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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Nilsson OB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3172221 | biostudies-literature | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20110913 9
Allergy and asthma to cat (Felis domesticus) affects about 10% of the population in affluent countries. Immediate allergic symptoms are primarily mediated via IgE antibodies binding to B cell epitopes, whereas late phase inflammatory reactions are mediated via activated T cell recognition of allergen-specific T cell epitopes. Allergen-specific immunotherapy relieves symptoms and is the only treatment inducing a long-lasting protection by induction of protective immune responses. The aim of this ...[more]