Sommaire

• • ·American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology : AAAAI 58th Annual Meeting New York, New York March 1–March 6, 2002 Program and abtracts of papers to be presented during scientific sessions

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• Abtract

  • ·Inhibitory effects of local allergen pretreatment on systemic allergen sensitization depends on the presence of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) in a murine model of allergic airway inflammation

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    Kerstin Gerhold, Katharina Blümchen, David Quarcoo, Eckard Hamelmann

    
  • ·New evaluation method of airway inflammation in asthmatics using a bronchoscopic microsampling probe

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    Yoshiki Ishii, Tomoe Furihata, Naoto Watanabe, Takeshi Fukuda

    
  • ·Production of IL-10 relative to TNF-α by blood mononuclear cells is enhanced by R-enantiomers of beta-receptor agonists

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    William J Calhoun, Bill T Ameredes, Christina Neely, Barbara Dixon-Mccarthy

    
  • ·The possible relation between the IgE concentration-, and the prevalence of bronchial asthma in childhood

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    L Endre, L Sóti, Gy Mezei, T Dolinai, G Lakos, A Kulcsár, S Sipka, L.M. Dubuske

    
  • ·Lung delivery of an interleukin-9 antibody inhibits BAL interleukin-13 levels in a murine model of asthma

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    Michael P McLane, Christine Weiss, Yaniv Tomer, George Kelly, Peter J O'Brien, Anita Worthey, Qiming Chen, Roy C Levitt

    
  • ·Mast cell-lung fibroblast interactions signal inflammatory cytokine secretion

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    S Matthew Fitzgerald, Steven A Lee, Kenton Hall, Kai Liu, David Chi, Guha Krishnaswamy

    
  • ·The antiviral activity of human eosinophils mediated via sodium bromide

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    Darryl Adamko, A.D. Fryer, Redwan Moqbel, D.B. Jacoby

    
  • ·Nitrate and nitrite in exhaled breath condensate are derived from the lower airway

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    John W Vaughan, Benjamin M Gaston, Thomas Pajewski, John F Hunt

    
  • ·The H₁ receptor antagonist, desloratadine, inhibits allergen-induced bronchial hyperreactivity and inflammation in a murine model of asthma

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    Paul J Bryce, Raif S Geha, Hans C Oettgen

    
  • ·C57/BL-6 mice produce higher levels of surfactant protein (SP)-D and attenuated airway responses in comparison with balb/c mice following allergic sensitization

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    Elena N Atochina, Angela Haczku, Yaniv Tomer, Hang Chen, Seth T Scanlon, Scott Russo, Reynold A Panetieri, Michael F Beers

    
  • ·Leucotriene antagonist, montelukast, reduces airway sensitivity to hypertonic (45%) saline in asthmatic subjects

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    Maximiliano Gomez, John D Brannan, Roberto Jossen, Jorge Maspero, Juan J Loutayf Ranea, Antonio F Salgado

    
  • ·Therapeutic resolution of late allergic response and airway hyperresponsiveness by Flt-3 ligand in a mouse model of allergic inflammation

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    Jehad H Edwan, Jennifer Chavez, Lori Hatcher, James E Talmadge, Thomas B Casale, Devendra K Agrawal

    
  • ·Expression of the C−C chemokine receptors CCR4 and CCR5 in the airway of asthmatic subjects

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    Naomi Chibana, Fukiko Eda, Naoto Watanabe, Masao Toda, Yasutsugu Fukushima, Toshio Numao, Akira Takeda, Takeshi Fukuda

    
  • ·Endothelial cells in peripheral blood of asthmatic patients

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    Maryla Krasnowska, Andrzej M Fal, Marita Nittner-Marszalska, Ryszard Krasnowski, Waclaw Kopec, Jozef Malolepszy

    
  • ·An essential role for endogenous GM-CSF in induction of airway hyperresponsiveness in a murine asthma model

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    Naomi Yamashita, Hiroyuki Tashimo, Hirobumi Ishida, Michio Kuramochi, Mikio Nakajima, Fujito Kaneko, Junichi Nakano, Ken Ohta

    
  • ·Early phase bronchoconstriction in response to allergen provocation in the mouse is dependent on IgG and natural killer cells

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    Jeffrey R Crosby, Grzegorz Cieslewicz, Michael T Borchers, Edith Hines, Patricia E Carrigan, James J Lee, Nancy A Lee

    
  • ·Gq signaling is required for allergen-induced pulmonary eosinophilia in the mouse

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    Michael T Borchers, Joshua Paul Justice, Tracy Ansay, Valeria Mancino, Michael P McGarry, Jeffrey R Crosby, Melvin I Simon, Nancy A Lee, James J Lee

    
  • ·Anti-inflammatory effects of montelukast in a mouse model of asthma

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    Adrian Young-Yuen Wu, Wen Li

    
  • ·Reactivity to common allergens in spontaneous feline asthma

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    Keigo Kurata, Kenichi Masuda, Masahiro Sakaguchi, Koichi Ohno, Hajime Tsujimoto

    
  • ·The neurokinin-1 receptor is crucial for the development of nonatopic asthma

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    Hanneke P Van der Kleij, Kraneveld Aletta D, Frank A Redegeld, Norma P Gerard, Olivier Morteau, Frans P Nijkamp

    
  • ·T cell responses to Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) in patients with chronic asthma

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    Donald Y.M. Leung, Gail H. Cassell, Johnny Gutierrez, Richard J. Martin, Monica Kraft

    
  • ·Acoustic analysis of cough sounds in asthma

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    Jaclyn A Smith, Yen Ha Hiew, Barry M Cheetham, John E Earis, Ashley A Woodcock

    
  • ·Infection with ascaris lumbricoides in pre-school children: Role in wheezing and IgE responses to inhalant allergens

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    Valéria Soraya Sales, Carla Elenuska Rodrigues, G.B. Cavalcanti, Ana Paula Fávaro Trombone, Rodrigo Cesar Lima, Ana Beatriz Rossetti Santos, Constance Oliver, Virginia Paes Leme Ferriani, Martin D Chapman, L Karla Arruda

    
  • ·Daclizumab inhibits mitogen-stimulated Th1 and Th2 cytokine production from human PBMC

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    Merriam McClellan, Stephen Keller, Vivian Zhao, Corine Klingbeil, Vladimir S Vexler

    
  • ·Relationship between changes in interferon-gamma production by peripheral blood T-cells and changes in peak expiratory flow rate in patients with chronic stable asthma

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    Young-Il Koh, Inseon S Choi

    
  • ·The activation of MAP kinases through EGF receptor in bronchial epithelial cells stimulated with eotaxin

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    Tetsuya Adachi, Chang-Hao Cui, Hajime Oyamada, Yoshiyuki Yamada, Hiroyuki Kayaba, Junichi Chihara

    
  • ·Serum levels of thioredoxin/adult T cell leukemia derived factor (TRX/ADF) in asthmatic patients

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    Yoshiyuki Yamada, Hajime Nakamura, Satoshi Sannohe, Norihiro Saito, Chang-Hao Cui, Tetsuya Adachi, Hiroyuki Kayaba, Junji Yodoi, Junichi Chihara

    
  • ·Analysis of tracheal secretions to determine if rhinovirus infections extend to the lower airways

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    Elinor Simons, Mary K Schroth, James E Gern

    
  • ·The relationship of baseline sputum eosinophils to the patterns of airway response to inhaled allergen

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    Cheri A Swenson, Jason Laseman, Ann M Dodge, William W Busse

    
  • ·Isolation and expression of full length cDNA clone of human airway smooth muscle mannose receptor (ASM-MR)

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    Yuling Zhao, Erik Bonten, Alessandra D'Azzo, Betty Lew

    
  • ·Neuroimmune regulation of allergic asthma: A tripeptide regulates lung immune responses in a rat model of allergic asthma

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    Rene Dery, Lakshmi Puttagunta, Marina Ulanova, Deborah James, Ron Mathison, Joe Davison, Grant Stenton, Shaheed Merani, A Dean Befus

    
  • ·Aspirin-induced 15-HETE generation is a specific aspirin-sensitive asthma/rhinosinusitis patients identification test (ASARIT)

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    ML Kowalski, Anetta Ptasinska, Barbara Bienkiewicz, LM Dubuske

    
  • ·Comparison of different methods of sputum preparation for quantification of cysteinyl leukotrienes

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    Margaret Kelly, S Carruthers, P Davis, Richard Leigh, JY Westcott, G Cox, FE Hargreave

    
  • ·Airway hyperresponsiveness, late allergic response and eosinophilia are reversed with mycobacterial antigens in antigen pre-sensitized mice

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    Michael T Hopfenspirger, Devendra K Agrawal

    
  • ·The changes in airway inflammatory cells following inhalation of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)

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    Mark Ivan Allenby, Mark W Lethridge, Robert I Ketchell, Frances E Woisin, Marianne W Jensen, David M Kemeny, Brian J O'Connor

    
  • ·A novel role for CD63 in granule protein mobilization and release from eosinophils during degranulation

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    Salahaddin Mahmudi-Azer, Gregory Downey, Redwan Moqbel

    
  • ·Identification and characterization of the activin a gene in human mast cells and its possible role in airway remodeling

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    Rodrigo F Alban, Seong H Cho, Chad K Oh

    
  • ·Assessment of IL-8, TNFα, TGFβ and nitric oxide release and expression from antigen and growth factor stimulated human pulmonary epithelial cells with budesonide

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    Mokhtar Hacena, Bernice Moll, Charles Goodwin, Eric Fornari, Milka Rodriguez, Marianne Frieri

    
  • ·Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 promotes airway remodeling in a murine model of chronic asthma

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    Chad K Oh, Barbara Ariue, Rodrigo F Alban, Seong H Cho

    
  • ·A pilot study to evaluate the effect of passive tobacco exposure on exhaled nitric oxide levels in children measured using mylar balloons

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    Chitra Dinakar, Michael Lapuente, Uttam Garg, Charles S Barnes, Dan Laskowski

    
  • ·Bronchial challenge tests in asthmatics sensitized to cat: Influence of the particle size on the bronchial response

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    Florence Lieutier-Colas, Ashok Purohit, Jean-François Fabries, Pierre Meyer, Jean-François Dessanges, Gabrielle Pauli, Frederic Deblay

    
  • ·CD4+ T cells migrate from airway to bone marrow following antigen inhalation in rats

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    Susumu Isogai, Shigeru Miyata, James G Martin, Qutayba A Hamid

    
  • ·Increased airway responsiveness related to duration of asthma in children

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    Ha-Baik Lee, Jae-Won Oh, Nam-Su Kim, Hyun-Kyung Park, Su-A Shin

    
  • ·The rise of respiratory resistance as a measurement of airway response during bronchoprovocation test with methacholine

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    Vojislav Djuric, M Djuric, M Bogic, J Ljaljevic

    
  • ·Contribution of lung NK cell subpopulations to interferon-γ production in rats susceptible to virus-induced airway dysfunction

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    Amjad Tuffaha, Louis A Rosenthal, Lance D Mikus, Ronald L Sorkness, Robert F Lemanske

    
  • ·Th2 cytokine expression by bronchoalveolar lavage T-lymphocytes in asthma and eosinophilic bronchitis without asthma

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    Christopher Edward Brightling, Fiona A Symon, Surinder S Birring, Ian D Pavord, Andrew J Wardlaw

    
  • ·Key role for mast cells in nonatopic asthma

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    Anneke H Van Houwelingen, Aletta D Kraneveld, Hanneke P Van der Kleij, Mirjam Kool, Frank A Redegeld, Frans P Nijkamp

    
  • ·Elevated plasma and mononuclear cell culture supernate eotaxin levels in asthmatic children

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    Elham Mohamed Hossny, MH Ezzat, SI Bakr, MM Soliman

    
  • ·A new mechanism for asthma: Immunoglobulin light chain induces bronchoconstriction and airway inflammation in mice

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    Aletta D Kraneveld, Frank A Redegeld, Mirjam Kool, Frans P Nijkamp

    
  • ·Atopy trait in aspirin-induced asthma

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    Izabela Bogus-Buczyñska, Pawel Gorski, Piotr Kuna

    
  • ·Different mechanisms of airway hyperresponsiveness between mice subjected to brief or chronic exposure to allergen

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    Richard Leigh, Russ Ellis, Jennifer Wattie, David Southam, Mark D Inman

    
  • ·Epicutaneous sensitization with house dust mites leads to pulmonary immune responses in dogs

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    Edward G Barrett, Karin Rudolph, Shan-Ze Wang, Bruce A Muggenburg, Monique Nysus, Katie Clarke, Catherine McCall

    
  • ·Predisposing factors in infants and children up to the age of 3 for the presentation with either wheezy or simple bronchitis

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    Johannes Forster, Gabi Ihorst, Julia Bittscheid, Sigrid Hameister, Miriam Posselt, Isabelle Kambeck, Heidrun Gurth, Verena Legner, Angela Rohwedder, Gudula Petersen

    
  • ·The chemokines RANTES, MCP-3, MCP-4, eotaxin-1 and eotaxin-2 are associated with eosinophil recruitment into the airways of asthmatic children

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    Luis M Teran, Enrique Rojas-Ramos, Ana Francisca Avalos, Lorenzo Perez-Fernandez, Francisco Cuevas

    
  • ·Involvement of nonadrenergic noncholinergic mechanisms in bronchomotor response to capsaicin and electrical field stimulation in immature guinea pigs

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    QH Yang, ZX Wu, L-Y Lee

    
  • ·Sensitization to cockroach as a marker of asthma severity among probable asthmatic (PA) adolescents identified by the international study of asthma and allergies in childhood (ISAAC) protocol

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    Dirceu Solé, Inês C Camelo Nunes, Gustavo F Wandalsen, Karyn Chacon, Charles Naspitz

    
  • ·Allergological evaluation and bronchial responsiveness to metacholine (M) among probable asthmatic (PA) adolescents identified by the international study of asthma and allergies in childhood (ISAAC) protocol

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    Inês C Camelo Nunes, Gustavo F Wandalsen, Karyn Chacon, Charles Naspitz, Dirceu Solé

    
  • ·Increased IFN-γ and IL-10 and decreased IL-12 production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells from young children with asthma-like symptoms

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    Patricia V Díaz, Ricardo Pinto, Sonia M Arredondo, Maria Rosa Bono, Aldo Gaggero

    
  • ·Ciclesonide, a novel “on site activated” inhaled corticosteroid with potent anti-inflammatory actions in the airways

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    Maria Belvisi, Daniela Bundschuh, Michael Stoeck, Sharon Wicks, Stephen Underwood, Clifford Battram, Stephen Webber, El-Bdaoui Haddad, Martyn Foster

    
  • ·Innate mechanisms of respiratory virus-induced interferon-γ production: Dependence on interleukin-12 and natural killer cells

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    Louis A Rosenthal, Lance D Mikus, Amjad Tuffaha, Ronald L Sorkness, Robert F Lemanske

    
  • ·Interleukin-4 and lipopolysaccharide synergize to induce eotaxin in human fibroblasts

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    Manabu Nonaka, Ruby Pawankar, Akira Fukumoto, Toshiaki Yagi

    
  • ·Differential regulation of epithelial eotaxin expression by IFN-gamma and its molecular mechanism

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    Satoshi Matsukura, Fumio Kokubu, Hideki Kuga, Koshi Ieki, Mio Kawaguchi, Hiroko Takeuchi, Mitsuru Adachi, R Schleimer

    
  • ·T cell IL-5 production in vitro in response to candida albicans acid protease is associated with isolated late asthmatic response upon inhalation challenge in a group of nonatopic asthmatics

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    Akio Mori, Yasuko Ikeda, Masami Taniguchi, Maki Hasegawa, Yuji Maeda, Haruhisa Mita, Kazuo Akiyama

    
  • ·Flt3-ligand: A novel immunomodulator in the treatment of bronchial asthma

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    Devendra K Agrawal, Michael T Hopfenspirger, Jennifer Chavez, James E Talmadge

    
  • ·The effect of inhaled heparin on postleukotriene bronchoconstriction in children with asthma

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    Iwona Stelmach, Joanna Jerzynska, Agnieszka Brzozowska, Piotr Kuna

    
  • ·The effect of inhaled heparin on airway responsiveness to histamine and metacholine in asthmatic children

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    Joanna Jerzynska, Iwona Stelmach, Pawel Majak, Piotr Kuna

    
  • ·Growth hormone (GH) serum levels after stimulation tests in non-pubertal respiratory allergic boys

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    Anna Maria Guelpa Hauache, Dirceu Solé, Ângela Spínola-Castro, Charles Naspitz, Valéria Lourenzi, Sérgio Tufik

    
  • ·House dust mite faecal pellets induce nitric oxide production in rat alveolar macrophages

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    Helen L Peake, Geoffrey A Stewart, Andrew S McWilliam

    
  • ·Tryptase stimulates TGF-β1 synthesis and secretion, and the release of mast cell chemotactic activity from human airway smooth muscle cells

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    Patrick Berger, Pierre O Girodet, Roger Marthan, Andrew F Walls, J Manuel Tunon de Lara

    
  • ·Time-course study of change in sputum cellularity and airway responsiveness to AMP and methacholine after budesonide

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    Gaetano Prosperini, Karalasingam Rajakulasingam, Maria Sarvà, Rossella Cacciola, Stephen Holgate, Riccardo Polosa

    
  • ·Regulation of CCR4 expression after segmental bronchial allergen challenge in atopic asthmatics

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    Stephen Durham, Kayhan T Nouri-Aria, Duncan R Wilson, Mikila R Jacobson, Eva M Varga, Tim Williams, James Pease, Clare Lloyd, Ian Sabroe

    
  • ·Microbial heat shock proteins (HSP) are found in farm dust but not metro homes, and potentiate IL-12 production

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    Sitesh R Roy, Donald YM Leung, Allison M Schiltz, Andrew H Liu

    
  • ·Aeroallergens sensitisation in asthmatic patients from cova da beira, portugal

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    Graça Loureiro, Celso Pereira, Begoña Blanco, M Antónia São-Brás

    
  • ·Validation of an asthma prevalence survey

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    Julian Denise Poyser, Lee-Gardie Jean, Edward Horowitz, Fiona Diemer, Pamela Stivers, Alkis Togias

    
  • ·Diesel exhaust particulate—is it associated with increased asthma?

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    J Share, K Portnoff, Michael M Glovsky

    
  • ·Endotoxin activity in grass seed extracts correlates with the capacity to induce in vitro cytokine production in a whole blood assay

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    Gert Doekes, Inge Wouters, Dick Heederik, Gert Doekes

    
  • ·Effect of mite allergen avoidance measures on levels of can f1 in homes without dogs

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    Angela Simpson, Adnan Custovic, Bridget Simpson, Ashley A Woodcock

    
  • ·Role of mucosal IFN-γ gene transfer on allergic sensitization and RSV infection

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    Mukesh Kumar, Aruna K Behera, Richard F Lockey, Shyam S Mohapatra

    
  • ·Mucosal 2′–5′ oligoadenylate synthetase (2–5 AS) gene transfer attenuates respiratory syncytial virus infection in a murine model

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    Aruna K Behera, Mukesh Kumar, Richard F Lockey, Shyam S Mohapatra

    
  • ·Hypothesis hygiene: Does atopy prevent infections?

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    Arthur E Varner, Barry A Lampl

    
  • ·Cell proliferation in a hyperoxia-induced model of airway remodeling in weanling rats

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    Haydee M Vercesi, Richard W Chapman, Carol A Tozzi, John A Hey, Robert W Egan, Nansie A McHugh

    
  • ·The effects of intratracheal lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on the cytokine responses of BALB/c mice to ovalbumin

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    Cherry Valerio, Maneesaha D Solanki, Jay Slater

    
  • ·Does the risk to develop asthma due to rhinitis decline with time?

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    D Weinfeld, O Löwhagen, B Balder, Johan Hellgren, Mona Palmqvist, Kjell Toren

    
  • ·Key role of regulatory cytokines TGF-β and IL-10 as well as allergen-specific IgA and IgG4 in tolerance to mucosal antigens/allergens

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    Marek Jutel, Mübeccel Akdis, Jozef Malolepszy, Ferah Budak, Carmen Aebischer-Casaulta, Maria Wrzyszcz, Kurt Blaser, Cezmi Akdis

    
  • ·Frequency of sensitization to major aeroallergens in an atopic population in northern california

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    Rosemary L Hallett, Arif Seyal, Neil Willits, Suzanne S Teuber

    
  • ·Baseline characteristics of a large cohort of severe or difficult to treat asthma subjects from the epidemiology and natural history of asthma: Outcomes and treatment regimens (TENOR) study

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    Chantal M Dolan, B Chipps, B Zheng, C Johnson, For The Tenor, Study Group

    
  • ·Skin test sensitivity to airborne allergens in an aborigen community (Toba) and general population from rosario city, Argentina

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    José Raimundo Galimany, Miguel Vinuesa, Agustín Samaniego, María Florencia Daguerre

    
  • ·Inhaled particles reacting to IgE and inhaled Der p 1 in asthmatics' beds and a low allergen environment

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    Leanne Michelle Poulos, Timothy John O'Meara, Gavina Cossa, Sam Lim, Euan R Tovey

    
  • ·A cross-sectional study of the current status of medical management, quality of life, functional status, and self-management behavior in a random population of asthma and rhinitis patients

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    Hendrik Nolte, Steen Nepper-Christensen, Vibeke Backer

    
  • ·Comparative incidence of skin test reactivity to cockroach (CR) and standardized house dust mite (DM) in the San Francisco bay area

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    MB Strub, Faith R Bocobo, Jenene M Roberto, Donald F German

    
  • ·Personal exposure to mite and cat allergen

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    Sandra Danielle O'Rourke, Euan R Tovey, Timothy John O'Meara

    
  • ·Increased prevalence of cockroach sensitivity in low-socioeconomic level subjects from caracas, venezuela

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    Mario Sánchez-Borges, Arnaldo Capriles-Hulett, Fernan Caballero-Fonseca, Enrique Fernández-Caldas

    
  • ·A comparative incidence of drug allergy in outpatients & hospitalized patients treated for different diseases

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    SI Khan

    
  • ·Mouse allergy in asthmatic children from rural appalachia

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    Jon E Welch, Mary Beth Hogan, Nevin W Wilson

    
  • ·IPEADAM study: Exposure to Der p 1, endotoxin and damp in asthmatic children and healthy controls

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    Gillian Fletcher, Gael Tavernier, Helen Francis, Lesley Oldham, Angela Fletcher, Peter Frank, Anthony Pickering, Robert Niven

    
  • ·Personal monitoring of respirable endotoxin and the consequences of furry animal exposure in asthmatic schoolchildren

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    Steven Dutton, Andrew H Liu, Karin Foarde, Charles Rodes, Erwin W Gelfand, Nathan Rabinovitch

    
  • ·Bronchial hyperresponsiveness at age 6–8 and subsequent asthma in elementary school years

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    Jaroslaw Siwik, Christine Johnson, Suzanne Havstad, Edward L Peterson, Edward Zoratti, Dennis R Ownby

    
  • ·Mite and pet allergen exposure in automobile vehicles

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    Ernesto Taketomi, Caroline Morais Justino, Mônica Camargo Sopelete, Deise Silva, Sun-Sang J Sung

    
  • ·Atopy as a risk factor for asthma severity

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    Sally H Joo, RA Wood, Elizabeth Cotton Matsui, TT Perry, JM Curtin-Brosnan, S Kanchanaraksa, CS Rand, Karen Callahan, Lee Swartz, Peyton A Eggleston

    
  • ·Indoor allergen levels in homes of asthmatic and healthy children in kuwait

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    Mahdi Al-Mousawwi, Hermione Lovel, Nasser Behbehani, Nermina Arifhodzick, Adnan Custovic, Ashley A. Woodcock

    
  • ·Oral delivery of cromolyn: Bioavailability and bioactivity after oral administration in animal models

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    Donald Sarubbi, Puchun Liu, Ehud Arbit, William Abraham, Steven Dinh

    
  • ·An anthroposophic life style and intestinal microflora in infancy

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    Johan Alm, Jackie Swartz, Bengt Bjorksten, Lars Engstrand, Gunnar Lilja, Roland Möllby, Göran Pershagen, Annika Scheynius

    
  • ·Lower prevalence of asthma, rhinitis and atopy in rural india is associated with higher house-dust endotoxinlevels

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    Pudupakkam K Vedanthan, PA Mahesh, AD Holla, Rajesh Vedanthan, Andrew H Liu

    
  • ·Sick building syndrome, chemical sensitivity, and irritant rhinosinusitis

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    William Joel Meggs

    
  • ·Exposure to ambient particulate spikes increases exhaled eNO levels in asthmatic schoolchildren with a clinical sensitivity to air pollution

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    Nathan Rabinovitch, Steven Dutton, Erwin W Gelfand

    
  • ·The relation between epithelial proliferation and airway obstruction after ozone exposure

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    An-Soo Jang, Inseon S Choi, Young-Il Koh

    
  • ·House dust mite allergens accumulate more rapidly in synthetic and kapok mattresses than in coconut and sponge mattresses

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    Varakorn Chirdjirapong, V Poothong, S Ruangruk, C Komoltri, W Mahakittikun, Nualanong Visitsunthorn, Pakit Vichyanond

    
  • ·Lack of effect of mattress encasings on atopic dermatitis outcome measures in a double-blind placebo controlled study: Dutch mite avoidance study (DUMAS)

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    AJ Oosting, MS de Bruin-Weller, I Terreehorst, Z Tempels-Pavlica, RC Aalberse, JGR de Monchy, R Gerth van Wijk, CAFM Bruijnzeel-Koomen

    
  • ·Dust mite numbers in central florida homes and their association with home characteristics

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    Sean G Godfrey, Rosa Codina, Runa Diwadkar, Larry L Mobley, Richard F Lockey

    
  • ·A comparison of allergen exposure in different public housing developments

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    Aubrey Ziegler, Frank Hu, Freddy Pacheco, Gabriella Kusko, Charles S Barnes, Jay Portnoy

    
  • ·Use of a novel air cleaner to monitor airborne allergen

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    Natalie J Custis, Judith A Woodfolk, John W Vaughan, Thomas AE Platts-Mills

    
  • ·Allergen induction in mountain cedar (Juniperus Ashei) by environmental agents

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    Terumi M Midoro-Horiuti, Takako Furuya, Edward G Brooks, Edward M Postlethwait, Randall M Goldblum

    
  • ·Domestic vacuum cleaning increases personal mite allergen exposure

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    B Durrell, S Bishop, RB Gore, L Curbishley, FI Smillie, Adnan Custovic, Ashley A Woodcock

    
  • ·Relationship of environmental factors to asthma and rhinitis symptoms in tulsa, oklahoma

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    Cashel P Newhouse, Estelle Levetin

    
  • ·Comparison of indoor airborne spore collections in residential, commercial and school buildings

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    Frank Hu, Charles S Barnes, Gabriella Kusko, Jay Portnoy

    
  • ·Airborne endotoxin concentrations in domestic environment

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    Sophie Guggino, Florence Lieutier-Colas, Audrey Lintz, Martine Ott, Angèle Vérot, Gabrielle Pauli, Frédéric De Blay

    
  • ·A new and simple method used as cleaning system for measuring mite and cat allergens in homes

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    Simona Battucci, Christelle Mazuets, Atude Cahen, Gabriele Peltre

    
  • ·Identification of preschool children with asthma

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    J Berg, GS Rachelefsky, CA Jones, R McConnell, M Tichacek, R Thompson, K Feliciano, DM Apodaca

    
  • ·Prevalence of asthma and related symptoms in children and adolescents from public and private schools and ISAAC study

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    Susana RR Costa, Virginia Paes Leme Ferriani

    
  • ·HEPA air filtration units in homes with cats: Can they reduce personal exposure to cat allergen?

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    S Bishop, B Durrell, RB Gore, EC McKie, Adnan Custovic, Ashley A Woodcock

    
  • ·Indoor airborne fungal spores and home characteristics in asthmatic children from edirne region of turkey

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    Mehtap Yazicioglu, Ahmet Asan, Ülker Önes, Ulfet Vatansever, Burhan Sen, Mevlut Ture, Musa Bostancioglu, Ozer Pala

    
  • ·Risk factors of bronchial asthma in filipino children

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    Shirley Lam Kwong, Agnes Gonzalez Andaya

    
  • ·Risk factors for asthma and wheezing in schoolchildren

    Page :S56

    Gustavo F Wandalsen, Inês C Camelo Nunes, Karyn C Mello, Charles Naspitz, Dirceu Solé

    
  • ·The role of passive smoking as exacerbating factor in asthma associated with childhood

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    Assad Khan, Muhammad Ishaq

    
  • ·Effect of allergy/immunology training on pediatric residents' skills at obtaining environmental histories

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    Meg A Monahan, Jennifer M Jorio, Clement L Ren

    
  • ·Older siblings and early daycare are protective against allergen-specific IgE and atopy

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    Christine Cole Johnson, Suzanne Havstad, Edward L Peterson, Dennis R Ownby

    
  • ·Household cats and dogs are associated with lower total serum IgE levels at 2, 4 and 6 years of age in boys

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    Dennis R Ownby, Edward L Peterson, Christine C Johnsone

    
  • ·Immune system in asthma and HSV infection in children

    Page :S58

    Hristina Stamenkovic, B Kamenow

    
  • ·Incidence of smoking and birth abnormalities in women with asthma who delivered at mayo clinic, rochester, minnesota

    Page :S58

    Kristin Elizabeth Kloos, Lesa Williams, Kirk Ramin, Evangelo Frigas

    
  • ·Effect of montelukast on reduction of pain and itch from local reactions to allergen immunotherapy

    Page :S59

    Kay Shultz, Michael Z Blumberg, Mary Lou Hayden

    
  • ·Controller Utilization and medical outcomes in children with moderate to severe asthma symptoms

    Page :S59

    KA Callahan, RA Wood, CS Rand, JM Curtin-Brosnan, LJ Swartz, Peyton A Eggleston

    
  • ·Patient ability to use inhalation devices

    Page :S59

    Mona G Tsoukleris, Mary E Bollinger, Kim Mudd, Sheila R Weiss, Francoise Pradel

    
  • ·A cognitive-behavioral approach to asthma management

    Page :S60

    Stuart Allen Tousman, Howie Zeitz

    
  • ·Comparison of pediatric and adolescent rhinoconjunctivitis quality of life with pediatric asthma quality of life questionnaires

    Page :S60

    JM Curtin-Brosnan, RA Wood, KA Callahan, LJ Swartz, S Kanchanaraksa, Peyton A Eggleston, CS Rand, MR Steely

    
  • ·Children's subjective symptom scoring in perennial allergic rhinitis (PAR) is as accurate as the scoring by their carers

    Page :S60

    Wytske J Fokkens, E Lars

    
  • ·Characteristics of children with new onset peanut and tree nut allergy

    Page :S61

    Mary Kay Conover-Walker, RA Wood

    
  • ·Intracutaneous eotaxin and eotaxin-2 induces mRNA expression of IL-4, IL-5, eotaxin and eotaxin-2 in human atopic and non-atopic subjects

    Page :S61

    Qiu Meng, Andrew Menzies-Gow, Simon Phipps, richard Stillion, A Barry Kay, Sun Ying

    
  • ·Immune modulation of human genes by siberian ginseng (SB), fraction EB1

    Page :S61

    James Devoti, Brian Safier, Stephen Sternschein, Elizabeth Bonagura, Vincent R Bonagura

    
  • ·Evidence for a role of langerhans cell-derived interleukin-16 in atopic dermatitis

    Page :S62

    Kristian Reich, Sabine Hugo, Andrea Heine, Volker Blaschke, Carsten Gutgesell, Christine Neumann

    
  • ·IL-5 Overexpression leads to mobilization/recruitment of hematopoietic stem cells in transgenic mice

    Page :S62

    Michael P McGarry, Dawn D, Nancy A Lee, James J Lee

    
  • ·The CCR3 promoter directs expression of a reporter gene in transgenic mice

    Page :S62

    Jessica L Kavanaugh, Nives Zimmermann, ME Rothenberg

    
  • ·Characterisation and regulation of lymphocyte chemokine receptor expression in normal and atopic donors

    Page :S62

    James Francis, Stephen Till, Shixin Qin, Timothy Williams, Stephen Durham, Clare Lloyd, Ian Sabroe

    
  • ·The requirement of NKT cells on the generation of Th2 cells from naive T cells stimulated with monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1)

    Page :S63

    Kazuhiko Fujita, Makiko Kobayashi, Richard B Pollard, Fujio Suzuki

    
  • ·Nickel induced phenotype changes in monocyte derived dendritic cells of normal and nickel allergic individuals

    Page :S63

    Burkhard Summer, Kamran Ghoreschi, Sonja Barnstorf, Peter Thomas

    
  • ·Th2 cytokine expression in atopic children with otitis media with effusion

    Page :S63

    Steven E Sobol, Rame Taha, Melvin D Schloss, Bruce D Mazer, John J Manoukian, Ted L Tewfik, Qutayba A Hamid

    
  • ·Human megakaryoblastic cell line, MEG-01, produces thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC): possible involvement of platelets in allergic inflammation

