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ReviewAllergy2025

On the role of antibody affinity and avidity in the IgE-mediated allergic response.

Martin F Bachmann, Pascal S Krenger, Mona O Mohsen, Matthias F Kramer, Sviatlana Starchenka, Piers Whitehead, Monique Vogel, Matthew D Heath

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Review in Allergy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Recent advances in allergen immunotherapy.Chinese medical journal · 2026
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  5. Casein sIgE avidity and milk basophil reactivity in children with cow's milk allergy.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Martin F BachmannDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-4370-2099
Pascal S KrengerDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0008-7074-3842
Mona O MohsenDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-3510-9148
Matthias F KramerAllergy Therapeutics, Worthing, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3740-4733
Sviatlana StarchenkaAllergy Therapeutics, Worthing, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4914-4051
Piers WhiteheadSeromYx Systems, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Monique VogelDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-5219-4033
Matthew D HeathAllergy Therapeutics, Worthing, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6095-4098

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Type I hypersensitivity, also known as classical allergy, is mediated via allergen-specific IgE antibodies bound to type I FcR (FcεRI) on the surface of mast cells and basophils upon cross-linking by allergens. This IgE-mediated cellular activation may be blocked by allergen-specific IgG through multiple mechanisms, including direct neutralization of the allergen or engagement of the inhibitory receptor FcγRIIb which blocks IgE signal transduction. In addition, co-engagement of FcεRI and FcγRIIb by IgE-IgG-allergen immune complexes causes down regulation of receptor-bound IgE, resulting in desensitization of the cells. Both, activation of FcεRI by allergen-specific IgE and engagement of FcγRIIb by allergen-specific IgG are driven by allergen-binding. Here we delineate the distinct roles of antibody affinity versus avidity in driving these processes and discuss the role of IgG subclasses in inhibiting basophil and mast cell activation.

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Antibody AffinityBasophilsHypersensitivityImmunoglobulin EMast CellsReceptors, IgEAllergensAnimalsHumansImmunoglobulin GReceptors, IgGAllergensImmunoglobulin EImmunoglobulin GReceptors, IgEReceptors, IgGaffinityallergyantibodyavidityIgE

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PMID39189064
PMCPMC11724228

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