Clinical & Experimental Allergy

The Editor takes a closer look at some of this month's articles
pp. 1111-1111(1)

Microbes and man: an evolving story in asthma
pp. 1112-1114(3)
Author: Woodfolk, J. A.

Basophil activation tests in food allergy
pp. 1115-1116(2)
Author: Ebo, D. G.

Probiotics for the treatment of eczema: a systematic review
pp. 1117-1127(11)
Authors: Boyle, R. J.; Bath-Hextall, F. J.; Leonardi-Bee, J.; Murrell, D. F.; Tang, M. L-K

Transforming growth factor-β in allergic inflammatory disease of the upper airways: friend or foe?
pp. 1128-1135(8)
Authors: Salib, R. J.; Howarth, P. H.

Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and asthma: role in the pathogenesis and molecular regulation
pp. 1136-1144(9)
Authors: Ma, Z.; Paek, D.; Oh, C. K.

Intrinsic asthma: not so different from allergic asthma but driven by superantigens?
pp. 1145-1151(7)
Author: Barnes, P. J.

Osteopontin is involved in migration of eosinophils in asthma
pp. 1152-1159(8)
Authors: Takahashi, A.; Kurokawa, M.; Konno, S.; Ito, K.; Kon, S.; Ashino, S.; Nishimura, T.; Uede, T.; Hizawa, N.; Huang, S-K; Nishimura, M.

Regulatory cells, cytokine pattern and clinical risk factors for asthma in infants and young children with recurrent wheeze
pp. 1160-1169(10)
Authors: Borrego, L. M.; Arroz, M. J.; Videira, P.; Martins, C.; Guimarães, H.; Nunes, G.; Papoila, A. L.; Trindade, H.

Anti-bacterial IgE in the antibody responses of house dust mite allergic children convalescent from asthma exacerbation
pp. 1170-1178(9)
Authors: Hales, B. J.; Martin, A. C.; Pearce, L. J.; Rueter, K.; Zhang, G.; Khoo, S-K; Hayden, C. M.; Bizzintino, J.; McMinn, P.; Geelhoed, G. C.; Lee, W-M; Goldblatt, J.; Laing, I. A.; LeSouëf, P. N.; Thomas, W. R.

Cleaved secretory leucocyte protease inhibitor as a biomarker of chymase activity in allergic airway disease
pp. 1179-1186(8)
Authors: Belkowski, S. M.; Boot, J. D.; Mascelli, M. A.; Diamant, Z.; de Garavilla, L.; Hertzog, B.; Polkovitch, D.; Towers, M.; Batheja, A.; D'Andrea, M. R.

Evidence for a regulatory role of α4 - integrins in the maturation of eosinophils generated from the bone marrow in the presence of dexamethasone
pp. 1187-1198(12)
Authors: Gaspar-Elsas, M. I.; Queto, T.; Vasconcelos, Z.; Jones, C. P.; Lannes-Vieira, J.; Xavier-Elsas, P.

The non-proteolytic house dust mite allergen Der p 2 induce NF-κB and MAPK dependent activation of bronchial epithelial cells
pp. 1199-1208(10)
Authors: Österlund, C.; Grönlund, H.; Polovic, N.; Sundström, S.; Gafvelin, G.; Bucht, A.

Establishing the incidence and prevalence of clinician-diagnosed allergic conditions in children and adolescents using routinely collected data from general practices
pp. 1209-1216(8)
Authors: Punekar, Y. S.; Sheikh, A.

Immunogloblin E-mediated immediate allergic reactions to dipyrone: value of basophil activation test in the identification of patients
pp. 1217-1224(8)
Authors: Gómez, E.; Blanca-Lopez, N.; Torres, M. J.; Requena, G.; Rondon, C.; Canto, G.; Blanca, M.; Mayorga, C.

Predicting the outcome of oral food challenges with hen's egg through skin test end-point titration
pp. 1225-1233(9)
Authors: Tripodi, S.; Di Rienzo Businco, A.; Alessandri, C.; Panetta, V.; Restani, P.; Matricardi, P. M.

Basophil activation tests for the diagnosis of food allergy in children
pp. 1234-1245(12)
Authors: Ocmant, A.; Mulier, S.; Hanssens, L.; Goldman, M.; Casimir, G.; Mascart, F.; Schandené, L.

Comparison of adjuvant and adjuvant-free murine experimental asthma models
pp. 1246-1254(9)
Authors: Conrad, M. L.; Yildirim, A. Ö.; Sonar, S. S.; Kılıç, A.; Sudowe, S.; Lunow, M.; Teich, R.; Renz, H.; Garn, H.

A mouse model of lupin allergy
pp. 1255-1266(12)
Authors: Vinje, N. E.; Larsen, S.; Løvik, M.

Recombinant lipid transfer protein Tri a 14: a novel heat and proteolytic resistant tool for the diagnosis of baker's asthma
pp. 1267-1276(10)
Authors: Palacin, A.; Varela, J.; Quirce, S.; del Pozo, V.; Tordesillas, L.; Barranco, P.; Fernandez-Nieto, M.; Sastre, J.; Diaz-Perales, A.; Salcedo, G.

Capacity of purified peanut allergens to induce degranulation in a functional in vitro assay: Ara h 2 and Ara h 6 are the most efficient elicitors
pp. 1277-1285(9)
Authors: Blanc, F.; Adel-Patient, K.; Drumare, M.-F.; Paty, E.; Wal, J.-M.; Bernard, H.

Forthcoming meetings
pp. 1286-1286(1)