Expression of interleukin-4, interleukin-9 and interleukin-13 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of cystic fibrosis patients with and without allergy [PDF]
Bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) and mucus overproduction are common in CF pulmonary disease and allergic reactions can be frequently observed in cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease.
Daigneault, Patrick+4 more
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Fungi from a groundwater-fed drinking water supply system in Brazil [PDF]
Filamentous fungi in drinking water distribution systems are known to (a) block water pipes; (b) cause organoleptic biodeterioration; (c) act as pathogens or allergens and (d) cause mycotoxin contamination. Yeasts might also cause problems.
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Bronchopulmonary allergic aspergillosis Aspergilosis broncopulmonar alérgica
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial">A series of well defined entitles associated with colonization or invasion by fungi of the genus Aspergillus are grouped under the term Aspergillosis; there are various ...
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Omalizumab in allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA): A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Meiling Jin+7 more
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Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is characterized by an early allergic response and late-phase lung injury in response to repeated exposure to Aspergillus antigens, as a consequence of persistent fungal colonization of the airways. Here, we
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Interleukin-4 Causes Susceptibility to Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis through Suppression of Protective Type I Responses [PDF]
Aspergillus fumigatus, an opportunistic fungal pathogen, causes multiple allergic and non-allergic airway diseases. Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is a nonallergic, life-threatening disease of immunocompromised patients. In a murine model of IPA,
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Revision and Update of the Consensus Definitions of Invasive Fungal Disease From the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer and the Mycoses Study Group Education and Research Consortium. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Invasive fungal diseases (IFDs) remain important causes of morbidity and mortality. The consensus definitions of the Infectious Diseases Group of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer and the Mycoses Study Group have ...
Akan, H+64 more
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A 56-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for recurrent asthma of 20 years duration. She was diagnosed as having allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis on the basis of clinical symptoms, peripheral blood eosinophilia, elevated total serum ...
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OBJECTIVES Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) can accelerate lung function decline in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Antifungal medication can be used in addition to systemic corticosteroid treatment.
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Aspergillus fumigatus in the cystic fibrosis lung: pros and cons of azole therapy
Pierre-Régis Burgel,1,2 André Paugam,2,3 Dominique Hubert,1,2 Clémence Martin1,2 1Department of Respiratory Medicine, Cochin Hospital, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, 2Université Paris Descartes ...
Burgel PR, Paugam A, Hubert D, Martin C
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