Abstract:
PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of the present review is to describe recent approaches aimed at improving the treatment of allergic diseases through allergen-specific immunotherapy (SIT). Special emphasis will be given to the approach based on specific targeting of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class-II antigen-presentation pathway. RECENT FINDINGS:It is well recognized that IgE-mediated allergic diseases including rhinitis, atopic eczema and allergic asthma are increasing worldwide to a pandemic dimension. The only curative treatment remains allergen-SIT, which, however, requires a long treatment time of 3-5 years with up to 80 injections to confer protection. Recent findings strongly indicate that the treatment time and the number of injections could be drastically reduced by turning immunotherapy to a true vaccination. Direct injection of allergen extracts into the inguinal lymph nodes and targeting the MHC class-II antigen-presentation pathway by recombinant modular antigen-translocating vaccines have the potential to cure allergic diseases in a very short time. SUMMARY:The mechanisms of allergic inflammation can be divided into four distinct stages: T cell activation, organ-selective homing, survival/reactivation and effector functions. On the basis of this new knowledge several novel concepts aimed at treating allergic diseases have been developed. The area of allergen-SIT is experiencing exciting developments. Reciprocal regulation of effector and regulatory T cell subsets is being more and more used to develop novel strategies for immunomodulation.
journal_name
Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunoljournal_title
Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunologyauthors
Crameri R,Kündig TM,Akdis CAdoi
10.1097/ACI.0b013e3283310fdfsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2009-12-01 00:00:00pages
568-73issue
6eissn
1528-4050issn
1473-6322journal_volume
9pub_type
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journal_title:Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology
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journal_title:Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology
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更新日期:2014-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology
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更新日期:2015-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2016-10-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2006-06-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2012-06-01 00:00:00
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