Adjuvant effect of pertussis toxin on the production of anti-ovalbumin IgE in mice and lack of direct correlation between PCA and ELISA.

abstract：:Thioredoxin (TRX) is a redox-active protein that regulates reactive oxidative metabolism and plays a crucial role in the antioxidant system in regulating the reduction/oxidation balance by scavenging reactive oxygen species, which is implicated in the mechanism of asthma. As for the mechanisms by which TRX exerts its ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Ito W,Kobayashi N,Takeda M,Ueki S,Kayaba H,Nakamura H,Yodoi J,Chihara J

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, the high affinity receptor for IgE (Fc epsilonRI), which plays a major role in allergies, has been identified on a number of different antigen-presenting cell types, including human monocytes from atopic and nonatopic donors. In this report human monocytic cell lines were used to test for the expre...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Reischl IG,Corvaïa N,Unger J,Woisetschläger M,Mudde GC

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) develops in the presence of predisposing conditions such as asthma and cystic fibrosis. Even ABPA accompanied by asthma is often complicated by chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa or nontuberculous mycobacterial infection of the lower respiratory tract, rendering tre...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Tomomatsu K,Oguma T,Baba T,Toyoshima M,Komase Y,Taniguchi M,Asano K,Japan ABPM Research Program.

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The digestive system of Dermatophagoides farinae remains poorly documented. METHODS:In this study, a three-dimensional (3-D) model of the alimentary canal of D. farinae was built for the first time based on hematoxylin-eosin staining, 76 cross-sections of the adult mite and 3-D reconstruction technology. R...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Zhang YY,Sun X,Liu ZG

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:Nitric oxide (NO) is a potent biological mediator, and has a regulatory role in a wide variety of cellular and tissue functions. In the upper and lower airways, NO has been suggested to be involved in different functions with regulatory, protective, defensive or damaging effects. It is obvious that NO plays an importa...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Sahin G,Klimek L,Mullol J,Hörmann K,Walther LE,Pfaar O

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previous study described clinical and pathological manifestations observed in 49 chimeras produced by replacing a small fragment of the neural tube of a chicken embryo by a similar fragment from a Japanese quail embryo. Predominant antibodies in sera of these birds were directed against xenogeneic antigens which are...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Yang G,Albini B,Milgrom F

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various methods have been devised to assay eosinophil chemotaxis. In this review, we introduced a rapid and sensitive eosinophil chemotactic assay system based on eosinophil peroxidase (EPO) determination. Eosinophils were semipurified by dextran sedimentation followed by Percoll gradient centrifugation. Eosinophil mi...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Nagase H,Yamaguchi M,Jibiki S,Yamada H,Ohta K,Kawasaki H,Yoshie O,Yamamoto K,Morita Y,Hirai K

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aetiology of chronic urticaria is heterogeneous. Physical urticaria (PU) is estimated at around 35%, autoimmune urticaria (AIU) at 25% and chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU) at 35% of all chronic urticaria cases. METHODS:Differences in clinical and laboratory parameters among AIU, PU and CIU groups were...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Irinyi B,Széles G,Gyimesi E,Tumpek J,Herédi E,Dimitrios G,Adány R,Hunyadi J,Szegedi A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High antibiotic prescribing rates for adults with an asthma exacerbation have been reported in developed countries, but few studies have assessed the variation of antibiotic and adjunctive treatment in the routine care of children. OBJECTIVE:We evaluated the trends in health resource utilization for childre...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Okubo Y,Horimukai K,Michihata N,Morita K,Matsui H,Fushimi K,Yasunaga H

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a 46-year-old man with a chronic cough with sputum eosinophilia (atopic cough) caused by Trichosporon cutaneum serotype II (Trichosporon asahii) is reported. The diagnosis was made with the inhalation challenge test with T. asahii antigen. He was admitted for the diagnosis and treatment of a severe nonprod...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Ogawa H,Fujimura M,Amaike S,Nishiura Y,Nakagawa-Yoshida K,Suga M,Ando M,Matsuda T

更新日期：1998-06-01 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:Interleukin (IL)-33, a new member of the IL-1 cytokine family, has been recognized as a key cytokine that enhances T helper 2-balanced immune regulation through its receptor ST2; however, the function and relationship of the IL-33 and ST2 pathways in bronchial asthma are still unclear. We investigated the ce...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Kurokawa M,Matsukura S,Kawaguchi M,Ieki K,Suzuki S,Odaka M,Watanabe S,Homma T,Sato M,Yamaguchi M,Takeuchi H,Adachi M

