Clinical and Experimental Allergy

VOLUME 29, SUPPLEMENT 1, MARCH 1999

1 S. T. HOLGATE
Introduction

3 F. E. R. SIMONS
Mizolastine: antihistaminic activity from preclinical data to clinical evaluation

9 B. B. VARGAFTIG
What can we learn from murine models of asthma?

15 Y.G.YAP&A.J.CAMM
The current cardiac safety situation with antihistamines

25 J. BOUSQUET
Rapid symptom relief in rhinitis

31 J.RING
Antihistamines in urticaria

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

VOLUME 29, NUMBER 2, FEBRUARY 1999

Contents

143 U. WAHN
Do asthmatic children benefit from specific immunotherapy?

144 A. CUSTOVIC & A. WOODCOCK
Feather or synthetic? That is the question

148 P. T. C. HARRISON
Creature comforts - living with mites and moulds

150 M. T. KRISHNA & S. T. HOLGATE
Inflammatory mechanisms underlying potentiation of effects
of inhaled aeroallergens in response to nitrogen dioxide in
allergic airways disease

155 R. C. BENYON
Mast cells in the liver

159 M. S. DE BRUIN-WELLER, F. R. WELLER &
J. G. R. DE MONCHY
Repeated allergen challenge as a new research model for studying
allergic reactions

166 J. E. CALVERT, C. 1. BALDWIN, A. ALLEN, A. TODD &
S.J.BOURKE
Pigeon fanciers' lung: a complex disease?

176 W. GRUBER, E. EBER, P. MILEDER, M. MODL,
E. WEINHANDL & M. S. ZACH
Effect of specific immunotherapy with house dust mite extract
on the bronchial responsiveness of paediatric asthma patients
182 N. RAINS, R. SIEBERS, J. CRANE & P. FITZHARRIS
House dust mite allergen (Der p 1) accumulation on new
synthetic and feather pillows

186 Y. KATZ, H. VERLEGER, J. BARR, M. RACHMIEL,
S. KIVITI & E. S. KUTTIN
Indoor survey of moulds and prevalence of mould atopy
in Israel

193 F. CARSWELL, J. OLIVER & J. WEEKS
Do mite avoidance measures affect mite and cat airborne
allergens?

201 F. T. CHEW, L. ZHANG, T. M. HO & B. W. LEE
House dust mite fauna of tropical Singapore

207 T. JUNG, K. WITZAK, K. DIECKHOFF, K. ZACHMANN,

S. HEIDRICH, G. AVERSA & C. NEUMANN
IFN-gamma is only partially restored by co-stimulation with IL-12,
IL-2, IL-15, IL-18 or engagement of CD28

217 M. J. VAN DER VEEN, R. J. J. VAN NEERVEN,
E. C. DE JONG, R. R. C. AALBERSE, H. M. JANSEN &
J. S. VAN DER ZEE
The late asthmatic response is associated with baseline allergen-
specific proliferative responsiveness of peripheral T lymphocytes
in vitro and serum interleukin-5

228 E.NOGUCHI,M.SHIBASAKI,T.ARINAMI,K.TAKEDA,

Y. YOKOUCHI, K. KOBAYASHI, N. IMOTO,
S. NAKAHARA, A. MATSUI & H. HAMAGUCHI
Lack of association of atopy/asthma and the interleukin-4
receptor alpha gene in Japanese

234 J. H. WANG, J. L. DEVALIA, C. RUSZNAK, A. BAGNALL,

R. J. SAPSFORD & R. J. DAVIES
Effect of fluticasone propionate aqueous nasal spray on allergen-
induced inflammatory changes in the nasal airways of allergic
rhinitics following exposure to nitrogen dioxide

241 H. K. MAKKER, D. R. SPRINGALL, A. E. REDINGTON,
M. A. GHATEI, S. R. BLOOM, J. M. POLAK, P. H. HOWARTH
& S. T. HOLGATE
Airway endothelin levels in asthma: influence of endobronchial
hypertonic saline challenge