    Page :S64

    Hisashi Nishimori, Takao Fujisawa, Yoshiko Kato, Yoshihiro Komada, Hitoshi Kamiya, Takashi Nakayama, Osamu Yoshie

    
  • ·Increased CD3, Tryptase, and IFN-ψ immunoreactivity in nasal mucosa of children following Ex vivo challenge with lipopolysaccharide

    Page :S64

    Meri Tulic, Hans-Peter Hauber, John J Manoukian, David Eidelman, Qutayba A Hamid

    
  • ·Down-regulation of CC chemokine receptor 3 protein and mRNA in human eosinophils mediated by IL-3

    Page :S64

    Yasmin Dulkys, Christof Kluthe, Thomas Buschermöhle, Ines Barg, Sabine Knöl, Alexander Kapp, Amanda Proudfoot, Jörn Elsner

    
  • ·Developmental change in IL-12 production by monocytes

    Page :S64

    Yuichi Adachi, Toshiko Itazawa, Yoichi Onoue, Yoshie Okabe, Miki Hamamichi, Yoko S Adachi, Toshio Miyawaki

    
  • ·Effect of norepinephrine on the production of macrophage inflammatory protein 1 α (MIP-1α) in thermally injured patients

    Page :S65

    Hitoshi Takahashi, Makiko Kobayashi, Steven E Wolf, David N Herndon, Richard B Pollard, Fujio Suzuki

    
  • ·Interleukin-10 Is expressed by dermal fibroblasts but not exhibiting regulatory effects on human eosinophils

    Page :S65

    Holger Petering, Daniela Kimmig, Regina Smolarski, Alexander Kapp, Jörn Elsner

    
  • ·Albumin-depleted human factor VIII (hFVIII) less immunogenic than hFVIII with albumin, but oral tolerance achievable with both preparations

    Page :S65

    Elizabeth Ann Secord, Ping Gao, Joseph Kaplan

    
  • ·IL-10 inhibits allergen-specific TH2 cytokine production by human peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with ragweed allergies

    Page :S66

    J Sun, Susanna Goncharova, M Conway, A Dalrymple, Elizabeth C Cates, Martin R Stampfli, B Wong, Susan Waserman, Manel Jordana

    
  • ·Serum eotaxin levels during preseasonal specific immunotherapy in patients with pollinosis

    Page :S66

    Karina Jahnz-Rozyk, Elwira Wyszogrodzka-g3odziñska, Anna Jung, Andrzej Matuszewski, Tadeusz Edward Plusa

    
  • ·Proliferative response and nitric oxide levels in human paracoccidioidomycosis

    Page :S66

    Luane Marques Mello, Virmondes Rodrigues

    
  • ·Safety and pharmacokinetics of an oral p38 MAP kinase inhibitor (BIRB 796 BS), administered twice daily for 14 days to healthy volunteers

    Page :S66

    SH Polmar, Chan-Loi Yong, Chester C Wood, Hildegrad Staehle, A Gupta

    
  • ·Safety, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of single doses of an oral p38 MAP kinase inhibitor (BIRB 796 BS) in healthy human males a placebo-controlled, randomised study, double blinded at each dose level

    Page :S67

    Abhya Gupta, Chan-Loi Yong, Jeffrey B Madwed, Hildegard Staehle, Chester C Wood

    
  • ·Urticaria and angioedema in renal cancer patients treated with IL-2

    Page :S67

    Theodore Francis Logan, Giovanni Stripoli, Macy Levine

    
  • ·Heat shock protein 90 catalyses activation of the prekallikrein-Kininogen complex in the absence of factor XII

    Page :S67

    Kusuman Joseph, Baby G Tholanikunnel, Allen P Kaplan

    
  • ·The synthetic immune response modifier R-848 induces dendritic cells to mature and synthesize a diverse range of cytokines via a pathway distinct from lipopolysaccharide

    Page :S67

    Mirjana Fogel, Julie A Long, Philip J Thompson, John W Upham

    
  • ·Hydrogen peroxide induces arachidonic acid release through increasing cytosolic phospholipase A₂ (cPLA₂) phosphorylation utilizing an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mediated pathway in human airway epithelial cells

    Page :S68

    Rafal Pawliczak, Uday B Nanavaty, Xiulie Huang, Marion G Lawrence, James R Copland, Emily K Eckert, James H Shelhamer

    
  • ·Modulation of IL-13 Expression in T cells by clara cell secretory protein, CC10

    Page :S68

    W Lee, L-C Chen, S-K Huang

    
  • ·The value of cord blood interferon-gamma estimation in the prediction of allergic disorders

    Page :S68

    Yehia Mohamed El-Gamal, Elham Mohamed Hossny, Mona Rafik, Manal Mahran, Ossama Yassin

    
  • ·Different role of IL-1β and IL-13 on airway responsiveness and response to β₂-Agonist

    Page :S68

    Masahide Horiba, R Townley

    
  • ·Lack of IFN-β exacerbates pulmonary inflammation in a murine asthma model

    Page :S69

    Victor Matheu, Alexandra Treschow, Vaidrius Navikas, Shohreh Issazadeh-Navikas

    
  • ·Chemokine receptor 3 mobilizes to the surface of human mast cells in response to IgE-mediated activation and potentiates their generation of IL-13 and IL-4

    Page :S69

    KS Price, EA Mellor, DS Friend, N De Jesus, Joshua A Boyce

    
  • ·Anti-IL-4 receptor mAb attenuates allergic airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) and inflammation in allergic mice

    Page :S69

    Eun-Seok Yang, Anthony Joetham, Katsuyuki Takeda, Zhi-Hua Cui, Christian Taube, Joel Tocker, Erwin W Gelfand

    
  • ·Elevated plasma levels of thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC) and macrophage-derived chemokine (MDC) in patients with atopic dermatitis and asthma

    Page :S70

    Hajime Katsumata, Takao Fujisawa, Yoshiko Kato, Jun Atsuta, Kosei Iguchi, Hitoshi Kamiya, Chiharu Okada, Kiyoshi Takahashi, Akio Mori, Kazuo Akiyama, Atsushi Morita, Ryuji Suzuki, David Chantry, Patric W Gray, Ryuichi Fujisawa, Osamu Yoshie

    
  • ·Marked increase in C-C chemokine gene expression both in human and mouse mast cell transcriptomes after FcεR I cross-linking

    Page :S70

    Hirohisa Saito, Toshiharu Nakajima, Mamoru Yoshikawa, Kenji Matsumoto, Akira Akasawa, Gozo Tsujimoto, Hiroichi Nagai, Hiroshi Matsuda

    
  • ·A novel role for eotaxin-1 in acute phase inflammation and mast cell degranulation

    Page :S70

    T Nakamura, D Miyazaki, M Toda, K-W Cheung-Chau, ME Rothenberg, SJ Ono

    
  • ·The effect of IL-18 on IL-4 and IL-5 production by allergen and PPD specific T cells

    Page :S70

    Maciej Tarkowski

    
  • ·Effects of recombinant cytokines on cultured human lung microvascular endothelial cell (HLMEC) permeability

    Page :S71

    Indu Menon, Julie B Sedgwick, James E Gern, William W Busse

    
  • ·Multiplex measurement of cytokines in nasal lavage and induced sputum samples by cytometri bead array

    Page :S71

    Ada Chan, Rudi Varro, Roy Chen, Pedro C Avila

    
  • ·Increased proinflammatory cytokines present in breast milk of women with atopic/autoimmune disorders may induce gastrointestinal epithelial cell apoptosis

    Page :S72

    Victoria Maria Diokno, Maya Srivastava, Alton Melton, Edward Conrad

    
  • ·IL-4 production in response to allergen stimulation and clinical symptoms of allergic rhinitis

    Page :S72

    Eric Howell, Paul Mehlhop, Anastasia Sigounas, George Sigounas, Dhavalkumar Patel

    
  • ·Upregulation of IL-9 and interleukin-9-associated calcium-activated chloride channel (ICACC) in nasal epithelium following In vivo allergen challenge

    Page :S72

    Mario Kontolemos, Masao Toda, Roy C Levitt, Qutayba A Hamid

    
  • ·Modulation of nerve growth factor release from human nasal fibroblasts: Possible role in airway inflammatory diseases

    Page :S72

    Gerald Hanf, Oliver Noga, Ulrich Gerd Ohnemus, Bettina Rost, Christian Paschen, Gert Kunkel

    
  • ·Regulation of human conjunctival epithelial cell surface receptor expression and chemokine release by TNFα, IL-1β and IFNγ

    Page :S73

    James L Stahl, Ellen B Cook, Neal P Barney, Frank M Graziano

    
  • ·Decreased serum IL-12 in wheezing infants

    Page :S73

    Laurens Pieter Koopman, Huub Savelkoul, Jorrit Gerritsen, Inesz Van Benten, Bert Brunekreef, Herman Neijens

    
  • ·Increase scar formation in an ovalbumin-induced mouse model of allergic airway disease may be influenced by epithelial cell TGFβ synthesis

    Page :S73

    Roger S Thrall, Linda Guernsey, Laura Manzo, Susan Kindel, Cloutier Michelle M

    
  • ·PBMC proliferative responses and cytokine mRNA expression: The effect of costimulation by two allergens

    Page :S74

    E Hadley, Farida Y Patel, L Farid, EC McKie, RB Gore, N Sehgal, Adnan Custovic, Ashley A Woodcock

    
  • ·IL-9 induces IL-13 expression in vitro, and in vivo

    Page :S74

    Jamila Louahed, Peter J O'Brien, Yuhong Zhou, Christine Weiss, Jean-Christoph Renauld, Roy C Levitt

    
  • ·Characterization of chemokine responses in purified human basophils

    Page :S74

    R Schleimer, Carol Bickel, John White, Lina Lim, Bruce Scott Bochner, Donald Macglashan

    
  • ·Prevalence of atopy and atopic diseases in icelandic schoolchildren

    Page :S74

    Michael Clausen, Bengt Bjorksten, Asgeir Haraldsson, Sigurdur Kristjansson

    
  • ·Some epidemiological characteristics of allergy to betalactam antibiotics in pharmaceutical industrial workers and hospital staffs

    Page :S75

    Tuan Le Pham, An Nang Nguyen

    
  • ·Childhood epidemiology of anaphylaxis and epinephrine prescriptions in Wales: 1994–1999

    Page :S75

    Satyapal Rangaraj, David Tuthill, Michael Burr, Mazin Alfaham

    
  • ·Cord blood level of IgE specific for dermatophagoides pteronyssinus can predict allergic manifestations in infancy

    Page :S75

    Mitsuhiko Nambu

    
  • ·Epidemological panorama of allergic diseases (a three-year review)

    Page :S76

    Daniel Aguilar, María Isabel Rojo, Mario Alberto Bermejo

    
  • ·A novel approach at evaluating eosinophil-associated gastrointestinal disorders using a world-wide-web based registry

    Page :S76

    Jesus Ramon Guajardo, Lauren Plotnick, Philip E Putnam, Margaret Collins, Amal Assa'ad, ME Rothenberg

    
  • ·Effect of dietary probiotic Lactobacillus-fermented milk and yogurt on the development of atopic diseases in early infancy

    Page :S76

    Miwa Shinohara, Kenji Matsumoto, Yuh Ushiyama, Hiroshi Wakiguchi, Akira Akasawa, Hirohisa Saito

    
  • ·A prospective study of breastfeeding in 589 children, 289 asthmatic children and 300 non atopic controls

    Page :S77

    Monica Micera, Arnaldo Cantani

    
  • ·Assessment of specific rhinitis symptoms as risk factors for concomitant asthma

    Page :S77

    Fiona Diemer, Rasika A Mathias, Alkis Togias, A Sanico

    
  • ·Expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2, MMP-9, MMP-13 in lesional skin of bullous pemphigoid

    Page :S77

    Yayoi Niimi, Ruby Pawankar, Seiji Kawana

    
  • ·Recurrent cutaneous infections, hyperkeratosis, ichthyosis and deafness and a newly identified connexin 26 gene mutation A40V

    Page :S78

    Jay R Montgomery, Bryan L Martin, Isabelle Olivos-Glander, Marie Turner, Dirk Darnell, Steven M Holland

    
  • ·Patch testing in children, adults and elderly: Influence of age and sex on sensitization patterns

    Page :S78

    Stefan Wöhrl, Wolfgang Hemmer, Margarete Focke, Manfred Götz, Reinhart Jarisch

    
  • ·Copper allergy revisited

    Page :S78

    Reinhart Jarisch, Stefan Wöhrl, Wolfgang Hemmer, Margarete Focke, Manfred Götz

    
  • ·Contact dermatitis caused by Anisakis Simplex: A case report

    Page :S78

    Juan María Beitia, Pilar Tornero, Juan Carlos Sainz, Ruth Barranco, Sonsoles Infante, Maria Luisa Baeza, Teresa Herrero

    
  • ·Ultraviolet treatment and mastocytosis: A survey of 39 patients

    Page :S79

    Stefanie Birte Bruns, Ulrich Mrowietz, Karin Hartmann

    
  • ·The bee venom protease allergen contains a CUB domain

    Page :S79

    Margit Schmidt, Karen M Winningham, Donald R Hoffman

    
  • ·Hornet (vespa crabro) sting allergy and life threatening reactions

    Page :S79

    Leonardo Antonicelli, Beatrice Bilò, Grazia Napoli, Caterina Colangelo, Floriano Bonifazi

    
  • ·Anaphylactoid shock after hymenoptera stings as a presenting symptom of indolent mastocytosis

    Page :S79

    Bilò Maria Beatrice, Antonicelli Leonardo, Cinti Barbara, Brianzoni Feliciana, Bonifazi Floriano

    
  • ·A tolerated sting challenge (SC) in hymenoptera venom allergic patients on immunotherapy is followed by a decrease of serum levels of mast cell tryptase (T)

    Page :S80

    P Schöpf, F Ruëff, D Ludolph-Hauser, Bernhard Przybilla

    
  • ·Insect venom allergy and the burden of the treatment (BoT): Epipen vs venom immunotherapy (VIT)

    Page :S80

    Hanneke Oude Elberink, Jan De Monchy, Gordon Guyatt, Anthony Dubois

    
  • ·Multicolored Asian ladybeetle (Harmonia Axyridis) sensitivity

    Page :S80

    Elizabeth Marianne Magnan, Hiram Sanchez, Allen T Luskin, Robert K Bush

    
  • ·Prevalence of pachycondyla chinesis-venom allergy in the ant habitat area in Korea

    Page :S80

    You-Sook Cho, Chang-Keun Lee, Hee-Bom Moon, Young-Mok Lee, Hae-Sim Park

    
  • ·Clinical significance of specific IgG4 to Pachycondyla Chinensis in exposed subjects

    Page :S81

    Young-Mok Lee, Mi-Kyung Kim, Hyun-Ah Kim, Jung-Hee Choi, Yu-Jin Suh, Dong-Ho Nahm, Hae-Sim Park, You-Sook Cho, Hee-Bom Moon

    
  • ·Expression of eosinophil target snares as potential cognate receptors for VAMP-2 in exocytosis

    Page :S81

    Michael R Logan, Paige Lacy, Ben Bablitz, Redwan Moqbel

    
  • ·Bioinformatics analysis of gene expression profile in activated human mast cells

    Page :S81

    XD Li, K Hall, Guha Krishnaswamy, S-K Huang

    
  • ·Airway epithelial cells promote transmigration of eosinophils in a new three-dimensional chemotaxis model

    Page :S82

    Yoshiko Kato, Takao Fujisawa, Michiko Shibano, Takuya Saito, Hitoshi Kamiya, Osamu Yoshie

    
  • ·Microarray analysis of gene expression in bronchioalveolar lavage cells of subjects with asthma following segmental allergen challenge

    Page :S82

    S-K Huang, XD Li, MC Liu, Richard F Lockey, Shrikant Mane, Shyam S Mohapatra

    
  • ·Role of inflammation in recruitment of Th2 lymphocytes to the lung

    Page :S82

    David D Chaplin, Robin Stephens

    
  • ·The effect of budesonide therapy on inflammation in a mouse model of asthma

    Page :S83

    Kameswari S Konduri, Sandhya D Nandedkar

    
  • ·Allergen-induced upregulation of protease activated receptor 2 (PAR-2) expression in the bronchial epithelium of asthmatics

    Page :S83

    Akhmed Aslam, Mark G Buckley, Steven J Compton, Susan J Wilson, Peter H Howarth, Andrew F Walls

    
  • ·Increased expression of transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) and loss of epithelial growth factor (EGFR)/TGF-β1 in chronic toluene diisocyanate (TDI)-induced asthma: Relationship to asthma symptoms

    Page :S83

    Soo-Keol Lee, Hyun-Ee Lim, Sun-Sin Kim, Dong-Ho Nahm, Hae-Sim Park

    
  • ·Nasal allergen challenge leads to bilateral maxillary sinus eosinophil influx

    Page :S84

    Fuad M Baroody, Supinda Saengpanich, Marcy Detineo, Lauran Haney, Virginia Votypka, Robert M Naclerio

    
  • ·Cytokine production in the sinus mucosa is correlated to clinical parameters of chronic sinusitis before and after sinus surgery

    Page :S84

    Martin Wagenmann, Claudia Jonkmanns, Maria Gaertner-Akerboom, Petra Helmig

    
  • ·Increased prevalence of mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator in children with chronic rhinosinusitis

    Page :S84

    Vidya Raman, Randall Clary, Karen Siegrist, Barbara Zehnbauer, Talal Chatila

    
  • ·HLA class II haplotypes in allergic fungal sinusitis and hypertrophic sinus disease

    Page :S84

    Patricia S Hutcheson, Mark S Schubert, Luis A Santiago, Ralph J Graff, Bela Chauhan, Raymond G Slavin

    
  • ·A pilot study of aspirin treatment of patients with rhinosinusitis-asthma following negative aspirin challenge

    Page :S85

    John M Fahrenholz, M Pilar Berges-Gimeno, Donald D Stevenson

    
  • ·Induction of apoptosis in nasal polyps by steroids in vitro

    Page :S85

    Kazumasa Watanabe, Hideaki Shirasaki, Etsuko Kanaizumi, Tetsuo Himi

    
  • ·Impact of medical treatment on sphenoid sinusitis

    Page :S85

    RE Foutch, JJ Murray, JA Duncavage, SB Tanner

    
  • ·Fluticasone propionate aqueous nasal spray decreases frequency of recurrence and increases time to recurrence of acute sinusitis

    Page :S86

    CK Cook, Eli O Meltzer, ST Goode-Sellers, BA Prillaman, LA Witham, EE Philpot

    
  • ·Differences in gene expression array of superantigen-stimulated PBMC from patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) vs normal subjects

    Page :S86

    Ichiro Nomura, Peck Y Ong, Bifeng Gao, Mark Boguniewicz, Donald Ym Leung

    
  • ·Increased expression of RANTES, CCR3 and CCR5 in the lesional skin of atopic dermatitis and its relation to tissue eosinophilia and severity of disease

    Page :S86

    Yoko Kato, Ruby Pawankar, Yoichi Kimura, Seiji Kawana

    
  • ·Prevention and regression of atopic dermatitis by ointment containing NFkB decoy oligodeoxynucleotides in NC/Nga atopic mice model

    Page :S86

    Hiroshige Nakamura, Motokuni Aoki, Katsuto Tamai, Masako Oishi, Toshio Ogihara, Yasufumi Kaneda, Ryuichi Morishita

    
  • ·Expression of human CCL2 and CS-1 fibronectin in allergic contact dermatitis

    Page :S87

    Horacio M Serra, Andrea Martin, Julio R Gagliardi, Adrian M Kahn, Alejandro Ruiz Lascano, Ana Diller, Maria C Daraio, Maria C Duccasse, Ana L Mariani

    
  • ·Basophils and the expression of inflammatory cytokines in seasonal allergic conjunctivitis

    Page :S87

    Stuart D Robinson, Susan J Wilson, Akinori Mochizuki, Alan R McEuen, James McGill, Andrew F Walls

    
  • ·Basophil infiltration of weals in chronic idiopathic urticaria

    Page :S87

    Sarah L Hoskin, Susan J Wilson, Ruth A Sabroe, Alan R McEuen, Clive E Grattan, MW Greaves, Anne Kobza Black, Martin M Black, Andrew F Walls

    
  • ·Response of basophils to autologous serum from patients with chronic urticaria

    Page :S88

    C Vermeulen, P Mathelier-Fusade, O Bayrou, N Abuaf, C Pecquet, D Levy, F Leynadier

    
  • ·Th1/Th2 cytokines and cell infiltration in skin from chronic idiopathic urticaria: Comparison with allergen-induced skin late-phase reactions and normal controls

    Page :S88

    Sun Ying, Yoko Kikuchi, Qiu Meng, A Barry Kay, Allen P Kaplan

    
  • ·Environmental exposure and sensitization to cockroach, dust mite, and cat allergen: Correlation with asthma symptoms in a population of disadvantaged, inner-city children in the san francisco bay area

    Page :S88

    Katherine L Taylor, Elizabeth G Hoyte, Stewart N Taylor, Michelle L Mayer, Kathleen T Biederman, Paul J Sharek, Tom N Robinson, David A Bergman, Richard S Shames, Dale T Umetsu

    
  • ·Cockroach allergen exposure and sensitization in a suburban population

    Page :S89

    Elizabeth Cotton Matsui, RA Wood, JM Curtin-Brosnan, S Kanchanaraksa, CS Rand, Karen Callahan, Lee Swartz, Peyton A Eggleston

    
  • ·Current allergen exposure in adults: Interaction between allergens in influencing sensitization and asthma

    Page :S89

    Bridget Mary Simpson, Ashley A Woodcock, Angela Simpson, Claire Louise Hallam, Adnan Custovic

    
  • ·Allergen exposure and maternal antibody as risk factors for the development of IgG and IgE responses to Fel d I and der f I at age 2–3 years

    Page :S89

    Elizabeth Erwin, Anne B Allison, Marisa Barr, Harriet Burge, Diane Sredl, Diane Gold, Thomas AE Platts-Mills

    
  • ·IgG4 responses to work-related aeroallergens: Protection against allergic and inflammatory airway disease?

    Page :S90

    Gert Doekes, Liesbeth Preller, Rob Snippe, Martin Iversen, Peter Vogelenzang, Dick Heederik

    
  • ·Children with a heredity risk for asthma were less likely to develop asthma if they lived in a house with a cat: A report from the obstructive lung disease in Northern Sweden studies

    Page :S90

    Matthew S Perzanowski, Eva Rönmark, Kerstin Kemi-Björnstöm, David Riposo, Bo Lundbäck, Thomas AE Platts-Mills

    
  • ·Controlled second-hand smoke exposure enhances ragweed-induced IgE, Th2 cytokines and histamine production in allergic subjects

    Page :S90

    David Diaz-Sanchez, Robert Rumold, Henry Gong

    
  • ·Allergic rhinitis as an independent risk factor for asthma: Effect of specific immunotherapy

    Page :S91

    Maria Sarvà, Riccardo Polosa, Filippo Palermo, Natalina Lisitano, Nunzio Crimi

    
  • ·Relationship of breast feeding to allergies reported in the US national peanut and tree nut allergy registry

    Page :S91

    Scott H Sicherer, Hugh A Sampson, Anne Muñoz-Furlong, Terence J Furlong

    
  • ·Interpretation of food labels by parents of food allergic children

    Page :S91

    Preeti Joshi, Shideh Mofidi, Scott H Sicherer

    
  • ·Recurrence of peanut allergy

    Page :S92

    Paula J Busse, Sally A Noone, Anna H Nowak-Wegrzyn, Hugh A Sampson, Scott H Sicherer

    
  • ·Adverse reactions to foods in adulthood assessed by double-blind placebo-controlled food challenges

    Page :S92

    Julia Rodriguez, Gemma Izquierdo, Paloma Poza-Guedes, Paloma Campo, Pilar Daroca, Jesus F Crespo

    
  • ·Corn, pollen, and starch IgE antibody reactivity of DBPCFC corn-allergic subjects

    Page :S92

    Matthew Aresery, Rick Reish, Joshua Fernandes, Beth Gill, Wasu Kamchaisatian, Linda Tanaka, Jane M El-Dahr, Samuel B Lehrer

    
  • ·Immunotherapy for peanut allergy using modified allergens and a bacterial adjuvant

    Page :S93

    Joseph Steve Stanley, Fred Buzen, Gael Cockrell, Mike West, Kamal D Srivastava, XM Li, Hugh A Sampson, Wesley Burks, Gary A Bannon

    
  • ·Investigation of efficacy of Co-administration of heat killed listeria with modifiedpeanut protein for the treatment of peanut-induced hypersensitivity in a murine model

    Page :S93

    Jin-Hua Li, Kamal D Srivastava, James Huleatt, Kim Bottomly, Wesley Burks, Gary A Bannon, Xiu-Min Li, Hugh A Sampson

    
  • ·Identification of IgE-binding epitopes in allergenic invertebrate tropomyosins Per a 7, Pen a 1 and Der p 10 with cockroach and shrimp-allergic sera

    Page :S94

    Rosalia Ayuso, Gerald Reese, L Karla Arruda, Martin D Chapman, Samuel B Lehrer

    
  • ·The evaluation of clinical asthma score for outpatient management of childhood asthma in Siriraj hospital

    Page :S94

    Gun Phongsamart, Pakit Vichyanond

    
  • ·The relationship between the asthma QOL scores of children and their caregivers

    Page :S94

    LJ Swartz, JM Curtin-Brosnan, S Kanchanaraksa, Peyton A Eggleston, RA Wood, CS Rand, AH Hansen, LM Campbell

    
  • ·Asthma education for pediatric patients and their caregivers improves outcomes

    Page :S95

    Lawrence A Caliguiri, Wilma Charlean Light, Richard L Green, Lloyd Corder, Philip E Gallagher, Joan Kilby

    
  • ·Pre-operative penicillin allergy testing in orthopedic patients with a history of penicillin allergy

    Page :S95

    Jacqueline Mary Rothmeier, Patricia Markus, Douglas Osmon, Lynn Estes, Arlen Hanssen, James T Li

    
  • ·Allergen challenge-induced mucinous secretion in allergic rhinitis and its attenuation by desloratadine

    Page :S96

    Lennart Greiff, Carl GA Persson, Morgan Andersson

    
  • ·Inhibitory activity of desloratadine on LTC4 release by nasal polyp tissue from aspirin-sensitive patients

    Page :S96

    Anna Lewandowska, ML Kowalski, Janina Wozniak, Tomasz Kornatowski, Andrzej Jankowski, Joanna Makowska, LM Dubuske

    
  • ·Tryptase, eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) and eosinophil counts in seasonal allergic rhinitis

    Page :S96

    Asli Gelincik, Suna Büyüköztürk, Bahauddin Çolakoϖlu, Murat Dal, Aytug Akkor

    
  • ·Neutrophil-chemokine sythesis induced by different proinflammatory stimuli in nasal epithelial and fibroblast cell culture

    Page :S96

    Claudia Rudack, Wolfgang Stoll, Wolfgang Hermann

    
  • ·Effects of ipratropium bromide on hypertonic saline provocations in human nasal mucosa

    Page :S97

    Uyenphuong H Le, James N Baraniuk, Mustaq Ali, Kristina Naranch, Dan Clauw, Atsushi Yuta, Sheen-Yie Fang, Yong-Jin Park, Ana Velarde, Abby Pheiffer, Eddie Hwang, Ron Finnegan

    
  • ·Evaluation of nasal responses to Fel D1 by acoustic rhinometry as a test of cat allergy

    Page :S97

    Jose A Martinez, Martin Y Desrosiers, Sophie Desrosiers, Elyess Khemici, Martin Blaquiere

    
  • ·Nasal inspiratory peak flow rates after cold stimulation of the feet in allergic rhinitis and normals

    Page :S97

    Renata Witkowska, Alan Wolff, Kumar Patel, Stanley Weiss, Leonard Bielory

    
  • ·Expression of TGF-β1, TGF-β RII and EGFR in nasal polyp tissue: Comparison between ASA- and non-ASA sensitive asthmatics

    Page :S98

    Young-Mok Lee, Mi-Kyung Kim, Yu-Jin Suh, Dong-Ho Nahm, Hae-Sim Park

    
  • ·Localization of allergen-specific IgE in the nasal mucosa of patients with idiopathic rhinitis who are skin prick test-negative and have normal systemic IgE levels

    Page :S98

    Desmond George Powe, Christopher Jagger, Axelle Cordenier, Alex Kleinjan, David Jenkins, NS Jones

    
  • ·Use of centrifugal concentrators to increase tryptase recovery in nasal lavage specimens

    Page :S98

    Elizabeth Matovinovic, Pedro C Avila, Jane Liu, Dennis Shusterman

    
  • ·Response of the nasal mucosa in non-allergic rhinitis compared to allergic rhinitis after the cold pressortest

    Page :S98

    Alan Wolff, Kumar Patel, John Oppenheimer, Stan H Weiss, Leonard Bielory

    
  • ·Allergen-specific IgA in nasal secretions

    Page :S98

    Matthias F Kramer, Thorsten Jordan, Elisabeth Pfrogner, Gerd Rasp

    
  • ·Local pro-inflammatory cytokine levels in uninfected, asymptomatic infected and symptomatic infected adults experimentally inoculated with rhinovirus-39

    Page :S99

    Deborah Gentile, Asha Patel, William Doyle, Sheldon Cohen, David Skoner

    
  • ·IL-6, IL-10, and IL-11 levels in nasopharyngeal aspirates from wheezing children with respiratory syncytial virus or influenza A virus infection

    Page :S99

    Jae-Won Oh, Ha-Baik Lee

    
  • ·Effects of fexofenadine on T cell function in a murine model of allergen-induced airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness

    Page :S99

    Erwin W Gelfand, Zhi-Hua Cui, Katsuyuki Takeda, Arihiko Kanehiro, Anthony Joetham

    
  • ·Modulation of FcεRIβ expression in human basophils after sequential intranasal allergen challenge

    Page :S100

    Sarbjit Saini, Jennifer Richardson, John T Schroeder, Alkis Togias

    
  • ·Inhibitory activity of desloratadine on LTC₄ release by nasal polyp tissue from aspirin-sensitive patients

    Page :S100

    ML Kowalski, Anna Lewandowska, Janina Wozniak, Tomasz Kornatowski, Andrzej Jankowski, Joanna Makowska, LM Dubuske

    
  • ·Association between allergic rhinitis and dyspepsia

    Page :S100

    Nick Powell, Benedict Huntley, Will Knight, Hannah Normington, Thomas Beech, Richard Baretto

    
  • ·Nasal allergen challenge induces inflammatory cell influx in sputum and peripheral eosinophilia

    Page :S100

    Betul Sin, X Wu, T Hoenig, S Kosmas, A Sanico, Alkis Togias

    
  • ·Sensitization to cockroach allergens in individuals with perennial rhinitis in belarus

    Page :S101

    Ludmila I Litvyakova, Galina Lugovtsova, Joseph A Bellanti

    
  • ·Vigilance and cognitive functioning during treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR): A comparison of diphenhydramine (DPH) and desloratadine (DL)

    Page :S101

    J Wilken, R Kane

    
  • ·Tecastemizole 30 mg effectively reduces the symptoms of allergic rhinitis

    Page :S101

    Jonathan Corren, Paul Chervinsky, Phillip Korenblat, Rudolf A Baumgartner

    
  • ·Tecastemizole induces a rapid and sustained inhibition of wheal and flare reactions

    Page :S102

    Ss Degraw, Rudolf A Baumgartner

    
  • ·Tecastemizole effectively reduces total and nasal allergic symptoms

    Page :S102

    Eli O Meltzer, Jonathan Corren, Rudolf A Baumgartner

    
  • ·Clinical effectiveness and rapidity of onset of fexofenadine against cedar pollen allergy: A field-controlled study

    Page :S102

    H Asaga, H Yoshida, H Hirabayashi, K Baba

    
  • ·Fexofenadine treatment reduces nasal congestion in persistent allergic rhinitis

    Page :S102

    G Walter Canonica, G Ciprandi

    
  • ·Pharmacokinetic equivalence of pediatric dosages of desloratadine syrup in children and standard 5-mg desloratadine tablets in adults

    Page :S103

    Christopher Banfield, Samir Gupta, Melton Affrime, Vijay Batra

    
  • ·Fixed-dose desloratadine and pseudoephedrine relieves moderate/severe nasal congestion in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis

    Page :S103

    Eric Schenkel, Jonathan Corren, JJ Murray

    
  • ·Pre-seasonal treatment of rhinitis with montelukast and loratadine or cetirizine in pollen-sensitive rhinitic patients

    Page :S103

    Marcin Kurowski, Barbara Korzycka, Pawel Gorski

    
  • ·Quality of life in montelukast-therapy of nasal polyposis

    Page :S104

    Rose Fintelmann, Matthias F Kramer, Eike Krause, Gerd Rasp

    
  • ·Patients with allergic rhinitis prefer budesonide aqueous nasal spray to fluticasone propionate nasal spray based on sensory attributes

    Page :S104

    S Shah, CJ Miller, N Pethick, L O'dowd

    
  • ·Intranasal budesonide does not affect the ability of asthmatics to warm and humidify inspired air

    Page :S104

    Jayant M Pinto, Paraya Assanasen, Fuad M Baroody, Edward Naureckas, Julian Solway, Robert M Naclerio

    
  • ·Analysis of medication use in a PRN study of seasonal allergic rhinitis

    Page :S104

    HB Kaiser, CK Cook, ST Goode-Sellers, BA Prillaman, LA Witham, EE Philpot

    
  • ·Tecastemizole produces rapid and sustained symptom reduction in seasonal allergic rhinitis

    Page :S105

    P Ratner, Frank C Hampel, Rudolf A Baumgartner

    
  • ·Fluticasone propionate aqueous nasal spray provides greater improvement than placebo in the symptoms of rhinitis when used as-needed (PRN)

    Page :S105

    Frank C Hampel, BT Bock, ST Goode-Sellers, LA Witham, CK Cook, EE Philpot

    
  • ·Montelukast in the treatment of nighttime symptoms associated with seasonal allergic rhinitis in double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled studies

    Page :S105

    George Philip, Eli O Meltzer, Kerstin Malmstrom, Jean-Louis Marchal, Theodore F Reiss

    
  • ·Comparison of the flow properties of mometasone furoate nasal spray with other nasal corticosteroid sprays

    Page :S106

    SA Sharpe, V Sandweiss, J Tuazon, M Giordano, L Witchey-Lakshmanan, J Sequeira

    
  • ·Mometasone furoate nasal spray relieves daytime cough associated with allergic rhinitis

    Page :S106

    S Gawchik, S Goldstein, Bruce M Prenner, A John

    
  • ·The importance of a wide therapeutic window: Fexofenadine is safe and effective over a broad range of plasma concentrations

    Page :S106

    Steve J Offord

    
  • ·Significant differences of airborne allergen counts (AAC) in different areas of one city: Part 2

    Page :S106

    Lyndon E Mansfield, Cassandra Aguirre, Catherine P Mendoza, Laura Frowner

    
  • ·Timing of rainfall affects time of onset of tree pollens, but not grass or weed pollens

    Page :S107

    Cassandra Aguirre, Lyndon E Mansfield

    
  • ·The comparative incidence of skin test reactivity to Betula pendula (European white birch) and Alnus rhombifolia (White alder) in the San Francisco bay area

    Page :S107

    Faith R Bocobo, Donald F German, Jenene M Roberto, MB Strub

    
  • ·Can we simplify allergy skin testing by using aeroallergen extract mixtures instead of individual extracts?

