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Publikováno v:
Clinical Experimental Allergy. 35:441-447
Summary Background Hymenoptera stings can induce specific IgE (sIgE) to carbohydrate determinants (CD) on venom glycoproteins that cross-react with CD in pollen. sIgE to such cross-reacting CD (CCD) are believed to have little or no biological activi
Publikováno v:
British Journal of Dermatology. 150:693-700
Summary Background Discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are chronic inflammatory diseases of unknown aetiology; the relationship of DLE with SLE has been a subject of debate for many years. Objectives To find evide
Autor:
Erik Stevens, P. Matthijs, Ahmad Kasran, Jan Ceuppens, Mohamed Arredouani, E. M. Van Hoeyveld, Heinz Baumann
Publikováno v:
Immunology. 108:144-151
Summary T helper cell type 1 (Th1) and type 2 (Th2) immune responses are characterized by a different pattern of cytokine expression following T-cell activation. Alterations of the ratio of Th1 to Th2 cells are important determinants of susceptibilit
Haptoglobin Interacts with the Human Mast Cell Line HMC-1 and Inhibits its Spontaneous Proliferation
Publikováno v:
Scandinavian Journal of Immunology. 55:352-358
Haptoglobin (Hp) is an acute phase reactant produced by hepatocytes. There is evidence for an immunomodulatory potential of Hp, though there is no clear evidence yet about the mechanisms of this action. We have previously shown that Hp interacts with
Publikováno v:
Journal of Immunological Methods. 234:89-98
Cytofluorometry of lymphocytes is an important technique in experimental biology and clinical medicine. One source of variability in the results with this technique stems from the difficulty of delineating cell subpopulations on a visual basis. We ha
Autor:
Yves Engelborghs, J Van Damme, Paul Proost, Erik Stevens, J.F. Díaz, Jan Ceuppens, Pascal Cadot
Publikováno v:
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 105:286-291
Background: Five birch pollen allergens have been identified so far. In a previous study we detected new birch pollen allergens with an isoelectric point in the range 9.0 to 9.3, present only in extracts prepared at controlled basic pH. Objective: Th
Publikováno v:
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 57:141-145
OBJECTIVE—To calculate the positive predictive value (ppv) of cytoplasmic anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (c-ANCAs) and anti-proteinase 3 (PR 3) antibodies for Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) and to evaluate their association with other diseas
Publikováno v:
Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 23:190-195
The clinical profile of anaphylactic reactions to bumble bees is described and successful immunotherapy with honey bee venom in seven bumble bee allergic patients is reported. The cause of the high frequency of sensitization to pollen in these patien
Publikováno v:
Journal of Clinical Immunology. 10:90-98
Reactivity toward soluble recall antigens (Candida albicans, cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex, streptokinase-streptodornase, and influenza) was determined in cultures of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 41 rheumatoid arthritis patients (with cl
Autor:
L. F. A. De Swert, K. M. I. A. Van Laer, C. M. A. Verpoorten, E. M. Van Hoeyveld, Pascal Cadot, Erik Stevens
Publikováno v:
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 27(9)
Summary Background Development of allergy to natural rubber latex in spina bifida patients is determined by several risk factors, such as age, number of interventions and atopic disease that are, however, interdependent. Furthermore, several diagnost