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Tropical dermatology. Part IPeter Schmid-Grendelmeier
Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Gloriastrasse 31, CH-8190 Zurich, Switzerland
J Am Acad Dermatol 46:571-83. 2002
Eosinophils express functional IL-13 in eosinophilic inflammatory diseasesPeter Schmid-Grendelmeier
Swiss Institute for Allergy and Asthma Research, Davos Platz, Switzerland
J Immunol 169:1021-7. 2002..In conclusion, human eosinophils are able to produce and release functional IL-13 in eosinophilic inflammatory responses...
[Pollen as the cause of allergies]P Schmid-Grendelmeier
Schweiz Institut für Allergie und Asthmaforschung, SIAF Davos
Ther Umsch 58:285-91. 2001..Finally, occupational and travelling aspects of pollinosis are briefly discussed...
Sensitization to the yeast Malassezia sympodialis is specific for extrinsic and intrinsic atopic eczemaBarbra Fischer Casagrande
Allergy Unit, Department of Dermatology, Zurich, Switzerland
J Invest Dermatol 126:2414-21. 2006..Recombinant yeast allergens represent a useful tool to study molecular structures and differential sensitization patterns in the pathogenesis of AE...
Teledermatology in sub-Saharan AfricaPeter Schmid-Grendelmeier
, Dermatologische Klinik, , Switzerland
Curr Probl Dermatol 32:233-46. 2003
Safety of specific immunotherapy using a four-hour ultra-rush induction scheme in bee and wasp allergyA Roll
Allergy Unit, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 16:79-85. 2006..CONCLUSION: Our ultra-rush immunotherapy induction regimen shows a low incidence of systemic reactions. It proved to be safe and convenient for the patient, as it could be applied in a four-hour outpatient regimen...
Antimicrobial silk clothing in the treatment of atopic dermatitis proves comparable to topical corticosteroid treatmentG Senti
Unit for Experimental Immunotherapy, Department of Dermatology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Dermatology 213:228-33. 2006..Atopic dermatitis (AD) is aggravated by mechanical irritation and bacterial colonization...
Coated textiles in the treatment of atopic dermatitisS Haug
Allergy Unit, Department of Dermatology, , Switzerland
Curr Probl Dermatol 33:144-51. 2006..Silk can be coated with antimicrobials (Dermasilk). The combination of the smoothness of silk with an antimicrobial finish appears to make an ideal textile for patients suffering from AD...
In vitro and in vivo allergenicity of recombinant Bet v 1 compared to the reactivity of natural birch pollen extractS Tresch
Allergy Unit, Department of Dermatology, , , Switzerland
Clin Exp Allergy 33:1153-8. 2003..CONCLUSION : rBet v 1 alone is sufficient for a reliable diagnosis of birch pollen allergy in most patients and induces comparable skin test reactivity as BPE, but less allergic reactions in nasal provocations...
The atopic eczema/dermatitis syndrome. Epidemiology, natural course, and immunology of the IgE-associated ("extrinsic") and the nonallergic ("intrinsic") AEDSB Wuthrich
Allergy Unit, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 13:1-5. 2003..The risk of an "atopy march" is significantly lower in children with the non-IgE-associated type...
The Pictorial Representation of Illness and Self Measure (PRISM) instrument reveals a high burden of suffering in patients with chronic urticariaB Töndury
Allergy Unit, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland
J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 21:93-100. 2011..Chronic urticaria severely affects quality of life. To date, no gold standard has been established to measure the burden of suffering, which often correlates poorly with the skin symptoms observed in patients with chronic urticaria...
Altered intracellular expression of the chemokines MIP-1alpha, MIP-1beta and IL-8 by peripheral blood CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in mild allergic asthmaM Grob
Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, , Switzerland
Allergy 58:239-45. 2003..The ability to use whole blood culture to estimate chemokine expression in T cell subsets may ultimately provide a practical means to evaluate disease status and to monitor early intervention therapies which target chemokines...
Natural course of AEDSB Wuthrich
Allergy Unit, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Gloriastrasse 31, CH 8091Zurich, Switzerland
Allergy 57:267-8. 2002
Ultrarush immunotherapy in a patient with occupational allergy to bumblebee venom (Bombus terrestris)A Roll
Allergy Unit, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 15:305-7. 2005..Two months after reaching the maintenance dose of 80 microg, the efficacy of the treatment was demonstrated by sting challenge...
