Variable binding affinities for allergen suggest a 'selective competition' among immunoglobulins in atopic and non-atopic humans

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 39, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 367-377

  Jackola, Duaine R ^a   Pierson Mullany, Lisa K ^a   Liebeler, Carol L ^a   Blumenthal, Malcolm N ^a   Rosenberg, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Affinity; Allergen; Amb a 1; Atopy; IgE; IgG1; IgG4

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; EPITOPE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; RAGWEED ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING COMPETITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ISOTYPES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, B-CELL;

AMBROSIA;

EID: 0036773486     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-5890(02)00108-6     Document Type: Article

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