Allergic disease and atopic sensitization in children in relation to measles vaccination and measles infection (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to investigate the role of measles vaccination and measles infection in the development of allergic disease and atopic sensitization. METHODS: A total of 14 893 children were in
Ambient air pollution- a cause for COPD? (Publications)
The role of ambient air pollution in the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is considered to be uncertain. We review the evidence in the light of recent studies.Eight morbidit
10-Jahres-Entwicklung von Kindern mit Geburtsgewicht unter 1501g (Publications)
170 Children born between 1971 and 73 and hospitalised at the neonatal intensive care unit of the Hospital for Children of the University of Basel because of very low birth weight and/or IRDS are re-e
Immune deficiency in mouse models for inherited peripheral neuropathies leads to improved myelin maintenance (Publications)
The adhesive cell surface molecule P(0) is the most abundant glycoprotein in peripheral nerve myelin and fulfills pivotal functions during myelin formation and maintenance. Mutations in the correspond
Exposure to microbial components and allergens in population studies: a comparison of two house dust collection methods applied by participants and... (Publications)
Dust collection by study participants instead of fieldworkers would be a practical and cost-effective alternative in large-scale population studies estimating exposure to indoor allergens and microbia
Bicyclo[2.2.2]octyl esters of dialkylamino acids as antiprotozoals (Publications)
A couple of bicyclo[2.2.2]octyl esters of 2-dialkylaminoacetic acids were prepared. Their antiplasmodial and antitrypanosomal activities against Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (STIB 900) and the K(1)
Differential gene expression in LPS/IFNgamma activated microglia and macrophages: in vitro versus in vivo (Publications)
Two different macrophage populations contribute to CNS neuroinflammation: CNS-resident microglia and CNS-infiltrating peripheral macrophages. Markers distinguishing these two populations in tissue sec