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Review
. 2013 Jul-Aug;41(4):265-72.
doi: 10.1016/j.aller.2012.07.018. Epub 2013 Jan 16.

Allergen-specific immunotherapy: update on immunological mechanisms

M Alvaro  1 , J Sancha, H Larramona, J M Lucas, M Mesa, A I Tabar, A Martinez-Cañavate; Immunotherapy Working Group; Sociedad Española de Inmunología Clínica y Alergia Pediátrica (SEICAP)
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Review

Allergen-specific immunotherapy: update on immunological mechanisms

M Alvaro et al. Allergol Immunopathol (Madr). 2013 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

Immunotherapy selectively modulates the allergen-specific immune response. It involves the gradual administration of increasing amounts of allergen for the purpose of inducing protective immunological changes and it is the only curative approach for specific type I allergy.

Aim: Description of the allergic inflammation.- Comprehension of the early cellular changes after specific immunotherapy has been initiated. Exposure of the mechanisms involved in tolerance induction by regulatory T cells (Treg) with the inhibition of the Th2 responses. Comprehension of IL-10 and transforming growth factor (TGF- ) roles. Explanation of specific IgE, IgG and IgA changes. Description of the suppression of inflammatory responses during immunotherapy.

Keywords: Allergen-specific immunotherapy; Immunological mechanisms.

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