allergens are proteins or glycoproteins which make widespread disorders that can lead to a systemic anaphylactic shock and even death within a short period of time. understanding the protein features that are involved in allergenicity is important in developing future treatments as well as engineering proteins in genetic transformation projects. a big dataset of 1439 protein features from 761 p...

Allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) is a rare disease of naso-sinusal complex affecting mainly young, immunocompetent adults who complain of chronic rhinitis and/or recurrent nasal polyposis despite medical and/or surgical treatment. Aim of the study is to analyse, from an allergological and otorhinolaryngological point of view, patients affected by the so-called "allergic fungal sinusitis" in orde...

Background: The standard patch test is known as the most reliable test to identify and confirm causative agents of allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). Previous studies have shown that the prevalence of specific allergens varies by geographic area. The results of patch test in patients visiting our dermatology clinics with suspected ACD were prospectively investigated and compared with those repo...

introduction:the prevalence of atopic diseases has increased in recent decades dramatically. the most common aeroallergens in northeastern iran have not been fully defined. define the most common aeroallergens in allergic patients based on the skin prick test (spt) was aimed in this investigation.materials and methods:this cross-sectional study enrolled 1,006 allergic patients (aged 1–86 years)...

background : cockroaches have been recognized as a powerful indoor allergen. cockroach allergy can be a major factor in seri­ous asthma and nasal allergy. bioinformatics tools have been developed to identify potential allergens. the present study was conducted to identify potential allergens in  periplaneta americana (linnaeus). methods : the study focused on the identification of potential all...

ObjectiveThe objective of this review is to trace the evolution art and science allergy immunotherapy (AIT).Data SourcesOriginal reports relating concept respiratory its specific treatment were identified by following references in journal articles, textbooks from mid-20th century present.Study SelectionsStudies highlighting substantial milestones practice included.ResultsThe story AIT begins w...