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Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology

Issue 1/2013

Content (50 Articles)

Open Access Research

Immunostimulatory activity of Stachys mialhesi de Noé

Assia Benmebarek, Sakina Zerizer, Souheila Laggoune, Zahia Kabouche

Open Access Case report

Allergic anaphylaxis due to subcutaneously injected heparin

Diana Anders, Axel Trautmann

Open Access Review

The paucity of ethical analysis in allergology

Jason Behrmann

Open Access Research

Persistence of peanut allergen on a table surface

Wade TA Watson, AnnMarie Woodrow, Andrew W Stadnyk

Open Access Review

A systematic review of CD14 and toll-like receptors in relation to asthma in Caucasian children

Ester MM Klaassen, Brenda EJT Thönissen, Guillaume van Eys, Edward Dompeling, Quirijn Jöbsis

Open Access Research

Improper inhaler technique is associated with poor asthma control and frequent emergency department visits

Hamdan AL-Jahdali, Anwar Ahmed, Abdullah AL-Harbi, Mohd Khan, Salim Baharoon, Salih Bin Salih, Rabih Halwani, Saleh Al-Muhsen

Open Access Case report

Proposed new mechanism for food and exercise induced anaphylaxis based on case studies

Jennifer Yan Fei Chen, Jaclyn Quirt, Kihyuk Jason Lee

Open Access Review

Drug provocation tests: up-date and novel approaches

Anca Mirela Chiriac, Pascal Demoly

Open Access Research

The development of TH2 responses from infancy to 4 years of age and atopic sensitization in areas endemic for helminth infections

Yenny Djuardi, Taniawati Supali, Heri Wibowo, Yvonne CM Kruize, Serge A Versteeg, Ronald van Ree, Erliyani Sartono, Maria Yazdanbakhsh

Open Access Research

Role of T cells in a gp91phox knockout murine model of acute allergic asthma

Ena Ray Banerjee, William R Henderson Jr

Open Access Reviewer acknowledgement

Reviewer acknowledgement 2012

Richard Warrington

Open Access Research

Infant gut microbiota and the hygiene hypothesis of allergic disease: impact of household pets and siblings on microbiota composition and diversity

Meghan B Azad, Theodore Konya, Heather Maughan, David S Guttman, Catherine J Field, Malcolm R Sears, Allan B Becker, James A Scott, Anita L Kozyrskyj

Open Access Research

Conducting retrospective impact analysis to inform a medical research charity’s funding strategies: the case of Asthma UK

Stephen R Hanney, Amanda Watt, Teresa H Jones, Leanne Metcalf

Open Access Research

Experiencing a first food allergic reaction: a survey of parent and caregiver perspectives

Zainab B Abdurrahman, Monika Kastner, Cory Wurman, Laurie Harada, Laura Bantock, Heather Cruickshank, Susan Waserman

Open Access Research

Induction of immune tolerance and reduction of aggravated lung eosinophilia by co-exposure to Asian sand dust and ovalbumin for 14 weeks in mice

Miao He, Takamichi Ichinose, Seiichi Yoshida, Hirohisa Takano, Masataka Nishikawa, Guifan Sun, Takayuki Shibamoto

Open Access Letter to the editor

Antibiotic skin testing accompanied by provocative challenges in children is a useful clinical tool

Fotini D Kavadas, Anna Kasprzak, Adelle R Atkinson

Open Access Research

Ingestion of milk containing the Dp2 peptide, a dust mite allergen, protects mice from allergic airway inflammation and hyper-responsiveness

Hsu-Chung Liu, Shun-Yuan Pai, Winston TK Cheng, Hsiao-Ling Chen, Tung-Chou Tsai, Shang-Hsun Yang, Chuan-Mu Chen

Open Access Research

IL-17-producing peripheral blood CD177+ neutrophils increase in allergic asthmatic subjects

Carlos Ramirez-Velazquez, Elena Cristina Castillo, Leopoldo Guido-Bayardo, Vianney Ortiz-Navarrete

Open Access Case report

A case of the first documented fire ant anaphylaxis in Canada

Jason Kihyuk Lee, Stephen Daniel Betschel

Open Access Research

Hereditary angioedema with C1 inhibitor deficiency: delay in diagnosis in Europe

Andrea Zanichelli, Markus Magerl, Hilary Longhurst, Vincent Fabien, Marcus Maurer

Open Access Review

A practical guide to the monitoring and management of the complications of systemic corticosteroid therapy

Dora Liu, Alexandra Ahmet, Leanne Ward, Preetha Krishnamoorthy, Efrem D Mandelcorn, Richard Leigh, Jacques P Brown, Albert Cohen, Harold Kim

Open Access Research

A topical microemulsion for the prevention of allergic rhinitis symptoms: results of a randomized, controlled, double-blind, parallel group, multicentre, multinational clinical trial (Nares study)

Pedro Ojeda, Núria Piqué, Alicia Alonso, Julio Delgado, Francisco Feo, Juan Manuel Igea, Ana Navarro, José María Olaguibel, Javier Subiza, Carles Nieto, Morgan Andersson

Open Access Short report

The effect of multiple allergen immunotherapy on exhaled nitric oxide in adults with allergic rhinitis

