Mechanisms of allergen immunotherapy

Oral Presentation
Chairs: S. Rak (Gothenburg, Sweden), C. A. Akdis (Davos, Switzerland)
Decreased risk of sensitization to cats with high exposure to cat allergen
A. Custovic, B. M. Simpson, C. L. Hallam, C. S. Murray, M. Craven, A. Simpson, R. B. Gore, A. Woodcock (Manchester, United Kingdom)
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Allergen exposure in nondog and nonhouse dust mite sensitized atopic asthmatic subjects; effect on bronchial reactivity
S. J. Langley, S. Goldthorpe, A. Custovic, A. A. Woodcock (Manchester, United Kingdom)
Congress or journal article abstract
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Allergy vaccine improved by epitope engineering: synergistic effect of multiple surface exposed amino acid mutations
J. N. Larsen, M. Gajhede, A. Henriksen, J. Holm, H. Ipsen, H. Jacobi, K. Lund, M. D. Spangfort (Horsholm, Copenhagen, Denmark)
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Immunotherapy prevents the development of asthma in subjects with allergic rhinitis
R. Polosa, M. Sarva, F. Palermo, N. Lisitano, C. Vancheri, N. Crimi (Catania, Italy)
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A randomized double-blind study of specific immunotherapy (SIT) in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis: effects on clinical and inflammatory markers
N. Crimi, F. Li Gotti, G. Mangano, G. Paolino, C. Mastruzzo, N. Lisitano, C. Vancheri, R. Polosa (Catania, Italy)
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The effects of two weeks of repeated low-dose allergen exposure on sputum eosinophilic and neutrophilic inflammation in atopic asthma: protection by inhaled steroids?
J. de Kluijver, C. E. Evertse, J. A. Schrumpf, H. van der Veen, K. F. Rabe, J. H. J. M. van Krieken, P. S. Hiemstra, P. J. Sterk (Leiden, Nijmegen, The Netherlands)
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Key role of IL-10 and TGF-β in T-cell tolerance to aeroallergens
M. Jutel, M. Akdis, F. Budak, J. Malolepszy, M. Wrzyszcz, K. Blaser, C. A. Akdis (Wroclaw, Poland; Davos, Switzerland; Bursa, Turkey)
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