Publications by authors named "Maria C Di Prisco"
Background: We evaluated the influence of intestinal parasitic infection on food sensitization associated to the severity of Atopic Dermatitis (AD) in a group of Warao Amerindian pre- school children.
Methods: Feces examinations were performed in fresh stool specimens. Diagnosis of AD was done according to Hannifin and Rajka criteria and SCORAD index.
Henna is used as a hair dye and to make temporary tattoos on the skin. It is usually mixed with p-phenylendiamine (PPD) to increase colour intensity and to reduce the time of fixation on the skin proteins. PPD can cross react with azoic dyes which are used as textile dyes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: A novel IL4RA polymorphism, Ala57Thr, was identified in Greenlander Inuit.
Objective: We sought to determine whether the novel Thr57 allele is population specific and to assess the associations of Ala57Thr and Ile50Val with atopy in 2 Inuit populations.
Methods: Ala57Thr and Ile50Val were genotyped in 651 Inuit living in Denmark, 1295 Inuit living in Greenland, and 1329 individuals from 7 populations from widely differing global locations.
Article Synopsis
- Th1 and Th2 responses in T cells are compared, with Th1 linked to infections and inflammation, while Th2 is associated with allergies and protection against parasitic infections.
- The distinction between these responses is clearer in mice than in humans, complicating our understanding of these immune mechanisms in humans.
- There are common immunological processes that produce IgE antibodies for both parasitic infections and allergens, suggesting that memory T cell populations may play a role in these responses and influence allergic susceptibility.
We standardized and evaluated an ELISA technique for the detection of total and specific anti-Giardia duodenalis secretory IgA antibodies (sIgA). Samples of saliva and serum of 161 Venezuelan schoolchildren were analysed. After stool examination, 66 children were diagnosed to be infected with Giardia duodenalis, 22 with other protozoa, and 73 non-parasitized.
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