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The history of mast cell and basophil research – some lessons learnt from the last century by Blank, U., Falcone, F. H., Nilsson, G.

“…This year (2013) marks the 50th anniversary of death of Otto Carl Willy Prausnitz (1876–1963) and Heinz Küstner (1897–1963). The two physicians, when working…”
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Experimental hookworm infection: a randomized placebo-controlled trial in asthma by Feary, J. R., Venn, A. J., Mortimer, K., Brown, A. P, Hooi, D., Falcone, F. H., Pritchard, D. I., Britton, J. R.

“…Summary Background Epidemiological studies suggest that hookworm infection protects against asthma, and therefore that hookworm infection may have a direct or…”
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The role of basophils in the pathogenesis of allergic disease by Falcone, F. H., Knol, E. F., Gibbs, B. F.

“…Summary There has been much controversy surrounding the importance of basophils in allergy. These cells are, after all, comparatively rare and yet they display…”
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A rapid two-step procedure for the purification of human peripheral blood basophils to near homogeneity by Gibbs, B. F., Papenfuss, K., Falcone, F. H.

“…Summary Background Basophils are increasingly utilized as indicators of allergic inflammation and as primary allergic effector cells to study signalling…”
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High prevalence of chitotriosidase deficiency in Peruvian Amerindians exposed to chitin-bearing food and enteroparasites by Manno, N., Sherratt, S., Boaretto, F., Coico, F. Mejìa, Camus, C. Espinoza, Campos, C. Jara, Musumeci, S., Battisti, A., Quinnell, R.J., León, J. Mostacero, Vazza, G., Mostacciuolo, M.L., Paoletti, M.G., Falcone, F.H.

“…•Catalytic deficiency of chitotriosidase has a very high frequency in Amerindians highly exposed to chitin from enteroparasites and diet.•Mutation frequencies…”
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Basophilic histamine content and release during venom immunotherapy: Insights by flow cytometry by Nullens, S., Sabato, V., Faber, M., Leysen, J., Bridts, C. H., De Clerck, L. S., Falcone, F. H., Maurer, M., Ebo, D. G.

“…Background: Despite the efficiency of venom immunotherapy, the effects on basophils and mast cells remain incompletely understood and probably vary according…”
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Multiple protein extract microarray for profiling human food-specific immunoglobulins A, M, G and E by Renault, N.K., Gaddipati, S.R., Wulfert, F., Falcone, F.H., Mirotti, L., Tighe, P.J., Wright, V., Alcocer, M.J.C.

“…Existing food immunoglobulin (Ig) tests require large volumes of serum, are limited to one immunoglobulin class, are not amenable to high throughput analysis…”
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A novel tool for the detection of allergic sensitization combining protein microarrays with human basophils by Lin, J., Renault, N., Haas, H., Schramm, G., Vieths, S., Vogel, L., Falcone, F. H., Alcocer, M. J. C.

“…Summary Background Protein microarray (PM) is a powerful alternative to costly or labour‐intensive diagnostic for the large‐scale detection of…”
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A Brugia malayi Homolog of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Reveals an Important Link Between Macrophages and Eosinophil Recruitment During Nematode Infection by Falcone, Franco H, Loke, P'ng, Zang, Xingxing, MacDonald, Andrew S, Maizels, Rick M, Allen, Judith E

“…Infections with the helminth parasite Brugia malayi share many key features with Th2-mediated allergic diseases, including recruitment of eosinophils. We have…”
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Lack of protease activated receptor (PAR) expression in purified human basophils by Falcone, F H, Morroll, S, Gibbs, B F

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Molecular Characterization of an Interleukin-4-inducing Factor from Schistosoma mansoni Eggs by Schramm, Gabriele, Falcone, Franco H, Gronow, Achim, Haisch, Karin, Mamat, Uwe, Doenhoff, Michael J, Oliveira, Guilherme, Galle, Jürgen, Dahinden, Clemens A, Haas, Helmut

“…The eggs of the parasitic trematode Schistosoma mansoni are powerful inducers of a T helper type 2 (Th2) immune response and immunoglobulin E (IgE) production…”
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Early interleukin-4: its role in the switch towards a Th2 response and IgE-mediated allergy by Haas, H, Falcone, F H, Holland, M J, Schramm, G, Haisch, K, Gibbs, B F, Bufe, A, Schlaak, M

“…The etiology of IgE-mediated allergies is complex and, thus far, not completely understood. A common feature, however, is the overproduction of IgE-inducing…”
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Safety of hookworm infection in individuals with measurable airway responsiveness: a randomized placebo-controlled feasibility study by Feary, J., Venn, A., Brown, A., Hooi, D., Falcone, F. H., Mortimer, K., Pritchard, D. I., Britton, J.

“…Summary Background Epidemiological evidence suggests that hookworm infection protects against asthma. However, for ethical and safety reasons, before testing…”
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The search for mast cell and basophil models – are we getting closer to pathophysiological relevance? by Siebenhaar, F., Falcone, F. H., Tiligada, E., Hammel, I., Maurer, M., Sagi‐Eisenberg, R., Levi‐Schaffer, F.

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Total internal reflection microscopy for live imaging of cellular uptake of sub-micron non-fluorescent particles by BYRNE, G.D, PITTER, M.C, ZHANG, J, FALCONE, F.H, STOLNIK, S, SOMEKH, M.G

“…This paper presents a simple, high-resolution, non-fluorescent imaging technique called total internal reflection microscopy (TIRM) and demonstrates its…”
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Prediction of tolerance in children with IgE mediated cow's milk allergy by microarray profiling and chemometric approach by Wulfert, F., Sanyasi, G., Tongen, L., Watanabe, L.A., Wang, X., Renault, N.K., Falcone, F.H., Jacob, C.M.A., Alcocer, M.J.C.

“…The sera of a retrospective cohort (n=41) composed of children with well characterized cow's milk allergy collected from multiple visits were analyzed using a…”
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Ascaris suum-Derived Products Induce Human Neutrophil Activation via a G Protein-Coupled Receptor That Interacts with the Interleukin-8 Receptor Pathway by FALCONE, Franco H, ROSSI, Adriano G, SHARKEY, Rose, BROWN, Alan P, PRITCHARD, David I, MAIZELS, Rick M

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The human basophil: a new appreciation of its role in immune responses by Falcone, Franco H., Haas, Helmut, Gibbs, Bernhard F.

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A comparison of procedures for purifying human basophils to near homogeneity by Gibbs, B. F., Papenfuss, K., Falcone, F. H.

“…Issue Title: 1. Histamine in allergy and inflammation, mast cells and basophils…”
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Parasite role reversal: worms on trial by Falcone, Franco H., Pritchard, David I.

“…Asthma has reached epidemic proportions globally. This has been attributed by many to improved hygiene. The frequent failure of conventional pharmaceuticals to…”
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