 patients diagn...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Bozkurt B,Karakaya G,Kalyoncu AF

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of ibudilast on anaphylactic bronchoconstriction was studied in guinea pigs sensitized actively with ovalbumin (OA). Animals were treated with indomethacin, tripelennamine and propranolol prior to the antigen challenge. Anaphylactic bronchoconstriction was prevented by ibudilast (1-4 mg/kg i.v. and 5-20 mg/...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Ohashi M,Uno T,Nishino K

更新日期：1993-01-01 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：:Der f2 protein in a highly antigenic form was directly expressed in bacteria. Plasmid pFLU11 derived from pKK233-2 was designed to express methionyl-Der f2 under the control of the trc promoter and it has the replication origin of pUC118 instead of its original to increase the copy number. This expression plasmid dire...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Iwamoto N,Nishiyama C,Yasuhara T,Saito A,Yuuki T,Okumura Y,Okudaira H

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endogenous IL-17 is needed for the Ag sensitization that results in murine allergic asthma, a Th2-mediated disease. Here, we aimed to investigate the role IL-17 plays in the development of murine experimental allergic conjunctivitis (EC) which is also a Th2-mediated disease. METHODS:To induce EC, wild-type ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Fukushima A,Sumi T,Ishida W,Yamada J,Iwakura Y,Ueno H

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchial asthma is characterized by infiltration of the respiratory tracts by eosinophils. A wide variety of adhesion molecules expressed by eosinophils have been proposed to be involved in binding of eosinophils to the vascular endothelium and subsequent transmigration from the circulation to the airways, while litt...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Sano K,Yamauchi K,Hoshi H,Honma M,Tamura G,Shirato K

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The development of simple and standardised methods to measure airborne levels of workplace biological allergens is an important step in reducing the incidence of occupational asthma. Such a method would be useful for measuring wheat flour allergens which cause asthma in bakers. Measurement of allergen per se...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Wiley K,Smith MM,Allan LJ,Griffin P

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A growing body of evidence suggests that proinflammatory cytokines play a role in allergic inflammation by attracting and activating inflammatory cells. In this study, we have investigated the relationship between interleukin-8 (IL-8) in nasal lavage fluid and the local activation of eosinophils and neutroph...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Jacobi HH,Poulsen LK,Reimert CM,Skov PS,Ulfgren AK,Jones I,Elfman LB,Malling HJ,Mygind N

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been shown that antigen presentation by resting B cells can induce tolerance to intravenously administered protein antigens, but the role of resting B cells in the induction of oral tolerance is unclear. METHODS:Mice continuously treated since birth with rabbit anti-mouse IgM serum for 5 weeks were d...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Peng HJ,Chang ZN,Kuo SW,Lee CC,Tzau YY

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Measurement of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) is useful in assessing eosinophilic airway inflammation. Smoking may modify airway inflammation and reduce FENO levels, compromising the diagnostic value of FENO in smokers. How smoking influences FENO in atopic versus nonatopic asthmatics is unknown. The...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Rouhos A,Ekroos H,Karjalainen J,Sarna S,Haahtela T,Sovijärvi AR

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular mimicry between streptococci and heart components has been proposed as the triggering factor leading to autoimmunity in rheumatic heart disease (RHD). In this review, we present data from cellular autoimmune responses, focusing on the interactions between HLA class II molecules, streptococcal peptides and he...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Guilherme L,Kalil J

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:15-Deoxy-Delta(12,14)-prostaglandin J2 (15d-PGJ2), a major prostanoid metabolized from prostaglandin D2 (PGD2), plays an important role in various biological processes including inflammatory responses. 15d-PGJ2 exerts its effects through two major receptors, chemoattractant receptor- homologous molecule expr...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Chiba T,Ueki S,Ito W,Kato H,Takeda M,Kayaba H,Furue M,Chihara J

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Air pollution is frequently proposed as a potential cause of the increased incidence of allergy in industrialised countries. Our objective was to investigate the impact of the major gaseous air pollutants on grass pollen allergens. METHODS:Timothy grass pollen was exposed to ozone (O(3)), nitrogen dioxide (...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Rogerieux F,Godfrin D,Sénéchal H,Motta AC,Marlière M,Peltre G,Lacroix G

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:Human foamy virus (HFV) is a recently characterized member of the retrovirus subfamily Spumaretrovirinae. HFV has a complex structure: it encodes the classical three retroviral structural genes gag, pol and env, but also possesses additional regulatory, so-called bel sequences. Foamy viruses have been discussed occasi...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Wick G,Grubeck-Loebenstein B,Trieb K,Kalischnig G,Aguzzi A

