Selected Research Articles on IBS, Food Allergies, and Related Issues

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Cremonini, F., Di Caro, S., Santarelli, L., Gabrielli, M., Candelli, M., Nista, E. C., Lupascu, A., Gasbarrini, G., & Gasbarrini, A. Probiotics in antibiotic-associated diarrhoea. Digestive and Liver Disease, 34(Suppl. 2), S78-S80.

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Dongari-Bagtzoglou A. (2008). Pathogenesis of mucosal biofilm infections: challenges and progress. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2008 Apr;6(2):201-8.

Drouault-Holowacz et. al. (2008). A double blind randomized controlled trial of a probiotic combination in 100 patients with irritable bowel syndrome. Gastroenterol Clin Biol. 2008 Feb;32(2):147-52. Epub 2008 Mar 4.

Edwards George et. al. (2008). Psychological Correlates of Gluten-free Diet Adherence in Adults With Celiac Disease. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2008 Jun 17. [Epub ahead of print]

Ejsing-Duun et. al. (2008). Dietary gluten reduces the number of intestinal regulatory T cells in mice. Scand J Immunol. 2008 Jun;67(6):553-9.

Elmer, G. W. (2001). Probiotics: "Living drugs." American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 58(12), 1101-1109.

Esposito et. al. (2007). Breath test for differential diagnosis between small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and irritable bowel disease: an observation on non-absorbable antibiotics. World J Gastroenterol. 2007 Dec 7;13(45):6016-21.

Foxx-Orenstein A. (2006). IBS--review and what's new. MedGenMed. 2006 Jul 26;8(3):20. Full Article

Fink et. al. (2007). Human antigen-presenting cells respond differently to gut-derived probiotic bacteria but mediate similar strain-dependent NK and T cell activation. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 2007 Dec;51(3):535-46. Epub 2007 Sep 27.

Floch, M. H., & Narayan, R. (2002). Diet in the irritable bowel syndrome. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, 35(1, Suppl.), S45-S52.

Frank DN, Pace NR. (2008). Gastrointestinal microbiology enters the metagenomics era. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2008 Jan;24(1):4-10.

Frank et. al. (2007). Molecular-phylogenetic characterization of microbial community imbalances in human inflammatory bowel diseases. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Aug 21;104(34):13780-5. Epub 2007 Aug 15. Full Text.

Freeman, H.J. (2008). Pearls and pitfalls in the diagnosis of adult celiac disease. Can J Gastroenterol. 2008 Mar;22(3):273-80.

Foster, A. P., Knowles, T. G., Moore, A. H., Cousins, P. D., Day, M. J., & Hall, E. J. (2003). Serum IgE and IgG responses to food antigens in normal and atopic dogs, and dogs with gastrointestinal disease. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 93(3-4), 113-124.

Fox, C. H., & Dang, G. (2004). Probiotics in the prevention and treatment of diarrhea. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 10(4), 601-603.

Garcia-Abriach et. al. (2008). Molecular analysis of yogurt containing Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus in human intestinal microbiota. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Jan;87(1):91-6.

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Golebiowska-Wawrzyniak et. al. (2007). [Contribution of indicators of sensitized T lymphocytes in the diagnosis of IgE independent and IgE dependent cow's allergy in children] [Article in Polish]. Med Wieku Rozwoj. 2007 Jan-Mar;11(1):25-34.

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Guarner, F. (2007). Hygiene, microbial diversity and immune regulation. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2007 Nov;23(6):667-72.

Guigoz et. atl (2008). The inflammatory status of old age can be nurtured from the intestinal environment. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2008 Jan;11(1):13-20.

Harrington et. al. (2008). Deficiency of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase enhances commensal-induced antibody responses and protects against Citrobacter rodentium-induced colitis. Infect Immun. 2008 Jul;76(7):3045-53. Epub 2008 Apr 21.

Hauk PJ. (2008). The role of food allergy in atopic dermatitis. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2008 May;8(3):188-94.

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Heine, R. G., Elsayed, S., Hosking, C. S., Hill, D. J. (2002). Cow's milk allergy in infancy. Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2(3), 217-225.

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Hill et. al. (2007). IgE food sensitization in infants with eczema attending a dermatology department. J Pediatr. 2007 Oct;151(4):359-63. Epub 2007 Aug 6.

Hill et. al. (2007). The efficacy of amino acid-based formulas in relieving the symptoms of cow's milk allergy: a systematic review. Clin Exp Allergy. 2007 Jun;37(6):808-22.

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Iacono, G., Carroccio, A., Cavataio, F., Montalto, G., Cantarero, M. D., & Notarbartolo, A. (1995). Chronic constipation as a symptom of cow milk allergy. Journal of Pediatrics, 126(1), 34-39.

Iacono, G., Cavataio, F., Montalto, G., Florena, A., Tumminello, M., Soresi, M., Notarbartolo, A., & Carroccio, A. (1998). Intolerance of cow's milk and chronic constipation in children. New England Journal of Medicine, 229(16), 1100-1104.

Iacono, G., Cavataio, F., Montalto, G., Soresi, M., Notarbartolo, A., & Carroccio, A. (1998). Persistent cow's milk protein intolerance in infants: the changing faces of the same disease. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 28(7), 817-823.

Ishida, Y., Nakamura, F., Kanzato, H., Sawada, D., Hirata, H., Nishimura, A., Kajimoto, O., & Fujiwara, S. (2005). Clinical effects of Lactobacillus acidophilus strain L-92 on perennial allergic rhinitis: A double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Journal of Dairy Science, 88(2), 527-533.

Ivec et. al. (2007). Interactions of macrophages with probiotic bacteria lead to increased antiviral response against vesicular stomatitis virus. Antiviral Res. 2007 Sep;75(3):266-74. Epub 2007 Apr 23.

Jawhara et. al. (2008). Colonization of mice by Candida albicans is promoted by chemically induced colitis and augments inflammatory responses through galectin-3. J Infect Dis. 2008 Apr 1;197(7):972-80.

Jeyanathan et. al. (2007). Visualization of Mycobacterium avium in Crohn's tissue by oil-immersion microscopy. Microbes Infect. 2007 Nov-Dec;9(14-15):1567-73. Epub 2007 Sep 11.

Jirapinyo, P., Densupsoontorn, N., Thamonsiri, N., & Wongarn, R. (2002). Prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in infants by probiotics. Journal of the Medical Associatioin of Thailand, 85(Suppl. 2), S739-S742.

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Kajander et. al. (2008). Clinical trial: multispecies probiotic supplementation alleviates the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome and stabilizes intestinal microbiota. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2008 Jan 1;27(1):48-57. Epub 2007 Oct 5.

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Kelsall, BL (2008). Innate and adaptive mechanisms to control of pathological intestinal inflammation. J Pathol. 2008 Jan;214(2):242-59.

Kemp, AS. (2007). Egg Allergy. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2007 Dec;18(8):696-702.

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Knight AK, Blazquez AB, Zhang S, Mayer LF, Sampson HA, Berin MC. (2007). CD4 T cells activated in the mesenteric lymph node mediate gastrointestinal food allergy in mice. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2007 Oct 4; [Epub ahead of print]

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Konstantinou, GN. and Grattan, CE (2008). Food contact hypersensitivity syndrome: the mucosal contact urticaria paradigm. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2008 Jul;33(4):383-9.

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