Michele Columbo, Bruce Wong, Reynold A Panettieri Jr, Albert S Rohr

Open Access Research

Single venom-based immunotherapy effectively protects patients with double positive tests to honey bee and Vespula venom

Johanna Stoevesandt, Bernd Hofmann, Johannes Hain, Andreas Kerstan, Axel Trautmann

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to: Predictive value of IgE/IgG4 antibody ratio in children with egg allergy

Shindou Okamoto, Shoichiro Taniuchi, Kyoko Sudo, Yasuko Hatano, Keiji Nakano, Tomohiko Shimo, Kazunari Kaneko

Open Access Case report

Hypogammaglobulinemia factitia- Munchausen syndrome masquerading as common variable immune deficiency

Rohan Ameratunga, Paul Casey, Susan Parry, Chris Kenedi

Open Access Research

A detailed phenotypic analysis of immune cell populations in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of atopic asthmatics after segmental allergen challenge

Jonathan S Boomer, Amit D Parulekar, Brenda M Patterson, Huiqing Yin-Declue, Christine M Deppong, Seth Crockford, Nizar N Jarjour, Mario Castro, Jonathan M Green

Open Access Research

Electronic health record-based assessment of oral corticosteroid use in a population of primary care patients with asthma: an observational study

Felicia C Allen-Ramey, Linda M Nelsen, Joseph B Leader, Dione Mercer, Henry Lester Kirchner, James B Jones

Open Access Short report

The effects of rituximab on serum IgE and BAFF

Angira Dasgupta, Katherine Radford, Donald M Arnold, Lehana Thabane, Parameswaran Nair

Open Access Review

The utility of using fiberoptic rhinoscopy in the diagnosis of nasal polyps

Martha Cottrill, Ruth Ko, Harold L Kim

Open Access Research

Impact of allergic rhinitis and specific subcutaneous immunotherapy on peripheral blood basophils of patients sensitized to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus

Ana Lopes, Patrícia Azenha, Cristina Teodósio, Maria Inácio, Isabel Silva, Graça Loureiro, António Martinho, António S Luís, Hélder Trindade, Celso Pereira, Artur Paiva

Open Access Short report

Evaluation of nasal symptoms induced by platelet activating factor, after nasal challenge in both healthy and allergic rhinitis subjects pretreated with rupatadine, levocetirizine or placebo in a cross-over study design

Rosa Muñoz-Cano, Antonio Valero, Ignacio Izquierdo, Jaume Sánchez-López, Alejandro Doménech, Joan Bartra, Joaquim Mullol, Cesar Picado

Open Access Research

Encasing bedding in covers made of microfine fibers reduces exposure to house mite allergens and improves disease management in adult atopic asthmatics

Naomi Tsurikisawa, Akemi Saito, Chiyako Oshikata, Takuya Nakazawa, Hiroshi Yasueda, Kazuo Akiyama

Open Access Research

Exploring the impact of elevated depressive symptoms on the ability of a tailored asthma intervention to improve medication adherence among urban adolescents with asthma

Lokesh Guglani, Suzanne L Havstad, Dennis R Ownby, Jacquelyn Saltzgaber, Dayna A Johnson, Christine C Johnson, Christine LM Joseph

Open Access Letter to the editor

Staphylococcal enterotoxin B influences the DNA methylation pattern in nasal polyp tissue: a preliminary study

Claudina A Pérez-Novo, Yuan Zhang, Simon Denil, Geert Trooskens, Tim De Meyer, Wim Van Criekinge, Paul Van Cauwenberge, Luo Zhang, Claus Bachert

Open Access Research

Reduction in oral corticosteroid use in patients receiving omalizumab for allergic asthma in the real-world setting

Gert-Jan Braunstahl, Jan Chlumský, Guy Peachey, Chien-Wei Chen

Open Access Research

Post-hospital syndrome in adults with asthma: a case-crossover study

Mohsen Sadatsafavi, Larry D Lynd, J Mark FitzGerald

Open Access Research

Spectrum of primary immunodeficiency disorders in Sri Lanka

Nilhan Rajiva de Silva, Sepali Gunawardena, Damayanthi Rathnayake, Geethani Devika Wickramasingha

Open Access Research

Threshold for basophil activation test positivity in neuromuscular blocking agents hypersensitivity reactions

Natalia Hagau, Nadia Gherman-Ionica, Manuela Sfichi, Cristina Petrisor

Open Access Research

IgE induces proliferation in human airway smooth muscle cells: role of MAPK and STAT3 pathways

Naresh Singh Redhu, Lianyu Shan, Duaa Al-Subait, Heather L Ashdown, Hesam Movassagh, Bouchaib Lamkhioued, Abdelilah S Gounni

Open Access Research

Peanut Allergen Threshold Study (PATS): validation of eliciting doses using a novel single-dose challenge protocol

Giovanni A Zurzolo, Katrina J Allen, Steve L Taylor, Wayne G Shreffler, Joseph L Baumert, Mimi L K Tang, Lyle C Gurrin, Michael L Mathai, Julie A Nordlee, Audrey DunnGalvin, Jonathan O’B Hourihane