Quantitative analysis of antigen specific IgE in tears in comparison to serum samples.
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
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2005 Jun-Sep; 23(2-3): 93-100
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-36594
ABSTRACT
We determined pollen specific IgE in tears and compared these results to the concentration of specific IgE in serum samples. We obtained tears (using Schirmer strips) and serum samples from subjects with Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) pollinosis, and tested for C. japonica pollen specific IgE using a quantitative ELISA. Time kinetic analyses through the pollen season showed that specific IgE levels in tears were found to increase earlier than those in sera and reached their maximum at the end of or after the pollen season, from March to early June. In the C. japonica pollen free season, July to December, the specific IgE levels in tears decreased, although the serum levels remained relatively high. These results indicate that the quantitative assay for specific IgE in tears might be useful to identify specific eye allergens.
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Assunto principal:
Pólen
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Estações do Ano
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Lágrimas
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Humanos
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Imunoglobulina E
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Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática
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Rinite Alérgica Sazonal
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Adulto
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Cryptomeria
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Antígenos de Plantas
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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