| Literature DB >> 1955638 |
C Ritter1, M Bättig, R Kraemer, B M Stadler.
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Serum levels of IgE, anti-IgE autoantibodies (Abs), and IgE/IgG anti-IgE immune complexes (ICs) were measured in 110 children with asthma and 90 healthy control children. Significantly enhanced levels of IgE/anti-IgE IC were detected in children with asthma. However, only a weak correlation was found between anti-IgE auto-Ab serum levels and the degree of lung function abnormalities in children with asthma. However, children with asthma with low serum IgE levels had elevated IC serum levels of IgE/anti-IgE auto-Abs, suggesting that IgE might be hidden within these ICs and is therefore not measurable in vitro. The significant elevation of IgE/anti-IgE IC serum levels raises the question whether IgE within ICs is neutralized or might still be involved in immunologic mechanisms responsible for clinical symptoms of bronchial asthma.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1955638 DOI: 10.1016/0091-6749(91)90187-s
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Allergy Clin Immunol ISSN: 0091-6749 Impact factor: 10.793