Anti-IgE Treatment for Disorders Other Than Asthma

Frontiers in Medicine

Jeffrey Stokes¹ 

关键词: omalizumab;    urticaria;    asthma;    immunotherapy;    allergy;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmed.2017.00152

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Immunoglobulin E (IgE) plays a key role in the pathogenesis of many allergic diseases. Thus, IgE-mediated immunologic pathways are an attractive target for intervention in allergic diseases. Omalizumab is a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody that binds IgE and has been used treat allergic asthma for over a decade. Currently, omalizumab is approved for the treatment of both allergic asthma and chronic spontaneous urticaria. Since IgE plays a critical role in other allergic diseases, anti-IgE therapy has been evaluated in other allergic diseases in small clinical trials and case reports. Omalizumab has demonstrated efficacy in treating allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, physical urticarias, mast cell disorders, food allergy, and other allergic diseases. In addition, the use of omalizumab with conventional allergen immunotherapy improves both safety and effectiveness.

【 授权许可】

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