Clinical & Experimental Allergy

The Editor takes a closer look at some of this month's articles
pp. 773-773(1)

Venom immunotherapy: worth the time and trouble!
pp. 774-776(3)
Authors: Heddle, R. J.; Brown, S. G. A.

Pathogenesis of chronic urticaria
pp. 777-787(11)
Authors: Kaplan, A. P.; Greaves, M.

Safety and tolerability of omalizumab
pp. 788-797(10)
Authors: Corren, J.; Casale, T. B.; Lanier, B.; Buhl, R.; Holgate, S.; Jimenez, P.

Thymic stromal lymphopoietin, OX40-ligand, and interleukin-25 in allergic responses
pp. 798-806(9)
Authors: Wang, Y.-H.; Liu, Y.-J.

Non-atopic intrinsic asthma and the `family tree' of chronic respiratory disease syndromes
pp. 807-811(5)
Authors: Holt, P. G.; Sly, P. D.

Soluble human leucocyte antigen-G and interleukin-10 levels in isocyanate-induced asthma
pp. 812-819(8)
Authors: Mapp, C. E.; Ferrazzoni, S.; Rizzo, R.; Miotto, D.; Stignani, M.; Boschetto, P.; Maestrelli, P.; Baricordi, O. R.

Nasal mucosal expression of the leukotriene and prostanoid pathways in seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis
pp. 820-828(9)
Authors: Westergren, V. S.; Wilson, S. J.; Penrose, J. F.; Howarth, P. H.; Sampson, A. P.

Interleukin-6 is essential for Staphylococcal exotoxin B-induced T regulatory cell insufficiency in nasal polyps
pp. 829-837(9)
Authors: Xu, G.; Xia, J. H; Zhou, H.; Yu, C. Z.; Zhang, Y.; Zuo, K. J.; Shi, J. B.; Li, H. B.

Influence of total serum IgE levels on the in vitro detection of β-lactams-specific IgE antibodies
pp. 838-844(7)
Authors: Vultaggio, A.; Matucci, A.; Virgili, G.; Rossi, O.; Filì, L.; Parronchi, P.; Romagnani, S.; Maggi, E.

T cells and eosinophils in bronchial smooth muscle cell death in asthma
pp. 845-855(11)
Authors: Solarewicz-Madejek, K.; Basinski, T. M.; Crameri, R.; Akdis, M.; Akkaya, A.; Blaser, K.; Rabe, K. F.; Akdis, C. A.; Jutel, M.

Gene expression studies in cultured dendritic cells: new indicators for the discrimination of skin sensitizers and irritants in vitro
pp. 856-868(13)
Authors: Szameit, S.; Vierlinger, K.; Farmer, L.; Tuschl, H.; Noehammer, C.

Prevalence of allergic rhinitis in 3-6-year-old children in Wuhan of China
pp. 869-874(6)
Authors: Kong, W-J; Chen, J-J; Zheng, Z-Y; Shi, Q-M; Zhou, Y.

Maternal vitamin D intake during pregnancy is inversely associated with asthma and allergic rhinitis in 5-year-old children
pp. 875-882(8)
Authors: Erkkola, M.; Kaila, M.; Nwaru, B. I.; Kronberg-Kippilä, C.; Ahonen, S.; Nevalainen, J.; Veijola, R.; Pekkanen, J.; Ilonen, J.; Simell, O.; Knip, M.; Virtanen, S. M.

Immunotherapy improves health-related quality of life of adult patients with dermal reactions following yellow jacket stings
pp. 883-889(7)
Authors: Oude Elberink, J. N.G.; van der Heide, S.; Guyatt, G. H.; Dubois, A. E. J.

Quality-of-life assessment in Chinese families with food-allergic children
pp. 890-896(7)
Authors: Leung, T. F.; Yung, E.; Wong, Y. S.; Li, C. Y.; Wong, G. W. K.

Suppressor of cytokine signalling 1 (SOCS1) is a physiological regulator of the asthma response
pp. 897-907(11)
Authors: Lee, C.; Kolesnik, T. B.; Caminschi, I.; Chakravorty, A.; Carter, W.; Alexander, W. S.; Jones, J.; Anderson, G. P.; Nicholson, S. E.

15-lipoxygenase metabolites play an important role in the development of a T-helper type 1 allergic inflammation induced by double-stranded RNA
pp. 908-917(10)
Authors: Jeon, S. G.; Moon, H.-G.; Kim, Y.-S.; Choi, J.-P.; Shin, T.-S.; Hong, S.-W.; Tae, Y.-M.; Kim, S.-H.; Zhu, Z.; Gho, Y. S.; Kim, Y.-K.

Effect of heat treatment and enzymatic digestion on the B cell epitopes of cow's milk proteins
pp. 918-925(8)
Authors: Morisawa, Y.; Kitamura, A.; Ujihara, T.; Zushi, N.; Kuzume, K.; Shimanouchi, Y.; Tamura, S.; Wakiguchi, H.; Saito, H.; Matsumoto, K.

Identification of two pistachio allergens, Pis v 1 and Pis v 2, belonging to the 2S albumin and 11S globulin family
pp. 926-934(9)
Authors: Ahn, K.; Bardina, L.; Grishina, G.; Beyer, K.; Sampson, H. A.

Forthcoming meetings
pp. 935-935(1)