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Allergic diseases, affecting one in four people, are diagnosed through the demonstration of an abnormal immune response (sensitization) to a trigger (allergen) inducing a clinical hypersensitivity response. Allergen-induced immune responses can be demonstrated using in vivo (skin and challenge), or in vitro tests. The occurrence and severity of hypersensitivity reactions are influenced by mast cell disorders, such as hereditary alpha-tryptasemia, which is found in up to 8% of general population by means of serum tryptase measurement. The place of in vitro tests has considerably expanded since the beginning of the century, thanks to progress in multiple fields including allergen biochemistry,...
Recent advances in the understanding of microbiota in health and diseases are presented in this special issue of Frontiers in Immunology and Frontiers in Microbiology as well as their impact on the immune system that can lead to the development of pathologies. Potential perspectives and biomarkers are also addressed. We offer this Research Topic involving 64 articles and 501 authors to discuss recent advances regarding: 1. An overview of the human microbiota and its capacity to interact with the human immune system and metabolic processes, 2. New developments in understanding the immune system’s strategies to respond to infections and escape strategies used by pathogens to counteract such responses, 3. The link between the microbiota and pathology in terms of autoimmunity, allergy, cancers and other diseases.
Ce guide fournit la synthèse la plus à jour et la plus exhaustive sur les techniques d'analyse et les pratiques diagnostiques en parasitologie, mycologie et entomologie médicales. Ouvrage indispensable pour le biologiste de ville ou hospitalier, il décrit les techniques d'analyse médicales pour chaque prélèvement. L'identification des pathogènes est facilitée par une riche iconographie issue du fonds ANOFEL. Un index permet d'accéder rapidement aux informations recherchées. Pédagogique et d'utilisation aisée, ce guide fournit également la démarche diagnostique en fonction du pathogène recherché grâce à de nombreux tableaux, logigrammes et algorithmes. De nombreuses informa...