ABSTRACT
Se estima que niños alérgicos desarrollen tolerancia oral durante los primeros años de vida con una dieta de eliminación de lácteos. Determinar el tiempo de desarrollo de tolerancia oral a la proteína de leche de vaca, características clínicas y laboratorio. Estudio prospectivo, seguimiento durante 10 años, de niños con alergia a proteína de leche de vaca. Se indicó dieta de eliminación por 4 semanas con posterior reto. Se solicitó IgE total y específica. Se registro edad y tiempo de dieta al confirmarse la tolerancia. 81 niños, 33/81(40,74%) femeninos y 48/81(59,25%) masculinos, edad promedio de diagnóstico 6,22 meses(rango <1-42). Alergia no mediada IgE 32/81 (39,50%) y alergia mediada IgE 49/81 (60,49%); IgE específica para leche de vaca positivo en 55/81 (67,90%). Diagnóstico por respuesta positiva a la dieta de eliminación en 62/81 (76,54%) y con reto en 19/81 (23,45%). Desarrollaron tolerancia después de 12-18m con dieta, 21/32 (65,62%) con alergia no IgE a los 1,6 años y 23/49 (46,93%) con alergia IgE a los 2,13 años. Los niños restantes toleraron entre 19-24m, a los 2,35 y 2,80 años para la alergia no IgE e IgE respectivamente. Después de 36m, continuaron sin tolerar 5 niños entre ambos grupos con progreso a alergia alimentaria múltiple. El diagnóstico de alergia puede basarse en la respuesta positiva a la dieta de eliminación de lácteos, el reto es necesario en casos inciertos y la tolerancia se alcanza a una edad más temprana en niños con alergia no mediada IgE
It is estimated that allergic children develop oral tolerance in the early years of life with a dairy elimination diet. To determine the time development of oral tolerance to cow's milk protein, clinical and laboratory. A prospective study followed for 10 years, children allergic to cow's milk protein. He said elimination diet for 4 weeks after challenge. Was requested total IgE and specific. Age and time was recorded to confirm diet tolerance. 81 children, 33/81 (40.74%) were female and 48/81 (59.25%) male, average age at diagnosis 6.22 months (range <1-42). IgE-mediated allergy is not 32/81 (39.50%) and IgE-mediated allergy 49/81 (60.49%) specific IgE to cow's milk positive in 55/81 (67.90%). Diagnosis by positive response to the elimination diet in 62/81 (76.54%) and challenge in 19/81 (23.45%). Tolerance developed after 12-18m with diet, 21/32 (65.62%) with non-IgE allergy to 1.6 years and 23/49 (46.93%) with IgE allergy to 2.13 years. The remaining children tolerated between 19-24m, to the 2.35 and 2.80 years for non-IgE allergy and IgE, respectively. After 36m, continued without tolerating 5 children between the two groups with multiple food allergy progress. The diagnosis of allergy can be based on positive response to milk elimination diet, the challenge is necessary in uncertain cases and tolerance is reached at an earlier age in children with IgE mediated allergy is not
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Female , Infant , Breast-Milk Substitutes , Food Hypersensitivity , Hypersensitivity, Immediate/diagnosis , Hypersensitivity, Immediate/pathology , Milk Hypersensitivity/diagnosis , Milk Hypersensitivity/pathology , Allergy and Immunology , Child Nutrition Sciences , Gastroenterology , PediatricsABSTRACT
The humoral and cellular immune responses as well as the resistance to infection with bloodstream forms of T. cruzi were studied in mice immunized with acidic antigenic fractions from parasite cytosol, F III and F IV, plus Bordetella pertussis as adjuvant. The immunization with F III induced positive ITH and DTH responses to homologous antigens. In mice immunized with F IV, the ITH was negative and four out of six animals presented positive DTH reactions. In both groups of mice the analysis of IgG against T. cruzi showed that the major isotype elicited was IgG1. Specific IgE was also detected in sera from F III immunized mice, thus confirming the presence of homocytotropic antibodies. The parasitemias reached by F III and F IV immunized mice after challenge were lower than those of the controls showing in this way a partial protection against the acute infection. The histological studies of heart and skeletal muscle performed two months after the infection revealed variable mononuclear infiltration in all infected mice despite immunization