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ReviewAllergologie select2021

Use of biologics in allergen immunotherapy.

Wolfgang Pfützner, Mathias Schuppe

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Review in Allergologie select, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 22% 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. [Allergen immunotherapy: FAQs and facts].Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wolfgang PfütznerDepartment of Dermatology and Allergology, Clinical-Experimental Allergology, Allergy Center Hessen, University Hospital Marburg, Philipps-University Marburg.
Mathias SchuppeDepartment of Dermatology and Allergology, Clinical-Experimental Allergology, Allergy Center Hessen, University Hospital Marburg, Philipps-University Marburg.
Philipps University of Marburg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biologics are drugs that are derived or synthesized from biological sources. A particular class are recombinant monoclonal antibodies. Their targeted application against distinct molecules of intercellular communication is of significant relevance in the treatment of tumor, inflammatory, or allergic diseases. But also in the context of allergen immunotherapy (AIT) they can be of special value. This is exemplified by the anti-IgE antibody omalizumab, which allows to achieve allergen tolerance in patients suffering from severe allergic reactions and increased risk of AIT-induced anaphylaxis. Furthermore, omalizumab administration during AIT effectively lowers the rsik of allergic side effects. This is demonstrated by a variety of studies and case reports of patients suffering either form respiratory, food, or insect venom allergy. Besides a direct blocking of IgE-mediated effects, T-cellular immune mechanisms might also be involved. Another interesting option is the applcation of recombinant IgG antibodes directed against specific epitopes of an allergen. Similar to AIT-induced IgG antibodies they can prevent the binding of allergens to IgE-antibodes as well as the hereby elicited allergic reactions.

Indexed as

allergen blocking antibodiesallergen-immunotherapybiologicsfood allergyinsect venom allergyomalizumab

Identifiers

PMID33634221
PMCPMC7901361
OpenAlexW3131976524

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