[HTML][HTML] Particularities of allergy in the Tropics

L Caraballo, J Zakzuk, BW Lee, N Acevedo… - World Allergy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Allergic diseases are distributed worldwide and their risk factors and triggers vary according
to geographical and socioeconomic conditions. Allergies are frequent in the Tropics but …

Asthma in hispanics

GM Hunninghake, ST Weiss… - American Journal of …, 2006 - atsjournals.org
Hispanic individuals trace their ancestry to countries that were previously under Spanish
rule, including Mexico, large parts of Central and South America, and some Caribbean …

IgE cross‐reactivity between Ascaris and domestic mite allergens: the role of tropomyosin and the nematode polyprotein ABA‐1

N Acevedo, J Sanchez, A Erler, D Mercado, P Briza… - Allergy, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Analysis of cross‐reactivity between the nematode Ascaris ssp. and dust mites,
two important allergen sources in the tropics, will contribute in understanding their influence …

Endotoxin exposure and symptoms in asthmatic children

M Cândida Rizzo, CK Naspitz… - Pediatric allergy and …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Endotoxins (ET) are pro‐innammatory substances present in hou. sc dust which may
increase non‐specific bronchial reactivity in asthmatic patients. Endotoxins (EU/g) and Der p …

Allergenicity of Ascaris lumbricoides tropomyosin and IgE sensitization among asthmatic patients in a tropical environment

N Acevedo, A Erler, P Briza, F Puccio… - … Archives of Allergy and …, 2011 - karger.com
Background: Ascaris lumbricoides induces a Th2 response and specific IgE synthesis in
humans. This confers antiparasite immunity but could modify the natural history of allergic …

IgE cross‐reactivity between Ascaris lumbricoides and mite allergens: possible influences on allergic sensitization and asthma

N Acevedo, L Caraballo - Parasite immunology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Nematode infections such as Ascariasis are important health problems in underdeveloped
countries, most of them located in the tropics where environmental conditions also promote …

Particular characteristics of allergic symptoms in tropical environments: follow up to 24 months in the FRAAT birth cohort study

N Acevedo, J Sánchez, J Zakzuk, A Bornacelly… - BMC pulmonary …, 2012 - Springer
Background Early wheezing and asthma are relevant health problems in the tropics. Mite
sensitization is an important risk factor, but the roles of others, inherent in poverty, are …

Association between total immunoglobulin E and antibody responses to naturally acquired Ascaris lumbricoides infection and polymorphisms of immune system …

N Acevedo, D Mercado, C Vergara… - Clinical & …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Summary The 13q33–34 region harbours a susceptibility locus to Ascaris lumbricoides,
although the underlying genes are unknown. Immunoglobulin (Ig) E and IgG confer …

New Allergens of Relevance in Tropical Regions: The Impact of Ascaris lumbricoides Infections

L Caraballo, N Acevedo - World Allergy Organization Journal, 2011 - Springer
One of the many aspects of the relationships between parasite infections and allergic
diseases is the possibility that allergens from parasites enhance the TH 2 responses …

Early life I g E responses in children living in the tropics: A prospective analysis

J Zakzuk, N Acevedo, L Cifuentes… - Pediatric Allergy and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background There are few birth cohort studies analyzing I g E sensitization in the tropics.
Objectives We aimed to describe the evolution of total I g E and specific I g E responses to …