P D Arkwright

..005). The study clearly shows that for EpiPens to be used safely and effectively it is essential to educate the carer at the time the device is prescribed...

..2; 95% confidence interval 0.1-0.7; p=0.01). We conclude that in this NC/Nga mouse model, SRP299 did have a beneficial effect in reducing pruritus, a major clinical symptom of eczema, although it does not prevent the rash from developing...

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..The proband therefore appears to have a novel clinical entity combining Hyper IgD syndrome with defective TNFRSF1A homeostasis, which is partially responsive to etanercept...

..This study examined the age-related prevalence and antibiotic resistance of these pathogenic bacteria in children with atopic dermatitis and suspected skin infections...

..Reviewing recent advances in our understanding of the small subgroup of patients with defined causes for their autoimmunity may lead to the development of more effective treatment strategies for idiopathic human autoimmune diseases...

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..002). However, in this cohort of children with atopic dermatitis, despite th in vivo expansion of B cells in children harbouring T + S. aureus, there was no associated increase in IgE levels or in clinical disease severity scores...

..To identify articles published between January 2006 and January 2008 that have significantly enhanced our understanding of why some children are prone to severe or recurrent infectious diseases...

..Delay in maturation of the total IgG and IgG2 antibody response to Pneumococcus is a feature in this group of children with moderately severe atopic eczema...

..CONCLUSION: SRL 172 was associated with an improvement in the severity of the dermatitis in children with moderate-to-severe disease...

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..vaccae reduces Th2-type or increases TGF-beta(1) activity of PBMC isolated from children with atopic dermatitis. The transient surge in IFN-gamma at 1 month is unlikely to explain any improvement in eczema score at 3 months...

..This study was undertaken to examine the association between TGF-beta(1) gene polymorphisms and the development of pulmonary dysfunction in patients with cystic fibrosis...

..We have previously shown that administration of a Mycobacterium vaccae suspension significantly reduced the severity of atopic dermatitis (AD) in children aged 5-18 years...

..Disruption to parental sleep correlated with anxiety levels and, in the case of mothers, depression scores...

..The aim of this study was to investigate which clinical and laboratory parameters best predict the likelihood of serious or recurrent infections in patients with this syndrome...

..IL-10 and transforming growth factor beta(1) (TGF-beta(1)) are immunosuppressive cytokines that inhibit the activity of both T(H) cell types in human subjects...

..However, the relationship between changes in rates of infection and allergy is complex and not fully understood...

..Lymphopenic infants were significantly more likely to require active resuscitation and intensive care, independent of total leucocyte count, gender, degree of prematurity, and diagnosis...

..C1q deficiency is a rare inherited defect in the early part of the complement cascade. In this report, we describe the varied clinical features of patients with this condition as well as the characteristic autoantibody profile...

..A child is described who had the signs of autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome from an early age and later developed a blistering dermatosis that was shown to be childhood linear IgA disease...

..Other than patients with coexisting asthma, it is currently not possible to predict which patients are most likely to develop severe reactions...

..2)], as well as bfl-1-1182:+141:+202:+303 G:A:G:A/G:A:G:A diplotype frequencies [3.5 (1.0-12.2)] in AD (p < 0.05). The study thus provides evidence for an association between bfl-1 polymorphisms and the genetic predisposition to AD...

..The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency, severity and outcome of calls, as well as whether intramuscular adrenaline was required for successful management of allergic reactions by paramedics and first aiders...

..Genetic factors are known to be important in determining an individual's predisposition to atopic dermatitis. The specific genes that are clinically important in this process are still largely unknown...

..Furthermore, an understanding the effects of immunosuppressive agents on TLR-pathway activity should allow more focused therapy for autoimmune disorders...

..Serotype-specific IgG were useful in determining the protection against specific pneumococcal strains, and showed that the PPV-23 did not broaden protection against non-PCV-7 serotypes...

..We studied six children with ALPS whose lymphocytes had normal sensitivity to Fas-induced apoptosis in vitro...

..These studies demonstrate that in XLP the lack of SAP affects specific signaling pathways resulting in severe disruption of CTL function...

..Stat-1 deficiency should be suspected in children with severe infections, notably but not exclusively patients with mycobacterial or viral diseases...

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..In this cohort of children, PPV-23 vaccine did not broaden the protection in vitro against potentially pathogenic strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae. We call into question the recommendation to use the PPV-23 in children...

..These STAT1 alleles define two forms of dominant STAT1 deficiency, depending on whether the mutations impair STAT1 phosphorylation or DNA binding...