Allergic Diseases

Occupational allergic diseases.

Mastocytosis and allergic diseases.

Mastocytosis is a clonal disorder characterized by proliferation and accumulation of mast cells in various tissues, mainly skin and bone marrow. It can cause a wide variety of clinical manifestations-other than urticaria pigmentosa-that can lead to inappropriate release of mediators by mast cells. The most severe manifestation is anaphylaxis. The triggers of anaphylaxis in adults with mastocyto...

Prevention of allergic diseases

The prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases has increased in recent years, particularly in the industrialized world. Allergic disease begins to manifest in the first years of life. The disorder usually manifests initially in the form of food allergy and atopic dermatitis, followed in later stages by respiratory allergy with rhinitis and/or asthma. This has led to the adoption of preventive m...

MicroRNAs and Allergic Diseases

microRNAs are a class of small, non-coding RNAs that regulate the expression of a diverse array of genes and pathways, with important roles in disease pathogenesis. Many of these microRNAs are currently under investigation as biomarkers or therapeutic options in a range of diseases. Here, we discuss the role of microRNAs in allergic diseases, allergic asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermat...

Nutrition and Allergic Diseases

The development of IgE-mediated allergic diseases is influenced by many factors, including genetic and environmental factors such as pollution and farming, but also by nutrition. In the last decade, substantial progress has been made in our understanding of the impact that nutrition can have on allergic diseases. Many studies have addressed the effect of breastfeeding, pre-, pro- and synbiotics...