Umit Murat Sahiner, Philippe Eigenmann, Ömer Kalayci
{"title":"Editorial comment on \"exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in adolescent recreational athletes: Potential screening strategies\".","authors":"Umit Murat Sahiner, Philippe Eigenmann, Ömer Kalayci","doi":"10.1111/pai.14266","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/pai.14266","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19929,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Allergy and Immunology","volume":"35 10","pages":"e14266"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142505710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comment on Vincent Ojwang et al.","authors":"Wei-Zhen Tang, Wei-Ze Xu, Tai-Hang Liu","doi":"10.1111/pai.14257","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/pai.14257","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19929,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Allergy and Immunology","volume":"35 10","pages":"e14257"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142472175","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mari Takei, Noriyuki Yanagida, Sakura Sato, Motohiro Ebisawa
{"title":"Low-dose oral food challenges.","authors":"Mari Takei, Noriyuki Yanagida, Sakura Sato, Motohiro Ebisawa","doi":"10.1111/pai.14258","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/pai.14258","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Infants aged <1 year with confirmed food allergies generally need to avoid causative foods completely for a certain period. Low-dose oral food challenges (LD-OFCs) may be an effective strategy for safely introducing small amounts of causative foods to individuals with food allergies. This study clarified the safety of LD-OFCs in infants aged <1 year with food allergies.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We retrospectively analyzed the clinical records of LD-OFCs performed in infants aged <1 year allergic to hen's egg, cow's milk, or wheat between April 2014 and October 2017. Approximately 1/25th-1/20th of the egg white from a heated whole hen's egg, 3 mL heated cow's milk, and 2 g wheat noodles (udon) were used as challenge foods. We examined the LD-OFC results, including the induced symptoms and treatment required for positive LD-OFC results.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The LD-Egg, LD-Milk, and LD-Wheat OFC groups comprised 68, 42, and 13 participants, respectively. The positivity rates for the LD-Egg, LD-Milk, and LD-Wheat OFC groups were 7%, 24%, and 0%, respectively. Patients predominantly exhibited skin symptoms, and most were treated with oral antihistamines alone. None of the patients experienced anaphylaxis or required adrenaline injections.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Infants aged <1 year with food allergies can safely undergo LD-OFCs by consuming low doses of causative foods. Avoiding the complete elimination of causative foods is an important strategy for managing infants with food allergies when initially introducing causative foods.</p>","PeriodicalId":19929,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Allergy and Immunology","volume":"35 10","pages":"e14258"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142472177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yoni E van Dijk, Valerie S L Keuker, Simone Hashimoto, Niels W Rutjes, Maud M van Muilekom, Kornel Golebski, Raphaële R L Van Litsenburg, Suzanne W J Terheggen-Lagro, Bart E van Ewijk, Reinoud J B J Gemke, Anke H Maitland-van der Zee, Susanne J H Vijverberg
{"title":"Fatigue in severe pediatric asthma patients: Results of the PANDA study.","authors":"Yoni E van Dijk, Valerie S L Keuker, Simone Hashimoto, Niels W Rutjes, Maud M van Muilekom, Kornel Golebski, Raphaële R L Van Litsenburg, Suzanne W J Terheggen-Lagro, Bart E van Ewijk, Reinoud J B J Gemke, Anke H Maitland-van der Zee, Susanne J H Vijverberg","doi":"10.1111/pai.14262","DOIUrl":"10.1111/pai.14262","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Fatigue is a commonly reported clinical symptom, yet research on fatigue in children with severe asthma is missing. We aimed to explore the extent of fatigue in severe pediatric asthma and identify associated factors.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This study was conducted within the Pediatric Asthma Non-Invasive Diagnostic Approaches (PANDA), an observational cohort of 6- to 17-year-old Dutch children with severe asthma. The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Multidimensional Fatigue Scale (PedsQL™-MFS) was used to measure self-reported fatigue. Fatigue levels were compared with a general pediatric Dutch population using linear regression, and quantifying the prevalence of \"fatigued\" (-2 < Standard deviations [SD] ≤ -1) and \"severely fatigued\" (SD ≤ -2) children. Secondly, we performed linear regression analyses to explore whether fatigue levels were independently associated with asthma attacks, comorbidities, medication, pulmonary function, symptom control, and asthma-related quality of life (QoL).