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Severe depression is associated with increased microglial quinolinic acid in subregions of the anterior cingulate gyrus: evidence for an immune-modulated glutamatergic neurotransmission?

Steiner J, Walter M, Gos T, Guillemin GJ, Bernstein HG, Sarnyai Z, Mawrin C, Brisch R et al. Journal of Neuroinflammation 2013, 10:34 (2 March 2013)
Study protocol

A motivational interviewing intervention to PREvent PAssive Smoke Exposure (PREPASE) in children with a high risk of asthma: design of a randomised controlled trial

Hutchinson SG, Mesters I, van Breukelen G, Muris JWM, Feron FJM, Hammond SK, van Schayck CP and Dompeling E BMC Public Health 2013, 13:177 (27 February 2013)
Research article

Distribution of sputum cellular phenotype in a large asthma cohort: predicting factors for eosinophilic vs neutrophilic inflammation

Schleich FN, Manise M, Sele J, Henket M, Seidel L and Louis R BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2013, 13:11 (26 February 2013)
Case report

Drug-induced immune-mediated thrombocytopenia secondary to sunitinib in a patient with metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a case report

Ansari Z and George MK Journal of Medical Case Reports 2013, 7:54 (26 February 2013)
Research

Acute exercise decrease PTP-1B protein level and improve insulin signaling in the liver of old rats

de Moura LP, Souza Pauli LS, Cintra DE, de Souza CT, da Silva AS, Marinho R, de Melo MA, Ropelle ER et al. Immunity & Ageing 2013, 10:8 (25 February 2013)
Proceedings

Evaluation of specific humoral immune response and cross reactivity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens induced in mice immunized with liposomes composed of total lipids extracted from Mycobacterium smegmatis

de los Angeles García M, Borrero R, Marrón R, Lanio ME, Canet L, Otero O, Kadir R, Suraiya S et al. BMC Immunology 2013, 14(Suppl 1):S11 (25 February 2013)
Proceedings

Immune adjuvant effect of V. cholerae O1 derived Proteoliposome coadministered by intranasal route with Vi polysaccharide from Salmonella Typhi

Acevedo R, Callicó A, Aranguren Y, Zayas C, Valdés Y, Pérez O, García L, Ferro VA et al. BMC Immunology 2013, 14(Suppl 1):S10 (25 February 2013)
Proceedings

Evaluation of the humoral immune response and cross reactivity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis of mice immunized with liposomes containing glycolipids of Mycobacterium smegmatis

Borrero R, García MA, Canet L, Zayas C, Reyes F, Prieto JL, Infante JF, Lanio ME et al. BMC Immunology 2013, 14(Suppl 1):S13 (25 February 2013)

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Advances in food allergy 2012

Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology, Clinical and Molecular Allergy and Clinical & Translational Allergy are working together to promote the advancement in knowledge on food allergy with a cross-journal collection.

The collection will feature articles covering various aspects of food allergy that are published in the journals during 2012.

Awareness and diagnosis of food allergy as well as effective management and treatment for sufferers is imperative in order to prevent life-threatening events. Understanding aspects such as epidemiology and pathophysiology of food hypersensitivity will help further knowledge and support for patients.

New articles will be added to the series throughout the year. View articles already published here.

Practical guide for allergy and immunology in Canada

This review supplement provides a comprehensive guide on all of the common conditions dealt with in the field of allergy and immunology.

Edited by Harold Kim, Richard Warrington and Wade Watson