Hypersensitivity reactions to contrast media: prevalence, risk factors and the role of skin tests in diagnosis--a cross-sectional survey.

abstract：:We aimed to evaluate the therapeutic effect of nebulized beclomethasone dipropionate (nBDP) on both allergic asthma and rhinitis. In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, 40 children (mean age 10.7 ± 2.1 years) with allergic asthma and rhinitis received either nBDP (daily dose of 800 µg, administered t...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Profita M,Riccobono L,Bonanno A,Chanez P,Gagliardo R,Montalbano AM,Albano GD,Liotta G,Gjomarkaj M,La Grutta S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergens from the pollen of Parthenium hysterophorus (American feverfew), responsible for high incidence of allergic rhinitis, were found by immunoprint analysis to be localized on the surface of the pollen grains. The allergens were released very rapidly when extracted in vitro. The allergenic activity of the rapid ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Gupta N,Sriramarao P,Kori R,Rao PV

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:L-selectin (CD62L) and Mac-1 (CD11b/CD18) play a crucial role in the infiltration of eosinophils. However, changes in CD62L and CD11b expression on eosinophils after stimulation with cytokines were little studied. METHODS:Eosinophils in peripheral blood of healthy volunteers were purified and cultured with ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Momose T,Okubo Y,Horie S,Takashi S,Tsukadaira A,Suzuki J,Isobe M,Sekiguchi M

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ever since the realization that T lymphocytes are key players in the defense against pathogens and tumors, a major aim of immunologists has been to understand the relationship between the functional and migratory properties of antigen-specific T cells. The current paradigm proposes that T cells follow organ-specific t...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Iparraguirre A,Weninger W

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Environmental factors play an important role in asthma morbidity, although the contribution of individual pollutants or pollens in exacerbating asthma is not completely elucidated. Despite the evidence of importance of the hornbeam pollen in inducing allergic sensitization, its role in provoking asthma exace...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Krmpotic D,Luzar-Stiffler V,Rakusic N,Stipic Markovic A,Hrga I,Pavlovic M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate whether repeated exposure to subclinical doses of cat allergens, not inducing asthma symptoms, could affect eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) levels in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) or in peripheral blood, without the appearance of clinical symptoms. Twelve patients with mild as...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： de Blay F,Krieger P,Spirlet F,Moreau L,Duvernelle C,Kassel O,Kopferschmitt MC,Gasser B,Demangeat C,Pauli G,Frossard N

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gut mucosa plays an important role in the induction of oral tolerance. Extending previous observations, we have here shown that serum containing gut-absorbed gliadin induces suppression of the specific systemic immune response in recipient mice parenterally immunized with gliadin. Graft-versus-host reaction (GvHR)...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Troncone R,Caputo N,Zibella A,Russo R,Rossi M,Gianfrani C,Stern M,Wieser H,Auricchio S

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The antioxidant properties of vitamin C and E are considered to be important for their anti-inflammatory activity. Recently, antioxidant resveratrol was found to suppress neopterin production and tryptophan degradation in mitogen-treated human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. METHODS:In this study, ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Winkler C,Schroecksnadel K,Schennach H,Fuchs D

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little information is available on eosinophil activation and the cytokine profile in virus-induced acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma; therefore, we examined the effects of treatments that included systemic corticosteroids on serum eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) and 17 cytokines/chemokines in rhinovir...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Kato M,Yamada Y,Maruyama K,Hayashi Y

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Partially hydrolyzed cow's milk protein-based formula (pHF) possesses low allergenicity. Here, we investigate the safety and efficacy of oral immunotherapy using pHF for children with cow's milk protein allergy (CMPA). OBJECTIVES:A randomized, double-blind, controlled single-center trial was conducted to ev...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Inuo C,Tanaka K,Suzuki S,Nakajima Y,Yamawaki K,Tsuge I,Urisu A,Kondo Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:Eosinophils used to be thought of as regulators of allergic inflammation, but there is now evidence to the contrary; eosinophils have been found to be the major effector cells responsible for the late asthmatic response (LAR), airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) and, at least in part, airway remodeling by releasing leuko...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Matsumoto K,Saito H

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Th2 cytokines play pivotal roles in allergic inflammation, including eosinophilia, and their actions are antagonized by Th1 cytokines, conferring them therapeutic potential. METHODS:In this study, we examined the ability of a number of cytokines to suppress the activation of eosinophils that function as eff...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Park CS,Choi EN,Kim JS,Choi YS,Rhim TY,Chang HS,Chung IY

