Hypersensitivity, Immediate - Prevention & control
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

The role of viruses in the development and exacerbation of atopic disease.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: To examine data in support of the viral hypothesis of atopic disease. DATA SOURCES: We retrieved review articles and original research from MEDLINE, OVID, and PubMed (1950-June 2009) that addressed our topic of interest, using the terms ... Read more...

Probiotics and prebiotics: immunological and clinical effects in allergic disease.

17 Aug 2009 The intestinal microbiota plays an important role in immune development and may play a role in the development of allergic disorders. Manipulation of the intestinal microbiota may therefore offer an approach to the prevention or treatment of ... Read more...

Hitting the mucosal road in tolerance induction.

17 Aug 2009 Within the last decades a dramatic increase in allergic diseases has been recognized in the Westernized societies, leading to the fact that meanwhile 25-30% of the population is afflicted by allergic disorders. Besides a hereditary disposition, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Hypersensitivity, Immediate - Prevention & control'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The role of viruses in the development and exacerbation of atopic disease. 30 Aug 2009
• Probiotics and prebiotics: immunological and clinical effects in allergic disease. 17 Aug 2009
• Hitting the mucosal road in tolerance induction. 17 Aug 2009
• Perioperative anaphylaxis. 30 Jul 2009
• The pholcodine story. 30 Jul 2009
• Ellagic Acid attenuates immunoglobulin E-mediated allergic response in mast cells. 30 May 2009
• Imported fire ant immunotherapy prescribing patterns in a large health care system during a 17-year period. 29 Apr 2009
• The inside of a time out. 30 Mar 2009
• Gene-environmental interaction in the development of atopic asthma: new developments. 30 Mar 2009
• Correlation between early neonatal diet and atopic symptoms up to 5-7 years of age in very low birth weight infants: follow-up of randomized, double-blind study. 25 Mar 2009
• Evolution of BCG scar and its relation to atopic diseases/asthma and the nutritional status of the child. 27 Feb 2009
• Morin inhibits Fyn kinase in mast cells and IgE-mediated type I hypersensitivity response in vivo. 4 Feb 2009
• Early intervention with suplatast tosilate for prophylaxis of pediatric atopic asthma: a pilot study. 31 Jan 2009
• [Cow's milk, solid food and incidence of atopic disease] 22 Jan 2009
• Probiotics prevent IgE-associated allergy until age 5 years in cesarean-delivered children but not in the total cohort. 6 Jan 2009
• Infant atopy and allergic diseases: an introduction to dietary aspects. 30 Dec 2008
• [Allergy and vaccination] 30 Dec 2008
• The long-term effects of breastfeeding on asthma and atopic disease. 30 Dec 2008
• Do helminth parasites protect against atopy and allergic disease? 30 Dec 2008
• Effects of Enterococcus sp. isolated from deep seawater on inhibition of allergic responses in mice. 14 Dec 2008

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Technical information about 'Hypersensitivity, Immediate'

Definition: Hypersensitivity reactions which occur within minutes of exposure to challenging antigen due to the release of histamine which follows the antigen-antibody reaction and causes smooth muscle contraction and increased vascular permeability.

Descriptor UI: D006969

Alternative terms: Hypersensitivity, Immediate; Hypersensitivities, Immediate; Immediate Hypersensitivities; Immediate Hypersensitivity; Hypersensitivity, Atopic; IgE-Mediated Hypersensitivity; Hypersensitivities, IgE-Mediated; Hypersensitivity, IgE-Mediated; IgE Mediated Hypersensitivity; IgE-Mediated Hypersensitivities; Hypersensitivity, Type I; Hypersensitivities, Type I; Type I Hypersensitivities; Type I Hypersensitivity; Atopic Hypersensitivity; Atopic Hypersensitivities; Hypersensitivities, Atopic;

Related Mesh Headings: Latex Hypersensitivity;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C20.543.480;

History Note: 66(65)

Technical Notes: /chem ind: coord with DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY or specifics