In 1911 and long before the availability of antiallergic drugs, Leonard Noon demonstrated that prophylactic subcutaneous inoculation with a grass pollen extract was effective in suppressing immediate conjunctival sensitivity to grass pollen.1 Noon’s coworker, John Freeman, continued to practice immunotherapy and in 1930 published the first rush immunotherapy protocol.2 William Frankland, a coll...

From Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL Address for correspondence: Philip R. Liebson, MD, Rush Medical College, 1700 West Van Buren, Suite 470, Chicago, IL 60612 • Email: [email protected] Published online: www.themedicalroundtable.com • Search for ID: CV14027 DR. LIEBSON: I am Dr. Philip Liebson from the Section of Cardiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago. I am joined today by...

1. Robinson MJ, Campbell F, Powell P, Sims D, Thornton C. Antibody response to accelerated Hib immunisation in preterm infants receiving dexamethasone for chronic lung disease. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 1999;80:F69–F71 2. Heath PT, Booy R, McVernon J, et al. Hib vaccination in infants born prematurely. Arch Dis Child. 2003;88:206–210 3. Slack MH, Schapira D, Thwaites RJ, et al. Immune r...

Methods There were examined 94 Ch aged 3-18 years with AD and duration of disease 1-15 years. Patients underwent the standard general clinical and immunological and allergy survey. The treatment consisted of 2 stages: traditional therapy (TT) for reducing disease complications, and IT. Patients were divided in 3 groups: I group (n=30) received stepped therapy with immune response-modulating age...

cancer immunotherapy (passive or active) involves treatments which promote the ability of the immune system to fight tumor cells. several types of immunotherapeutic agents, such as monoclonal antibodies, immune checkpoint inhibitors, non-specific immunomodulatory agents, and cancer vaccines are currently under intensive investigation in preclinical and clinical trials. cancer vaccines induce pe...

in this research, the accelerated ripening of the kabkab dates from khalal to tamr using nacl and acetic acid solutions was studied. fruits at khalal stage were harvested and washed with distilled water before being treated with ripening inducers: 1. nacl solutions, 2. acetic acid solutions and 3. aqueous solution of nacl (1%) and acetic acid. moisture, ph, colour, brix and textural firmness of...

Harnessing the immune system to clear protein aggregates is emerging as a promising approach to treat various neurodegenerative diseases. In Alzheimer's disease (AD), several clinical trials are ongoing using active and passive immunotherapy targeting the amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide. Limited emphasis has been put into clearing tau/tangle pathology, another major hallmark of the disease. Recent findi...

Knowledge of the basic mechanisms of the immune system as it relates to cancer has been increasing rapidly. These developments have accelerated the translation of these advancements into medical breakthroughs for many cancer patients. The immune system is designed to discriminate between self and non-self, and through genetic recombination there is virtually no limit to the number of antigens i...