Volume 32 Number 1 March 2014
EDITORIAL
Novel notion for the innate and adaptive immune system and food allergy: what’s breaking
news?
Anchalee Tungtrongchitr
REVIEW ARTICLE
Evolutionary insights into the origin of innate and adaptive immune systems: different
shades of grey
Stitaya Sirisinha
Prevention of food allergy in the real life
Elizabeth H Tham, Mohana Rajakulendran and Lynette P Shek
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Effects of ozone exposure mediated by BEAS-2B cells on T cells activation: a possible link
between environment and asthma
Dan Wu, Weipin Tan, Qiuli Zhang, Xuchao Zhang and Hong Song
Apoptosis of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) induced by IgA1 isolated from
Henoch-Schonlein purpura children
Ping Yuan, Yan Bo, Gui Ming, Fei Wen-Jun, Zhang Qin and Hu Bo
Identification and characterization of a pan-allergen profilin, a major allergen from Caryota
mitis pollen
Xiaoyu Liu, Xiaojun Xiao, Lixin Xia, Ping-Chang Yang, Zhigang Liu and Li Li
A preliminary study of the acaricidal activity of clove oil, Eugenia caryophyllus
Vanna Mahakittikun, Noppamas Soonthornchareonnon, Sooporn Foongladda, John Joseph Boitano,
Teerapong Wangapai and Prapakorn Ninsanit
Total IgE, mosquito saliva specific IgE and CD4+ count in HIV-infected patients with and
without pruritic papular eruptions
Sukhum Jiamton, Taniya Kaewarpai, Pattama Ekapo, Kanokvalai Kulthanan, Saowalak Hunnangkul,
John J. Boitano and Sirichit Wongkamchai
Risk factors for common contact allergens and patch test results using a modified European
baseline series in patients tested during between 2000 and 2009 at Siriraj Hospital
Waranya Boonchai and Pacharee Iamtharachai
Neutrophilic asthma is characterised by increased rhinosinusitis with sleep disturbance and
GERD
Jodie L Simpson, Katherine J Baines, Nicole Ryan and Peter G Gibson
Enhanced proliferation and defective activation-induced cell death of CD4+ T cells in
childhood asthma
Tingwang Jiang, Jianhua Sheng, Yimin Qin, Huaimin Xiong, Yanping Gong, Hao Tang, Jinbao Zhou,
Zhengbo Deng, Hongxing Zhang, Yinghong Cui, Jianping Qian, Yanhong Shen and Yi Jin
Hyper-responsive T-cell cytokine profile in association with development of early childhood
wheeze but not eczema at 2 years
Phaik Ling Quah, Chiung-Hui Huang, Lynette Pei-Chi Shek, Kaw Yan Chua, Bee Wah Lee and IChun
Kuo
An unexpected role for serum uric acid as a biomarker for severity of asthma exacerbation
Lin Li, Chun Wan and Fuqiang Wen