allergen-specific immunotherapy (ait) has been recently considered as an alternative approach to ameliorate the symptoms of allergen exposure and improvement the patients’ quality of life. dendritic cells (dc) in the forms of tolerogenic or th1-induced cells have been investigated in several studies as one of the promising approaches of ait in allergic diseases. the aim of this study was to eva...

Food hypersensitivity (FHS) is the umbrella term used to describe both food allergy, which involves the immune system, and food intolerances, which do not. It is therefore important that the diagnosis is made by a specialist health care professional such as a paediatrician or allergist. Some experienced dietitians and health visitors may be able to assist in making a diagnosis. The diagnostic w...

Hypersensitivity reactions are classified into four groups (Type I, II, III, and IV), each characterized by specific biological actions. Research has focused on understanding each hypersensitvity to ensure appropriate therapeutic recommendations are made. This overview will present the defining characteristics of each hypersensitivity and examine the diagnostic methods used to determine the exi...

Lipid profiles of seven human breast milk samples obtained from milk banks and four infant formulas were compared in view of the potential food hypersensitivities of certain infants to human milk.The cholesterol (0.15-0.26 mM) content of the human samples was about 50% lower than that found in the infant formulas whereas the triglyceride (TG, 173-386 mM) contents of these products were found to...

OBJECTIVE Cow's milk (CM) hypersensitivity is one of the most frequent hypersensitivities in infants. The objective of our study was to investigate the prevalence of immediate hypersensitivity to CM based on skin prick test results and to evaluate associated allergic conditions ascertained by questionnaire in infants living in Istanbul. METHODS All infants born between June 2001 and May 2002 ...

Patients with Sjogren's syndrome (SS) frequently have irritable bowel like symptoms (IBS). Some have celiac sprue. The current studies were designed to examine the presence of food hypersensitivities in a population of patients with SS and IBS. Ten patients were selected from the autoimmune disease clinics at SUNY at Buffalo who had SS and IBS symptoms. Food hypersensitivities were determined b...

It has been recognized for more than half a century that, in addition to occasional mammary gland alveolar or ductal epithelial cell fragments, colostrum and milk consistently contain significant concentrations of viable leukocytes. These include lipid-laden macrophages that can exhibit ameboid and phagocytic activity, polymorphonuclear neutrophils, and lymphocytes of various sizes (1, 2). The ...

Auditory hypersensitivities are a common feature of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In the present study, the effectiveness of a novel intervention, the listening project protocol (LPP), was evaluated in two trials conducted with children diagnosed with ASD. LPP was developed to reduce auditory hypersensitivities. LPP is based on a theoretical "neural exercise" model that uses computer altered ...

Background Allergic reactions to drugs are often unpredictable and can lead to serious side effects such as anaphylactic shock. According to the hapten hypothesis, any drug with a molecular weight lower than 1000 daltons cannot induce an immune response by itself and must be bound to a protein. Antigen presenting cells, such as dendritic cells (DC), internalize hapten-protein conjugates and dig...