Filtered By:
Infectious Disease: Parasitic Diseases

This page shows you your search results in order of relevance. This is page number 3.

Order by Relevance | Date

Total 613 results found since Jan 2013.

House dust mites among allergic patients at the Allergy and Immunology Unit, Zagazig University: an immunologic and serologic study
AbstractIn the twenty-first century, the occurrence of allergic diseases has increased. Prevention and control of house dust mites (HDMs) are required as they play a major role in allergic conditions. The present work aimed to detect HDM allergy (Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus andDermatophagoides farinae) among allergic patients attending the Allergy and Immunology Unit, Zagazig University. Ninety-six patients with a history of allergic diseases were included in this study. They were examined for allergy toD. pteronyssinus andD. farinae using different diagnostic tools: the skin prick test (SPT) and measurement of specific...
Source: Journal of Parasitic Diseases - June 18, 2018 Category: Parasitology Source Type: research

Cancers, Vol. 13, Pages 4460: Insights from IgE Immune Surveillance in Allergy and Cancer for Anti-Tumour IgE Treatments
oweth Silvia Crescioli IgE, the predominant antibody class of the allergic response, is known for its roles in protecting against parasites; however, a growing body of evidence indicates a significant role for IgE and its associated effector cells in tumour immunosurveillance, highlighted by the field of AllergoOncology and the successes of the first-in-class IgE cancer therapeutic MOv18. Supporting this concept, substantial epidemiological data ascribe potential roles for IgE, allergy, and atopy in protecting against specific tumour types, with a corresponding increased cancer risk associated with IgE immunodeficien...
Source: Cancers - September 4, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Alex J. McCraw Jitesh Chauhan Heather J. Bax Chara Stavraka Gabriel Osborn Melanie Grandits Jacobo L ópez-Abente Debra H. Josephs James Spicer Gerd K. Wagner Sophia N. Karagiannis Alicia Chenoweth Silvia Crescioli Tags: Review Source Type: research

The Amazing Mast Cell
The mast cell represents one of the early innate immune cells that emerged before the adaptive immune cells. It expresses a variety of pathogen recognition receptors/sensors that explain its involvement in innate immune response. The expression of the high-affinity IgE receptor made the mast cell an extraordinary effector cell of the adaptive immune system. Because of its secretion of histamine, leukotriene, and other vasoactive mediators, the mast cell is traditionally considered an effector cell of an immediate hypersensitivity reaction. However, the function of the mast cell goes beyond the immediate hypersensitivity re...
Source: Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America - February 18, 2014 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Rafeul Alam Source Type: research

Effective anthelmintic therapy of residents living in endemic area of high prevalence for hookworm and Schistossoma mansoni infections enhances the levels of allergy risk factor anti-Der p1 IgE
In conclusion, effective anthelmintic therapy of subjects from endemic areas with high prevalence of hookworm and S. mansoni infections enhances anti-Der p1 IgE levels.
Source: Results in Immunology - November 6, 2014 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research

Atopy and Asthma in Migrants: The Function of Parasites
Migration studies have shown that environmental factors in more developed and industrialized countries facilitate atopy and asthma in a time-dependent manner and are affected by age at immigration. Levels of immunoglobulin E are higher in immigrants than in the local population and gradually decrease to the levels of the general population. Parasitic infestation may function in the prevention and pathogenesis of atopic conditions in immigrants from developing countries. Helminths are associated with a reduced prevalence of clinically important atopic disorders, likely because of induction of a regulatory cell population me...
Source: International Archives of Allergy and Immunology - June 26, 2015 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research

Comparisons of Allergenic and Metazoan Parasite Proteins: Allergy the Price of Immunity
by Nidhi Tyagi, Edward J Farnell, Colin M Fitzsimmons, Stephanie Ryan, Edridah Tukahebwa, Rick M Maizels, David W Dunne, Janet M Thornton, Nicholas Furnham Allergic reactions can be considered as maladaptive IgE immune responses towards environmental antigens. Intriguingly, these mechanisms are observed to be very similar to those implicated in the acquisition of an important degree of immunity against metazoan parasites (helminths and arthropods) in mammalian hosts. Based on the hypothesis that IgE-mediated immune responses evolved in mammals to provide extra protection against metazoan parasites rather than to cause all...
Source: PLoS Computational Biology - October 29, 2015 Category: Biology Authors: Nidhi Tyagi et al. Source Type: research