248 R. WARD, G. WOLTMANN, A. J. WARDLAW &
1. D. PAVORD
Between-observer repeatability of sputum differential cell
counts. Influence of cell viability and squamous cell
contamination

253 M. MIYAJIMA, M. SUGA, K. NAKAGAWA, K. ITO &

M. ANDO

Effects of erythromycin on experimental extrinsic allergic
alveolitis

262 A. M. COLLINS, S. LEACH, J. PAYNE, A. MITCHELL,

Y. DAI & G. D. F. JACKSON

A role for the hepatobiliary system in lgE-mediated intestinal
inflammation in the rat

271 L.-F. WANG, C.-C. SUN, J.-T. WU & R.-H. LIN
Epicutaneous administration ofhapten through patch application
augments TH2 responses which can downregulate the elicitation
of murine contact hypersensitivity

280 M. L. H. FLINDT
Proteinases and sensitization: house mites and enzyme detergents

281 C. ROBINSON, H. WAN & H. 1. WINTON
Response

282 G. L. PIACENTINI & A. L. BONER
Response

284 Forthcoming meetings

285 Forthcoming articles

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

VOLUME 29, NUMBER 3, MARCH 1999

Contents

287 L. M. TERAN

Chemokines and IL-5: major players ofeosinophil recruitment
in asthma

291 S. 0. SHAHEEN
Obesity and asthma: cause for concern?

294 J.CORNE

Do inhaled corticosteroids reduce serum lgE levels? The answer
is maybe but how relevant is the question?

298 V. WESTERGREN

Artificial ventilation-acquired sinopathy in the critically ill—the
maxillary sinuses revisited

306 M.SANAK& A. P. SAMPSON
Biosynthesis ofcysteinyl-leucotrienes in aspirin-intolerant asthma

314 M. LAMPINEN, S. RAK & P. VENGE
The role ofinterleukin-5, interleukin-8 and RANTES in the
chemotactic attraction of eosinophils to the allergic lung
323 S.-L. HUANG, G.-M. SHIAO & P. CHOU
Association between body mass index and allergy in teenage
girls in Taiwan

330 A. GREGORY, 1. DOULL, N. PEARCE, S. CHENG,
P. LEADBITTER, S. HOLGATE & R. BEASLEY
The relationship between anthropornetric measurements at birth:
asthma and atopy in childhood

334 M.-P ORYSZCZYN, 1. ANNESI-MAESANO, D. CAMPAGNA,
J. SAHUQUILLO, G. HUEL & F. KAUFFMANN
Head circumference at birth and maternal factors related to cord
blood total lgE

342 B. BJORKSTEN, P. NAABER, E. SEPP & M. MIKELSAAR
The intestinal microflora in allergic Estonian and Swedish
2-year-old children

347 J. EMBERLIN, J. MULLINS, J. CORDEN, S. JONES,
W. MILLINGTON, M. BROOKE & M. SAVAGE
Regional variations in grass pollen seasons in the UK, long-term
trends and forecast models

357 T. OHRUI, T. FUNAYAMA, K. SEKIZAWA, M. YAMAYA &
H. SASAKI

Effects of inhaled beclomethasone dipropionate on serum lgE
levels and clinical symptoms in atopic asthma

362 M.ENNIS.G. TURNER, B.C.SCHOCK, E.C.STEVENSON,
V. BROWN, P. S. FITCH, L. G. HEANEY, R. TAYLOR &
M. D. SHIELDS
Inflammatory mediators in bronchoalveolar lavage samples from
childre i with and without asthma
367 L.KLIMEK&G.RASP

Norm values for eosinophil cationic protein in nasal secretions:
influence of specimen collection

375 C. 1. EZEAMUZm, S. F. AL-ALI, A. AL-DOWAISAN,
M. KHAN, Z. HIAZI & M. S. THOMSON
Reference values of total serum lgE and their significance in the
diagnosis of allergy among the young adult Kuwaiti population
382 Z. SZ^PFALUSI, L. TODORAN, S. ELSASSER, B. JAGDT,

