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ArticleResults in immunology2011

Increased IL-5 and IL-13 cytokine level in ex vivo stimulated whole blood cells from grass pollen allergic donors correlate with seasonal exposure.

Anurag Singh, Sébastien Holvoet, Marietta Weiss, Maurice Beaumont, Adrian W Zuercher, Annick Mercenier

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Article in Results in immunology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anurag SinghAllergy Group, Department of Nutrition & Health, Nestle Research Center, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, CH-1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland.
Sébastien HolvoetAllergy Group, Department of Nutrition & Health, Nestle Research Center, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, CH-1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland.
Marietta WeissAllergy Group, Department of Nutrition & Health, Nestle Research Center, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, CH-1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland.
Maurice BeaumontClinical Evaluation Group, Department of Bio-Analytical Science, Nestle Research Center, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, CH-1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland.
Adrian W ZuercherAllergy Group, Department of Nutrition & Health, Nestle Research Center, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, CH-1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland.
Annick MercenierAllergy Group, Department of Nutrition & Health, Nestle Research Center, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, CH-1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland.
Nestlé (Switzerland) · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is a need for simple and physiological assays to characterize the immune status of allergic individuals. Whole blood samples from 15 adult subjects (10 with positive clinical history to grass pollen and 5 with negative clinical history) were obtained before the start (April 2010) and during the middle of the grass pollen season (June 2010). The investigators were blinded to the allergic status of the subjects. A skin prick test (SPT) to grass pollen was carried out at the end of the study. Cytokines (IL-5, IL-13, IL-10 and IFNγ) and activation of T-lymphocytes were determined after ex vivo culture of whole blood cells. IL-5, IL-10 and IL-13 cytokines were significantly elevated in allergic individuals during the middle of the season (p≤0.02) compared to the start. This assay can be a valuable tool in clinical trials especially in pediatric population where limited quantities of blood are available to study immune responses.

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AllergyGrass pollenIL-13IL-5Whole blood

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PMID24371548
PMCPMC3787729
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