Cimetidine Enhances Antigen-Specific IgE and Th2 Cytokine Production

Background: Treatment with anti-ulcer drugs has been shown to enhance IgE production against food antigens. However, little is known about the immunological effects of cimetidine, a histamine receptor type 2 (H2R) antagonist that is widely used as an anti-ulcer drug, in allergy. Therefore, the prese...

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Main Authors: Ken Arae, Keisuke Oboki, Tatsukuni Ohno, Masako Hirata, Susumu Nakae, Haruhiko Taguchi, Hirohisa Saito, Toshiharu Nakajima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-01-01
Series:Allergology International
Subjects:
IgE
Th2
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015305360