Farm animal feeders: another group affected by cereal flour asthma.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The differential diagnosis of eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EG) includes, among other diseases, parasitic infections such as anisakiasis, which has acquired worldwide importance. METHODS:We reviewed all patients referred to our allergy service who had been diagnosed as having primary EG to determine the pos...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Gómez B,Tabar AI,Tuñón T,Larrínaga B,Alvarez MJ,García BE,Olaguibel JM

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Various techniques have been tried in an attempt to reduce allergen levels in homes. This study investigated the effect of dry heat on mite, cat, and dog allergens. METHODS:Samples (50 mg) of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and D. farinae cultures, and of house dust rich in the major cat and dog allergens Fe...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Cain G,Elderfield AJ,Green R,Smillie FI,Chapman MD,Custovic A,Woodcock A

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several epidemiologic studies in the United States and Europe have linked Alternaria sensitivity to both persistence and severity of asthma. In this study, we examined T cell responses and HLA class II alleles in children with moderate-severe asthma. METHODS:Ninety-six children with moderate-severe asthma w...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Knutsen AP,Vijay HM,Kumar V,Kariuki B,Santiago LA,Graff R,Wofford JD,Shah MR

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Management of atopic dermatitis (AD) requires judging the symptoms of local skin lesions and prescribing a suitable treatment. However, no method has been established in which objective measures can be used to evaluate the severity of local symptoms. We established a method for measuring thymus and activatio...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Morita E,Takahashi H,Niihara H,Dekio I,Sumikawa Y,Murakami Y,Matsunaka H

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insect-bite hypersensitivity (IBH) in horses is a chronic allergic dermatitis caused by insect bites. Horses suffer from pruritic skin lesions, caused by type-I/type-IV allergic reactions accompanied by prominent eosinophil infiltration into the skin. Interleukin-5 (IL-5) is the key cytokine for eosinophils ...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Fettelschoss-Gabriel A,Fettelschoss V,Olomski F,Birkmann K,Thoms F,Bühler M,Kummer M,Zeltins A,Kündig TM,Bachmann MF

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is conflicting evidence on the use of omega 3 and omega 6 supplementation for the prevention of allergic diseases. We conducted a systematic review evaluating the effectiveness of omega 3 and 6 oils for the primary prevention of sensitization and development of allergic disorders. METHODS:We searched ...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Anandan C,Nurmatov U,Sheikh A

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Airways inflammation involves accumulation of inflammatory cells such as eosinophils, basophils and mast cells, which are derived from progenitors in marrow and blood. The inflamed tissue of the airways, through its structural (epithelium, stroma) and inflammatory cell components, produces an array of cytokines which ...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Denburg JA

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The parents of 3649 Finnish children and adolescents were interviewed in 1980 to evaluate the prevalence of bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis. The same group was interviewed 6 years later to determine the incidence of new cases of bronchial asthma in the 1980s. Age- and sex-matched samples were...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Pöysä L,Korppi M,Pietikäinen M,Remes K,Juntunen-Backman K

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Buckwheat flour (BF) is known as a potent food allergen. Sensitization to it usually occurs by ingestion but also by inhalation in occupational or domestic exposure. Buckwheat chaff-stuffed pillows (BCP) can be contaminated with BF during the process of pilling, and many Korean children and adults use BCP fo...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Lee SY,Lee KS,Hong CH,Lee KY

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Subjective symptoms after food challenges are difficult to interpret and no standard is available. We discuss a strategy for how to interpret a diary. Furthermore, the interobserver reliability is evaluated. METHODS:Diaries for 32 patients with subjective symptoms were used. The diaries were re-evaluated wi...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Gellerstedt M,Magnusson J,Gråjö U,Ahlstedt S,Bengtsson U

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

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：BACKGROUND:IL-31 is a cytokine expressed by T cells following activation with cytokines or staphylococcal exotoxins. A major function of IL-31 in atopic dermatitis (AD) is the induction of pruritus in the skin via the IL-31 receptor on sensory nerve cells. However, the regulation of the IL-31 receptor and pro-inflammat...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Kasraie S,Niebuhr M,Werfel T

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Environmental factors, including the intrauterine environment, can influence the risk of allergy development. In the present study, we investigated whether lifestyle and parental allergen sensitization status are reflected at gene expression level in the intrauterine environment. METHODS:  mRNA expression o...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Joerink M,Oortveld MA,Stenius F,Rindsjö E,Alm J,Scheynius A

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies have shown that allergy to natural rubber latex is associated with cross-reactivity to certain foods such as tomato and potato. The objective was to investigate the clinical and immunologic differences between a group of patients with clinical allergy to tomato and latex and another which had...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Reche M,Pascual CY,Vicente J,Caballero T,Martín-Muñoz F,Sanchez S,Martín-Esteban M

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Airway remodeling is a central feature of asthma. It is exemplified by thickening of the lamina reticularis and structural changes to the epithelium, submucosa, smooth muscle, and vasculature of the airway wall. Airway remodeling may result from persistent airway inflammation. Immunoglobulin E (IgE) is an important me...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Rabe KF,Calhoun WJ,Smith N,Jimenez P

