Allergens

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Pollen and other Allergens are showing up in unusually high amounts in air quality tests. ...

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Related Articles Discrepancy between sensitization to inhaled Allergens and respiratory symptoms in pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2008 Sep 15; Authors: Tosca MA, Villa E, Silvestri M, D'Annunzio G, Pistorio A, Aicardi M, Minicucci L, Lorini R, Rossi GA According to the 'Th(1)/Th(2) paradigm', children with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) should have a lower risk of developing allergic sensitization and, because of the involvement of insulin in modulating airway inflammation, different frequency or severity in allergy-related respiratory manifestations. This article aims at evaluating the frequency and type of allergic sensitization and its respiratory manifestation, asthma and/or rhinitis, in a group of pediatric patients with T1DM. Patients (112) with T1DM, 7.8-16.9 yr of age (63 males and 49 females) were evaluated. Skin prick test (SPT) reactivity to the most common classes of aeroallergens were performed and compared with data obtained in 709 school-aged children. The frequency of sensitization was not different in the T1DM and in the control subjects (43.7% and 40.8%, respectively; p = 0.55), with similar proportions of individuals sensitized to one allergen (32.7% and 38.1%, respectively; p = 0.47). In both groups, sensitization to house dust mite Allergens was the most frequently detected (69.4% and 65.4%, respectively; p = 0.59), with a higher proportions of individuals sensitized to ...

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Various studies have shown contribution of pollution in increased risk of numerous diseases. Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, Allergens, and air pollution leads to various problems in human beings. ...

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Related Articles Asthma symptoms and bronchial reactivity in school children sensitized to food Allergens in infancy. J Asthma. 2008 Sep;45(7):590-5 Authors: Priftis KN, Mermiri D, Papadopoulou A, Papadopoulos M, Fretzayas A, Lagona E Food allergy in infancy usually disappears but is followed primarily by respiratory allergy. We hypothesized that children allergic to common food Allergens in infancy are at increased risk of wheezing illness and bronchial hyperresponsiveness during school age. In a case-control study 69 children 7.2 to 13.3 years of age allergic to egg (N = 60) and/or fish (N = 29) in early life (first 3 years) who attended our allergy outpatient clinic were recruited. They received follow-up for 1 year and were evaluated by parental questionnaire, skin prick testing, spirometry, and metacholine bronchial challenge. Another 154 children (70 sensitized to inhaled Allergens) recruited selectively from a general population sample with no history of food allergy during their first 3 years served as control subjects. Twenty-three children (38.3%) maintained their sensitization to egg and 19 (65.5%) to fish; the prevalence of sensitization to > or = 1 inhaled allergen(s) increased from 59.4% to 71% during childhood. Current asthma symptoms were reported more frequently in the study group than in either control groups, sensitized to inhaled Allergens and non-sensitized. Children of the study group showed a significantly incre ...

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Protein contact dermatitis: Allergens, pathogenesis, and management. Dermatitis. 2008 Sep-Oct;19(5):241-51 Authors: Levin C, Warshaw E Protein contact dermatitis is an allergic skin reaction induced principally by proteins of either animal or plant origin. The clinical presentation is that of a chronic dermatitis, and it is often difficult to differentiate between allergic contact dermatitis and other eczematous dermatoses. One distinguishing clinical feature is that acute flares of pruritus, urticaria, edema, or vesiculation are noted minutes after contact with the causative substances. Additionally, the patch-test result is typically negative, and the scratch- or prick-test result is positive. The pathogenesis of protein contact dermatitis is unclear but may involve a type I (immunoglobulin E [IgE], immediate) hypersensitivity reaction, type IV (cell-mediated delayed) hypersensitivity reaction, and/or a delayed reaction due to IgE-bearing Langerhans' cells. Management involves avoidance of the allergen. PMID: 18845114 [PubMed - in process] ...

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Related Articles Mapping of the IgE and IgG4 sequential epitopes of milk Allergens with a peptide microarray-based immunoassay. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008 Sep;122(3):589-94 Authors: Cerecedo I, Zamora J, Shreffler WG, Lin J, Bardina L, Dieguez MC, Wang J, Muriel A, de la Hoz B, Sampson HA BACKGROUND: Peptide microarray analysis is a novel method that can provide useful information on the nature of specific allergies. OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine the specificity and diversity of IgE and IgG4 antibodies binding to sequential epitopes of alpha(s1)-, alpha(s2)-, beta-, and kappa-caseins and beta-lactoglobulin by using a peptide microarray-based immunoassay. METHODS: A microarray immunoassay was performed with sera from 31 children with IgE-mediated milk allergy (16 with positive oral milk challenge results [ie, the reactive group] and 15 with negative oral milk challenge results [ie, the tolerant group]). A library of peptides, consisting of 20 amino acids (AAs) overlapping by 17 (3-offset), corresponding to the primary sequences of alpha(s1)-, alpha(s2)-, beta-, and kappa-caseins and beta-lactoglobulin was printed on epoxy-coated slides. A region was defined as an epitope if it was statistically associated with reactive groups and recognized by at least 75% of reactive patients. RESULTS: By using this method, a total of 10 epitopes were identified: alpha(s1), AAs 28 to 50, 75% reactive and 26.7% tolerant; alpha(s2), AAs 1 to 20, 75 ...

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Hofmann A et al. - Several methods of diagnosing food allergies exist, including skin prick tests and double-blind food challenges; however, diagnosing pollen food syndrome depends almost exclusively on clinical history. ...

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Washington, Sept 23 (ANI): Daily exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, Allergens, and air pollution might be tied to chronic cases of laryngitis... ...

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning people with allergies to egg, milk, and soy not to consume certain products produced by Baltic Bread Products of Hamilton. ...

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Title: Indoor Allergens Category: Diseases and Conditions Created: 4/15/2000 5:35:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 9/22/2008 ...

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Here comes Fall, one of the peak allergy seasons, right on the heels of a summer that has been miserable for allergy sufferers. ...

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Foods Matter Magazine (http://www.foodsmatter.com), October 2008 ~ A three-year study at Institute of Child Health Burlo Garofolo at the University of Trieste, led by Professor Alessandro Ventura, a long-time advocate... ...

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Ragweed and mold levels are wreaking havoc on kids noses. ...

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Researchers say everyday exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, Allergens and air pollution may be the root of chronic cases of laryngitis. ...

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A new study ranks Greensboro as having the worst Allergens in the country. ...