Clinical & Experimental Allergy

The Editor takes a closer look at some of this month's articles
pp. 1245-1245(1)

Facilitated antigen presentation: circumstantial evidence?
pp. 1246-1248(3)
Author: Poulsen, L. K.

Reverse causation and confounding-by-indication: do they or do they not explain the association between childhood antibiotic treatment and subsequent development of respiratory illness?
pp. 1249-1251(3)
Authors: Kummeling, I.; Thijs, C.

The challenge of assessing food allergy and its prevalence
pp. 1252-1253(2)
Author: Keil, T.

Immunoregulatory roles of eosinophils: a new look at a familiar cell
pp. 1254-1263(10)
Authors: Akuthota, P.; Wang, H. B.; Spencer, L. A.; Weller, P. F.

Effects of climate change on environmental factors in respiratory allergic diseases
pp. 1264-1274(11)
Authors: D'Amato, G.; Cecchi, L.

Higher immunoglobulin E antibody levels to recombinant Fel d 1 in cat-allergic children with asthma compared with rhinoconjunctivitis
pp. 1275-1281(7)
Authors: Grönlund, H.; Adédoyin, J.; Reininger, R.; Varga, E.-M.; Zach, M.; Fredriksson, M.; Kronqvist, M.; Szepfalusi, Z.; Spitzauer, S.; Grönneberg, R.; Valenta, R.; Hedlin, G.; van Hage, M.

Oral delivery of Lactobacillus casei Shirota modifies allergen-induced immune responses in allergic rhinitis
pp. 1282-1289(8)
Authors: Ivory, K.; Chambers, S. J.; Pin, C.; Prieto, E.; Arqués, J. L.; Nicoletti, C.

A double-blind placebo-controlled birch allergy vaccination study II: correlation between inhibition of IgE binding, histamine release and facilitated allergen presentation
pp. 1290-1301(12)
Authors: Würtzen, P. A.; Lund, G.; Lund, K.; Arvidsson, M.; Rak, S.; Ipsen, H.

Neuro-mediators as predictors of paediatric atopic dermatitis
pp. 1302-1308(7)
Authors: Wang, I. J.; Hsieh, W. S.; Guo, Y. L.; Jee, S. H.; Hsieh, C. J.; Hwang, Y. H.; Chen, P. C.

Airway epithelium-derived transforming growth factor-β is a regulator of fibroblast proliferation in both fibrotic and normal subjects
pp. 1309-1317(9)
Authors: Hostettler, K. E.; Roth, M.; Burgess, J. K.; Gencay, M. M.; Gambazzi, F.; Black, J. L.; Tamm, M.; Borger, P.

The association of early life exposure to antibiotics and the development of asthma, eczema and atopy in a birth cohort: confounding or causality?
pp. 1318-1324(7)
Authors: Wickens, K.; Ingham, T.; Epton, M.; Pattemore, P.; Town, I.; Fishwick, D.; Crane, J.

Phenotypes of food hypersensitivity and development of allergic diseases during the first 8 years of life
pp. 1325-1332(8)
Authors: Östblom, E.; Lilja, G.; Pershagen, G.; van Hage, M.; Wickman, M.

Confirmed prevalence of food allergy and non-allergic food hypersensitivity in a Mediterranean population
pp. 1333-1341(9)
Authors: Gelincik, A.; Büyüköztürk, S.; Gül, H.; Işιk, E.; İşsever, H.; Özşeker, F.; Çolakoğlu, B.; Dal, M.; Ayvaz, Ö.; Güngör, G.; Akkor, A.

Impact of maternal atopy and probiotic supplementation during pregnancy on infant sensitization: a double-blind placebo-controlled study
pp. 1342-1348(7)
Authors: Huurre, A.; Laitinen, K.; Rautava, S.; Korkeamäki, M.; Isolauri, E.

Asthma induced by inhalation of flour in adults with food allergy to wheat
pp. 1349-1356(8)
Authors: Salvatori, N.; Reccardini, F.; Convento, M.; Purinan, A.; Colle, R.; De Carli, S.; Garzoni, M.; Lafiandra, D.; De Carli, M.

CRTH2-dependent, STAT6-independent induction of cedar pollen dermatitis
pp. 1357-1366(10)
Authors: Oiwa, M.; Satoh, T.; Watanabe, M.; Niwa, H.; Hirai, H.; Nakamura, M.; Yokozeki, H.

The development of atopic dermatitis is independent of Immunoglobulin E up-regulation in the K14-IL-4 SKH1 transgenic mouse model
pp. 1367-1380(14)
Authors: Chen, L.; Overbergh, L.; Mathieu, C.; Chan, L. S.

Pulmonary eosinophilia correlates with allergen deposition to the lower respiratory tract in a mouse model of asthma
pp. 1381-1390(10)
Authors: Siddiqui, S.; Morris, J.; Avery, N.; Wyand, S.; Rood, D.; Silbart, L. K.

MALDI-TOF MS analysis of labile Lolium perenne major allergens in mixes
pp. 1391-1399(9)
Authors: Irañeta, S. G.; Acosta, D. M.; Duran, R.; Apicella, C.; Orlando, U. D.; Seoane, M. A.; Alonso, A.; Duschak, V. G.

Heterogeneity of commercial timothy grass pollen extracts
pp. 1400-1408(9)
Authors: Focke, M.; Marth, K.; Flicker, S.; Valenta, R.

IL-13 induced increases in nitrite levels are primarily driven by increases in inducible nitric oxide synthase as compared with effects on arginases in human primary bronchial epithelial cells
pp. 1409-1409(1)
Authors: Chibana, K.; Trudeau, J. B.; Mustovitch, A. T.; Hu, H.; Zhao, J.; Balzar, S.; Chu, H. W.; Wenzel, S. E.

Forthcoming meetings
pp. 1410-1410(1)