CD40 ligand/CD40 deficiency.

abstract：:Human mononuclear leukocytes (MNL), probably OKT4-positive T cells, produced an eosinophil chemotactic factor (ECF) when they were cocultured with irradiated BALL-1, a B cell lymphoma line. Treatment of MNL, with anti-IL-2 antibody failed to suppress BALL-1-induced ECF production. Periodate-lysine-paraformaldehyde-fix...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Yoshida N,Ueno M,Saita N,Hirashima M

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:alpha-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) is a neuropeptide that controls melanogenesis in pigmentary cells. In addition, its potent immunomodulatory activity has been recently described in cutaneous inflammatory disorders. However the mechanism of such pollen allergies remains to be elucidated. The p...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Hiramoto K,Hashimoto M,Orita K,Jikumaru M,Sato EF,Inoue M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prostaglandin D(2) (PGD(2)), a major prostanoid produced by activated mast cells, has long been implicated in allergic diseases. PGD(2) demonstrates its effects through two G-protein-coupled receptors, DP and CRTH2. The PGD(2)/CRTH2 system mediates chemotaxis of eosinophils, basophils, and Th2 cells, which a...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Chiba T,Kanda A,Ueki S,Ito W,Kamada Y,Oyamada H,Saito N,Kayaba H,Chihara J

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophils are pleiotropic multi-functional leukocytes involved in initiation and propagation of diverse inflammatory responses. Recent studies examining eosinophil biology have focused on delineating the molecular basis of FIP1L1/PDGRFalpha-fusion gene induced HES, the molecular steps involved in eosinophil recruitm...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Hogan SP

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exposure to the house dust mite Blomia tropicalis is increasingly being implicated as a major risk factor for asthma exacerbations in sensitized individuals. The objective of this study is to clone and characterize B. Tropicalis allergens in order to better define their role in allergic asthma. METHODS:A la...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Flores I,Mora C,Rivera E,Donnelly R,Montealegre F

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IL-3-dependent, murine mast cell lines derived from embryonic yolk sac precursors display a tumoricidal activity that is blocked by antibodies against tumor necrosis factor-alpha, indicating that this cytokine is the major mediator involved in the cytotoxic activity of the cultured mast cell lines. Further, cholera to...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Manning JK,Malkovsky M,Meager A

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensitivity to strong odors has a broad differential diagnosis. A presentation is made of a 60-year-old man with lifelong mild allergic rhinitis and a superimposed 4-year history of sensitivity to smells. He had no response to medical treatments or allergic immunotherapy. His physical examination was unremarkable. Aft...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Myles IA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In studies designed to optimize the production and detection of anti-ovalbumin (anti-Oa) IgE in Ham/ICR mice, a range of doses of both Oa and pertussis toxin as the IgE adjuvant was explored. As determined by 48-hour passive cutaneous anaphylaxis (PCA) tests, the highest titre of anti-Oa IgE was obtained in a three-in...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Lindsay DS,Parton R,Wardlaw AC

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have demonstrated that pulmonary surfactant protein (SP)-A plays a potential role in modifying inflammation and immune function. To see whether SP-A could modify IL-8 production and release by eosinophils stimulated with ionomycin, SP-A purified from surfactant recovered from patients with alveolar prot...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Cheng G,Ueda T,Nakajima H,Nakajima A,Kinjyo S,Motojima S,Fukuda T

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mercuric chloride (HgCl(2)) has been proposed to be a mitogen for human blood lymphocytes in vitro. In our previous study, we demonstrated that HgCl(2) preferentially stimulates the CD4+ T cell subset to blast transformation and DNA synthesis and that the reaction is dependent on CD14+ accessory cells. In order to cha...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Loftenius A,Ekstrand J,Möller E

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Grape allergy is considered rare; grape lipid transfer protein (LTP; Vit v 1), an endochitinase and a thaumatin-like protein (TLP) have been reported as grape allergens. A considerable number of patients have referred to our department for severe reactions to grapes, and several IgE binding proteins were det...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Vassilopoulou E,Zuidmeer L,Akkerdaas J,Tassios I,Rigby NR,Mills EN,van Ree R,Saxoni-Papageorgiou P,Papadopoulos NG

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IgE is a key mediator in allergic diseases. However, in strong contrast to other antibody isotypes, many details of the composition of the human IgE repertoire are poorly defined. The low levels of human IgE in the circulation and the rarity of IgE-producing B cells are important reasons for this lack of knowledge. In...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Gadermaier E,Levin M,Flicker S,Ohlin M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB is a transcription factor known to regulate allergy-associated cytokine and chemokine production related to the induction of inflammation. I kappaB kinase beta (IKK beta), which is responsible for activation of the NF-kappaB pathway, may be an ideal molecular target to inhibit this...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Sugita A,Ogawa H,Azuma M,Muto S,Honjo A,Yanagawa H,Nishioka Y,Tani K,Itai A,Sone S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The fractional concentration of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) is a surrogate biomarker for Th2-dependent bronchial inflammation. The present study investigated whether FeNO may characterize allergic rhinitis (AR) patients. METHODS:A total of 553 AR patients (497 males, mean age 28.8 years) were evaluated. Tho...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Ciprandi G,Gallo F,Ricciardolo FL,Cirillo I

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The production of house dust mite (HDM) allergen products for allergy immunotherapy has traditionally been based on purified mite bodies or whole-mite culture, which are quite different source materials with a limited possibility for adjusting the chemical composition. The SQ HDM SLIT-tablet is a fast-dissol...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Henmar H,Frisenette SM,Grosch K,Nielsen K,Smith G,Sønderkær S,Larsen JN

