Background: Single-agent immunotherapy has shown remarkable efficacy in selected cancer entities and individual patients. However, most patients fail to respond. This is likely due to diverse immunosuppressive mechanisms acting in a concerted way to suppress the host anti-tumor immune response.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Pumpkin and its seeds are increasingly consumed by children for their potential health benefits. Each day, approximately 30% of teenagers consume nuts and seeds, including pumpkin seeds. However, there is some evidence that pumpkin seeds may exert allergenic effects and induce severe life-threatening anaphylaxis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFood protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) is a non-IgE-mediated food allergy with varying degrees of severity. The acute form of the disease is manifested by vomiting, lethargy and pallor, which usually appear within 1-4 hours after food ingestion, and can lead to shock. The most common trigger foods are: cow's milk, soy, rice and oats.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCow's milk allergy (CMA) is a key form of food allergy (FA). It was shown that the frequency of FA seems to have increased during the past 10-20 years, which led to the thought that FA may have different risk factors. Epigenetic regulations and environmental pre- and postnatal factors play a large role in contributing to allergy.
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