Monitoring of specific IgG4 antibodies in respiratory allergy due to the pollen of Parietaria judaica. Evidence for a protective role

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 263-268

  Panzani, R C ^a   Ariano, R ^b   Augeri, G ^a  

^a Laboratoire de Recherches   (France)

^b Ventimiglia Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

IgG4; Parietaria pollen; Specific immunotherapy

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; POLLEN ALLERGY; PROVOCATION TEST; SENSITIZATION;

ALLERGENS; ANTIBODIES, BLOCKING; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; NASAL PROVOCATION TESTS; POLLEN; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0030451662     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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