    Page :S107

    Aleena Suryadevara, Allyson T Tevrizian, Glenna Mote-Yates, Pedro C Avila

    
  • ·Characteristics of allergic manifestations following dusting/washing food grains

    Page :S107

    JI Khan

    
  • ·Effect of temperature and storage on endotoxin detection in domestic dust samples

    Page :S108

    Gael Tavernier, Gillian Fletcher, Robert Niven, Anthony Pickering

    
  • ·Rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma due to dermestidae (Black carpet beetle): An indoor allergen in house dust

    Page :S108

    Jaime De Miguel, Manuel De Las Heras, Borja Bartolome, Mar Fernandez, Joaquín Sastre, Javier Cuesta

    
  • ·Pattern of hypersensitivity to common tree pollens in New York City patients

    Page :S108

    Edward S Bennett, Allison E Clauss, Robert Y Lin

    
  • ·A case of indirect exposure to cat allergens at school

    Page :S108

    Gianna Moscato, Massimo Ferrari, Luca Perfetti, Alessia Marseglia, Eugenia Galdi

    
  • ·Sharp increase in fed d 1 airborne levels during the estrus cycle of a cat

    Page :S109

    Francisco Marañón, Enrique Fernández-Caldas, Miguel Casanovas, Jose Juan Clavijo, Emilio Alvarez-Cuesta, Eloina Gonzalez-Mancebo, Pilar Berges

    
  • ·Cockroach allergen production as a result of change in diet and pesticide application

    Page :S109

    Yi-Chen Zhang, Ginger L Chew

    
  • ·Milk as indoor allergen

    Page :S109

    Soili Mäkinen-Kiljunen, Helena Mussalo-Rauhamaa

    
  • ·Pollen fragments are released as repirable aerosols from major allergenic trees and weeds

    Page :S109

    Phillip E Taylor, Richard Flagan, Michael M Glovsky

    
  • ·Quantified environmental challenge (QEC) using rubber glove cornstarch aerosols compromises pulmonary function in patients with natural rubber latex (NRL) sensitivity

    Page :S110

    Santiago Quirce, Mark C Swanson, M Fernández-Nieto, M De Las Heras, Javier Cuesta, Joaquín Sastre

    
  • ·The vertical distribution of Der p 1 allergen in carpets and the effect of vacuum cleaning

    Page :S110

    Jason K Sercombe, Damien Liu-Brennan, Euan R Tovey

    
  • ·Effect of disodium octaborate tetrahydrate on house dust mites in carpeting

    Page :S110

    Jeffrey D Miller

    
  • ·PBMC mRNA measurement: Expression array vs real time PCR vs RPA vs multiplex PCR

    Page :S111

    Farida Y Patel, FI Smillie, E Hadley, L Farid, EC McKie, RB Gore, Adnan Custovic, Ashley A Woodcock

    
  • ·DNA vaccine and pulmonary response in an animal model of Alternaria sensitivity

    Page :S111

    Hiram Sanchez, Amjad Tuffaha, Ronald L Sorkness, Robert K Bush

    
  • ·The discrepancy between quantitative IgE serology, skin test sensitivity and basophil releasability analysed with recombinant Bet v 1, the major birch pollen allergen

    Page :S111

    Ashok Purohit, S Laffer, Verena Niederberger, Florence Lieutier-Colas, Frédéric De Blay, R Valenta, Gabrielle Pauli

    
  • ·Gene expression in PBMC from severe atopic dermatitis patients assessed by high-density oligonucleotide arrays

    Page :S111

    Masayuki Heishi, Shinji Kagaya, T Katsunuma, Akira Akasawa, Akiko Nakada, Yoshihiro Yayoi, Hiroko Katayama, Tadahiro Oshida, Yuji Sugita, Hirohisa Saito

    
  • ·Modifications at the N-terminus of C3a abolish its biologic function a study using the phage display technique

    Page :S112

    Sandra Senger, Jörn Elsner, Alexander Kapp, Jörg Köhl

    
  • ·Analysis of IgE heavy chain sequences from a small volume of peripheral blood from a mildly atopic individual

    Page :S112

    William JJ Finlay, Carl S Goodyear, Jay Slater

    
  • ·Genetic variation of mite allergens: Effects on T-cell responses

    Page :S112

    Belinda J Hales, Wendy Anne Smith, Lee A Hazell, Wayne R Thomas

    
  • ·Immune activity of fullerene C₆₀ amino acid and protein derivatives

    Page :S112

    SM Andreev, AA Babakhin, AO Petrukhina, IM Andreev, VS Romanova, LM Dubuske

    
  • ·Isolation and characterization of recombinant human IgE antibodies from pediatric egg allergic patients the combinatorial phage display library approach

    Page :S113

    Alexander V Grishin, Marina Bogush, Michael J Caplan, Hugh A Sampson

    
  • ·Molecular definition of the role of secretory component in secretory IgA-mediated protection at mucosal surfaces

    Page :S113

    Blaise Corthesy, Armelle Phalipon

    
  • ·Mechanisms of peripheral T cell tolerance during natural exposure to bee stings and mucosal allergens, house-dust mite and birch pollen in healthy individuals

    Page :S113

    Mübeccel Akdis, Christian Manhart, Kurt Blaser, Cezmi Akdis

    
  • ·Vitamin D3 (VD) and retinoic acid (RA) inhibit IgE production in vitro from normal and atopic donors

    Page :S114

    Guido Heine, Beate M Henz, Margitta Worm

    
  • ·Altered innate and allergic immune responses in SP-D deficient mice

    Page :S114

    Eric B Brandt, Emily E Muntel, Jeffrey A Whitsett, ME Rothenberg

    
  • ·Peripheral blood mononuclear cell production of IFN-γ at one year of age is decreased in children with atopic dermatitis

    Page :S114

    William A Neaville, Kelly S Anklam, Kathy A Roberg, Kiva J Adler, Stephanie H Gilbertson-White, Kirstin T Carlson-Dakes, Douglas F Dasilva, Sarah A Ellerman-Sund, Rebekah J Hamilton, Ronald Gargnon, James E Gern, Robert F Lemanske

    
  • ·Experimental S mansoni infection in genetically selected mice through high and low inflammatory response

    Page :S114

    Myrthes Toledo Barros, Adenir Perini, Maria Lucia Bueno Garcia, Milena Acencio, Maria Fernanda Macedo Soares, Mahasti Sahihi Macedo, Olga Martinez Ibanez, Jorge Kalil, Milton Arruda Martins

    
  • ·Dynamics of dendritic cells in a provocation model in perennial allergic rhinitis

    Page :S115

    Berber N Oldenbeuving, Alex Kleinjan, Philip Lumley, Paul GM Mulder, Wendy Jlm Koevoet, Wytske J Fokkens

    
  • ·The cellular constituents of lower airways inflammation in allergic rhinitic subjects compared to asthmatics and healthy

    Page :S115

    Joanna L Brown, Nikolai Stenfors, Annelie Behndig, Anders Blomberg, Frank Kelly, Thomas Sandstrom, Susan J Wilson, Anthony J Frew

    
  • ·Immunoglobulin free light chains mediate immediate hypersensitivity-like responses

    Page :S115

    Frank A Redegeld, Bianca Heijdra, Mirjam Kool, Aletta D Kraneveld, Frans P Nijkamp

    
  • ·Basophil accumulation and cytokine expression in skin during the late phase reaction

    Page :S116

    Mari S Durbin, Sam W Lloyd, Susan J Wilson, Gita Belgi, Alan R McEuen, Andrew F Walls

    
  • ·Azelastine is more potent than olopatadine in inhibiting interleukin-6 and other mediator release from human umbilical cord blood-derived cultured mast cells

    Page :S116

    W Boucher, D Kempuraj, M Huang, K Kandere, R Letourneau, S Jeudy, K Fitzgerald, K Spear, A Athanasiou, C Theoharides

    
  • ·Absence of antenatal immunity to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) at birth

    Page :S116

    Subramaniam Krishnan, Robert C Welliver, Marilyn Halonen

    
  • ·Repeatability and responsiveness of an airway morphometric technique in a mouse model of chronic allergen challenge

    Page :S116

    Russ Ellis, Richard Leigh, Jennifer Wattie, David Southam, Mark D Inman

    
  • ·The effect of desloratadine on eosinophil/basophil progenitors and other inflammatory markers in seasonal allergic rhinitis: A placebo-controlled randomized study

    Page :S117

    Michael M Cyr, Adrian J Baatjes, Lisa M Hayes, Lynn Crawford, Judah A Denburg

    
  • ·Cow's milk protein affects lipopolysaccharide and cytokine-induced expression of class II antigens on colonic epithelial cell line (HT-29)

    Page :S117

    HL Chung, SG Kim, JJ Lee

    
  • ·Implant failure associated with eczema and T-cell hyperresponsiveness in vitro: A case of titanium hypersensitivity?

    Page :S117

    Peter Thomas, Burkhard Summer, Sonja Barnstorf, Christian Sander, Bernhard Przybilla

    
  • ·Comparison of molecular changes on the ocular surface in response to seasonal allergen versus conjunctival allergen provocation

    Page :S117

    Neal P Barney, Ellen B Cook, James L Stahl, Frank M Graziano

    
  • ·Serum soluble ICAM-1 and VCAM in patients with allergic bronchial asthma and rhinitis

    Page :S118

    Diana Mihaela Dumitrascu, Daniela Neculoiu, Ligia Chialda, Valeria Dejica, Doru Ioan Dejica

    
  • ·Human monocytes/macrophages produce, store and release neurotrophins

    Page :S118

    Bettina Rost, Oliver Noga, Gerald Hanf, Ulrich Gerd Ohnemus, Gert Kunkel

    
  • ·Redistribution of human eosinophil NADPH oxidase components is associated with a predominantly extracellular Production of superoxide

    Page :S118

    Paige Lacy, Redwan Moqbel

    
  • ·Cysteinyl leukotrienes in pediatric inflammatory diseases

    Page :S118

    David E Provencher, Roselyn M Hicks, Richard A Cahill, Olcay Y Jones, Noorbibi K Day, Robert A Good

    
  • ·Cysteinyl leukotrienes directly induce calcium mobilization, chemotaxis and degranulation of eosinophils

    Page :S118

    Takao Fujisawa, Yoshiko Kato, Nobuharu Oshima, Hiroyuki Nagase, Hitoshi Kamiya, Yutaka Morita

    
  • ·Increased expression of SR protein p30 in neutrophils

    Page :S119

    Qing Xu, Kevin O Kisich, Ian Strickland, Marina T Lewis, Donald YM Leung

    
  • ·The relationship of cytokine levels to markers of inflammation in ovalbumin sensitized C57/B16 mice

    Page :S119

    Sandhya D Nandedkar, Kameswari S Konduri

    
  • ·Phenotypic profiling of blood and airway secretions in asthmatic and healthy subjects

    Page :S119

    Susan E Alters, Pedro C Avila, Harini Govindarajan, Paul Raju, Jun Deng, Homer A Boushey, Aaron B Kantor

    
  • ·The influence of long-term treatment with histamine H1 receptor antagonists and theophylline on the incidence of febrile convulsion in children with atopic dermatitis and/or asthma

    Page :S120

    Y Morisawa, Y Ohya, T Katsunuma, T Ishii, H Watanabe, T Suda, H Kawahara, H Matsumota, Hiroshi Wakiguchi, A Akasawa, Hirohisa Saito

    
  • ·Assessing the burden of seasonal allergic rhinitis on sleep patterns

    Page :S120

    MB Scharf

    
  • ·Surveying a cohort of ambulatory urban asthmatic patients to assess the reliability of information obtained from next-of-kin

    Page :S120

    Pam Capocci-Tolomeo, Marcia Polansky, Michael S Sherman, David M Lang

    
  • ·The development of a screening questionnaire to distinguish persistent from intermittent asthma in children

    Page :S121

    Mark Edward Ward, Michael S Schechter

    
  • ·Quality of life in rhinitis and asthma

    Page :S121

    Johan Hellgren, Barbro Balder, Mona Palmqvist, Olle Loewhagen, Kjell Toren, Göran Karlsson, Alf Tunsater

    
  • ·Allergic rhinitis and quality of life after one year of allergen immunotherapy

    Page :S121

    S Echechipia, BE Garcia, MT Lizaso, MT Aldunate, JM Olaguibel, N Labarta, AI Tabar

    
  • ·Development and validation of the nocturnal rhinitis quality of life questionnaire

    Page :S121

    Elizabeth F Juniper, Thomas Rohrbaugh, Eli O Meltzer

    
  • ·Quality of life after use of environmental control measures together with the application of the acaricide frontac in the environment of patients suffering from allergic respiratory pathology

    Page :S122

    Cisteró-Bahíma Anna, Malet Alfonso, Enrique Ernesto, Amat Pau, Alonso Rosario, San miguel-Moncín María Del Mar, Bartra Joan, Pueyo María Gloria

    
  • ·Patients' perceptions and experiences of seasonal allergic rhinitis

    Page :S122

    Peter White, Helen Smith, Louise Brown, Rose Wiles

    
  • ·Impact of the burden of allergic rhinitis (SAR) on simulated real world functioning: A pilot investigation

    Page :S122

    Usha Satish, Siegfried Streufert, Mantosh Dewan

    
  • ·Recreational evaluation of allergic patients view of the environment

    Page :S122

    Dalila Coromoto Rodríguez, Belén Carolina Montserrat, Daniel Chirinos, Delia Larrauri, María Eugenia Miquilena, Luz Del Valle Fernández, Josemar Jiménez, Jorge Liporaci, Xiomara Terysol Contreras

    
  • ·Validating a 20 question survey for allergen triggers

    Page :S123

    Mercedes Caridad Amado, Gabriella Kusko, Charles S Barnes, Frank Hu, Freddy Pacheco, Jay Portnoy

    
  • ·Intracellular cytokine IL4 and INF-gamma production in lymphocytes from patients with chronic urticaria

    Page :S123

    Esther Luquin, Cristina Moreno, Alfonso Sanchez Ibarrola, Allen P Kaplan, Marta Ferrer

    
  • ·Idiopathic chronic urticaria: Comparison between intradermal skin test and TDBH (human basophils degranulation test)

    Page :S124

    Zulma Liliana Morales, Viviana Segui, Jose Egidio Fabiani, Leonardo Greiding

    
  • ·Chronic urticaria (CU), thyroid disease (TD) and the autologous serum test (AST)

    Page :S124

    P Mathelier-Fusade, C Vermeulen, AM Rouquette, O Bayrou, C Pecquet, F Leynadier

    
  • ·Hashimoto's thyroiditis among patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU): The prevalence in a clinical practice

    Page :S124

    Mark Stein, Patricia Marie Keeler, William FP Tuer

    
  • ·Antithyroid antibodies and other immunological alterations related with autoimmunity in chronic idiopathic urticaria patients

    Page :S124

    Jenny V Garmendia, Mercedes Zabaleta, Oscar Aldrey, Paolo A Tassinari, Leopoldo Deibis, Nicolás Bianco

    
  • ·A classic association between chronic urticaria and graves' disease

    Page :S125

    Girish V Vitalpur, Usha Chandrahasa, Prem Kumar

    
  • ·Association of childhood chronic idiopathic urticaria with autoimmunity

    Page :S125

    Yael Levy, Nirit Segal, Yehuda L Danon

    
  • ·Case report: Chronic urticaria caused by anti-insulin antibody in a patient on human recombinant insulin

    Page :S125

    Richard Michael Harris, Marion S Johnson

    
  • ·Chronic urticaria with sensitization to Anisakis simplex: Which factors contribute to detectable specific IgG4 values?

    Page :S126

    Francisco Vega de La Osada, Alvaro Daschner, Begoña González Leza

    
  • ·Specific IgG and IgG4 in patients with IgE-antibodies against Anisakis simplex: Acute urticaria in gastro-allergic anisakiasis versus chronic urticaria

    Page :S126

    Alvaro Daschner, Francisco Vega de La Osada, Begoña González Leza

    
  • ·Helicobacter pylori infection and chronic idiopathic urticaria more than casualty?

    Page :S126

    André Moreira, Josefina Rodrigues, Joao A Fonseca, José Luís Delgado, Marianela Vaz

    
  • ·“Pit fall” chronic urticaria: Hunting down the wrong diagnosis

    Page :S127

    Mark David Anliker, Peter Itin

    
  • ·Sulfasalazine in the treatment of chronic urticaria (CU)

    Page :S127

    Adrian Michael Jaffer, Robert Tilden Reid

    
  • ·Cholinergic urticaria associated with acquired hypohidrosis in an HIV-positive patient

    Page :S127

    Francis C Yu, William B Klaustermeyer

    
  • ·Clinical and laboratory aspects of cold induced allergy syndromes

    Page :S128

    A Chomiciene, V Kvedariene, A Blaziene

    
  • ·A novel approach to cardiac bypass surgery in a patient with cold-induced urticaria

    Page :S128

    Carla A Irani, Nancy D Gordon, Arnold I Levinson

    
  • ·Severe angioedema: Interaction among ACEI, ASA/NSAID, narcotics, and other contributing factors

    Page :S128

    Johnson T Wong, Yuluen Hsu, Henry JL Chen, Kurt J Bloch

    
  • ·The role of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) in angioedema

    Page :S128

    Daniela Zauli, Alberto Grassi, Roberta Bortolotti, Simona Contestabile, Giorgio Ballardini, Francesco B Bianchi

    
  • ·Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome: A rare cause of orofacial edema

    Page :S129

    Nina C Ramirez, Richard F Lockey, Roger W Fox, Stephen J Kornfeld

    
  • ·Clinical survey of hereditary angioedema

    Page :S129

    W Huang

    
  • ·C1 inhibitor deficiency and normal C4

    Page :S129

    Bruce J Goldberg, E Park

    
  • ·Acquired C1 esterase inhibitor deficiency with late presentation of lymphoma

    Page :S130

    Michael S Kaplan

    
  • ·Subcutaneous emphysema masquerading as facial angioedema

    Page :S130

    A Tripathi, JD Mastrovich, NT Peters

    
  • ·Mimotopes of birch pollen allergen Bet v 1 conjugated to albumin inhibit antibody binding to the natural antigen

    Page :S130

    Angelika Riemer, Isabella Schoell, Farideh Nasseri-Kia, Claudia Gusenbauer, Margarete Focke, George Boltz-Nitulescu, Otto Scheiner, Franz Gabor, Erika Jensen-Jarolim

    
  • ·Immunoreactivity of recombinant Der f 2 isoforms

    Page :S130

    Ashanti N Baskerville, Nadezda Hozic, Thomas AE Platts-Mills, Martin D Chapman, Alisa M Smith

    
  • ·Structural characterization of art v 1, the major mugwort pollen allergen

    Page :S131

    Azra Dedic, Martin Himly, Edwin Engel, Klaus Richter, Fatima Ferreira

    
  • ·NMR spectroscopic structural characterization of SAM22, a member of the Bet v 1 allergen family from soy bean

    Page :S131

    Philipp Neudecker, Joerg Nerkamp, Katrin Lehmann, Stephan Scheurer, Stefan Vieths, Heinrich Sticht, Paul Roesch

    
  • ·Molecular cloning and characterization of tropomyosin, a major allergen of chironomus kiiensis, a dominant species of non-biting midges in Korea

    Page :S131

    Kyoung Young Jeong, Hye-Yung Yum, In-Yong Lee, Han-Il Ree, Chein Soo Hong, Dong Soo Kim, Tai-Soon Yong

    
  • ·Purification and characterization of various pollen profilins

    Page :S132

    Helene Henmar, Henrik Ipsen, Thomas Lenhard, Peter Thorsted

    
  • ·Comparison between recombinant cup a 11 and native cup a 1, the major Cupressus arizonica pollen allergen

    Page :S132

    Patrizia Iacovacci, Cinzia Butteroni, Laura Pironi, Claudia Afferni, Eleonora Mr Puggioni, Raffaella Tinghino, Bianca Barletta, Renato Ariano, Raphael C Panzani, Gabriella Di Felice, Carlo Pini

    
  • ·IgE reactivity of recombinant silverfish tropomyosin

    Page :S132

    Bianca Barletta, Eleonora Mr Puggioni, Cinzia Butteroni, Patrizia Iacovacci, Claudia Afferni, Raffaella Tinghino, Renato Ariano, Raphael C Panzani, Carlo Pini, Gabriella Di Felice

    
  • ·Single step purification and characterization of a 67 kDa major allergen from Imperata cylindrica grass pollen extract

    Page :S133

    Kaiser Mohammed Bijli, Bhanu Pratap Singh, Susheela Sridhara, Naveen Arora

    
  • ·Study of the allergenicity of different soybean varieties

    Page :S133

    Rosa Codina, Ledit Ardusso, Richard F Lockey, Carlos Crisci, Norberto Bertoya, Iris Medina

    
  • ·Hev b 5 double mutant proteins

    Page :S133

    Melissa L Patterson, Elizabeth J Cardinale, Robyn E O'Hehir, Michael F Sutherland, Jay Slater

    
  • ·Lyophilization does not affect the activity or secondary structure of cat allergen vaccines

    Page :S134

    Marc Alston, Cherry Valerio, Ann Dixon, Kristen Morrow, Jay Slater

    
  • ·The role of glycosylation in the IgE binding of the major honeybee allergen, hyaluronidase

    Page :S134

    Lyudmila N Soldatova, Zora Marcovic-Housley, Tinh N Luong, Ulrich R Mueller, Jay Slater

    
  • ·Mimotopes of papain, a homologue of the major house dust mite allergen Der p1, isolated from phage display libraries

    Page :S134

    Stephanie Robin Gunn, Andrew G Jarnicki, Paul M Watt, Wayne R Thomas

    
  • ·Heterologous expression in Nicotiana benthamiana of cap a 1, a thaumatin-like protein and major allergen from bell pepper (Capsicum annuum)

    Page :S134

    Heidemarie Cornelia Fuchs, Karin Hoffmann-Sommergruber, Birgit Wagner, Monika Krebitz, Otto Scheiner, Heimo Breiteneder

    
  • ·Expression of the house dust mite allergen Der p 2 and mutants in the yeast pichia pastoris

    Page :S135

    Caroline Bolwig, Henrik Ipsen, Helene Henmar, Michael D Spangfort

    
  • ·Selection by phage display of recombinant single-chain antibody fragments directed against the spina bifida associated latex allergen hev b 3

    Page :S135

    Christine Hafner, Stefan Wagner, Birgit Wagner, Dorothee Allwardt, Otto Scheiner, Heimo Breiteneder

    
  • ·Expression of the recombinant group 2 allergen from Blomia tropicalis: Comparison of the immunoreactivity of Blo t 2 and Blo t 5

    Page :S135

    J Jared Christophel, Nadezda Hozic, L Karla Arruda, Fook Tim Chew, Thomas AE Platts-Mills, WL Wang, KT Kuay, Martin D Chapman, Alisa M Smith

    
  • ·Sensitisation and allergic disease at four years of age in the BAMSE birth-cohort study

    Page :S136

    Catarina Almqvist, Inger Kull, Marianne Van hage-Hamsten, Lennart Nordvall, Göran Pershagen, Magnus Wickman

    
  • ·Characterization of Arah1, a major peanut allergen

    Page :S136

    Olga M Viquez, Koffi N Konan, Hortense W Dodo

    
  • ·Expression of allergen mimotopes as fusion proteins linked to the albumin binding protein (ABP) of streptococcal protein G and their immunological properties

    Page :S136

    Brigitte Hantusch, Erika Ganglberger, Isabella Schoell, Sigrid Baumann, Mark Suter, George Boltz-Nitulescu, Otto Scheiner, Erika Jensen-Jarolim

    
  • ·Cup a 3, major allergen from Cupressus arizonica: Cloning and expression in pichia pastoria

    Page :S136

    Carlos Lahoz, Isabel Cortegano, Ascensión Minguez, Victoria Del Pozo, Esther Civantos, Blanca Cárdaba, Esther Aceituno, Marta Rojo, Soledad Gallardo, Pilar Palomino

    
  • ·Cross-reactivity of mesquite tree pollen with deciduous tree pollens

    Page :S137

    Sue Killian, John McMichael

    
  • ·Mannose-rich glycosilated components isolated from the house dust mite Blomia tropicalis

    Page :S137

    Karine C Almeida, Margareth Leitao Gennari, Erika Aguiar Pereira, Deise Silva, Jair Pereira Da Cunha Junior, Federico Montealegre, Ernesto Ako Takemoti

    
  • ·Fusarium culmorum causes strong degradation of pollen allergens in extract mixtures

    Page :S137

    Michael Hoff, Marion Krail, Marion Kästner, Gerald Reese, Dieter Haustein, Stefan Vieths

    
  • ·Structural analysis of purified natural Amb a 1

    Page :S138

    Gudru Maria Hubinger, Martin Himly, Peter Briza, Christian Radauer, Te Piao King, Fatima Ferreira

    
  • ·Characterization of a new cross-reactive enolase allergen from Rhodotorula mucilaginosa

    Page :S138

    Horng-Der Shen, Ching-Yun Chang, Hong Chou, Ming F Tam, Ren-Bin Tang, Hsiu-Yu Lai

    
  • ·Characterization of a cross-reactive, major allergen of Epicoccum nigrum

    Page :S138

    Vandana Bisht, Bhanu Pratap Singh, Shailendra Nath Gaur, Naveen Arora, Susheela Sridhara

    
  • ·Allergen detection from spores of nine different genera of the fungi imperfecti, pre- and post-germination

    Page :S138

    Brett J Green, Teresa Z Mitakakis, Euan R Tovey

    
  • ·The influence of different growth media and different isolates of Stachybotrys chartarum on monoclonal antibody (Mab) reactivity

    Page :S139

    Detlef Schmechel, Janet P Simpson, Daniel M Lewis

    
  • ·Impairment of skin prick test response to house dust mite antigens in schistosoma mansoni infected subjects highly exposed to house dust mite allergens

    Page :S139

    Manoel Medeiros, Silvia Terra, Deise Silva, Joanemile Figueiredo, Maria Cecília Almeida, Maria Ilma Araujo, Welma Amorim, Ricardo Pinho, Ernesto Taketomi, Edgar Carvalho

    
  • ·Identification of T-cell epitopes of Cry j 1 in dogs sensitive to Japanese cedar (cryptomeria japonica) Pollen

    Page :S140

    Kenichi Masuda, Masahiro Sakaguchi, Saburo Saito, Douglus J Deboer, Keigo Kurata, Sadatoshi Maeda, Toshihiro Tsukui, Shigehiro Iwabuchi, Koichi Ohno, Hajime Tsujimoto

    
  • ·IgE reactivity and cross-reactivity to Japanese cedar (cryptomeria japonica) and cypress (chamaecyparis obtusa) pollen allergens in dogs with atopic dermatitis

    Page :S140

    Masahiro Sakaguchi, Kenichi Masuda, Hiroshi Yasueda, Saburo Saito, Douglus J Deboer, Hajime Tsujimoto

    
  • ·The safety of rofecoxib in patients with NSAID-induced urticaria and angioedema

    Page :S140

    Khai Pang Leong, Chwee Ying Tang, Bernard Thong, Hiok Hee Chng

    
  • ·Tolerance of rofecoxib in patients with adverse reactions to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)

    Page :S140

    Salvador Fernández-Meléndez, Alfonso Miranda, M Jose Carmona, Juan Díaz, Jose M Barceló, Jose M Vega, Juan J García

    
  • ·Celecoxib, a new selective COX 2 inhibitor, is a safe alternative drug in highly NSAIDs-intolerant patients

    Page :S141

    Anna Rita Dama, Gennaro Liccardi, Giuseppe Lobefalo, Patrizia Bonadonna, Michele Schiappoli, Mariangiola Crivellaro

    
  • ·Recurrent transient acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity

    Page :S141

    Ellie Linda Tsai, Gerald Minuk, Richard J Warrington

    
  • ·Acetamenophen cross-sensitivity is common in Thai patients with aspirin/NSAIDs sensitivity and may be life-threatening

    Page :S141

    Kiat Ruxrungtham, Hiroshi Chantaphakul, Supot Tiyasatapon, Praphan Phanupak

    
  • ·Cyclooxgenase-2 inhibitor induced asthma exacerbation

    Page :S142

    Pa Barzaga, Stanley M Naguwa

    
  • ·Montelukast pretreatment partially protects NSAID-intolerant patients from ibuprofen-induced uriticaria and angioedema

    Page :S142

    Carlos Pérez, Mario Sánchez-Borges, Arnaldo Capriles-Hulett

    
  • ·Atopy and NSAID sensitivity

    Page :S142

    Ernesto meyer

    
  • ·Diagnostic methodology in analgesic/anti-inflammatory drugs hypersensitivity

    Page :S142

    Amélia Spínola-Santos, Anabela Lopes-Pregal, Susana Lopes-Silva, Elisa Pedro, António Vinhas-Sousa, AG Palma-Carlos

    
  • ·The utility of penicillin skin testing in a tertiary care clinic

    Page :S143

    Elizabeth Jane Phillips, Sandra R Knowles, Lisa O'Brien, Elizabeth A Weber

    
  • ·Follow-up of patients with negative skin tests to penicillin

    Page :S143

    Gina A Lacuesta, DW Moote, Keith Payton, Jorge Mazza

    
  • ·Detection of penicillin minor determinants in skin-test materials

    Page :S143

    Patric M Ambrosio, Robert J Donnelly, Leonard Bielory, Steven E Schutzer

    
  • ·Dendrimers as carrier protein mimetics for IgE antibody recognition: Synthesis and characterization of densely penicilloylated dendrimers

    Page :S144

    C Mayorga, MJ Torres, E Pérez-Inestrosa, F Sánchez-Sancho, MI Montañez, JL Rodriguez-Bada, A Romano, R Suau, M Blanca

    
  • ·Toward a better understanding of allergy to cephalosporin antibiotics synthesis and characterization of major determinants

    Page :S144

    MJ Torres, E Pérez-Inestrosa, C Mayorga, F Sánchez-Sancho, MI Montañez, MC Moya, A Romano, R Suau, M Blanca

    
  • ·Specific IgE/IgG determinations to diphtheria-tetanus vaccine: Studies on the cross-reactivity

    Page :S144

    F Martin, MJ Pereira, S Posadas, E Sanchez, M Blanca, J Alvarez

    
  • ·Anthrax vaccine temporally associated systemic adverse events referred to a tertiary medical center

    Page :S145

    Bryan L Martin, Michael R Nelson, Robert Labutta, Tara E King, Jeannette F Williams, Mary C Minor, John E Grabenstein, Renata JM Engler

