Oral administration of ovalbumin after sensitization attenuates symptoms in a mouse model of food allergic enteropathy.

Oral immunotherapy (OIT) is a promising treatment of food allergy. To administer an appropriate oral dose of an allergenic component as OIT to individuals sensitized with a food allergen may prevent inducing food allergic inflammation in them. So we attempted to establish a mouse model to evaluate efficacy for oral administration of food allergen after sensitization.

Measurement of inserting motion of bladeless trocar at real surgery for development of a virtual training system for initial trocar placement in laparoscopic surgery.

Background/aims: The optical view method is an alternative to the open method as a laparoscopic entry technique, but it calls for a certain experience. Therefore we undertook the development of a training system for optical view method in initial trocar placement. For this purpose, kinetic data concerning insertion of a trocar were measured by means of non-invasive monitoring during actual surgery.