Immunotherapy for food allergy.

Wild, L G; Lehrer, S B

Wild, L G; Lehrer, S B.

Afiliación

Wild LG; Department of Medicine, Section of Clinical Immunology, Allergy and Rheumatology, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1430 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. lwild@tulane.edu

Curr Allergy Rep ; 1(1): 48-53, 2001 Jan.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11899285

RESUMEN

Food allergy is an important cause of life-threatening hypersensitivity reactions. Avoidance of allergenic foods is the only method of prevention that currently is available for sensitized patients. This method of prevention is difficult and often impossible. With better characterization of allergens and better understanding of the immunologic mechanism, investigators have developed several therapeutic modalities that potentially are applicable to the treatment and prevention of food allergy. Therapeutic options currently under investigation include peptide immunotherapy, DNA immunization, immunization with immunostimulatory sequences, anti-IgE therapy, and genetic modification of foods. These exciting developments hold promise for the safe and effective treatment and prevention of food allergy in the next several years.

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Hipersensibilidad a los Alimentos/terapia; Inmunoterapia; Alérgenos/efectos adversos; Alérgenos/inmunología; Arachis/efectos adversos; Reacciones Cruzadas/inmunología; Humanos; Nueces/efectos adversos

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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Hipersensibilidad a los Alimentos / Inmunoterapia Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Curr Allergy Rep Asunto de la revista: ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA Año: 2001 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Estados Unidos Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

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