Clinical & Experimental Allergy

The Editor takes a closer look at some of this month's articles
pp. 175-175(1)

Allergy and gastric acid suppression
pp. 176-178(3)
Author: Kemp, A. S.

New insights into preschool wheeze
pp. 179-180(2)
Author: Grigg, J.

Provoked models of asthma: what have we learnt?
pp. 181-192(12)
Authors: O'Byrne, P. M.; Gauvreau, G. M.; Brannan, J. D.

Acute exacerbations of asthma: epidemiology, biology and the exacerbation-prone phenotype
pp. 193-202(10)
Authors: Dougherty, R. H.; Fahy, J. V.

Alpha-T-catenin (CTNNA3) gene was identified as a risk variant for toluene diisocyanate-induced asthma by genome-wide association analysis
pp. 203-212(10)
Authors: Kim, S-H.; Cho, B-Y.; Park, C-S.; Shin, E-S.; Cho, E-Y.; Yang, E-M.; Kim, C-W.; Hong, C-S.; Lee, J-E.; Park, H-S.

Expression profiling of genes related to asthma exacerbations
pp. 213-221(9)
Authors: Aoki, T.; Matsumoto, Y.; Hirata, K.; Ochiai, K.; Okada, M.; Ichikawa, K.; Shibasaki, M.; Arinami, T.; Sumazaki, R.; Noguchi, E.

Skin tests, T cell responses and self-reported symptoms in children with allergic rhinitis and asthma due to house dust mite allergy
pp. 222-227(6)
Authors: Moed, H.; Gerth van Wijk, R.; de Jongste, J. C.; van der Wouden, J. C.

Functional analysis of a polymorphism in the promoter region of the IL-12/23p40 gene
pp. 228-235(8)
Authors: Shimokawa, N.; Nishiyama, C.; Hirota, T.; Tamari, M.; Hara, M.; Ikeda, S.; Okumura, K.; Ogawa, H.

Role of Ca²⁺ mobilization and Ca²⁺ sensitization in 8-iso-PGF_2α-induced contraction in airway smooth muscle
pp. 236-245(10)
Authors: Shiraki, A.; Kume, H.; Oguma, T.; Makino, Y.; Ito, S.; Shimokata, K.; Honjo, H.; Kamiya, K.

First evidence of a possible association between gastric acid suppression during pregnancy and childhood asthma: a population-based register study
pp. 246-253(8)
Authors: Dehlink, E.; Yen, E.; Leichtner, A. M.; Hait, E. J.; Fiebiger, E.

Early-life rotavirus and norovirus infections in relation to development of atopic manifestation in infants
pp. 254-260(7)
Authors: Reimerink, J.; Stelma, F.; Rockx, B.; Brouwer, D.; Stobberingh, E.; van Ree, R.; Dompeling, E.; Mommers, M.; Thijs, C.; Koopmans, M.

Food allergy is associated with an increased risk of asthma
pp. 261-270(10)
Authors: Schroeder, A.; Kumar, R.; Pongracic, J. A.; Sullivan, C. L.; Caruso, D. M.; Costello, J.; Meyer, K. E.; Vucic, Y.; Gupta, R.; Kim, J. S.; Fuleihan, R.; Wang, X.

Combination of omalizumab and specific immunotherapy is superior to immunotherapy in patients with seasonal allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and co-morbid seasonal allergic asthma
pp. 271-279(9)
Authors: Kopp, M. V.; Hamelmann, E.; Zielen, S.; Kamin, W.; Bergmann, K.-C.; Sieder, C.; Stenglein, S.; Seyfried, S.; Wahn, U.

Anti-allergic effects of PG102, a water-soluble extract prepared from Actinidia arguta, in a murine ovalbumin-induced asthma model
pp. 280-289(10)
Authors: Kim, D.; Kim, S. H.; Park, E-J.; Kang, C-Y.; Cho, S-H.; Kim, S.

IL-12p40 is essential for the down-regulation of airway hyperresponsiveness in a mouse model of bronchial asthma with prolonged antigen exposure
pp. 290-298(9)
Authors: Onari, Y.; Yokoyama, A.; Haruta, Y.; Nakashima, T.; Iwamoto, H.; Hattori, N.; Kohno, N.

Dog ownership might exert a protective effect on wheezing and atopy independently by endotoxin exposure
pp. 299-299(1)
Authors: Rigotti, E.; De Luca, G.; Boner, A. L.

Response by J. E. Gern, on behalf of the authors
pp. 299-300(2)
Author: Gern, J. E.

Forthcoming meetings
pp. 301-301(1)