Allergic asthma is characterized by chronic recruitment of eosinophils in the airways. Once
activated, eosinophils release toxic products, including eosinophil cationic protein (ECP), …

… Similarly, in pulmonary sarcoidosis T-Iymphocytes are activated, possibly reacting toward
a yet unknown antigen (s), and compartmentalize different T-cell subsets in the lung (4-7). T-…

Background: Alveolar macrophages (AMs) are more efficient antigen-presenting cells in
allergic individuals than in nonatopic subjects. Objective: We studied whether this difference …

Materials and Methods Study Populations Patients. Twenty-one patients (16 men and 5
women, 58 ±8 yr of age), undergoing fiberoptic bronchoscopy because of solitary pulmonary …

… The VAT's responsibilities included placement of short peripheral, midline, and peripherally
inserted central catheters (PICCs); monitoring existing central and midline catheters; and …

To determine whether a link exists between the recruitment of Inflammatory cells In the
airways and the development of the late-phase asthmatic reaction, we studied with …

… A prospective study of cow’s milk allergy in exclusively breast-fed infants. Acta Paediatr …
Cow’s milk allergy, incidence and pathogenetic role of early exposure to cow’s milk formula. Acta …

… No association with cow’s milk allergy was found. Treatment with prednisone, 1.5 mglkglday
… Rossi GA, Sacco 0, Vassallo F, Lantero S, Morelli A, Benatti U, Damiani G. Oxidative …

Pulmonary Iymphangioleiomyomatoslsls a chronic devastating disorder afflicting women of
childbearing age, characterized by proliferation of atypical smooth muscle in the lung. At· …

CD40/CD40 ligand interaction is an important pathway for B and T cell cooperation and
function; functional CD40 molecules have recently been found on nonhematopoietic cells. We …