Immunology of allergy

Minka Schofield; Karen H Calhoun

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2011.03.002

Immunology of allergy

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2011 Jun;44(3):591-601, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2011.03.002.

Authors

Minka Schofield¹, Karen H Calhoun

Affiliation

¹ The Eye and Ear Institute, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43212, USA.

PMID: 21621047
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2011.03.002

Abstract

Knowledge of the immune system is advancing rapidly. This review provides an update on the allergy players-the cells and major mediators-and the form and function of each; discusses how these cells and mediators weave together in the elegant but destructive dance of allergy; and details how specific immunotherapy can cure allergy.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Hypersensitivity / immunology*
Hypersensitivity / therapy
Immunotherapy