Intensive educational course in allergy and immunology.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Information about the influence of housing and occupant characteristics on mite allergen concentrations is crucial to determine which methods could be used to decrease exposure of susceptible subjects. OBJECTIVES:To identify housing and occupant characteristics that are associated with mite allergen concent...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： van Strien RT,Gehring U,Belanger K,Triche E,Gent J,Bracken MB,Leaderer BP

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The function of skin mast cells has been well documented in IgE-mediated allergic reactions, whereas other mast cell functions are poorly defined. This study aimed at identifying novel mast cell proteins by proteome analysis of primary human skin mast cells. METHODS:The proteome of skin mast cells was compa...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Gschwandtner M,Paulitschke V,Mildner M,Brunner PM,Hacker S,Eisenwort G,Sperr WR,Valent P,Gerner C,Tschachler E

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have previously demonstrated the presence of toll-like receptor 9 in the nasal mucosa of both healthy and allergic individuals. CpG motifs, found in bacterial and viral DNA, elicit strong immunostimulatory effects via this receptor. CpG is known to skew the immune system towards a T helper 1 (Th1) profile...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Månsson A,Bachar O,Adner M,Cardell LO

更新日期：2009-09-01 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:Anaphylaxis is an acute, potentially fatal, multi-organ system, allergic reaction caused by the release of chemical mediators from mast cells and basophils. Uncertainty exists around epidemiological measures of incidence and prevalence, risk factors, risk of recurrence, and death due to anaphylaxis. This sys...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Panesar SS,Javad S,de Silva D,Nwaru BI,Hickstein L,Muraro A,Roberts G,Worm M,Bilò MB,Cardona V,Dubois AE,Dunn Galvin A,Eigenmann P,Fernandez-Rivas M,Halken S,Lack G,Niggemann B,Santos AF,Vlieg-Boerstra BJ,Zolkipli Z

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The connective tissue disorders (also called collagen vascular diseases) represent an heterogeneous group of immunologically mediated inflammatory disorders with a large variety of affected organs besides the lungs. The respiratory system may be involved in all its components: airways, vessels, parenchyma, pleura, res...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Crestani B

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantiative immunoelectrophoresis used for the analysis of a dialysed, centrifuged and freeze-dried extract from cow hair and dander revealed 17 antigens. Five of these were identified as serum proteins. Partial identity to antigens of serum and extract from hair and dander of goat, sheep, swine, horse, dog, cat and g...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Prahl P,Weeke B,Løwenstein H

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PVG rats given injections of 1 microgram ovalbumin (OA) together with 10 mg Silica gel failed to provide serosal mast cells or lung tissue with the capacity to release histamine on in vitro challenge with the antigen. However, if such animals were injected i.p. with 100 mg of alum (without any further antigen addition...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Bergstrand H,Andersson I,Nyström I,Pauwels R,Bazin H

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adolescents with food allergy have poorer psychosocial outcomes compared with their nonallergic counterparts; however, few studies have prospectively examined the mental health of adolescents and young adults in this vulnerable population. Our objectives were to estimate the prevalence of emotional and behav...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Ferro MA,Van Lieshout RJ,Ohayon J,Scott JG

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There has been a world-wide increase in the prevalence of atopic diseases. These atopic diseases, including asthma, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and atopic eczema/dermatitis, are common in childhood and create a challenge of management for physicians and parents. METHODS:MEDLINE was searched for articles re...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： O'Connell EJ

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With an indirect immunofluorescence technique 77% of 96 patients with type I allergy and 40% of 20 patients with intrinsic bronchial asthma showed positive reactions for IgG anti-IgG antibodies in serum. They were present partly in an aggregated state not directly detectable before treatment with dithiothreitol. The a...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Egeskjold EM,Permin H,Nielsen I,Sørensen HJ,Osterballe O,Kallerup HE

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The world's most catastrophic and deadly thunderstorm asthma epidemic struck Melbourne, Australia, on November 21, 2016. OBJECTIVE:Among thunderstorm-affected patients presenting to emergency rooms (ERs), we investigated risk factors predicting severe attacks requiring admission to hospital. METHODS:Thunde...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Hew M,Lee J,Susanto NH,Prasad S,Bardin PG,Barnes S,Ruane L,Southcott AM,Gillman A,Young A,Rangamuwa K,O'Hehir RE,McDonald C,Sutherland M,Conron M,Matthews S,Harun NS,Lachapelle P,Douglass JA,Irving L,Langton D,M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Aspirin, a cyclo-oxygenase (COX)-1 and COX-2 inhibitor, is the antiplatelet drug of choice to prevent serious vascular events. Adverse reactions to aspirin are frequent particularly among patients with asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyps. COX-1 inhibitors but not COX-2 inhibitors precipi...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Fraj J,Valero A,Vives R,Pérez I,Borja J,Izquierdo I,Picado C

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy and tolerability of intranasal azelastine (0.14 mg/nostril twice daily) and oral terfenadine (60 mg twice daily) were compared under double-blind conditions in two 6-week, multicenter, parallel-group studies, including 167 patients suffering from seasonal and 52 patients suffering from perennial allergic ...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Gastpar H,Nolte D,Aurich R,Brendt P,Enzmann H,Giesemann G,Kunkel G,Petzold U,Renz W,Schata M

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the relationship between the specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) profile for 40 allergens using a novel microarray technique (BioIC) and fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) in a population sample of 1321 children. Significant positive associations were found between FeNO and sensitization to mi...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Yao TC,Tsai HJ,Tu YL,Chang SW,Hua MC,Liao SL,Tsai MH,Chiu CY,Lai SH,Yeh KW,Huang JL,PATCH study group.