Featured Paper: Allergy the Price of Immunity
We would like to draw your attention to a paper recently published in PLOS Computational Biology: Comparisons of Allergenic and Metazoan Parasite Proteins: Allergy the Price of Immunity by Nidhi Tyagi, et. al. It is thought that part of our immune system has evolved to combat and provide immunity against infection by parasitic worms. However, in the absence of parasitic infection, this same arm of the immune system can become hyper-responsive and mistakenly target allergenic proteins in food or the environment. This results in an unregulated allergic response, which can sometimes be lethal. The researchers used computatio...
Source: WormBase - March 8, 2016 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Ranjana Kishore Tags: Featured Papers news paper of interest Source Type: news

Anisakis allergy in human
Publication date: Available online 23 November 2016 Source:Trends in Food Science & Technology Author(s): Jelena Ivanović, Milan Ž. Baltić, Marija Bošković, Nataša Kilibarda, Marija Dokmanović, Radmila Marković, Jelena Janjić, Branislav Baltić Several case reports show allergy and anaphylactic reactions to the fish parasite Anisakis in the domestic and occupational setting. Compared with other well-studied parasitic diseases, fish-borne parasitic zoonoses do not get enough attention, especially because these zoonoses have been limited for the most part to populations living in middle-income countries. Hu...
Source: Trends in Food Science and Technology - November 22, 2016 Category: Food Science Source Type: research

Skewed Exposure to Environmental Antigens Complements Hygiene Hypothesis in Explaining the Rise of Allergy.
This article explains that the "Hygiene Hypothesis", the "Old Friends Hypothesis", and the "Skewed Antigen Exposure Hypothesis" are required to more fully explain the rise of allergy in modern societies. PMID: 28342137 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acta Biotheoretica - March 24, 2017 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Allaerts W, Chang TW Tags: Acta Biotheor Source Type: research

Pigeon tick bite: a neglected cause of idiopathic nocturnal anaphylaxis
This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Source: Allergy - October 30, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Giovanni Rolla, Enrico Heffler, Monica Boita, Virginie Doyen, Michel Mairesse, Milada Cvackova, S ébastien Debarbieux, Jörg Kleine‐Tebbe, Markus Ollert, Monika Raulf, Andreas J. Bircher, Christiane Hilger Tags: Brief Communication Source Type: research

Global issues in allergy and immunology: Parasitic infections and allergy
Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - November 1, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Continuing Medical Education examination Source Type: research

Susceptibility to allergy in adoptive children: a cross-sectional study at “Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital”
ConclusionsChildren without medical records or with a past medical history suggestive of atopy should perform a thorough allergy evaluation at the time of adoption. Our study offers also a glimpse at the vaccination status and immune-allergic profiles of recent migrant children in Italy.
Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics - January 4, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Bee- and Wasp-Venom Sensitization in Schoolchildren of High- and Low-Socioeconomic Status Living in an Urban Area of Indonesia
Conclusions and Clinical Relevance: Sensitization against bee- or wasp-venom is quite prevalent among schoolchildren in Indonesia. The discordance between SPT and sIgE might suggest the direct (non-IgE) effect of venoms in skin reactivity. Recorded sensitizations had poor clinical relevance as they rarely translated into clinical symptoms.Int Arch Allergy Immunol
Source: International Archives of Allergy and Immunology - May 5, 2021 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research

Major Immunogens Targeted by IgE During Helminth Infection
Much of our understanding of the targets of IgE comes from studies of allergy, though little is known about the natural immunogenic targets seen following parasitic worm infections. The use of human monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) allow for an unbiased, comprehensive characterization of the immunodominant antigens targeted by IgE in conditions (e.g., allergy, helminth infection) associated with elevated levels of IgE.
Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - February 1, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Scott Smith, Azadeh Hadadianpour, Jian Zhang, Cecelia Miller, Åsta Makaraviciute, Stokes Peebles, Thomas Nutman Source Type: research