The role of sensitization to Malassezia sympodialis in atopic eczemaPeter Schmid-Grendelmeier
Allergy Unit, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
Chem Immunol Allergy 91:98-109. 2006....
Benefits from the use of a pimecrolimus-based treatment in the management of atopic dermatitis in clinical practice. Analysis of a Swiss cohortDagmar Simon
Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Dermatology 213:313-8. 2006..Controlled studies established the efficacy and good tolerability of pimecrolimus cream 1% for the treatment of atopic dermatitis but they may not reflect real-life use...
T cells and eosinophils cooperate in the induction of bronchial epithelial cell apoptosis in asthmaAxel Trautmann
Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF, Davos, Switzerland
J Allergy Clin Immunol 109:329-37. 2002..Furthermore, we demonstrated in situ apoptotic features of ECs in bronchial biopsy specimens of asthmatic patients. CONCLUSION: T cell- and eosinophil-induced apoptosis represents a key pathogenic event leading to EC shedding in asthma...
Atopic dermatitisMark Boguniewicz
Division of Pediatric Allergy-Immunology, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, 1400 Jackson Street, Denver, CO 80206, USA
J Allergy Clin Immunol 118:40-3. 2006
Atopic eczema: genetics or environment?Brunello Wuthrich
Spital Zollikerberg, Allergologie, klinische Immunologie und Dermatologie, Trichtenhauserstrasse 20, 8125 Zollikerberg, Switzerland
Ann Agric Environ Med 14:195-201. 2007..From the therapeutic point of view, besides emollients and local corticosteroids, topic immunomodulatory drugs (tacrolimus and pimecrolimus) have substantially improved the treatment of AE...
A second step of chemotaxis after transendothelial migration: keratinocytes undergoing apoptosis release IFN-gamma-inducible protein 10, monokine induced by IFN-gamma, and IFN-gamma-inducible alpha-chemoattractant for T cell chemotaxis toward epidermis inSven Klunker
Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research, Davos, Switzerland
J Immunol 171:1078-84. 2003..Keratinocytes undergoing apoptosis in acute eczematous lesions release chemokines that attract more T cells toward the epidermis, which may further augment the inflammation and keratinocyte apoptosis...
Tropical dermatology. Part IIOliverio Welsh
Department of Dermatology, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, School of Medicine, Monterrey, Mexico
J Am Acad Dermatol 46:748-63. 2002
Significantly elevated systemic levels after occlusive application of topical tacrolimus in atopic dermatitisMirjam Beyerler
Dermatology 212:260-1. 2006
Wheat and maize thioredoxins: a novel cross-reactive cereal allergen family related to baker's asthmaMichael Weichel
Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research, Davos, Switzerland
J Allergy Clin Immunol 117:676-81. 2006....
Absence of T-regulatory cell expression and function in atopic dermatitis skinJohan Verhagen
Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research, Davos Platz, Switzerland
J Allergy Clin Immunol 117:176-83. 2006....
High serum thymus and activation-regulated chemokine levels in the lymphocytic variant of the hypereosinophilic syndromeAurore de Lavareille
Department of Immunology, , ULB, Brussels, Belgium
J Allergy Clin Immunol 110:476-9. 2002..In contrast, serum thymus and activation-regulated chemokine levels are consistently increased in such patients compared with others with persistent idiopathic hyper-eosinophilia and could therefore represent a useful diagnostic tool...
Chemokines and their receptors in the pathogenesis of allergic asthma: progress and perspectiveLeslie R Bisset
Swiss National Center for Retroviruses, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Curr Opin Pulm Med 11:35-42. 2005..Based on a series of selected references published during the last year, this review now summarizes recent advances and discusses the likely implications of these findings...
Microbial colonization and atopic dermatitisAntonie Roll
Allergy Unit, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 4:373-8. 2004....
IgE-mediated and T cell-mediated autoimmunity against manganese superoxide dismutase in atopic dermatitisPeter Schmid-Grendelmeier
Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research, Davos, Switherland
J Allergy Clin Immunol 115:1068-75. 2005..Autoreactivity of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) to human proteins has been postulated as a decisive pathogenetic factor for AD...
