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This is a selection of articles from the October 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Allergy & Immunology headlines.
Exhaled Nitric Oxide May Help Screen for Asthma in Young Adults
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Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - October 31, 2007 Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Source Type: info
Nonallergic Rhinitis Seen Prevalent, Affecting More Women Than Men
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Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - October 31, 2007 Tags: Allergy/Clinical Immunology Source Type: info
Functional autoantibodies, a new paradigm in autoimmunity?
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Source: Autoimmunity Reviews - October 31, 2007 Authors: Gleicher N, Barad D, Weghofer A Tags: Autoimmun Rev Source Type: info
Vitamin D in rheumatoid arthritis.
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Source: Autoimmunity Reviews - October 31, 2007 Authors: Cutolo M, Otsa K, Uprus M, Paolino S, Seriolo B Tags: Autoimmun Rev Source Type: info
Type II collagen autoimmunity in a mouse model of human rheumatoid arthritis.
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Source: Autoimmunity Reviews - October 31, 2007 Authors: Cho YG, Cho ML, Min SY, Kim HY Tags: Autoimmun Rev Source Type: info
Extracellular acidic environments induce phosphorylation of ZAP-70 in Jurkat T cells.
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Source: Immunology Letters - October 31, 2007 Authors: Hirata S, Fukamachi T, Sakano H, Tarora A, Saito H, Kobayashi H Tags: Immunol Lett Source Type: info
How apoptosis got the immune system in shape.
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Source: European Journal of Immunology - October 31, 2007 Authors: Feig C, Peter ME Tags: Eur J Immunol Source Type: info
Decreased cord blood IL-4, IL-13, and CCR4 and increased TGF-beta levels after fish oil supplementation of pregnant women.
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Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - October 31, 2007 Authors: Krauss-Etschmann S, Hartl D, Rzehak P, Heinrich J, Shadid R, Ramírez-Tortosa MD, Campoy C, Pardillo S, Schendel DJ, Decsi T, Demmelmair H, Koletzko BV, Tags: J Allergy Clin Immunol Source Type: info
Efficient generation of monoclonal antibodies from single human B cells by single cell RT-PCR and expression vector cloning.
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Source: Journal of Immunological Methods - October 31, 2007 Authors: Tiller T, Meffre E, Yurasov S, Tsuiji M, Nussenzweig MC, Wardemann H Tags: J Immunol Methods Source Type: info
Immunoassay of urinary retinol binding protein as a putative renal marker in cats.
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Source: Journal of Immunological Methods - October 31, 2007 Authors: van Hoek I, Daminet S, Notebaert S, Janssens I, Meyer E Tags: J Immunol Methods Source Type: info
Expression of serotonin transporters by peripheral blood mononuclear cells of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta).
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Source: Cellular Immunology - October 31, 2007 Authors: Yang GB, Qiu CL, Aye P, Shao Y, Lackner AA Tags: Cell Immunol Source Type: info
Death, danger, and immunity: an infernal trio
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Source: Immunological Reviews - October 30, 2007 Tags: article Introduction Source Type: info
Regulation and metabolism of arachidonic acid
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Source: Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology - October 30, 2007 Tags: Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology Source Type: info
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
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Source: Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology - October 30, 2007 Tags: Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology Source Type: info
Autoantibodies in angioneurotic edema
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Source: Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology - October 30, 2007 Tags: Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology Source Type: info
Taming cancer by inducing immunity via dendritic cells
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Source: Immunological Reviews - October 30, 2007 Tags: article Review Articles Source Type: info
Toll-like receptors 7, 8, and 9: linking innate immunity to autoimmunity
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Source: Immunological Reviews - October 30, 2007 Tags: article Review Articles Source Type: info
New NO Measuring Device Deemed Useful in Clinical Practice
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Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - October 29, 2007 Tags: Allergy/Clinical Immunology Source Type: info
HLA-G polymorphism in a Polish population and reproductive failure
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Source: Tissue Antigens - October 29, 2007 Tags: article Brief communications Source Type: info
An economic evaluation of prophylactic self-injectable epinephrine to prevent fatalities in children with mild venom anaphylaxis
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Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - October 29, 2007 Authors: Shaker, Marcus S. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES: SYSTEMIC ALLERGIC DISORDERS Source Type: info
Intimate behavior and allergy: a narrative review
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Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - October 29, 2007 Authors: Liccardi, GennaroSenna, GianenricoRotiroti, GiuseppinaD'Amato, GennaroPassalacqua, Giovanni Tags: REVIEW(S) Source Type: info
CARBOPLATIN DESENSITIZATION
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Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - October 29, 2007 Authors: Keat, KarunaHarnett, PaulFulcher, David A. Tags: LETTERS Source Type: info
Sublingual-swallow immunotherapy with standardized 3-grass pollen extract: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study