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Severe pediatric asthma patients (n = 78, mean age 11.8 ± 3.1 years) reported significantly more fatigue than Dutch peers (n = 328, mean age 11.8 ± 3.2 years) mean difference in z-score: -0.68; 95%CI -0.96, -0.40. In the severe asthma group, 28.2% scored as \"fatigued\" and 15.4% as \"severely fatigued,\" compared with 14.0% and 3.4% in the general population. In pediatric asthma patients, asthma-related QoL (β = 0.77, p < .01, ΔR<sup>2</sup> = .43), symptom control (β = 0.56, p < .01, ΔR<sup>2</sup> = .24) and a dysfunctional breathing pattern (β = -0.36, p < .01, ΔR<sup>2</sup> = .12) were most strongly associated with fatigue scores.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Fatigue is a common symptom in children with severe asthma and is associated with multiple clinical factors and patient-reported outcomes. It should be considered as an important treatment target.</p>","PeriodicalId":19929,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Allergy and Immunology","volume":"35 10","pages":"e14262"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142505711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Melanie Weber, Franziska Hehn, Yvi Huynh, Aaron Remkes, Christine Strunz-Lehner, Irmgard Häuser, Stefanie Hollunder, Sheena Sharma, Sibylle Contento, Ulrich Mansmann, Erika von Mutius, Markus Johannes Ege
{"title":"Prevention of allergies and infections by minimally processed milk in infants-The MARTHA feasibility and safety trial.","authors":"Melanie Weber, Franziska Hehn, Yvi Huynh, Aaron Remkes, Christine Strunz-Lehner, Irmgard Häuser, Stefanie Hollunder, Sheena Sharma, Sibylle Contento, Ulrich Mansmann, Erika von Mutius, Markus Johannes Ege","doi":"10.1111/pai.14251","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/pai.14251","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Consumption of raw cow's milk has repeatedly been shown to protect from asthma, allergies, and respiratory infections. As raw milk bears potential health hazards, it cannot be recommended for prevention. Therefore, we performed an intervention study with microbially safe but otherwise minimally processed cow's milk. Here we describe feasibility and safety of the trial.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The MARTHA trial (DRKS00014781) was set up as a double-blind randomized intervention in a population residing in Bavaria. Infants from 6 to 36 months of age consumed minimally processed cow's milk (intervention arm) or ultra-heat-treated (UHT) semi-skimmed milk (comparator arm).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>At the age of 6 to 12 months, 260 infants were enrolled, with 72% having a family history of atopy. The extensive screening system for milk consumption and symptoms suggestive of adverse events was well accepted with 22,988 completed weekly surveys and an average completion of 82% surveys sent out. The children consumed the study milk on average on 457 days (61% of intervention days). The intervention proved to be safe without any case of milk allergy or milk intolerance under the intervention in both arms. All 6 cases of serious adverse events were unrelated to milk. The most common reason was unscheduled hospitalization of more than 3 days.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The intervention with minimally processed milk and the study instruments proved feasible. During the age of 6 to 36 months, there was no increased risk of milk allergy in a population with a substantial proportion of family history of atopy.</p>","PeriodicalId":19929,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Allergy and Immunology","volume":"35 10","pages":"e14251"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142372503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rosa Rodriguez-Fernandez, Zhaohui Xu, Antonio Moreno-Galdó, Olaia Sardón, Teresa Rubi, Silvia Castillo-Corullón, Antonio Torres, Paula Corcuera, Alicia Callejón Callejón, Guadalupe Perez, Isidoro Cortell, Sandra Rovira-Amigo, Maria D Pastor-Vivero, Pedro Mondejar-Lopez, Javier Perez-Frias, Valle Velasco, Javier Torres-Borrego, Joan Figuerola, Olga de la Serna Blázquez, Gloria Garcia-Hernandez, Li Tang, Asuncion Mejias, Octavio Ramilo
