Role of nutritional factors at the irritable bowel syndrome by Yu. O. Shulpekova, A. V. Sedova

“…At detection of symptoms link to intake of specific products it is necessary to exclude food allergy and enzymopathies (e.g. lactase deficiency), which should be defined as independent diseases under the «mask» of irritable bowel syndrome.Conclusion. …”
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The Prevalence of Asthma and Respiratory Symptoms among Cross-Country Skiers in Early Adolescence by E. Lennelöv, T. Irewall, E. Naumburg, A. Lindberg, N. Stenfors

“…A postal questionnaire on asthma, asthma medication, allergy, respiratory symptoms, and physical activity was distributed to Swedish competitive cross-country skiers aged 12–15 years (n = 331) and a population-based reference group (n = 1000). …”
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Alcohol consumption and allergic diseases: Mendelian randomization evidence from China by Chen Zhu, Timothy Beatty, Yingxiang Li, Gang Chen, Qiran Zhao, Qihui Chen

“…Results While ordinary least-squares estimates showed a negative association between alcohol drinking and the risk of self-reported allergic diseases, MR estimates suggest that higher alcohol consumption increased the risks of allergy in certain subgroups. Specifically, predicted drinking [b = 0.445, p = 0.032] and the number of drinking times during the past 30 days [b = 0.031, p < 0.01] were associated with higher risks of allergic diseases among females. …”
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Therapeutic effects of epigallocatechin and epigallocatechin gallate on the allergic reaction of αs1-casein sensitized mice by Qianqian Zhang, Xiaofeng Yu, Linghan Tian, Yanjun Cong, Linfeng Li

“…To investigate the anti-αs1-casein allergy mechanism of two tea-derived polyphenols, epigallocatechin (EGC) and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), BALB/c mice were sensitized and challenged with αs1-casein and nutritional intervention was given by EGC and EGCG during the sensitization provocation phase. …”
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Whole Exome Sequencing and Molecular Modeling of a Missense Variant in TNFAIP3 That Segregates with Disease in a Family with Chronic Urticaria and Angioedema by Antoneicka L. Harris, Patrick R. Blackburn, John E. Richter, Jennifer M. Gass, Thomas R. Caulfield, Ahmed N. Mohammad, Paldeep S. Atwal

“…Variants in TNFAIP3 have been associated with multiple autoimmune diseases, susceptibility to allergy and asthma, and periodic fever syndromes, suggesting that this variant could potentially play a role in disease.…”
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The tetracycline resistome is shaped by selection for specific resistance mechanisms by each antibiotic generation by Kevin S. Blake, Yao-Peng Xue, Vincent J. Gillespie, Skye R. S. Fishbein, Niraj H. Tolia, Timothy A. Wencewicz, Gautam Dantas

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Elevated Cardiac Troponin T in Patients with Lupus Myositis Presenting with Noncardiac Chest Pain by Guy Katz, Sharon L. Kolasinski, Baskaran Sundaram, Giorgos Loizidis

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Proinflammatory Cytokines Increase Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression in Alveolar Epithelial Cells by James P. Maloney, Li Gao

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Which Dermatological Conditions Present to an Emergency Department in Australia? by Julia Lai-Kwon, Tracey J. Weiland, Alvin H. Chong, George A. Jelinek

“…The most common conditions by ICD-10 diagnosis code were cellulitis (n=1741, 36.1%), allergy with skin involvement (n=939, 19.5%), boils/furuncles/pilonidal sinuses (n=526, 11.1%), eczema/dermatitis (n=274, 5.7%), and varicella zoster infection (n=161, 3.3%). …”
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Veterinary Drug Residues in Food Products of Animal Origin and Their Public Health Consequences: A Review by Yeshambel Muluye Mesfin, Birhan Agmas Mitiku, Habtamu Tamrat Admasu

“…The use of veterinary products above or below the advised level may also result in short‐ or long‐term public health issues, such as the creation of resistant strains of micro‐organisms, toxicity, allergy, mutagenesis, teratogenicity and carcinogenetic effects. …”
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Corticosteroid-sparing topical treatment with cyclosporin for juvenile keratoconjunctivitis by Amarilla Barcsay-Veres, Anita Csorba, Illes Kovacs, Laszlo Tothfalusi, Otto Alexander Maneschg