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Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - October 29, 2007 Authors: de Blay, FredericBarnig, CindyKanny, GiselePurohit, AshokLeynadier, Francisquede Lara, J M.T.Chabane, HabibGuerin, Laurence Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES: INTERVENTIONS Source Type: info
On the Cover
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Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - October 29, 2007 Authors: Weber, Richard W. Tags: ON THE COVER Source Type: info
A Happy Halloween Means Safety First
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Source: MedicineNet Allergies General - October 29, 2007 Source Type: info
Amino acid biophysical properties in the statistical prediction of peptide-MHC class I binding
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Source: Immunome Research - October 29, 2007 Authors: Surajit Ray and Thomas B Kepler Source Type: info
Systemic and local eosinophil inflammation during the birch pollen season in allergic patients with predominant rhinitis or asthma
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Source: Clinical and Molecular Allergy - October 29, 2007 Authors: Mary Kampe, Gunnemar Stahlenheim, Christer Janson, Ingrid Stolt and Marie Carlson Source Type: info
Natural killer cell trafficking in vivo requires a dedicated sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor
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Source: Nature Immunology - October 28, 2007 Authors: Thierry WalzerLaura ChiossoneJulie ChaixAndrew CalverClaude CarozzoLaure Garrigue-AntarYannick JacquesMyriam BaratinElena TomaselloEric Vivier Tags: Article Source Type: info
'Role reversal' for the receptor PAR1 in sepsis-induced vascular damage
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Source: Nature Immunology - October 28, 2007 Authors: Nicole C KaneiderAndrew J LegerAnika AgarwalNga NguyenGeorge PeridesClaudia DerianLidija CovicAthan Kuliopulos Tags: Article Source Type: info
Islet cell autoantibodies in African patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in Dar es Salaam Tanzania: a cross sectional study
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Source: Journal of Autoimmune Diseases - October 27, 2007 Authors: Janet JK Lutale, Hranfnkell Thordarson, Pal I Holm, Geir E Eide and Kaare Vetvik Source Type: info
Tumour necrosis factor-α-mediated human polymeric immunoglobulin receptor expression is regulated by both mitogen-activated protein kinase and phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase in HT-29 cell line
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Source: Immunology - October 26, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: info
Horizons in Sjögren’s Syndrome Genetics
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Source: Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology - October 26, 2007 Tags: Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology Source Type: info
Health Protection Agency Endorses The Government's Influenza Vaccine Campaign, UK
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Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - October 26, 2007 Source Type: info
A guide to modern statistical analysis of immunological data
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Source: BMC Immunology - October 26, 2007 Authors: Bernd Genser, Philipp J Cooper, Maria Yazdanbaksh, Mauricio L Barreto and Laura C Rodrigues Source Type: info
[Correction] T Helper 2 Cytokines Inhibit Autophagic Control of Intracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Source: Immunity - October 25, 2007 Source Type: info
[Preview] Dendritic Cells Break Bonds to Tolerize
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Source: Immunity - October 25, 2007 Source Type: info
[Article] Disruption of E-Cadherin-Mediated Adhesion Induces a Functionally Distinct Pathway of Dendritic Cell Maturation
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Source: Immunity - October 25, 2007 Source Type: info
[Article] Requirement for a Drosophila E3-Ubiquitin Ligase in Phagocytosis of Apoptotic Cells
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Source: Immunity - October 25, 2007 Source Type: info
[Commentary] Veni, Vidi, Vici: In Vivo Molecular Imaging of Immune Response
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Source: Immunity - October 25, 2007 Source Type: info
[Article] Structure of Natural Killer Receptor 2B4 Bound to CD48 Reveals Basis for Heterophilic Recognition in Signaling Lymphocyte Activation Molecule Family
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Source: Immunity - October 25, 2007 Source Type: info
[Review] Intracellular NOD-like Receptors in Host Defense and Disease
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Source: Immunity - October 25, 2007 Source Type: info
Medical Community Mobilizes in Shadows of California Wildfires
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Source: MedPage Today Allergy - October 25, 2007 Source Type: info
Severe chronic urticaria is associated with elevated plasma levels of D-dimer
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Source: Allergy - October 25, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: info
Pneumococcal Vaccine Prevents Meningitis After Cochlear Implant, in Rats
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Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - October 25, 2007 Tags: Allergy/Clinical Immunology Source Type: info
Chronic Inflammation in the Cystic Fibrosis Lung: Alterations in Inter- and Intracellular Signaling
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Source: Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology - October 25, 2007 Tags: Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology Source Type: info
Immunological and genetic bases of new primary immunodeficiencies
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Source: Nature Reviews Immunology - October 25, 2007 Authors: László MaródiLuigi D. Notarangelo Tags: Review Source Type: info
A sensitive solid-phase assay for identification of class A macrophage scavenger receptor ligands using cell lysate.
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Source: Journal of Immunological Methods - October 25, 2007 Authors: Plüddemann A, Neyen C, Gordon S, Peiser L Tags: J Immunol Methods Source Type: info
News and EFIS - Eur. J. Immunol. 11/2007.
