The impact of food allergens on airway responsiveness in schoolchildren with asthma: A DBPCFC study.

Background And Objective: Despite the growing evidence of a possible link between asthma and food allergy (FA), so far, the involvement of food in inducing respiratory symptoms has not been fully evaluated. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of food allergens on respiratory symptoms and bronchial reactivity (BHR) in schoolchildren with asthma.

Methods: The initial study group consisted of 362 children with asthma.

Prevalence and Clinical Impact of IgE-Mediated Food Allergy in School Children With Asthma: A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Food Challenge Study.

Purpose: Recent studies indirectly suggest a possible link between food allergy (FA) and asthma. Most of them have evaluated the occurrence of FA in asthmatic children, especially in the first year of life, using questionnaire-based studies or specific IgE (sIgE) assay. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and clinical impact of IgE-mediated FA in school children with asthma using a double-blind placebo-controlled food challenge (DBPCFC).

FOXP3, IL-10, and TGF-β genes expression in children with IgE-dependent food allergy.

Background: Regulatory T cells (Tregs) have an essential role in tolerance and immune regulation. However, few and controversial data have been published to date on the role and number of these cells in food allergic children. The forkhead/winged-helix transcription factor box protein 3 (FOXP3) is considered the most reliable marker for Tregs.

Bronchial reactivity in schoolchildren allergic to food.

Background: Food allergy (FA) is associated with an increased risk of asthma.

Objective: To evaluate whether bronchial hyperreactivity (BHR) occurs in children with FA depending on the presence of respiratory symptoms.

Methods: Fifty-four children with FA and 62 without FA were studied for BHR, defined as a provocation concentration of methacholine that caused a decrease in forced expiratory volume in 1 second of 20% (PC20).

[Evaluation of bronchial hyperreactivity in children with asthma undergoing food challenges].

Unlabelled: It has been shown that food allergy does not always manifest within the respiratory tract in such as obvious way as: dyspnea, cough or wheezing. The aim of the study was to evaluate the influence of food allergens on bronchial reactivity in children with asthma challenged with food.

Materials And Methods: A total of 304 patients (age range 5.

[Role of IgE-dependent reactions in atopic dermatitis].

Unlabelled: Atopic dermatitis is a disease of multifactorial pathogenesis.

The Aim: of the study was to establish the most common allergens responsible for development of atopic symptoms in children with atopic dermatitis.

Material And Method: the study complied 36 children aged 4 months - 3 years treated in the Department of Children Allergology, Gastroenterology and Nutrition because of atopic dermatitis.