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ReviewThe Journal of allergy and clinical immunology2016

IgE in the diagnosis and treatment of allergic disease.

Thomas A E Platts-Mills, Alexander J Schuyler, Elizabeth A Erwin, Scott P Commins, Judith A Woodfolk

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Review in The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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44citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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44 citing papers in PubMed, 97 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Thomas A E Platts-MillsUniversity of Virginia, Asthma and Allergy Disease Center, Charlottesville, Va. Electronic address: tap2z@virginia.edu.
Alexander J SchuylerUniversity of Virginia, Asthma and Allergy Disease Center, Charlottesville, Va.
Elizabeth A ErwinNationwide Children's Hospital, Center for Innovation in Pediatric Practice, Columbus, Ohio.
Scott P ComminsDivision of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.
Judith A WoodfolkUniversity of Virginia, Asthma and Allergy Disease Center, Charlottesville, Va.
University of Virginia · USNationwide Children's Hospital · USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

IgE antibodies to the mammalian oligosaccharide galactose-alpha-1, 3-galactose (alpha-gal): immunology, epidemiology and relevance to allergic and inflammatory diseaseR37AI020565 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE · PI THOMAS A. PLATTS-MILLS · 1992 to 2026
$8.4M
DUST MITE, COCKROACH AND CAT ALLERGENS IN HOUSES/ASTHMAR01AI020565 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE · PI PLATTS-MILLS, THOMAS A. · 1985 to 2017
$7.1M
Delayed Anaphylaxis to Mammalian Meat caused by IgE Ab to alpha-galR56AI113095 · NIAID · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI COMMINS, SCOTT PALMER · 2014 to 2014
$390k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI020565NIAID NIH HHS R37 AI020565NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI113095
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traditionally, the concept of allergy implied an abnormal response to an otherwise benign agent (eg, pollen or food), with an easily identifiable relationship between exposure and disease. However, there are syndromes in which the relationship between exposure to the relevant allergen and the "allergic" disease is not clear. In these cases the presence of specific IgE antibodies can play an important role in identifying the relevant allergen and provide a guide to therapy. Good examples include chronic asthma and exposure to perennial indoor allergens and asthma related to fungal infection. Finally, we are increasingly aware of forms of food allergy in which the relationship between exposure and the disease is delayed by 3 to 6 hours or longer. Three forms of food allergy with distinct clinical features are now well recognized. These are (1) anaphylactic sensitivity to peanut, (2) eosinophilic esophagitis related to cow's milk, and (3) delayed anaphylaxis to red meat. In these syndromes the immunology of the response is dramatically different. Peanut and galactose α-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal) are characterized by high- or very high-titer IgE antibodies for Ara h 2 and alpha-gal, respectively. By contrast, eosinophilic esophagitis is characterized by low levels of IgE specific for milk proteins with high- or very high-titer IgG4 to the same proteins. The recent finding is that patients with alpha-gal syndrome do not have detectable IgG4 to the oligosaccharide. Thus the serum results not only identify relevant antigens but also provide a guide to the nature of the immune response.

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AllergensAnimalsAsthmaBiomarkersFungiHumansHypersensitivityImmunizationImmunoassayImmunoglobulin ERisk FactorsAllergensBiomarkersImmunoglobulin Eallergen particlesalpha-galAsthmaeosinophilic esophagitisIgE antibodiesIgG(4)

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PMID27264001
PMCPMC5406226
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