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Roduit C, Frei R, Ferstl R, Loeliger S, Westermann P, Rhyner C, Schiavi E, Barcik W, Rodriguez‐Perez N, Wawrzyniak M, Chassard C, Lacroix C, Schmausser‐Hechfellner E, Depner M, Mutius E, Braun‐Fahrländer C, Karvonen AM, Kirjavainen PV, Pekkanen J, Dalphin J, Riedler J, Akdis C, Lauener R, O'Mahony L, Hyvärinen A, Remes S, Roponen M, Chauveau A, Dalphin ML, Kaulek V, Ege M, Genuneit J, Illi S, Kabesch M, Schaub B, Pfefferle P, Doekes G. High levels of butyrate and propionate in early life are associated with protection against atopy. Allergy 2019; 74:799-809. [PMID: 30390309 DOI: 10.1111/all.13660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 272] [Impact Index Per Article: 54.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Revised: 08/30/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Dietary changes are suggested to play a role in the increasing prevalence of allergic diseases and asthma. Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are metabolites present in certain foods and are produced by microbes in the gut following fermentation of fibers. SCFAs have been shown to have anti-inflammatory properties in animal models. Our objective was to investigate the potential role of SCFAs in the prevention of allergy and asthma. METHODS We analyzed SCFA levels by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) in fecal samples from 301 one-year-old children from a birth cohort and examined their association with early life exposures, especially diet, and allergy and asthma later in life. Data on exposures and allergic diseases were collected by questionnaires. In addition, we treated mice with SCFAs to examine their effect on allergic airway inflammation. RESULTS Significant associations between the levels of SCFAs and the infant's diet were identified. Children with the highest levels of butyrate and propionate (≥95th percentile) in feces at the age of one year had significantly less atopic sensitization and were less likely to have asthma between 3 and 6 years. Children with the highest levels of butyrate were also less likely to have a reported diagnosis of food allergy or allergic rhinitis. Oral administration of SCFAs to mice significantly reduced the severity of allergic airway inflammation. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that strategies to increase SCFA levels could be a new dietary preventive option for allergic diseases in children.
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- Caroline Roduit
- University Children's Hospital Zurich Zurich Switzerland
- Christine Kühne‐Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK‐CARE) Davos Switzerland
- Children's Hospital St Gallen St Gallen Switzerland
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- Christine Kühne‐Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK‐CARE) Davos Switzerland
- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF) University of Zurich Davos Switzerland
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- Christine Kühne‐Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK‐CARE) Davos Switzerland
- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF) University of Zurich Davos Switzerland
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- University Children's Hospital Zurich Zurich Switzerland
- Christine Kühne‐Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK‐CARE) Davos Switzerland
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- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF) University of Zurich Davos Switzerland
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- Christine Kühne‐Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK‐CARE) Davos Switzerland
- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF) University of Zurich Davos Switzerland
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- Christine Kühne‐Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK‐CARE) Davos Switzerland
- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF) University of Zurich Davos Switzerland
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- Christine Kühne‐Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK‐CARE) Davos Switzerland
- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF) University of Zurich Davos Switzerland
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- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF) University of Zurich Davos Switzerland
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- Christine Kühne‐Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK‐CARE) Davos Switzerland
- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF) University of Zurich Davos Switzerland
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology ETH‐Zurich Zurich Switzerland
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- Institute for Asthma and Allergy Prevention Helmholtz Zentrum Munich German Research Center for Environmental Health Munich Germany