    
  • ·A severe allergic reaction presenting as an asthma exacerbation with respiratory failure following hepatitis B vaccination

    Page :S145

    Bradley Alan Becker

    
  • ·The utility of skin testing in patients with reactions to a meningitis vaccine (MV)

    Page :S146

    Harold Kim, June Armstrong, Fred White, Bryan Embree

    
  • ·Diagnosis of vaccine hypersensitivity

    Page :S146

    Hema Prateek Dalal, Lisa Roy Romard

    
  • ·Risk factors for angioedema associated with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors

    Page :S146

    Filiz Millik, Anita T Gewurz

    
  • ·Cross-reacting heparins: Study of a case report

    Page :S146

    Paloma Poza-Guedes, Gabriela Canto, Ruperto González-Pérez, Concepción Meroño, Angélica Feliú, Arancha Jimenez

    
  • ·Heparin allergy

    Page :S147

    Gema Minguez, Manuel De Barrio, Pilar Tornero, Maria Luisa Baeza, Antonio Moreno, Juan María Beitia, María Rubio

    
  • ·The utility of skin tests in patients with a suspected cutaneous reaction to heparin

    Page :S147

    C Pecquet, C Vermeulen, P Natta, C Sauvan, P Mathelier-Fusade, F Leynadier

    
  • ·Systemic allergic reaction to betametasone: A case report

    Page :S148

    Juan Diaz-Ruiz, MJ Torres, Ana Ameal, J Luis Anguita, Elena Reina, M Jose Carmona, Juan J García, Esther Romero

    
  • ·Scented intranasal steroids trigger migraine variant episodes

    Page :S148

    M Roznowski, M Lazarovich

    
  • ·Anaphylactoid shock to imiglucerase

    Page :S148

    Rosa Maria García-Rodríguez, Francisco León-Prieto, Manuela Martínez-Pardo, Encarnacion Camacho, Cristina Martín, Pilar Berges-Gimeno, B De La Hoz

    
  • ·Anaphylactic shock to omeprazole

    Page :S148

    Antonio Moreno, Pilar Tornero, Maria Luisa Baeza, Victoria Fuentes, Gema Minguez, Juan María Beitia, María Rubio, Teresa Herrero

    
  • ·Intraoperative anaphylaxis to bacitracin during breast augmentation surgery

    Page :S149

    Corlos M Morales, Susan Verdecchia, David M Lang

    
  • ·Two cases of allergy to leucovorin, one involving oral desensitization

    Page :S149

    H Gaouar, P Mathelier-Fusade, C Vermeulen, F Leynadier

    
  • ·Methylparaben immediate hypersensitivity is a rare cause of false positive local anesthetic provocative dose testing

    Page :S149

    Eric Macy, Michael Schatz, Robert S Zeiger

    
  • ·The success rate of rechallenge among patients with cutaneous hypersensitivity reaction to a specific brand of antituberculous drug

    Page :S150

    Lara Theresa Alentajan-Aleta

    
  • ·A successful prophylactic protocol in delayed hypersensitivity to radio contrast media: A case report

    Page :S150

    A Romano, Maria Cristina Artesani, Maria Andriolo, Marinella Viola, Rosa Pettinato, Alberto Venuti, Amorino Vecchioli-Scaldazza

    
  • ·Repid IV challenge/desensitization using iso-osmolar radiocontrast medium (RCM) in two patients at high risk for anaphylactoid reactions

    Page :S150

    Sandra J Hong, Kurt J Bloch, Johnson T Wong

    
  • ·Three cases of anaphylaxis to isosulfan blue

    Page :S150

    Noga Askenazi, Mirie R Sheets, Anita T Gewurz

    
  • ·Mechanism involved in fixed drug eruption

    Page :S151

    E Sanchez, S Posadas, T Bellon, T Blanco, J Alvarez, MJ Torres, C Mayorga, A Romano, M Blanca

    
  • ·Toxic epidermal necrolysis induced by lamotrigine in a child: Rapid recovery after high dose intravenous immunoglobin treatment

    Page :S151

    JL Corzo, FJ Garcia-Martin, V Vera, C Mayorga, MJ Torres, L Gonzalez, JA Cornejo-García, A Jurado, M Blanca

    
  • ·T cell involvement in accelerated reactions to drugs

    Page :S152

    M Blanca, C Mayorga, MJ Torres, E Sanchez, T Bellon, MJ Pereira, T Padial, MC Moya, S Posadas

    
  • ·Cytokine profiles and cytotoxic markers in toxic epidermal necrolysis treated with and without corticoids

    Page :S152

    S Posadas, MJ Torres, L Leyva, C Mayorga, JA Cornejo-García, E Sanchez, T Bellon, J Fernandez, Miguel Blanca

    
  • ·Bandemia associated with Stevens-Joynson syndrome: A case report

    Page :S152

    Anne Marie Ditto, Jaqueline Moran

    
  • ·Drugs and viral reactions in children: Patterns of immunological responses

    Page :S153

    L Leyva, MJ Torres, JL Corzo, C Mayorga, FJ Garcia-Martin, S Posadas, C Antunez, A Jurado, M Blanca

    
  • ·Allergic/adverse reactions following ingestion of home remedy (HR) by quack practice (QP)

    Page :S153

    Farooq Khan Rehman, Muhammad Ishaq, BI Khan

    
  • ·Potential adverse reactions from the use of complementary and alternative medicine and other dietary supplements with warning from Canada and US health authorities

    Page :S153

    HC George Wong

    
  • ·Demonstrating drug safety: Clinical usefulness of N-of 1 randomized controlled trials

    Page :S154

    Sandra R knowles, Heather Neilson, Elizabeth A Weber, Neil H Shear

    
  • ·Adverse drug reaction diagnosis by cellular antigen stimulation test (CAST-ELISA): Correaltion with oral drug challenge

    Page :S154

    MC Pereira-Santos, Ângela Spínola-Castro, Anabela LopesPregal, Rita Murta, Elisa Pedro, ML Palma-Carlos, AG Palma-Carlos

    
  • ·Novel aspirin desensitization protocol: A case report

    Page :S154

    Maureen McGeehan, William W Busse, Norman M Jensen

    
  • ·Relationships between exhaled nitric oxide and mesures of disease activity among children with mild to moderate asthma

    Page :S154

    Romina A Covar, Stanley J Szefler, Richard J Martin, DW Sundstrom, James R Murphy, David A Young, Philip Silkoff, Joseph D Spahn

    
  • ·A long term study comparing the safety (including growth) and efficacy of fluticasone propionate 100mcg bd with sodium cromoglycate 5mg qds in asthmatic children aged 12–47 months

    Page :S155

    Hans Bisgaard, David B Allen, Janusz Milanowski, Iiia Kalev, Patricia Davies, Lisa Willits

    
  • ·The Chinese herbal formula, MSSM-002, can reverse the established Th2 phenotype, which is accompanied with down regulation of the th2 transcription factor GATA-3

    Page :S155

    Xiu-Min Li, Ariel Teper, Zhong-Mei Zou, Kamal D Srivastava, Brian H Schofield, Hugh A Sampson

    
  • ·Emergency department management of acute asthma between 1996–2001: Potential impact of the 1997 NAEPP guidelines

    Page :S156

    Carlos A Camargo, Sunday Clark

    
  • ·Factors predictive of response to omalizumab therapy in patients with moderate-to-severe allergic asthma

    Page :S156

    Sally Wenzel, Jean Bousquet, Peter Freeman, Howard Fox

    
  • ·Salmeterol use and pregnancy outcome: A prospective multi-center study

    Page :S156

    Kenneth L Jones, Diana L Johnson, Nyree D Van Maarseveen, Christina D Chambers, Michael Schatz

    
  • ·Efficacy of omalizumab in allergic asthma patients at high-risk for asthma-related death

    Page :S157

    Jean Bousquet, Stephen Holgate, Howard Fox, Jeen Liu, Jordi Castellsague

    
  • ·Sustained bronchoprotection with montelukast but not formoterol as add on therapy in asthmatics with the homozygous glycine 16 b2 adrenoceptor genotype

    Page :S157

    Erika J Sims, Brian J Lipworth

    
  • ·Interaction between interleukin-13 and the eotaxin chemokines in mice

    Page :S157

    Samuel M Pope, Eric B Brandt, Anil Mishra, Nives Zimmermann, ME Rothenberg

    
  • ·Effects of 17-β estradiol and progesterone on intracellular cytokine production by T-lymphocytes

    Page :S158

    E Maniatis, Gailen D Marshall

    
  • ·Augmentation of allergic inflammation by cyclooxygenase inhibition is not dependent on IL-4

    Page :S158

    Stokes Peebles, Koichi Hashimoto, Jason D Morrow, Robert Collins, Kasia Jarzecka, Jamye Furlong, Daphne Mitchell, Barney S Graham, James R Sheller

    
  • ·Plasma IL-6 correlates with disease category and with hematological parameters in patients with mastocytosis

    Page :S158

    Knut Brockow, Cem Akin, Mary M Huber, Dean D Metcalfe

    
  • ·Soluble recombinant human interleukin-4 receptor (rhulL-4R) inhibition of T lymphocytes derived from antigen-specific cell lines and segmental allergen challenges

    Page :S158

    Dawn F Baramki, Richard Enelow, Larry Borish, Jan Agosti

    
  • ·Post-transcriptional regulation of eotaxin by glucocorticoids (GC) and by interleukin (IL)-4

    Page :S159

    Nicola Heller, Stephanie Curry, Renate Nickel, Beverly Plunkett, Huang S-K, Ann-Bin Shyu, R Schleimer, Cristiana Stellato

    
  • ·Diesel exposure favours Th2 cell recruitment by mononuclear cells and alveolar macrophages from allergic patients by dysregulating MDC and IP-10 production

    Page :S159

    Stephanie Senechal, Olivier Fahy, Jerome Pene, Andre Bernard Tonnel, Hans Yssel, Benoit Wallaert, Ann AP Tsicopoulos

    
  • ·HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein-induced apoptosis in human B lymphocytes inhibited by the chemokine, SDF-1α, via a CXCR4-caspase-dependent pathway

    Page :S159

    Christina Louis Patke, WT Shearer

    
  • ·Topically applied tacrolimus ointment in pediatric atopic dermatitis patients: Results of a large open-label study

    Page :S160

    Lynda Schneider, Robert Roberts, William Berger, Bruce M Prenner

    
  • ·Long-term safety of topically applied tacrolimus ointment in adult atopic dermatitis patients

    Page :S160

    Mark Boguniewicz, Donald Ym Leung, Guy F Webster, M Joyce Rico

    
  • ·The effects of montelukast on atopic dermatitis (AD): A placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel study

    Page :S160

    Timothy J Craig, Christine Correale, Vern Chinchilli, Erik Lehman, Cathy Mende, Amy Longernecker, Jan Light, Jolene Sponhower, James Marks

    
  • ·Fexofenadine is effective at reducing itching associated with atopic dermatitis

    Page :S160

    Makoto Kawashima, Hidemi Nakagawa, Toshiro Tango, Shotaro Harada, Tomoo Noguchi, Masahito Inagi

    
  • ·The effects of fexofenadine on late allergen induced cutaneous response (LCR) compared to placebo

    Page :S161

    Samantha M Walker, Stephen Durham

    
  • ·Comparative study of H₁-blockade in skin produced by fexofenadine, loratadine, and chlorpheniramine: Correlation with plasma and skin concentrations

    Page :S161

    KJ Simons, NA Silver, X Gu, F Estelle, R Simons

    
  • ·Combination treatment with cetirizine and zafirlukast improves urticaria in patients with autoantibody to FcEl receptors

    Page :S162

    Jonathan A Bernstein, Linda Levin, Wei Zhong

    
  • ·Efficacy and safety of azelastine in allergic conjunctivitis in children

    Page :S162

    Ulla Petzold, Bm Blochin, T Zimmerman, A Sabbah, John Karafilidis, Nicole Lavallee, John Patrick Hanrahan

    
  • ·Molecular cloning and characterization of group 1 and 2 allergens from dust mite, Blomia tropicalis

    Page :S162

    Kt Kuay, Wl Wang, Hs Shang, S Lim, Bee Wah Lee, Fook Tim Chew

    
  • ·Specific IgE binding reactivity to nine recombinant allergens from dust mite, Dermatophagoides farinae

    Page :S163

    S Ong, Hs Shang, Bl Lua, L Tsai, S Lim, Fook Tim Chew

    
  • ·Use of cocktails of recombinant allergens for diagnosis of mite allergy in patients with asthma and/or rhinitis

    Page :S163

    Isabel R Genov, Patricia PO Jorge, Ana Paula Fávaro Trombone, Katia RC Tobias, Virginia Paes Leme Ferriani, Alisa M Smith, Martin D Chapman, L Karla Arruda

    
  • ·Ana o 1, a major cashew nut allergen of the vicilin family

    Page :S163

    Fang Wang, Suzanne S Teuber, Shridhar K Sathe, Pallave Tawde, Kenneth H Roux

    
  • ·Downregulation of Arah2, a major peanut allergen in transgenic peanut plants

    Page :S163

    Koffi N Konan, Olga M Viquez, Hortense W Dodo

    
  • ·Crystal structure of a hypoallergenic isoform of the major birch pollen allergen Bet v 1 and its biological function

    Page :S164

    Zora Markovic-Housley, Massimo Degano, Doriano Lamba, Markus Susani, Fatima Ferreira, Otto Scheiner, Heimo Breiteneder

    
  • ·Differences in Bet v 1 epitope specificies of individual patients' IgE revealed by analysis of cross-reactivity between group 1 major allergens from birch and apple

    Page :S164

    Jørgen N Larsen, Jeanette Haugel-Nielsen, JH Heinig, Jens Holm, Henrik Ipsen, Henrik H Jacobi, Peter Adler Würtzen, Michael D Spangfort

    
  • ·In vitro evolution of the Bet v 1 family by gene shuffling

    Page :S164

    Michael Ferdinand Wallner, Reinhard Nestelbacher, Heimo Breiteneder, Karin Hoffmann-Sommergruber, Josef Thalhammer, Fatima Ferreira

    
  • ·Expression of eotaxin in enterocytes induces intestinal eosinophilia

    Page :S164

    Anil Mishra, Simon P Hogan, Eric B Brandt, Margert Collins, Philip E Putnam, Paul S Foster, ME Rothenberg

    
  • ·Chemokine receptor expression profile of eosinophils in disordered conditions

    Page :S165

    Hiroyuki Nagase, Koichiro Kudo, Shinyu Izumi, Ken Ohta, Nobuyuki Kobayashi, Masao Yamaguchi, Kouji Matsushima, Yutaka Morita, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Koichi Hirai

    
  • ·The fungus, Alternaria, induces activation and degranulation of human eosinophils

    Page :S165

    Yoshinari Inoue, Seung-Heon Shin, Jens U Ponikau, Hirohito Kita

    
  • ·Potential anti-inflammatory role of mouse eosinophils

    Page :S166

    Takao Kobayashi, Koji Iijima, Hirohito Kita

    
  • ·The combined effect of all trans retinoic acid and the glucocorticoid, budesonide, on eosinophil differentiation from cord blood-derived CD34⁺ progenitor cells in vitro

    Page :S166

    Adrian J Baatjes, Lynn Crawford, Michael M Cyr, Sandra Dorman, Ronan Foley, Lisa M Hayes, Roma Sehmi, Judah A Denburg

    
  • ·Proteomic analysis of human eosinophil activation mediated by mast cells, GM-CSF and TNF-α

    Page :S166

    Francesca Levi-Schaffer, Vladislav Temkin, Hans-Uwe Simon, Johann-Rudolf Frey, John-R Kettman, Ivan Lefkovits

    
  • ·Th2 mediated pulmonary inflammation induces the differential expression of a unique eosinophil-associated ribonuclease gene

    Page :S166

    Stephania A Cormier, Shubing Yuang, Dawn Dimina, Nancy A Lee, James J Lee

    
  • ·CCR3-blocking antibody inhibits allergen-induced eosinophil recruitment in human skin xenografts from allergic patients

    Page :S167

    Olivier Fahy, Stephanie Senechal, Philippe Lassalle, Han Vorng, Monique Capron, Andrew F Walls, Alan R McEuen, Mark G Buckley, Qutayba A Hamid, Benoit Wallaert, Andre Bernard Tonnel, Anne AP Tiscopoulos

    
  • ·Inhalation of allergen-derived T cell peptide epitopes induces isolated late asthmatic reactions with associated local eosinophilia

    Page :S167

    F Runa Ali, Maria Bylanski, Justine Arbery, Mark Larche, A Barry Kay

    
  • ·PAR-2-mediated endothelial cell activation induces leukocyte transmigration through endothelial monolayers

    Page :S167

    Harissios Vliagoftis, Cory Ebeling, John A Kennedy, Clifford D Wright

    
  • ·Altered pulmonary allergic responses regulatory in mice deficient for clara cell secretory protein, CC10

    Page :S168

    L-C Chen, J Lin, A Myers, Z Zhang, S-K Huang

    
  • ·Allergic airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) induced by aspergillus fumigatus (Af) is attenuated in C57BL/6 mice genetically deficient of surfactant protein (SP)-D

    Page :S168

    Angela Haczku, Elena N Atochina, Yaniv Tomer, Seth T Scanlon, Francis R Poulain, Samuel Hawgood, Michael F Beers

    
  • ·Involvement of IL-10 in aspergillus fumigatus induced hypersensitivity responses in ABPA

    Page :S168

    Bela Chauhan, Ralph J Graff, Patricia S Hutcheson, Clifford J Bellone, Raymond G Slavin

    
  • ·The house dust mite allergen Der p 1 modulates respiratory epithelial cell function by activation of protease activated receptors (PARs)

    Page :S169

    Nithiananthan Asokananthan, Peter Graham, Anthony Bakker, Karin Eidne, Philip J Thompson, Geoffrey Stewart

    
  • ·Role of CD8+ T cells in allergic airway disease in mice

    Page :S169

    Philippe Stock, Tilmann Kallinich, David Quarcoo, Katharina Blümchen, Ulrich Wahn, Eckard Hamelmann

    
  • ·The relationship of infiltrating eosinophils to markers of repair and resolution (myofibroblasts, TGF-β and tenascin) in allergen-induced late-phase reactions in human skin

    Page :S169

    Simon Phipps, Sun Ying, A Barry Kay

    
  • ·Double-blind placebo-controlled dose-response study of immunotherapy with standardized cat extract

    Page :S170

    Penelope A Ewbank, Jacquelyn Allwein, Karrie Sanders, James R Murphy, Lori Silveira, Stephen C Dreskin, Harold S Nelson

    
  • ·Comparisons between injection and sublingual immunotherapy for hay fever: Diary scores, skin responses and serum antibodies

    Page :S170

    Duncan R Wilson, Samantha M Walker, Marcia Torres Lima, Stephen Durham

    
  • ·Allergen conjugated to immunostimulatory DNA is more immunogenic and less anaphylactogenic than native allergen

    Page :S170

    Anthony Adam Horner, Bhavna Sharma, Jose Zubeldia, Kenji Takabayashi, Lev Libet, Fu-Tong Liu, Eyal Raz

    
  • ·Retrospective review of systemic reactions due to allergy IT occurring at the cleveland clinic foundation from january, 1993 to December, 2000

    Page :S171

    Lily Pien, Victoria Maria Diokno, Alton Melton

    
  • ·Grass pollen immunotherapy (IT) increases IL-10- and TGF-β-mRNA expression in the nasal mucosa during the pollen season

    Page :S171

    Kayhan T Nouri-Aria, Mikila R Jacobson, Stephen Durham

    
  • ·Efficacy of montelukast in reducing immediate and late phase local reactions to allergen immunotherapy

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    Michael Z Blumberg, Mary Lou Hayden, Kay Shultz

    
  • ·Soluble adhesion molecules: Therapeutic target for allergen immunotherapy

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    Anabela Pregal, MC Pereira-Santos, Elisa Pedro, Amélia Spínola-Santos, ML Palma-Carlos, AG Palma-Carlos

    
  • ·Production of IL-4 by unstimulated and stimulated basophil-enriched MNC and the effect of specific immunotherapy

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    Izabela Rozalia Kuprys, Beata Kuzminska, Pawel Gorski, Piotr Kuna

    
  • ·A CD14 promoter polymorphism effects soluble CD14 and total IgE levels in infancy

    Page :S172

    Tricia D Levan, I Carla Lohman, Marilyn Halonen, Anne Wright

    
  • ·Asthmatic patients exhibit different gene expression profiles, depending on their sensitivity to glucocorticoids

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    Hildur Helgadóttir, Unnur Steina Bjornsdottir, Eva Halapi, Asta Solilja Gudmundsdottir, Thor Arnason, Illugi Birkisson, Asdis Alva Adalsteinsdottir, Sigurdur Ingvarsson, Margret Andresdottir, David Gislason, Thorarinn Gislason, Jeffery Gulcher, Kari Stefansson, Hakon Hakonarson

    
  • ·Sp1 displays differential binding and transcriptional activity with interleukin-10-571 promoter polymorphism

    Page :S173

    John W Steinke, Angela Owens, Larry Borish

    
  • ·The role of functional polymorphims in the RANTES Gene promoter in asthma

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    Nobuyuki Hizawa, Etsuro Yamaguchi, Satoshi Konno, Eisei Jinushi, Masaharu Nishimura

    
  • ·A potential role for genes in asthma independent of atopy

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    Unnur Steina Bjornsdottir, Hildur Helgadóttir, Eva Halapi, Elva Adalsteinsdottir, Asta Solilja Gudmundsdottir, Illugi Birkisson, Thor Arnason, Sigurdur Ingvarsson, Margret Andresdottir, David Gislason, Thorarinn Gislason, Jeffery Gulcher, Kari Stefansson, Hakon Hakonarson

    
  • ·Genome screen for susceptibility loci contributing to mite sensitivity in US populations

    Page :S174

    Malcolm N Blumenthal, CD Langefeild, Eugene R Bleecker, TH Beaty, C Ober, SP Banks-Schlegel, DA Meyer, SS Rich, Collaborative Study For The Genetics Of Asthma (csga)

    
  • ·Fine-mapping of an increased total IgE susceptibility gene on chromosome 2q: Analysis of CTLA-4 and CD28

    Page :S174

    Timothy D Howard, Dirkje S Postma, Gregory A Hawkins, Gerard H Koppelman, Siqun L Zheng, Jianfeng Xu, Deborah A Meyers, Eugene R Bleecker

    
  • ·Genomic analysis of chemokine and chemokine receptor expression in experimental allergic asthma

    Page :S175

    Patricia C Fulkerson, Nives Zimmermann, Elizabeth A Moulton, Bruce J Aronow, ME Rothenberg

    
  • ·Asthma prevalence, severity, and management among New York City adolescents

    Page :S175

    Jean-Marie Bruzzese, Ginger L Chew, David Evans

    
  • ·Environmental assessment of baltimore city public schools and relationship to asthma prevalence

    Page :S175

    Mary E Bollinger, Sheila R Weiss, Monica Myers, Robert G Hamilton, Maura Rossman, Lisette Osborne, Carol Blaisdell, Sania Amr

    
  • ·Viral and atopic characteristics of children hospitalized for asthma in central virginia during the fall

    Page :S176

    Holliday Carper, Marcus Shaker, Jehanna Peerzada, Martha Hellems, Rachel Chamberlain, Deborah Murphy, Thomas AE Platts-Mills, Peter Heymann

    
  • ·Pulmonary function in three year old children: Effect of exposure and sensitization to indoor allergens

    Page :S176

    Lesley Lowe, Clare S Murray, Adnan Custovic, Mark Craven, Patricia Kissen, Ashley A Woodcock

    
  • ·Asthma status and lung function criteria (forced oscillation and spirometry) in At-Risk 4-Year-Olds

    Page :S176

    Mary D Klinnert, Marcella R Price, Gary L Larsen, Andrew H Liu

    
  • ·Skin sensitization to areoallergens among inner-city children attending a General Pediatric Clinic

    Page :S177

    Sol Drapkin, Michelle Devera, Byung-Ho Yu, James N Moy

    
  • ·ISAAC phase III: Time trends in the prevalence of allergic diseases in childhood

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    Carlos Antonio Riedi, Nelson Augusto Rosario, Alexandre Backes, Gustavo Kleiniibing, Mauricio Popija, Socrates Reisdörfer, Luiz Ribas

    
  • ·Cumulative exposure to indoor allergens: Association with sensitisation and respiratory symptoms in the first 3 years of life

    Page :S177

    Clare S Murray, Patricia Kissen, Mark Craven, Bridget Simpson, Adnan Custovic, Ashley A Woodcock

    
  • ·T cell responses to fel d 1 peptides in subjects with a “modified Th2” response to cat allergen

    Page :S178

    Amanda J Reefer, Juergen Hammer, Thomas AE Platts-Mills, Judith A Woodfolk

    
  • ·Cow's milk allergy: T cell and IgE recognition of alpha S1-Casein, its CNBr-fragments synthetic peptides

    Page :S178

    Said Elsayed, David J Hill, Thien Van Do, Allan Nyfors

    
  • ·T cell response to rat urinary protein in sensitised and non sensitised individuals and a non exposed control group

    Page :S178

    Hayley Jeal, Meinir Gwynn Jones, Adrian Draper, Paul Cullinan, Anthony Newman Taylor

    
  • ·Cat allergen induced cytokine secretion and Fel d 1-IgG immune complexes in cord blood

    Page :S179

    Rosaura Casas, Bengt Bjorksten, Maria Jenmalm

    
  • ·Induction of type 1 immune responses against Bet v 1a allergens in mice by proteosome based mucosal adjuvants

    Page :S179

    Clement R Rioux, Anne-Marie Gelinas, Martin Plante, Rosalie Peevers, Helen Diamantakis, Nathalie Bellerose, Steven Tran, George H Lowell, David S Burt

    
  • ·Pattern of sensitization to Blomia tropicalis and its recombinant allergens in four tropical asian populations

    Page :S179

    Dawn Lc Lim, Lynette Pc Shek, Wiqar A Shaikh, Karnen Baratawidjaja, Muthita Trakultivakorn, Pakit Vichyanond, Nge Cheong, Kaw Yan Chua, Bee Wah Lee

    
  • ·Characterization of the group 4 allergens of the house dust mite

    Page :S180

    Kristina L Mills, Wayne R Thomas, Wendy Anne Smith

    
  • ·A bioinformatics approach to the assessment of the allergenicity of foods produced through agricultural biotechnology

    Page :S180

    James Astwood, Richard E Goodman, Andre Silvanovich, Elena Rice, Gyula Holleschak, Susan L Hefle, James Astwood

    
  • ·Systemic allergic reactions in a pediatric ER in Southeastern Virginia

    Page :S180

    Jason H Friesen, Sarah Morchen, Cynthia S Kelly, Angela Duff Hogan

    
  • ·Attitudes, experience and expertise of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) regarding the use of epinephrine autoinjectors

    Page :S181

    Gary B Zuckerman, Brendan S McCluskey, James P Boozan, Steven J Pawlak, Paul M Yasbin, Stanley Weiss, Leonard Bielory

    
  • ·Real-Time reporting of anaphylaxis in infants, children and adolescents by physicians involved in the canadian pediatric surveillance program

    Page :S181

    F Estelle, R Simons, ZH Chad, M Gold

    
  • ·A study of 32 food-related deaths from anaphylaxis: Ontario; 1986–2000

    Page :S181

    Saral Mehra, Jane Salter, Gordon Sussman, Jim Cairns, Peter Vadas

    
  • ·Tissue transglutaminase increases binding of IgE to ω-5 gliadin in wheat-dependent, exercise-induced anaphylaxis

    Page :S182

    Kati Palosuo, Jenni Nurkkala, Elina Varijonen, Nisse Kalkkinen, Timo Reunala, Harri Tapio Alenius

    
  • ·Serum tryptase levels combined with flow cytometric analysis of bone marrow aspirate mast cells differentiate systemic mastocytosis from idiopathic syndromes

    Page :S182

    Cem Akin, Arnold S Kirshenbaum, Dean D Metcalfe

    
  • ·Effects of preparation methods on the allergenicity of peanut in a murine model of peanut-induced anaphylaxis

    Page :S182

    Hayf Emeil Al-Mussawir, Kamal D Srivastava, Kirsten Beyer, Jin-Hua Li, Side Li, Wesley Burks, Gary A Bannon, Xiu-Min Li, Hugh A Sampson

    
  • ·Capillary leak, adenopathy and anaphylactic symptomatology as manifestations of endogenous and exogenous progesterone

    Page :S182

    Joy Snyder, Guha Krishnaswamy

    
  • ·Effect of a simple patient and physician information program on rhinitis guideline adherence

    Page :S183

    Allen T Luskin, DA Bukstein, HJ Henk

    
  • ·Use of inhaled corticosteroids by pediatricians

    Page :S183

    Timthy J Brown, Helen J Binns, Chester MW Ho, Sai R Nimmagadda

    
  • ·Potentially modifiable predictors of adherence with inhaled steroids

    Page :S184

    Andrea J Apter, Marshall Joffe, Anita Weber, Maureen George, A Lorraine Norfleet, Andrew J Cucchiara, James C Coyne, J Sanford Schwartz, Harold I Feldman

    
  • ·Changing physician prescribing patterns through case-based education program

    Page :S184

    DA Bukstein, Allen T Luskin, JA Kailin

    
  • ·Effects of drug sample and pharmacy representative restrictions on nasal steroid and nonsedating antihistamine prescribing

    Page :S184

    HJ Henk, DA Bukstein, Allen T Luskin

    
  • ·Bronchodilator and inhaled steroid use among persons in the chicago metropolitan area

    Page :S185

    Anita Malone, Evalyn Grant, Chirs Lyttle, Kevin Weiss

    
  • ·The impact of once daily fluticasone propionate on asthma-specific quality of life in adolescents and adults with persistent asthma

    Page :S185

    Richard Stanford, Courtney Crim, Donna Wightman, Lisa Edwards, Kathleen Rickard

    
  • ·Cost-effectiveness analysis of fluticasone propionate/salmeterol combination versus montelukast in the treatment of adults with asthma

    Page :S185

    Christopher Leibman, Dev Pathak, Brian Bowers, Paul M Dorinsky, Pamela Pepsin, Chris Kalberg, Amanda Emmett, Kathleen Rickard

    
  • ·Deficient NK-cell function in adult patients with recurrent non-invasive mucosal candidiasis

    Page :S186

    Sridhar Guduri, Zuhair K Ballas

    
  • ·Functional rescue “in vitro” of cytotoxic activity by Rab27a gene reposition in griscelli syndrome-type 2

    Page :S186

    Joao Bizario, Fabiola Castro, Jerome Feldmann, Gael Menasche, Erasmo Casella, Eugenia Carnide, Cristina Jacob, Antonio Carlos, Pastorino Lilian Cristofani, Genieve Saint-Basille, Roy Larson, Enilsa Espreafico

    
  • ·Hereditary C-1 inhibitor deficiency a descriptive study

    Page :S186

    Gema García Sánchez, T Caballero Molina, Maria Concepcion Lopez Serrano, M Lopez Trascasa

    
  • ·Severe fungal and bacterial infections in chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) patients on prophylaxis

    Page :S186

    Javier Chinen, SL Abramson, ME Paul, HM Rosenblatt, SE Pacheco, LM Noroski, WT Shearer

    
  • ·Incontinentia pigmenti associated with a severe form of immune deficiency

    Page :S187

    FO Seeborg, HM Rosenblatt, WT Shearer, LM Noroski, SE Pacheco

    
  • ·Subcutaneous immunoglobulin infusion as an alternative to intravenous immunoglobulin: A fllow-up of three patients

    Page :S187

    Stacey E Radinsky, Vincent R Bonagura

    
  • ·Early immunologic findings in omenn syndrome

    Page :S188

    Michelle M Montalbano, Terry O Harville, Laura L Dziadzio, James E Gern

    
  • ·Pulmonary disease associated with common variable immunodeficiency

    Page :S188

    Christopher Aaron Bates, Kevin Brown, John Routes

    
  • ·Newly diagnosed X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA), bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) mutation, in a 39 year-old male

    Page :S188

    Sean R Bulley, J Zhang, S Kwong, Chaim Roifman

    
  • ·Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) presenting as nodular granulomatous lung disease

    Page :S189

    Mark Fredric Sands, Mark Ballow

    
  • ·Successful anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody treatment of severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia due to warm reactive IgM antibody in a child with common variable immunodeficiency

    Page :S189

    Mary Wakim, Kenneth Weinberg, Ami Shah, P Arndt, George Garratty, Thomas Hofstra, Joseph A Church

    
  • ·Subcutaneous immunoglobulin home therapy gives higher trough levels than intravenous

    Page :S189

    Janne F Björkander, Werner Engl

    
  • ·Efficacy of a new chromatography-based IVIG (10%-formulation) on validated sinopulmonary infections in primary immune deficiency

    Page :S190

    Harold Schroeder, Melvin Berger, Anita T Gewurz, Phillip Korenblat, Chain Roifman, Ricardo Sorensen, Donald Stark, Mark Stein, Gordon Sussman, John Kelleher, the ivig-C in pid study group

