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MHC restriction in allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis -- Frontiers

in Bioscience

http://www.pulmonologylinx.com/thearts.cfm?artid=478858&specid=14

Conclusion: This review describes an association between HLA- class II

alleles and the specific responses to Af antigen (Asp f 1) in ABPA.

These studies focused on MHC restriction and distribution of HLA- class

II alleles in two groups of unrelated North American Caucasian patients

with cystic fibrosis and/or asthma...

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Improved antioxidant and fatty acid status of patients with cystic

fibrosis after antioxidant supplementation is linked to improved lung

function -- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

http://www.pulmonologylinx.com/thearts.cfm?artid=479045&specid=14

Conclusion: Whereas increased ß-carotene, selenium, and fatty acid

concentrations are linked to improved lung function, increased plasma

fatty acid concentrations are linked to oxidative stress. If oxidative

stress is deemed to be important to the clinical outcome of CF patients,

means of reducing oxidative stress while maintaining a high-fat,

high-energy diet must be investigated...

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