Allergen-reactive antibodies are found in nasal fluids from patients with birch pollen-induced intermittent allergic rhinitis, but not in healthy controls

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 386-392

  Benson, Mikael ^a,b   Reinholdt, J ^c   Cardell, L O ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bet v 1; Degranulation; Immunoglobulins; Intermittent allergic rhinitis

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANTIBODY; BET V 1 REACTIVE ANTIBODY; BET V 2 REACTIVE ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BIRCH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTIONATION; GRASS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NOSE MUCUS; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAGWEED; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALBUMINS; ALLERGENS; BETULA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL LAVAGE FLUID; NASAL MUCOSA; NASAL PROVOCATION TESTS; POLLEN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL;

EID: 0038189883     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2003.00113.x     Document Type: Article

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