{"title":"Longitudinal transcriptional immune profiles and persistent wheezing in moderate-to-late preterm infants.","authors":"Rosa Rodriguez-Fernandez, Zhaohui Xu, Antonio Moreno-Galdó, Olaia Sardón, Teresa Rubi, Silvia Castillo-Corullón, Antonio Torres, Paula Corcuera, Alicia Callejón Callejón, Guadalupe Perez, Isidoro Cortell, Sandra Rovira-Amigo, Maria D Pastor-Vivero, Pedro Mondejar-Lopez, Javier Perez-Frias, Valle Velasco, Javier Torres-Borrego, Joan Figuerola, Olga de la Serna Blázquez, Gloria Garcia-Hernandez, Li Tang, Asuncion Mejias, Octavio Ramilo","doi":"10.1111/pai.14261","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/pai.14261","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Prematurity is associated with an increased risk of persistent wheezing but the underlying mechanisms are not well defined. The aim of this study was to identify blood transcriptional profiles associated with the development of wheezing in a cohort of moderate to late preterm infants and to define immune gene expression changes associated with wheezing.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A convenience sample of a multicenter birth cohort (SAREPREM) of moderate-late preterm children followed during the first 3 years of life was analyzed. Children were enrolled in the first 2 weeks of life (Y0) and longitudinally evaluated at 1 (Y1), 2 (Y2), and 3 years (Y3) of age, for the presence of wheezing and to obtain samples for transcriptional profile analysis. Samples were processed on Illumina HT12 chips and genomic expression analyses performed with R programming, modular analysis for biological function, and QuSAGE for quantitative gene expression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Seventy-six children were included in the study; 33 were classified as non-wheezing and 43 (56.6%) in the wheezing group. At Y0, children who developed wheezing had decreased expression of interferon genes and increased expression of B cell genes compared with the non-wheezing group. These changes in IFN and B cell gene expression were especially significant in children with late/persistent wheezing compared with transient wheezers.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Changes in IFN and B lymphocyte gene expression identified in early life suggest the existence of specific immunological mechanisms that play an important role in the development of wheezing in late-preterm infants.</p>","PeriodicalId":19929,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Allergy and Immunology","volume":"35 10","pages":"e14261"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142505712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ricardo Cuesta-Martín de la Cámara, María Bravo-García Morato, Carmen Cámara-Hijón, Lorena Magallares, Eva Martínez-Ojinaga, Andrea González-Torbay, Laura Miguel-Berenguel, Teresa Del Rosal, Jesús Sarría-Osés, Rebeca Rodríguez-Pena
{"title":"Novel hypomorphic CYBB variant causing chronic granulomatous disease with incomplete penetrance.","authors":"Ricardo Cuesta-Martín de la Cámara, María Bravo-García Morato, Carmen Cámara-Hijón, Lorena Magallares, Eva Martínez-Ojinaga, Andrea González-Torbay, Laura Miguel-Berenguel, Teresa Del Rosal, Jesús Sarría-Osés, Rebeca Rodríguez-Pena","doi":"10.1111/pai.14259","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/pai.14259","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19929,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Allergy and Immunology","volume":"35 10","pages":"e14259"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142472178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fabien Beaufils, Laurence Delhaes, Pauline Esteves, Marine Michelet, Cécile Bébéar, Hugues Begueret, Michael Fayon, Patrick Berger
{"title":"Airway bacterial colonization is associated with bronchial remodeling in severe preschool wheezers.","authors":"Fabien Beaufils, Laurence Delhaes, Pauline Esteves, Marine Michelet, Cécile Bébéar, Hugues Begueret, Michael Fayon, Patrick Berger","doi":"10.1111/pai.14253","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/pai.14253","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19929,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Allergy and Immunology","volume":"35 10","pages":"e14253"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142372502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kristina Gaietto, Yueh Ying Han, Franziska J Rosser, Erick Forno, Glorisa Canino, Anna L Marsland, Juan C Celedón
{"title":"Inhaled corticosteroid response in youth with asthma and history of child maltreatment.","authors":"Kristina Gaietto, Yueh Ying Han, Franziska J Rosser, Erick Forno, Glorisa Canino, Anna L Marsland, Juan C Celedón","doi":"10.1111/pai.14252","DOIUrl":"10.1111/pai.14252","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19929,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Allergy and Immunology","volume":"35 10","pages":"e14252"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11605773/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142351747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Umit Murat Sahiner, Philippe Eigenmann, Omer Kalayci
{"title":"Editorial comment on \"Efficacy and safety of sublingual immunotherapy using house dust mite tablet for 1-4 years old children with perennial allergic rhinitis\".","authors":"Umit Murat Sahiner, Philippe Eigenmann, Omer Kalayci","doi":"10.1111/pai.14263","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/pai.14263","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19929,"journal":{"name":"Pediatric Allergy and Immunology","volume":"35 10","pages":"e14263"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142505709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}