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophils may play an important role in the pathogenesis of airway remodeling in asthma through the production of various fibrogenic cytokines such as transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1). Cysteinyl leukotrienes are also suggested to be involved in remodeling with their potential to induce proliferation of a...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Kato Y,Fujisawa T,Nishimori H,Katsumata H,Atsuta J,Iguchi K,Kamiya H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have previously shown that the allergic sensitization to ovalbumin does not represent a superantigen-like immune response. In gene-targeted mice (ΔD-iD) with a single modified Diversity gene segment (D(H)) of the immunoglobulin heavy chain, enriched for charged amino acids, the asthma phenotype in a murin...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Kerzel S,Rogosch T,Wagner J,Preisser K,Yildirim AÖ,Fehrenbach H,Garn H,Maier RF,Schroeder HW Jr,Zemlin M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Characterization of seafood allergens is important to understand the immune response to these allergens. Moreover, a detailed comparison between atopic and nonatopic patients with adverse reactions to shrimp has never been reported. METHODS:Raw and boiled shrimp extracts were analyzed by immunoblotting usin...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Samson KT,Chen FH,Miura K,Odajima Y,Iikura Y,Naval Rivas M,Minoguchi K,Adachi M

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD95 (APO-1) is a member of the TNF/nerve growth factor receptor superfamily, which is expressed on the surface of different types of cells. Cross-linking of CD95 leads to the induction of apoptosis. This may be of importance in many physiological systems, but seems to play a special role for the maintenance of immuno...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Lechner H,Amort M,Steger MM,Maczek C,Grubeck-Loebenstein B

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cry j 1 and Cry j 2 are thought to be the major allergens of Japanese cedar pollen. HLA class II types capable of presenting T-cell epitopes in both allergens and their role in induction of T-cell subsets are not well known. METHODS:CD4+ T (Th)-cell clones (TCCs) specific to either Cry j 1 or Cry j 2 were g...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Sone T,Morikubo K,Shimizu K,Komiyama N,Tsunoo H,Kino K

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Assessing high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in relation to allergic endpoints can shed light on both the mechanisms of allergic disease development and early non-communicable disease prevention. However, only a few epidemiological studies so far have investigated the relationship in children and a...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Yang BY,Markevych I,Harris C,Standl M,Schikowski T,Koletzko S,Herberth G,Bauer CP,von Berg A,Berdel D,Dong GH,Heinrich J

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The classical clinical manifestation of untreated immunoglobulin deficiency comprises predominantly recurrent and complicated respiratory tract infections. Before the 1980s, little was known about the clinical manifestation of immunodeficiency in the general medical population, and also the availability of s...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Litzman J,Stikarovska D,Pikulova Z,Pavlik T,Pesak S,Thon V,Kuklinek P,Lokaj J

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：:Amino acid sequencing of the major mite allergen Der fII purified from mite body extract revealed that it is a mixture of at least two variants. Substitutions were found only at positions in which amino acid variations were predicted from the nucleotide sequences of three cloned cDNAs. When cDNAs corresponding to the ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Nishiyama C,Yuuki T,Usui Y,Iwamoto N,Okumura Y,Okudaira H

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We previously showed that immunization of mice with plasmid DNA (pDNA) encoding the Escherichia coli beta-galactosidase gene (pCMV-LacZ) induces a Th1 response, whereas beta-galactosidase (beta-gal) in saline or alum induces a Th2 response. Furthermore, the Th1 response dominates over the Th2 response and do...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Lee DJ,Tighe H,Corr M,Roman M,Carson DA,Spiegelberg HL,Raz E

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recombinant dog allergens, rCan f 1 and rCan f 2, and their antibodies are good tools for the characterization of dog allergens in order to develop modern therapeutic and preventive methods for dog allergy. METHODS:In this study, cDNA was synthesized from the mRNA of dog salivary glands and cloned into the ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Kamata Y,Miyanomae A,Nakayama E,Miyanomae T,Tajima T,Hoshi H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) found in fish oil is known to depress inflammation-related mediators. We investigated a novel delivery method of tridocosahexaenoyl-glycerol (DHA-TG). METHODS:BALB/c mice (6-8 weeks old) were primed intraperitoneally with ovalbumin (OVA) and Al(OH)(3) on days 0 and 7, and with aer...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Yokoyama A,Hamazaki T,Ohshita A,Kohno N,Sakai K,Zhao GD,Katayama H,Hiwada K

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Shrimp sensitization is common in the general population, but the presence of symptoms is only moderately related to sensitization. A point still at issue is which in vivo and/or in vitro tests (food challenge, component-resolved diagnosis, house dust mite [HDM] sensitization) can help in distinguishing shri...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Farioli L,Losappio LM,Giuffrida MG,Pravettoni V,Micarelli G,Nichelatti M,Scibilia J,Mirone C,Cavallarin L,Lamberti C,Balossi LG,Pastorello EA

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microwave radiation from mobile phones enhanced skin wheal responses induced by house dust mite and Japanese cedar pollen while it had no effect on wheal responses induced by histamine in patients with atopic eczema/dermatitis syndrome (AEDS). Microwave radiation also increased plasma levels of substance P (SP) and va...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Kimata H

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is unclear what actually induces eosinophil degranulation in vivo. We examined eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) release from normal human eosinophils (Eos) in response to C3a and C5a. C3a and C5a induced remarkable ECP release when Eos were preincubated with cytochalasin B. ECP release induced by C3a or C5a was gr...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Takafuji S,Tadokoro K,Ito K,Dahinden CA

更新日期：1994-01-01 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