H. WANK & R. URBANEK
Cord blood leucocytes/basophils produce and release
sulfidoleucotrienes in response to allergen stimulation
388 F. MORELL, R. CODINA & M.-J. RODRIGO
Increased positivity of skin test and allergenic stability of
glycerinated soybean hull extracts

394 A. KETTNER.H. HENRY, G.J.HUGHES,G.CORRADIN&
F. SPERTINI

lgE and T-cell responses to high-molecular weight allergens from
bee venom

402 A. FIOCCHI, P. RESTANI, M. TRAVAINI, E. DECET,
A. GAIASCHI, L. BERNARDO & E. RIVA
Carob is not allergenic in peanut-allergic subjects
407 A. CURIONI, B. SANTUCCI, A. CRISTAUDO,
C. CANISTRACI, M. PIETRAVALLE, B. SIMONATO &
M. GIANNATTASIO

Urticaria from beer: an immediate hypersensitivity reaction due
to a IO-kDa protein derived from barley

414 C K. YU, B. C. YANG, H. Y. LEI, Y. C. CHEN, Y.-H. LIU,

C. C. CHEN & C.-W. LIU

Attenuation of house dust mite Dermatophagoidesfarinae-
induced airway allergic responses in mice by
dehydroepiandrosterone is correlated with down-regulation of
TH2 response

Correspondence:
423 D.HEEDERIK&G.DOEKES
Exposure-response relationships for airborne allergens

425 Book reviews

426 Forthcoming meetings

427 Forthcoming articles

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

VOLUME 29, NUMBER 4, APRIL 1999

Contents

Editorials:

429 P. FITZHARRIS, R. SIEBERS & J. CRANE
Pillow talk: have we made the wrong beds for our patients to
lie in?

433 B. BRUNEKREEF
On carpets, construction and covers

436 J. D. A. MACLEOD

The treatment of allergic eye disease: has sodium cromoglycate
had its day?

439 0. SCHULZ, H. F. SEWELL & F. SHAKIB
The interaction between the dust mite antigen Der p I and cell-
signalling molecules in amplifying allergic disease

445 V. H. J. VAN DER VELDEN & A. R. HULSMANN
Peptidases: structure, function and modulation of peptide-
mediated effects in the human lung

457 A. C. FROSH, G. SANDHU, R. JOYCE & D. P. STRACHAN
Prevalence of rhinitis, pillow type and past and present ownership
of furred pets

461 S. DHARMAGE, M. BAILEY, J. RAVEN, A. CHENG,
J. ROLLAND, F. THIEN, A. FORBES, M. ABRAMSON &
E. H. WALTERS

Residential characteristics influence Der p I levels in homes in
Melbourne, Australia

470 G. L. CHEW, K. M. HIGGINS, D. K. MILTON & H. A. BURGE
The effects of carpet fresheners and other additives on the
behaviour of indoor allergen assays

478 R. FRIEDL-HAJEK, M. D. SPANGFORT, C. SCHOU,
H. BREITENEDER, H. YSSEL & R. J. JOOST VAN NEERVEN
Identification of a highly promiscuous and an HLA allele-specific
T-cell epitope in the birch major allergen Bet v 1: HLA restriction,
epitope mapping and TCR sequence comparisons

488 Z.-N. CHANG, H.-J. PENG, W.-C. LEE, T.-S. CHEN,
K.-Y, CHUA, L.-C. TSAI, C.-W« CHI & S.-H. HAN
Sequence polymorphism of the group I allergen of Bermuda
grass pollen

497 K. GEHLHAR, M. SCHLAAK, W.-M. BECKER & A. BUFE
Monitoring allergen immunotherapy of pollen-allergic patients:
the ratio of allergen-specific lgG4 to lgGI correlates with clinical
outcome

507 S. H. SICHERER & H. A. SAMPSON
Cow's milk protein-specific lgE concentrations in two age groups
of milk-allergic children and in children achieving clinical
tolerance

