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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-3-28
pubmed:abstractText
The aims of this study were to examine the therapeutic effects of sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) and to identify potential biomarkers that would predict the therapeutic response in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. The trial was carried out over two pollinosis seasons in 2007 and 2008. Carry-over therapeutic effects were analyzed in 2009. SLIT significantly ameliorated the symptoms of pollinosis during the 2008 and 2009 pollen seasons. Cry j 1-specific cytokine production in a subgroup of patients with mild disease in the SLIT group was significantly attenuated. The ratio of specific IgE to total IgE before treatment correlated with the symptom-medication score in the SLIT group in 2008. Patients with increased Cry j 1-iTreg in the SLIT group had significantly improved QOL and QOL-symptom scores. In summary, the specific IgE to total IgE ratio and upregulation of Cry j 1-iTreg are candidates for biomarker of the clinical response to SLIT.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1521-7035
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
139
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
65-74
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21300571-Administration, Sublingual, pubmed-meshheading:21300571-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:21300571-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:21300571-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:21300571-Antibody Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:21300571-Biological Markers, pubmed-meshheading:21300571-Cryptomeria, pubmed-meshheading:21300571-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:21300571-Double-Blind Method, pubmed-meshheading:21300571-Female, pubmed-meshheading:21300571-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:21300571-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:21300571-Immunoglobulin E, pubmed-meshheading:21300571-Male, pubmed-meshheading:21300571-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:21300571-Plant Extracts, pubmed-meshheading:21300571-Pollen, pubmed-meshheading:21300571-Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal, pubmed-meshheading:21300571-T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory, pubmed-meshheading:21300571-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Increase of regulatory T cells and the ratio of specific IgE to total IgE are candidates for response monitoring or prognostic biomarkers in 2-year sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) for Japanese cedar pollinosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohara, Chiba, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't