Allergic rhinitis, asthma, and atopic eczema are among the commonest causes of chronic ill
health. These diseases are increasing in prevalence, and they add considerably to the …

IgE-mediated allergy is a hypersensitivity disease affecting more than 25% of the population.
The structures of the most common allergens have been revealed through molecular cloning …

Abscisic acid (ABA) and jasmonates have been implicated in responses to water deficit and
wounding. We compared the molecular and physiological effects of jasmonic acid (JA)(< or …

The three-dimensional structure of the major birch pollen allergen, the 17,500 M r acidic
protein Bet v 1 (from the birch, Betula verrucosa), is presented as determined both in the …

Bet v 1 is a 17-kDa protein abundantly present in the pollen of the White birch tree and is the
primary cause of birch pollen allergy in humans. Its three-dimensional structure is …

We dissected the T cell activation potency and the immunoglobulin (Ig) E-binding properties
(allergenicity) of nine isoforms of Bet v 1 (Bet v 1a-Bet v 1l), the major birch pollen allergen …

Background: Hazelnuts are a common cause of food allergy. Allergic reactions to hazelnuts
range from oral allergy syndrome caused by cross-reactivity between tree pollen and …

Rapid advances have been made in the past few years in allergen characterization and
sequence determination by chemical and molecular biological approaches. This is indicated …

Specific immunotherapy is an efficient treatment for patients suffering from type I allergy. The
mechanisms underlying successful immunotherapy are assumed to operate at the level of T …

The term allergy was coined in 1906 by the Austrian scientist and pediatrician Clemens
Freiherr von Pirquet. In 1976, Dietrich Kraft became the head of the Allergy and Immunology …