更新日期：2011-01-01 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:Intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes (iIELs) play an important role in intestinal innate immunity and oral immune tolerance. To compare the differences in gene expression between murine iIELs and splenic T lymphocytes, we established the cDNA subtractive library of iIELs and analyzed the iIELs special gene...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Ma C,Xu C,Duan L,He W

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microwave radiation from mobile phones enhanced skin wheal responses induced by house dust mite and Japanese cedar pollen while it had no effect on wheal responses induced by histamine in patients with atopic eczema/dermatitis syndrome (AEDS). Microwave radiation also increased plasma levels of substance P (SP) and va...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Kimata H

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Red soft coral (RSC; Dendronephthya nipponica, a marine coelenterate) causes spiny lobster fishermen living along the Pacific coast of Miyazaki Prefecture in Japan to develop occupational allergies, such as conjunctivitis, rhinitis, dermatitis and bronchial asthma. The aim of this study was to purify and to characteri...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Onizuka R,Kamiya H,Muramoto K,Goto R,Inoue K,Kumamoto K,Nakajima Y,Iida S,Ishigami F

更新日期：2001-06-01 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: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:Modulating early immune response by application of bacteria and their by-products has been suggested as a preventive strategy against the development of allergic diseases. In light of this, the aim of the study was to test the effects of oral administration of bacterial lysates (BL) in a rat model of food al...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Ahrens B,Quarcoo D,Buhner S,Matricardi PM,Hamelmann E

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Activated eosinophils are thought to play an important role in allergic inflammation. Prior reports suggest that eosinophils have receptors recognizing IgA, IgG and IgE; however, little is known regarding the direct effects of antigens and antigen-specific immunoglobulins on the functions of eosinophils. ME...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Muraki M,Gleich GJ,Kita H

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:Adhesion molecules of microvascular endothelial cells play a key role in the inflammatory processes involved in nonallergic sinusitis. We investigated the cytokine-regulated expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), E-selectin and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), and the effect of dexamethas...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Yamamoto Y,Ikeda K,Watanabe M,Shimomura A,Suzuki H,Oshima T,Imamura Y,Ohuchi K,Takasaka T

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Protective acquired immunity against helminths and allergic sensitisation are both characterised by high IgE antibody levels. Levels of IgE antibodies are naturally tightly regulated by several mechanisms including binding of the CD23 receptor. Following observations that helminth infections and allergic sen...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Rujeni N,Nausch N,Midzi N,Gwisai R,Mduluza T,Taylor DW,Mutapi F

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：: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：:The downstream signaling components of high-affinity IgE receptor (FcepsilonRI) were studied using yeast two-hybrid screening of the cDNA library constructed from RBL-2H3 cells. The cytoplasmic part of the gamma-chain but not that of the beta-chain was found to interact with pyruvate kinase in the yeast. The in-vitro-...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Oak MH,Cheong H,Kim KM

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have shown that serum total immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels are higher in asthmatics. However, the role of the serum total IgE level, independently from atopy, in adult asthma is not understood. We studied the associations between serum total IgE, the number of sensitizations and the sum of specific Ig...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Carsin AE,Zock JP,Jarvis D,Basagaña X,Heinrich J,Toren K,Janson C,Anto JM,Sunyer J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inhibitory effects of a novel compound, 6-hydroxy-2-(4-sulfamoylbenzylamino)-4,5,7-trimethylbenzothiazo le hydrochloride (E6080) on IgE-mediated reactions in vitro and in vivo were determined in rhesus monkeys. E6080 inhibited both antigen- and anti-human IgE-induced leukotriene C4 generations from lung fragments ...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Katayama S,Sakuma Y,Abe S,Tsunoda H,Yamatsu I,Katayama K

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoriasis (Ps) is a chronic, immune-mediated, skin inflammatory disease affecting up to 3% of the population worldwide. Different environmental triggers initiate this complex multifactorial syndrome. Many individuals affected by Ps (6-26%) develop inflammatory disease in other organs, often in the joints as in psorias...

journal_title：International archives of allergy and immunology

authors： Khmaladze Ia,Nandakumar KS,Holmdahl R

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00