Modifications of Phleum pratense grass pollen allergens following artificial exposure to gaseous air pollutants (O(3), NO(2), SO(2)).

abstract：:In the last 40 years, the pathogenesis of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies of humans and animals have been the subject of exciting discoveries and also of passionate controversies. Although the human forms of these diseases are rare, the recent epidemics of bovine spongiform encephalopathy has most dramatical...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Aguzzi A

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corticosteroid-resistant (CR) asthma is associated with disease chronicity, a more frequent family history of asthma and impaired in vitro and in vivo responsiveness of peripheral blood mononuclear cells to the suppressive effects of glucocorticoids. CR asthma is associated with normal suppression of the hypothalamic-...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Lane SJ,Lee TH

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The lymphocyte transformation test (LTT) is used for in vitro diagnosis of drug hypersensitivity reactions. While its specificity is over 90%, sensitivity is limited and depends on the type of reaction, drug and possibly time interval between the event and analysis. Removal of regulatory T cells (Treg/CD25(h...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Srinoulprasert Y,Pichler WJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Farming has been widely reported to be associated with decreased risk of developing atopic disorders, but underlying immunomodulatory mechanisms are still not fully defined. We delineated T-cell functions after induction of mucosal tolerance in the context of intranasally delivered organic dust compounds, li...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Gerhold K,Avagyan A,Reichert E,Blumchen K,Wahn U,Hamelmann E

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aerosolized monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) specific for T-cell receptors (TCR) were used to manipulate T-cell function in airways of ovalbumin (OVA)-sensitized and -challenged mice with airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR). The inhaled mAbs were found to be effective at low doses, had little or no systemic effect and specif...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Lahn M,Kanehiro A,Hahn YS,Wands JM,Aydintug MK,O'Brien RL,Gelfand EW,Born WK

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endogenous peroxidase has been reported in rat peritoneal mast cells and granules. Mast cell granules have also been shown to avidly bind exogenous eosinophil peroxidase. To examine the possibility that contaminating eosinophil peroxidase contributes to the reported rat mast cell peroxidase activity, mast cells were i...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Rickard A,Lagunoff D

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergens present in the excretory/secretory (ES) products of adult Paragonimus ohirai were biochemically identified. Immunoblot analysis using sera from P. ohirai-infected rats revealed only two allergens to be major proteins in the ES products, with apparent molecular masses (M(r)) of 27 and 29 kD. As the ES product...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Ikeda T

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) is a potent biological mediator, and has a regulatory role in a wide variety of cellular and tissue functions. In the upper and lower airways, NO has been suggested to be involved in different functions with regulatory, protective, defensive or damaging effects. It is obvious that NO plays an importa...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Sahin G,Klimek L,Mullol J,Hörmann K,Walther LE,Pfaar O

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term birth cohort studies are essential to understanding the life course and childhood predictors of allergy and the complex interplay between genes and the environment (including lifestyle and socioeconomic determinants). Over 100 cohorts focusing on asthma and allergy have been initiated in the world over the p...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Bousquet J,Anto J,Sunyer J,Nieuwenhuijsen M,Vrijheid M,Keil T,MeDALL Study Group.,CHICOS Study Group.,ENRIECO Study Group.,GA²LEN Study Group.

更新日期：2013-01-01 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:The association between staphylococcal enterotoxins and atopic dermatitis (AD) is well characterized. We aim to evaluate the association between sensitization to staphylococcal enterotoxin A (SEA) and/or B (SEB) and the development of allergic airway disease. METHODS:Two hundred and seventy-four patients we...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Lee JH,Lin YT,Yang YH,Wang LC,Chiang BL

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The European tick, Argas reflexus, is an urban pest parasitizing urban pigeons and may cause a wide range of allergic reactions. METHODS:Specific IgE to A. reflexus, SDS-PAGE and IgE immunoblotting, performed with tick extract, were carried out in the sera of 6 patients who reported allergic reactions after...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Rolla G,Nebiolo F,Marsico P,Guida G,Bigo P,Riva G,Zanotta S

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the identification and characterization of allergen grass group VI we performed two-dimensional immunoblotting of timothy grass pollen (Phleum pratense). Two intense 13-kD protein spots of pI 5.2 and 5.5 were found to be IgE reactive. By N-terminal microsequencing and amino acid analysis we identified them as Phl ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Petersen A,Bufe A,Schlaak M,Becker WM

