Desensitization, Immunologic
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Anaphylaxis syndromes related to a new mammalian cross-reactive carbohydrate determinant.

29 Sep 2009 Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that can rapidly progress and occasionally be fatal. In instances in which the triggering allergen is not obvious, establishing the cause of anaphylaxis is pivotal to long-term management. Assigning cause is ... Read more...

Modulation by aspirin of nuclear phospho-signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 expression: Possible role in therapeutic benefit associated with aspirin desensitization.

17 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease is characterized by asthma, nasal polyps, and intolerance to aspirin with overexpression of leukotriene (LT) C(4) synthase and cysteinyl leukotriene receptors. Through an unknown mechanism, aspirin ... Read more...

The LOCAL Study: Local reactions do not predict local reactions in allergen immunotherapy.

17 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Although previous immunotherapy studies have demonstrated that a local reaction does not predict a systemic reaction, no study has investigated whether a local reaction predicts a local reaction. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a local ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Desensitization, Immunologic'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Anaphylaxis syndromes related to a new mammalian cross-reactive carbohydrate determinant. 29 Sep 2009
• Sublingual immunotherapy in children: more optimism today. 21 Sep 2009
• Modulation by aspirin of nuclear phospho-signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 expression: Possible role in therapeutic benefit associated with aspirin desensitization. 17 Sep 2009
• The LOCAL Study: Local reactions do not predict local reactions in allergen immunotherapy. 17 Sep 2009
• Novel approaches in treating food allergy using allergens. 17 Aug 2009
• Hitting the mucosal road in tolerance induction. 17 Aug 2009
• Excellent renal allograft survival in donor-specific antibody transplant patients--role of intravenous immunoglobulin and rabbit antithymocyte globulin. 13 Aug 2009
• Mechanism regulating proasthmatic effects of prolonged homologous beta2-adrenergic receptor desensitization in airway smooth muscle. 5 Aug 2009
• Influence of the route of administration on immunomodulatory properties of bovine beta-lactoglobulin-producing Lactobacillus casei. Aug 2009
• The nut crackers. 30 Jul 2009
• In this issue. Volume 20 Issue 5 (August 2009). 30 Jul 2009
• Food allergy: is strict avoidance the only answer? 30 Jul 2009
• Rapid desensitization for hypersensitivity reactions to medications. 30 Jul 2009
• Provocation tests in drug hypersensitivity. 30 Jul 2009
• Preface. Drug hypersensitivity. 30 Jul 2009
• Transplantation of highly sensitized patients via the acceptable mismatch program or desensitization? We need both. 30 Jul 2009
• The role of the histocompatibility laboratory in desensitization for transplantation. 30 Jul 2009
• Immunotherapy in the treatment of food allergy. Does it have a future? 21 Jul 2009
• [Persistence and frequency of prescriptions of subcutaneous allergen-specific immunotherapy (SCIT) prescribed within the German statutory health insurance] 16 Jul 2009
• Intravenous immunoglobulin a natural regulator of immunity and inflammation. 13 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Desensitization, Immunologic'

Definition: Immunosuppression by the administration of increasing doses of antigen. Though the exact mechanism is not clear, the therapy results in an increase in serum levels of allergen-specific IMMUNOGLOBULIN G, suppression of specific IgE, and an increase in suppressor T-cell activity.

Descriptor UI: D003888

Alternative terms: Desensitization, Immunologic; Immunologic Desensitization; Desensitizations, Immunologic; Immunologic Desensitizations; Therapy, Hyposensitization; Hyposensitization Therapies; Therapies, Hyposensitization; Hyposensitization Therapy; Allergen Immunotherapy; Allergen Immunotherapies; Immunotherapies, Allergen; Immunotherapy, Allergen;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E02.095.520.450.310; E05.478.610.310;

Online Note: use DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC to search DESENSITIZATION 1966-79

History Note: 80; was DESENSITIZATION 1963-79 (Prov 1963-64)

Technical Notes: do not use /util except by MeSH definition; DF: DESENSITIZATION IMMUNOL