2020
Clinical presentation of hereditary angioedema.
Azmy V, Brooks JP, Hsu FI. Clinical presentation of hereditary angioedema. Allergy & Asthma Proceedings 2020, 41: s18-s21. PMID: 33109320, DOI: 10.2500/aap.2020.41.200065.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAbdomenAngioedemas, HereditaryAnimalsDiagnostic ErrorsEdemaExtremitiesHumansHypotensionConceptsHereditary angioedemaHAE attacksSevere abdominal painHalf of patientsAutosomal dominant diseaseC1 inhibitor proteinLaryngeal angioedemaOropharyngeal swellingAbdominal attacksAbdominal painErythema marginatumSignificant hypotensionLaryngeal edemaPrompt diagnosisClinical presentationMinor traumaSignificant morbiditySubmucosal edemaBowel soundsPhysical examinationRecurrent episodesGenitourinary tractFrequent precipitantUnpredictable severityVariable presentation
2006
Cysteinyl Leukotrienes Regulate Th2 Cell-Dependent Pulmonary Inflammation
Kim DC, Hsu FI, Barrett NA, Friend DS, Grenningloh R, Ho IC, Al-Garawi A, Lora JM, Lam BK, Austen KF, Kanaoka Y. Cysteinyl Leukotrienes Regulate Th2 Cell-Dependent Pulmonary Inflammation. The Journal Of Immunology 2006, 176: 4440-4448. PMID: 16547282, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.176.7.4440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary inflammationDelayed-type cutaneous hypersensitivityAg-specific IgECys-LT generationSmooth muscle constrictorTh2 cell cytokinesGoblet cell hyperplasiaIntraepithelial mast cellsCytokine mRNA expressionCell-dependent responsesAirway hyperresponsivenessOVA sensitizationWild-type controlsCutaneous hypersensitivityCys-LTsMucus hypersecretionEosinophil infiltrationCell hyperplasiaCysteinyl leukotrienesCell cytokinesInflammatory responseMast cellsInflammationChallenge protocolMRNA expression