    
  • ·Bordetella bronchoseptica in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency

    Page :S190

    Charles Greene, Kimberly Walker, Pamela Daffern

    
  • ·Low lymphocyte count predicts those infants presenting to a pediatric accident and emergency department who need intensive medical care

    Page :S190

    Peter Arkwright, Jennifer K Adamski, Andrew M Will, Leena Patel

    
  • ·Severe combined immunodeficiency associated with malignant thymoma

    Page :S190

    Otto Liao, Leman Yel, Sudhir Gupta

    
  • ·Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency presenting with bilateral recalcitrant neck abscesses

    Page :S191

    Jeffrey Gregg Weiss, Vincent R Bonagura

    
  • ·IgG subclass deficiencies in thai children

    Page :S191

    Thitiwan Simasathien, Suwannee Phankinghthongkum, Nualanong Visitsunthorn, Pakit Vichyanond

    
  • ·Primary sclerosing cholangitis in a patient with possible hyper-IgE syndrome

    Page :S192

    Abdullah Alangari, Lynda Schneider, Raif S Geha, Samuel Nurko, Fransisco Bonilla

    
  • ·Accelerated phase of chediak-higashi syndrome (CHS): Treatment with etoposide

    Page :S192

    Angela Fomin, Antonio Carlos Pastorino, Ana Paula Castro, Vicente Odone-Filho, Wellington Borges, Patricia Tenorio, Cristina Jacob

    
  • ·Mitochondrial defect associated with gut bacterial overgrowth and its clearance by oral IV IgG

    Page :S192

    Brian A Kessler, Nancy Wasserbauer, Bruce Cohen, Jane Balent, Robert W Hostoffer

    
  • ·Portal hypertension associated with noncaseating granulomatous disease in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency

    Page :S193

    Victor A Agnello, Michael R Nelson

    
  • ·Distribution of primary immunodeficiency diseases diagnosed in pediatric allergy and immunology clinic

    Page :S193

    Arnaldo Carlos Porto Neto, Manoela Donida Porto, Vanderley Magalhaes Silveira, Natacha Padovam

    
  • ·The syndrome of chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis with IgG2 and IgG4 subclass deficiency (and IgA deficiency)

    Page :S193

    Vasif Cuneyt Kalfa, Robert Roberts, E Richard Stiehm

    
  • ·Adult hypergammaglobulinemia (IgG/IgA) associated with IgG subclass deficiency: Response to therapy

    Page :S193

    Robert W Hostoffer, Howard Meyerson, Theodor Harvey Sher, Martin S Trott, Parthiv Shah

    
  • ·PFAPA syndrome in two patients with immunodeficiency

    Page :S194

    Lucinda Patton, Jane M El-Dahr

    
  • ·IgA deficiency: A report of three cases from Thailand

    Page :S194

    Suwannee Phankingthongkum, Nualanong Visitsunthorn, Pakit Vichyanond

    
  • ·Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) a life saving therapy for hemorrhage control in patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) before surgery, labor & delivery which otherwise ls not responding to other measures

    Page :S194

    
  • ·Factor I complement deficiency in an individual of parents with normal factor I

    Page :S194

    Roselyn M Hicks, Dan Reichmuth, Richard F Lockey, Lourdes Bielsa, Robert A Good, Noorbibi K Day

    
  • ·A case of common variable immunodeficiency with asymptomatic BOOP

    Page :S195

    Linda L Brown, William F Kelly, Oleh W Hnatiuk, Rohit K Katial

    
  • ·Levels of natural antibodies to endotoxin in healthy individuals in crimea

    Page :S195

    VA Beloglazov, AI Gordienko, AA Bakova, AA Babanin, LM Dubuske

    
  • ·Chronic granulomatous disease—An emerging fungal pathogen in neutrophil-deficient patients

    Page :S195

    EH Moylett, Javier Chinen, HM Rosenblatt, ME Paul, SE Pacheco, SL Abramson, LM Noroski, WT Shearer

    
  • ·Subcutaneous granulomatous nodules as a presenting feature of common variable immunodeficiency

    Page :S196

    Shelley K Watters, Michael Christian Zacharisen, Jordan N Fink

    
  • ·Common variable immunodeficiency associated with cranial MALT tumor

    Page :S196

    Parthiv Shah, Howard Meyerson, Theodor Harvey Sher, Martin S Trott, Robert W Hostoffer

    
  • ·Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID)—clinical and laboratorial data of 15 pediatric patients

    Page :S196

    Ana Paula Castro, Antonio Carlos Pastorino, Angela Fomin, Fabia Rocha, Renata Souza, Cristina Jacob

    
  • ·Intracranial mycotic aneurysm as a complication of chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis: A case report

    Page :S196

    Renata Fiorenza, Antonio Carlos Pastorino, Angela Fomin, Ana Paula Castro, Erasmo Casella, Jose Paz, Cristina Jacob

    
  • ·Phagocytic activity of monocytes and granulocytes in patients with chronic lymphoproliferative diseases: Rapid measurement by flow cytometry

    Page :S197

    AI Gordienko, VA Beloglazov, LM Dubuske, AI Gordienko

    
  • ·Dry gangrene with multiple amputations as a possible complication of common variable immunodeficiency

    Page :S197

    Laura Rogers, David Khan

    
  • ·Hypogammaglobulinemia with elevated IgM (HlgM)—Clinical and laboratorial data of 4 pediatric patients

    Page :S197

    Antonio Carlos Pastorino, Angela Fomin, Ana Paula Castro, Eugenia Carnide, Renata Santoro, Kristine Fahl, Cristina Jacob

    
  • ·Common variable hypogammaglobulinemia and severe respiratory infection by influenza B virus in pediatric patient

    Page :S197

    Cristina Jacob, Angela Fomin, Ana Paula Castro, Renata Santoro, Jacques Sztajnbok, Antonio Carlos Pastorino

    
  • ·Selective IgA deficiency associated with a non-PR-3, positive C-ANCA

    Page :S198

    Nancy Wasserbauer, Robert W Hostoffer

    
  • ·Incorporating robustness and an evaluation of independent mechanisms into studies evaluating virus reduction in a new IGIV product manufactured by a chromatography-based process

    Page :S198

    Samuel Trejo, Joann Hotta, Wytold Lebing, Dominique Pifat, Steve Petteway, Kathryn Remington

    
  • ·A new chromatography-based process for IGIV incorporates pathogen safety into the overall manufacturing strategy

    Page :S198

    Kathryn Remington, Samuel Trejo, Joann Hotta, Wytold Lebing, Christopher Stenland, Douglas Lee, Dominique Pifat, Steve Petteway

    
  • ·Process for a new intravenous immunoglobulin featuring caprylate virus inactivation and column chromatography

    Page :S198

    Wytold Lebing, Douglas Lee, A Davis, C Coleman, H-I Paul

    
  • ·Trends in immune activation, maturation, and co-stimulatory markers in a group of children with stable HIV infection before and after HAART: Preliminary analysis of the PACTG 377 protocol

    Page :S199

    HM Rosenblatt, Lin-Ye Song, Ken Stanley, Andrew Wiznia, George Johnson, Paul Krogstad, Anita Ballow, Sharon Applebaum Nachman

    
  • ·HIV specific CD8T cell responses in HIV-Infected children and adolescents

    Page :S199

    Shailee Kapadia, Vivek Chitnis, Savita Pahwa

    
  • ·Age-related expression of naive (CD45RA/62L) and activation (HLA DR/CD38) surface markers on CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T-cell in normal children (birth to 18 years)

    Page :S199

    WT Shearer, HM Rosenblatt, S Spector, E Richard Stiehm, D Wara, Sd Douglas, K Luzuriaga, E McFarland, R Yogev, M Rathore, W Levy, Bl Graham, R Oyomopito, Rs Gelman

    
  • ·Apoptotic depletion of lymphocytes in a patient with the diagnosis of idiopathic CD4+ lymphocytopenia

    Page :S200

    Muhammad Asghar Pasha, David Lawrence, Shannon Leu, Clifford Tepper, Jocelyn Celestin

    
  • ·Rapid enveloped virus inactivation by caprylate: A robust solvent-detergent alternative

    Page :S200

    Marina Korneyeva, Joann Hotta, Scott Rosenthal, Wytold Lebing, Dominique Pifat, Steve Petteway

    
  • ·Impact of sublingual immunotherapy on seasonal asthma of allergic children to parietaria pollen treated with inhaled fluticasone propionate

    Page :S200

    Giovanni Battista Pajno, Daniela Vita, Renata Feliciotto, Marianna Neri, Giovanni Barberio

    
  • ·Evaluation of the immunotherapy efficacy by immunoblotting methods

    Page :S201

    ML Palma-Carlos, MC Pereira-Santos, Rita Murta, Elisa Pedro, Ângela Spínola-Castro, Anabela Lopes-Pregal, Manuel Branco Ferreira, AG Palma-Carlos

    
  • ·Effect of specific immunotherapy on clinical and inflammatory markers in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis

    Page :S201

    Claudio Mastruzzo, Nunzio Crimi, Fabrizio Li Gotti, Maria Sarvà, Giuseppe Mangano, Giuseppina Paolino, Carlo Vancheri, Riccardo Polosa

    
  • ·Adherence to and safety of a high dose sublingual immunotherapy regimen with a standardized grass pollen extract

    Page :S201

    JM Olaguibel, BE Garcia, S Echechipia, AI Tabar

    
  • ·A six year review of bee venom immunotherapy in children

    Page :S202

    Michael Steven Gold

    
  • ·Effect of AIC (Amb a 1 immunostimulatory oligonucleotide conjugate) on nasal allergen challenge and clinical response to seasonal ragweed exposure

    Page :S202

    Martin Y Desrosiers, Francois Lavigne, Martin Blaquiere, Normand Dube, Joseph Eiden, Qutayba A Hamid

    
  • ·FACS-FAP: A novel method for detecting the influence of grass pollen immunotherapy on IgE-facilitated antigen presentation

    Page :S202

    PA Wachholz, RJJ Van Neerven, N Kristensen, Jørgen N Larsen, Stephen Till, Stephen Durham

    
  • ·Significant improvement in specific bronchial challenge test after 6 months of immunotherapy with a standardized depigmented and polymerized Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus extract (Depigoid^®)

    Page :S202

    Angel Ferrer, Javier García-Sellés, Pilar García-Ortega, Joan Bartra, Pere Gaig, María José Gómez, Enrique Fernández-Caldas, Miguel Casanovas

    
  • ·Clinical tolerance of a modified (depigmented and glutaraldehyde polymerized) allergenic extract of Phleum pratense

    Page :S203

    Magdalena Lluch, Ana Novalbos, Joaquín Sastre, María José Gómez, Enrique Fernández-Caldas, Miguel Casanovas

    
  • ·Expression of selected surface proteins on peripheral blood monocytes of asthma patients treated with specific immunotherapy with house dust mite allergen extracts

    Page :S203

    K Kowal, A Pampuch, I Zlotnik, LM Dubuske, A BodzentaLuzaszyk

    
  • ·Rush immunotherapy and systemic reactions

    Page :S204

    PB Bass, DD Hagaman, JJ Murray, L Miller, SB Tanner

    
  • ·Immunotherapy with encapsulated timothy grass allergen induces T cell hyporesponsiveness

    Page :S204

    Elizabeth C Tepas, Elizabeth G Hoyte, Jennifer J McIntire, Van Weiss, Dale T Umetsu

    
  • ·Will BCG immunization affect the clinical expression of an established asthmatic?

    Page :S204

    R James Hopp, R Sueiro, T Romero, Devendra K Agrawal, R Townley

    
  • ·Improvement in granulomatous lesions in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency during treatment with the TNF antagonist etanercept (Enbrel^®)

    Page :S204

    M Liebhaber, Z Dyer, E Richard Stiehm, RC Roberts

    
  • ·Effect of AIC (AmbA 1 immunostimulatory oligonucleotide conjugate) on nasal allergen challenge and inflammatory response to seasonal ragweed exposure

    Page :S205

    Francois Lavigne, Martin Y Desrosiers, Martin Blacquiere, Normand Dube, Patrice Vaillancourt, Meri Tulic, Joseph Eiden, Qutayba A Hamid

    
  • ·Inhibition of human B-cell maturation, IL-4 receptor expression and cytokine production by intravenous immunoglobulin

    Page :S205

    Ramesh Janani, Qianli Zhuang, Bruce D Mazer

    
  • ·Comparison of the effect of IVIG-C and conventional IVIG on human B lymphocyte responses in vitro

    Page :S205

    Bruce D Mazer, Ramesh Janani

    
  • ·Treatment of eosinophilic gastroenteritis with interferon alpha-2b

    Page :S206

    Richard E Crockett, Dennis K Ledford

    
  • ·Use of interferon-γ in a patient with severe molluscum contagiosum, severe atopic dermatitis and undefined T-cell deficiency

    Page :S206

    Fabienne Dayer Pastore, Javier Chinen, WT Shearer, SE Pacheco

    
  • ·Immunomodulatory effects of desloratadine: Changes in type-1/type-2 cytokine expression in PBMC cultures

    Page :S206

    Gailen D Marshall, ED Henninger, E Maniatis, Susan Y Ritter, AN Salicru, CA Messick, B Steffen, SE Marshall, D Iezzoni, Alan Harris

    
  • ·Specific IgE reactivity to fourteen recombinant allergens from house dust mite, Blomia tropicalis

    Page :S207

    Wl Wang, KT Kuay, HS Shang, BL Lua, Bee Wah Lee, S Lim, Fook Tim Chew

    
  • ·Immunogenic activity of a succinilated allergen modified with a synthetic immunomodulator

    Page :S207

    AA Babakhin, SM Andreev, AO Petrukhina, RM Khaitov, RV Petrov, LM Dubuske

    
  • ·Induction of allergen specific IgE and IgG plasma cells during the early phase of bee venom rush desensitisation

    Page :S207

    Alexander Horst, Jurgen Schmitz, Mario Assenmacher, Nicolas Hunzelmann

    
  • ·Allergen specific IgG and IgA subclass ratios among atopic and non-atopic subjects

    Page :S208

    Supriya Varadarajulu, Carol L Liebeler, Malcolm N Blumenthal

    
  • ·Asthma and rhinitis caused by new inhalant allergens from monomorium pharaonis ant (pharaoh ant)

    Page :S208

    Chein Soo Hong, Cheol-Woo Kim, Soo-Young Choi, Hyun-Sun Jin

    
  • ·Patterns of allergic sensitisation and cross-reactivity between Blomia tropicalis and Dermatophagoides farinae: A comparative study

    Page :S208

    AC Angus, S Chua, ST Wun, M Moh, V Mahakittikun, C Bunnag, Pakit Vichyanond, DY Wang, Bee Wah Lee, S Lim, Fook Tim Chew

    
  • ·Comparison of IgE and IgG responses with peptides expressed from der f2 cDNA constructs

    Page :S209

    Hyun Sun Jin, Soo Young Lee, Dae Bong Kang, Jung Won Park, Sang Hwan Oh, Chein Soo Hong

    
  • ·Genetic vaccination with plasmid DNA encoding cockroach allergen blag-2 in mice

    Page :S209

    Jun Yang, Usha Nair, Tai June Yoo

    
  • ·Mutated major allergens for allergy vaccination

    Page :S209

    Michael D Spangfort, Henrik Ipsen, Kaare Lund, Jens Holm, Jørgen N Larsen

    
  • ·Preparation and testing of DNA and protein vaccines against cattle trichophytosis and comparison of efficiency of this DNA vaccines with commercial cell vaccines

    Page :S209

    Milan Raska, Leona Kafkova, Evzen Weigl

    
  • ·IgE to crossreactive carbohydrate determinants: A demographical and allergological study

    Page :S210

    Rosa Ferrara, Adriano Mari

    
  • ·Prevalence and severity of asthma in an inner city hispanic grade school population in Orange county, California

    Page :S210

    Otto Liao, Stanley Bassin, Leo Cummins, Barry Josephson, Paul Qaqundah, Linda Crawford, Craig Jones, Stanley Galant

    
  • ·Effect of exercise-induced asthma (EIA) education program in rural dane county schools

    Page :S210

    JA Kailin, DA Bukstein, Allen T Luskin

    
  • ·Long-term effects of asthma management education for latino families

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    AP Martinez-Donate, DR Wahlgren, SB Meltzer, Eli O Meltzer, CR Hofstetter, GE Matt, MF Hovell

    
  • ·Disparties in asthma morbidity between two pediatric populations: Children with asthma specialty care versus minimal asthma care

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    SB Meltzer, Eli O Meltzer, MF Hovell, DR Wahlgren, CR Hofstetter

    
  • ·Asthma screening in inner city pre-school children using the brief pediatric asthma screen (BPAS)

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    Denise Guanzon, Asif I Khan, Kathy Garrett

    
  • ·Asthma screening in Head Start Children in Southeastern Virginia

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    Cynthia Szelc-Kelly, Jude C Taylor-Fishwick, Aaron Donnell, Cynthia Collins-Odoms

    
  • ·Characteristics of children hospitalized for acute asthma at Charity Hospital of New Orleans

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    Gungor Eroglu, Faruk Sulun, Jane M El-Dahr

    
  • ·Review of the increasing asthma cases in St Vincent and the Grenadines

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    Christina Danell Schwindt, Hyacinth Bacchus

    
  • ·African Americans' explanatory models (EMs) of asthma

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    Jane W Peterson, Yvonne M Sterling

    
  • ·Aflergic reactions to foods on airplane flights including an emergency landing for anaphylaxis

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    Rich Demera, Lori Haapanen, Suzanne S Teuber

    
  • ·Food challenges in children in a hospital day care unit-safety evaluation

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    Angela Gaspar, Sara Prates, Graça Pires, Cristina Santa Marta, Mário Morais Almeida, José Rosado Pinto

    
  • ·First survey concerning severe anaphylactic reactions to food from the French “Allergovigilance network”

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    Denise Anne Moneret-Vautrin, Gisèle Kanny, Jenny Flabbée, Martine Morisset, Ludivine Parisot, Of Allergovigilance Networks Members

    
  • ·Asthma and food allergy: About 163 paediatric cases

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    Fabienne Rancé, Pascale Micheau, François Brémont

    
  • ·Dietary intakes of children with food allergies: Comparison of the food guide pyramid and the recommended dietary allowances 10th ed

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    Scarlett Salman, Lynn Christie, Wesley Burks, Beverly Mccabe-Sellers

    
  • ·A retrospective review of the impact of CAP-FEIA levels on food challenges

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    Rebecca Uram, Larry Williams, Laurie Myers

    
  • ·Predictors of positive food challenge outcome in non-IgE mediated reactions to food in children with atopic dermatitis

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    Bodo Niggemann, Susanne Reibel, Christoph Roehr, Dorothee Felger, Mandy Ziegert, Christine Sommerfeld, Ulrich Wahn

    
  • ·Rapid and sensitive detection of cow's milk allergy by in vitro basophil acitvation

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    Bernard Arnoux, Monique Rongier, Satomi Kamei, Jean Bousquet, Jacques De Blic

    
  • ·Skin prick test subtypes and clinical phenotypes of IgE-mediated cow's milk allergy

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    Christopher C Copenhaver, Robert H Schwartz

    
  • ·In-vivo comparison of commercial walnut extract skin prick test (SPT) to fresh walnut prick-prick test (PP) in 138 subjects with nut allergy

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    Andrew Clark, Louise Lydon, Pamela W Ewan

    
  • ·Children with peanut allergy display an altered proliferation kinetics to allergen-specific lymphocyte stimulation

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    Victor Turcanu, Jean Golding, Gideon Lack

    
  • ·Anaphylaxis to sesame (Sesamum indicum) seed and sesame oil

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    WJ Stevens, DG Ebo, CH Bridts, LS De Clerck

    
  • ·Sesame as a major cause of severe IgE-mediated food allergic reactions among infants and children in Israel

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    Han Dalal, Inga Binson, Ram Reifen, Ami Ballin, Eli Somekh

    
  • ·IgE antibody reactivity to the major shrimp allergen in unexposed orthodox jews

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    Joshua Fernandes, Avner Reshef, Rosalia Ayuso, Lucinda Patton, Gerald Reese, Samuel B Lehrer

    
  • ·Subclinical Anisakis simplex sensitization: A five-year follow up

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    Victoria Fuentes, Ruth Barranco, Itziar Sanchez, Zita Sierra, Susana Cabrerizo, Maria Eugenia Vicente, María Rubio, Maria Luisa Baeza

    
  • ·Prevalence of the sensitization to snails and shrimps in patients allergic to house dust mites (HDM) a prospective European multicenter study

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    Jean-Marc Rame, François Lavaud, Maria Staevska, André Dubiez, Brigitte Adessi, Martine Vigan, Pascal Girardin, Dominique A Vuitton

    
  • ·Kiwi fruit allergy: A double-blind, placebo-controlled, food challenge study

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    A Alemán, Santiago Quirce, J Carnés, Enrique Fernández-Caldas, M De Las Heras, Joaquín Sastre, Javier Cuesta

    
  • ·Jackfruit induced anaphylaxis and latex allergy

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    Hiroshi Chantaphakul, Supot Tiyasatapon, Praphan Phanupak, Kiat Ruxrungtham

    
  • ·Clinical characteristics of melon (Cucumis melo) allergy

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    E Figueredo, J Cuesta-Herranz, Santiago Quirce, M Lluch-Bernal, Ana Novalbos, M De Las Heras, Joaquín Sastre

    
  • ·Oral allergy syndrome established by double blind, placebo-controlled food challenge in a series of adult patients from madrid (Spain)

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    Paloma Campo, Julia Rodriguez, Jesus F Crespo, Gemma Izquierdo, Ramon Vives, Rosa Merchán

    
  • ·Hypersensitivity to raw potatoes in adults

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    Heli Majamaa, Ulla Seppälä, Timo Palosuo, Timo Reunala, Nisse Kalkkinen, Kristiina Turjanmaa

    
  • ·The use of prick skin tests and patch tests to identify causative foods in eosinophilic esophagitis

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    Jonathan Michael Spergel, Janet L Beausoleil, Maria Mascarenhas, Chris Liacouras

    
  • ·Eosinophilic esophagitis relationship to food allergy

    Page :S220

    E Garrido, C Gonzales, R Rodriagues, C Garcia, P Berges, C Salcesas, B De La Hoz

    
  • ·Eosinophilic gastroenteritis with multiple food hypersensitivities successfully treated with ketotifen

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    Rantipa Chatchatee, Voranush Chongsrisawat, Napaorn Phavichitr, Boosba Vivatvakin, Jarungjit Ngamphaiboon

    
  • ·Anaphylaxis due to the ingestion of guar gum

    Page :S221

    CH Bridts, DG Ebo, LS De Clerck, WJ Stevens

    
  • ·Urticaria caused by Coca-Cola

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    MJ Gavilán, M Fernández-Nieto, Santiago Quirce, Joaquín Sastre

    
  • ·Cytokine production against common dietary proteins in patients with autism spectrum disorder and developmental regression in comparison with patients with dietary protein intolerance

    Page :S221

    Harumi Jyonouchi, Sining Sun, Hoa T Le, Nanae Itokazu

    
  • ·Parenting a child with a life-threatening food allergy: The mother's perspective

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    Cathy A Gillespie, KI Chalmers

    
  • ·The prospective examination of clinical manifestations and development allergy in children with food allergy during 12 years of observation

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    Teresa Hofman

    
  • ·Innate immune responses and cytokine production against dietary proteins in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and those with dietary protein intolerance (DPI)

    Page :S222

    Sining Sun, Nanae Itokazu, Hoa T Le, Harumi Jyonouchi

    
  • ·The-401 polymorphism in RANTES gene promoter is associated with sensitization to inhalant allergens but not asthma in Chinese children

    Page :S223

    Ting-Fan Leung, Nelson LS Tang, Iris HS Chan, Albert M Li, Christopher WK Lam

    
  • ·Evaluation of CC16 and CD14 polymorphisms in the german MAS cohort

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    Claudia Sengler, Assia Haider, Christine Sommerfeld, Susanne Lau, Bodo Niggemann, Mauro Baldini, Fernando D Martinez, Ingrid A Laing, Peter N Lesouef, Johannes Forster, Ulrich Wahn, Renate G Nickel, MAS Study Group

    
  • ·The in vitro and in vivo responses of HLA-DQ transgenic mice to ryegrass allergens

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    Svetlana P Chapoval, Christopher J Krco, Ailing Xue, Chella S David

    
  • ·The CD14(−159) polymorphism is not associated with circulating sCD14 nor total serum IgE in an asthmatic population of African descent

    Page :S224

    April Zambelli-Weiner, Bernadatte Gray, Paul N Levett, Raana P Naidu, Kathleen C Barnes

    
  • ·Prevalence of alternaria alternata allergy in 6840 asthmatic children

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    Arnaldo Cantani, Monica Micera

    
  • ·Body mass index associates with asthma and respiratory symptoms but is not explained by diet in a caucasian isolate

    Page :S224

    Kathyrn B Held, Rasika A Mathias, Kathleen C Barnes

    
  • ·Transcriptome analysis of human eosinophils by using oligonucleotide probe array (GeneChip^®)

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    Kenji Matsumoto, Toshiharu Nakajima, Akira Akasawa, Hirohisa Saito

    
  • ·Inhibitory effect of pranlukast, a cysteinyl leukotriene receptor-antagonist, on eosinophil activation induced by platelet-activating factor

    Page :S225

    Masato Suzuki, Masahiko Kato, Hirokazu Kimura, Atsushi Tachibana, Tohru Fujiu, Hirokazu Arakawa, Hiroyuki Mochizuki, Kenichi Tokuyama, Akihiro Morikawa

    
  • ·Human eosinophils, basophils, and HMC-1 cells express both short and long splice variants of siglec-8

    Page :S225

    Hideyuki Aizawa, Jim Plitt, Steven Piantadosi, Bruce Scott Bochner

    
  • ·Idiopathic eosinophilic esophagitis is associated with a T-helper 2-type allergic inflammatory response

    Page :S225

    Alex Straumann, Madeleine Bauer, Barbra Fischer, Kurt Blaser, Hans-Uwe Simon

    
  • ·Rapid and intense induction of apoptosis in human eosinophils by anti-CD30 antibody treatment in vitro

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    Maki Terakawa, Kenji Matsumoto, Kenju Miura, Hirohisa Saito

    
  • ·Differential expression of surface receptors and adhesion molecules on eosinophil subpopulations

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    Emily E Muntel, Nives Zimmermann, Eric B Brandt, Anil Mishra, Simon P Hogan, Jessica L Kavanaugh, ME Rothenberg

    
  • ·A direct causative relationship exists between eosinophils and the development of allergen-mediated pulmonary pathologies, including airway mucus production and the development of AHR

    Page :S226

    Huahao J Shen, Joshua Paul Justice, Michael T Borchers, Jeffrey R Crosby, Edith Hines, Katie O'Neill, Tracy Ansay, Nancy A Lee, James J Lee

    
  • ·Induction of fibroblast type I procollagen by human eosinophils

    Page :S227

    Arun Wangoo, Simon Phipps, Francesca Levi-Schaffer, A Barry Kay

    
  • ·Increased total cellular eosinophil derived neurotoxin (EDN) in eosinophils (EOS) from patients with allergic asthma (AA)

    Page :S227

    Julie B Sedgwick, Kristyn J Jansen, Hirohito Kita, Kathleen R Bartemes, William W Busse

    
  • ·CXC chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) on human eosinophils: Studies on constitutive and cytokine-dependent expression

    Page :S227

    Jörn Elsner, Yasmin Dulkys, Thomas Buschermöhle, Ines Barg, Sabine Knöl, Gustav Dobos, Alexander Kapp

    
  • ·The tachykinins substance P (SP) and neurokinin A (NKA) induce IL-8 secretion via their receptors on human peripheral blood eosinophils

    Page :S227

    Ulrich Gerd Ohnemus, Oliver Noga, Gerald Hanf, Bettina Rost, Gert Kunkel

    
  • ·Modulation of the production, storage and release of the neurotrophins NGF, BDNF and NT-3 by dexamethasone and theophylline in human peripheral eosinophils

    Page :S228

    Oliver Noga, Dunja Görges, Gerald Hanf, Bettina Rost, Ulrich Gerd Ohnemus, Gert Kunkel

    
  • ·Expression of surface molecules on eosinophils from patients with persistent allergic rhinitis (PAR), before and after treatment

    Page :S228

    Angela M Conesa, Paolo A Tassinari, Juan De Sanctis, Oscar Aldrey, Nicolás Bianco

    
  • ·Interleukin-5 (IL-5) induces expression of lymphotoxin- (LT-) beta in human eosinophils

    Page :S228

    Mary Ellen Bates, Ekokobe Fonkem, Barbara Stout, Stephane Esnault, William W Busse, Paul J Bertics

    
  • ·Gene expression analysis in human peripheral eosinophils by various cytokine stimuli

    Page :S229

    Shinji Kagaya, Ryoichi Hashida, Kaoru Ogawa, Masami Miyagawa, Yuji Sugita, Kenji Matsumoto, T Katsunuma, Akira Akasawa, Hirohisa Saito

    
  • ·CD30 expression and apoptosis in human blood eosinophils

    Page :S229

    Abdo Ibrahim Berro, Devendra K Agrawal

    
  • ·Serum tryptase levels as a possible marker of myeloproliferative disease in a subset of patients with hypereosinophilic syndrome

    Page :S229

    Amy D Klion, Melissa Law, Pierre Noel, Thomas B Nutman

    
  • ·Enhanced survival and multiple gene expression in human eosinphils exposed to soluble secretory IgA

    Page :S230

    Kathleen R Bartemes, Kate Cooper, Hirohito Kita

    
  • ·Clinical and immunological effects of glucocorticoids in a patient with eosinophilic gastritis

    Page :S230

    Karen Cantor, Omolola Aramide, David Chi, Guha Krishnaswamy

    
  • ·Immunological findings in patients with autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED) and their family members

    Page :S230

    Anna Sediva, Daniela Cihakova, Jan Lebl

    
  • ·Natural autoantibodies: Transplacental passage in humans

    Page :S231

    Sergio Henrique Spalter, Srini Kaveri, Magda Carneiro Sampaio, Michel Kazatchkine

    
  • ·Multiplex detection of autoimmune antibodies in microarray immunoassays with rofling circle amplification

    Page :S231

    Steve Wiltshire, Thomas Sharp, Mehul Patel, Michael Mullenix, Steven Piccoli

    
  • ·Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy for refractory bullous systemic lupus erythematosis (BSLE)

    Page :S231

    Cathy Weiss-Green, Lawrence Robinson, Chad K Oh

    
  • ·Comparison of HY·TEC ANA screen with two ANA indirect fluorescent antibody methodologies (IFA) in the detection of ANA autoantibodies by receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis

    Page :S231

    Thomas M Li, Jan Wang, Solmaz Moghaddam

    
  • ·A new parameter of the tumor lysis syndrome: Marked increase in serum IgM M-component in two patients with waldenström's macroglobulinemia (WM) treated with 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine (cladribine)

    Page :S232

    Vandana M Krishna, Kurt J Bloch, Robert W Carey

    
  • ·Abnormal measles serology and autoimmunity in autistic children

    Page :S232

    Vijendra K Singh, Courtney Nelson

    
  • ·Immune reactivity to human recombinant Hsp-70 in subjects allergic to mite

    Page :S232

    Claudia Afferni, Bianca Barletta, Cinzia Butteroni, Patrizia Iacovacci, Raffaella Tinghino, Gabriella Di Felice, Carlo Pini

    
  • ·The importance of specific IgG, IgA and IgE to Gal-1 in autoimmune and infectious uveitis

    Page :S232

    Marta Delia Romero-Piffiguer, Juan Carlos Muiño, Mercedes Ferrero, Claudio P Juares, José D Luna, Gabriel Rabinovich

    
  • ·The importance of specific IgG, IgE auto-antibodies to collagen II and the relationship with sensitivity to alternaria in autoimmune inner ear diseases

    Page :S232

    Juan Carlos Muiño, Carlos César Castro, María José Gregorio, Marcela Ordoñez, Roger Carreras, Marta Delia Romero-Piffiguer

    
  • ·Estrogen and progesterone differentially modulate cell cycling, apoptosis, and response to lipopolysaccharide in monocyte cell lines

    Page :S233

    Torpong Thongngarm, John K Jenkins, Robert W McMurray

    
  • ·Impact of decreasing doses of racemic albuterol and levalbuterol on efficacy: A pooled analysis

    Page :S233

    Louis Vaickus, Kendyl Schaefer, Raymond Claus

    
  • ·Comparative efficacy of salbutamol via metered dose inhaler with spacer and dry powder inhaler, easyhaler, in the treatment of mechacholine induced bronchoconstriction

    Page :S233

    Charerat Direkwattanachai, Narida Tarvornpanich, Suwat Benjaponpitak

    
  • ·Dose proportionality and in vivo performance for three strengths (50/25, 125/25, and 250/25) of fluticasone propionate/salmeterol metered-dose inhalers in healthy subjects

