Epidemiology of insect-venom anaphylaxis.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:One strategy to improve asthma control is to identify risk factors for uncontrolled asthma in epidemiologic studies and then consider those risk factors as potential targets for intervention. This article reviews predictors of impairment based on validated tools and predictors of severe asthma exacerb...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Schatz M

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The objective of this review is to highlight recent advances in the preparation, documentation and performance of reagents and methods used in the diagnosis of Hymenoptera-venom-induced immediate-type hypersensitivity. RECENT FINDINGS:The following potent allergens have been reported: (1) a low-molec...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Hamilton RG

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Current understanding of the role of oxidative stress in airway inflammation suggests that antioxidant therapy may be important to optimize the treatment. This review summarizes recent investigations of novel antioxidant agents for upper airway inflammation, with selected studies focused on lower airw...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Braskett M,Riedl MA

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The main feature of allergen-specific immunotherapy is its capacity to modify the natural history of the disease, reducing the development of asthma and new sensitizations after 3-4 years of treatment. For this reason, adherence to the therapy is mandatory, as happens for all chronic medical treatment...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Senna G,Ridolo E,Calderon M,Lombardi C,Canonica GW,Passalacqua G

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of the present review is to describe recent approaches aimed at improving the treatment of allergic diseases through allergen-specific immunotherapy (SIT). Special emphasis will be given to the approach based on specific targeting of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class-II anti...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Crameri R,Kündig TM,Akdis CA

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review summarizes recent advances and findings in the area of 'hidden' food allergens, i.e. allergenic foods that can either contaminate other foods, or be 'disguised' as part of a food, and cause allergic reactions. Newly emerging allergenic foods of increasing importance, recently developed methods for the dete...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Hefle SL

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a rare chronic self-limiting allergic inflammatory disease of the ocular surface mostly affecting young boys in their first decade of life. In the last few years a new clinical entity of VKC has been described: adult VKC. Two variants have been identified according...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Di Zazzo A,Bonini S,Fernandes M

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:There is considerable evidence that implicates eosinophils as important effector cells in the inflammation characteristic of eosinophilic asthma. IL-5 is central to eosinophil maturation and release from the bone marrow, their subsequent accumulation, activation and persistence in the tissues. IL-5 th...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Walsh GM

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The increasing prevalence of allergic rhinitis, its impact on individual quality of life and social costs, as well as its role as a risk factor for asthma, underline the need for improved treatment options for this disorder. We reviewed the recent literature published in English, dealing with relevant...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Schultz A,Stuck BA,Feuring M,Hörmann K,Wehling M

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Evidence for adverse respiratory effects of occupational exposure to disinfectants and cleaning products (DCPs) has grown in the last two decades. The relationship between DCPs and asthma is well documented but questions remain regarding specific causal agents. Beyond asthma, associations between DCPs...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Dumas O

更新日期：2020-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Immune dysregulation, polyendocrinopathy, enteropathy, X-linked syndrome is a fatal syndrome of overwhelming autoimmunity. Recent identification of FOXP3 as the causative gene and realization that this same gene defect occurs in the mutant mouse Scurfy has yielded new insights and hopes of unraveling ...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Torgerson TR,Ochs HD

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review discusses the immunology of chronic beryllium disease. It addresses the importance of the interaction between class II molecules and the T cells that recognize beryllium, along with the subsequent immune response that results in sensitization and disease, and genetic factors leading to var...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Samuel G,Maier LA

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW:Recent studies on the pathogenesis of allergy in both man and experimental animals continue to show the importance of commensal bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract in stimulating and directing the immune system. The interest in modulating commensal bacterial flora with prebiotics and probiotics...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Savilahti E,Kuitunen M,Vaarala O

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To summarize the recent advancements in common variable immune deficiency (CVID), specifically CVID genetics, clinical discoveries and treatment implications. RECENT FINDINGS:Large genomic studies have implicated new genes in the pathogenesis of CVID, and basic science studies have contributed to our...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Resnick ES,Cunningham-Rundles C

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To discuss the association between the common dominantly inherited genetic trait hereditary alpha-tryptasemia (HαT) and hymenoptera venom-induced anaphylaxis (HVA). RECENT FINDINGS:Elevated BST has been correlated with more severe systemic anaphylaxis in humans in a number of settings - most notably ...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： O'Connell MP,Lyons JJ

