Oral immunotherapy may induce T cell anergy.

abstract：BACKGROUND:DNA immunization and protein immunization with CpG motifs as adjuvants represent promising approaches in allergen-specific immunotherapy. OBJECTIVE:We investigated the effect of coinjection or prepriming with CpG-ODN on Th2-type responses induced by gene gun and protein immunization. METHODS:BALB/c mice we...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Hochreiter R,Hartl A,Freund J,Valenta R,Ferreira F,Thalhamer J

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Allergic conjunctivitis is characterized by itchy, watery and swollen eyes which occur in response to exposure to seasonal or environmental allergens. The early phase reaction of allergic conjunctivitis is primarily mediated by mast cell degranulation while the late phase reaction is driven by Th2 cells and ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Stebbins KJ,Broadhead AR,Musiyenko A,Barik S,Scott JM,Truong YP,Stearns BA,Hutchinson JH,Prasit P,Evans JF,Lorrain DS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypersensitivity to contrast media (CMs) may be common and serious. AIM:To evaluate the prevalence of CM hypersensitivity, risk factors associated with it and the role of skin testing in its diagnosis. METHODS:A structured questionnaire was administered to patients who underwent computed tomography during ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Goksel O,Aydın O,Atasoy C,Akyar S,Demirel YS,Misirligil Z,Bavbek S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the relevance of immunoinflammatory markers on the response to short acting beta(2)-agonist in acute asthma exacerbation. Thus, we measured serum eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) levels and sIL-2R at acute exacerbation in 52 adult patients with atopic asthma, and assessed forced ex...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Di Lorenzo G,Pacor ML,Morici G,Drago A,Esposito-Pellitteri M,Candore G,Lo Bianco C,Caruso C

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural rubber latex proteins are a well-recognized cause of type-I allergic reactions that increasingly afflict health-care workers, housekeeping personnel, and other persons using latex gloves or latex products. More than a dozen individual latex allergens have been identified of which eight have received an interna...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Breiteneder H,Scheiner O

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe an HLA-B8, DR3-positive patient with localized morphea after silicone gel breast implantation for cosmetic reasons. We believe that this case suggests that a genetic background, i.e. HLA-B8, DR3 haplotype, is involved in the autoimmune response to silicone. ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Di Lorenzo G,Mansueto P,Melluso M,Sangiorgi GB,Cigna D,Candore G,Caruso C

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) show great heterogeneity. Different phospholipids, with or without protein cofactor(s), and phospholipid binding proteins alone have been proposed as the target molecules for aPL. In order to determine the influence of phospholipid degradation products on the binding of aPL,...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Bozic B,Kveder T,Stegnar M,Morosini-Berus E,Kos-Golja M,Peternel P,Rozman B

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen Brown-Norway rats were pretreated with physiological saline (n = 7) or 500 micrograms Sephadex (n = 7) intratracheally. 24 h later, a bronchial provocation test was performed under pentobarbital anaesthesia using increasing doses of acetylcholine aerosol and the degree of bronchospasm was measured using a mod...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Kubin R,Deschl U,Linssen M,Wilhelms OH

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3Ks) are known to be involved in a variety of cellular responses such as cell survival, proliferation, differentiation and cell migration. Recently, PI3Ks have been associated with the pathogenesis of asthma because various immune cells regulate allergic responses. Among the three classes...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Takeda M,Ito W,Tanabe M,Ueki S,Kihara J,Kato H,Tanigai T,Kayaba H,Sasaki T,Chihara J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Although still controversial, drug provocation tests (DPTs) are considered by many as the gold standard for diagnosis of drug hypersensitivity. No studies have addressed the opinion of patients submitted to DPT. We aimed to determine patient satisfaction with diagnostic DPT and their perception of it...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Gomes ER,Kvedariene V,Demoly P,Bousquet PJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pseudomonas aeruginosa phospholipase C (PLC) is a critical component in the pathogenesis of severe P. aeruginosa infections. However, P. aeruginosa can produce a hemolytic (PLC-H) as well as a nonhemolytic (PLC-N) variant, both having a MW of about 77 kD. In the past, studies did not distinguish between both...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： König B,Vasil ML,König W

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Natural rubber latex (NRL) products are complex mixtures consisting of different allergenic components. Among them, Hev b 1 belongs to the important and well-characterized ones. To quantify the relevant allergen Hev b 1 in NRL products, a two-site monoclonal antibody (mAb)-based assay was developed. METHODS...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Raulf-Heimsoth M,Sander I,Chen Z,Borowitzki G,Diewald K,van Kampen V,Baur X

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have systematically investigated the capacity of highly purified human peripheral CD8+ T cells to produce interleukin (IL)-4 and interferon (IFN)-gamma when triggered by different stimuli. CD8+ T cells were isolated from peripheral blood by positive selection to > 99% purity and stimulated with one of three differe...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Li Y,Richards D,Noble A,Kemeny DM

更新日期：1995-05-01 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:Pollen are monitored in Europe by a network of about 400 pollen traps, all operated manually. To date, automated pollen monitoring has only been feasible in areas with limited variability in pollen species. There is a need for rapid reporting of airborne pollen as well as for alleviating the workload of manu...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Oteros J,Pusch G,Weichenmeier I,Heimann U,Möller R,Röseler S,Traidl-Hoffmann C,Schmidt-Weber C,Buters JT

