Open AccessLability of IgE Levels Early in Life
Author(s) -
Koffi N’Guessan,
David Ternant,
F. Labarthe,
Hervé Watier
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.39
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1687-9791
pISSN - 1687-9783
DOI - 10.1155/2011/547389
Subject(s) - lability , immunoglobulin e , immunology , allergen , allergy , lysis , medicine , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , antibody
We report a case of a very fast and intriguing decrease in IgE concentrations after exclusion from the diet of any CM lysate in an unusual clinical presentation of cow's milk allergy in an infant. Analysis of IgE kinetics after allergen elimination suggests rapid cessation of IgE biosynthesis and a short IgE half-life.
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