Abstract
Allergen-specific IgE antibodies are responsible for the generation of immediate-type hypersensitivity reactions. However, as described here by Geert Mudde, Roy Bheekha and Carla Bruijnzeel-Koomen, IgE may also be involved in the uptake and processing of allergens. Such IgE-mediated antigen presentation may lead to a continuous (over) activation of the immune system due to high titers of IgE and the presence of large numbers of allergen-specific Th2 cells. In addition, it may be a cause for the advance of disease from a 'single allergy' to 'multi-allergy' syndrome.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 380-383 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Immunology Today |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 1995 |
Keywords
- Allergens
- Animals
- Antibody Formation
- Antigen Presentation
- Humans
- Hypersensitivity, Immediate
- Immunoglobulin Class Switching
- Immunoglobulin E
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Lymphocyte Cooperation
- Mice
- Models, Immunological
- Receptors, IgE