abstract the genus aspergillus, which consists of a few hundred opportunistic mold species found in various climatic conditions, causes diseases including localized infections, fatal diseases, allergic responses, and inhaled conidia in humans. herein, we present an overview of the most common diseases and allergic infections caused by aspergillus species and their associated health hazards in v...

the identification of early markers of atopy in cord blood of newborns at delivery may offer prediction of future allergic sensitization. the aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between cord blood interleukin-13 (il-13) and interferon-gamma (ifn-γ) and development of allergic diseases during the first five years of life. umbilical cord blood samples were collected at the time of ...

Obesity is characterized by activation of the innate immune responses and low grade systemic inflammation with increased levels of inflammatory cytokines. In the past two decades, the prevalence of both asthma and obesity has increased dramatically. The aim of the present study is to examine the relationship between innate immunity, obesity and asthma in allergic and non allergic obese persons ...

PURPOSE (a) To examine geographical distribution of childhood allergic diseases in Korea and (b) to identify geographical and sociodemographic risk factors for allergic diseases. METHODS Data on doctor-diagnosed asthma during lifetime and allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis during the past 12 months of 8,631 children (≤ 18 years) were obtained from the Third Korea National Health and Nutr...

BACKGROUND Allergic rhinitis and asthma are chronic inflammatory conditions of airways sharing common pathophysiology. The two disorders have similar cellular responses, with different symptoms based on the differences in the physical structures involved. Studies have shown that allergic rhinitis has a major impact on asthma morbidity and that treating allergic rhinitis may also impact asthma c...

Immune sensitization and memory generation are required for the development of allergic inflammation. Our previous studies demonstrate that the cyclooxygenase (COX) metabolic pathway is actively involved in allergic responses and COX inhibition increases allergic airway inflammation in a STAT6-independent fashion. To test the hypothesis that COX inhibition augments allergic inflammation by enha...

BACKGROUND An important subpopulation in allergic rhinitis is represented by patients with severe form of disease that is not responsive to drug treatment. It has been reported that grass pollen subcutaneous immunotherapy is effective in drug-resistant patients. In a real-life study, we evaluated the efficacy of 5-grass pollen tablets in patients with grass pollen-induced allergic rhinitis not ...

BACKGROUND Ocular allergies affect a great part of the general population and often co exist with other allergic manifestations. In the present study, the prevalence of allergic conjunctivitis and the commonest allergens in allergic patients at an outpatient unit in Thessaloniki, Greece were evaluated. METHODS This is a retrospective study regarding allergic patients who referred to an outpat...