[HTML][HTML] Food allergies: the basics

R Valenta, H Hochwallner, B Linhart, S Pahr - Gastroenterology, 2015 - Elsevier
IgE-associated food allergy affects approximately 3% of the population and has severe
effects on the daily life of patients—manifestations occur not only in the gastrointestinal tract …

Molecular aspects of allergens and allergy

R Valenta, A Karaulov, V Niederberger… - Advances in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Immunoglobulin E (IgE)-associated allergy is the most common immune disorder. More than
30% of the population suffer from symptoms of allergy which are often severe, disabling, and …

[HTML][HTML] Cow's milk allergy: From allergens to new forms of diagnosis, therapy and prevention

H Hochwallner, U Schulmeister, I Swoboda… - Methods, 2014 - Elsevier
The first adverse reactions to cow's milk were already described 2000 years ago. However, it
was only 50 years ago that several groups started with the analysis of cow's milk allergens …

Functional rather than immunoreactive levels of IgG4 correlate closely with clinical response to grass pollen immunotherapy

MH Shamji, C Ljørring, JN Francis, MA Calderon… - Allergy, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
To cite this article: Shamji MH, Ljørring C, Francis JN, Calderon MA, Larché M, Kimber I,
Frew AJ, Ipsen H, Lund K, Würtzen PA, Durham SR. Functional rather than immunoreactive …

Testing for IgG4 against foods is not recommended as a diagnostic tool: EAACI Task Force Report

SO Stapel, R Asero, BK Ballmer‐Weber, EF Knol… - Allergy, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Serological tests for immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) against foods are persistently promoted for
the diagnosis of food‐induced hypersensitivity. Since many patients believe that their …

From allergen genes to allergy vaccines

R Valenta, F Ferreira, M Focke-Tejkl… - Annual review of …, 2009 - annualreviews.org
IgE-mediated allergy is a hypersensitivity disease affecting more than 25% of the population.
The structures of the most common allergens have been revealed through molecular cloning …

Molecular diagnosis of shrimp allergy: efficiency of several allergens to predict clinical reactivity

M Pascal, G Grishina, AC Yang… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background The diagnosis of shellfish allergy remains a challenge for clinicians. Several
shellfish allergens have been characterized and their IgE epitopes identified. However, the …

Peanut epitopes for IgE and IgG4 in peanut-sensitized children in relation to severity of peanut allergy

AE Flinterman, EF Knol, DA Lencer, L Bardina… - Journal of allergy and …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Better understanding of the relationship between antibody response to
peanut and clinical sensitivity might lead to more accurate prognostication. OBJECTIVE: We …

Biology and dynamics of B cells in the context of IgE‐mediated food allergy

P Satitsuksanoa, M Daanje, M Akdis, SD Boyd… - Allergy, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
An increasing number of people suffer from IgE‐mediated food allergies. The immunological
mechanisms that cause IgE‐mediated food allergy have been extensively studied. B cells …

Grass tablet sublingual immunotherapy downregulates the TH2 cytokine response followed by regulatory T-cell generation

A Suárez-Fueyo, T Ramos, A Galán, L Jimeno… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Sublingual administration of Phleum pratense allergen immunotherapy (SLIT)
tablets is a clinically efficient treatment for grass pollen–induced rhinoconjunctivitis. This …