Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) – indications, mechanism, and efficacy Position paper prepared by the Section of Immunotherapy, Polish Society of Allergy

Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) – indications, mechanism, and efficacy Position paper prepared by the Section of Immunotherapy, Polish Society of Allergy

SLIT ( sublingual immunotherapy ) induces allergen-specific immune tolerance by sublingual administration of a gradually increasing dose of an allergen. The mechanism of SLIT is comparable to those during SCIT (subcutaneous immunotherapy), with the exception of local oral dendritic cells, pre-progra...

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Main Authors: Marek Jutel, Małgorzata Bartkowiak-Emeryk, Anna Bręborowicz, Ewa Cichocka-Jarosz, Andrzej Emeryk, Radosław Gawlik, Paweł Gonerko, Barbara Rogala, Anna Nowak-Węgrzyn, Bolesław Samoliński, and other members of IT Section PTA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Rural Health 2015-12-01
Series:Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
Subjects:
child
adult
desensitization
immunologic/methods
allergen/therapeutic use
Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/aaem/Sublingual-immunotherapy-SLIT-indications-mechanism-and-efficacy-nPosition-paper-prepared-by-the-Section-of-Immunotherapy-Polish-Society-of-Allergy,72372,0,2.html

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