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Indoor pollutants and allergens cause asthma symptoms and exacerbations and influence the risk of developing asthma. We review recent studies regarding the effects of the indoor environment on childhood asthma. RECENT FINDINGS:Exposure to some indoor allergens and second hand smoke are causally relat...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Ahluwalia SK,Matsui EC

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In 2000, inhalation of butter flavoring vapors was first associated with clinical bronchiolitis obliterans among workers in microwave popcorn production. Toxicologic and epidemiologic studies in the succeeding 5 years have intervention and research implications. RECENT FINDINGS:Irreversible obstructi...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Kreiss K

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To summarize the data of both preclinical studies and initial clinical trials of a novel allergoid for allergen specific immunotherapy. This allergoid consists of allergen covalently coupled to immunostimulatory oligodeoxynucleotide DNA sequences. RECENT FINDINGS:Recently, immunostimulatory oligodeox...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Spiegelberg HL,Horner AA,Takabayashi K,Raz E

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma is a disease that is, in large part, defined by abnormalities of pulmonary function. Failure of any new treatment modality to improve objective measures of lung function suggests a limited usefulness of such new therapies. The clear dissociation between inflammation and airways responsiveness indicates the latt...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Kaminsky DA,Irvin CG

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this review is to highlight recent advances in gene-expression profiling of nasal polyps in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis and aspirin-sensitive asthma. RECENT FINDINGS:Gene-expression profiling has allowed simultaneous interrogation of thousands of genes, including the entire ge...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Platt M,Metson R,Stankovic K

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Ocular allergy is often encountered by allergists, ophthalmologists, pediatricians, and primary care physicians. An understanding of the immunologic mechanisms, the differential diagnosis, the clinical features, and the treatment of ocular allergy will be useful to all physicians who encounter these p...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Friedlaender MH

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Unverified penicillin allergy is being increasingly recognized as a public health concern. The ideal protocol for verifying true clinically significant IgE-mediated penicillin allergy needs to use only commercially available materials, be well tolerated and easy to perform in both the inpatient and ou...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Macy E

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:As drug allergy research aims to inform clinical practice, implementation of best practices may be influenced by financial resources required to incorporate new interventions and the resulting clinical and economic returns on those resource investments. The present review summarizes new insights into ...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Mattingly TJ 2nd

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To analyse the available data in the field of immediate allergic reactions to beta-lactams, with particular emphasis on more recent studies, and to comment on the future role of this group of antibiotics. RECENT FINDINGS:The world of beta-lactams has become more complex than initially thought, due to...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Blanca M,Torres MJ,Mayorga C,Perez-Inestrosa E,Suau R,Montañez MI,Juarez C

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Food allergy has emerged as a significant health problem. Peanut allergy is a major cause of food-induced fatal and near fatal anaphylactic reactions, and the incidence in children is increasing. Attempts to manage peanut allergy by strict avoidance are often unsuccessful. The purpose of this review i...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Li XM

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of the present review is to introduce recent findings on the pathomechanisms of toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), which is characterized by widespread epidermal detachment due to keratinocyte apoptosis. RECENT FINDINGS:In the mechanism of epidermal damage, the roles of drug metabolites, c...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Tohyama M,Hashimoto K

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review discusses the strengths and challenges of using whole genome sequencing (WGS)/whole exome sequencing (WES) for identifying novel genetic causes of primary immunodeficiencies. RECENT FINDINGS:WGS permits comprehensive sequencing of introns and exons, whereas WES allows deeper sequencing of...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Chou J,Ohsumi TK,Geha RS

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To present and discuss the rationale for using high-dose intravenous human immunoglobulins in the treatment of severe drug eruptions and the clinical results of recently published series. RECENT FINDINGS:In toxic epidermal necrolysis, intravenous human immunoglobulins were expected to inhibit the apo...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Bachot N,Roujeau JC

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Allergic diseases have only recently gained serious attention in Africa. This review discusses recent studies that have focused on allergy among Africans and people of African ancestry. RECENT FINDINGS:Time trend studies of the prevalence of allergies in Africa show a consistent increase over a perio...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Obeng BB,Hartgers F,Boakye D,Yazdanbakhsh M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review was carried out to study the frequency, and severity of ocular surface involvement at the setting of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and subsequent graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and evaluate the clinical outcomes of newer treatments. RECENT FINDINGS:Ocular involvemen...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Hessen M,Akpek EK

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00