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What are leukotrienes and how do they work in asthma?

education interventions

[No authors listed]
GSID: lxJnLW8NveEJ
A Berger - BMJ, 1999 - bmj.com

Acute asthma attacks are often triggered by allergens or exercise. Inflammatory molecules called leukotrienes are one of several substances which are released by mast cells during …

An overlapping syndrome of allergy and immune deficiency in children.

Journal of allergy

Szczawinska-Poplonyk A.
PMID: 21918651
J Allergy (Cairo). 2012;2012:658279. doi: 10.1155/2012/658279. Epub 2011 Sep 12.

Recurrent airway inflammations in children are an important clinical problem in pediatric practice. An essential challenge is differentiation between allergic background and immune deficiency, which is a difficult task taking into consideration individual predisposition to atopy, immune system maturation...

Pattern of Allergen Sensitivity among Patients with Bronchial Asthma and/or Allergic Rhinosinusitis in a Tertiary Care Centre of Southern India.

Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR

Chogtu B, Magaji N, Magazine R, Acharya PR.
PMID: 28969175
J Clin Diagn Res. 2017 Aug;11(8):OC01-OC04. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/26973.10328. Epub 2017 Aug 01.

INTRODUCTION: The distribution of aeroallergens varies among various geographical areas of India and the knowledge of allergen sensitivity pattern in this part of Southern Indian (Karnataka) is limited. This data can provide clinically useful information and better understanding of...

Association Between Sensitization to Mold and Impaired Pulmonary Function in Children With Asthma.

Allergy, asthma & immunology research

Byeon JH, Ri S, Amarsaikhan O, Kim E, Ahn SH, Choi IS, Kim HJ, Seo S, Yoon W, Yoo Y.
PMID: 28913990
Allergy Asthma Immunol Res. 2017 Nov;9(6):509-516. doi: 10.4168/aair.2017.9.6.509.

PURPOSE: Recent data indicate that sensitization to mold contributes to the severity and persistence of asthma. In this study, we investigated the relationships between sensitization to mold and lung function parameters in children with asthma.METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed clinical...

Vitamin D3 improves the effects of low dose Der p 2 allergoid treatment in Der p 2 sensitized BALB/c mice.

Clinical and molecular allergy : CMA

Petrarca C, Clemente E, Amato V, Gatta A, Cortese S, Lamolinara A, Rossi C, Zanotta S, Mistrello G, Paganelli R, Di Gioacchino M.
PMID: 27499704
Clin Mol Allergy. 2016 Aug 05;14:7. doi: 10.1186/s12948-016-0044-1. eCollection 2016.

BACKGROUND: Airborne allergens can induce an immunological chronic disease characterized by airway hyper responsiveness and inflammation, mediated by exaggerated Th2 immune response. Allergen-specific immunotherapy (AIT) is effective for treating this condition because it is able to modify its natural...

Serum free IgE guided dose reduction of omalizumab: a case report.

Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Gon Y, Ito R, Maruoka S, Mizumura K, Kozu Y, Hiranuma H, Iida Y, Shikano S, Hashimoto S.
PMID: 28861109
Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2017 Aug 31;13:39. doi: 10.1186/s13223-017-0211-z. eCollection 2017.

BACKGROUND: Omalizumab is a human IgG1 antibody against IgE used as a therapy for sever asthmatic patients with asthma. According to the guidelines of the Global Initiative for Asthma, omalizumab is an add-on drug at treatment step 5 that...

Nasal nitric oxide in allergic rhinitis in children and its relationship to severity and treatment.

Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Wang PP, Wang GX, Ge WT, Tang LX, Zhang J, Ni X.
PMID: 28396691
Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2017 Apr 04;13:20. doi: 10.1186/s13223-017-0191-z. eCollection 2017.

BACKGROUND: Nasal nitrous oxide (nNO) is increased in allergic rhinitis (AR), but not in asthma, and is a non-invasive marker for inflammation in the nasal passages.METHODS: Levels of nNO were measured and compared in healthy children and children with...

High body mass index and allergies in schoolchildren: the French six cities study.

BMJ open respiratory research

Saadeh D, Salameh P, Caillaud D, Charpin D, de Blay F, Kopferschmitt C, Lavaud F, Annesi-Maesano I, Baldi I, Raherison C.
PMID: 26034606
BMJ Open Respir Res. 2014 Dec 24;1(1):e000054. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2014-000054. eCollection 2014.

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of allergic diseases such as asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis is increasing rapidly worldwide, especially among children and in western countries. This coincides with an increase in body mass index (BMI), which might be a...

Food allergy knowledge, perception of food allergy labeling, and level of dietary practice: A comparison between children with and without food allergy experience.

Nutrition research and practice

Choi Y, Ju S, Chang H.
PMID: 25671074
Nutr Res Pract. 2015 Feb;9(1):92-8. doi: 10.4162/nrp.2015.9.1.92. Epub 2014 Dec 10.

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The prevalence of food allergies in Korean children aged 6 to 12 years increased from 10.9% in 1995 to 12.6% in 2012 according to nationwide population studies. Treatment for food allergies is avoidance of allergenic-related foods and epinephrine...

SUBLINGUAL IMMUNOTHERAPY IN CHILDREN: STATE OF ART.

Journal of biological regulators and homeostatic agents

Alterio T, Manti S, Colavita L, Marseglia L, Sturiale M, Miraglia Del Giudice M, Salpietro A, Cuppari C.
PMID: 26634597
J Biol Regul Homeost Agents. 2015 Apr-Jun;29(2):120-4.

Allergic immunotherapy (AIT) today represents a therapeutic practice for the treatment of allergic diseases such as rhinitis or asthma and is recognized as the only treatment able to modify the natural history of the disease. Administering gradually increasing doses...

RELATION OF BODY MASS INDEX WITH IgE LEVELS, ALLERGIC SENSITIZATION AND LUNG FUNCTION IN ASTHMATIC CHILDREN: OUR EXPERIENCE AND REVISION OF LITERATURE.

Journal of biological regulators and homeostatic agents

Garozzo MT, Cuppari C, Filippelli M, Arrigo T, Attardo D, Capizzi A, Lanzafame A, Leonardi S.
PMID: 26634594
J Biol Regul Homeost Agents. 2015 Apr-Jun;29(2):89-95.

In recent decades, there has been an increase in the prevalence of asthma and obesity in pediatric age. In this regard several studies have provided controversial data to demonstrate the link between Body Mass Index (BMI) and asthma, both...

Analysis of total immunoglobulin E and specific immunoglobulin E of 3,721 patients with allergic disease.

Biomedical reports

Chang ML, Cui C, Liu YH, Pei LC, Shao B.
PMID: 26171168
Biomed Rep. 2015 Jul;3(4):573-577. doi: 10.3892/br.2015.455. Epub 2015 Apr 29.

Due to the increase in the prevalence and incidence of allergic diseases, improving the sensitivity and specificity of screening indexes is critical. Total immunoglobulin E (IgE) is a traditional index for judging allergic diseases, while its specificity is relatively...

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