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Analysis of allergic immune responses in humanized mice.

Iris BellinghausenJoachim Saloga

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0301 basic medicineMaleAllergyBiomedical ResearchImmunologyPopulationInflammationMice SCIDImmunoglobulin ET-Lymphocytes Regulatory03 medical and health sciencesMice0302 clinical medicineImmune systemHypersensitivityMedicineAnimalsHumanseducationAsthmaeducation.field_of_studyTransplantation Chimerabiologybusiness.industryImmunoglobulin Emedicine.diseaseIn vitroAsthmaDisease Models Animal030104 developmental biologyDesensitization ImmunologicHumanized mouseImmunologybiology.proteinFemalemedicine.symptombusiness030215 immunology

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Nowadays, more than 25% of the population in industrial countries are affected by IgE-mediated (atopic) allergic diseases such as allergic rhinitis, asthma and atopic eczema. Due to intensive research on basis of in vitro studies with human immune cells and different murine in vivo models of allergy fundamental mechanisms of allergic immune responses have been elucidated during the last years. However, human studies are restricted and the immune system of mice differs from the human immune system in several aspects so that the transferability of experimental results from mice to men is limited. Humanized mice represent a new tool to analyze the interaction of human immune cells under physiological conditions as far as possible, particularly to test novel therapeutic strategies. This review summarizes the impact of humanized mouse models for the investigation and treatment of allergic diseases.

10.1016/j.cellimm.2016.07.008https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27493097