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Allergology International
JAPANESE SOCIETY OF ALLERGOLOGY
Editor-in-Chief
Takeshi Fukuda
Vol. 51 2002
Allergology International
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Takeshi FUKUDA Tochigi
EDITORIAL BOARD
Kazuo AKIYAMA Kanagawa
Xaver BAUR Hamburg
Jean BOUSQUET Montpellier
Junichi CHIHARA Akita
Jan E DE VRIES Vienna
Stephen J GALLI Stanford
Gerald J GLEICH Rochester
Stephen T HOLGATE Southampton
Chein-Soo HONG Seoul
Akira ISHII Tochigi
Itsuo IWAMOTO Chiba
Naomi KONDO Gifu
Tak H LEE London
Hiroichi NAGAI Gifu
Kiyoshi NISHIOKA Tokyo
Romain PAUWELS Ghent
TAE PLATTS-MILLS Charlottesville
Chisei RA Tokyo
Johannes RING Munich
Sergio ROMAGNANI Florence
Wan Cheng TAN Singapore
Masaru TANIGUCHI Chiba
Montri TUCHINDA Bangkok
Kazuhiko YAMAMOTO Tokyo
Kohei YAMAUCHI Iwate
Yukiyoshi YANAGIHARA Kanagawa
ADVISORY COMMITTEE 1
K Frank AUSTEN Boston
John BIENENSTOCK Hamilton
Alain DE WECK Bern
Leonardo M FABBRI Ferrara
Kimishige ISHIZAKA Yamagata
SGO JOHANSSON Stockholm
AB KAY London
Tadamitsu KISHIMOTO Osaka
Lawrence M LICHTENSTEIN Baltimore
Francois BM MICHEL Montpellier
Minoru OKUDA Tokyo
Mario RICCI Florence
Albert L SHEFFER Boston
Reuben SIRAGANIAN Bethesda
Robert G TOWNLEY Omaha
Aims and Scope
Allergology International is the official English language journal of the Japanese Society of Allergology, publishing peer-reviewed articles of scientific excellence in human and experimental allergology and related fields of research. The journal aims to further the international exchange of results and encourages authors from all countries to submit papers in the following categories: 'Original articles', 'Case reports', 'Short communications', 'Occasional reviews', 'Editorials' and 'Letters to the Editor'. All articles are peer-reviewed by at least two researchers expert in the field of the submitted paper. Allergology International is supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Publication of Scientific Research Results from the Japan Society of the Promotion of Science.
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CONTENTS
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
and Ren Baba 9
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
Takashi Horie 13
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-Syrjanen, 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 lizuka, Tohru Sakura, Akihiro Yoshii, Shuichi Miyawaki, Tetsunari Oyama,
Kunio Dobashi, Tsugio Nakazawa and Masatomo Mori 51
Contents Japanese Journal of Allergology Volume 50, Issues 8 and 11 61
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?
Tari Haahtela 75
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 likura 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 Lansimies 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
Kian Fan Chung 153
T cell signaling: Protein kinase C 0 , 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 a 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 p-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
Contents Japanese Journal of Allergology Volume 51, Number 4 209
Notices 211
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
Contents Japanese Journal of Allergology Volume 51, Number 4 249
Acknowledgments 251
Author index 253
Subject index 255
