Allergology

<em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> in atopic dermatitis: Strain-specific cell wall proteins and skin immunity

Publication date: Available online 14 March 2019Source: Allergology InternationalAuthor(s): Kazumasa Iwamoto, Masaya Moriwaki, Ryu Miyake, Michihiro HideAbstractAtopic dermatitis (AD) is a common chronic skin disease. The presence of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is frequently detected on skin affected with AD. In this review, we focused on the characteristics of S. aureus strains isolated from AD skin, particularly the proteins on the cell surface that modulates the interactions...

Allergology International

Thu Mar 14, 2019 12:46

Severe asthma in Japan

Publication date: Available online 13 March 2019Source: Allergology InternationalAuthor(s): Hiroyuki NagaseAbstractThe characteristic phenotype of severe asthma in Japan seems to be distilled into the following two features: low incidence of obesity and high prevalence of patients with type 2 inflammation. Only 5–7% of Japanese severe asthma patients had a body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2, and more than 80% of patients with severe asthma exhibited type 2 inflammation. Although the relationship between...

Allergology International

Thu Mar 14, 2019 12:46

Periostin as a predictor of prognosis in chronic bird-related hypersensitivity pneumonitis

Publication date: Available online 11 March 2019Source: Allergology InternationalAuthor(s): Yoshihisa Nukui, Yasunari Miyazaki, Masahiro Masuo, Tsukasa Okamoto, Haruhiko Furusawa, Tomoya Tateishi, Mitsuhiro Kishino, Ukihide Tateishi, Junya Ono, Shoichiro Ohta, Kenji Izuhara, Naohiko InaseAbstractBackgroundPeriostin is an established biomarker of Th2 immune response and fibrogenesis. Recent research has indicated that periostin plays an important role in the pathogenesis of idiopathic interstitial...

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Tue Mar 12, 2019 13:00