Immunotherapy with grass pollen major allergens. Immunological results from a prospective 3-year double blind study

Allergy. 1982 Oct;37(7):491-501. doi: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1982.tb02332.x.

Abstract

Preseasonal hyposensitization stimulated an intercorrelated increase in both serum-specific IgE and allergen-specific IgG. Subsequent perennial treatment depressed the stimulated IgE response and the basophil cell sensitivity, whereas the allergen-specific IgG response showed further increase and persisted at a high level. Nasal IgE response was stimulated from the second pollen season and subsequently became depressed. One year after the end of hyposensitization the allergen-specific IgG response had fallen by 25-50%.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Allergens / administration & dosage*
  • Allergens / standards
  • Antibody Specificity
  • Basophils / immunology
  • Desensitization, Immunologic*
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Cellular
  • Immunoglobulin E / biosynthesis
  • Immunoglobulin G / biosynthesis
  • Male
  • Nasal Mucosa / immunology
  • Pollen / immunology*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Reference Standards
  • Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / immunology
  • Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / therapy*

Substances

  • Allergens
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Immunoglobulin E