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have demonstrated that eosinophils from allergic patients express low levels of FcepsilonRI on their surface, but the regulatory mechanisms of eosinophil surface FcepsilonRI expression are not fully understood. We investigated whether IL-4 and IgE, which are reported to regulate surface Fcepsi...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Iikura M,Yamaguchi M,Hirai K,Miyamasu M,Yamada H,Nakajima T,Fujisawa T,Ra C,Morita Y,Yamamoto K

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The hemagglutinin (HA) of influenza viruses is one of the major targets of the humoral response. The role of serum antibody to HA in the protection against infection has been demonstrated by long-standing observation. In previous studies, we suggested that an epitope vaccine might be a new strategy against t...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Lu Y,Ding J,Liu W,Chen YH

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is the mainstay therapy in human immune deficiency states characterized by qualitative and quantitative reductions in B cells. In addition, however, there is widespread use of IVIG in a number of other areas, including neuroimmunologic, infectious, dermatologic, hematologic,...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Kumar A,Teuber SS,Gershwin ME

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human leukocyte antigen G (HLA-G) is a nonclassical major histocompatibility complex class I gene. HLA-G stimulates Th2 cytokine secretion by peripheral blood mononuclear cells. The role of soluble HLA-G (sHLA-G) in bronchial asthma is incompletely understood and the plasma level of sHLA-G in asthmatic child...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Tahan F,Patiroglu T

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recombinant allergens are preferred over natural allergen extracts in measuring antibodies. We tested the use of recombinant variants of the major mouse allergen Mus m 1 in detection of mouse-specific antibodies in sera of laboratory animal workers and children. METHODS:Six recombinant major urinary protein...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Krop EJ,Matsui EC,Sharrow SD,Stone MJ,Gerber P,van der Zee JS,Chapman MD,Aalberse RC

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factors are discussed as potential diagnostic parameters of atopic disorders. The amounts of sCD23 in sera from newborn children (n = 4,329) were determined by radioimmunoassay with monoclonal antibodies specific for CD23. The sCD23 levels ranged between 0 and 81.5 ng/ml of CD23-specific mAb. Furthermore, the sera of ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Bujanowski-Weber J,Knöller I,Wahn U,König W

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to investigate the role of progesterone in modulating electrophysiological responses to antigenic challenge that are reflective of immune functions in uterine and jejunal mucosae. In the rat-Trichinella spiralis, host-parasite system, an enteric infection with a microscopic nematode sen...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Harari Y,Castro GA

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data regarding the prevalence of chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) patients and possible associated factors are limited to a few case reports. The objectives of this study were to assess CSU in a large cSLE population, in order to evaluate the demograp...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Ferriani MP,Silva MF,Pereira RM,Terreri MT,Saad Magalhães C,Bonfá E,Pastorino AC,Carolina Dos Santos M,Appenzeller S,Ferriani VP,Len CA,Sallum AM,Libório J,Monteiro de Castro TC,Silva CA

更新日期：2015-01-01 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:Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute, systemic vasculitis in children, with an etiology that is not completely understood. It is assumed that the development of KD is mediated by an immunologic response. Several reports from East Asia have found a higher prevalence of atopic diseases among patients with KD, but...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Hassidim A,Merdler I,Chorin O,Merdler-Rabinowicz R,Dallal I,Perlman M,Chorin E

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little information is available on eosinophil activation and the cytokine profile in virus-induced acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma; therefore, we examined the effects of treatments that included systemic corticosteroids on serum eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) and 17 cytokines/chemokines in rhinovir...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Kato M,Yamada Y,Maruyama K,Hayashi Y

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from humans allergic to grass pollens (GR+ subjects) show strong in vitro proliferative responses to purified allergens from Lolium perenne pollen Lol p 1, and to a lesser extent to Lol p 2 and Lol p 3. By contrast, PBMC from grass allergic patients undergoing immunotherap...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Baskar S,Hamilton RG,Norman PS,Ansari AA

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microbial components in the environment are potent activators of the immune system with capacity to shift the active immune response towards priming of Th1 and/or Th2 cells. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a cell-wall component of Gram-negative bacteria, is extensively present in food products like cow's milk. It ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Brix S,Kjaer TM,Barkholt V,Frøkiaer H

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cross-sectional epidemiological studies have demonstrated that farm milk from traditional farm settings possesses allergoprotective properties. Up to now, it has not been clarified which milk ingredient is responsible for protection against allergic diseases. As farm milk is rich in conjugated linoleic acids...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Böcking C,Harb H,Ege MJ,Zehethofer N,Fischer K,Krauß J,Holst O,Nüsing RM,Lindner B,von Mutius E,Renz H,Garn H,Pfefferle PI

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergic granulomatosis and angiitis was first reported as a disease entity separate from polyarteritis nodosa in 1951 by Churg and Strauss. It is characterized by bronchial asthma, eosinophilia, and vasculitis and is especially rare in women of reproductive age, though, when present, may be associated with fetal mort...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Ogasawara M,Kajiura S,Inagaki H,Sasa H,Aoki K,Yagami Y

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00