High serum tryptophan concentration in pollinosis patients is associated with unresponsiveness to pollen extract therapy

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-40

  Kositz, C ^a   Schroecksnadel, K ^b   Grander, G ^c   Schennach, H ^a   Kofler, H ^c   Fuchs, D ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c Private Allergy Clinic   (Austria)

^d INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Hyposensitization; Indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase; Pollinosis; Specific subcutaneous immunotherapy; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

ALUTARD; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; INDOLEAMINE 2,3 DIOXYGENASE; KYNURENINE; MOMETASONE FUROATE; NEOPTERIN; POLLEN EXTRACT; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BLOOD DONOR; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESENSITIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MALE; POLLEN ALLERGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYNURENINE; MALE; NEOPTERIN; POLLEN; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 49749105168     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000128584     Document Type: Article

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