Correlation of gammadelta-T-cells, Th17 cells and IL- 17 in peripheral blood of patients with allergic rhinitis

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Huang Xuekun, Yang Qintai, Chen Yulian, Zhang Gehua

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Aging exacerbates damage and delays repair of alveolar epithelia following influenza viral pneumonia

Research

Lu Yin¹, Dahai Zheng¹, Gino V Limmon¹, Nicola HN Leung¹, Shuoyu Xu², Jagath C Rajapakse², Hanry Yu³⁴⁵⁶⁷, Vincent TK Chow¹⁸ and Jianzhu Chen^19*

• *Corresponding author: Jianzhu Chen jchen@mit.edu

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Respiratory Research 2014, 15:116  doi:10.1186/s12931-014-0116-z

Published: 30 September 2014

Dietary elimination of children with food protein induced gastrointestinal allergy - micronutrient adequacy with and without a hypoallergenic formula?

Research

Rosan Meyer, Claire De Koker, Robert Dziubak, Heather Godwin, Gloria Dominguez-Ortega and Neil Shah

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Clinical and Translational Allergy 2014, 4:31  doi:10.1186/2045-7022-4-31

Published: 3 October 2014

Decreased concentration of IL-35 in plasma of patients with asthma and COPD

Vol. 32, No. 3, September 2014; Chen

Chen Chen, Yanhan Deng, Huilong Chen, Xiaojie Wu, Sheng Cheng, Yongjian Xu, Weining Xiong, Jungang Xie

Abstract

Background: IL-35 has been found to be involved in many inflammatory diseases in humans but its role in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is not clear. The plasma level of IL-35 in patients with asthma and COPD needs to be measured.

Immunity to RSV in early-life

REVIEW ARTICLE

Front. Immunol., 29 September 2014 | doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2014.00466

Laura Lambert, Agnes M. Sagfors, Peter J. M. Openshaw*^† and Fiona J. Culley*^†

• National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is the commonest cause of severe respiratory infection in infants, leading to over 3 million hospitalizations and around 66,000 deaths worldwide each year.

T lymphocytes maintain structure and function of fibroblastic reticular cells via lymphotoxin (LT)-B

Research article

Lintao Zhao¹, Lina Liu¹, Jianbao Gao¹, Yang Yang¹, Chunyan Hu¹, Bo Guo^12* and Bo Zhu^12*

• *Corresponding authors: Bo Guo 25483098@qq.com - Bo Zhu b.davis.zhu@gmail.com

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BMC Immunology 2014, 15:33  doi:10.1186/s12865-014-0033-4

Published: 30 September 2014

Abstract (provisional)

Background
Although a lot is known about how Fibroblastic Reticular Cells (FRCs) can regulate T lymphocytes (T cells), little is understood about whether or how T cells can regulate FRCs.

The effects of concomitant GERD, dyspepsia, and rhinosinusitis on asthma symptoms and FeNO in asthmatic patients taking controller medications

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Journal of Asthma and Allergy 2014, 7:131-139

Published Date: 5 September 2014

Tamotsu Ishizuka,^1,2 Takeshi Hisada,² Yosuke Kamide,² Haruka Aoki,² Kaori Seki,² Chisato Honjo,¹ Hiroyuki Sakai,¹ Maiko Kadowaki,¹ Yukihiro Umeda,¹ Miwa Morikawa,¹ Masaki Anzai,¹Shingo Ameshima,¹ Takeshi Ishizaki,¹ Kunio Dobashi,² Masanobu Yamada,² Motoyasu Kusano³

¹Third Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Fukui,²Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, ³Department of Endoscopy and Endoscopic Surgery, Gunma University Hospital, Maebashi, Japan

Link between vitamin D and airway remodeling

REVIEW

Journal of Asthma and Allergy 2014, 7:23-30

Anissa Berraies, Kamel Hamzaoui, Agnes Hamzaoui
Pediatric Respiratory Diseases Department, Abderrahmen Mami Hospital, Ariana, and Research Unit 12SP15 Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia

Drug allergies in primary care practice in Romania: a questionnaire - based survey

Short report

Polliana Mihaela Leru

• Correspondence: Polliana M Leru polianaleru@yahoo.com

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Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology 2014, 10:16  doi:10.1186/1710-1492-10-16

Published: 1 April 2014

Respiratory virus is a real pathogen in immunocompetent community-acquired pneumonia: comparing to influenza like illness and volunteer controls

Research article

Yangqing Zhan¹, Zifeng Yang², Rongchang Chen^1*, Yutao Wang², Wenda Guan² andSuishan Zhao²

• *Corresponding author: Rongchang Chen chenrc@vip.163.com

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BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2014, 14:144  doi:10.1186/1471-2466-14-144

Published: 2 September 2014

Effects of the mTOR inhibitor Rapamycin on Monocyte-Secreted Chemokines

Research article

Hugo You-Hsien Lin¹⁴⁷, Kai-Ting Chang³⁶⁷, Chi-Chih Hung¹, Chang-Hung Kuo³⁵, Shang-Jyh Hwang¹⁸, Hung-Chun Chen¹⁸, Chih-Hsing Hung^367* and Sheng-Fung Lin^29*

• *Corresponding authors: Chih-Hsing Hung pedhung@gmail.com - Sheng-Fung Lin shlin@kmu.edu.tw

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BMC Immunology 2014, 15:37  doi:10.1186/s12865-014-0037-0

Published: 26 September 2014