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ReviewCurrent allergy and asthma reports2014

Immunotherapy for house dust mite sensitivity: where are the knowledge gaps?

Mark Biagtan, Ravi Viswanathan, Robert K Bush

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Review in Current allergy and asthma reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  6. Correlation ofAsia Pacific allergy · 2024
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  9. Comparative analysis of chronic rhinitis patient profiles during autumn pollen season between grassland and non-grassland cities in North China.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2021
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  10. Clinical validation of controlled exposure to house dust mite in the environmental exposure unit (EEU).Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2021
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  12. House dust mite-specific immunotherapy alters the natural course of atopic march.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2020
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  13. TRPC1 intensifies house dust mite-induced airway remodeling by facilitating epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and STAT3/NF-κB signaling.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2019
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  15. Severity and disease control before house dust mite immunotherapy initiation: ANTARES a French observational survey.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mark BiagtanSection of Allergy, Immunology, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, K6/910 CSC #9988, 600 Highland Ave., Madison, WI, 53792, USA.
Ravi Viswanathan
Robert K Bush
University of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

Wisconsin Allergy Research Training (WISCART) ProgramT32AI007635 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI James E. Gern, DANIEL J JACKSON · 2000 to 2026
$6.5M
NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007635
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

House dust mites (HDMs) are found in the environments where human habitation exists. Their density is dependent on environmental relative humidity; therefore, higher populations are present in areas of the world with higher humidity levels, e.g., coastal areas and tropics. To date, 24 HDM allergens have been identified. Many of these represent digestive enzymes since HDM feces are the major source of allergen exposure. IgE- medicated sensitization to HDM allergens is an important factor in the pathogenesis of allergic diseases since it is the most common aeroallergen detected by skin testing or in vitro IgE assays. Sensitization to HDM allergens often occurs early in life and appears to play an important role in the progression from allergic rhinitis to asthma (the so-called Allergic March) in children. HDM sensitization is also associated with asthma across all age groups. Efforts to control environmental exposure to HDM allergens have often proven to be unsuccessful. While medications can improve symptoms, only immunotherapy currently provides disease-modifying effects in allergic rhinitis and asthma. Several systemic reviews and meta-analysis indicate that both subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT) and sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) are effective in the treatment of allergic rhinitis and asthma for HDM sensitivity. In this report, we review recent studies and the evidence for the use of HDM SCIT and SLIT. Fundamental gaps in knowledge are identified which could lead to improved approaches to HDM allergy.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntigens, DermatophagoidesAsthmaDermatophagoides pteronyssinusHumansImmunotherapyPyroglyphidaeRhinitis, AllergicAntigens, Dermatophagoides

Identifiers

PMID25354663
PMCPMC5034865
OpenAlexW2029986739

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