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ReviewImmunity, inflammation and disease2018

Immunoglobulin G; structure and functional implications of different subclass modifications in initiation and resolution of allergy.

Timothy H Scott-Taylor, Stefan-Claudiu Axinia, Sumeya Amin, Ruth Pettengell

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Review in Immunity, inflammation and disease, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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29 citing papers in PubMed, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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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 1 country.

Timothy H Scott-TaylorSchool of Life Sciences, London Metropolitan University, 166-220 Holloway Road, London, N7 8DB.ORCID 0000-0001-6713-137X
Stefan-Claudiu AxiniaSchool of Life Sciences, London Metropolitan University, 166-220 Holloway Road, London, N7 8DB.
Sumeya AminSchool of Life Sciences, London Metropolitan University, 166-220 Holloway Road, London, N7 8DB.
Ruth PettengellDepartment of Haematology, St George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE.
London Metropolitan University · GBSt George's, University of London · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

IgE and not IgG is usually associated with allergy. IgE lodged on mast cells in skin or gut and basophils in the blood allows for the prolonged duration of allergy through the persistent expression of high affinity IgE receptors. However, many allergic reactions are not dependent on IgE and are generated in the absence of allergen specific and even total IgE. Instead, IgG plasma cells are involved in induction of, and for much of the pathogenesis of, allergic diseases. The pattern of IgG producing plasma cells in atopic children and the tendency for direct or further class switching to IgE are the principle factors responsible for long-lasting sensitization of mast cells in allergic children. Indirect class switching from IgG producing plasma cells has been shown to be the predominant pathway for production of IgE while a Th2 microenvironment, genetic predisposition, and the concentration and nature of allergens together act on IgG plasma cells in the atopic tendency to undergo further immunoglobulin gene recombination. The seminal involvement of IgG in allergy is further indicated by the principal role of IgG4 in the natural resolution of allergy and as the favourable immunological response to immunotherapy. This paper will look at allergy through the role of different antibodies than IgE and give current knowledge of the nature and role of IgG antibodies in the start, maintenance and resolution of allergy.

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AnimalsHumansHypersensitivityImmunoglobulin EImmunoglobulin GMast CellsPlasma CellsStructure-Activity RelationshipTh2 CellsImmunoglobulin EImmunoglobulin GAllergyantibodiescellsmast cells/basophilsmoleculesprocesses

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PMID29164823
PMCPMC5818455
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