The role of regulatory T cells in respiratory infections and allergy and asthma.

abstract：:Until recently, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) has been a devastating and generally fatal disease with no effective therapeutic. New developments in understanding the biology of the disease include a growing consensus that the lesions are mainly composed of cells that originated from resident fibroblasts. New dev...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Gomer RH

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural oils include mineral oil with emollient, occlusive, and humectant properties and the plant-derived essential, coconut, and other vegetable oils, composed of triglycerides that microbiota lipases hydrolyze into glycerin, a potent humectant, and fatty acids (FAs) with varying physico-chemical properties. Unsatur...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Verallo-Rowell VM,Katalbas SS,Pangasinan JP

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The environment is a major contributor to allergic disease, and great effort is being expended to identify the chemical pollutants and allergens that make a significant impact. Exposure to high levels of ozone, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and diesel exhaust particles is known to reduce lung function. Studies con...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Levetin E,Van de Water P

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increased prevalence of atopic diseases, atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, and asthma has been described as an epidemic. New approaches in the fight against allergic diseases are called for, the target being the persistence of the atopic T helper 2-skewed immune responder pattern beyond infancy. Atopic dermati...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Isolauri E

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Told from the viewpoint of rheumatologists, this review tells the story of hydroxychloroquine and its swift ascent to become a household name as a therapeutic strategy against the novel SARS-CoV-2 virus. This review describes the history, mechanisms, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic applications, and saf...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Udupa A,Leverenz D,Balevic SJ,Sadun RE,Tarrant TK,Rogers JL

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have traditionally been viewed as distinct clinical entities. Recently, however, much attention has been focused on patients with overlapping features of both asthma and COPD: those with asthma COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS). Although no universal definition criter...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Bujarski S,Parulekar AD,Sharafkhaneh A,Hanania NA

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of saline nasal irrigation (SNI) in the treatment of nasal and sinus disorders has its roots in the yoga tradition and homeopathic medicine. In recent years, SNI has been increasingly observed as concomitant therapy for acute (ARS) and chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Various devices are employed, such as nasal d...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Achilles N,Mösges R

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occupational asthma (OA) is a complex disease that is often hard to diagnose due to difficulties in detecting relevant exposure, along with inherent differences in disease susceptibility. Numerous studies have attempted to identify relevant biological and genetic markers for OA and to devise tools capable of detecting...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Hur GY,Park HS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to airborne pollen, fungal allergens, and dust mite allergens is associated with the development of allergic rhinitis. Biologic function of allergens is considered to be a key determinant for allergenicity, and many clinically important allergens have been shown to possess enzymatic activity. It is proposed t...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Sehgal N,Custovic A,Woodcock A

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IgG4 is the least abundant subclass of IgG in normal human serum, but elevated IgG4 levels are triggered in response to a chronic antigenic stimulus and inflammation. Since the immune system is exposed to tumor-associated antigens over a relatively long period of time, and tumors notoriously promote inflammation, it i...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Crescioli S,Correa I,Karagiannis P,Davies AM,Sutton BJ,Nestle FO,Karagiannis SN

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physiologic functions of histamine have been recognized for more than 100 years, yet new roles are still being uncovered. Most importantly, a newly discovered receptor of the amine has helped refine our understanding of histamine. This new receptor, the histamine H4 receptor (H4R), has a higher affinity for histam...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Huang JF,Thurmond RL

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review aims to provide an update of recent advances in the epidemiology, clinical features and diagnosis, and management of food-induced anaphylaxis (FIA). RECENT FINDINGS:Food allergy prevalence and FIA rates continue to rise, but FIA fatalities are stable. Basophil and mast cell activation tes...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Parrish CP,Kim H

更新日期：2018-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Food allergy is a growing health problem worldwide that impacts millions of individuals. Current treatment options are limited and strict dietary avoidance remains the standard of care. Immunotherapy using whole, native allergens is under active clinical investigation but harbors the risk of severe si...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Yang L,Kulis M

更新日期：2019-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouse allergen has long been recognized as an important cause of occupational allergy and asthma, but only recently has it been implicated in asthma and allergic diseases in community settings. Recent studies have established that mouse allergen is detectable in most US homes, with strikingly high levels in some inner...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Matsui EC

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease (EGID) can be classified as eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) when the eosinophilia is limited to the esophagus or as eosinophilic gastritis (EG) if it is limited to the gastric tract, eosinophilic colitis (EC) if it is limited to the colon, and eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE) if ...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Cianferoni A,Spergel JM

