The march from early life food sensitization to allergic disease: a systematic review and meta‐analyses of birth cohort studies

SA Alduraywish, CJ Lodge, B Campbell, KJ Allen… - Allergy, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background There is growing evidence for an increase in food allergies. The question of
whether early life food sensitization, a primary step in food allergies, leads to other allergic …

Effect of avoidance on peanut allergy after early peanut consumption

G Du Toit, PH Sayre, G Roberts, ML Sever… - … England Journal of …, 2016 - Mass Medical Soc
Background In a randomized trial, the early introduction of peanuts in infants at high risk for
allergy was shown to prevent peanut allergy. In this follow-up study, we investigated whether …

[HTML][HTML] Enquiring About Tolerance (EAT) study: feasibility of an early allergenic food introduction regimen

MR Perkin, K Logan, T Marrs, S Radulovic… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The influence of early exposure to allergenic foods on the subsequent
development of food allergy remains uncertain. Objective We sought to determine the …

Incidence and natural history of hen's egg allergy in the first 2 years of life—the EuroPrevall birth cohort study

P Xepapadaki, A Fiocchi, L Grabenhenrich, G Roberts… - Allergy, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background Parents and health staff perceive hen's egg allergy (HEA) as a common food
allergy in early childhood, but the true incidence is unclear because population‐based …

Allergenicity of milk of different animal species in relation to human milk

R Pastuszka, J Barłowska, Z Litwińczuk - Advances in Hygiene and …, 2016 - phmd.pl
Protein content in cow milk (with over 20 proteins, and peptides may also occur as a result of
enzymatic hydrolysis) ranges from 2.5% to 4.2% and is about 1.5-2 times higher than in …

A new framework for the interpretation of IgE sensitization tests

G Roberts, M Ollert, R Aalberse, M Austin, A Custovic… - Allergy, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
IgE sensitization tests, such as skin prick testing and serum‐specific IgE, have been used to
diagnose IgE‐mediated clinical allergy for many years. Their prime drawback is that they …

Prevalence of food sensitization and probable food allergy among adults in India: the EuroPrevall INCO study

PA Mahesh, GWK Wong, L Ogorodova, J Potts… - Allergy, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background Data are lacking regarding the prevalence of food sensitization and probable
food allergy among general population in India. We report the prevalence of sensitization …

Cord blood monocyte–derived inflammatory cytokines suppress IL-2 and induce nonclassic “TH2-type” immunity associated with development of food allergy

Y Zhang, F Collier, G Naselli, R Saffery… - Science translational …, 2016 - science.org
Food allergy is a major health burden in early childhood. Infants who develop food allergy
display a proinflammatory immune profile in cord blood, but how this is related to interleukin …

Quality of life, stress, and mental health in parents of children with parentally diagnosed food allergy compared to medically diagnosed and healthy controls

G Birdi, R Cooke, R Knibb - Journal of allergy, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Food allergy is related to poorer quality of life (QoL) and mental health of
caregivers. Many parents diagnose food allergy in their child without seeking medical care …

Cofactors in allergic reactions to food: physical exercise and alcohol are the most important

A Versluis, H van Os‐Medendorp… - Immunity …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Involvement of cofactors, like physical exercise, alcohol consumption and use of
several types of medication, are associated with more severe food allergic symptoms …