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Could allergen-specific immunotherapy benefit from the use of nanocarriers?

Joachim SalogaHannah PohlitHolger Frey

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0301 basic medicinemedicine.medical_treatmentBiomedical EngineeringMedicine (miscellaneous)BioengineeringDevelopmentImmunoglobulin E03 medical and health sciencesDrug Delivery Systems0302 clinical medicineImmune systemmedicineHumansGeneral Materials ScienceAntigen deliverybiologybusiness.industrySpecific immunotherapyImmunotherapyAllergensmedicine.diseaseNanomedicine030104 developmental biology030228 respiratory systemDesensitization ImmunologicImmunologybiology.proteinNanoparticlesNanocarriersbusinessType I hypersensitivity

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Allergen-specific immunotherapy: challenges The total number of people suffering from allergic diseases increased dramatically during recent decades. Allergic reactions of the immediate type (type I hypersensitivity reactions according to classification by Coombs and Gell) involve an overreaction of the immune system and the formation of IgE

https://doi.org/10.2217/nnm-2016-0111