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perioperative anaphylaxis is a unique condition as a result of the additive cardiovascular effects of anesthetics on the cardiovascular disturbances of anaphylaxis. It occurs mainly in adulthood, primarily follows anesthetic induction, and for the most part, is an IgE-mediated pathomechanism. Neuromuscular blocking ag...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Dewachter P,Mouton-Faivre C,Hepner DL

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recognition of asthma as a heterogeneous disease revealed different potential molecular targets and urged the development of targeted, customized treatment modalities. Evidence was provided for different inflammatory subsets of asthma and more recently, further refined to T helper (Th)2-high and Th2-low subphenotypes ...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Diamant Z,Tufvesson E,Bjermer L

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Food allergy is increasing in prevalence, and management focuses on strict avoidance of known allergens and appropriately treating reactions. Any reaction has the potential to result in anaphylaxis, which can be fatal. Children spend a significant amount of time in the childcare or school setting, and...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Hui JW,Copeland M,Lanser BJ

更新日期：2020-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The physical urticarias are a heterogeneous subgroup of chronic urticarias in which wheals can be reproducibly induced by different specific physical stimuli such as cold, heat, pressure, vibration, or sunlight. Physical urticarias comprise up to 25 % of chronic urticarias and occur more frequently in young adults. Sy...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Abajian M,Młynek A,Maurer M

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although eustachian tube dysfunction and bacterial infection have been shown to cause otitis media with effusion (OME), other etiologies are possible. One of the most common medical conditions in children is obesity, which can have effects throughout the body. Little is known, however, about the relationship between o...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Lee SK,Yeo SG

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a multidimensional inflammatory disorder of the nose and paranasal sinuses. We reviewed the recent literature to identify improved methods to assess, control, and manage these difficult to control patients. RECENT FINDINGS:The role of endotyping in CRS has offered a be...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Sivasubramaniam R,Harvey RJ

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orbital myositis is an inflammatory process that primarily involves the extraocular muscles and most commonly affects young adults in the third decade of life, with a female predilection. Clinical characteristics of orbital myositis include orbital and periorbital pain, ocular movement impairment, diplopia, proptosis,...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Costa RM,Dumitrascu OM,Gordon LK

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since rhinosinusitis is an inflammatory disease, cytokines as key regulators of inflammation play a central role in its pathophysiology. In acute rhinosinusitis, several proinflammatory cytokines of different types have been identified. Initial information about the involvement of the inflammasome in rhinosinusitis ha...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Scheckenbach K,Wagenmann M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:There has been an explosion in the number of published systematic reviews on chronic rhinosinusitis in the last decade. RECENT FINDINGS:While the aim of these reviews in facilitating evidence-based practice is laudable, poor quality reviews may contain significant bias that can mislead a non-discerni...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Walker A,Hopkins C

更新日期：2018-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) is characterized by immune dysregulation due to a defect in lymphocyte apoptosis. The clinical manifestations may be noted in multiple family members and include lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly, increased risk of lymphoma, and autoimmune disease, which typically involves he...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Shah S,Wu E,Rao VK,Tarrant TK

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is the most prevalent symptomatic primary immune deficiency. With widespread use of immunoglobulin replacement therapy, non-infectious complications, such as autoimmunity, chronic intestinal inflammation, and lung disease, have replaced infections as the major cause of morbidity...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Maglione PJ,Cols M,Cunningham-Rundles C

更新日期：2017-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has resulted in global climate change that is having a significant effect on many allergenic plants through increases in plant productivity and pollen allergenicity and shifts in plant phenology. Based on experimental studies, increased atmospheric levels of carbon dio...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Levetin E,Van de Water P

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) is a well-established allergen-specific immunotherapy and a safe and effective strategy to reorient inappropriate immune responses in allergic patients. SLIT takes advantage of the tolerogenic environment of the oral mucosa to promote tolerance to the allergen. Several clinical studies ...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Jay DC,Nadeau KC

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research evidence supports a causative relationship between indoor allergen exposure and the development of asthma. Epidemiologic studies demonstrate that exposure to indoor allergens, particularly house-dust mites and cockroaches and, to a lesser extent, animal allergens and mold, is a risk factor for the development...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Arshad SH

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by structural airway changes, which are known as airway remodeling, including smooth muscle hypertrophy, goblet cell hyperplasia, subepithelial fibrosis, and angiogenesis. Vascular remodeling in asthmatic lungs results from increased angiogenesis, w...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Meyer N,Akdis CA

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00