The role of eosinophils in immunotherapy.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In this review, we summarize the latest publications on the genetic and environmental determinants of allergic rhinitis. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent advances in genetic technology and bioinformatics have enabled simultaneous unbiased analysis of the entire genome regarding DNA sequence variants, epigeneti...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Chiarella SE,Fernandez R,Avila PC

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Atopic dermatitis is typified by itchy, inflamed skin. It is increasingly common in the developed world and is a major cause of morbidity in infants and young children. Most children with the disease have high levels of immunoglobulin E and many have concomitant asthma. The cause of the disease is unk...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Cookson WO,Moffatt MF

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Mast cells and eosinophils are the main effector cells in allergic inflammation, but there is now compelling evidence that fibroblasts are also important players in the inflammatory response. In fact, they respond to different stimuli and release several mediators that modulate mast-cell and eosinophi...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Solomon A,Puxeddu I,Levi-Schaffer F

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fruits are increasingly recognized as a cause of food allergy. The wide cross-reactivity among these foods has been extensively studied. In this review we will focus on studies addressing the clinical relevance of cross-reactivity among fruits, the diagnostic management of patients complaining of reactions to multiple...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Rodriguez J,Crespo JF

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this review is to compare and contrast the newer inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) ciclesonide with older ICSs in terms of pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties and how these affect comparative efficacy. In addition, clinical dosing strategies for ICSs including as-needed use will b...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Stoloff SW,Kelly HW

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Asthma/chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap (ACO) continues to be a poorly understood condition. This review discusses newly proposed criteria and potential biomarkers in ACO, to aid in diagnosis and research studies, and prudent therapeutic approaches. RECENT FINDINGS:A global expert panel ...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Generoso A,Oppenheimer J

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Recent application of advanced culture-independent molecular techniques for the identification of microorganisms has contributed to our knowledge on the role of early-life microbial exposure and colonization in health and disease. The purpose of this review is to present the current perspectives regar...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Beigelman A,Weinstock GM,Bacharier LB

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Targeting allergens to surface receptors on antigen presenting cells may provide a therapeutic strategy for allergic disease. This article discusses the immunomodulatory capacity of a molecule (H22-Fel d 1), which targets the major cat allergen, Fel d 1, to the high affinity IgG receptor, Fc gammaRI, ...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Hulse KE,Woodfolk JA

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To present and discuss the rationale for using high-dose intravenous human immunoglobulins in the treatment of severe drug eruptions and the clinical results of recently published series. RECENT FINDINGS:In toxic epidermal necrolysis, intravenous human immunoglobulins were expected to inhibit the apo...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Bachot N,Roujeau JC

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To present the most recent evidence on beta-lactam hypersensitivity reactions in children. RECENT FINDINGS:Drug provocation tests (DPTs) are the gold standard when investigating beta-lactam allergy in children and evidence is increasingly supporting DPTs without skin tests as a safe approach when eva...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Graham F,Tsabouri S,Caubet JC

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Increasing understanding of mechanisms and influencing factors in the development of uncontrolled inflammatory responses in atopy and asthma should serve for the introduction of new preventive measures. This review tries to present the current state of the art and resumes that until now, no really eff...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Lau S

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ants belong to the order Hymenoptera, along with bees, wasps, yellow jackets, etc., they are the most successful animal genera in this world. It is their selfless social structure which accounts for their huge impact. Their effect on man ranges from the parasol ant, which makes plant cultivation untenable in certain p...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Rhoades R

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Asthma is prevalent in inner-city populations, exhibiting significant morbidity and mortality. This review focuses on the consequential findings of recent literature, providing insight into onset of asthma, complicating factors, prediction of exacerbations, and novel treatment strategies. RECENT FIND...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Dutmer CM,McGraw MD,Liu AH

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Innate lymphoid type 2 cells (ILC2) have a critical role in the initiation and regulation of type 2 immune responses and are recognized as an important source of type-2 cytokines. Here, we present recent findings of the role of ILC2 in the integration, processing, and coordination of innate and adapti...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Vreugde S,Wormald PJ

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review summarizes current knowledge regarding the control of human mast cell and basophil signaling and recent developments using a new therapeutic platform consisting of a human bifunctional gamma and epsilon heavy chain (Fc gamma-Fc epsilon) protein to inhibit allergic reactivity. RECENT FINDI...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Saxon A,Zhu D,Zhang K,Allen LC,Kepley CL

