Abstract:
:Even if omalizumab is broadly used in the treatment of severe, allergic asthma, the immunological effects in long-term treated patients have not been fully elucidated. To this aim, a cohort of 15 allergic asthmatic patients treated with omalizumab for at least three years was compared with 12 allergic asthma patients treated with standard therapy. Omalizumab treated asthmatic patients showed lower frequencies of circulating plasmacytoid DCs, and lower CD154 expression on CD4 T-helper cells than the control group. Moreover, basophils and DCs from omalizumab-treated patients had lower surface expression of IgE compared to the control group. In a longitudinal evaluation of two patients that started omalizumab treatment, we show that FcεRI free of IgE were evident on basophils just after four weeks of drug administration. Finally, in vitro experiments with basophils obtained from healthy donors confirm that omalizumab is able to detach IgE from high affinity IgE receptors. Collectively these data indicate that long-term omalizumab treatment dampens type 2 inflammation acting on different cell types that play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of allergic asthma. Moreover, we have identified a further mechanism of action of omalizumab, such as the ability to detach IgE from its receptor.
journal_name
Eur J Immunoljournal_title
European journal of immunologyauthors
Maggi L,Rossettini B,Montaini G,Matucci A,Vultaggio A,Mazzoni A,Palterer B,Parronchi P,Maggi E,Liotta F,Annunziato F,Cosmi Ldoi
10.1002/eji.201847668subject
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2018-12-01 00:00:00pages
2005-2014issue
12eissn
0014-2980issn
1521-4141journal_volume
48pub_type
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