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Rachael Urbanek

University of North Carolina Wilmington
Verified email at uncw.edu
Cited by 409

Pollen immunotherapy reduces the development of asthma in children with seasonal rhinoconjunctivitis (the PAT-study)

…, B Niggemann, LA Norberg, R Urbanek… - Journal of allergy and …, 2002 - Elsevier
Background: Children with allergic rhinitis are likely to develop asthma. Objective: The purpose
of this investigation was to determine whether specific immunotherapy can prevent the …

Ecological functions and human benefits of urban forests

LE O'Brien, RE Urbanek, JD Gregory - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2022 - Elsevier
The recent sprawl of urbanization in the Eastern US perpetuated by population growth and
economic success has caused landscapes to become vulnerable to degradation. As urban …

Five‐year follow‐up on the PAT study: specific immunotherapy and long‐term prevention of asthma in children

…, A Hřst, A Koivikko, D Koller, LA Norberg, R Urbanek… - Allergy, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Background: A 3‐year course of specific immunotherapy (SIT) in children with hay fever to
grass and/or birch pollen significantly reduced the risk of developing asthma. To investigate …

Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Probiotics for Primary Prevention: No Clinical Effects of Lactobacillus GG Supplementation

MV Kopp, I Hennemuth, A Heinzmann, R Urbanek - Pediatrics, 2008 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND. The value of probiotics for primary prevention is controversial. Published
trials vary considerably in study design and the applied probiotics, thereby limiting …

Social learning of migratory performance

T Mueller, RB O'Hara, SJ Converse, RP Urbanek… - Science, 2013 - science.org
Successful bird migration can depend on individual learning, social learning, and innate
navigation programs. Using 8 years of data on migrating whooping cranes, we were able to …

Worldwide experience of homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: retrospective cohort study

…, L Dlouhy, P Horak, V Soska, L Tichy, R Urbanek… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (HoFH) is a rare inherited disorder
resulting in extremely elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and premature …

Prebiotic oligosaccharides: In vitro evidence for gastrointestinal epithelial transfer and immunomodulatory properties

…, G Boehm, E Dehlink, R Urbanek… - Pediatric Allergy and …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Eiwegger T, Stahl B, Haidl P, Schmitt J, Boehm G, Dehlink E, Urbanek R, Szépfalusi Z.
Prebiotic oligosaccharides: In vitro evidence for gastrointestinal epithelial transfer and …

Mite allergen exposure is a risk for the incidence of specific sensitization

…, R Barth, J Forster, S Schrauba, R Urbanek… - Journal of Allergy and …, 1994 - Elsevier
Background: Mite allergen exposure is essential for the process of specific allergic
sensitization. However, it is not clear whether incidence of specific sensitization at school age …

[HTML][HTML] Human milk–derived oligosaccharides and plant-derived oligosaccharides stimulate cytokine production of cord blood T-cells in vitro

…, J Pichler, E Dehlink, C Loibichler, R Urbanek… - Pediatric …, 2004 - nature.com
Human milk contains large amounts of free oligosaccharides (HMOs). HMOs have been
shown to exert antiinflammatory properties, and evidence for their immunomodulatory effects is …

[HTML][HTML] 1α, 25 (OH) 2D3 inhibits not only Th1 but also Th2 differentiation in human cord blood T cells

J Pichler, M Gerstmayr, Z Szépfalusi, R Urbanek… - Pediatric …, 2002 - nature.com
Human naive CD4+ T helper (Th) and CD8+ cytotoxic (Tc) T cells, which only produce IL-2,
may differentiate into Th1/Tc1-or Th2/Tc2-like lymphocytes, characterized by their cytokine …