    Page :S234

    SMS Andrews, RL Kunka, Y Yin, Karen Callahan, M York, PT Daley-Yates

    
  • ·Comparable systemic bioavailability and in vivo performance for fluticasone propionate/salmeterol metered-dose and multidose dry powder (DISKUS^®) inhalers in healthy subjects

    Page :S234

    R Mehta, RL Kunka, Y Yin, SMS Andrews, A Kapoor, M York, Karen Callahan, PT Daley-Yates

    
  • ·Exhaled nitric oxide as an accurate and non-invasive test for asthma

    Page :S234

    Michael Wechsler, Aaron Deykin, Paul E Daniel, Anthony F Massaro, Elliot Israel

    
  • ·Efficacy of beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP) extrafine aerosol following switch from conventional BDP in children with asthma

    Page :S234

    A Nayak, Stanley J Szeflers, Søren Pedersen

    
  • ·How relative changes in pulmonary function parameters after methacholine relate to clinical asthma

    Page :S235

    E Corazalla, Malcolm N Blumenthal

    
  • ·Asthma related to food ingested nickel

    Page :S235

    Nicola Verna, Enrico Cavallucci, Stefania Ramondo, Franco Paolini, Marilena Grana, Roberto Paganelli, Mario Di Gioacchino

    
  • ·Systemic safety of new beclomethasone dipropionate extrafine aerosol in childhood asthma

    Page :S235

    MJ Welch, SF Weinstein, R Lanier, A Nayak, P Stampone

    
  • ·Population pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of ciclesonide

    Page :S236

    Shashank Rohatagi, Vikram Arya, Karl Zech, Jeff S Barrett, Guenther Hochhaus, Bradford K Jensen

    
  • ·Effect of fluticasone propionate/salmeterol combination product on activity induced bronchospasm in patients with persistent asthma

    Page :S236

    Robert A Nathan, Chris Kalberg, Shawn Jones, Amanda Emmett, Kathleen Richard, Paul M Dorinsky

    
  • ·New beclomethasone dipropionate extrafine aerosol is effective pediatric asthma therapy

    Page :S236

    SF Weinstein, MJ Welch, R Lanier, A Nayak, P Stampone

    
  • ·The effect of the distomer, (S)-albuterol, is not through alteration of the pharmacokinetics of (R)-albuterol: A population PK analysis

    Page :S237

    Gary Maier, Ana Henry, Rudolf A Baumgartner, Chris Rubino, Brenda Cirincione, Ted Grasela

    
  • ·Once-daily low dose fluticasone propionate in the treatment of adult and adolescent subjects with persistent asthma currently using low doses of inhaled corticosteroids

    Page :S237

    Linda Ford, Courtney Crim, William Lincourt, Donna Wightman, Lisa Edwards, Kathleen Rickard

    
  • ·Long-term safety of extrafine and conventional beclomethasone dipropionate aerosols in pediatric asthma

    Page :S237

    Stanley J Szefler, A Nayak, Søren Pedersen

    
  • ·Case report: Cushing's syndrome from moderate dose fluticasone metered dose inhaler (MDI) in a child

    Page :S238

    AE Ward, JA Bardelas

    
  • ·Youth access to asthma education

    Page :S238

    Dan A Dalan, Sue Kahler

    
  • ·Compliance with the canadian asthma guidelines in different medical practices

    Page :S238

    Jorge Mazza, Bill Moote, Keith Payton, Flavia Mazza

    
  • ·Estimation of inhalation technique using urinary excretion of disodium cromoglycate, and education of asthmatic children about inhalation technique

    Page :S239

    Hiroyuki Nakagawa, Noriko Matano, Mitsuhiko Nambu

    
  • ·Inhaled corticosteroid dose-reducing effect of omalizumab in patients with controlled, severe asthma according to usage of inhaled long-acting beta-agonists

    Page :S239

    Kian Fan Chung, Stephen Holgate, John O'Brien, Howard Fox, Jackie Thirlwell

    
  • ·Lower systemic exposure and reduced systemic pharmacodynamic effects from a combination salmeterol/fluticasone propionate metered-dose inhaler compared to individual inhalers in healthy subjects

    Page :S239

    RL Kunka, Y Yin, SMS Andrews, M York, Karen Callahan, S Kirby, PT Daley-Yates

    
  • ·Case report: Addison's disease from inhaled fluticasone 880 mcg/day

    Page :S240

    JA Bardelas, JH Krege

    
  • ·Reduction of eosinophil counts by montelukast in double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled studies of seasonal allergic rhinitis

    Page :S240

    Susan Ritter, George Philip, Frank C Hampel, Kerstin Malmstrom, Marie-Pierre Malice, Theodore F Reiss

    
  • ·Montelukast or formoterol as second-line therapy in asthmatic children exposed to allergens

    Page :S240

    Diego G Peroni, Giorgio L Piacentini, Angelo Pietrobelli, Alessandro Bodini, Attilio L Boner

    
  • ·Relative transactivation and transrepression potencies of fluticasone propionate (FP) and mometasone furoate (MF)

    Page :S240

    Caroline Roumestan, Corinne Henriquet, Malcolm Johnson, Pascal Demoly, Jean Bousquet, Marc Mathieu

    
  • ·Effects of leukotriene receptor antagonists on bronchial hyperresponsiveness: A meta-analysis

    Page :S241

    Brian J Lipworth, Graeme P Currie

    
  • ·Fluticasone propionate/salmeterol diskus combination product improves asthma-related quality of life compared with individual components in asthma patients symptomatic on β₂ agonists alone

    Page :S241

    Heather M Edin, Melissa L Lang, Anna K Vandermeer, Karen W House, Tushar P Shah

    
  • ·Efficacy of budesonide inhalation suspension (pulmicort respules^TM) in children with asthma previously treated with inhaled corticosteroids or other daily medications

    Page :S241

    Stanley Galant, CJ Miller, WS Mezzanotte, Sherahe Fitzpatrick

    
  • ·Efficacy of albuterol delivery by pari LC-Star^® nebulizer

    Page :S242

    Michael J Asmus, Judy Liang, Sarah E Chesrown, Leslie Hendeles

    
  • ·Relative amount of inhaled fluticasone delivered to the airways of asthmatic children by two similar MDI chambers

    Page :S242

    Judy Liang, Michael J Asmus, Guenther Hochhaus, Sarah E Chesrown, Leslie Hendeles

    
  • ·Prescription patterns and inhalation techniques in a population of persistent asthmatics

    Page :S242

    Fernan Caballero-Fonseca, Mario Sánchez-Borges, Rami Ben-Joseph

    
  • ·Montelukast (MK) prevents immediate and late asthmatic responses to exercise

    Page :S242

    Raul Emrich Melo, Dirceu Solé, Charles Naspitz

    
  • ·Validity, predictability and repeatability of the two clinical asthma scoring systems in asthmatic children admitted to the siriraj hospital

    Page :S243

    Pakit Vichyanond, Gun Phongsamart, Rawee Nettagul

    
  • ·The effect of increasing the corticosteroid dose on the duration of hospital stay in children with status asthmaticus

    Page :S243

    Suhasini Macha, Elaine Anne Barbieri, Elizabeth Ann Secord

    
  • ·Infliximab therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) induced significant control of asthma in patients with both RA and asthma or asthma/COPD in addition to improving RA status

    Page :S243

    Constantine Khalil Saadeh, Danny Mark Brown, Jan Marie Chumney-Malacar, Jane Crow

    
  • ·Predicting in vivo aerosol delivery using simulated breathing patterns

    Page :S244

    Andrew P Bosco, Rod Rhem, Myrna B Dolovich

    
  • ·Fluticasone alone and in combination with salmeterol causes a reduction in the synthesis of proteoglycans by cultured bronchial smooth muscle cells

    Page :S244

    Leonard C Altman, Susan Potter-Perigo, Gaylene Altman, Thomas N Wight

    
  • ·A pilot study to evaluate the bronchodilator response pattern to salmeterol in refractory asthma

    Page :S244

    B Guyer, R Gibbs, D Feldsien, Sally Wenzel

    
  • ·Step-down therapy for asthma with inhaled steroids alone or in combination with a long acting β₂-agonist

    Page :S245

    Stephen Fowler, Graeme P Currie, Brian J Lipworth

    
  • ·First line anti-inflammatory treatment for asthma: Inhaled steroid or leukotriene antagonist?

    Page :S245

    L Jayaram, M Pizzichini, P Hussack, A Efthimiadis, S Goodwin, S Chaboillez, M Langevin, C Lemiere, André Cartier, S Man, E Pizzichini, FE Hargreave

    
  • ·Fluticasone propionate/salmeterol Diskus^® combination product provides superior asthma control compared with fluticasone propionate and salmeterol alone in patients previously receiving PRN short-acting beta₂-agonists alone

    Page :S245

    Richard R Rosenthal, Kathryn Blake, Mary Strek, Melissa Lange, Karen W House, Anna K Vandermeer, Tushar P Shah

    
  • ·Asthma symptoms and lung function measurements in subjects with seasonal intermittent asthma (SIA)

    Page :S246

    Jean Bousquet, William W Busse, G Walter Canonica, Ronald Dahl, Stephen Durham, Paul Van Cauwenberge, Rongdean Chen, Alan Harris, D Iezzoni

    
  • ·Lévalbuterol (LEV) improves asthma and COPD symptoms with fewer side effects

    Page :S246

    Donna Grogan, Kendyl Schaefer, Franklin Cerasoli

    
  • ·Efficacy of beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP) extrafine aerosol following switch from conventional BDP in children with asthma

    Page :S246

    D Donnell, A Nayak, Stanley J Szefler, Søren Pedersen

    
  • ·Standardization of anti-asthma herbal formula MSSM-002 by HPLC chromatographic fingerprint

    Page :S247

    Zhong-Mei Zou, Hugh A Sampson, Xiu-Min Li

    
  • ·In vitro comparison of the Aeroneb^TM portable nebulizer system to continuous pneumatic nebulizers

    Page :S247

    James Fink, Paul Uster, Mary Simon

    
  • ·Human cord blood-derived mast cells adhere to extracellular matrix proteins by functional α4β1 (CD49d/CD29), α5β1 (CD49e/CD29), α4β7 integrins and CD44

    Page :S247

    Ilaria Puxeddu, Adrian M Piliponsky, Maroeska Oudshoorn, David Naor, Francesca Levi-Schaffer

    
  • ·Mast cell numbers in the upper gastrointestinal tract of patients with idiopathic eosinophilic gastroenteritis

    Page :S248

    Waleed Al-Herz, Carol Barone, Devendra Mehta, Christopher Justinich, Carlos M Morales, Akhilesh Chowksy, Stephen J McGeady

    
  • ·The role of dipeptidyl peptidase I in the activation of human mast cell proteases

    Page :S248

    Parimal D Sheth, John Pedersen, Andrew F Walls, Alan R McEuen

    
  • ·Expression of the growth factors TGF-β, IGF-I, VEGF, PDGF-A and NGF by human basophils

    Page :S248

    Orietta De Fina, A Barry Kay

    
  • ·Anti-IgE activated conjunctival mast cells mediate upregulation of eosinophil adhesion to conjunctival epithelial cells and eosinophil degranulation

    Page :S248

    Ellen B Cook, James L Stahl, Julie B Sedgwick, Kristyn J Jansen, Hirohito Kita, Frank M Graziano, Neal P Barney

    
  • ·Is the IgE-induced upregulation of FcɛRI on basophils a result of IgE stabilizing FcɛRI against proteolytic breakdown?

    Page :S249

    Bettina Margrethe Jensen, Jens Bo Hansen, Steen Dissing, Per Stahl Skov, Lars K Poulsen

    
  • ·Cysteinyl leukotrienes and uridine diphosphate induce cytokine generation by human mast cells through a cysLT1/cysLT3 receptor-dependent mechanism

    Page :S249

    Elizabeth Anne Mellor, Heather Dipeitrantonio, K Frank Austen, Joshua A Boyce

    
  • ·The attachment (G) glycoprotein of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) enhances IL-3-mediated IL-13 production by human basophils

    Page :S250

    John T Schroeder, Anja Bieneman, Aytul Z Sin, Hyun-Hee Kim, Paul W Tebbey, Gerald E Hancock

    
  • ·Comparative effects of loratadine and desloratadine on cytokine release and adhesion molecule expression by human leukemic mast cells (HMC-1)

    Page :S250

    Magda Babina, Undine Lippert, Beate M Henz

    
  • ·Effect of immunosuppressive agents on profiferation and survival of human mast cells

    Page :S250

    Liane Monika Preussner, Karin Hartmann

    
  • ·Intestinal mast cell progenitors require CD49dβ7 (α4β7 integrin) for tissue specific homing

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    J Pablo Abonia, Hong Tao, Anu Arya, Daniel Friend, Joshua A Boyce, Christine M Parker, K Frank Austen, Michael F Gurish

    
  • ·Interleukin-6 up-regulates chymase expression in cord blood-derived mast cells, requiring de novo synthesis of protein but not mRNA

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    Carole A Oskeritzian, Han-Zhang Xia, Lawrence B Schwartz

    
  • ·Effect of UV-light on apoptosis of human mast cells

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    Sven Guhl, Karin Hartmann, Silke Tapkeuhinrichs, Alina Smorodchenko, Andreas Grützkau, Beate M Henz, Torsten Zuberbier

    
  • ·Occult cutaneous mastocytosis

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    D Ludolph-Hauser, Pia Schoepf, Kristina Breloer, Bernhard Przybilla

    
  • ·First-line therapy with fluticasone propionate/salmeterol combination product provides superior asthma control versus montelukast or fluticasone propionate alone

    Page :S252

    Paul M Dorinsky, Courtney Crim, Steven Yancey, Lisa Edwards, Kathleen Rickard

    
  • ·Mometasone furoate reduces oral corticosteroid requirements and improves hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function in patients with severe persistent asthma

    Page :S252

    JP Karpel, A Nayak, W Lumry, Timothy J Craig, E Kerwin, JE Fish, U Palm

    
  • ·Airway-systemic ratio of hydrofluoroalkane fluticasone and beclomethasone in asthmatics

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    Graeme P Currie, Stephen Fowler, Andrew Wilson, Erika J Sims, Linda Orr, Brian J Lipworth

    
  • ·National survey (UK) of acute adrenal crisis due to inhaled corticosteroids

    Page :S252

    GRG Todd, C Acerini, R Ross-Russell, J Warner, S Zahra, D McCance

    
  • ·Prevalence of positive skin prick tests to aeroallergens in children without symptoms of allergic disease: Analysis of the NHANES III data

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    Jenny M Montejo, Michael R Simon, Merlin Hamre, Ronald Thomas, Abdul H Bahrainwala

    
  • ·Hypersensitivity pneumonitis by corn

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    Cristina Martín, Miguel Hinojosa, Sergio Porcel, Pilar Berges, Encarnacion Camacho, Rosa Garcia

    
  • ·Sinus CT and markers of inflammation in vocal cord dysfunction and asthma

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    Tina Hatley, Edward Peters, Scott Crater, Timothy McLaughlin, Thomas AE Platts-Mills, Larry Borish

    
  • ·“Sports, allergy and asthma” — Three years experience of a specialized section in an allergy unit

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    Miguel-Capão Filipe, André Moreira, José Luí Delgado, Josefina Rodrigues, Marianela Vaz

    
  • ·Neutrophil apoptosis requires bax activation via calpain-1

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    Frank Altznauer, Olivier Thomet, Hans-Uwe Simon

    
  • ·Distinctive clinical and laboratory features of autosomal-recessive hyper IgM syndrome

    Page :S254

    Stephen Gerard Shaw, Rebecca H Buckley, Joseph Roberts

    
  • ·The single nucleotide polymorphism −1112C→T attenuates IL-13 transcription and creates an Oct-1 binding site that interferes with STAT-1 dependent promoter activation

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    Lisa Cameron, Michael Kabesch, Donata Vercelli

    
  • ·Is IL-5 suppression sufficient to control eosinophilic airway allery?: Studies of experimental allergic rhinitis in IL-5 deficient mice

    Page :S255

    Hiroko Saito, Lynn Crawford, Avram Denburg, Mark D Inman, Judah A Denburg

    
  • ·Reduced expression of human β defensin-2 (HBD-2) and CCR6 in atopic dermatitis (AD)

    Page :S255

    Peck Y Ong, Ian Strickland, Mark Boguniewicz, Kevin O Kisich, Donald YM Leung

    
  • ·The CC chemokine receptor 3 is essential for skin eosinophilia and for airway hyper-responsiveness to inhaled antigen in a murine model of allergic skin inflammation

    Page :S256

    Weilie Ma, Paul J Bryce, Alison Humbles, Dhafer Laouini, Ali Yalcindag, Harri Tapio Alenius, Daniel Friend, Hans C Oettgen, Craig Gerard, Raif S Geha

    
  • ·Alefacept selectively reduces memory-effector (CD45RO+) T cells and improves clinical outcomes in psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis

    Page :S256

    Huibert J Dinant, Arno WR Van Kuijk, Amber Y Goedkoop, Maarten C Kraan, Menno A De Rie, Ben AC Dijkmans, Akshay K Vaishnaw, Gerald Krueger, Paul P Tak

    
  • ·Potential role of pimecrolimus as maintenance therapy for atopic dermatitis

    Page :S256

    Lawrence Eichenfield, Donald YM Leung

    
  • ·Diagnostic sensitivity of puncture skin testing (PST) with isolated native and recombinant proteins from Hevea brasiliensis (Hev b) for the diagnosis of latex hypersensitivity in healthcare workers (HCWs)

    Page :S257

    Raymond Biagini, David I Bernstein, Ravi Karnani, Karen Murphy, Cheryl Bernstein, Brian Berendts, Jonathan A Bernstein, I Leonard Bernstein, Carol Abbott, Hoong-Yeet Yeang, Siti Arija, Robert G Hamilton

    
  • ·Binding propensity of NRL proteins to glove powder

    Page :S257

    Anne D Lucas, Vesna J Tomazic-Jezic

    
  • ·Interventions of latex allergen inhaled by health care workers through use of breathing masks or non-powdered gloves

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    Teresa Z Mitakakis, Euan R Tovey, Deborah Yates, Timothy John O'Meara, Brett Toelle, Anthony Johnson, Michael Sutherland, Robyn E O'Hehir, Guy Marks

    
  • ·Follow-up study on latex allergy in health care workers

    Page :S258

    Cezary M Palczynski, Jolanta M Walusiak, Tomasz A Wittczak, Urszula Ruta, Pawel Gorski

    
  • ·Specific IgE antibodies in fatal reactions to hymenoptera stings

    Page :S258

    Donald R Hoffman

    
  • ·Is epinephrine administration from a sublingual tablet feasible for the out-of-hospital first aid treatment of anaphylaxis? Absorption studies in an animal model

    Page :S258

    X Gu, KJ Simons, F Estelle, R Simons

    
  • ·Detection of milk proteins in dry powder inhalers containing lactose

    Page :S258

    Anna H Nowak-Wegrzyn, Ludmilla Bardina, Kirsten Beyer, Wayne G Shreffler, Hugh A Sampson

    
  • ·FDA-cleared immunoassays for latex-specific IgE are missing allergenic epitopes from multiple hevb allergens

    Page :S259

    Robert G Hamilton, Raymond Biagini, Barbara Mackenzie, Hoong-Yeet Yeang, Siti Arija, David I Bernstein

    
  • ·Risk factors for asthma hospitalizations in a managed care organization: Development of a clinical prediction rule

    Page :S259

    Michael Schatz, E Francis Cook, Diana Petitti, Anita Joshua

    
  • ·Validity of physician estimate of underlying severity of adult patients with asthma

    Page :S260

    Gregory B Diette, Jerry Krishnan, Elizabeth A Skinner, Donald M Steinwachs

    
  • ·Asthma hospitalizations continue to decrease in school children but remain high in young children

    Page :S260

    Göran Wennergren, Inga-Lisa Strannegård

    
  • ·The impact of pyschosocial and socio-environmental factors on repeat asthma hospitalization

    Page :S260

    Gordon R Bloomberg, Edith Chen, Robert C Strunk, Edwin B Fisher

    
  • ·Increased glucocorticoid receptor β expression leads to reduced nuclear translocation of glucocorticoid receptor α and impaired steroid responsiveness

    Page :S261

    Pia J Hauk, Ian Strickland, Alessandro Vottero, George P Chrousos, Kevin O Kisich, Donald YM Leung

    
  • ·Adenosine mediated pulmonary mast cell degranulation in murine models

    Page :S261

    Hongyan Zhong, Michael R Blackburn

    
  • ·Desensitization (“Tolerance”) induced by allergen-derived T cell peptide epitopes: Evidence for the induction of linked suppression

    Page :S261

    William LG Oldfield, Richard Stillion, A Barry Kay, Mark Larche

    
  • ·Function of Siglec-8 on human eosinophils: Crosslinking in vitro induces apoptosis that is not rescued by IL-5

    Page :S262

    Esra Nutku, Matthew Robinson, Bruce Scott Bochner

    
  • ·Changes in blood leukocyte cytokine expression following repeated nasal allergen provocation: Evidence for systemic manifestations

    Page :S262

    Alkis Togias, Anja Bieneman, Dl Bloom, R Schleimer, D Iezzoni, Alan Harris, John T Schroeder

    
  • ·Expression of the cysteinyl leukotriene 1 receptor in human nasal mucosa

    Page :S262

    Hideaki Shirasaki, Etsukó Kanaizumi, Kazumasa Watanabe, Shin-Ichiro Narita, Tetsuo Himi

    
  • ·Effect of intranasal challenge with interleukin-1β (IL-1β) on upper airway symptomatology and physiology in allergic and non-allergic subjects

    Page :S262

    Tracy Fausnight, Deborah Gentile, Stephanie Sukaly, William Doyle, David Skoner

    
  • ·Th2 priming induced by intranasal exposure to soluble protein antigens

    Page :S263

    Stephanie Eisenbarth, Christina Herrick, Kim Bottomly

    
  • ·Carbonic anhydrase expression in allergic rhinitis

    Page :S263

    Eva Anne Berkes

    
  • ·Characteristics of children with allergic rhinitis and chronic mouth breathing

    Page :S263

    Candida Rizzo, Sara Hauache, Nelson Naspitz, Shirley Pignatari, Patricia Junqueira, Marcia Hallinan, Luc Weckx, Charles Naspitz

    
  • ·The effect of multiple days of second-generation antihistamine therapy on skin test suppression

    Page :S264

    Neil D Romberg, Timothy J Craig

    
  • ·Effects of fexofenadine on the early response to nasal challenge with allergen

    Page :S264

    Frances T Allocco, Virginia Votypka, Marcy Detineo, Lauran Haney, Fuad M Baroody, Robert M Naclerio

    
  • ·Antiinflammatory activity of fexofenadine in perennial allergic rhinitis: Soluble ICAM-1 analysis in nasal secretions

    Page :S264

    Priscila Geller, Fábio Morato Castro, Edécio Cunha-Neto, Jorge Kalil

    
  • ·Nasal blockage in allergic rhinitis patients treated with a nasal steroid, antileukotriene or combined antileukotriene+antihistamine

    Page :S265

    Teet Pullerits, Lea Praks, Jan Lötvall

    
  • ·A comparative study of fluticasone propionate nasal spray and the combination of loratadine and montelukast in the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis

    Page :S265

    Marcy Detineo, Fuad M Baroody, Virginia Votypka, Lauran Haney, Robert M Naclerio

    
  • ·The importance of “effect size” in studies of allergic rhinitis

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    David Stempel, Richard Stanford

    
  • ·Classifying asthma severity in children: Is measuring lung function helpful?

    Page :S266

    Leonard B Bacharier, David T Mauger, Robert F Lemanske, Valerie Schend, Christine Sorkness, Robert C Strunk

    
  • ·Atopy and childhood recurrent wheezing — An 8 year prospective study

    Page :S266

    Mário Morais Almeida, Ângela Gaspar, Sara Prates, Graça Pires, Ana Romeira, Carlos Braga, Teresa Almeida, Graça Sampaio, Céu Teixeira, Elsa Pargana, Nila Godinho, Cristina Arêde, José Rosado Pinto

    
  • ·Age of onset of asthma and its association with atopy and severity

    Page :S266

    S Wust, Malcolm N Blumenthal, S Leikam, E Corazalla

    
  • ·Asthma deaths during sports: Report of a seven year experience

    Page :S267

    Jack Michael Becker, James Rogers, Gregory Rossini, Haresh Mirchandani, Gilbert E D'alonzo

    
  • ·The BAMSE study: Symptoms of asthma in children at four years of age

    Page :S267

    Erik Melén, Inger Kull, Lennart Nordvall, Göran Pershagen, Lena Tollin, Magnus Wickman

    
  • ·Negative patch tests and skin tests in patients with delayed cutaneous manifestation to penicillins

    Page :S267

    Marie-Noël Primeau, Robert G Hamilton, Elizabeth Whitmore, A Romano, N Franklin Adkinson

    
  • ·The value of routine penicillin skin testing in an outpatient population

    Page :S268

    Richard J Warrington, Ellie Linda Tsai

    
  • ·Utility of major and minor determinants in the diagnosis of penicillin allergy

    Page :S268

    PA Greenberger

    
  • ·Safety of cephalosporin administration to patients with histories of penicillin allergy

    Page :S268

    Sonak B Daulat, Roland Solensky, Harry Earl, Rebecca Gruchalla

    
  • ·Nasal provocation test with lysine-acetylsalicylate in the diagnosis of NSAIDs intolerance with respiratory symptoms

    Page :S268

    Ruperto González-Pérez, Ramon Vives, Paloma Poza-Guedes, Rosa Merchán, Stefan Cimbollek, Julia Rodriguez

    
  • ·Respiratory reactions to aspirin are decreased by leukotriene modifier drugs

    Page :S269

    M Pilar Berges-Gimeno, Ronald A Simon, Donald D Stevenson

    
  • ·Multicenter study of emergency department visits for bee sting allergy

    Page :S269

    Sunday Clark, Geeta S Kamarthi, Tobi Okafo, Theodore J Gaeta, Carlos A Camargo

    
  • ·Insect sting-related deaths in Ontario: 1986–2000 a retrospective review

    Page :S270

    Jane Salter, Saral Mehra, Jim Cairns, Peter Vadas

    
  • ·Sting Challenge TrialV. Patient population and location May affect outcome

    Page :S270

    David Bk Golden, Robert G Hamilton, Timothy J Craig, Denise Kelly, Kristin Chichester, Anne Kagey-Sobotka, Philip S Norman, Lawrence M Lichtenstein

    
  • ·A role for combined RAST and skin testing in insect sting anaphylaxis: Experience at a Tertiary medical center between 1984–1991

    Page :S270

    Michael R Nelson, Victor A Agnello, Bryan L Martin, Renata JM Engler

    
  • ·Biological activities of yellow jacket (Vespula vulgaris) venom

    Page :S271

    Te Piao King, Sui Y Jim

    
  • ·Evidence for natural desensitization to mosquito salivary allergens-mosquito saliva-specific IgE and IgG levels in 424 infants, children, and adolescents

    Page :S271

    Zhikang Peng, Man Ki Ho, Carrie Ye, Caihe Li, F Estelle, R Simons

    
  • ·Stem cell factor induced adhesion of human intestinal mast cells depends on phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and mitogen-activated protein kinase

    Page :S271

    A Lorentz, M Wilke, MP Manns, SC Bischoff

    
  • ·Chymase is not unique to mast cells: Presence in epithelial, endothelial and fibroblast cells

    Page :S272

    Sharon L Wanstall, Parimal D Sheth, Audrey Richter, Saiki Hase, J Manuel Tumon de Lara, John Pedersen, Andrew F Walls, alan R McEuen

    
  • ·Activation markers for human basophils

    Page :S272

    Chitose Yoshimura, Masao Yamaguchi, Motoyasu Iikura, Shinyu Izumi, Koichiro Kudo, Hiroyuki Nagase, Akira Ishii, Tsutomu Iwata, Takashi Igarashi, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Koichi Hirai

    
  • ·Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 is induced in mast cells via cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1

    Page :S272

    Seong H Cho, Rodrigo F Alban, Chad K Oh

    
  • ·Nitric oxide down-regulates human mast cell adhesion to extracellular matrix proteins

    Page :S273

    Paul Forsythe, Maureen A Wetsch, A Dean Befus

    
  • ·A role for C5a in augmenting IgG-dependent histamine release from basophils in chronic urticaria

    Page :S273

    Yoko Kikuchi, Allen P Kaplan

    
  • ·Increased levels of a TH2-type CC chemokine thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC) in serum and induced sputum of asthmatics

    Page :S274

    Takashi Sekiya, Hirokazu Yamada, Masao Yamaguchi, Akira Ishii, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Atsushi Morita, Yasuyuki Sano, Osamu Yoshie, Kouji Matsushima, Koichi Hirai

    
  • ·Expression of chemokine receptors in lymphocytes with allergen stimulation

    Page :S274

    Vidyashankar B Revan, Nicholas Lukacs, James Baker

    
  • ·Effect of inhaled steroids on the expression of chemokine

    Page :S274

    Motonori Fukakusa, Qutayba A Hamid, Pota Christodoulopoulos, Louis-Philippe Boulet, Michelle Laviolette, Jamila Chakir

    
  • ·GATA-3 activates the IL-13 gene promoter in T cells

    Page :S274

    Nikos Haliassos, Vincenzo Casolaro, Kendria Holt, Anuradha Ray, Steve Georas, Guo Jia

    
  • ·GM-CSF production by human airway smooth muscle cells: Enantiomeric specificity and a model of inverse agonism of the β-receptor

    Page :S275

    Bill T Ameredes, Christina Neely, William J Calhoun

    
  • ·Rhinovirus (RV) induces a reduced number of IFN-γ-secreting cells in asthma

    Page :S275

    Rose F Vrtis, James E Gern, William W Busse

    
  • ·Differential expression of NK cell subpopulations is associated with reduced IFN-γ-secretion

    Page :S275

    Lance D Mikus, Louis A Rosenthal, Ronald L Sorkness, Robert F Lemanske

    
  • ·IL-12 production in young children correlates with recent house-dust endotoxin exposure

    Page :S276

    Andrew H Liu, Allison M Schiltz, Akaluck Thatayatikom, Jose E Gereda, Marcella R Price, Donald YM Leung, Mary D Klinnert

    
  • ·Prevalence of X-linked lymphoproliferative (XLP) disease mutation among male patients with CVID

    Page :S276

    Peter John Mustillo, Katharine E Coyne, Joseph Roberts, Kim Nichols, Rebecca H Buckley

    
  • ·Immunodeficiency in long term survivors (LTS) of pediatric, acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), treated with modern aggressive chemotherapeutic regimens (MACR)

    Page :S276

    Daniel Heath Brodtman, Arlene Redner, Vincent R Bonagura

    
  • ·Regulation of AID gene in B cells

    Page :S277

    Fatma Dedeoglu, Emanuela Castigli, Haifa Jabara, Scott Brodeour, Raif S Geha

    
  • ·Natural killer (NK) cell ontogeny in severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) after bone marrow transplantation (BMT)

    Page :S277

    RG Piltch, R Parrott, Rebecca H Buckley

    
  • ·Detection of X-linked chronic granulomatous disease variants using dihydrorhodamine assay

    Page :S277

    Orathai Jirapongsananuruk, Doug B Kuhns, Mindy Anderson-Cohen, Margaret R Brown, Julie E Niemela, Harry L Malech, Thomas A Fleisher

    
  • ·p67-phox deficient chronic granulomatous disease due to heterozygous defects in exons 4 and 12 of the NCF-2 gene

    Page :S278

    Hyder Ali Khan, Robert A Good, Nutthapong Tangsinmankong, Julie Rae, Deborah Noack, Paul Heyworth, Noorbibi K Day, Sami Bahna

    
  • ·CD5 primary immunodeficiency: Further characterization

    Page :S278

    Sandra Weller, Rainer Doefinger, Nancy Wasserbauer, Jean Claude Wells, Jean-Laurent Casanova, Robert W Hostoffer

    
  • ·Transient hypogammaglobulinemia revisited

    Page :S278

    Warden H Hwan, Janet L Beausoleil, Stephen J McGeady

    
  • ·Impact of in utero TH-2 immunity on T-cell deviation and subsequent immediate-type hypersensitivity in the neonate

    Page :S278

    H Uthoff, G Wölk, A Scheffold, Andreas Radbruch, H Renz, U Herz

    
  • ·Immunostimulatory oligodeoxynucleotide activates human PBMCs but prevents IL-4 dependent IgE synthesis

    Page :S279

    George Friedrich Widhopf, Hans Spiegelberg, Eyal Raz, Anthony Adam Horner

    
  • ·Antibody responses to bacteriophage X174 and tetanus toxoid are normal in patients receiving alefacept (human LFA-3/IgG₁ fusion protein)

    Page :S279

    AB Gottlieb, Akshay K Vaishnaw

    
  • ·The complement receptor C3aR is an important regulator of Th cell polarization following epicutaneous sensitization with antigen

