Effects of birch pollen SIT on apple allergy: A matter of dosage?

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1269-1271

  Asero, Riccardo ^a,b  

^a CLINICA SAN CARLO   (Italy)

^b Ospedale 21   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ALUTARD; BET V 1 ALLERGEN; BIRCH POLLEN EXTRACT; PANGRAMIN; POLLEN EXTRACT; RETARD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APPLE; APPLE ALLERGY; BIRCH; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; POLLEN ALLERGY; POLLEN FOOD ALLERGY SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIFIC IMMUNOTHERAPY;

ALLERGENS; BETULA; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALUS; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLLEN;

EID: 8644248138     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2004.00561.x     Document Type: Editorial

References (25)

1. BOUSQUET J, LOCKEY RF, MALLING HJ, eds. WHO position paper. Allergy immunotherapy: therapeutic vaccines for allergic diseases. Allergy 1998; 53(Suppl 44):1-42.
2. DURHAM SR, WALKER SM, VARGA EM, JACOBSEN MR, O'BRIEN F, NOBLE W et al. Long-term clinical efficacy of grass pollen immunotherapy. N Engl J Med 1999;341:468-475.
3. DURHAM SR, TILL SJ. Immunologic changes associated with allergen immunotherapy. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1998;102:157-164.
4. AKDIS CA, BLASER K. Mechanisms of allergen-specific immunotherapy. Allergy 2000;55:522-530.
5. OPPENHEIMER JJ, NELSON HS, BOCK SA, CHRISTIANSEN F, LEUNG DYM. Treatment of peanut allergy with rush immunotherapy. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1992;90:256-262.
6. NELSON HS, LAHR J, RULE R, BOCK SA, LEUNG DYM. Treatment of anaphylactic sensitivity to peanuts by immunotherapy with injections of acqueous peanut extract. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1997;99:744-751.
7. VALENTA R, KRAFT D. Type I allergic reactions to plant-derived foods: a consequence of primary sensitization to pollen allergens. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1996;97:893-898.
8. EBNER C, BIRKNER T, VALENTA R, RUMPOLD H, BREITENBACH M, SCHEINER O et al. Common epitopes of birch pollen and apple. Studies by Western and Northern blot. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1991;88:588-594.
9. VIETHS S, JANEK K, AULEPP H, PETERSEN A. Isolation and characterization of the 18 kDa major apple allergen and comparison with the major birch pollen allergen (Bet v 1). Allergy 1995;50: 421-430.
10. VANEK-KREBIZ M, HOFFMANN-SOMMERGRUBER K, LAIMER DA CAMARA MACHADO M, EBNER C, KRAFT D, SCHEINER O et al. Cloning and sequencing of Mal d 1, the major allergen from apple (Malus domestica), and its immunological relationship to Bet v 1 the major birch pollen allergen. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1995;214: 538-551.
11. VALENTA R, DUCHENE M, EBNER C, VALENT P, SILLABER C, DEVILLER P et al. Profilins constitute a novel family of plant pan-allergens. J Exp Med 1992;175:377-385.
12. HALMEPURO L, VUONTELA K, KALIMO K, BJORKSTEN F. Cross-reactivity of IgE antibodies with allergens in birch pollen, fruits and vegetables. Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 1984;74:235-240.
13. ANHOEJ C, BACKER V, NOLTE H. Diagnostic evaluation of grass- and birch-allergic patients with oral allergy syndrome. Allergy 2001;56:548-552.
14. MOLLER C. Effect of pollen immunotherapy on food hypersensitivity in children with birch pollinosis. Ann Allergy 1989;62:343-345.
15. HERRMANN D, HENZGEN M, FRANK E, RUDESCHKO O, JAGER L. Effect of hyposensitization for tree pollinosis on associated apple allergy. J Invest Allergol Clin Immunol 1995;5:259-267.
16. ASERO R. Effect of birch pollen-specific immunotherapy on apple allergy in birch pollen-hypersensitive patients. Clin Exp Allergy 1998;28:1368-1373.
17. ASERO R How long does the effect of birch pollen injection SIT on apple allergy last? Allergy 2003;58:435-438.
18. BOLHAAR STH, ZUIDMEER L, VAN LEEUWEN WA, HOFFMANN-SOMMERGRUBER K, BRUIJNZEEL-KOOMEN CA, VAN REE R et al. The effect of birch pollen immunotherapy on apple allergy monitored by DBPCFC and in-vivo and in-vitro IgE reactivity with recombinant allergens. XXII Congress of the EAACI, 7-11 June 2003 Paris, Abstract 138.
19. KELSO JM, JONES RT, TELLEZ R, YUNGINGER JW. Oral allergy syndrome successfully treated with pollen immunotherapy. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 1995;74:391-396.
20. ASERO R. Fennel, cucumber, and melon allergy successfully treated with pollen-specific injection immunotherapy. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2000;84: 460-462.
21. OSTERBALLE M, SCHELLER R, STAHL SKOV P, ANDERSEN KE, BINDSLEVJENSEN C. Diagnostic value of scratch chamber test, skin prick test, histamine release and specific IgE in birch-allergic patients with oral allergy syndrome to apple. Allergy 2003;58:950-953.
22. SKAMSTRUP HANSEN K, VESTERGAARD H, STAHL SKOV P, SONDERGAARD KHINCHI M, VIETHS S, POULSEN LK et al. Double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge with apple. Allergy 2001;56:109-117.
23. MALLING HJ, WEEKE B, eds. Position paper. Immunotherapy. Allergy 1993;48(Suppl 14):48-82.
24. HOFFMANN A, JAMIN A, POETISCH K, MAY S, AULEPP H, HAUSTEIN D et al. Determination of the allergenic activity of birch pollen and apple prick test solutions by measurement of β-hexosaminidase release from RBL-2H3 cells. Comparison with classical methods in allergen standardization. Allergy 1999;54:446-454.
25. VAN REE R. Analytic aspects of the standardization of allergenic extracts. Allergy 1997;52:795-805.