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ReviewGastroenterology2015

Food allergies: the basics.

Rudolf Valenta, Heidrun Hochwallner, Birgit Linhart, Sandra Pahr

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In one paragraph

Review in Gastroenterology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 123 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
123citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
11.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

123 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 287 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Food Avoidance Diets for Dermatitis.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2015
    Pooled it
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  5. Feeding characteristics in young children with IgE-mediated food allergies: A cross-sectional observational study.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2026
    Observational
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  10. Dietary Antigen Interaction with Intestinal Epithelial Cells.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2026
    Review
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  19. Food allergens in immune systems.Food science and biotechnology · 2025
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63 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rudolf ValentaDivision of Immunopathology, Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: Rudolf.valenta@meduniwien.ac.at.
Heidrun HochwallnerDivision of Immunopathology, Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Birgit LinhartDivision of Immunopathology, Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Sandra PahrDivision of Immunopathology, Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Medical University of Vienna · AT

Funding

Austrian Science Fund FWF F 4605Austrian Science Fund FWF P 23350Austrian Science Fund FWF P 25921
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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 but also affect other organ systems. Birth cohort studies have shown that allergic sensitization to food allergens develops early in childhood. Mechanisms of pathogenesis include cross-linking of mast cell- and basophil-bound IgE and immediate release of inflammatory mediators, as well as late-phase and chronic allergic inflammation, resulting from T-cell, basophil, and eosinophil activation. Researchers have begun to characterize the molecular features of food allergens and have developed chip-based assays for multiple allergens. These have provided information about cross-reactivity among different sources of food allergens, identified disease-causing food allergens, and helped us to estimate the severity and types of allergic reactions in patients. Importantly, learning about the structure of disease-causing food allergens has allowed researchers to engineer synthetic and recombinant vaccines.

Indexed as

AllergensAnimalsBiomarkersDietFood HypersensitivityHumansImmunoglobulin EImmunologic TestsImmunotherapyPredictive Value of TestsRisk FactorsVaccinesAllergensBiomarkersImmunoglobulin EVaccinesAllergenDiagnosisIgEIgE-Associated Food AllergyImmunotherapyMultiallergen TestTherapy

Identifiers

PMID25680669
PMCPMC4414527
OpenAlexW2052237331

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