    Page :S279

    Ali Yalcindag, Dhafer Laouini, Bao Lu, Paul J Bryce, Alison Humbles, Hans C Oettgen, Craig Gerard, Raif S Geha

    
  • ·Interaction of the germinal center B cell-specific M17 promoter with Sp1/Sp3

    Page :S280

    Angela Owens, John W Steinke, Larry Borish, Jim Hagman

    
  • ·Anti-eosinophil peroxidase: A new marker for churg-strauss syndrome

    Page :S280

    Yakov Berkun, Kobi Sade, Rina Ulmansky, Francesca Levi-Schaffer, Yakov Naparstek

    
  • ·Modulation of chondrocyte function by synovial fluid and peripheral blood immune complexes of rheumatoid arthritis patients

    Page :S280

    AJ Schuerwegh, Mark M Kockx, Jan F Van Offel, WJ Stevens, CH Bridts, LS De Clerck

    
  • ·A new approach to investigate the role of the thymus in the pathogenesis of myasthenia gravis

    Page :S280

    Arnold I Levinson, Yi Zheng, Steve Murphy, Jonni Moore, CH Pletcher, Glen Gaulton

    
  • ·MCP-1 synthesis by diisocyanate antigen stimulated PBMCs is a more sensitive in vitro assay for diisocyanate asthma than specific antibodies

    Page :S281

    Zana L Lummus, André Cartier, Louis-Philippe Boulet, Johanne Côté, Jean-Luc Malo, Mark Wanner, Joanne Milot, Jocelyne L'Archevéque, David I Bernstein

    
  • ·Occupational lung disease related to cytophaga endotoxin exposure

    Page :S281

    Mark E Nordness, Michael Christian Zacharisen, Jordan N Fink, Donald P Schlueter

    
  • ·Airborne endotoxin is a significant determinant of symptoms in laboratory animal workers

    Page :S281

    Karin A Pacheco, Cecile S Rose, Peter S Thorne, Marsha E O'Neill, Charles McCammon, John Martyny, Lee S Newman, Richard F Hamman, Andrew H Liu

    
  • ·Occupational asthma caused by egg white proteins in bakers

    Page :S282

    C Escudero, Santiago Quirce, M Fernández-Nieto, Javier Cuesta, M De Las Heras, Joaquín Sastre

    
  • ·Occupational asthma in the cotton textile industry evaluation by peak flow meter

    Page :S282

    Eunice D Castro, José A Ferreira, José C Torres Costa, Marianela Vaz

    
  • ·Reducing exposure to laboratory animal allergens

    Page :S282

    Isabelle B Schweitzer, Ellen P Smith, David J Harrison, David D Myers, Peyton A Eggleston, Beverly Paigen, Abigail L Smith

    
  • ·Organic dust toxic syndrome in salami factory workers

    Page :S282

    R Lleonart, J Torres, C Vidal, R Casas, P Duocastella, S Nevot

    
  • ·Respiratory sensitization to house fly (Musca domestica) allergens in a farmer

    Page :S283

    Wolfgang Hemmer, Heinz Kofler, Margarete Focke, Manfred Götz, Reinhart Jarisch

    
  • ·Latex-fruit syndrome: A study on health care workers allergic to natural rubber latex

    Page :S283

    M Fernández-Nieto, Santiago Quirce, M De Las Heras, Javier Cuesta, A Alemán, Joaquín Sastre

    
  • ·Individual latex allergen sensitization profiles in spina bifida patients and health care workers using a panel of recombinant latex allergens coupled to immunoCAP

    Page :S283

    Monika Raulf-Heimsoth, Peter Rozynek, Maria Lundberg, Reinhold Cremer, Silke Maryska, Thomas Brüning, Hans-Peter Rihs

    
  • ·Behavioral modifications in response to latex glove-induced symptoms

    Page :S284

    Gary Stadtmauer, Matthew Chen, Alex Kaplan, Jacqueline Moline

    
  • ·The use of a flowcytometric basophil activation test (FAST) for the in vitro diagnosis of latex allergy

    Page :S284

    ML Sanz, Mc García-Avilés, PM Gamboa, JP Maselli, I Diéguez, Al De Weck

    
  • ·Double-blind, placebo-controlled, oral challenge study with latex glove extract in patients allergic to natural rubber latex

    Page :S284

    C De Castro, Santiago Quirce, M Fernández-Nieto, A Alemán, Joaquín Sastre

    
  • ·Validation of a flow cytometric assay detecting in vitro basophil activation (BAT) for the diagnosis of IgE-mediated natural rubber latex (NRL) allergy

    Page :S285

    DG Ebo, B Lechkar, AJ Schuerwegh, CH Bridts, LS De Clerck, WJ Stevens

    
  • ·Immunoadjuvant properties of cornstarch glove powder demonstrated by bronchial challenge in guinea pigs

    Page :S285

    J Barbara, M-C Santais, D Levy, F Ruff, F Leynadier

    
  • ·Latex sensitization prior to secondary allergen sensitization enhances systemic Th2 immune responses without augmenting airway inflammation

    Page :S285

    Katharina Bluemchen, Marcus Schwede, Kirstin Gerhold, Philippe Stock, Bodo Niggemann, Birgit Wagner, Heimo Breiteneder, Eckard Hamelmann

    
  • ·Allergen-specific monoclonal antibodies directed against the major peanut allergens Ara h 1 and Ara h 2

    Page :S286

    Anna Pomes, Kelly Lewis, Wesley Burks, Gary A Bannon, Martin D Chapman, Ricki M Helm

    
  • ·Characterization of the peanut allergen Ara h 6: Isolation and mapping of IgE-binding epitopes

    Page :S286

    Martin Suhr, Daniel Wicklein, Wolf Meinhard Becker

    
  • ·Use of a peptide microarray immunoassay for the analysis of IgE-binding epitopes of major peanut allergens

    Page :S286

    Wayne G Shreffler, Kirsten Beyer, Tearina Chu, Lisa Ellman, Steven Stanley, Gary A Bannon, Wesley Burks, Hugh A Sampson

    
  • ·Immunotherapy with modified peanut allergens in a murine model of peanut allergy

    Page :S287

    Kamal D Srivastava, Xiu-Min Li, Nina King, Steven Stanley, Gary A Bannon, Wesley Burks, Hugh A Sampson

    
  • ·Recognition of IgE binding regions of bovine αS2-casein differs in patients with persistent and transient cow's milk allergy

    Page :S287

    Kirsi-Marjut Jarvinen, Paula J Busse, Leticia Vila, Kirsten Beyer, Hugh A Sampson

    
  • ·Genetic susceptibility and other factors influencing the induction of cow's milk hypersensitivity

    Page :S287

    Vivian Morafo, Chih-Kang Huang, Soo-Young Lee, Gary I Kleiner, Hugh A Sampson, Xiu-Min Li

    
  • ·Identification of four major sesame seed allergens by 2D-proteomics and Edman sequencing — Seed storage proteins as common food allergens

    Page :S288

    Kirsten Beyer, Ludmilla Bardina, Galina Grishina, Hugh A Sampson

    
  • ·Black and white sesame seeds: Differences in IgE-binding proteins

    Page :S288

    Gulsen Soylemez, Michael B Levy, Sue L Hefle

    
  • ·905 patients with chronic sinus pain/pressure and upper respiratory symptoms: A retrospective clinical, laboratory and CT analysis

    Page :S288

    A Bergner, R Bergner, M Roznowski, M Abrahamowicz, M Lazarovich

    
  • ·Efficacy of a 5-day course of telithromycin in the treatment of acute maxillary sinusitis caused by drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Page :S289

    Patricia Buchanan, Thad Stephens, Hal Galbraith, Carolyn Andrade, Bruno Leroy

    
  • ·Actinomycosis of the frontal sinus: An uncommon cause of chronic sinusitis

    Page :S289

    D Pattanaik, JU Coniglio, D Pulver

    
  • ·Specific inflammatory cell types and disease severity as predictors of post surgical outcomes in patients with chronic sinusitis

    Page :S289

    Jaqueline Moran, DB Conley, LC Grammer, GK Haines, Anne Marie Ditto

    
  • ·Budesonide aqueous nasal spray (BANS: Rhinocort^® aqua^™) is effective as monotherapy in stable patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS)

    Page :S290

    V Lund, S Black, Zs László, C Schrewelius, A Åkerlund

    
  • ·373 patients with sinus pain/pressure and upper respiratory symptoms-a migraine variant syndrome results of a new management strategy

    Page :S290

    M Lazarovich, M Roznowski, M Abrahamowicz

    
  • ·Results of a comparative trial measuring rate of symptom relief in patients with acute bacterial sinusitis

    Page :S290

    Gavin Corcoran, James F Lawless, Daniel Haverstock, Cheryl Pause, Miriam Faruqi, Deborah Church

    
  • ·Health demographics of obstructive airway disease in the disadvantaged elderly of Chicago

    Page :S290

    D Abraham, LC Grammer, CA Saltoun, P Yarnold, A Malik

    
  • ·Similar health care outcomes for patients treated with fluticasone propionate (FP) and montelukast sodium (MON) monotherapy

    Page :S291

    Craig Jones, Felicia C Allen, Phong T Duong, Shiva Sajjan, Linda Nelsen, Robin Itzler, Leona E Markson

    
  • ·Omalizumab improves asthma-specific quality of life (QoL): An analysis of data from 1071 patients

    Page :S291

    William W Busse, Jonathan Corren, Bobby Q Lanier, Francois Everhard, Karen Surrey, Leonard Kirchdoerfer

    
  • ·Asthma screening of high school athletes: Identifying the undiagnosed and poorly controlled

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    Samuel I Hammerman, Jack Michael Becker, James Rogers, Gilbert E D'alonzo

    
  • ·Allergy disease management program, a tool for the quality assurance of allergy vaccination in the clinical practice

    Page :S292

    Kjeld Andersen, Tomas Gedda, Hans-Joergen Malling

    
  • ·Safety of pulmicort respules^TM (budesonide inhalation suspension) in geriatric patients: Postmarketing surveillance and clinical study data

    Page :S292

    Ewa Lyzell, Mario Cruz-Rivera, Sherahe Fitzpatrick

    
  • ·Low frequency of adverse events reported through postmarketing surveillance for pulmicort respules^TM (budesonide inhalation suspension) in the US adult population

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    Mario Cruz-Rivera, Ewa Lyzell, Sherahe Fitzpatrick

    
  • ·The effectiveness of an asthma control questionnaire (ACQ) in predicting clinical decisions in an inhaled corticosteroid tapering protocol

    Page :S293

    Fred White, Harold Kim, Elizabeth F Juniper, Ute Repple, Mark Gibson, Bryan Embree

    
  • ·High level health care utilization in severe and difficult-to-treat asthma

    Page :S293

    Mary Lou Hayden, Chantal M Dolan, C Johnson, Susan M Morris, Eugene R Bleecker

    
  • ·Patients and physicians perceive once-daily ICS to be a significant aid to compliance in asthma treatment: Two Canadian studies

    Page :S294

    Josée L Jarry, Robert B Coambs, Andrew H Rattray, Fernando G De Maio, Anusha Santhiapillai

    
  • ·Methacholine challenge outcomes in an allergy clinic

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    Christy C Sparkman, JJ Murray, SB Tanner, DD Hagaman

    
  • ·Childhood recurrent wheezing — Objective and subjective evaluation

    Page :S294

    Teresa Almeida, Ângela Gaspar, Carlos Braga, Ana Romeira, Graça Sampaio, Céu Teixeira, Sara Prates, Graça Pires, Elsa Pargana, Nila Godinho, Cristina Arêde, Mário Morais Almeida, José Rosado Pinto

    
  • ·Resiquimod inhibits eosinophilic airway infiltration and Th2-cytokine production in a murine model of allergen-induced airway inflammation

    Page :S294

    David Quarcoo, Silke Weixler, Philippe Stock, Kerstin Gerhold, S Hader, B Benninghoff, Eckard Hamelmann

    
  • ·Interleukin 13 (IL-13) gene polymorphisms in laboratory animal allergy

    Page :S295

    Meinir Gwynn Jones, Warwick Atkinson, Adrian Draper, Jessica Harris, Panagotis Pantelidis, Roland Du Bois, Anthony Newman Taylor

    
  • ·Kinetics of allergic inflammation and airways hyperresponsiveness in a murine model of allergic rhinitis: The upper airway in lower airways disease

    Page :S295

    Martin B Chicoine, Bruce D Mazer, Qutayba A Hamid, Christine T McCusker

    
  • ·Establishment of animal model of antigen-specific T lymphocyte recruitment into nasal mucosa

    Page :S295

    Etsuko Kanaizumi, Hideaki Shirasaki, Jun Sato, Kazumasa Watanabe, Tetsuo Himi

    
  • ·Gene expression profile analysis in experimental asthma

    Page :S296

    Nives Zimmermann, Elizabeth A Moulton, Bruce J Aronow, Emily E Muntel, ME Rothenberg

    
  • ·Effects of the cysteinyl leukotriene receptor antagonist, montelukast, on eosinophil differentiation in an experimental mouse model of allergic rhinitis

    Page :S296

    Lynn Crawford, Hiroko Saito, Mark D Inman, Judah A Denburg

    
  • ·Passive sensitization via IgE leads to immediate AHR and IL-4 production without subsequent Th2-mediated inflammation

    Page :S296

    Stefano Luccioli, Joshua Paul Justice, Heidi Isenberg-Feig, Calman Prussin, Andrea Keane-Myers

    
  • ·Expression of GM-CSF in the airway drives Th2 differentiation and effector function in mice exposed to ragweed intranasally

    Page :S296

    Elizabeth C Cates, Ramzi Fattouh, David Alvarez, Meghan J Cundall, Susanna Goncharova, Martin R Stampfli, Monika Cwiartka, Anthony J Coyle, Jose-Carlos GutierrezRamos, Susan Waserman, Manel Jordana

    
  • ·Assessment of optimal depth to quantify fibrosis in mice airway

    Page :S297

    David Southan, Russ Ellis, Richard Leigh, Jennifer Wattie, Mark D Inman

    
  • ·The role of high-affinity IgE receptor (FcεRI) in allergic airway response in the murine model of asthma

    Page :S297

    Susanne I Mayr, Riaz I Zuberi, Min Zhang, Wai-Ping Fung-Leung, Fu-Tong Liu

    
  • ·Peanut lectin elicits a Th2 cytokine gene expression and protein secretion profile in mice

    Page :S298

    Ian Kimber, Catherine Jean Betts, Helen Caddick, Brian Flamagan, Rebecca Dearman

    
  • ·Bone marrow CFU-eosinophil (CFU-eo) production in a murine asthma model

    Page :S298

    Mary Beth Hogan, David N Weissman, ZZ Zhuang, Kenneth S Landreth

    
  • ·Traffic of eosinophil-lineage committed progenitors to the lung tissue of sensitised mice following allergen challenge

    Page :S298

    Huan Ying Wan, David Southam, Jennifer Wattie, Sharon Behman, Russ Ellis, Richard Leigh, Mark D Inman, Roma Sehmi

    
  • ·Surfactant protein (SP)-D production in a murine model of allergic late phase response is induced by interleukin (IL)-4

    Page :S298

    Yang Cao, Elena N Atochina, Yaniv Tomer, Colleen Campbell, Seth T Scanlon, Michael F Beers, Angela Haczku

    
  • ·Impact of Mycobacterium vaccae immunization on lung histopathology in a murine model of chronic asthma

    Page :S299

    Cevdet Ozdemir, Tunc Akkoc, Nerin Nadir Bahceciler, Dilek Kucukercan, Ernur Ergoz, Isil Berat Barlan, Mujdat Basaran

    
  • ·Allergic reaction to peanut in an infant exclusively breastfed

    Page :S299

    Anne Des Roches, Louis Paradis, Sandy Singer, Jean Paradis

    
  • ·How are nut allergic children managed in a district hospital?

    Page :S299

    Jeff Williams, Moya McCarthy

    
  • ·Relative potency of the major peanut allergens, Ara h1 and Ara h2, in a functional assay

    Page :S300

    G William Palmer, Donald A Dibbern, Wesley Burks, Gary A Bannon, S Allan Bock, Stephen C Dreskin

    
  • ·Protein structure plays a critical role in peanut allergen Ara h 2 stability and may determine immunodominant IgE binding epitopes

    Page :S300

    Moon Sen, Randall Kopper, Laurent Pons, EC Abraham, Wesley Burks, Gary A Bannon

    
  • ·Linking IgE binding of peanuts to maillard reaction adducts

    Page :S300

    Si-Yin Chung, Elaine T Champagne

    
  • ·Gastrointestinal dysfunction in a swine model of peanut allergy

    Page :S300

    Ricki M Helm, Glenn T Furuta, Joseph Steve Stanley, Jianhui Ye, Gael Cockrell, Cathie Connaughton, Gary A Bannon, Wesley Burks

    
  • ·Differential antibody responses induced by Ara h 1 and patatin

    Page :S301

    Rebecca Dearman, Richard E Goodman, James Astwood, Ian Kimber

    
  • ·In search of the hypoallergenic peanut

    Page :S301

    Soheila J Maleki, Hsiaopo Cheng, Corley C Holbrook, Il-Ho Kang, Maria Gallo-Meagher, Elaine T Champagne

    
  • ·Allergen recognition patterns in a Dutch hazelnut allergic population in relation to reactivity patterns as observed during double blind placebo controlled food challenges (DBPCFC)

    Page :S301

    Marjolein Wensing, Jaap Akkerdaas, Sue L Hefle, AH Penninks, Carla Bruijnzeel-Koomen, AC Knulst, Ronald Van Ree

    
  • ·Hazelnut LTP, Cor a 8: Molecular cloning and clinical relevance

    Page :S302

    Frauke Schocker, Dirk Lüttkopf, Stephan Scheurer, Arnd Petersen, Anna Cistero-Bahima, Ernesto Enrique, Stefan Vieths, Wolf Meinhard Becker

    
  • ·Sensitive and specific measurement of crude and processed hazelnut protein by a sandwich-type ELISA

    Page :S302

    Jaap Akkerdaas, Marjolein Wensing, AC Knulst, Sue L Hefle, Rob Aalberse, Ronald Van Ree

    
  • ·Characterisation and cloning of a 48 kDa glycoprotein, from hazelnut (corylus avellana) as minor allergen

    Page :S302

    Iris Lauer, Uwe Mueller, Sandra Westphal, Dieter Haustein, Stefan Vieths, Stephan Scheurer

    
  • ·A sensitive sandwich ELISA for the detection of trace amount of cashew nut in foods

    Page :S303

    Yanhong Wei, Shridhar K Sathe, Suzanne S Teuber, Kenneth H Roux

    
  • ·Anaphylaxis induced by pine nut in a 2 year old girl

    Page :S303

    MD Ibañez, Manuel Lombardero, A Jimenez, L Fernández, MT Laso

    
  • ·The glutelin fraction of walnut kernels (juglans regia) contains unique allergens not visible in the salt soluble fraction

    Page :S303

    Tanya V Leshchinsky, Suzanne S Teuber, Shridhar K Sathe, Kenneth H Roux, Kar Sze-Tao

    
  • ·Quantitative and qualitative variability of protein content and presence of a 56 kDa allergen in different batches of cold-pressed soy oil

    Page :S303

    Younes Errahali, Martine Morisset, Denise Anne Moneret-Vautrin, Gisèle Kanny, Maurice Metche, Jean Pierre Nicolas, Sophie Anne Frémont

    
  • ·Immunochemical analysis of various foods and food ingredients for detectable gluten content: Implications for wheat-allergic and celiac sprue patients

    Page :S304

    Ashley L Lardizabal, Lynn M Niemann, Sue L Hefle

    
  • ·Anaphylaxis to wheat beer (WB)

    Page :S304

    Thomas Herzinger, G Kick, D Ludolph-Hauser, Bernhard Przybilla

    
  • ·The recombinant major birch pollen allergen Bet v 1 induces mediator release in human intestinal mast cells

    Page :S304

    Gernot Sellge, C Mierke, S Laffer, A Lorentz, MP Manns, R Valenta, SC Bischoff

    
  • ·Histamine release from human basophils in vitro and IgE-binding to recombinant (r) pathogenesis-related (PR) Bet v 1-homologue soybean protein rSAM22: Explanation for soy-induced anaphylactic reactions and severe oral allergy syndrome (OAS) in birch pollen-allergic subjects

    Page :S304

    Jörg Kleine-Tebbe, Anna Martin, Andrea Wangorsch, Dring N Crowell, Uwe-Frithjof Haustein, Stefan Vieths

    
  • ·Platanus acerifolia pollinosis and food allergy

    Page :S305

    Enrique Ernesto, Cisteró-Bahíma Anna, Bartolomé Borja, Alonso Rosario, San miguel-Moncín María Del Mar, Bartra Joan

    
  • ·Molecular cloning and characterization of hevein and hevein-like domains as cross-reactive allergens of hevea brasiliensis latex and banana

    Page :S305

    Farzaneh Adhami, Irene Leitzenberger, Stefan Wagner, Otto Scheiner, Heimo Breiteneder

    
  • ·Banana allergen detection and identification using SELDI technology

    Page :S305

    Li-Shan Hsieh, Ramy Moharram, Akira Akasawa, Jay Slater, Brian M Martin

    
  • ·Heterologous production of the major apple allergen Mal d 1 in nicotiana benthamiana plants transfected by a recombinant potato virus X based expression vector

    Page :S306

    Karin Hoffmann-Sommergruber, Yan Ma, Monika Krebitz, Laurian Zuidmeer, Ronald Van Ree, Otto Scheiner, Heimo Breiteneder

    
  • ·Prevalence of IgE-sensitization and cross-reactivity of Pru av 3, the lipid transfer protein from cherry

    Page :S306

    Stephan Scheurer, Tanja Haase, Frauke Schocker, Anna Cistero-Bahima, Ernesto Enrique, Wolf Meinhard Becker, Dieter Haustein, Stefan Vieths

    
  • ·IgE binding components in biologically quantified melon extract

    Page :S306

    J Cuesta-Herranz, E Figueredo, Carlos Pastor, L Vidarte, F Vivanco, M de Las Heras, Joaquín Sastre, F Lahoz

    
  • ·Re-sensitization to fish in allergic children after a temporary tolerance period: Two case reports

    Page :S306

    Consolación De Frutos, Lidia Zapatero, Isabel Martínez, Ruth Barranco, Angel Rodríguez, Maria Luisa Baeza

    
  • ·Epitope mapping and mutational substitution analysis of the major shrimp allergen Pen a 1 (tropomyosin)

    Page :S307

    Gerald Reese, Rosalia Ayuso, Susan M Leong-Kee, Matthew Plante, Samuel B Lehrer

    
  • ·Excretory-secretory anisakis simplex antigens inhibition caused by salivary enzimes

    Page :S307

    Angel Rodriguez, Victor Matheu, Jose Manuel Zubeldia, María Rubio, Ruth Barranco, Consolación De Frutos, Marcela Santaolalla, Maria Luisa Baeza

    
  • ·Reduced allergenicities of irradiated ovalbumin and ovomucoid determined by skin prick test and ELISA inhibition test

    Page :S307

    Soo-Young Lee, Gye-Rhee Jeon, Ju-Woon Lee, Se-Jo Oh, Hong-Sun Yook, Kyoung-Hwan Cho, Myung-Woo Byun

    
  • ·Association of chromosome 18q interstitial deletions including the region 212–21.3 with anaphylaxis, multiple food allergies, asthma, eczema and immunodeficiency

    Page :S308

    Pete Smith, Louise Michaelis, Tim Scott Taylor, Roger Palmer, Stephan Strobel

    
  • ·Cloning and characterization of β-fructofuranosidase, a newly identified glycoprotein as a minor allergen of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)

    Page :S308

    Sandra Westphal, Kay Foetisch, Iris Lauer, Amedeo Conti, Daniel Kolarich, Friedrich Altmann, Dieter Haustein, Stefan Vieths, Stephan Scheurer

    
  • ·Accelerated urticaria to a vegetable salad component

    Page :S308

    S Duque, J Alvarez, M Belber, S Posadas, E Sanchez, M Blanca

    
  • ·Lipid-transfer proteins (LTPs) and asparagus allergy

    Page :S309

    AI Tabar, A Diaz-Perales, BE Garcia, B Gomez, Domingo Barber, G Salcedo, R Sanchez-Monge

    
  • ·The sensitizing potential of different food proteins in an oral Brown Norway (BN) rat food allergy model

    Page :S309

    Richard E Goodman, AH Penninks, James Astwood, Elena Rice, Gyula Holleschak, Richard Thoma, Leon Knippels

    
  • ·Do food allergy websites satisfy AMA guidelines for health information on the internet?

    Page :S309

    Elisabeth Scannell Stieb, Jessica Wang, Kenan E Haver

    
  • ·Anaphylaxis following ingestion of gummi bears

    Page :S310

    Amy J Scurlock, Karen Althage, Lynn Christie, Wesley Burks, Stacie Jones

    
  • ·Anaphylaxis to red grubs

    Page :S310

    Louis Paradis, Anne Des Roches, Jean Paradis

    
  • ·Toothpaste-induced anaphylaxis due to menthol allergy

    Page :S310

    Lawrence R Hennessey

    
  • ·Bird-egg syndrome associated with pet lovebirds: Additional clinical characteristics

    Page :S310

    Mira Kaplan

    
  • ·Orange county quick and easy asthma population management strategy

    Page :S311

    Robin Lee, Kathy Huber, Richard Roth, Lance Brunner, Afif El-Hasan, Joyce Cheung, Betty Bohner

    
  • ·The asthma visit questionnaire: Assessment of the quality of pediatric asthma care

    Page :S311

    Yvonne D Senturia, Laurie J Bauman, Ellen F Crain

    
  • ·Relationships of asthma care with treatment adherence and asthma control

    Page :S311

    Joao A. Fonseca, Marianela Vaz, José Luís Delgado, Clara Tavares, Josefina Rodrigues, André Moreira, Altamiro Costa-Pereira

    
  • ·Assessment of antileukotriene use from data collected by Health Care Providers (HCP) on hand-held Personal Digital Assistant devices (PDA)

    Page :S312

    Jason Hade, Stanley Weiss, Leonard Bielory, Caixia Zhao, Howard Louis, Clifford Weisel

    
  • ·The “Stop Asthma” Clinical System: A novel computer-based decision-support program to enhance implementation of pediatric asthma management guidelines and promote communication skills

    Page :S312

    SL Abramson, R Shegog, LK Bartholomew, MM Sockrider, PD Mullen, J Craver, S Pilney, P Koeppl, DI Czyzewski, RS Gold, C Sellers, M Fernandez

    
  • ·The benefits, adverse effects, and cost of herbal supplements in a clinic population

    Page :S312

    Prem Kumar, Santosh Dixit, Farhan Siddiqui, Cathi E Fontenot, Sushma Gupta, Donald Mercante

    
  • ·Implementation of an adult asthma care management program in an urban medical center influences hospitalization and emergency room utilization

    Page :S312

    AM Poon, IS Treistman, D Leong, MB Strub

    
  • ·Clinical competencies in allergy and immunology: Results of a graduate survey

    Page :S313

    James T Li, Doris Stoll, Susan Swing, June Smith

    
  • ·Use of the internet for development of a wide area network for the allergy practice with multiple offices

    Page :S313

    Laurence Kinzler, Michael Z Blumberg

    
  • ·A questionnaire to assess patients' usage of alternative therapies in a respiratory specialists setting

    Page :S313

    William Travis Cain, John Oppenheimer

    
  • ·Cost savings parallel improved outcomes in severe asthma utilizing respiratory care practitioners

    Page :S314

    Celeste Kivler, Claudia M Vukovich, Scott A Schinaman, Stephen W Kutler, Terry Vierra, Stanley M Naguwa, Samuel Louie

    
  • ·Insufficient power and type II error analyses in clinical trials published in two major allergy and immunology journals

    Page :S314

    Asif I Khan, Howard R Sloan, Denise Guanzon, Bela Faltay, Ashley M Brawley, Lynda Schneider, Bernard Silverman

    
  • ·Knowledge of the peak flow meter in asthmatic children and teenagers

    Page :S314

    Martha Elvia Martínez, Sandra Nora González, Carlos Canseco, Alfredo Arias

    
  • ·Limitations of the physical activities in asthmatic children and teenagers

    Page :S315

    Hernán Sánchez, Carlos Canseco, Sandra Nora González, Alfredo Arias

    
  • ·Phenotype of allergen-specific T-cells derived from the peripheral blood of peanut-allergic children

    Page :S315

    Gideon Lack, Jean Golding, Victor Turcanu

    
  • ·Comparable T-cell activation induced by natural and recombinant Bet v 1

    Page :S315

    Anders Millner, Peter Adler Würtzen, Jens Holm, JH Heinig, Henrik H Jacobi

    
  • ·Cow's milk-specific T cells in non-atopic, non-allergic infants display a reduced-activated Th0 phenotype

    Page :S316

    Els Van Hoffen, Rogier Schade, Adrie Van ieperen-Van dijk, Jan Kimpen, Carla Bruijnzeel-Koomen, Edward Knol

    
  • ·Induction of a specific Th1 response by allergen-linked immunostimulatory DNA in the nasal explant

    Page :S316

    Pota Christodoulopoulos, Francois Lavigne, Jason Marshall, Gary Van Nest, Joseph Eiden, Qutayba A Hamid

    
  • ·ICOS expression defines a subset of murine effector T cells capable to induce allergen triggered pulmonary inflammation

    Page :S316

    Tilmann Kallinich, Max Loehning, Andreas Hutloff, Andreas Radbruch, Eckard Hamelmann, Richard A Kroczek

    
  • ·Analysis of differential gene expression in human peripheral blood T cells from patients with atopic dermatitis

    Page :S317

    Yoshiko Matsumoto, Tadahiro Oshida, Yukiho Imai, Ning Lu Yoshida, Keiko Matsui, Yuji Sugita, Akira Akasawa, Hirohisa Saito

    
  • ·T-helper and T-suppressor lymphocytes in bronchoalveolar space during efferent phase of lung delayed type hypersensitivity reaction induced with single antigen inhalation

    Page :S317

    Hanna Grubek-Jaworska, Grazyna Hoser, Pawel Droszcz, Ryszarda Chazan

    
  • ·Lung inflammation induced by mixed T cell responses: Critical mediators

    Page :S317

    Janice Hwang, David Yen, Iris Shahar, Donna Rennick, Debra D Donaldson, Naftali Kaminski, Gabriele Grunig

    
  • ·Application of live and heat killed BCG but not purified protein derivative from Mycobacterium tuberculosis inhibits allergen-induced airway eosinophilia

    Page :S317

    Tamàs Major, Gisela Wohlleben, Klaus J Erb

    
  • ·IFNγ has a potential to enhance IL4 production by CD4+T cells in vitro

    Page :S318

    Petr Bocek, William E Paul

    
  • ·Molecular pathways of thimerosal-induced apoptosis in T cells

    Page :S318

    Leman Yel, Samir Makani, Sujata Chiplunkar, Sastry V Gollapudi, Sudhir Gupta

    
  • ·Distinct characteristics of T cell rolling and adhesion in splenic versus lymph node vessels

    Page :S318

    Mitchell H Grayson, Michael J Holtzman, David D Chaplin

    
  • ·Single point mutations leads to an altered T-cell recognition of Bet v 1 by a T-cell line recognizing a broad Bet v 1-epitope repertoire

    Page :S318

    Peter Adler Würtzen, Anders Millner, Jens Holm, Mercedes Ferreras, Kaare Lund, Henrik H Jacobi

    
  • ·Immunosenescence of skin homing T cells

    Page :S319

    Karsten Neuber

    
  • ·B-lymphocyte-derived IL-4 contributes to Th2 differentiation of T lymphocytes

    Page :S319

    Oumnia Hajoui, Lama Fawaz, Ramesh Janani, Roxane Millette, Bruce D Mazer

    
  • ·Development of nasal polyposis in immunosuppressed patients

    Page :S319

    Rao Srinivasa Botta, Zuhair K Ballas, Iftikhar Hussain

    
  • ·TGF-β1 has preferential tolerogenic effects on peripheral CD8+ T cells after prolonged stimulation

    Page :S320

    Sigridur Reynisdottir, Hekla Sigmundsdottir, Johann E Gudjonsson, Helgi Valdimarsson, Bjorn Runar Ludviksson

    
  • ·Alefacept (human LFA-3/IgG₁ fusion protein) is non-immunogenic in two randomized, placebo-controlled phase III trials for chronic plaque psoriasis

    Page :S320

    Gerald Krueger, Akshay K Vaishnaw

    
  • ·Characterization of lymphatic population in rectal mucosa from ovalbumin (OVA) sensitized and locally challenged rabbits

    Page :S320

    Miguel Vinuesa, Stella Maris Roma, Fernando Pérez, Norberto David Bassan, Nadia Belloni, Maximiliano Gatti

    
  • ·Surfactant protein-A (SP-A) modifies lymphocyte responses to antigen and non-specific stimulation in vitro

    Page :S320

    Seth T Scanlon, Tatiana Milovanova, Yaniv Tomer, Milton Rossman, Michael F Beers, Angela Haczku

