studies in developing related deficit of vitamin D with the onset of allergic diseases
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) organizes the VIII meeting controversies and developments in allergy (CYNA)
– for the Dra Erika Von Mutius, Director of the Department of asthma and allergy in the children’s Hospital of the University of Munich, there are certain optimal germs in the environment that could protect the patient of asthma and other allergies
– Dr Ian Pavord of the Institute of Lung Health in Leicester, stressed the importance of recognizing the different phenotypes in asthma and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) to properly classify patients and administering the most appropriate treatments
Madrid, January 2012.- close all Spain 450 Allergists have attended the VIII Edition of the dispute resolution meeting and developments in allergy (CYNA)organized annually by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and scientifically coordinated by DRA. Montserrat Fernandez Rivas, Prof. j. Luis Prieto Andrew and Dr. JoaquÃn Sastre DomÃnguez. The meeting has again proved a great success because of the high scientific level of invited speakers and topical of the issues addressed.
Thus, this year’s Edition has been involving reputed DRA. Erika von Mutius, Director of the Department of asthma and allergy of the University children’s Hospital of Munich and the research group in asthma and allergy of the University. In his speech, the development of asthma and allergy: hygiene theory ”, has pointed out that this theory has been more than 20 years to evolve. Currently is based on the studies on farms to check that in places where there are a large number of microorganisms in the air and environment children would be protected from the development of allergy. Therefore at this time, the research aims to demonstrate that in environments with many germs, some optimal colonizarÃan respiratory tract, so that harmful germs did not have the opportunity to do so.
This expert has participated in several studies on farms and has stated that one of its objectives is the full understanding of this process then so could find ways to prevent it ”. So far, and in pursuit of this prevention, what has been achieved in their research is to prevent asthma in mice, managing optimal germs (Lactococus lactis and Acinetobacteria) of the stables of animal intranasal.
New theory of vitamin D deficiency
For its part, Prof. Luis Prieto Andrew, Professor of the Department of Medicine of the Faculty of medicine and dentistry at the University of Valencia, and comoderador of the table on epidemiology and asthma ”, highlighted the new theory of the deficit of vitamin D. are developing a series of studies on the relationship between vitamin D deficiency)(that occurs in the northern countries, where there is less exposure to the Sun) and the development of allergic diseases, with a statistically significant and obvious relationship. It is a theory that lies at the stadiums early development, but for now we know that a relationship exists between the two. Objective that occurs at the moment is to check if solving the problems of vitamin D in societies where there is no sun, you get prevent disease ”, said the specialist.
In addition, one of the main presentations of the meeting has been given by Dr. Ian Pavord, the Department of respiratory medicine, thoracic surgery and allergy of the University Glenfield Hospital in Leicester (United Kingdom), which was who first identified the phenotypes of asthma and qualify them so that they would have relevance in the management of patients. The British expert in respiratory diseases has highlighted the implications clinical recognize the different phenotypes in asthma and COPD, and properly classify patients and individualize your treatment.
Also, the meeting has been with the participation of Dr. JoaquÃn Sastre Dominguez, Chief of the service of allergy of the Fundación Jiménez DÃaz of Madrid, which has acted as comoderador of the round table on allergy to implants ”, latest news item. She raised the challenge to predict patient allergies to metal implants and adverse reactions to implant cosmetics through previous studies, identifying risk groups. Is common to find people with allergies to metals. In women the incidence of allergy to nickel reaches almost 10 per cent but increasingly there are more men that develop because of new social customs as the piercing ”, said Dr. Sastre.
On the other hand, the DRA. Montserrat Fernandez Rivas, alergóloga of the Hospital ClÃnico San Carlos in Madrid, has coordinated the presentations on allergy drugs ”. On the one hand has dealt with allergy to biological medicinal products, given his growing, and on the other hand use drugs that are exceptional but of considerable gravity serious skin reactions. The Bureau has discussed on skin testing or laboratory that should be done to diagnose patients.
