[HTML][HTML] An overview about apitherapy and its clinical applications
Background Humanity has benefited from bee products over the centuries for treating and
preventing various illnesses, and apitherapy has been employed in several countries as a …
preventing various illnesses, and apitherapy has been employed in several countries as a …
The role of lymphocytes in allergic disease
S Romagnani - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2000 - Elsevier
In the last few years strong evidence has accumulated to suggest that allergen-reactive type-
2 T helper (TH2) cells play an important role in the induction and maintenance of the allergic …
2 T helper (TH2) cells play an important role in the induction and maintenance of the allergic …
Grass pollen immunotherapy induces mucosal and peripheral IL-10 responses and blocking IgG activity
KT Nouri-Aria, PA Wachholz, JN Francis… - The Journal of …, 2004 - journals.aai.org
T regulatory cells and IL-10 have been implicated in the mechanism of immunotherapy in
patients with systemic anaphylaxis following bee stings. We studied the role of IL-10 in the …
patients with systemic anaphylaxis following bee stings. We studied the role of IL-10 in the …
Induction of IL-10+ CD4+ CD25+ T cells by grass pollen immunotherapy
Background: Immunotherapy involves the modulation of allergen-specific T-cell responses,
either TH2-to-TH1 immune deviation or, in bee venom-treated patients, induction of IL-10 …
either TH2-to-TH1 immune deviation or, in bee venom-treated patients, induction of IL-10 …
Inhibition of allergen-IgE binding to B cells by IgG antibodies after grass pollen immunotherapy
BACKGROUND: Among atopic individuals, levels of allergen-specific IgG antibodies have
been inversely associated with the degree of allergen sensitization. Additionally, allergen …
been inversely associated with the degree of allergen sensitization. Additionally, allergen …
Allergen immunotherapy
AJ Frew - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2010 - Elsevier
Specific immunotherapy (SIT) involves the administration of allergen extracts to achieve
clinical tolerance of those allergens that cause symptoms in patients with allergic conditions …
clinical tolerance of those allergens that cause symptoms in patients with allergic conditions …
The future of antigen-specific immunotherapy of allergy
R Valenta - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2002 - nature.com
More than 25% of the population in industrialized countries suffers from immunoglobulin-E-
mediated allergies. The antigen-specific immunotherapy that is in use at present involves …
mediated allergies. The antigen-specific immunotherapy that is in use at present involves …
Grass pollen immunotherapy induces an allergen-specific IgA2 antibody response associated with mucosal TGF-β expression
C Pilette, KT Nouri-Aria, MR Jacobson… - The Journal of …, 2007 - journals.aai.org
Allergen immunotherapy (IT) has long-term efficacy in IgE-mediated allergic rhinitis and
asthma. IT has been shown to modify lymphocyte responses to allergen, inducing IL-10 …
asthma. IT has been shown to modify lymphocyte responses to allergen, inducing IL-10 …
Conjugation of immunostimulatory DNA to the short ragweed allergen amb a 1 enhances its immunogenicity and reduces its allergenicity
H Tighe, K Takabayashi, D Schwartz… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2000 - Elsevier
Background: Allergen immunotherapy is inconvenient and associated with the risk of
anaphylaxis. Efforts to improve the safety of immunotherapy by means of chemical …
anaphylaxis. Efforts to improve the safety of immunotherapy by means of chemical …
Immunologic changes associated with allergen immunotherapy
Specific allergen injection immunotherapy is highly effective in selected patients with IgE-
mediated disease, including respiratory allergy and venom anaphylaxis. Research in this …
mediated disease, including respiratory allergy and venom anaphylaxis. Research in this …