Distinct eosinophil cytokine expression patterns in skin diseases - the possible existence of functionally different eosinophil subpopulations.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to assess the occurrence of immunoglobulin E sensitization to common environmental allergens (atopy) and new allergic diseases among schoolchildren after starting school in a water-damaged school building. The staff and pupils of a Finnish elementary school with visible water da...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Savilahti R,Uitti J,Roto P,Laippala P,Husman T

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The estimation of exposure to molds and their products in the indoor environment, which may lead to the occurrence of allergies or respiratory complaints, by means of enumeration of viable parts is inadequate. Therefore, other methods must be developed. When grown under various circumstances (22 degrees C and 30 degre...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Wijnands LM,Deisz WD,van Leusden FM

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High microbial diversity in the environment has been associated with lower asthma risk, particularly in children exposed to farming. It remains unclear whether this effect operates through an altered microbiome of the mucosal surfaces of the airways. METHODS:DNA from mattress dust and nasal samples of 86 sc...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Birzele LT,Depner M,Ege MJ,Engel M,Kublik S,Bernau C,Loss GJ,Genuneit J,Horak E,Schloter M,Braun-Fahrländer C,Danielewicz H,Heederik D,von Mutius E,Legatzki A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exposure to environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) is associated with allergy, chronic inflammation, and immunodeficiency. Phthalates, the common EDCs used in plastic industry, may act as adjuvants to disrupt immune system and enhance allergy. Plasmacytoid DCs (pDCs) are predominant cells secret...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Kuo CH,Hsieh CC,Kuo HF,Huang MY,Yang SN,Chen LC,Huang SK,Hung CH

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Airway ecology is altered in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Anti-microbial interventions might have benefit in subgroups of airway disease. Differences in sputum microbial profiles at acute exacerbation of airways disease are reflected by the γProteobacteria:Firmicutes (γP:F) ratio....

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Diver S,Richardson M,Haldar K,Ghebre MA,Ramsheh MY,Bafadhel M,Desai D,Cohen ES,Newbold P,Rapley L,Rugman P,Pavord ID,May RD,Barer M,Brightling CE

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The identification of 'unknown' allergic sensitizations may determine the prognosis and treatment of patients with respiratory airway disease. Currently, the presence in homes of 'exotic' animals as pets is increasing. In this article the Siberian hamster or dwarf hamster (Phodopus sungorus) was identified a...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Bertó JM,Peláez A,Fernández E,Lombardero M,Ferrer M

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atopic eczema/dermatitis syndrome (AEDS) patients display immunoglobulin E (IgE) reactivity to several antigens, e.g. saprophytic yeasts as Malassezia furfur. AEDS patients also show IgE autoreactivity towards cells of their own tissue including epidermis. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY:The aim of this study was to i...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Kortekangas-Savolainen O,Peltonen S,Pummi K,Kalimo K,Savolainen J

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyposmia is a common symptom in allergic rhinitis. However, little is known about differences in the olfactory function of patients with seasonal or perennial allergy. A prospective controlled study was performed on 28 patients with allergic rhinitis to grass pollen and on 47 patients with allergic rhinitis to mites. ...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Moll B,Klimek L,Eggers G,Mann W

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have evaluated the in vitro leukocyte histamine release tests for the diagnosis of allergy to muscle relaxant drugs in 40 patients (Group A) and a control group of 44 subjects with negative leukocyte histamine release (Group B). Non-IgE dependent histamine release, expressed as a percentage of the total blood hista...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Mata E,Guéant JL,Moneret-Vautrin DA,Bermejo N,Gérard P,Nicolas JP,Laxenaire MC

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypothesis that increased reactivity to polymyxin B in asthmatic patients is not limited to the bronchi but also exists in basophils was investigated in 26 atopic asthmatic subjects. Quantification of basophil degranulation induced by polymyxin B was performed using a flow-cytometric method. Significant degranulat...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Górski P,Rozniecki J,Kuźmińska B,Grzegorczyk J

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exposure to acrylates may give rise to rhinitis and asthma in both industrial and domestic environments. The mechanisms underlying these respiratory conditions caused by acrylates remain largely unknown. METHODS:We studied two assembly operators exposed to cyanoacrylate glue who developed rhinitis and asthm...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Quirce S,Baeza ML,Tornero P,Blasco A,Barranco R,Sastre J

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MeDALL (Mechanisms of the Development of ALLergy; EU FP7-CP-IP; Project No: 261357; 2010-2015) has proposed an innovative approach to develop early indicators for the prediction, diagnosis, prevention and targets for therapy. MeDALL has linked epidemiological, clinical and basic research using a stepwise, large-scale ...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Bousquet J,Anto JM,Akdis M,Auffray C,Keil T,Momas I,Postma DS,Valenta R,Wickman M,Cambon-Thomsen A,Haahtela T,Lambrecht BN,Lodrup Carlsen KC,Koppelman GH,Sunyer J,Zuberbier T,Annesi-Maesano I,Arno A,Bindslev-Jensen C

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We observed two cases of maculopapular eruption occurring 12-72 h after the administration of aminocaproic acid (ACA). Patch tests performed with ACA were positive. Clinical and allergologic patterns suggest the type IV mechanism of hypersensitivity. We present what we believe are the first two cases described of hype...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： González Gutiérrez ML,Esteban López MI,Ruíz Ruíz MD

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Immune-modulation such as tolerance induction appears to be an upcoming concept to prevent development of atopic diseases. Pregnancy might present a critical period for preventing allergic sensitization of the progeny. We investigated the effect of maternal allergen exposures during pregnancy on allergen-ind...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Gerhold K,Avagyan A,Reichert E,Seib C,Van DV,Luger EO,Hutloff A,Hamelmann E

