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JAPANESE SOCIETY OF ALLERGOLOGY

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Ed diitto orr iin n C Ch hiieeff

Takeshi Fukuda

ISSN 1323–8930

Vol 51 2002

Kazuo AKIYAMA Kanagawa

Allergology International

Takeshi FUKUDA Tochigi

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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Volume 51: 1, March 2002

REVIEW ARTICLE

Clinical lung transplantation in Japan: Current status and future trends

Yuji Matsumura, Yoshinori Okada, Kazuyoshi Shimada, Tetsu Sado and Takashi Kondo 1

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Influence of local antigen exposure dose in the upper respiratory tract on

sensitization with cedar pollen

Kazuo Sakurai, Kensei Naito, George Ishii, Tamotsu Ogawa, Kenji Takeuchi, Sho Miyata

Inhalant corticosteroids inhibit mechanical strain-induced RANTES and eotaxin

production by human airway smooth muscle cells

Shu Hashimoto, Shuichiro Maruoka, Yasuhiro Gon, Ken Matsumoto and

Attenuation of allergic airway inflammation and associated pulmonary functions by

mycobacterial antigens is independent of IgE in a mouse model of asthma

Michael T Hopfenspirger, Sharidan K Parr, Robert G Townley and Devendra K Agrawal 21 Serum levels of soluble CD30 and total IgE in alcoholics

Arturo González-Quintela, Maria-Jesus Domínguez-Santalla, Luis-Fernando Pérez, Santiago Lojo

and Carmen Vidal 33 Inverse association between daily activity and sleep activity and related factors in

elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchial asthma

Kozui Kida, Tomoko Oozeki and Hideki Katsura 39 Exhaled nitric oxide as a marker of atopic asthma

Kaj Korhonen, Minna Purokivi, Anne Kotaniemi-Syrjänen, Tiina M Reijonen, Mikko Vahteristo

and Matti Korppi 47

CASE REPORT

Lack of effect of bone marrow transplantation on airway hyperresponsiveness in

an asthmatic

Kunihiko Iizuka, Tohru Sakura, Akihiro Yoshii, Shuichi Miyawaki, Tetsunari Oyama,

Kunio Dobashi, Tsugio Nakazawa and Masatomo Mori 51

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Volume 51: 2, June 2002

REVIEW ARTICLES

Immunomodulation in the treatment and/or prevention of bronchial asthma

Robert G Townley, Russell J Hopp, Devendra K Agrawal, Thomas B Casale and

Michael T Hopfenspirger 63

Early treatment in asthma: How early is early?

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Effect of short-course steroid treatment for airway inflammation in patients with asthma

Yasuo To, Takeshi Koshino, Masako To, Koichiro Kudo, Yasuyuki Sano and Koji Ito 85 Study of 456 cases of death from asthma (1993–1997) from an investigation by the

Tokyo Medical Examiner’s Office

Taeru Kitabayashi, Yoji Iikura and Shogo Tokutome 93 Peak expiratory flow in normal healthy Japanese adults: Comparisons with values

reported in other races

Kazuharu Tsukioka, Sohei Makino, Terumasa Miyamoto, Naohito Tanabe and Kohei Akazawa 101 Anti-endothelial cell IgE antibodies in children with bronchial asthma

Waka Harada, Shin-ichi Toyabe and Makoto Uchiyama 113

Anaphylaxis caused by the ingestion of cultivated mushroom (Agaricus bisporus):

Identification of allergen as mannitol

Venkatesh L Hegde, Jharna R Das and Yeldur P Venkatesh 121 Methacholine, cold air and exercise challenge tests in the diagnosis of bronchial

responsiveness at school age: A follow-up study from birth to school age

Kari Nikolajev, Matti Korppi, Heikki Koskela, Kyllikki Remes, Veikko Jokela, Esko Länsimies and

Kirsti Heinonen 131 Risk factors for asthma and allergic diseases among 13–14-year-old schoolchildren

in Japan

Takako Sugiyama, Kumiya Sugiyama, Masao Toda, Tastuo Yukawa, Sohei Makino

and Takeshi Fukuda 139

Contents Japanese Journal of Allergology Volume 50, Issue 12, Volume 51, Issue 2 151

Volume 51: 3, September 2002

REVIEW ARTICLES

Current and potential improvements in the treatment of asthma from increased

understanding of airway pathophysiology

T cell signaling: Protein kinase C θ , the immunological synapse and characterization

of SLAT, a novel T helper 2-specific adapter protein

Yoshihiko Tanaka and Amnon Altman 167

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Recombinant soluble form of the high-affinity IgE receptor α subunit and anti-IgE

antibody inhibit IgE synthesis by IgE-expressing B cells through distinct pathways

Keiichi Kajiwara, Chisei Ra and Yukiyoshi Yanagihara 175 Perioperative corticosteroids for intermittent and mild persistent asthma

Hiroto Matsuse, Terufumi Shimoda, Ikuko Machida, Yuki Kondo, Tetsuya Kawano,

Sachiko Saeki, Shinya Tomari, Kazuko Mitsuta, Chizu Fukushima, Yasushi Obase

and Shigeru Kohno 185

Immunologic determination of the major allergen, Cry j 1, in Cryptomeria japonica

pollen of 117 clones in Toyama prefecture: Some implications for further forestry

research in pollinosis prevention

Maki Saito and Hidetoyo Teranishi 191 Role of protein kinase A in the inhibition of human mast cell histamine release by

β-adrenergic receptor agonists

Toshinobu Kato, Masahiro Kimata, Toshikazu Tsuji, Michitaka Shichijo, Masayuki Murata,

Toru Miura, Isao Serizawa, Naoki Inagaki and Hiroichi Nagai 197

SHORT COMMUNICATION

Study of food allergy among university students in Japan

Keiichiro Yoneyama and Akemi Ono 205

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Volume 51: 4, December 2002

REVIEW ARTICLE

Genetic and environmental factors of atopy

Akiko Otsu and Taro Shirakawa 213 Allergen immunotherapy: Current and new therapeutic strategies

Jennifer M Rolland and Robyn E O’Hehir 221

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Evaluation of two grass pollen extracts for immunotherapy by serum determinations

of specific IgE and IgG4 antibodies towards purified Timothy grass pollen allergens

(Phl p 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12) in patients undergoing hyposensitization treatment

Renato Enzo Rossi, Giorgio Monasterolo, Antonio Diana, Serena Monasterolo

and Maurizio Delucchi 233 Questionnaire-based characterization of bronchial asthma in the elderly: Analysis in

Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Eiichi Suzuki, Takashi Hasegawa, Toshiyuki Koya, Ichiro Mashima, Yoshiyuki Muramatsu,

Ariyoshi Kondo, Masaaki Arakawa and Fumitake Gejyo 241

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