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Modern food animal production is a major contributor to the global economy, owing to advanced intensive indoor production facilities aimed at increasing market readiness and profit. Consequences of these advances are accumulation of dusts, gases, and microbial products that diminish air quality within...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： McClendon CJ,Gerald CL,Waterman JT

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this paper is to review and discuss recent studies on component-resolved diagnostics in food allergy, involving panels of pure allergen molecules or arrays of peptides derived from allergen sequences, and to summarize the reporting of new food allergens during the past 2 years. RECENT ...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Lidholm J,Ballmer-Weber BK,Mari A,Vieths S

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The increase in asthma prevalence over the past 50 years suggests that exposures to environmental risk factors have also increased during this time. Environmental tobacco smoke is one of the most common indoor air pollutants and has been associated in epidemiologic studies with airway and allergic phe...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Kurz T,Ober C

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Allergic rhinitis due its high prevalence and burden needs to be properly treated. The disease's clinical features impose well tolerated drugs usable for long-term treatment. Nowadays, second-generation antihistamines and inhaled steroids represent the milestone of rhinitis therapy. The aim of the pre...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Braido F,Arcadipane F,Marugo F,Hayashi M,Pawankar R

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of the present review is to introduce recent findings on the pathomechanisms of toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), which is characterized by widespread epidermal detachment due to keratinocyte apoptosis. RECENT FINDINGS:In the mechanism of epidermal damage, the roles of drug metabolites, c...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Tohyama M,Hashimoto K

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Recent investigation has resulted in significant advances toward definitive therapeutic options for food allergy. In this review, we will explore novel immunotherapeutic interventions for the active treatment of food allergy. RECENT FINDINGS:Because the injection route for allergen immunotherapy to f...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Scurlock AM,Jones SM

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is clear that airway smooth muscle plays an important role in the hyperresponsiveness and remodelling that occur in the asthmatic airway. This is by virtue of its roles as a contractile cell, a cell that undergoes proliferation as part of the inflammatory response, a cell that actively participates in the inflammat...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Black JL,Johnson PR

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In this article we consider the characteristics that are associated with chemical respiratory allergens, and that may be essential for effective sensitization of the respiratory tract. RECENT FINDINGS:Chemical respiratory allergens share some characteristics with other chemical allergens, specificall...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Kimber I,Dearman RJ

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Component-resolved diagnosis (CRD) is an advanced tool capable of aiding the clinician in fine tuning the diagnosis of the causal allergens of a reaction with the added value of providing information of severity risk, potential cross-reactivity, and subsequently, guiding management measures. This revi...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Cardona V,Ansotegui IJ

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In this review we will focus on recent advances in the role of mast cells in the pathophysiology of insect allergy and the possible mechanisms of mast cell activation in anaphylaxis. RECENT FINDINGS:Anaphylactic reactions in the mouse can be induced by several independent pathways involving immunoglo...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Nauta A,Knippels L,Garssen J,Redegeld F

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review describes the diverse clinical manifestations of IgE-mediated allergy to ingested wheat and summarizes recent advances in characterization of clinically significant allergens and diagnostic workup. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent population-based studies have shown the prevalence of wheat allergy ...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Inomata N

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review will cover advances over the past year in defining airway endotypes in asthma by gene expression and the relationship between these endotypes and clinical traits. RECENT FINDINGS:Expression profiling studies of asthmatic airway samples continue to reveal significant heterogeneity in airwa...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Wesolowska-Andersen A,Seibold MA

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are life-threatening severe adverse drug reactions. Once thought to be idiosyncratic and unpredictable, there has been significant progress made in the understanding of the pathomechanism and pharmacogenetics of such reactions. These ...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Lee HY,Chung WH

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Cow's milk allergy affects 2-3% of young children, the economic impact of which necessitates search for simple diagnostic tools and affordable milk substitutes. This review examines recent studies on the diagnosis of cow's milk allergy as well as on the allergenicity of milk from other mammalian speci...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Järvinen KM,Chatchatee P

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review recent developments on the inter-relationship between food allergy and atopic eczema, with a particular focus on understanding the role of filaggrin gene defects. RECENT FINDINGS:Filaggrin gene defects have recently been identified as a major risk factor for the development of atopic eczema...

journal_title：Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology

authors： Worth A,Sheikh A

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00