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Modification of the late asthmatic reaction by hyposensitization in asthmatic children allergic to house dust mite ( Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus ) or grass pollen
Author(s) -
Bever H. P.,
Bosmans J.,
Clerck L. S.,
Stevens W. J.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.363
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1398-9995
pISSN - 0105-4538
DOI - 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1988.tb00432.x
Subject(s) - house dust mite , medicine , immunology , asthma , provocation test , pyroglyphidae , allergen , immunoglobulin e , mite , allergy , dust mites , antibody , biology , botany , alternative medicine , pathology
The frequency and severity of the late asthmatic reaction (LAR) was studied in asthmatic children allergic to house dust mite (HDM) or grass pollen (GP) with and without hyposensitization (HS). The four groups were comparable according to their severity of asthma. AU children were allergic to HDM ( Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus ) or GP according to history, skin testing and specific IgE determination via the RAST. The LAR occurred less frequently (29% versus 73%) ( P < 0.001) and was less severe in children receiving HS. The difference was significant between the children allergic to HDM as well as between children allergic to GP. The immediate asthmatic reaction (IAR) was also less severe in children allergic to HDM who received HS, compared to those who never received HS, ( P =0.033) although the PD 20 of the HDM challenge (PD 20 HDM) was not different between the two groups. In children allergic to GP, there was no difference in PD 20 of the GP challenge (PD 20 GP) or in severity of the IAR, whether the children received HS or not. There was no difference between the PD 20 HDM in patients who developed a LAR and in patients who did not. There was no relation between the type of asthmatic reaction following the allergen provocation test and the level of circulating immune complexes (CIC) and the level of house dust mite‐specific IgG (IgGHDM) or grass pollen‐specific IgE (IgGGP) in the different groups, determined before the challenge. There was a decrease in the level of IgG containing GIG (IgGCIC) during the LAR. It is concluded that the LAR occurs less frequently and is less severe in asthmatic children who receive HS.