Clinical & Experimental Allergy

The Editor takes a closer look at some of this month's articles
pp. 937-937(1)

Airway smooth muscle: telling the eosinophil how to behave
pp. 938-939(2)
Authors: Forrester, D. L.; Knox, A. J.

Do we need more than one bronchial provocation test in order to diagnose asthma?
pp. 940-942(3)
Author: Koskela, H. O.

Chitinases and chitinase-like proteins: potential therapeutic targets for the treatment of T-helper type 2 allergies
pp. 943-955(13)
Authors: Sutherland, T. E.; Maizels, R. M.; Allen, J. E.

γ-aminobutyric acid nurtures allergic asthma
pp. 956-961(6)
Authors: Lu, W.-Y.; Inman, M. D.

Intrinsic asthma: is it intrinsic to the smooth muscle?
pp. 962-965(4)
Authors: Black, J. L.; Roth, M.

The bronchial response to mannitol is attenuated by a previous methacholine test: but not vice versa
pp. 966-971(6)
Authors: Gade, E.; Thomsen, S. F.; Porsbjerg, C.; Backer, V.

Gene-expression profiles in human nasal polyp tissues and identification of genetic susceptibility in aspirin-intolerant asthma
pp. 972-981(10)
Authors: Sekigawa, T.; Tajima, A.; Hasegawa, T.; Hasegawa, Y.; Inoue, H.; Sano, Y.; Matsune, S.; Kurono, Y.; Inoue, I.

Reduced membrane bound CD14 expression in the cord blood of infants with a family history of allergic disease
pp. 982-990(9)
Authors: Boyle, R. J.; Morley, R; Mah, L-J; Kivivuori, S.; Tang, M. L-K

Genetic and environmental contributions to allergen sensitization in a Chinese twin study
pp. 991-998(8)
Authors: Liu, X.; Zhang, S.; Tsai, H-J; Hong, X.; Wang, B.; Fang, Y.; Pongracic, J. A.; Wang, X.

T helper 2 biased de novo immune response to Keyhole Limpet Hemocyanin in humans
pp. 999-1008(10)
Authors: Spazierer, D.; Skvara, H.; Dawid, M.; Fallahi, N.; Gruber, K.; Rose, K.; Lloyd, P.; Heuerding, S.; Stingl, G.; Jung, T.

Human airway smooth muscle promotes eosinophil differentiation
pp. 1009-1017(9)
Authors: Fanat, A. I.; Thomson, J. V.; Radford, K.; Nair, P.; Sehmi, R.

Epithelium-derived chemokines induce airway smooth muscle cell migration
pp. 1018-1026(9)
Authors: Takeda, N.; Sumi, Y.; Préfontaine, D.; Al Abri, J.; Al Heialy, N.; Al-Ramli, W.; Michoud, M-C; Martin, J. G.; Hamid, Q.

Prevalence of immunoglobulin E-mediated food allergy in 6-9-year-old urban schoolchildren in the eastern Black Sea region of Turkey
pp. 1027-1035(9)
Authors: Orhan, F.; Karakas, T.; Cakir, M.; Aksoy, A.; Baki, A.; Gedik, Y.

Risk factors of adverse reactions to food in German adults
pp. 1036-1044(9)
Authors: Soost, S.; Leynaert, B.; Almqvist, C.; Edenharter, G.; Zuberbier, T.; Worm, M.

Assessment of the tolerance to lupine-enriched pasta in peanut-allergic children
pp. 1045-1051(7)
Authors: Fiocchi, A.; Sarratud, P.; Terracciano, L.; Vacca, E.; Bernardini, R.; Fuggetta, D.; Ballabio, C.; Duranti, M.; Magni, C.; Restani, P.

Evaluation of desloratadine on conjunctival allergen challenge-induced ocular symptoms
pp. 1052-1059(8)
Authors: Torkildsen, G. L.; Gomes, P.; Welch, D.; Gopalan, G.; Srinivasan, S.

Safety of hookworm infection in individuals with measurable airway responsiveness: a randomized placebo-controlled feasibility study
pp. 1060-1068(9)
Authors: Feary, J.; Venn, A.; Brown, A.; Hooi, D.; Falcone, F. H.; Mortimer, K.; Pritchard, D. I.; Britton, J.

Early-life co-administration of cockroach allergen and endotoxin augments pulmonary and systemic responses
pp. 1069-1079(11)
Authors: Kulhankova, K.; George, C. L. S.; Kline, J. N.; Snyder, J. M.; Darling, M.; Field, E. H.; Thorne, P. S.

Allergen dose dependency of the early- and late-phase cutaneous response in the cynomolgus monkey
pp. 1080-1087(8)
Authors: Tomkinson, A.; Morton, M.; Stevens, L.; Bowden, A.; Tepper, J.

Engineering of major house dust mite allergens Der p 1 and Der p 2 for allergen-specific immunotherapy
pp. 1088-1098(11)
Authors: Asturias, J. A.; Ibarrola, I.; Arilla, M. C.; Vidal, C.; Ferrer, A.; Gamboa, P. M.; Viñuela, J.; Sanz, M. L.; Andreu, C.; Martínez, A.

Effector activity of peanut allergens: a critical role for Ara h 2, Ara h 6, and their variants
pp. 1099-1108(10)
Authors: Porterfield, H. S.; Murray, K. S.; Schlichting, D. G.; Chen, X.; Hansen, K. C.; Duncan, M. W.; Dreskin, S. C.

Forthcoming meetings
pp. 1109-1109(1)