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ReviewKorean journal of pediatrics2013

Mechanisms of immune tolerance to allergens in children.

Umut C Kucuksezer, Cevdet Ozdemir, Mübeccel Akdis, Cezmi A Akdis

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Review in Korean journal of pediatrics, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Immunotherapy in allergy and cellular tests: state of art.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2014
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Umut C KucuksezerDepartment of Immunology, Institute of Experimental Medicine (DETAE), Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Cevdet OzdemirDepartment of Pediatric Allergy, Atasehir Hospital, Memorial Health Group, Istanbul, Turkey.
Mübeccel AkdisSwiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), University of Zurich, Davos, Switzerland.
Cezmi A AkdisSwiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), University of Zurich, Davos, Switzerland. ; Christine Kuhne - Center for Allergy Research and Education, Davos, Switzerland.
University of Zurich · CHIstanbul University · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Because the prevalence of allergic diseases has significantly increased in recent years, understanding the causes and mechanisms of these disorders is of high importance, and intense investigations are ongoing. Current knowledge pinpoints immune tolerance mechanisms as indispensable for healthy immune response to allergens in daily life. It is evident that development and maintenance of allergens-pecific T cell tolerance is of vital importance for a healthy immune response to allergens. Such tolerance can be gained spontaneously by dose-dependent exposures to allergens in nature or by allergen-specific immunotherapy. Allergen-specific immunotherapy induces regulatory T cells with the capacity to secrete interleukin-10 and transforming growth factor-β, limits activation of effector cells of allergic inflammation (such as mast cells and basophils), and switches antibody isotype from IgE to the noninflammatory type IgG4. Although allergen-specific immunotherapy is the only method of tolerance induction in allergic individuals, several factors, such as long duration of treatment, compliance problems, and life-threatening side effects, have limited widespread applicability of this immunomodulatory treatment. To overcome these limitations, current research focuses on the introduction of allergens in more efficient and safer ways. Defining the endotypes and phenotypes of allergic diseases might provide the ability to select ideal patients, and novel biomarkers might ensure new custom-tailored therapy modalities.

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Allergen specific immunotherapyAllergyRegulatory T cellsTolerance

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PMID24416044
PMCPMC3885784
OpenAlexW2160147724

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