Impact of chronic urticaria on the quality of life in Australian and Sri Lankan populations

J Yun, CH Katelaris, A Weerasinghe… - Asia Pacific …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective The purpose of this study is to assess that impact and to compare differences by
culture, gender, age or duration of treatment. Methods We used the modified chronic urticaria …

Resistance to malarial infection is achieved by the cooperation of NK1. 1+ and NK1. 1− subsets of intermediate TCR cells which are constituents of innate immunity

MK Mannoor, A Weerasinghe, RC Halder, S Reza… - Cellular …, 2001 - Elsevier
We previously reported that the major expanding lymphocytes were intermediate TCR (TCR
int ) cells (mainly NK1.1 − ) during malarial infection in mice. Cell transfer experiments of …

Expansion of unconventional T cells with natural killer markers in malaria patients

H Watanabe, A Weerasinghe, C Miyaji… - Parasitology …, 2003 - Elsevier
Immunological states during human malarial infection were examined. In parallel with
parasitemia and anemia, granulocytosis was induced in the blood of patients, especially those …

Young strokes in Sri Lanka: an unsolved problem

…, S Kittner, D Sirisena, A Weerasinghe… - Journal of Stroke and …, 2009 - Elsevier
Stroke in young adults is more common in India and Sri Lanka and the reasons for this are
not well understood. The current study was conducted to elucidate the risk factors and …

Association of intermediate T cell receptor cells, mainly their NK1. 1− subset, with protection from malaria

A Weerasinghe, H Sekikawa, H Watanabe… - Cellular …, 2001 - Elsevier
Mice were infected with Plasmodium (P.) yoelii blood-stage parasites. Both the liver and
spleen were the sites of inflammation during malarial infection at the beginning of day 7. The …

Administration of glucocorticoids markedly increases the numbers of granulocytes and extrathymic T cells in the bone marrow

…, S Yamamoto, N Musha, W Abo, A Weerasinghe… - Cellular …, 1999 - Elsevier
Glucocorticoids, steroid hormones, are widely used as an anti-inflammatory drug. However,
clinicians have sometimes encountered adverse drug reactions such as ulcers and tissue …

Impact of helminth infection on childhood allergic diseases in an area in transition from high to low infection burden

…, JA Douglass, RE O'Hehir, A Weerasinghe - Asia Pacific …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background The effect of helminth infections on allergic diseases is still inconclusive.
Furthermore, the effect of helminth infections on childhood allergic diseases in a tropical area …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic, familial and environmental correlates of asthma among early adolescents in Sri Lanka: a case control study

…, LC Rajapaksa, A Weerasinghe - World Allergy …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Despite advances in management, the mortality and morbidity due to asthma
are increasing globally. Identification of specific correlates in the local context is useful in …

Myocardial infarction associated with eosinophilia and plasma extravasation at multiple sites. A variant of Kounis syndrome

MDVM Gunawardena, A Weerasinghe, J Herath… - Case …, 2015 - casereports.bmj.com
Myocardial infarction occurring during the course of type I hypersensitivity constitutes Kounis
syndrome. We report a case of a 38-year-old man who presented with anterior ST elevation …

Intermediate TCR cells can induce graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation

A Weerasinghe, T Kawamura, T Moroda, S Seki… - Cellular …, 1998 - Elsevier
Mice fall victim to GVHD when subjected to immunosuppressive treatment and injected with
allogeneic bone marrow cells. A major population of cells associated with GVHD is known to …