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Online Library: Allergies
The following pages provide an overview of the most recent research and clinical studies about the health benefits of micronutrients in fighting allergies. This collection of scientific facts proves that anyone who privately or publicly questions the health value of micronutrients does not serve YOUR health, or the health of the people, but rather the multi-billion dollar investment 'business with disease' based on patented pharmaceutical drugs.
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Allergies and micronutrients
Steroid Response After Long–Term Treatment with Oral N–Acetylcysteine in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Bronchitis
Source: Ugeskr Laeger. 1989 Nov 13;151(46):2076-8
Affiliation:
Abstract: The significance of long-term treatment with N-acetylcystein (NAC) for the steroid response on pulmonary function and general symptoms was investigated in patients with chronic bronchitis and moderate respiratory obstruction. All of the patients had received preliminary treatment with oral NAC in a dosage of 1,200 mg daily (Mucomyst Retard) or a placebo for 22 weeks in a double-blind design. It is concluded that, in this investigation, no clinically relevant effect of long-term preliminary treatment with NAC on the results of a steroid test was observed in patients with chronic bronchitis and moderate respiratory obstruction.
Effectiveness of Oral N -Acetylcysteine in a Rat Experimental Model of Asthma
Source: Pharmacological Research, Volume 45, Issue 2, February 2002, Pages 135-140
Affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, Av. Blasco Ibanez 15, E-46010 Valencia, Spain,¹ Zambon Group Spa, Via Lillo del Duca 10, 20091 Bresso (Milan), Italy ²
Abstract: Allergies are often associated with asthma. Oxidative stress appears to be relevant to asthma pathogenesis. Therefore, the effectivenss of the antioxidant N -acetylcysteine was examined on antigen-induced pulmonary responses in sensitized Brown–Norway rats. The study indicates that oral N -acetylcysteine shows beneficial effects in an in vivo model of experimental asthma, which confirm and extend the previous positive findings obtained in other models of lung injury.
N-Acetylcysteine Attenuates TNF-[alpha]-Dependent Reduction of IL-4-Induced Fc[epsilon]RII Expression in Human Monocytes.
Source: European Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology
Affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract: The study we hypothesizes that TNF-α-dependent reduction of IL-4-induced FcεRII expression in monocytes might be mediated through the ROIs-activated mechanism. The study examined the effect of NAC on TNF-α-dependent reduction of IL-4-induced FcεRII expression in human monocytes. NAC attenuated TNF-α-dependent reduction of IL-4-induced FcεRII mRNA expression. by attenuating TNF-α-dependent reduction of FcεRII mRNA expression. Similarly, the structurally unrelated antioxidant, pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC), also effectively attenuated this reduction. These results indicate that an ROIs-activated and antioxidant-sensitive mechanism might be involved in TNF-α-dependent reduction of IL-4-induced FcεRII expression in monocytes.
http://pt.wkhealth.com/pt/re/algy/abstract.00000381-199709000-00005.htm
N-Acetylcysteine and Disease Progression in COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
Source: Thorax 2005;60:622
Affiliation: Newham University Hospital, London, UK;
Abstract: It is known that oxidative stress plays an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In this study the anti-oxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC) was used to assess whether this drug could reduce the rate of lung function decline, reduce the yearly exacerbation rate, or improve clinical outcomes. 523 patients were randomised to receive either 600 mg NAC daily or placebo over a 3 year period. No significant differences were found in the rate of FEV1 decline (54 ml/year NAC v 47 ml/year placebo) or number of exacerbations per year (1.25 NAC v 1.29 placebo)
N-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Allergic Disease.
Source: Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care 2004, Volume 7(2), pp 123-129
Affiliation: School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, PO Box D184, Princess Margaret Hospital, Perth, WA 6001, Australia. susanp@ichr.uwa.edu.au
Abstract: The study examines the evidence for a potential role of changing dietary intake of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in the development, treatment and prevention of allergic diseases. Two recent preliminary reports in infants suggest that dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplements in pregnancy or in the early postnatal period could have immunomodulatory properties and associated clinical effects, although more studies are now needed. Novel synthetic polyunsaturated fatty acids with more potent and selective antiinflammatory effects may also provide safe therapeutic and preventive strategies in the future.
http://www.co-clinicalnutrition.com/pt/re/conutrition/abstract.00075197-200403000-00004.htm
Autoimmune Disease and Allergy are Controlled by Vitamin C Treatment
Source: In-Vivo. 1994 Mar-Apr; 8(2): 251-7
Affiliation: Kodama Research Institute of Preventive Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
Abstract: The study investigates the problem of whether or not vitamin C administration may help control autoimmune disease and allergy by stimulating the glucocorticoid mechanism of a patient with an immune disorder. The study shows that vitamin C injection or infusion treatments induced an increase of plasma glucocorticoid activity with a delay of about 2 hours, as assessed in terms of the eosinophil count and plasma cortisol concentration. Within 2 hours there was a remarkable decline of plasma cortisol that suggests the presence of some cortisol absorber, of which the function was triggered by vitamin C. The same vitamin C treatments also accelerated diuresis and 17-OHCS excretion
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