    
  • ·Consumption of S-nitrosoglutathione by polymorphonuclear leukocyte lysates

    Page :S321

    John F Hunt, Elizabeth Erwin, John W Vaughan, Benjamin M Gaston

    
  • ·Relationship of TRK-A statement to clinical stage and prognosis of neuroblastoma

    Page :S321

    Juling Zhou, Jiechun Gao

    
  • ·Influence of multiparity on renal allograft outcome

    Page :S321

    Usha Chandrahasa, Prem Kumar, Daniel Frey, Philip Boudreaux, John Jerius, Deepa Bhatnagar, Donald Mercante

    
  • ·Safety, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of an oral p38 MAP kinase inhibitor (BIRB 796 BS), administered once daily for 7 days

    Page :S321

    Chester C Wood, Chan-Loi Yong, Jeffrey B Madwed, Abhya Gupta

    
  • ·Interleukin-5 induces Pim-1 and cyclin D3 expression in human eosinophils

    Page :S322

    Barbara Stout, Ekokobe Fonkem, Mary Ellen Bates, Stephane Esnault, William W Busse, Paul J Bertics

    
  • ·Neutrophil phospholipid scramblase activation requires sphingolipid turnover and p38 activation upstream of PKC°

    Page :S322

    S Courtney Frasch, Jenai M Kailey, Donna L Bratton

    
  • ·Interleukin-4 deficient (IL-4/-) and STAT-6-/-mice have defective contact sensitivity (CS)

    Page :S322

    Philip W Askenase, Moe Akahira-Azuma, Marian Szczepanik, Regis A Campos

    
  • ·ATP enhances anti-IgE-induced hydrolysis of Pl-4,5,bisphosphate in cultivated human lung mast cells

    Page :S322

    Edward Stephen Schulman, Amir Pelleg, Li-Qing Jin, X Zhen, Eitan Friedman

    
  • ·MEKK2-MEK5-BMK1/ERK5-MEF2C activation: A new pathway regulating c-jun gene expression in stimulated mast cells

    Page :S323

    Xudong Wei, Rui-Hua Wei, Timothy Garrington, Gary L Johnson, Erwin W Gelfand

    
  • ·Lidocaine may inhibit interleukin-5-induced signal transduction by blocking protein kinase C activity

    Page :S323

    Jennifer L Bankers-Fulbright, Gail M Kephart, Matthew P Abdel, Patricia L Caffes, Kara Hurlihy, Gerald J Gleich

    
  • ·p100 is the main inhibitor of RelB, the major component of NF-κB in differentiated macrophages

    Page :S323

    Eva M Carmona, Nancie J Solan, Gary D Bren, Carlos V Paya

    
  • ·Phospholipase D in guinea pig lung tissue membrane is regulated by ARF and Rho A proteins

    Page :S324

    Jin Rak Jeong, Yean Jun Chung, Ji Young Kim, Young In Park, Jai Youl Ro

    
  • ·Azelastine inhibits interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-8 production by reducing intracellular calcium lon levels in human umbilical cord blood-derived cultured mast cells

    Page :S324

    D Kempuraj, M Huang, W Boucher, R Letourneau, A Athanasiou, TC Theoharides

    
  • ·Activation of human eosinophils via G protein-coupled receptors: Compared with neutrophils

    Page :S324

    Masahiko Kato, Masato Suzuki, Hirokazu Kimura, Tohru Fujiu, Atsushi Tachibana, Hirokazu Arakawa, Hiroyuki Mochizuki, Kenichi Tokuyama, Akihiro Morikawa

    
  • ·MAP kinase is involved in IL-4 dependent cytokine expression by human intestinal mast cells

    Page :S324

    SC Bischoff, M Wilke, MP Manns, A Lorentz

    
  • ·Fibronectin differentially regulates eosinophil migration, polarization and signaling via the p38 MAPK pathway

    Page :S325

    Laura L Dziadzio, Alison Holub, Scott Anderson, Jake Byrnes, William W Busse, Anna Huttenlocher

    
  • ·Assessment of atopy in textile industry workers: Comparison of two methods

    Page :S325

    José A Ferreira, José C Torres Costa, Eunice D Castro, Marianela Vaz

    
  • ·The risk factors for the development of occupational respiratory allergy in apprentice bakers

    Page :S325

    Jolanta M Walusiak, Cezary M Palczynski, Wojciech Hanke, Urszula Ruta, Pawel Gorski

    
  • ·ECP in the diagnosis of respiratory occupational diseases in the textile industry

    Page :S326

    José A Ferreira, Eunice D Castro, José C Torres Costa, Marianela Vaz

    
  • ·The importance of specific IgE to isocyanates in firemen with exposure to TDI fire accidents

    Page :S326

    Daniel Lerda, Oscar Vila, Marta Delia Romero-Piffiguer, Mercedes Ferrero, Juan Carlos Muiño

    
  • ·Increase in bronchial hyperresponsiveness as a marker of occupational asthma induced by isocyanates

    Page :S326

    Joaquín Sastre, M Fernández Nieto, Ana Novalbos, M De Las Heras, Javier Cuesta, Santiago Quirce

    
  • ·Occupational rhinitis and asthma caused by gerbil

    Page :S326

    M De Las Heras, Javier Cuesta, Jaime De Miguel, M Fernández-Nieto, Carlos Pastor, Fernando Vivanco, Santiago Quirce, Joaquín Sastre

    
  • ·Pseudo-anaphylaxis associated with latex allergy

    Page :S327

    Sara D McCamish, David Bk Golden

    
  • ·Two-dimensional electrophoretic analysis of the specificity of the various antibody isotypes produced by latex-allergic patients

    Page :S327

    Helene Chardin, C Mayer, H Senechal, Fx Desvaux, Gabriele Peltre

    
  • ·Occupational asthma in a worker exposed to chamomile tea dust

    Page :S327

    Francisco Mauel Marco, Angel Ferrer, Carmen Andreu, Jose Miguel Sempere, Paloma Diaz, Miguel Blanca

    
  • ·Systemic reaction following laboratory rat exposure

    Page :S328

    Michael B Levy, Jordan N Fink

    
  • ·Bronchopulmonary challenge test in workers suffering from occupational asthma

    Page :S328

    Milan Pavlovic, N Miladinovic-Djukanovic

    
  • ·Effect of long-term treatment with inhaled corticosteroids and bronchodilators in subjects with occupational asthma

    Page :S328

    Andrea Siracusa, Alessandra Marabini, Maria Laura Pace, Maria Stella Polticchia, Roberta Stopponi

    
  • ·A monoclonal antibody-based ELISA for rat n 1 allergen

    Page :S328

    Trang D Duong, William M Sutherland, Jenny P Chen, Peyton A Eggleston

    
  • ·A sensitive monoclonal antibody ELISA for quantitication of the major olive pollen allergen Ole e 1: Applications and comparison with alternative methods

    Page :S329

    Juan A Asturias, Carmen Arilla, Ignacio Ibarrola, Elena Eraso, Jaime Algorta, Alberto Martínez

    
  • ·Detection of house dust mite allergen (Der p1) in cord blood

    Page :S329

    Margo M Hagendorens, Hugo P Van Bever, Joost J Weyler, Christel Mertens, CH Bridts, WJ Stevens

    
  • ·Monoclonal antibody based-ELISA for the Alternaria allergen Alt a 1: Application in standardization and environmental analysis

    Page :S330

    Oscar Duffort, Manuel Lombardero, Domingo Barber, Florentino Polo

    
  • ·Study of the possible interference of disodium octaborate tetrahydrate (DOT), carpet shampoo, and boric acid on the measurement of Der f1 and Der p1 in dust samples by ELISA using monoclonal antibodies

    Page :S330

    Runa Diwadkar, Rosa Codina, Larry L Mobley, Richard F Lockey

    
  • ·Direct calibration in ADVIA^® Centaur^™ specific IgE assay with recombinant Bet v1

    Page :S330

    Rikke Mørkeberg, Ursuala Brink-Andersen, Pernille Gudmann, Pernille Milvang Grønager, Niels Johansen

    
  • ·Validation of an ELISA for determining cat major allergen Fel d 1

    Page :S331

    Greg Plunkett, Warren Caples, Lara Sparks, Kara Poppe

    
  • ·Intradermal testing in sensitized mice a quantitative method for testing the in vivo allergenic potency of new allergy vaccines

    Page :S331

    Jens Kildsgaard, Lise Lund, Lise C Hansen, Janne U Rahbek, Henrik H Jacobi

    
  • ·Clinical correlation of allergic symptoms in latex allergy

    Page :S331

    Barbara A Muller, Sridhar Guduri

    
  • ·Antigen content but not total protein correlates with allergenicity of “protein-poor” latex gloves

    Page :S332

    C Audo, J Barbara, H Chabane, M Armange, D Levy, F Leynadier

    
  • ·Concentrations of natural rubber latex (NRL) allergens Hev b1, 3, 5 and 602 in NRL gloves capable of causing positive skin prick test (SPT) reactions in NRL-allergic subjects

    Page :S332

    Timo Palosuo, Kristiina Turjanmaa, Vladimir Ovod, Tytti Kärkkäinen, Katja Frisk, Harri Tapio Alenius, Timo Reunala, Markku Kulomaa, Nisse Kalkkinen, Hely Reinikka-Railo

    
  • ·Multiple 43 kDa allergenic proteins in natural rubber latex

    Page :S332

    Siti Arija M Arif, Robert G Hamilton, Faridah Yusof, Subodh Nimkar, Jaap J Beintema, Hoong-Yeet Yeang

    
  • ·Identification of IgE-binding amino acids on the conformational epitopes of hevein (Hev b 602)

    Page :S333

    Piia Karisola, Jari Mikkola, Timo Reunala, Kristiina Turjanmaa, Nisse Kalkkinen, Timo Palosuo, Markku Kulomaa, Harri Tapio Alenius

    
  • ·Hev b 4 heavy peptide identified as latex cyanogenic glucosidase

    Page :S333

    E Sunderasan, Keng-See Chow, Malcolm A Ward, Hoong-Yeet Yeang

    
  • ·Prevalence of arabic and karaya gum allergy in latex-allergic patients

    Page :S333

    Dean T Chiang, Kenneth T Kim

    
  • ·Latex and chickpea (Cicer arietinum) allergy: First description of a new association

    Page :S334

    Manuel Branco Ferreira, Elisa Pedro, João Meneses-Santos, MC Pereira-Santos, ML Palma-Carlos, AG Palma-Carlos, Borja Bartolomé

    
  • ·Bell pepper is involved in the latex-fruit syndrome based on cross-reactivities to Hev b 2, Hev b 8 and a 30 kDa protein

    Page :S334

    Stefan Wagner, Martin Grob, Christine Hafner, Brunello Wuethrich, Erika Jensen-Jarolim, Otto Scheiner, Heimo Breiteneder

    
  • ·Hair glue anaphylaxis: A hidden latex allergy

    Page :S334

    FC Cogen, DH Beezhold

    
  • ·Possible protective effect of salmeterol in food anaphylaxis and asthma

    Page :S334

    Mirie R Sheets, Anita T Gewurz

    
  • ·Suppressive effect of fexofenadine on anaphylaxis and eosinophilia in mice

    Page :S335

    Naohiro Watanabe, Koichi Nariai

    
  • ·Treatment of idiopathic urticaria, angioedema and anaphylaxis with cladribine

    Page :S335

    Ellen J Dutta, Thomas M Habermann, Gary L Hoos, Catherine R Weiler

    
  • ·Circumstances of food-induced reactions following the diagnosis of food allergy

    Page :S335

    Philippe A Eigenmann, Samuel A Zamora

    
  • ·Elevated tryptase levels in food-induced anaphylactic reactions

    Page :S336

    Rebeca Yael Malamud, Lynda Schneider, Mariana C Castells

    
  • ·The relationships of histamine, tryptase, and IL-6 levels with clinical manifestations in acute allergic reactions

    Page :S336

    Margarita R Trivino, Robert Y Lin

    
  • ·Anaphylaxis to cherry and almond

    Page :S336

    Jordan N Fink, Michael B Levy, Mary B Ho

    
  • ·Wheat anaphylaxis in Thailand

    Page :S336

    Tassalapa Daengsuwan, Nualanong Visitsunthorn, Pakit Vichyanond

    
  • ·Humoral and cellular immune responses to gliadin in inhalant wheat allergy and in wheat-dependent, exercise-induced anaphylaxis

    Page :S337

    Maili Lehto, Kati Palosuo, Elina Varjonen, Marja-Leena Majuri, Ulpu Andersson, Timo Reunala, Harri Tapio Alenius

    
  • ·Anaphylaxis to garlic and onion

    Page :S337

    Joe Belleau, Michael S Blaiss

    
  • ·Carrot as hidden food allergen: A case report

    Page :S337

    Michele Schiappoli, Gianenrico Senna, Mariangiola Crivellaro, Anna Rita Dama, Patrizia Bonadonna

    
  • ·Milk, as hidden allergen, in a dermatological powder: A case report

    Page :S338

    Gianenrico Senna, Patrizia Bonadonna, Michele Schiappoli, Anna Rita Dama, Mariangiola Crivellaro

    
  • ·Anaphylaxis after ingestion of coconut ice cream

    Page :S338

    Ana Rosado, Montserrat Fernández-Rivas, Eloina Gonzalez-Mancebo, Francisco León-Prieto, Carmen Campos, Miguel-Angel Tejedor

    
  • ·Caviar-induced anaphylaxis

    Page :S338

    MJ Flais, SS Kim, KE Harris, PA Greenberger

    
  • ·Evaluation of sensitization to topical beef thrombin (thrombostat) in a dialysis population

    Page :S338

    Vincent Tsui, Yvonne Wai, Zhikang Peng, Carrie Ye, Robert Richardson, Dimitrios Oreopoulos, Susan M Tarlo

    
  • ·Streptomycin-induced anaphylactic shock during oocyte retrieval procedures for in vitro fertilization

    Page :S339

    Motoyasu Iikura, Masao Yamaguchi, Koichi Hirai, Akihiko Suenaga, Toshihiro Fujiwara, Tomoyuki Fujii, Yuji Taketani, Kazuhiko Yamamoto

    
  • ·Deer anaphylaxis in a child

    Page :S339

    William Toan Nguyen, Michael S Blaiss

    
  • ·In vitro ragweed allergen induced complement activation and skin reactivity in ragweed allergic patients

    Page :S340

    Maria Dervaderics, Georg Fust, Tunde Hidvegi, Bela Schmidt, Lilian Varga

    
  • ·Churg Strauss Syndrome: Survival for 26 years

    Page :S340

    P Vemuri, PA Greenberger, R Patterson

    
  • ·Dendritic cell mediated immune modulation of allergic inflammation in a murine model of latex allergy

    Page :S340

    Banani Banerjee, Bryon D Johnson, James D Henderson, Jordan N Fink, Kevin J Kelly, Viswanath Kurup

    
  • ·The use of tissue typing in the diagnosis of ABPA

    Page :S340

    Maria M Palmeri-Petrick, Patricia S Hutcheson, Bela Chauhan, Clifford J Bellone, Raymond G Slavin

    
  • ·Chronic cough in children

    Page :S341

    Akhilesh Kumar Chouskey, Waleed Al-Herz, Carlos M Morales, Stephen J McGeady

    
  • ·Relationship between local TNF protein levels and severity of illness during respiratory syncytial virus infection in hospitalized infants

    Page :S341

    Shernaaz B Kapadia, Deborah Gentile, Judith Howe-Adams, Jordan Trecki, David Skoner

    
  • ·A woman with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis presents with ataxia caused by central nervous system nocardiosis

    Page :S341

    Albert Tsien, Farhood Farjah

    
  • ·Craniopharyngioma masquerading as allergic rhititis: A case report

    Page :S342

    Kirk Holden Waibel, Rohit K Katial

    
  • ·Allergy to chinchilla

    Page :S342

    John M Kelso, Richard T Jones, John W Yunginger

    
  • ·Mucoid impaction: a localized form of ABPA

    Page :S342

    Blake G Scheer, Patricia S Hutcheson, Julio A Lagos, John A Wood, Raymond G Slavin

    
  • ·Compliance with anti-tuberculous drugs in asthmatic children

    Page :S342

    Nermin Güler, Zeynep Tamy, Ülker önes

    
  • ·IL-4 sensitivity and Th2 T cells in cystic fibrois patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis

    Page :S343

    Alan P Knutsen, Patricia S Hutcheson, Viswanath Kurup

    
  • ·Clinical association level of serum ECP in mycoplasma pneumonia in children

    Page :S343

    Woo Kyung Kim, Kyu-Earn Kim, Hae Sun Yoon

    
  • ·Invasive aspergillosis from the treatment of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis with high dose oral steroids in an immunocompetent patient

    Page :S343

    William Chen, Dennis C Jerome

    
  • ·Reduced newborn mononuclear cell production of interleukin-10 (IL-10) is associated with wheezing during RSV infections

    Page :S344

    Gregory Daniel Brooks, Patricia A Meyer, Kelly S Anklam, Kathy A Roberg, Kiva J Adler, Stephanie H Gilbertson-White, Kirstin T Carlson-Dakes, Douglas F Dasilva, Sarah A Ellerman-Sund, Abhik Bhattacharya, Peter A Shult, Rebekah J Hamilton, James E Gern, Robert F Lemanske

    
  • ·Time course of lymphocyte CD45RA expression in vitro upon allergen stimulation in hyposensitized atopics

    Page :S344

    Asja Stipic-Markovic, Vedran Ostojic, Branimir Cvoriscec, Mariastefania Antica, Borka Kusic, Mirjana Kljaic-Turkalj

    
  • ·An immunocompromized BALB/c mouse model for respiratory syncytial virus infection

    Page :S344

    Xiaoyuan Kong, Geoff Patton, Mukesh Kumar, Aruna K Behera, Jian Zhang, Richard F Lockey, Shyam S Mohapatra

    
  • ·Respiratory syncytial virus infection and asthma link: Role of dendritic cells

    Page :S345

    Szilvia Barbara Nagy, Timothy S Randall, Richard F Lockey, Shyam S Mohapatra

    
  • ·NMR analysis and classification in pulmonary pathology

    Page :S345

    Sorin Musat-Marcu, Erik Saude, John Bagu, Brian Sykes, Melody Prodaniuk, Paige Lacy, Don Sin, Paul Man, Redwan Moqbel

    
  • ·Chronic cough, masquerading as a fixed obstruction, alleviated with Baclofen

    Page :S345

    Jonathan William Buttram, Larry Hagan

    
  • ·Persistent helminth infections and changed environment increase prevalence of allergy: Prospective study of ethiopian immigrants to Israel

    Page :S346

    Stein Miguel, Weisman Ziva, Greenberg Zalman, Galai Noia, Handzel Zeev, Bentwich Zvi

    
  • ·Effect of staphylococcal enterotoxin B on specific antibody production in children with atopic dermatitis

    Page :S346

    Gwang-Cheon Jang, Myung-Hyun Sohn, Cheol-Hong Kim, Woo Kyung Kim, Kyung-Eun Lee, Kyu-Earn Kim, Ki-Young Lee

    
  • ·Increased CCR4+CD4+ lymphocytes in peripheral blood from infantile atopic dermatitis patients

    Page :S346

    Noriaki Shinomiya, Masaru Kishida, Masako Izawa

    
  • ·Correlation between the disease-severity of atopic dermatitis (AD) and the serum levels of interleukin-4 (IL-4) and soluble interleukin-2 receptor (SIL-2R) among egyptian children

    Page :S346

    Farag Ibrahim Farag, Waheed Fawzy Hessam, Atef Mohammed Al-Akhras

    
  • ·Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from extrinsic and intrinsic atopic dermatitis patients demonstrate increased capacity of generating interleukin-13 but differ in their potential of synthesising interforon-γ

    Page :S347

    Dagmar Simon, Lasse R Braathen, Hans-Uwe Simon

    
  • ·Serum ECP and tryptase levels in children with atopic dermatitis

    Page :S347

    Ülker Önes, Nur Efe Iris, Zeynep Tamay, Nermin Güler

    
  • ·Immunological propertion affamed skin of patients with atopic dermatitis

    Page :S347

    GN Drannik, AI Kourchenko, Ya V Pivovar, PE Skuratovich

    
  • ·Diagnostic value of atopy patch test and immunoblot for grass pollen-specific IgE and IgG4 in patients with atopic eczema

    Page :S347

    Ulf G Darsow, Markus W Ollert, Roland Keller, Johannes Ring

    
  • ·Epicutaneous natural rubber latex sensitization induces localized Th2-dominate dermatitis and strong IgE response

    Page :S348

    Harri Tapio Alenius, Maili Lehto, Iman Amghaiab, Marja-Leena Majuri, Guoying Wang, Henrik Wolff, Kristiina Turjanmaa, Antti Lauerma, Timo Reunala, Timo Palosuo

    
  • ·Is atopic dermatitis associated with sensitization to house dust mites through skin and airways?

    Page :S348

    Antonio Abilio Motta, Patricia Araujo, Jorge Martinez, Lavinia Machado, Jorge Kalil, Myrthes Toledo Barros

    
  • ·Lesional expression of thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC) in atopic dogs

    Page :S348

    Sadatoshi Maeda, Shunske Fujiwara, Keitaro Omori, Ko Nakashima, Keigo Kurata, Kohei Yamashita, Kenichi Masuda, Koichi Ohno, Hajime Tsujimoto

    
  • ·Serum SCF is elevated in dogs with diet-independent atopic dermatitis, but not in pruritic food allergic dogs, and decreases with clinical improvement

    Page :S348

    Holly A Hughes, Thierry Olivry, Hilary A Jackson, Bruce Hammerberg

    
  • ·Epicutaneous exposure of high IgE responder beagle puppies to dfarinae induces dermatitis and anti-mite IgE and T cell responses

    Page :S349

    Catherine McCall, Katie Clarke, Kim Stedman, Steve Dreitz, Karen Sellins

    
  • ·IgE autoantibodies monitored in an atopic dermatitis patient under cyclosporin a treatment reflect tissue damage

    Page :S349

    Tamar Kinaciyan, Susanne Natter, Dietrich Kraft, Georg Stingl, R Valenta

    
  • ·Treatment of severe atopic dermatitis with ‘wet-to-dry’ dressings: A case report

    Page :S349

    Wei Zhao, Pamela Daffern, Anne-Marie Irani

    
  • ·Response to cyclosporin in tacrolimus resistant patient with atopic dermatitis

    Page :S349

    Roger Nguyen, Francis C Yu, William B Klaustermeyer

    
  • ·Knowledge and expectations of patients receiving aeroallergen immunotherapy

    Page :S350

    Kobi Sade, Yakov Berkun, Shmuel Kivity, Meir Shalit

    
  • ·Direct determination of allergen specific T cell cytokine responses during immunotherapy

    Page :S350

    L Brigida Cayosa Hunter, Varatda Plainetr, Barbara Foster, Mary M Huber, Dean D Metcalfe, Calman Prussin

    
  • ·Safety of rush desensitization to multiple aeroallergens in adults

    Page :S350

    Shelly McCarron Harvey, Scot A Laurie, David Khan

    
  • ·Long term effect of house dust mite immunotherapy in the production of IL-5 and IFN-γ from the peripheral blood T cells of asthmatic children

    Page :S351

    Soo-Jong Hong, Bong-Seong Kim, Ji-Hye Seo

    
  • ·Effect of specific immunotherapy on nasal reactivity to allergen challenge

    Page :S351

    AG Palma-Carlos, ML Palma-Carlos

    
  • ·Clinical tolerance of a modified (depigmented and glutaraldehyde polymerized) allergenic extract of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus

    Page :S351

    María José Gómez, Antonio Basomba, Remedios Alamar, Enrique Fernández-Caldas, Miguel Casanovas

    
  • ·Immunological and clinical efficacy and safety of long-term pre-seasonal immunotherapy

    Page :S352

    Andrzej M Fal, Krystyna Gietkiewicz, Andrzej Obojski, Wojciech Medrala, Jozef Malolepszy

    
  • ·Nocturnal awakening due to asthma in children with mild to moderate asthma in the childhood asthma management program

    Page :S352

    Robert C Strunk, Alice L Sternberg, Leonard B Bacharier, Stanley J Szefler

    
  • ·Visualizing ventilation changes in asthmatics following methacholine challenge using hyperpolarized helium-3 MR

    Page :S352

    Saba Samee, Talissa A Altes, John M Christopher, Eduard E De Lange, Thomas AE Platts-Mills

    
  • ·Can we alter the progression of severe asthma with any currently available therapy?

    Page :S352

    Joseph D Spahn, Stanley J Szefler, Hal Jenkins, Ronina A Covar, Eleanor E Brown, Erwin W Gelfand

    
  • ·New insight into the clinical characteristics of adults vs children with severe asthma

    Page :S353

    Henry Avner Jenkins, Stanley J Szefler, Ronina A Covar, Monica Jones, Eleanor E Brown, Erwin W Gelfand, Joseph D Spahn

    
  • ·Identification and characterization of K⁺ channels in human eosinophils

    Page :S353

    A Schwingshackl, M Duszyk, Redwan Moqbel

    
  • ·Mold hypersensitivity in New York city asthmatics

    Page :S354

    Karlene D Williams, Robert Y Lin

    
  • ·Allergic sensitization but not allergic rhinitis influences bronchial hyperresponsiveness in asthmatic children

    Page :S354

    Renate G Nickel, Susanne Lau, Bodo Niggemann, Christine Sommerfeld, Ulrich Wahn, MAS Study Group

    
  • ·Difference in natural course of airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) between females and males during adolescence

    Page :S354

    Motohiro Ebisawa, Hiroshi Tachimoto, Makoto Tashiro, Eriko Miyazaki, Kazuo Akiyama, Yoji Iikura

    
  • ·Human CD1-restricted T-cell recognition of lipids from pollens

    Page :S355

    Fabrizio Spinozzi, Elisabetta Agea, Lanfranco Corazzi, Gennaro De Libero

    
  • ·Peptides bound to MHC class I molecules induce signal transduction by these molecules

    Page :S355

    Igor Petrovich Kaidashev, Oxana Noginova, Victoria Ryabenko

    
  • ·Determination of the site on the human recombinant histamine releasing factor (HrHRF) responsible for human basophil histamine release (HR)

    Page :S355

    Jacqueline M Langdon, Becky Marie Vonakis, Sophia Seo, Susan M MacDonald

    
  • ·Modulation of Th1 and Th2 cytokine production by IRF-4

    Page :S356

    Chuanmin Hu, So Young Jang, Alessandra Beatrice Pernis

    
  • ·Dual roles for the chemokine receptor CXCR3 in adaptive immunity

    Page :S356

    Ronald L Rabin, Marc Alston, Joshua M Farber

    
  • ·Stress effects on type-1/type-2 cytokine balance: A rapid in vitro model

    Page :S356

    Susan Y Ritter, Gailen D Marshall

    
  • ·Expression of interleukin-9 receptor alpha on germinal center B cells: Potential role for interleukin-9 in B cell maturation

    Page :S356

    Lama Fawaz, Abdelilah Soussi-Gounni, Qutayba A Hamid, Bruce D Mazer

    
  • ·HIV tat protein and monokine-mediated activation of endothelial function nuclear factor kappa B

    Page :S357

    Kenton Hall, Kai Liu, David Chi, William Stone, Guha Krishnaswamy

    
  • ·The relationship between bed dust mite allergen and asthma in the first national survey of lead and allergens in housing

    Page :S357

    Samuel James Arbes, Michael Muilenberg, Harriet Burge, Warren Friedman, Darryl Zeldin

    
  • ·Allergen levels in child care centers

    Page :S358

    Margaret Gross, Melanie Collins, Judith Goldfarb, Michelle M Cloutier

    
  • ·Relationship of home characteristics to indoor allergen concentrations

    Page :S358

    TT Perry, Peyton A Eggleston, RA Wood, CS Rand, S Kanchanaraksa, B Merriman

    
  • ·The relationship of airborne spore counts and fungal antigens in house dust

    Page :S358

    Charles S Barnes, Frank Hu, Freddy Pacheco, Gabriella Kusko, Jay Portnoy

    
  • ·Case report: Successful cat allergen reduction by environmental control improved severe atopic dermatitis observed in a four-year-old girl

    Page :S358

    Jun Atsuta, Takao Fujisawa, Hitoshi Kamiya, Akemi Saito, Hiroshi Yasue, Kazuo Akiyama

    
  • ·Vacuum cleaning in homes with cats increases personal cat allergen exposure

    Page :S359

    RB Gore, B Durrell, S Bishop, L Curbishley, Ashley A Woodcock, Adnan Custovic

    
  • ·Reduction of mouse allergen in low income New York city apartments

    Page :S359

    Juan C Correa, Ginger L Chew, Patrick L Kinney

    
  • ·Providing mattress and pillow covers improves adherance to dust mite control measures in mite allergic children with asthma

    Page :S360

    Karen E Joseph, Christina D Adams, Lesley Epperly-Cottrell, Kelly Walker, Mary Beth Hogan, Nevin W Wilson

    
  • ·Interleukin-(IL)-13 mediates biphasic airways hyperreactivity through the IL-4 receptor-alpha chain and STAT-6 independently of IL-5 and eotaxin

    Page :S360

    Ming Yang, Simon P Hogan, Peter Henry, Klaus I Matthaei, Andrew NJ McKenzie, Ian G Young, ME Rothenberg, Paul S Foster

    
  • ·Extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)1/2 regulates interleukin (IL)-6 and 8 expression by a novel cytokine, ML-1

    Page :S360

    M Kawaguchi, S-K Huang

    
  • ·Lyn kinase both positively and negatively regulates FcεRI-induced mediator release in RBL mast cells

    Page :S360

    Becky Marie Vonakis, Masashi J Rotte, Jacqueline M Langdon, Scott Gibbons, Matthew Dowdy, Kristin Chichester, Susan M MacDonald

    
  • ·Comparison of FceRI and FcγRI-dependent signaling pathways in human mast cells

    Page :S361

    Christine Tkaczyk, Yoshimishi Okayama, Dean D Metcalfe, Alasdair M Gilfillan

    
  • ·Phosphorylated Stat-6 in cytoplasm is devoid of DNA binding activity

    Page :S361

    Michael Owen Daines, Gurjit K Khurana Hershey

    
  • ·Antisense to Syk kinase suppresses experimental allergic asthma by affecting TNF production and Adhesion Molecule expression

    Page :S361

    Marina Ulanova, Grant Stenton, Rene Dery, Moo-Kyung Kim, Alan Schreiber, A Dean Befus

    
  • ·Signaling transduction pathways in basophil adhesion and histamine release

    Page :S362

    Quan Sha, Lars K Poulsen, Jens Gerwien, Per Stahl Skov

    
  • ·Activation of PKC isozymes in normal human bronchial epithelial cells by respiratory syncytial virus infection

    Page :S362

    Homero Gabriel San-Juan, Richard F Lockey, Shyam S Mohapatra

    
  • ·T cell peptide epitope immunotherapy is accompanied by local increases in CD25+T cells

    Page :S362

    Clare Alexander, Julia Barkans, Qiu Meng, Sun Ying, Mark Larche, A Barry Kay

    
  • ·Local interleukin-4 suppression by antisense oligonucleotides blocks IgE synthesis events

    Page :S362

    Pierre Olivier Fiset, Abdelilah Soussi-Gounni, Pota Christodoulopoulos, Lisa Cameron, Steve Sobol, Saul Frenkiel, Francois Lavigne, Qutayba A Hamid

    
  • ·Ability of CpG containing oligodeoxynucleotides to modulate the response to natural rubber latex in BALB/C mice

    Page :S363

    Stephen J McGeady

    
  • ·Presence of activated IgE, eosinophils and T-cells in duodenal biopsies from adults with birch pollen allergy

    Page :S363

    Jenny M Magnusson, Xiao Ping Lin, Anna Dahlman Höglund, Lars Åke Hanson, Olle Magnusson, Esbjörn Telemo, Ulf Bengtsson, Staffan Ahlstedt

    
  • ·IL-10 production early in life predicts recurrent wheezing in infancy

    Page :S364

    Anne Wright, Riccardina Tessa, I Carla Lohman, Marilyn Halonen, Fernando D Martinez

    
  • ·Identification and characterisation of DerP1-specific CD8+T cells in the peripheral blood of atopic individuals

    Page :S364

    Suranjith Seneviratne, Louis Jones, Abigail King, Antony Black, Shiela Powell, Andrew McMichael, Graham Ogg

    
  • ·Interleukin (IL)-13 regulates pathophysiological features of allergic airways disease independently of the IL-4 receptor alpha chain

    Page :S364

    Dianne C Webb, Surendran Mahalingam, Nancy Noben-Trauth, Debra D Donaldson, Paul S Foster

    
  • ·Is eotaxin-induced neutrophil infiltration in human skin CCR3-dependent?

    Page :S364

    Andrew Menzies-Gow, Victoria Stubbs, Ian Sabroe, A Barry Kay

    
  • ·Scientific abstract sessions

    Page :S365

    
  • ·Alphabetic index to abstract authors

    Page :S415

    
  • ·Subject index

    Page :S439