513 A. WISTOKAT-WOLFING, P. SCHMIDT, U. DARSOW,

J. RING, A. KAPP & T. WERFEL
Atopy patch test reactions are associated with T lymphocyte-
mediated allergen-specific immune responses in atopic dermatitis

522 L. VON HERTZEN, M. TOYRYLA, A. GIMISHANOV,
A. BLOIGU, M. LEINONEN, P. SAIKKU & T. HAAHTELA
Asthma, atopy and Chlamydia pneumoniae antibodies in adults

529 P. H. VERIN, 1. D. DICKER & B. MORTEMOUSQUE
Nedocromil sodium eye drops are more effective than sodium
cromoglycate eye drops for the long-term management of vernal
keratoconjunctivitis

537 M. VESALUOMA, M. E. ROSENBERG, A.-M. TEPPO,
C. GRONHAGEN-RISKA, T. HAAHTELA & T. TERVO
Tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF(x) in tears of atopic patients
after conjunctival allergen challenge

543 H.-S. PARK, K.-S. JUNG, K.-R. KANG, D.-H. NAHM,
S.-H. CHO & Y.-Y. KIM

Enhanced basophil histamine release and neutrophil chemotactic
activity predispose grain dust-induced airway obstruction

550 M. NAGATA, J. B. SEDGWICK, R. VRTIS & W. W. BUSSE
Endothelial cells upregulate eosinophil superoxide generation
viaVCAM-l expression

562 G. L. HALL, F. PET^K, C. McMENAMIN & P. D. SLY
The route of antigen delivery determines the airway and lung
tissue mechanical responses in allergic rats

569 Forthcoming meetings

570 Forthcoming articles

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

VOL.29, NO.5, MAY 1999

573 P.M.O'BYRNE&L.WOOD

lnterleukin-5 and allergic inflammation
576 S. H. ARSHAD & Y NANABHAY
Early biomarkers of allergic disease in children

Reviews:

579 C. ADVENIER, G. JOOS, M. MOLIMARD, V. LAGENTE <S

R. PAUWELS

Role of tachykinins as contractile agonists of human airways
in asthma

585 1. SAVERS & B. A. HELM
The structural basis of human lgE-Fc receptor interactions

Original articles:
595 G. HALLDEN, C. HELLMAN, R. GRONNEBERG &

J. LUNDAHL

Increased levels of IL-5 positive peripheral blood eosinophils
and lymphocytes in mild asthmatics after allergen inhalation
provocation

604 P. E. D. EYSINK, M. H. DE JONG, R J. E. BINDELS,
V. T. M. SCHARP-VAN DER LINDEN, C. J. DE GROOT,
S. 0. STAPEL & R. C. AALBERSE

Relation between lgG antibodies to foods and lgE antibodies
to milk, egg, cat, dog and/or mite in a cross-sectional study
611 B. HESSELMAR, N. ABERG, B. ABERG, B. ERIKSSON &

B. BJORKSTEN

Does early exposure to cat or dog protect against later allergy
development?

618 N. MEISSNER, S. KOCHS, J. COUTELLE, F. KUSSEBI,
C. BAUMGARTEN, H. L0WENSTEIN, G. KUNKEL &
H. RENZ

Modified T-cell activation pattern during specific immunotherapy
(SIT) in cat-allergic patients

626 M. WICKMAN, A.-C. EGMAR, G. EMENIUS, C. ALMQVIST,
N. BERGLIND, P. LARSSON & M. VAN HAGE-HAMSTEN
Pel d I and Can f I in settled dust and airborne Pel d I in
allergen avoidance day-care centres for atopic children in relation
to number of pet-owners, ventilation and general cleaning
633 G. F. SCHAPPI, P E. TAYLOR, M. C. F. PAIN, P. A. CAMERON,
A. W. DENT, 1. A. STAFF & C. SUPHIOGLU
Concentrations of major grass group 5 allergens in pollen grains
and atmospheric particles: implications for hay fever and allergic
asthma sufferers sensitized to grass pollen allergens
642 H.-D. SHEN, W.-L. LIN, M. F. TAM, S.-R. WANG,

