Monthly Archives: July 2020

Two Different Types of Atypical Kounis Syndrome in the Same Patient at Different Times: A Case Report

http://cms.galenos.com.tr/Uploads/Article_39840/IMJ-21-327-En.pdf İstanbul Med J 2020; 21(4): 327-9 Yavuz Furuncuoğlu, Başak Mert, Filiz Füsun Bölükbaş, Tayfun Gürol, Cengiz Bölükbaş (Bahçesehir University Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey) Abstract Kounis syndrome (KS) is an acute coronary syndrome secondary to allergic reactions and can … Continue reading

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What the physicians should know about mast cells, dendritic cells, urticaria and omalizumab during COVID-19 or asymptomatic infections due to SARS-CoVi2?

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/dth.14068 Dermatologic Therapy, First published: 25 July 2020. https://doi.org/10.1111/dth.14068 Paulo Ricardo Criado MD, PhD, Carla Pagliari BSc, PhD, Roberta Fachini Jardim Criado MD, PhD, Gabriela Franco Marques MD, PhD, Walter Belda Junior MD, PhD ABSTRACT COVID‐19 pandemic presents several dermatological … Continue reading

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AllergoOncology: ultra-low IgE, a potential novel biomarker in cancer-a Position Paper of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI)

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13601-020-00335-w D. Ferastraoaru, H. J. Bax, C. Bergmann, M. Capron, M. Castells, D. Dombrowicz, E. Fiebiger, H. J. Gould, K. Hartmann, U. Jappe, G. Jordakieva, D. H. Josephs, F. Levi-Schaffer, V. Mahler, A. Poli, D. Rosenstreich, F. Roth-Walter, M. Shamji, … Continue reading

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COVID-19, Mast Cells, Cytokine Storm, Psychological Stress, and Neuroinflammation

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1073858420941476 The Neuroscientist, First Published July 18, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073858420941476 Duraisamy Kempuraj, Govindhasamy Pushpavathi Selvakumar, Mohammad Ejaz Ahmed, … (Department of Neurology, and the Center for Translational Neuroscience, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA, Harry S. Truman Memorial … Continue reading

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Anti-allergic effect of the Src family kinase inhibitor saracatinib

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32635977/ Pharmazie. 2020 Jul 1;75(7):339-343. doi: 10.1691/ph.2020.9949. K Yamaki, M Terashi, S Ogura, S Inoue, N Naka, T Nakagaki, N Oka, Y Koyama (Kobe Pharmaceutical University, Kobe, Japan) Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the anti-anaphylactic and … Continue reading

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Quantitative Analysis of Intramucosal Mast Cells in Irritable Bowel Syndrome – A Comparison With Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Remission

https://journals.lww.com/jcge/Abstract/9000/Quantitative_Analysis_of_Intramucosal_Mast_Cells.97579.aspx Fan, Lifang MD; Wong, Mary MD; Fan, Xuemo (Sean) MD, PhD; Hong, Yuntian MMed; Sun, Kongliang MD; Jiang, Congqing MD, PhD; Xie, Xiaoyu MD; Wang, Hanlin L. MD, PhD Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology: July 08, 2020 – Volume Publish … Continue reading

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Effects of lipid composition in cationic liposomes on suppression of mast cell activation

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0009308420300797 Chemistry and Physics of Lipids, Volume 231, September 2020, 104948 Yoshikazu Inoh, Takuya Hirose, Asami Yokoi, Satoru Yokawa, Tadahide Furuno (School of Pharmacy, Aichi Gakuin University, 1-100 Kusumoto-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8650, Japan) Highlights • Cationic liposomes inhibited mast cell … Continue reading

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Mast cell tryptase level should be checked in all patients with suspected Kounis syndrome

https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article-abstract/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa548/5875728 European Heart Journal, ehaa548, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa548 Published: 23 July 2020 Sujoy Khan Issue Section:Discussion Forum This commentary refers to ‘Intravascular ultrasound-confirmed plaque rupture following multiple bee stings’ by T. Sakaue et al., doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz789. I wish to comment on the … Continue reading

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Medical-grade Manuka honey inhibits mast cell degranulation by downregulating protein kinase-B (Akt) phosphorylation: Potential role as intravesical agent in interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome

https://www.eu-openscience.europeanurology.com/article/S2666-1683(20)32900-1/pdf Eur Urol Open Sci 2020;19(Suppl 2):e499 Abdelwahab O.K., Abadalkareem R.S., Lau L.C., Ewings S.M., Yusuh M., Garba K., Bodey K., Markham H., Walls A.F., Birch B.R.P., Lwaleed B.A. (University of Southampton, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and … Continue reading

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Inhibition of mast cells: a novel mechanism by which nintedanib may elicit anti-fibrotic effects

https://thorax.bmj.com/content/early/2020/07/24/thoraxjnl-2019-214000.abstract http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2019-214000 Thorax Published Online First: 24 July 2020 Catherine Overed-Sayer, Elena Miranda, Rebecca Dunmore, Elena Liarte Marin, Lorea Beloki, Doris Rassl, Helen Parfrey, Alan Carruthers, Amina Chahboub, Sofia Koch, Gülin Güler-Gane, Michael Kuziora, Arthur Lewis, Lynne Murray, Richard May, … Continue reading

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