Background Allergic rhinitis is an inflammatory disease that causes cellular influx and
mediator release in the nose. These inflammatory changes might be used as nasal …

Nasal allergen challenge can be used to assess the clinical and immunological aspects of
rhinitis due to inhalant allergens. We aimed to develop a reproducible technique for grass …

Background Several studies have demonstrated the time course of inflammatory mediators
in nasal fluids following nasal allergen challenge (NAC), whereas the effects of NAC on cells …

Background Nasal allergen challenge (NAC) is useful to study the pathophysiology of
rhinitis, and multiple challenges may more adequately approximate natural exposure …

Background The nasal allergen challenge (NAC) is a useful tool for the diagnosis of allergic
rhinitis (AR) and local allergic rhinitis (LAR) and might serve to design and monitor allergen …

■ Abstract Background: We aimed to study the reproducibility of several biomarkers of
allergic rhinitis to investigate their potential as outcome measures in clinical intervention …

Background Efficacy testing of drugs in seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR) is often disturbed by
seasonal variations of environmental allergens, and assessment of onset and duration of …

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Background: Late phase reactions after allergen challenge can be understood as a correlate
of the inflammatory reaction in allergic rhinitis. Methods: To investigate which cytokines are …

Nasal allergen challenge (NAC) is applied in a variety of settings (research centers,
specialty clinics, and hospitals) as a useful diagnostic and research tool. NAC is indicated …