S.-S. TZEAN, M.-H. HUANG & S.-H. HAN
Characterization of allergens from Penicillium oxalicum and
P. notatum by immunoblotting and N-terminal amino acid
sequence analysis

652 L. M. VANDEZANDE, B. WALLAERT, P. DESREUMAUX,

A. TSICOPOULOS, C. LAMBLIN, A. B. TONNEL &
A. JANIN

lnterleukin-5 immunoreactivity and mRNA expression in gut
mucosa from patients with food allergy

Triformatinn nn this inurnal ran hf* nccpWt

660 E. LOUIS, R. LOUIS, J. SHUTE, L. LAU, D. FRANCHIMONT,
A. LAMPROYE, M. RADERMECKER, R. DJUKANOVIC
& J. BELAICHE

Bronchial eosinophilic infiltration in Crohn's disease in the
absence of pulmonary disease

667 A. POSCH, C. H. WHEELER, Z. CHEN, A. FLAGGE,
M. J. DUNN, F. PAPENFUSS, M. RAULF-HEIMSOTH &
X. BAUR

Class I endochitinase containing a hevein domain is the causative
allergen in latex-associated avocado allergy

673 R. SANCHEZ-MONGE, C. BLANCO, A. DfAZ-PERALES,
C. COLLADA, T. CARRILLO, C. ARAGONCILLO &
G. SALCEDO

Isolation and characterization of major banana allergens:
identification as fruit class I chitinases

681 R. BERNARDINI, E. NOVEMBRE, E. LOMBARDI,
P MEZZETTI, A. CIANFERONI, D. A. DANTI,
A. MERCURELLA & A. VIERUCCI
Risk factors for latex allergy in patients with spina bifida and
latex sensitization

687 T. MATSUYAMA, K. URANO, M. OHKIDO, H. OZAWA,
A. OHTA, S. KANEKO, T. YAHATA, C. TAKITA &
T. NISHIMURA

The quantitative and qualitative defect of CD4^ CD45RO^
memory-type T cells are involved in the abnormality ofTHI
immunity in atopic dermatitis patients

695 M. SCHMELZ, S. ZECK, M. RAITHEL & R. RUKWIED
Mast cell tryptase in dermal neurogenic inflammation

703 A. E. CALVERLEY, D. REES & R. J. DOWDESWELL
Allergy to complex salts of platinum in refinery workers:
prospective evaluations of lgE and Phadiatop® status

712 S. CIANCHETTI, E. BACCI, L. RUOCCO, M. L. BARTOLI,
S. CARNEVALI, F. L. DENTE, A. Dl FRANCO, D. GIANNINI,
L. SCUOTRI, B. VAGAGGINI & P. L. PAGGIARO
Salbutamol pretreatment does not change eosinophil percentage
and eosinophilic cationic protein concentration in hypertonic
saline-induced sputum in asthmatic subjects

Correspondence:
719 L M. BALFOUR-LYNN
Quantitative evaluation of nasal mucus proteins

719 B.FATTORI
Response

720 Erratum

722 Forthcoming meetings

723 Forthcoming articles

Clinical and Experimental Allergy
VOLUME 29, NUMBER 6, JUNE 1999


Editorials:
725 B. J. BATEMAN & T. P. DEAN
The Cheshire cal's grin — is cat allergy here to stay?

729 J. MATTES & W. KARMAUS
The use of antibiotics in the first year of life and development
of asthma: which comes first?

