Exempel på allergen

• Some of the transcripts identified in this study are obvious choices, such as potential virulence factors, including proteases and various allergen-related proteins.

• Pollens in the atmosphere, representing allergens, become pervasive during the springtime and early summer and are known to cause hay fever.

• The author discusses both forms, pointing out that recognition and avoidance of irritants or allergens is an essential part of treatment.

• There are, however, relatively few studies on chronic allergen exposure.

• Immunologic responses following respiratory sensitization to house dust mite allergens in mice.

• This form of therapy usually involves subcutaneous injections of gradually increasing doses of allergen extract during an induction or updosing phase.

• In the late 1970s, allergen extracts with standardized contents of allergens were introduced and gradually replaced earlier, unspecified extracts.

• Conceptually, it has appeal for patients who are extremely sensitive to more than one allergen from any given source.

• A prevention strategy may be allergen specific (antigen avoidance) or non-specific (environmental effect).

• Is deficiency of interferon gamma production by allergen triggered cord blood cells a predictor of atopic eczema?

• Although milk allergens have been best studied, it is likely that only a minority of the circulating antigens are of dietary origin.

• Molecular genetics of human immune responsiveness to pollen allergens.

• This analysis identified homologues of 9 different types of allergens which have been characterized in other allergic conditions such as responses to house dust mites.

• These mite species contain several allergens with interspecies similarities which lead to immunological cross-reactivity.

• Treatment is avoidance of the allergen and topical steroids to settle the eczema.