PMID: 6169651Jan 1, 1981Paper

Seasonal variation of IgE antibody specific for ragweed antigen E (IgE-a-AgE) from the basophil surface in patients with ragweed pollenosis

International Archives of Allergy and Applied Immunology
L GrammerC R Zeiss

Abstract

Seasonal elevation in total serum IgE and IgE antibody specific for antigen E (IgE-a-AgE) are well recognized in patients with ragweed pollenosis. We found that the ratio of specific IgE-a-AgE to total IgE in plasma was the only measure predictive of the number of specific IgE-a-AgE molecules per basophil. Although both total and specific IgE rose with season, the ratio did not change, the number of IgE-a-AgE molecules per basophil did not change, and histamine release in response to AgE did not increase.

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Nov 23, 2011·Pediatric Allergy and Immunology : Official Publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology·Julian CraneUNKNOWN Year Six New Zealand Asthma and Allergy Cohort Study Group (NZAACS6)

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