High-dose exposure to cat is associated with clinical tolerance - A modified Th2 immune response?

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1681-1685

  Hesselmar, B ^a,d   Aberg B ^a   Eriksson, B ^b   Bjorksten B ^c   Aberg N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cat; IgE; IgG4 introduction; Sensitization; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGY; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; TH2 CELL;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; CATS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; MALE; SKIN TESTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 0346216128     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2003.01821.x     Document Type: Article

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