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In some subjects, specific foods trigger anaphylaxis when exercise follows ingestion (specific food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis, FDEIAn). Skin test and/or RAST positivity to foods suggest an IgE-mediated pathogenic mechanism. Others suffer from anaphylaxis after all meals followed by exercise, reg...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Romano A,Di Fonso M,Giuffreda F,Papa G,Artesani MC,Viola M,Venuti A,Palmieri V,Zeppilli P

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) show great heterogeneity. Different phospholipids, with or without protein cofactor(s), and phospholipid binding proteins alone have been proposed as the target molecules for aPL. In order to determine the influence of phospholipid degradation products on the binding of aPL,...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Bozic B,Kveder T,Stegnar M,Morosini-Berus E,Kos-Golja M,Peternel P,Rozman B

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The importance of fungal allergens in the development of allergic diseases in a desert environment is uncertain. This study evaluated the prevalence of IgE sensitization to moulds among patients with allergic respiratory diseases in Kuwait - a desert country. METHODS:A total of 810 patients (male:female rat...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Ezeamuzie CI,Al-Ali S,Khan M,Hijazi Z,Dowaisan A,Thomson MS,Georgi J

更新日期：2000-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:We analyzed the T cell activation potency and the IgE-binding properties (allergenicity) of nine isoforms of Bet v 1, the major allergen of birch pollen. METHODS:The capacity of recombinant Bet v 1 isoforms to bind serum IgE from allergic patients was evaluated by immunoblot experiments and skin prick tests...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Ferreira F,Hirthenlehner K,Briza P,Breiteneder H,Scheiner O,Kraft D,Breitenbach M,Ebner C

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IgE is a key mediator in allergic diseases. However, in strong contrast to other antibody isotypes, many details of the composition of the human IgE repertoire are poorly defined. The low levels of human IgE in the circulation and the rarity of IgE-producing B cells are important reasons for this lack of knowledge. In...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Gadermaier E,Levin M,Flicker S,Ohlin M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2, MMP-9 and MMP-13 can degrade type IV collagen which is the major component of the basement membrane zone (BMZ). In bullous pemphigoid (BP), the separation occurs within the BMZ. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the involvement of MMPs in the pathogenesis of BP, we examined the express...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Niimi Y,Pawankar R,Kawana S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have demonstrated that eosinophils from allergic patients express low levels of FcepsilonRI on their surface, but the regulatory mechanisms of eosinophil surface FcepsilonRI expression are not fully understood. We investigated whether IL-4 and IgE, which are reported to regulate surface Fcepsi...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Iikura M,Yamaguchi M,Hirai K,Miyamasu M,Yamada H,Nakajima T,Fujisawa T,Ra C,Morita Y,Yamamoto K

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reports on oral immunotherapy (OIT) for anaphylactic food allergy are lacking. We investigated the efficacy and safety of peanut OIT for anaphylactic patients. METHODS:We enrolled 22 peanut anaphylactic patients who underwent OIT between 2011 and 2013, all of whom demonstrated anaphylaxis during a baseline ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Nagakura KI,Sato S,Yanagida N,Nishino M,Asaumi T,Ogura K,Ebisawa M

更新日期：2018-01-01 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:The hemagglutinin (HA) of influenza viruses is one of the major targets of the humoral response. The role of serum antibody to HA in the protection against infection has been demonstrated by long-standing observation. In previous studies, we suggested that an epitope vaccine might be a new strategy against t...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Lu Y,Ding J,Liu W,Chen YH

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nitrosative and acid stress play an important role in the pathogenesis of asthma. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether, in asthmatics, a link exists between the concentrations of nitrite/nitrate, ammonia and pH values in exhaled breath condensate (EBC) and asthma severity, lung function, exhaled nit...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Tomasiak-Lozowska MM,Zietkowski Z,Przeslaw K,Tomasiak M,Skiepko R,Bodzenta-Lukaszyk A

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:Volumetric air sampling was performed at Corpus Christi, Tex., September 1987 to August 1989. Grass aeropollen during all of 1988 accounted for 15.3% of total pollen captured during two major peaks, one in May and another during September and October. The remaining grass pollen, about one-quarter of the total, was fou...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Lewis WH,Dixit AB,Wedner HJ

更新日期：1992-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:The Notch signaling pathway plays an important role in regulating human immune function, but the relationship between allergic rhinitis (AR) and Notch signaling remains unclear. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the role of Notch signaling in the pathogenesis of AR and its regulation on Foxp3-Treg cells. METHOD:The...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Jiao WE,Wei JF,Kong YG,Xu Y,Tao ZZ,Chen SM

更新日期：2019-01-01 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