733 J. M. HOPKIN
Early life receipt of antibiotics and atopic disorder

735 M. L. BURR
Grass pollen: trends and predictions

Special article — debate of the age:

739 L. DOW
Asthma versus chronic obstructive pulmonary disease —
exploring why 'reversibility versus irreversibility' is no longer
an appropriate approach

Reviews:

744 B. A. BALDO
Penicillins and cephalosporins as allergens — structural aspects
of recognition and cross-reactions

750 D. J. ROSS
Ten years of the SWORD project

Original articles:

754 K. ICHIKAWA, E. IWASAKI, M. BABA & M. D. CHAPMAN
High prevalence ofsensitization to cat allergen among Japanese
children with asthma, living without cats

762 M. CHAN-YEUNG, P. A. McCLEAN, P. R. SANDELL,
A. S. SLUTS KY & N. ZAMEL
Sensitization to cat without direct exposure to cats

766 K. WICKENS, N. PEARCE, J. CRANE & R. BEASLEY
Antibiotic use in early childhood and the development of asthma

772 P. BORGER, N. H. T. TEN HACKEN, E. VELLENGA.
H. F. KAUEFMAN & D. S. POSTMA
Peripheral blood T lymphocytes from asthmatic patients are
primed for enhanced expression of interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-5
mRNA: associations with lung function and serum lgE

780 T. NOMA, M. HAYASHI, Y. KAWANO, 1. YOSHIZAWA,
Y. ISHIKAWA, T. SAEKI, K. AOKI & N. MATSUURA
Functional interleukin-5 activity in peripheral blood mononuclear
cells from adolescents with mite antigen asthma in remission

786 D. Y. KOLLER, G. HALMERBAUER, T. FRISCHER &
B. ROITHNER
Assessment ofeosinopliil granule proteins in various body fluids:
is there a relation to clinical variables in childhood asthma?

794 K. A. DEICHMANN, A. SCHMIDT, A. HEINZMANN,
S. KRUSE, J. FÖRSTER & J. KUEHR
Association studies on P^-adrenoceptor polymorphisms and
enhanced lgE responsiveness in an atopic population

800 K. TANAKA, H. SUGIURA, M. UEHARA, H. SATO,
T. HASHIMOTO-TAMAOKI & J. FURUYAMA
Association between mast cell chymase genotype and atopic
eczema: comparison between patients with atopic eczema alone
and those with atopic eczema and atopic respiratory disease

804 P. BERGER, S. J. COMPTON, M. MOLIMARD, A. F. WALLS,
C. N'GUYEN, R. MARTHAN & J. M. TUNON-DE-LARA
Mast cell tryptase as a mediator of hyperresponsiveness in
human isolated bronchi

813 V. H. J. VAN DER VELDEN, B. A. E. NAB ER,
P. TH. W. VAN HAL, S. E. OVERBEEK, H. C. HOOGSTEDEN
& M. A. VERSNEL
Peptidase activities in senim and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
from allergic asthmatics — comparison with health non-smokers
and smokers and effects of inhaled glucocorticoids

824 J. SAVOLAINEN, J. KOSONEN, P. LINTU, M. VIANDER,
J. PENE, K. KALIMO, E. 0. TERHO & J. BOUSQUET
Candida albicans mannan- and protein-induced humoral, cellular
and cytokine responses in atopic dermatitis patients

832 A. MICHILS. l. VERVIER, G. CHOUFANI, B. GOSSART &
J. DUCHATEAU
Relationship between allergic status and specificity ofIgG
antibody to inhaled allergens: the grass pollen model

840 K. HOFFMANN-SOMMERGRUBER, G. O'RIORDAIN,
H. AHORN, C. EBNER,
M. LAIMER DA CAMARA MACHADO, H. PÜHRINGER,
O. SCHEINER & H. BREITENEDER
Molecular characterization of Dau c I, the Bet v I homologous
protein from carrot and its cross-reactivity with Bet v I and
Api g 1

848 R. VAN REE, W. A. VAN LEEUWEN, J. H. AKKERDAAS &
R. C. AALBERSE
How far can we simplify in vitro diagnostics for Fagales tree
pollen allergy? A study with three whole pollen extracts and
purified natural and recombinant allergens

856 C. KOBAYASHI, H. NIGI, S. SAITO, T. IDE, Y. TANIGUCHI,
S. INOUYE & M. SAKAGUCHI
lgE reactivity and cross-reactivity of Japanese monkeys (Macaco
fitsca(a) to Japanese cedar (Cryptomeriajaponica) and cypress
(Chamaecyparis obtusa) pollen allergens

