Oral Immunotherapy for Food Allergy: What Have We Achieved so Far?

The burden of food allergy is significant, multi-faceted, and well documented. In an effort to improve food-allergic patients’ quality of life, there is a continuous effort to provide novel treatment options for food allergy. Food immunotherapy is an exciting area of research that has seen tremendou...

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Main Author: Katherine Anagnostou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Medical Journal 2017-08-01
Series:European Medical Journal Allergy & Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.emjreviews.com/allergy-immunology/article/oral-immunotherapy-for-food-allergy-what-have-we-achieved-so-far/
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spelling doaj-d9685ab79469427bb2b7bf4a00d65fd32021-01-05T16:14:51ZengEuropean Medical JournalEuropean Medical Journal Allergy & Immunology2398-91302017-08-01219499Oral Immunotherapy for Food Allergy: What Have We Achieved so Far?Katherine Anagnostou0Texas Children’s Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Immunology, Allergy and Rheumatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USAThe burden of food allergy is significant, multi-faceted, and well documented. In an effort to improve food-allergic patients’ quality of life, there is a continuous effort to provide novel treatment options for food allergy. Food immunotherapy is an exciting area of research that has seen tremendous progress over the last decade. This review examines the current literature and provides insights into key oral immunotherapy studies published so far. Areas requiring further study, the role of food oral immunotherapy, and its potential future applications for patient care are also discussed.https://www.emjreviews.com/allergy-immunology/article/oral-immunotherapy-for-food-allergy-what-have-we-achieved-so-far/food allergyimmunotherapydesensitisationsustained unresponsivenesstoleranceimmunomodulators
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Oral Immunotherapy for Food Allergy: What Have We Achieved so Far?
European Medical Journal Allergy & Immunology
food allergy
immunotherapy
desensitisation
sustained unresponsiveness
tolerance
immunomodulators
author_facet Katherine Anagnostou
author_sort Katherine Anagnostou
title Oral Immunotherapy for Food Allergy: What Have We Achieved so Far?
title_short Oral Immunotherapy for Food Allergy: What Have We Achieved so Far?
title_full Oral Immunotherapy for Food Allergy: What Have We Achieved so Far?
title_fullStr Oral Immunotherapy for Food Allergy: What Have We Achieved so Far?
title_full_unstemmed Oral Immunotherapy for Food Allergy: What Have We Achieved so Far?
title_sort oral immunotherapy for food allergy: what have we achieved so far?
publisher European Medical Journal
series European Medical Journal Allergy & Immunology
issn 2398-9130
publishDate 2017-08-01
description The burden of food allergy is significant, multi-faceted, and well documented. In an effort to improve food-allergic patients’ quality of life, there is a continuous effort to provide novel treatment options for food allergy. Food immunotherapy is an exciting area of research that has seen tremendous progress over the last decade. This review examines the current literature and provides insights into key oral immunotherapy studies published so far. Areas requiring further study, the role of food oral immunotherapy, and its potential future applications for patient care are also discussed.
topic food allergy
immunotherapy
desensitisation
sustained unresponsiveness
tolerance
immunomodulators
url https://www.emjreviews.com/allergy-immunology/article/oral-immunotherapy-for-food-allergy-what-have-we-achieved-so-far/
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