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The care of patients with difficult-to-control asthma ("difficult asthma") is challenging and costly. Despite high-intensity asthma treatment, these patients experience poor asthma control and face the greatest risk of asthma morbidity and mortality. Poor asthma control is often driven by severe asthma biology, which ...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Tay TR,Hew M

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between cigarette smoke exposure and allergic airway disease is a matter for debate. We sought to investigate in an in vitro system whether active smoking reduces the integrity and barrier function of the respiratory epithelium and thus facilitates allergen penetration. METHODS:We cultured t...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Gangl K,Reininger R,Bernhard D,Campana R,Pree I,Reisinger J,Kneidinger M,Kundi M,Dolznig H,Thurnher D,Valent P,Chen KW,Vrtala S,Spitzauer S,Valenta R,Niederberger V

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Standardized bronchial allergen provocation with the same individual allergen dose was performed 3-9 times in 20 symptomless adult asthmatic patients at intervals of 1 week or more during 1/2-22 months in order to study variations in bronchial response. The immediate type reaction was recorded by monitoring FEV1, FVC,...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Loẅhagen O,Lindholm NB

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Allergic diseases are more common in Finland than in Estonia, which-according to the biodiversity hypothesis-could relate to differences in early microbial exposures. METHODS:We aimed at defining possible microbial perturbations preceding early atopic sensitization. Stool, nasal and skin samples of 6-month-...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Ruokolainen L,Parkkola A,Karkman A,Sinkko H,Peet A,Hämäläinen AM,von Hertzen L,Tillmann V,Koski K,Virtanen SM,Niemelä O,Haahtela T,Knip M

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data are lacking regarding the prevalence of food sensitization and probable food allergy among general population in India. We report the prevalence of sensitization and probable food allergy to 24 common foods among adults from general population in Karnataka, South India. METHODOLOGY:The study was conduc...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Mahesh PA,Wong GW,Ogorodova L,Potts J,Leung TF,Fedorova O,Holla AD,Fernandez-Rivas M,Clare Mills EN,Kummeling I,Versteeg SA,van Ree R,Yazdanbakhsh M,Burney P

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Blomia tropicalis is an important mite species in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. Blo t 5 is the major allergen with up to 70% sensitization rates in B. tropicalis allergic populations. METHODS:Mice were immunized intramuscularly with naked plasmid DNA encoding Blo t 5 gene with in vivo ...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Yi FC,Lee BW,Cheong N,Chua KY

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the prevalence of sensitization to the cat lipocalin Fel d 7 among 140 cat-sensitized Swedish patients and elucidated its allergenic activity and cross-reactivity with the dog lipocalin Can f 1. Sixty-five of 140 patients had IgE to rFel d 7 whereof 60 also had IgE to rCan f 1. A moderate correlation b...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Apostolovic D,Sánchez-Vidaurre S,Waden K,Curin M,Grundström J,Gafvelin G,Cirkovic Velickovic T,Grönlund H,Thomas WR,Valenta R,Hamsten C,van Hage M

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Two-flow cytometry methods for quantification of degranulated basophil after allergen-specific activation were discussed. The methods are discerned by used membrane receptors--FcepsilonRI or IL-3Ralpha Our goal was to evaluate the diagnostic potential of the methods and to correlate them to allergen-specific...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Michova A,Abugalia M,Ivanova Ts,Nikolov G,Taskov H,Petrunov B

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mastocytosis is a heterogeneous disease characterized by a clonal expansion of mast cells in various organs. The vast majority of patients suffer from signs and symptoms caused by mediator release from mast cells. Although the disease burden is high, there is currently no specific and validated instrument to...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Siebenhaar F,Sander B,Ho LHT,Ellrich A,Maurer M,Weller K

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Privet pollen rarely accounts for more than 1% of the annual total of daily pollen concentrations measured in a city; however in areas where these trees are widely used as ornamentals the amounts collected may be high enough to cause allergy symptoms. METHODS:Air samples taken with volumetric particle sampl...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Cariñanos P,Alcázar P,Galán C,Domínguez E

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 17-year-old man was occupationally exposed to pyromellitic acid dianhydride dust during the production of epoxy resin in a chemical factory. He was clinically diagnosed as having acute hemorrhagic alveolitis associated with anemia. The serologic analysis revealed a high concentration of IgG antibodies against pyrome...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Czuppon AB,Kaplan V,Speich R,Baur X

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite considerable efforts to develop anti dust mite strategies, surprisingly few studies have evaluated the allergen content in different types of mattresses in everyday use. This study investigated the presence of mite feces (an indicator of mite allergens) in foam and spring mattresses. METHODS:The hom...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Schei MA,Hessen JO,Lund E

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hen's egg (HE) allergy is a common disease in childhood. HE-specific serum IgE has been correlated with the outcome of oral food challenge tests, and diagnostic decision points have been described as helpful but still not sufficient to reduce the requirement for oral food challenges. The aim of the study was...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Ahrens B,Lopes de Oliveira LC,Schulz G,Borres MP,Niggemann B,Wahn U,Beyer K

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：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