862 Forthcoming meetings

863 Forthcoming articles

864 Erratum
________________________________

Clinical and Experimental Allergy
VOLUME 29, NUMBER 7, JULY 1999

Editorials:
865 C.A.JONES&J.O.WARNER
Regulating a regulator: IFNy production by the neonate

869 P.S.FRIEDMANN
The role of dust mite antigen sensitization and atopic dermatitis

873 M.O.HOEKSTRA
Can eosinophil-derived proteins be used to diagnose or to monitor
childhood asthma?

Reviews

875 E.L.BECKER
Elements of the history of our present concepts of anaphylaxis,
hay fever and asthma

896 R. VALENTA, J. LIDHOLM, V. NIEDERBERGER, B. HAYEK,
D. KRAFT & H. GRONLUND
The recombinant allergen-based concept of component-resolved
diagnostics and immunotherapy (CRD and CRIT)

Original articles:

905 D.SHERRILL,R. STEIN, M.KURZIUS-SPENCER&
F. MARTINEZ
On early sensitization to allergens and development of respiratory
symptoms

912 T. JUNG, R. MOESSNER, K. DIECKHOFF, S. HEIDRICH &
C. NEUMANN
Mechanisms of deficient interferon-y production in atopic
diseases

920 C.GUTGESELL,A.SEUBERT,V.JUNGHANS&
CH. NEUMANN
Inverse correlation of domestic exposure to Dermatophagoides
pteronyssinus antigen patch test reactivity in patients with atopic
dermatitis

926 C. WOJNAROWSKI, B. ROITHNER, D. Y. KOLLER,
G. HALMERBAUER, C. GARTNER, E. TAUBER &
T. FRISCHER
Lack of relationship between eosinophil cationic protein and
eosinophil protein X in nasal lavage and urine and the severity
of childhood asthma in a 6-month follow-up study

933 P. BORGER, G.-J. JONKER, E. VELLENGA, D. S. POSTMA,
J. G. R. DE MONCHY & H. F, KAUFFMAN
Allergen challenge primes for IL-5 mRNA production and
abrogates p-adrenergic function in peripheral blood T lymphocytes
from asthmatics

941 A.MIADONNA,N.MILAZZO,S.GIBELLI,C.SALMASO,
M. LORINI & A. TEDESCHI
Nasal response to a single antigen challenge in patients with
allergic rhinitis — inflammatory cell recruitment persists up to
48 hours

950 T. SHOJI, S. YOSHIDA, H. SAKAMOTO, H. HASEGAWA,
H. NAKAGAWA & H. AMAYASU
Anti-inflammatory effect of roxithromycin in patients with
aspirin -intolerant asthma

957 C.McSHARRY,K.MacLEOD,S.McGREGOR,
A. B. J. SPEEKENBRINK, S. SRIRAM, F. BOYD &
G. BOYD
Mucosal immunity in extrinsic allergic alveolitis: salivary
immunoglobulins and antibody against inhaled avian antigens
among pigeon breeders

965 D. K. PETKOVA, L. PANG, S. P. RANGE, E. HOLLAND &
A. J. KNOX
Immunocytochemical localization of cyclo-oxygenase isoforms
in cultured human airway structural cells

973 U.LOVBORG, P. J. BAKER, D.J.M.TAYLOR, P. YIN&
E. R. TOVEY
Subtribe-specific monoclonal antibodies to Lolium perenne

982 F.T. CHEW, F.C.YI.K.YCHUA.E.FERNANDEZ-CALDAS,
L. K. ARRUDA, M. D. CHAPMAN & B. W. LEE
Allergenic differences between the domestic mites Blomia
tropicalis and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus

989 J. KAUPPINEN, T. ZEILER, J. RAUTIAINEN,
M. RYTKONEN-NISSINEN, A. TAIVAINEN,
R. MANTYJARVI & T. VIRTANEN
Mutant derivatives of the main respiratory allergen of cow are
less allergenic than the intact molecule

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Cross-reactivity between milk proteins from different animal
species

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