Original Article – Page 12 – Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

December 29, 2020

Social restriction versus herd immunity policies in the early phase of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: A mathematical modelling study

Two main strategies to cope with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic—lockdown (social restriction) and non-lockdown (herd immunity plan)—have been implemented in several countries.

control strategy, COVID-19, lockdown, mortality rate, SARS-CoV-2

December 20, 2020

Interaction of the TLR4 rs1927911 polymorphism with house dust mite sensitization in allergic rhinitis with its prognosis

Sensitization to the house dust mite (HDM) plays important roles in the development of allergic rhinitis (AR). Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is a key initiator of the innate immune system upon exposure to environmental factors.

allergic conjunctivitis, Allergic rhinitis, house dust mite, polymorphism, Sensitization, Toll-like receptor 4

December 12, 2020

Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors in Thai patients with multiple myeloma

Natural killer (NK) cells have been implicated in the immune response against multiple myeloma (MM) cells. Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) regulate NK cell activity by recognizing specific human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I as ligands.

HLA ligand, KIR, multiple myeloma, NK cell, Thai

December 11, 2020

The validity and reliability of the Thai version of the asthma control test

The Asthma Control Test (ACT) has been widely used for the assessment of asthma control. However, it has never been validated in adult Thai asthmatic patients.

Asthma, control, Reliability, Thai, Validation

December 9, 2020

Exercise-food challenge test in patients with wheat-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis

Wheat-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis (WDEIA) is a severe and potentially life-threatening food allergy. Diagnosis of WDEIA is challenging because reactions are not always reproducible.

Adult, Anaphylaxis, Children, exercise-food challenge test, wheat allergy, wheat-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis

December 5, 2020

Risk factors of food sensitization in young children with atopic dermatitis

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common chronic and relapsing skin disease in children and food allergies have been well documented in one-third of children. However, there are limit data about the risk factors of food sensitization in children with AD.

atopic dermatitis, Children, food sensitization, prevalence, risk factor

December 2, 2020

Eight years of follow-up experience in children with mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease and review of the literature

Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease (MSMD) is a rare primary immunodeficiency, caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria or Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine and characterized by severe diseases in childhood.

BCG vaccine, consanguinity, IL12Rβ1 deficiency, mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease, primary immunodeficiency

December 2, 2020

Genetic diversity of the dengue virus population in dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever patients

The error-prone replication of dengue virus (DENV) in host results in the highly diverse viral population. Together with the host factor, intra-host diversity may influence the disease severity. Therefore, it is worth investigating whether there is a correlation between intra-host genetic diversity and disease severity.

dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever, genetic diversity, minor population, quasispecies, single nucleotide variation

November 16, 2020

Zinc and vitamin C deficiencies associate with poor pulmonary function in children with persistent asthma

One of the pathophysiologic mechanisms involved in asthma is the increase in oxidative stress. Zinc (Zn), vitamin C (VC), and vitamin E (VE) have antioxidant functions. However, the status of oxidative stress, Zn, VC, and VE in Thai asthmatic children have not been reported.

asthmatic children, pulmonary function tests, vitamin C, vitamin E, zinc

November 16, 2020

Epidemiological, clinical and economic burden of severe eosinophilic asthma in Taiwan: Results from a large tertiary care hospital

Burden of severe eosinophilic asthma (SEA) data in Asia are limited.

Epidemiology, health care costs, high-dose inhaled corticosteroids, severe eosinophilic asthma, Taiwan