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- Institute for Asthma and Allergy Prevention Helmholtz Zentrum Munich German Research Center for Environmental Health Munich Germany
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- Institute for Asthma and Allergy Prevention Helmholtz Zentrum Munich German Research Center for Environmental Health Munich Germany
- Dr von Hauner Children's Hospital of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Comprehensive Pneumology Center Munich (CPC‐M) Munich Germany
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- Department of Health Security National Institute for Health and Welfare Kuopio Finland
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- Department of Health Security National Institute for Health and Welfare Kuopio Finland
- Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition University of Eastern Finland Kuopio Finland
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- Department of Health Security National Institute for Health and Welfare Kuopio Finland
- Department of Public Health University of Helsinki Helsinki Finland
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- Department of Respiratory Disease University of Besançon UMR/CNRS 6249 Chrono‐environment University Hospital Besançon France
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- Christine Kühne‐Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK‐CARE) Davos Switzerland
- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF) University of Zurich Davos Switzerland
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- Christine Kühne‐Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK‐CARE) Davos Switzerland
- Children's Hospital St Gallen St Gallen Switzerland
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- Christine Kühne‐Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK‐CARE) Davos Switzerland
- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF) University of Zurich Davos Switzerland
- Departments of Medicine and Microbiology APC Microbiome Ireland National University of Ireland Cork Ireland
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Picard E, Godet Y, Laheurte C, Boullerot L, Lauret Marie Joseph E, Jacquin M, Kaulek V, Eberst G, Gaugler B, Jacoulet P, Gainet-Brun M, Lahoucarde J, Almotlak H, Le Pimpec-Barthes F, Fabre-Guillevin E, Borg C, Westeel V, Adotevi O. The level of circulating NKp46+ CD56dim CD16+ natural killer cells predicts distinct survival in non-small cell lung cancer. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy290.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Dosset M, Laheurte C, Vernerey D, Lauret Marie Joseph E, Rangan L, Fabre E, Le Pimpec-Barthes F, Tartour E, Eberst G, Kaulek V, Jacquin M, Westeel V, Borg C, Godet Y, Adotevi O. Pre-existing antitumor CD4 Th1 immunity in blood and PD-1/TIM-3+ CD4 T cells predict distinct outcome in lung cancer. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx711.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Chauveau A, Dalphin ML, Mauny F, Kaulek V, Schmausser-Hechfellner E, Renz H, Riedler J, Pekkanen J, Karvonen AM, Lauener R, Roduit C, Vuitton DA, von Mutius E, Dalphin JC. Skin prick tests and specific IgE in 10-year-old children: Agreement and association with allergic diseases. Allergy 2017; 72:1365-1373. [PMID: 28235151 DOI: 10.1111/all.13148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Accurate assessment of atopic sensitization is pivotal to clinical practice and research. Skin prick test (SPT) and specific IgE (sIgE) are often used interchangeably. Some studies have suggested a disagreement between these two methods, and little is known about their association with allergic diseases. The aims of our study were to evaluate agreement between SPT and sIgE, and to compare their association with allergic diseases in 10-year-old children. METHODS Skin prick test, sIgE measurements, and assessment of allergic diseases were performed in children aged 10 years in the Protection against Allergy: STUdy in Rural Environments (PASTURE) cohort. The agreement between SPT and sIgE was assessed by Cohen's kappa coefficient with different cutoff values. RESULTS Skin prick tests and sIgE were performed in 529 children. The highest agreement (κ=.44) was found with a cutoff value of 3 and 5 mm for SPT, and 3.5 IU/mL for sIgE. The area under the curve (AUC) obtained with SPT was not significantly different from that obtained with sIgE. For asthma and hay fever, SPT (cutoff value at 3 mm) had a significantly higher specificity (P<.0001) than sIgE (cutoff value at 0.35 IU/mL) and the specificity was not different between both tests (P=.1088). CONCLUSION Skin prick test and sIgE display moderate agreement, but have a similar AUC for allergic diseases. At the cutoff value of 3 mm for SPT and 0.35 IU/mL for sIgE, SPT has a higher specificity for asthma and hay fever than sIgE without difference for sensitivity.
