Abstract
RATIONALE: Management of non-IgE mediated food allergies in early childhood involves allergen avoidance by using extensively hydrolysed (eHF) or amino acid-based formulas (AAF). Clinical anecdote suggests that AAF relieve symptoms more effectively in some patients than using eHF or simple allergen avoidance. This study aimed to explore whether AAF has additional immunomodulatory properties. METHODS: Forty-eight pediatric patients (
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 386 |
Number of pages | 1 |
Journal | Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology |
Volume | 135 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2015 |
Keywords
- amino acid
- immunoglobulin E
- cytokine
- glycine
- lipopolysaccharide
- allergen
- protein
- interleukin 12
- glutamine
- interleukin 6
- interleukin 4
- food allergy
- American
- allergic asthma
- immunology
- human
- patient
- neutrophil chemotaxis
- supplementation
- assay
- colon biopsy
- immunity
- child
- biopsy
- wheat
- diet
- egg
- basophil
- milk
- rat
- peripheral blood mononuclear cell
- childhood
- blood
- cellular immunity
- leukemia cell
- cerebrospinal fluid
- enzyme linked immunosorbent assay