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indoor allergens are likely to be direct environmental causes of asthma and mite exposure, and sensitization is the most important environmental risk factor for childhood asthma in temperate zones. Analagous to occupational asthma, allergen avoidance in asthmatic children sensitized and exposed to mite allergens is as...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Boner A,Pescollderungg L,Silverman M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The capacity of inflammatory cells to adhere involves an array of adhesion molecules, and is critical to the inflammatory responses seen in childhood asthma. We aimed to determine the changes of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) and L-selectin expressed on peripheral blood (PB) T lymphocytes and nat...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Lin SJ,Chang LY,Yan DC,Huang YJ,Lin TJ,Lin TY

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leukotrienes are a recently discovered group of arachidonic acid-derived lipid mediators. Using radioimmunoassay and high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC), we have identified the SRS-A sulphidopeptide leukotrienes (LTC4, LTD4 and LTE4) in nasal washings from patients with allergic rhinitis who underwent nasal cha...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Shaw RJ,Fitzharris P,Cromwell O,Wardlaw AJ,Kay AB

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hygiene hypothesis states that a reduced exposure to allergens in early life is solely implicated in the growing propensity for allergy sensitization. Important elements of the hypothesis include helminth infection, exposure to endotoxins, exposure to pets and growing up on a farm. However, the hygiene hypothesis ...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Platts-Mills TA,Erwin E,Heymann P,Woodfolk J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increase in prevalence and burden of atopic diseases, i.e. eczema, rhinitis, and asthma over the past decades was paralleled by a worldwide increase in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnoses. We systematically reviewed epidemiologic studies investigating the relationship between atopic diseases ...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Schmitt J,Buske-Kirschbaum A,Roessner V

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bakery workers may develop IgE-mediated allergy to liquid and aerosolized hen's egg proteins that are commonly used in the baking and confectionery industries. METHODS:We studied four bakery workers who had work-related allergic respiratory symptoms upon exposure to egg aerosols. The causative role of egg p...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Escudero C,Quirce S,Fernández-Nieto M,Miguel J,Cuesta J,Sastre J

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relation between platelet counts (PCT) and IgE was studied in cord blood from 136 European newborns. PCT was significantly lower (P = 0.0014) when cord-IgE was superior to 1.20 IU/ml (n = 29; 245,000/microliter) than when it was inferior to this value (n = 107; 284,080/microliter) which resulted in a significant n...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Magnusson CG,de Weck AL

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of food IgE-dependent hypersensitivity is based on the demonstration of specific IgE, completed by provocation tests. Two immunoenzymatic techniques, the Phadezym and the FAST, are compared with the Phadebas RAST, in 86 sera (23 controls, 28 from patients with a reported food allergy and 35 with a positi...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Moneret-Vautrin DA,Gueant JL,Abdel-Ghani A,Maria Y,Nicolas JP

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chitotriosidase (chitinase 1, Chit1), a major true chitinase in humans, is induced in childhood asthma and has been implicated in the pathogenesis of a variety of inflammatory and tissue remodeling responses. However, the role and the mechanisms that underlie these contributions to the diseases have not been...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Hong JY,Kim M,Sol IS,Kim KW,Lee CM,Elias JA,Sohn MH,Lee CG

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Allergic rhinitis is commonly divided into seasonal and perennial rhinitis. The recent Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) workshop proposes to replace these terms by intermittent vs persistent rhinitis. METHODS:In order to test the new ARIA classification against the classical one used in med...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Demoly P,Allaert FA,Lecasble M,Bousquet J,PRAGMA.

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequency of aspirin intolerance by history in 2,592 normal individuals was 0.3%. Although the frequency of aspirin intolerance was similar in adults and children, the bronchospastic type predominated in adults, and only the urticarial type was found in normal children. The frequency of recurrent urticaria, regar...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Settipane RA,Constantine HP,Settipane GA

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Histamine plays an important role in allergic inflammation. Histamine levels are regulated by histamine N-methyltransferase (HNMT). OBJECTIVE:To investigate the functional variability of HNMT gene in relation to genetic polymorphisms in patients with aspirin intolerant chronic urticaria (AICU). METHODS:Two...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Kim SH,Kang YM,Kim SH,Cho BY,Ye YM,Hur GY,Park HS

更新日期：2009-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:Allergic diseases have become a major public health problem in developed countries; yet, no reliable, safe and consistently effective treatment is available. DNA immunization has been shown to prevent and balance established allergic responses, however, the high dose of conventional DNA vaccines necessary fo...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Scheiblhofer S,Gabler M,Leitner WW,Bauer R,Zoegg T,Ferreira F,Thalhamer J,Weiss R

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alkaline serine proteases from six prevalent airborne Penicillium and Aspergillus species have been identified as a group of major allergens (group 13). After entering human airways, the allergens are in initial contacts with respiratory epithelial cells. The purpose of this study is to investigate interacti...

journal_title：Allergy

authors： Tai HY,Tam MF,Chou H,Peng HJ,Su SN,Perng DW,Shen HD

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00