Antibody-based therapeutics for the treatment of human B cell malignancies.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Rising costs and increasing morbidity makes the identification and treatment of high-risk asthma phenotypes important. In this review, we outline the complex relationship between obesity and asthma. RECENT FINDINGS:Studies have confirmed a bi-directional relationship between obesity and asthma. Patho...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Mohan A,Grace J,Wang BR,Lugogo N

更新日期：2019-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Urticaria can present acutely and be self-limiting or become chronic and persist for weeks, months, or years. In either case, the condition may have a significant impact on the patient's quality of life. Two major consensus groups, the EAACI/WAO and the AAAAI/ACAAI Joint Task Force, have written guidelines on the diag...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Fine LM,Bernstein JA

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a heterogeneous inflammatory condition with a multifactorial basis. Infectious triggers of CRS have been proposed, but demonstration remains elusive. Evolving research suggests that abnormal host mucosal immune responses, rather than specific pathogens themselves, may underlie the chron...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Lane AP

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the smoking prevalence in the United States continues to decline since the Surgeon General's first report in 1964, certain vulnerable populations continue to be disproportionately affected by the adverse consequences of tobacco smoke exposure. Children are particularly vulnerable to exposure and are likely to...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Ciaccio CE,Gentile D

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atopic dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that causes significant morbidity in affected individuals. It is characterized by dysregulated immune responses that consist of an increased systemic Th2 response and a combination of Th2 and Th1 responses in the skin lesions. In this article, we review factors ...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Ong PY,Leung DY

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past four decades, many patients have been reported to have deficiencies of one or more subclasses of immunoglobulin G (IgG), despite normal total IgG serum concentrations. However, except for those with extremely low or absent IgG2 concentrations and an inability to produce antibodies to polysaccharide antig...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Buckley RH

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Otitis media is currently the most common diagnosis made by clinicians, which has a major impact on managed care. The emergence of resistant bacterial pathogens has caused controversy over the use of antibiotics when acute otitis media (AOM) is diagnosed. All infants with AOM and all older children with severe AOM sho...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Gungor A,Bluestone CD

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence, morbidity, and mortality of asthma have been increasing at an alarming rate, making asthma the most common chronic illness of childhood. An asthma disease management program was developed to improve the care and management of patients with asthma--a comprehensive health care delivery model that was desi...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Miller K,Ward-Smith P,Cox K,Jones EM,Portnoy JM

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain and itch sensations are induced by depolarization of distinct populations of unmyelinated type C, and possibly other, neurons. Both sets of neurons and sensations serve critical protective mechanisms that maintain the integrity and patency of the upper airways. When noxious or pruritic stimuli are applied on the ...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Tai CF,Baraniuk JN

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Omalizumab is a recently developed monoclonal anti-IgE antibody. Clinical trials have demonstrated its efficacy in patients with moderate-to-severe and severe or poorly controlled allergic asthma, in patients with seasonal and perennial allergic disease, and in subjects with concomitant asthma and allergic rhinitis. P...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Sandström T

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concerns about cross-allergenicity between sulfonamide antibiotics and nonantibiotic sulfonamide-containing drugs continue to complicate pharmacotherapy. Several elegant investigations have demonstrated unequivocal lack of interaction between the sulfonamide group and either cellular or humoral immunity. The immunolog...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Brackett CC

更新日期：2007-04-01 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：:Glucocorticoid insensitivity presents a profound management problem in patients with asthma because conventional therapies are not effective. Glucocorticoids, acting through the glucocorticoid receptor (GR), are able to selectively repress inflammatory gene expression by utilizing several distinct mechanisms targeting...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Adcock IM,Ford PA,Bhavsar P,Ahmad T,Chung KF

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD) is an acquired disease characterized by chronic eosinophilic airway inflammation with underlying dysregulation of arachidonic acid metabolism. The purpose of this paper is to review the latest developments in our understanding of the underlying pathophysiology including t...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Woessner KM

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：: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：:Otitis media is one of the most common childhood infections leading to doctor's visits and a leading cause of antibiotic prescriptions in children. Twin and family studies have confirmed that the predisposition of developing a bacterial middle ear infection is genetically determined. Several case-control studies have ...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Hafrén L,Kentala E,Einarsdottir E,Kere J,Mattila PS

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma is an episodic respiratory syndrome caused by several pathogenic processes. This recurrent syndrome is associated with an accelerated decline in lung function and increase in airway obstruction over time. The reduced lung function is a consequence of tissue restructuring of all the components of the airway wall...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Bossé Y,Paré PD,Seow CY

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) can be diagnosed in patients with recurrent, severe symptoms from mast cell (MC)-derived mediators, which are transiently increased in serum and are attenuated by mediator-targeting drugs. When KIT-mutated, clonal MC are detected in these patients, a diagnosis of primary MCAS can b...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Bonadonna P,Bonifacio M,Lombardo C,Zanotti R

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of immune disorders is growing parallel with practices associated with westernization, such as dietary changes, increased use of antibiotics, or elevated rates of Cesarean section. These practices can significantly impact the gut microbiota, the collection of bacteria residing in the human gastrointestin...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Shen N,Clemente JC

更新日期：2015-07-01 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：:In this review, we examine the critical periods of immune development and how these might be modified to prevent food allergy. The relevant dietary intervention studies, roles of microorganisms and their products, and other strategies are critically analyzed. Additionally, we highlight the potential importance of diff...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Khakoo A,Lack G

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:Patients with specific food allergies are commonly sensitized to related foods, for example, shrimp with other shellfish and peanut with other legumes. In some instances, this represents a true allergy to the related food, defined as cross-reactivity, while in other instances, it represents a positive skin or IgE test...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Kazatsky AM,Wood RA

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this review is to describe the process of administering a telemedicine program including reviewing telemedicine guidelines; discussing licensing, credentialing, and privileging of providers; outlining scheduling and recruitment of patients; and measuring outcomes of a telemedicine progr...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Taylor L,Capling H,Portnoy JM

更新日期：2018-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review aims to update the information available on the prevalence, clinical picture, diagnostic methods, and treatment of urticarias induced by external physical stimuli. RECENT FINDINGS:Physical urticarias are present in up to 5% of the general population, and in 10 to 50% of patients with chro...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Sánchez-Borges M,González-Aveledo L,Caballero-Fonseca F,Capriles-Hulett A

更新日期：2017-08-01 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

abstract：:Major progress has been made during the past few years in developing a better understanding of the genetic basis of asthma, which has led to the identification of several chromosomal regions and loci showing linkage to and association with asthma and asthma-related phenotypes. Recent positional cloning approaches have...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Park HS,Kim SH,Park CS

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs) are a group of genetically heterogeneous disorders that present with very similar symptoms, complicating definitive diagnosis. More than 240 genes have hitherto been associated with PIDs, of which more than 30 have been identified in the last 3 years. Next generation sequencing (NGS) ...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Raje N,Soden S,Swanson D,Ciaccio CE,Kingsmore SF,Dinwiddie DL

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) refers to acute airflow obstruction that is triggered by a period of physical exertion. EIB occurs mainly in individuals with other features of asthma but is especially prominent in a subset of asthmatics with pronounced indirect airway hyperresponsiveness. Leukotrienes (LTs)...

journal_title：Current allergy and asthma reports

authors： Hallstrand TS,Henderson WR Jr

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00