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Source: European Journal of Immunology - October 25, 2007 Tags: Eur J Immunol Source Type: info
Organic dust exposure increases mast cell tryptase in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and airway epithelium of heaves horses
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Source: Clinical and Experimental Allergy - October 24, 2007 Tags: article Original Papers Source Type: info
Effects of Isomeric Fatty Acids on Reproductive Parameters in Mice
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Source: American Journal of Reproductive Immunology - October 24, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: info
Characterization of suppressive oligodeoxynucleotides that inhibit Toll-like receptor-9-mediated activation of innate immunity
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Source: Immunology - October 24, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: info
Mechanisms of neutrophil death in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients: role of reactive oxygen species, caspases and map kinase pathways
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Source: Clinical and Experimental Immunology - October 23, 2007 Tags: article Original Articles Source Type: info
Novel Vaccine For Aggressive Brain Tumors Tested By Mayo Clinic
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Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - October 23, 2007 Source Type: info
Health Campaign To Protect Indonesian Children Successfully Completed
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Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - October 22, 2007 Source Type: info
Understanding the reasons for poor asthma outcomes in ethnic minorities: welcome progress, but important questions remain
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Source: Clinical and Experimental Allergy - October 22, 2007 Tags: article Editorials Source Type: info
Ubiquitin Builds Up An Immune Response
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Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today - October 22, 2007 Source Type: info
New concepts in alloimmune recognition.
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Source: Cellular Immunology - October 22, 2007 Authors: Platt JL Tags: Cell Immunol Source Type: info
Effects of noradrenaline on immunological activity in Sydney rock oysters.
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Source: Developmental and Comparative Immunology - October 22, 2007 Authors: Aladaileh S, Nair SV, Raftos DA Tags: Dev Comp Immunol Source Type: info
Evidence for association between vitamin D receptor BsmI polymorphism and type 1 diabetes in Japanese.
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Source: Journal of Autoimmunity - October 22, 2007 Authors: Shimada A, Kanazawa Y, Motohashi Y, Yamada S, Maruyama T, Ikegami H, Awata T, Kawasaki E, Kobayashi T, Nakanishi K, Kawabata Y, Kurihara S, Uga M, Tanaka S, Tags: J Autoimmun Source Type: info
CCL3L1 and CCR5 influence cell-mediated immunity and affect HIV-AIDS pathogenesis via viral entry-independent mechanisms
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Source: Nature Immunology - October 21, 2007 Authors: Matthew J DolanHemant KulkarniJose F CamargoWeijing HeAlison SmithJuan-Manuel AnayaToshiyuki MiuraFrederick M HechtManju MamtaniFlorencia PereyraVincent MarconiAndrea ManganoLuisa SenRosa BolognaRobert A ClarkStephanie A AndersonJudith DelmarRobert J O'Co Tags: Article Source Type: info
Allergic airways disease develops after an increase in allergen capture and processing in the airway mucosa.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - October 20, 2007 Authors: von Garnier C, Wikstrom ME, Zosky G, Turner DJ, Sly PD, Smith M, Thomas JA, Judd SR, Strickland DH, Holt PG, Stumbles PA Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
Syndecan-4 Mediates the Coinhibitory Function of DC-HIL on T Cell Activation.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - October 20, 2007 Authors: Chung JS, Dougherty I, Cruz PD, Ariizumi K Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
Decay Accelerating Factor Can Control T Cell Differentiation into IFN-{gamma}-Producing Effector Cells via Regulating Local C5a-Induced IL-12 Production.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - October 20, 2007 Authors: Lalli PN, Strainic MG, Lin F, Medof ME, Heeger PS Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
Autoimmunity Stimulated by Adoptively Transferred Dendritic Cells Is Initiated by Both {alpha}beta and {gamma}{delta} T Cells but Does Not Require MyD88 Signaling.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - October 20, 2007 Authors: Martin DA, Zhang K, Kenkel J, Hughes G, Clark E, Davidson A, Elkon KB Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
Sphingosine-1 Phosphate Signaling Regulates Positioning of Dendritic Cells within the Spleen.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - October 20, 2007 Authors: Czeloth N, Schippers A, Wagner N, Müller W, Küster B, Bernhardt G, Förster R Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
Essential Role of IL-21 in B Cell Activation, Expansion, and Plasma Cell Generation during CD4+ T Cell-B Cell Collaboration.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - October 20, 2007 Authors: Kuchen S, Robbins R, Sims GP, Sheng C, Phillips TM, Lipsky PE, Ettinger R Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
Regulatory Role of Lymphoid Chemokine CCL19 and CCL21 in the Control of Allergic Rhinitis.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - October 20, 2007 Authors: Takamura K, Fukuyama S, Nagatake T, Kim DY, Kawamura A, Kawauchi H, Kiyono H Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
Cyclosporin A Suspends Transplantation Reactions in the Marine Sponge Microciona prolifera.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - October 20, 2007 Authors: Sabella C, Faszewski E, Himic L, Colpitts KM, Kaltenbach J, Burger MM, Fernàndez-Busquets X Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
In Vitro and In Vivo Activation Induces BAFF and APRIL Expression in B Cells.
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Source: Journal of Immunology - October 20, 2007 Authors: Chu VT, Enghard P, Riemekasten G, Berek C Tags: J Immunol Source Type: info
The Novel Endocytic and Phagocytic C-Type Lectin Receptor DCL-1/CD302 on Macrophages Is Colocalized with F-Actin, Suggesting a Role in Cell Adhesion and Migration.