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiological data on food allergy are scarce in African countries. We studied the prevalence of food sensitization in Ghanaian schoolchildren. METHODS:Children (5-16 years; n = 1,714) from 9 Ghanaian schools were given parental consent to participate in the study. Adverse reactions and food consumption w...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Obeng BB,Amoah AS,Larbi IA,Yazdanbakhsh M,van Ree R,Boakye DA,Hartgers FC

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthmatic individuals in the general population appear to be susceptible to disease exacerbation during summertime 'smog' episodes (ambient air pollution containing other pollutants in addition to ozone). Although controlled exposure to ozone causes acute decrements in lung function, asthmatic subjects are only margin...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Koren HS,Bromberg PA

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypersensitivity to latex proteins has been reported with increasing frequency in recent years. Elevated levels of latex specific IgE have been detected in the majority of these patients. Severe anaphylaxis and death resulting from latex exposure has also been reported. Nevertheless, the immune mechanism of latex alle...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Kurup VP,Kumar A,Choi H,Murali PS,Resnick A,Kelly KJ,Fink JN

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dendritic cells (DC) play a decisive role in the induction of allergen-induced Th1 and Th2 responses. Since the induction of allergen-specific Th1 responses has shown to inhibit allergen-induced Th2-type inflammation, in this study we investigated whether manipulated myeloid-derived DC pulsed with the specif...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Trujillo-Vargas CM,Ramirez-Pineda JR,Palmetshofer A,Grunewald S,Moll H,Berberich C,Erb KJ

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies (anti-CCP) are a new diagnostic marker for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which shows a specificity of 97% and a sensitivity of 81% in the second generation assay. About 61% of RA patients express HLA-DRB1*0401. In a cohort of patients with RA we investigated whether the expres...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Senkpiehl I,Marget M,Wedler M,Jenisch S,Georgi J,Kabelitz D,Steinmann J

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxatomide (OXA), a histamine H1 receptor antagonist, is effective in the treatment of patients with allergic rhinitis, some allergic skin disorders, and bronchial asthma. We have characterized the effect of OXA on the immunologic release of preformed (histamine and tryptase) and de novo synthesized mediators (leukotri...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Patella V,de Crescenzo G,Marino O,Spadaro G,Genovese A,Marone G

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contact sensitivity to para-phenylenediamine (PPD) is a frequent delayed-type hypersensitivity resulting in contact dermatitis. The aim of the present study, conducted in 16 patients allergic to PPD (as assessed by a positive patch test), was to get better insight into the mechanism of T-cell activation in PPD contact...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Krasteva M,Nicolas JF,Chabeau G,Garrigue JL,Bour H,Thivolet J,Schmitt D

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The importance of fungal allergens in the development of allergic diseases in a desert environment is uncertain. This study evaluated the prevalence of IgE sensitization to moulds among patients with allergic respiratory diseases in Kuwait - a desert country. METHODS:A total of 810 patients (male:female rat...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Ezeamuzie CI,Al-Ali S,Khan M,Hijazi Z,Dowaisan A,Thomson MS,Georgi J

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The cervical sympathetic trunk-submandibular gland (CST-SMG) axis plays an important role in inflammation. An immunoregulatory heptapeptide, submandibular gland peptide T (SGP-T), was isolated from submandibular glands, and several of its biological activities have been identified. RESULTS:SGP-T reduced sho...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Mathison RD,Davison JS,Befus AD

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A peptide B3144, derived after peptic tryptic digestion of alpha-gliadin and corresponding to residues 3-56 from the coeliac-activating domain I, was previously used to produce monoclonal antibodies. A dot immunobinding assay was developed using these antibodies to detect gluten in wheat, rye, barley and oats. The lim...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Ellis HJ,Doyle AP,Day P,Wieser H,Ciclitira PJ

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophils may play an important role in the pathogenesis of airway remodeling in asthma through the production of various fibrogenic cytokines such as transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1). Cysteinyl leukotrienes are also suggested to be involved in remodeling with their potential to induce proliferation of a...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Kato Y,Fujisawa T,Nishimori H,Katsumata H,Atsuta J,Iguchi K,Kamiya H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Five to twenty percent of healthy, nonasthmatic individuals exhibit airway hyperreactivity. Because cytokines are important intermediates in airway responses, we investigated the relationship between serum cytokines and airway responsiveness in a well-characterized population of pregnant women. METHODS:We a...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Tsunoda M,Litonjua AA,Kuniak MP,Weiss ST,Satoh T,Guevarra L,Tollerud DJ

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing evidence that the asthma process is 'driven' and maintained by persistence of a subset of chronically activated T memory cells, sensitized against allergenic, occupational or viral antigens which 'home' to the lung after antigen exposure or viral infection. In general, allergens induce a CD4 T help...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Kon OM,Kay AB

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cannabinoid (CB) 2 is expressed on immune and inflammatory cells. Identification of 2-arachidonyl glycerol (2-AG) and anandamide as endogenous CB2 ligands has allowed investigations of the roles of CB2 and its endogenous ligand system in inflammatory cells. However, the roles of this receptor-ligand system i...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Mimura T,Oka S,Koshimoto H,Ueda Y,Watanabe Y,Sugiura T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Partially hydrolyzed cow's milk protein-based formula (pHF) possesses low allergenicity. Here, we investigate the safety and efficacy of oral immunotherapy using pHF for children with cow's milk protein allergy (CMPA). OBJECTIVES:A randomized, double-blind, controlled single-center trial was conducted to ev...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Inuo C,Tanaka K,Suzuki S,Nakajima Y,Yamawaki K,Tsuge I,Urisu A,Kondo Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00