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Clinical and immunological features of patients with atopy and concomitant HTLV-1 infection
(Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2010)
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) induces an exacerbated type 1 immune response characterized by high
spontaneous IFN-γ and TNF-α production. Allergic rhinitis and asthma are associated with the type 2 immune ...
Effects of geohelminth infection and age on the associations between allergen-specific IgE, skin test reactivity and wheeze: a case-control study
(Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 2013)
Background Most childhood asthma in poor populations in Latin America is not associated
with aeroallergen sensitization, an observation that could be explained by the attenuation
of atopy by chronic helminth infections ...
Asthma cases in childhood attributed to atopy in tropical area in Brazil
(2010)
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to explore the association between asthma and atopy in a cohort of children living in a large urban center in Brazil. Atopy was defined by the presence of allergen-specific IgE in serum or by a ...
Epidemiological transition. The other side of the coin
(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2006)
The model of epidemiological transition proposed by Omram explains the changes in disease patterns in communities. In societies with a high level of development this model has been complemented with the study of the post ...