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effects of glucocorticosteroids (GCS) on antigen-induced bronchial anaphylactic reactions (BAR) in SD rats immunized with ovalbumin (OA) and alum. The animals were treated with vehicle, budesonide (BUD), dexamethasone (DEX), or hydrocortisone (HC) at various times before intravenous (i.v.) antigen chal...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Dahlbäck M,Bergstrand H,Brattsand R

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A two-site immunometric assay based on monoclonal antibodies (mAb) was developed for the measurement of a 20-kDa major allergen of cow. The sensitivity of this assay was (BDA20) 1 ng/ml. It was used to measure airborne allergen concentrations in 10 Finnish cowsheds. The mean concentration of the BDA20 measured at two ...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Ylönen J,Virtanen T,Rytkönen M,Mäntyjärvi R

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous US population-based epidemiologic studies of anaphylactic deaths have been limited by small populations and/or few deaths. The objective of this study was to determine the 10-year incidence of death from anaphylaxis in Florida and its descriptive epidemiology. METHODS:Patients who died from anaphyl...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Simon MR,Mulla ZD

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Taxonomy provides the basis for the identity of species, allowing the construction of keys and the reliable, reproducible identification of dust mites for ecologic purposes and other studies. Details are given of nomenclatorial conventions in taxonomy as applied to dust mites, and taxonomically problematic entities ar...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Colloff MJ

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The role of myeloid and plasmacytoid dendritic cells and its consequences for the T(H)2 skew in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with nasal polyps (CRSNP(+)) should be detailed. METHODS:In 18 CRS patients without nasal polyps (CRSNP(-)), 35 CRSNP(+) patients and 22 patients with nasal structural abnormalities w...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Kirsche H,Niederführ A,Deutschle T,Fuchs C,Riechelmann H

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of heat on the allergenicity of beef and bovine serum albumin was investigated among 10 toddlers skin prick test (SPT)-positive to raw and cooked beef. The meat-allergy diagnosis was confirmed during double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge (DBPCFC) with 180 g of beef cooked for 5 min at 100 degrees ...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Fiocchi A,Restani P,Riva E,Mirri GP,Santini I,Bernardo L,Galli CL

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The European Position Paper on Sinusitis (EPOS) guidelines provide composite criteria to evaluate chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) control, taking into consideration the severity of patients' symptoms, aspect of nasal mucosa and medical intake as parameters of CRS control. OBJECTIVES:To study the degree of CRS c...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： van der Veen J,Seys SF,Timmermans M,Levie P,Jorissen M,Fokkens WJ,Hellings PW

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asthma-like symptoms in young children are orchestrated by the local airway immune response, but current knowledge largely relies on in vitro airway models. Azithromycin has been shown to reduce the duration of episodes with asthma-like symptoms, but efficacy may depend on the individual child's immune respo...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Carlsson CJ,Rasmussen MA,Pedersen SB,Wang N,Stokholm J,Chawes BL,Bønnelykke K,Bisgaard H

更新日期：2020-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro challenge of peripheral white blood cells (WBC) from 62 food sensitive patients and 22 asymptomatic control individuals was performed using standardized extract of cow milk, corn and wheat. 81% of the patients reacted at least toward one food antigen, showing disintegration of WBC, as measured by trypan blue ...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Podleski WK

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is an extended follow-up for 24 months of a 12-week trial to study the long-term clinical efficacy of low-dose inhaled budesonide (BUD) once or twice daily in children with mild asthma. A total of 122 children (mean age 9.7 years, girls/boys; 42/80) with mild asthma (FEV1 103.7% of predicted, reversibility ...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Jónasson G,Carlsen KH,Jonasson C,Mowinckel P

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergic rhinitis is an inflammatory disorder of the nasal mucosa typified by the symptoms of nasal itch, sneeze, anterior nasal secretions, and nasal blockage. These symptoms arise from the interaction between mediators and neural, vascular, and glandular structures within the nose. Nasal itch, sneezes, and rhinorrho...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Howarth PH,Salagean M,Dokic D

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intramuscular adrenaline is the gold standard treatment for anaphylaxis. Intramuscular injection provides more rapid and higher plasma concentrations than subcutaneous routes. Given the increasing epidemic of obesity patients are at increased risk of subcutaneous delivery, we therefore assessed the depth of subcutaneo...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Johnstone J,Hobbins S,Parekh D,O'Hickey S

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cold contact urticaria (CCU) is characterized by itchy wheal and flare responses due to the release of histamine and other pro-inflammatory mediators after exposure to cold. The treatment of choice is nonsedating antihistamines, dosages of which may be increased up to fourfold if standard doses are ineffecti...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Krause K,Spohr A,Zuberbier T,Church MK,Maurer M

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mast cell activation (MCA) occurs in a number of different clinical conditions, including IgE-dependent allergies, other inflammatory reactions, and mastocytosis. MCA-related symptoms may be mild, moderate, severe, or even life-threatening. The severity of MCA depends on a number of different factors, including geneti...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Valent P

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although H1 antihistamine compounds (H1) are highly effective in the treatment of allergic rhinitis (AR), their role in the treatment of asthma is still controversial. Because a strong association between AR and bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) has been reported, this study was designed to assess the effect of a ne...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Aubier M,Neukirch C,Peiffer C,Melac M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to evaluate how bronchial responsiveness to direct and indirect stimuli relate to nitric oxide producing airway inflammation, and whether the relationship differs between atopic and nonatopic patients with various degrees of bronchial hyperresponsiveness and airway inflammation in a group of o...

journal_title：Allergy

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

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00