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- A. Chauveau
- Pediatrics Department; University Hospital of Besançon; Besançon France
- Pediatric Allergy Department; University Hospital of Nancy; Nancy France
- UMR 6249 Chrono-Environment; CNRS and University of Franche-Comté; Besançon France
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- Pediatrics Department; University Hospital of Besançon; Besançon France
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- UMR 6249 Chrono-Environment; CNRS and University of Franche-Comté; Besançon France
- Clinical Methodology Center; University Hospital of Besançon; Besançon France
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- UMR 6249 Chrono-Environment; CNRS and University of Franche-Comté; Besançon France
- Respiratory Diseases Department; University Hospital of Besançon; Besançon France
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- Institute for Laboratory Medicine, Pathobiochemistry and Molecular Diagnostics; Philipps University of Marburg; Marburg Germany
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- Children's Hospital Schwarzach; Salzburg Austria
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- Department of Health Protection; National Institute for Health and Welfare; Kuopio Finland
- Department of Public Health; University of Helsinki; Helsinki Finland
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- Department of Health Protection; National Institute for Health and Welfare; Kuopio Finland
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- Christine Kühne Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK-CARE); Davos Switzerland
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Switzerland; St. Gallen Switzerland
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- Christine Kühne Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK-CARE); Davos Switzerland
- University Children's Hospital Zurich; Zurich Switzerland
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- EA 3181; University of Franche-Comté; Besançon France
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- Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital; Ludwig Maximilians University Munich; Munich Germany
- CPC-M; Member of the German Center for Lung Research; Giessen Germany
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- UMR 6249 Chrono-Environment; CNRS and University of Franche-Comté; Besançon France
- Respiratory Diseases Department; University Hospital of Besançon; Besançon France
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Martikainen MV, Kääriö H, Karvonen A, Schröder PC, Renz H, Kaulek V, Dalphin JC, von Mutius E, Schaub B, Pekkanen J, Hirvonen MR, Roponen M. Farm exposures are associated with lower percentage of circulating myeloid dendritic cell subtype 2 at age 6. Allergy 2015; 70:1278-87. [PMID: 26119336 DOI: 10.1111/all.12682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Early life farm exposures have been shown to decrease the risk of allergic diseases. Dendritic cells (DCs) may mediate asthma-protective effect of farm exposures as they play an important role in the development of immunity and tolerance. Our aim was to investigate whether the numbers and phenotypes of circulating DCs at age 6 are associated with farming, asthma, and atopy in a selected sample of French and Finnish children from the PASTURE study. METHODS We studied 82 farm and 86 nonfarm children with and without asthma. Using flow cytometry, BDCA1+ CD11c+ myeloid DC1s (mDC1), BDCA3+(high) mDC2s and BDCA2+ plasmacytoid DCs (pDCs) were identified and expressions of CD86, immunoglobulin-like transcript 3 (ILT3) and ILT4 were analyzed. Questionnaires were used to assess prenatal and lifetime patterns of farm exposures and to define asthma. Atopic sensitization was defined by specific IgE measurements. RESULTS The percentage of mDC2 cells was lower in farm children (0.033 ± 0.001) than in nonfarm children (0.042 ± 0.001; P = 0.008). Similar associations were found between mDC2 percentage and prenatal (P = 0.02) and lifetime exposure to farm milk (P = 0.03) and stables (P = 0.003), but these associations were not independent from farming. Asthma was positively associated with ILT4 + mDCs (P = 0.04) and negatively with CD86 + pDCs (P = 0.048) but only in nonfarm children. CONCLUSIONS Inverse association between farm exposure and mDC2 percentage suggest that this DC subset may play a role in farm-related immunoregulation.
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- M.-V. Martikainen
- Department of Environmental Science; University of Eastern Finland; Kuopio Finland
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- Department of Environmental Science; University of Eastern Finland; Kuopio Finland
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- Department of Health Protection; National Institute for Health and Welfare; Kuopio Finland
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- Department of Allergy and Pulmonary; University Children's Hospital; Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital; LMU Munich; Munich Germany
- Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL); Munich; Germany
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- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Pathobiochemistry and Molecular Diagnostics; Philipps University; Marburg Germany
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- Department of Respiratory Disease; UMR/CNRS 6249 Chrono-Environment; University Hospital of Besançon; Besançon France
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- Department of Respiratory Disease; UMR/CNRS 6249 Chrono-Environment; University Hospital of Besançon; Besançon France
