Basic Mechanisms of Allergic Reactions

Basic Mechanisms in Allergic Diseases

This review will describe certain developments which have appeared recently in the immunologic literature involving the transfer of viable cells from one animal to another. In 1940 Landsteiner and Chase showed that it was possible to remove cellular exudates from guinea pigs sensitized with simple chemical compounds, wash these cells and transfer them to fresh guinea pigs and then to demonstrat...

Symposium BASIC MECHANISMS IN ALLERGIC DISEASES

This review will describe certain developments which have appeared recently in the immunologic literature involving the transfer of viable cells from one animal to another. In 1940 Landsteiner and Chase showed that it was possible to remove cellular exudates from guinea pigs sensitized with simple chemical compounds, wash these cells and transfer them to fresh guinea pigs and then to demonstrat...

[Allergic drug reactions].

OBJECTIVE This review addresses the most recent published literature regarding drug allergy, in order to provide physicians with a background for a better understanding of this problem of great relevance for public health. SOURCES OF DATA The sources of data for obtaining the original and review articles published in the last 10 years were MEDLINE, Pubmed and Lilacs. The articles chosen for t...

Allergic reactions to drugs.

[Allergic reactions to food].

Food allergy is common disease that affects 11-26 million people in Europe. The incidence is estimated to be greater in children (5-8%) than the in adults (1-3%). Currently, the mechanisms of food allergy are not well characterized. There are a lot of open questions, for example: "Why do some individuals develop allergy to food? Why is some food more allergenic than other? Why do some children ...