“…Abstract Ocular surface inflammation due to allergy and blepharitis can lead to corneal complications and visual impairment. …”
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Secretoglobin Superfamily Protein SCGB3A2 Deficiency Potentiates Ovalbumin-Induced Allergic Pulmonary Inflammation by Taketomo Kido, Mitsuhiro Yoneda, Yan Cai, Tsutomu Matsubara, Jerrold M. Ward, Shioko Kimura

“…In ovalbumin- (OVA-) induced airway allergy inflammation model, Scgb3a2−/− mice in mixed background showed a decreased OVA-induced airway inflammation, while six times C57BL/6NCr backcrossed congenic Scgb3a2−/− mice showed a slight exacerbation of OVA-induced airway inflammation as compared to wild-type littermates. …”
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Serum IgE Antibodies against Hazelnut in Hazelnut Processing Workers by Ege Gulec Balbay, Naciye Karatas, Peri Arbak, Songul Binay, Ozlem Yavuz, Ali Nihat Annakkaya, Oner Balbay, Umran Toru

“…There was no significant difference between the cases with and without specific IgE against hazelnut allergens regarding respiratory symptoms, history of allergy, smoking status and spirometric values. Conclusion. 17.1% of the hazelnut processing workers were seropositive against hazelnut. …”
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Respiratory Failure due to Possible Donor-Derived Sporothrix schenckii Infection in a Lung Transplant Recipient by Nathan C. Bahr, Katherine Janssen, Joanne Billings, Gabriel Loor, Jaime S. Green

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Lymphoproliferation and hyper-IgM as the first manifestation of activated phosphoinositide 3-kinase δ syndrome: A case report by Mónica Fernandes-Pineda, Andrés F. Zea-Vera

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The Effect of Therapeutic Blockades of Dust Particles-Induced Ca2+ Signaling and Proinflammatory Cytokine IL-8 in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells by Ju Hee Yoon, Sung Hwan Jeong, Jeong Hee Hong

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Dialectics and Implications of Natural Neurotropic Autoantibodies in Neurological Disease and Rehabilitation by A. B. Poletaev, A. A. Abrosimova, M. A. Sokolov, A. B. Gekht, V. V. Alferova, E. I. Gusev, T. Ya. Nikolaeva, C. Selmi

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A Successful Treatment Regimen for the Prevention of Sinusitis after Maxillary Sinus Floor Elevation Surgery in a High-Risk Case by Mikiko Suzuki-Yamazaki, Keiso Takahashi, Satoshi Takada, Yasumasa Kato, Yuh Baba

“…Otorhinolaryngologist found septal deviation, concha bullosa, the presence of Haller cell, and nasal mucosal swelling by the nasal allergy, while no sinusitis and diagnosed him as a “high-risk case” for postsinus lift maxillary sinusitis. …”
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Possible Roles of IL-33 in the Innate-Adaptive Immune Crosstalk of Psoriasis Pathogenesis by Serafinella Patrizia Cannavò, Lucrezia Bertino, Eleonora Di Salvo, Valeria Papaianni, Elvira Ventura-Spagnolo, Sebastiano Gangemi

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Association between Obesity and Asthma in Preschool Mexican Children by Francisco Vázquez-Nava, Jaime Morales Romero, Arturo Córdova-Fernandez, Atenógenes H. Saldívar-González, Carlos F. Vázquez-Rodríguez, Maria del C. Barrientos-Gómez, Dolores Lin-Ochoa, Rodríguez Eliza M. Vázquez

“…Diagnosis of asthma was performed using the International Study of Asthma and Allergy in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire. The body mass index (BMI) in units of kg/m2 was determined, and children were categorized according to age- and gender-specific criteria, such as normal weight (5th-85th percentile), overweight (ࣙ85th and <95th percentile), and obesity (ࣙ95th percentile). …”
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