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- Department of Allergy and Pulmonary; University Children's Hospital; Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital; LMU Munich; Munich Germany
- Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL); Munich; Germany
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- Department of Allergy and Pulmonary; University Children's Hospital; Dr. von Hauner Children's Hospital; LMU Munich; Munich Germany
- Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL); Munich; Germany
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- Department of Public Health; University of Helsinki; Helsinki Finland
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- Department of Environmental Science; University of Eastern Finland; Kuopio Finland
- Department of Health Protection; National Institute for Health and Welfare; Kuopio Finland
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- Department of Environmental Science; University of Eastern Finland; Kuopio Finland
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Nicklaus S, Chauveau A, Roduit C, Chardon ML, Kaulek V, Dalphin ML, Pekannen J, Braun-Fahrländer C, Riedler J, Vuitton D, Von Mutiu E, Dalphin JC. O58: La diversité de consommation de fromages dans la petite enfance : un facteur protecteur des maladies allergiques ? NUTR CLIN METAB 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s0985-0562(14)70634-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Nwaru BI, Virtanen SM, Alfthan G, Karvonen AM, Genuneit J, Lauener RP, Dalphin JC, Hyvärinen A, Pfefferle P, Riedler J, Weber J, Roduit C, Kaulek V, Braun-Fahrländer C, von Mutius E, Pekkanen J. Serum vitamin E concentrations at 1 year and risk of atopy, atopic dermatitis, wheezing, and asthma in childhood: the PASTURE study. Allergy 2014; 69:87-94. [PMID: 24205866 DOI: 10.1111/all.12307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/28/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Prospective studies investigating the role of serum vitamin E concentrations during early life in the development of childhood allergies and asthma are limited. OBJECTIVE To study the associations between serum vitamin E concentrations at first year of life and longitudinal development of atopy, atopic dermatitis, wheeze, and asthma up to 6 years of age. METHODS The setting was the PASTURE study, a multicenter prospective birth cohort study in five European rural settings. Children of 1133 mothers recruited during pregnancy were followed from birth with measurement of serum vitamin E levels at year 1 and repeated assessments of serum immunoglobulin E antibodies (year 1, 4.5, 6), atopic dermatitis, wheezing symptoms, and asthma (year 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). RESULTS At 6 years of age, 66% and 82% of the original 1133 subjects underwent blood test for IgE and answered the questionnaire, respectively. We did not observe any statistically significant associations between serum vitamin E concentrations at year 1 and the endpoints, but borderline inverse associations between alpha tocopherol and wheezing without cold (OR 0.45, 95% CI 0.19-1.09) and any wheezing symptom (OR 0.52, 95% CI 0.27-1.02). CONCLUSIONS Serum vitamin E concentrations at year 1 were not associated with allergies or asthma by 6 years of age. While further prospective studies with repeated assessments of vitamin E during early life may clarify its putative role in the development of the diseases, it is also possible that the antioxidant hypothesis in the development of allergies and asthma does not hold.
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- B. I. Nwaru
- School of Health Sciences; University of Tampere; Tampere Finland
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- School of Health Sciences; University of Tampere; Tampere Finland
- Nutrition Unit; Department of Lifestyle and Participation; National Institute for Health and Welfare; Helsinki Finland
- The Science Center of Pirkanmaa Hospital District; Tampere Finland
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- Disease Risk Unit; Department of Chronic Disease Prevention; National Institute for Health and Welfare; Helsinki Finland
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- Department of Environmental Health; National Institute for Health and Welfare; Kuopio Finland
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Medical Biometry; Ulm University; Ulm Germany
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- Children's Hospital of Eastern Switzerland; St. Gallen, and Christine Kühne-Center for Allergy Research and Education; Davos Switzerland
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- Department of Respiratory Disease; UMR/CNRS 6249 Chrono-environnement; University Hospital of Besançon; Besançon France
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- Department of Environmental Health; National Institute for Health and Welfare; Kuopio Finland
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics; Philipps University of Marburg; Marburg Germany
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- Children's Hospital Schwarzach; Schwarzach Austria
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- University Children's Hospital Munich; Munich Germany
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- Christine Kühne-Center for Allergy Research and Education; Zürich University Children's Hospital; Zurich Switzerland
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- Department of Respiratory Disease; UMR/CNRS 6249 Chrono-environnement; University Hospital of Besançon; Besançon France
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute; Basel Switzerland
- University of Basel; Basel Switzerland
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- University Children's Hospital Munich; Munich Germany
