Browsing Harvard Medical School by Keyword "allergen"
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Acupuncture compared with oral antihistamine for type I hypersensitivity itch and skin response in adults with atopic dermatitis - a patient- and examiner-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover trial
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2012)Background Itch is the major symptom of atopic dermatitis (AD). Acupuncture has been shown to exhibit a significant effect on experimental itch in AD. Our study evaluated acupuncture and anti-histamine itch therapy ... -
Mast cell-derived neurotrophin 4 mediates allergen-induced airway hyperinnervation in early life
(2016)Asthma often progresses from early episodes of insults. How early life events connect to long-term airway dysfunction remains poorly understood. We demonstrated previously that increased neurotrophin 4 (NT4) levels following ...