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 3-dimensional structure of an allergen defines the accessible parts on the surface of the molecule or epitopes that interact with antibodies. Mapping the antigenic determinants for IgE antibody binding has been pursued through strategies based on the use of overlapping synthetic peptides, recombinant allergenic fr...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Pomés A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Modulating early immune response by application of bacteria and their by-products has been suggested as a preventive strategy against the development of allergic diseases. In light of this, the aim of the study was to test the effects of oral administration of bacterial lysates (BL) in a rat model of food al...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Ahrens B,Quarcoo D,Buhner S,Matricardi PM,Hamelmann E

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, the high affinity receptor for IgE (Fc epsilonRI), which plays a major role in allergies, has been identified on a number of different antigen-presenting cell types, including human monocytes from atopic and nonatopic donors. In this report human monocytic cell lines were used to test for the expre...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Reischl IG,Corvaïa N,Unger J,Woisetschläger M,Mudde GC

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite parallel increases in asthma and obesity prevalence, there is little data on obesity as a risk factor for atopy. The latter is an important phenotype in asthmatic patients. This study investigates the association between asthma traits, atopy and obesity-related markers in Chinese adolescents. METHOD...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Leung TF,Kong AP,Chan IH,Choi KC,Ho CS,Chan MH,So WY,Lam CW,Wong GW,Chan JC

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:beta2-Adrenergic agonists play a pivotal role in the management of bronchial asthma. Although the major effect of short-acting beta2-agonists on the airway is relaxation of smooth muscles, they may also have several effects on surrounding immunomodulatory cells. METHODS:We examined whether widely used short...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Yasui K,Kobayashi N,Yamazaki T,Agematsu K,Matsuzaki S,Nakata S,Baba A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ultra-rush regimens for administering sublingual immunotherapy to patients with allergies are becoming more widespread. We aimed to assess treatment safety for patients with allergic rhinitis with or without asthma caused by Dermatophagoides house dust mites. METHODS:This observational study at 5 Spanish ce...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Roger A,Justicia JL,Navarro LÁ,Eseverri JL,Ferrès J,Malet A,Alvà V

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Evidence-based medicine represents the effort to highlight the best intervention for patients, clinicians, and policy makers, each from their respective viewpoint, to solve a particular health condition. According to a recently diffused grading system of evidence and recommendations for medical interventions,...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Compalati E,Baena-Cagnani R,Penagos M,Badellino H,Braido F,Gómez RM,Canonica GW,Baena-Cagnani CE

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:T cells are central regulators and mediators of allergic sensitisation and disease. The house dust mite allergens are a biochemically diverse group of proteins which are present in extracts and the environment in a wide range of concentrations. Here the importance of ascertaining the contribution of the different alle...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Thomas WR,Smith W,Hales BJ

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dietary intake of wheat causes hypersensitivity reactions in patients suffering from IgE-mediated food allergy and coeliac disease. AIM:To study the expression of IgE- and IgA-reactive antigens during wheat seed maturation and in different wheat cultivars. METHODS:Summer wheat was grown in a glasshouse and...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Constantin C,Touraev A,Heberle-Bors E,Quirce S,Huber WD,Valenta R

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal antibody 2F5 recognizing the ELDKWA epitope on HIV-1 gp41 has a significant neutralization potency against 90% of the investigated viruses of African, Asian, American, and European strains, but the antibody responses to the epitope 2F5 in HIV-1-infected individuals were very low. We attempted to induce high...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Xiao Y,Dong X,Chen Y

更新日期：2000-08-01 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：:The low responsiveness of contact sensitivity (CS) in sensitized and challenged mice was induced by using hapten-amino acid derivatives. Subcutaneous injection of trinitrophenyl (TNP)-lysine or oxazolone-glycine inhibited ear swelling responses in mice that received rechallenge. The inhibitory effect was long-lasting ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Satoh T,Yokozeki H,Katayama I,Nishioka K

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A peptide B3144, derived after peptic tryptic digestion of alpha-gliadin and corresponding to residues 3-56 from the coeliac-activating domain I, was previously used to produce monoclonal antibodies. A dot immunobinding assay was developed using these antibodies to detect gluten in wheat, rye, barley and oats. The lim...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Ellis HJ,Doyle AP,Day P,Wieser H,Ciclitira PJ

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00