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- Department of Environmental Health; National Institute for Health and Welfare; Kuopio Finland
- Unit of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition; University of Eastern Finland; Kuopio Finland
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Chauveau A, Kaulek V, Drillon S, Leydier A, Roduit C, Von Mutius E, Dalphin ML, Dalphin JC. Évolution des tests cutanés (TC) de l’âge de 1 à 6ans et relation avec la dermatite atopique (DA) et les IgE spécifiques : cohorte française de l’étude européenne PATURE. Rev Mal Respir 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2012.10.127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Karvonen AM, Hyvärinen A, Gehring U, Korppi M, Doekes G, Riedler J, Braun-Fahrländer C, Bitter S, Schmid S, Keski-Nisula L, Roponen M, Kaulek V, Dalphin JC, Pfefferle PI, Renz H, Büchele G, von Mutius E, Pekkanen J. Exposure to microbial agents in house dust and wheezing, atopic dermatitis and atopic sensitization in early childhood: a birth cohort study in rural areas. Clin Exp Allergy 2012; 42:1246-56. [PMID: 22805472 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2012.04002.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Early-life exposure to environmental microbial agents may be associated with development of wheezing and allergic diseases. OBJECTIVE To assess the association of microbial exposure in rural homes with the risk of asthma, wheezing, atopic dermatitis and sensitization. METHODS Birth cohorts of rural children (n = 1133), half from farmer families, were followed up from birth to 2 years of age by questionnaires in five European centres. Endotoxin and extracellular polysaccharides (EPS) of Penicillium and Aspergillus spp. were determined from living room floor and mother's mattress dust samples collected at 2 months of age. Specific IgE against 19 allergens was measured at 1 year of age. Discrete-time hazard models, generalized estimations equations (GEE) and logistic regression were used for statistical analyses. RESULTS The incidence of asthma was inversely associated with the amount of dust (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 0.73, 95% CI 0.58-0.93) and the loads (units/m(2)) of EPS (aOR 0.75, 95% CI 0.55-1.04) and endotoxin (aOR 0.79, 95% CI 0.60-1.05) in the mother's mattress. Similar associations were seen with wheezing and with living room floor dust. The microbial markers were highly correlated and their effects could not be clearly separated. The inverse associations were seen especially among non-farmers. The risk of sensitization to inhalant allergens increased with increasing endotoxin exposure from mattress dust. No associations were observed with concentrations (units/g) or with atopic dermatitis. CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE The amount and microbial content of house dust were inversely associated with asthma and wheezing, but due to high correlations between microbial agents and amount of dust, it was not possible to disentangle their individual effects. New ways to better measure and represent exposure to environmental microbes, including indexes of biodiversity, are needed especially among farmers.
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- A M Karvonen
- Department of Environmental Health, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Kuopio, Finland.
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Kaulek V, Saas P, Alexandre E, Grant H, Richert L, Jaeck D, Tiberghien P, Wolf P, Azimzadeh A. Comparative phenotype and immunogenicity of freshly isolated and immortalized rat hepatocytes. Cell Transplant 2002; 10:739-47. [PMID: 11814117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
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Immortalized hepatocytes are an attractive cell source for hepatocyte transplantation and gene transfer. We compared the phenotype and immunogenicity of freshly isolated (FIH) and immortalized (IMH) rat hepatocytes. Effect of culture and proinflammatory cytokines (TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma) was studied on phenotype. FIH were isolated by collagenase digestion. Two SV40 immortalized hepatocyte cell lines were tested (RH1 and P9). Immunophenotyping was performed by FACS analysis using anti-rat-specific antibodies. Immunogenicity was evaluated by a mixed lymphocyte hepatocyte reaction (MLHR). FIH suspension was an almost homogeneous parenchymal cell population with few (1-2%) CD8+ cells. FIH showed a positive staining for ICAM-1 (20-35%) and for Class I (RT1A, 30-60%) but no staining for Class II (RT1B). After 48 h of culture, the already ICAM-1-positive cells were more strongly stained and additionally 3.6% of the cells (possibly endothelial cells) were Class II positive. IMH showed a consistent expression of Class I (93-97%) and ICAM-1 (95-97%) but no expression of Class II. Culture of IMH for 48 h had no effect on Class II expression but increased ICAM-1 expression. Addition of TNF-alpha at 1000 UI/ml to cultures of FIH or IMH increased Class I and ICAM-1 expression whereas IFN-gamma (50 or 1000 UI/ml) had no evident effect. Hepatocyte immunogenicity, assessed in MLHR and appreciated by the stimulation index (SI) test/SI syngeneic control, was similar for IMH (RH1: 2.68+/-0.89; P9: 2.37+/-0.78) and FIH (2.52+/-0.18). In conclusion, despite some quantitative immunophenotypic differences, FIH and IMH induced the same proliferation rate of allogeneic T lymphocytes. Thus, immortalized hepatocytes may constitute an appropriate cellular model to study the prevention of hepatocyte rejection by gene transfer.
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- V Kaulek
- Laboratoire de Chirurgie Experimentale, Fondation Transplantation, Strasbourg, France
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