Monthly Archives: December 2014

Multiple sensitivity phenotype in interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4250237/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25485000 Can Urol Assoc J. 2014 Nov-Dec; 8(11-12): E758–E761. Published online Nov 24, 2014. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.2031 Michael B. Fuoco, MD, Karen Irvine-Bird, MD, and J. Curtis Nickel, MD, FRCSC Abstract Introduction: Phenotypic differentiation of patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain … Continue reading

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Cinnamaldehyde is the main mediator of cinnamon extract in mast cell inhibition

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25504111 Eur J Nutr. 2014 Dec 11. [Epub ahead of print] Hagenlocher Y, Kießling K, Schäffer M, Bischoff SC, Lorentz A. Abstract PURPOSE: In terms of their involvement in allergic and inflammatory conditions, mast cells (MC) can be promising targets … Continue reading

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Sustained improvement in urticaria pigmentosa and pruritus in a case of indolent systemic mastocytosis treated with cladribine

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25515765 http://www.readcube.com/articles/10.1111%2Fced.12488 Clin Exp Dermatol. 2014 Dec 16. doi: 10.1111/ced.12488. [Epub ahead of print] Lock AD, McNamara CJ, Rustin MH. Abstract Systemic mastocytosis (SM) is a myeloproliferative disorder, characterized by a clonal proliferation of abnormal mast cells accumulating in internal … Continue reading

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Mast Cells in Lung Homeostasis: Beyond Type I Hypersensitivity

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4255078/ Curr Respir Med Rev. Jun 2014; 10(2): 115–123. Marcia Campillo-Navarro, Alma D Chávez-Blanco, Isabel Wong-Baeza, Jeanet Serafín-López, Raúl Flores-Mejía, Sergio Estrada-Parra, Iris Estrada-García and Rommel Chacón-Salinas Abstract Lungs are indispensable organs for the respiratory process, and maintaining their homeostasis … Continue reading

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Sustained improvement in urticaria pigmentosa and pruritus in a case of indolent systemic mastocytosis treated with cladribine

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ced.12488/abstract;jsessionid=B1AB1F61E00260B7A868D00DDBC7B219.f01t03?deniedAccessCustomisedMessage=&userIsAuthenticated=false Clinical and Experimental Dermatology A. D. Lock, C. J. McNamara and M. H. A. Rustin Article first published online: 16 DEC 2014 Summary Systemic mastocytosis (SM) is a myeloproliferative disorder, characterized by a clonal proliferation of abnormal mast cells … Continue reading

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Editorial views: Anaphylaxis to Neuromuscular-blocking Drugs: All Neuromuscular-blocking Drugs Are Not the Same

http://anesthesiology.pubs.asahq.org/Article.aspx?articleid=2043027#.VJeAWyprMj4.facebook The Journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists 01 2015, Vol.122, 5-7 Paul Michel Mertes, M.D., Ph.D.; Gerald W. Volcheck, M.D. In the current issue of Anesthesiology, Reddy et al.1 report a two-hospital, retrospective, observational, cohort study confirming that … Continue reading

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Episodic angioedema with eosinophilia (Gleich’s syndrome) is a multilineage cell cycling disorder

http://www.haematologica.org/content/haematol/early/2014/12/16/haematol.2013.091264.full.pdf Haematologica 2014 [Epub ahead of print] by Paneez Khoury, Jacqueline Herold, Alexandra Alpaugh, Ellen Dinerman, Nicole Holland-Thomas, Jennifer Stoddard, Shakuntala Gurprasad, Irina Maric, Olga Simakova, Lawrence B. Schwartz, Juelia Fong, Chyi-Chia Richard Lee, Liqiang Xi, Zengfeng Wang, Mark Raffeld, … Continue reading

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A Case with Repeated Recurrent Acute Coronary Syndrome due to Pseudoephedrine Use: Kounis Syndrome

http://www.hindawi.com/journals/crim/2014/742905/ Case Reports in Medicine, Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 742905, 4 pages Metin Çeliker, Mustafa Tuncer, and Ali Şekeralmaz Academic Editor: B. Wedi Abstract Allergic reaction-associated acute coronary syndrome picture is defined as Kounis syndrome. Although drug use is … Continue reading

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Hepatitis B Vaccination and Associated Oral Manifestations: A Non-Systematic Review of Literature and Case Reports

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4250977/ Ann Med Health Sci Res. 2014 Nov-Dec; 4(6): 829–836. B Tarakji, N Ashok, R Alakeel, SN Azzeghaibi, A Umair, S Darwish, RS Mahmoud, and E Elkhatat Abstract Hepatitis B vaccine has been administered in children and adults routinely to … Continue reading

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Late-breaking abstract: Efficacy and safety of multiple doses of QGE031 (ligelizumab) versus omalizumab and placebo in inhibiting the allergen-induced early asthmatic response

http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/44/Suppl_58/2910.short?rss=1 European Respiratory Journal, September 1, 2014 vol. 44 no. Suppl 58 2910 Gail M. Gauvreau, Louis-Philippe Boulet, Richard Leigh, Donald W. Cockcroft, Beth E. Davis, Irvin Mayers, J Mark FitzGerald, Barbro Dahlen, Richard M. Watson, Joanne Milot, Veronica Swystun, … Continue reading

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