Next generation immunotherapy for tree pollen allergies.
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SUBMITTER: Su Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5647991 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
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Next generation immunotherapy for tree pollen allergies.
Su Yan Y Romeu-Bonilla Eliezer E Heiland Teri T
Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics 20171001 10
Tree pollen induced allergies are one of the major medical and public health burdens in the industrialized world. Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy (AIT) through subcutaneous injection or sublingual delivery is the only approved therapy with curative potential to pollen induced allergies. AIT often is associated with severe side effects and requires long-term treatment. Safer, more effective and convenient allergen specific immunotherapies remain an unmet need. In this review article, we discuss t ...[more]
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