Immunotherapy - Myths, Reality, Ideas, Future 2017
DOI: 10.5772/67212
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Unmet Needs in Understanding Sublingual Immunotherapy to Grass Pollen

Abstract: The lack of medication for allergy symptoms at the end of the last millennium has been the promoter of the idea of treating allergies as if you were treating an infectious disease, by vaccination prophylaxis. Two forms of AIT 1) subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT) and 2) sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) are used in the world. Considerable interest has emerged in SLIT both scientifically and especially financially. SLIT is not a new treatment modality. First description dates back to 1900 when H. Curtis. It was re… Show more

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“…Pharmacotherapies based on taking antihistamines, steroids, and immunosuppressive drugs on a regular basis can efficiently decrease symptoms of allergic diseases, and improve quality of life (Jutel, 2014). At present, SIT for allergic patients can be considered as the singular management method for altering pathological circumstances into a normal immune response (Di Lorenzo, Leto‐Barone, La Piana, & Di Bona, 2017). In immunotherapy, in contrast to traditional vaccination, desensitization of patients is done via a systemic inoculation via incremental doses of the allergen over an extended time period (M. Akdis, 2017; Rajakulendran, Tham, Soh, & Van Bever, 2018).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Pharmacotherapies based on taking antihistamines, steroids, and immunosuppressive drugs on a regular basis can efficiently decrease symptoms of allergic diseases, and improve quality of life (Jutel, 2014). At present, SIT for allergic patients can be considered as the singular management method for altering pathological circumstances into a normal immune response (Di Lorenzo, Leto‐Barone, La Piana, & Di Bona, 2017). In immunotherapy, in contrast to traditional vaccination, desensitization of patients is done via a systemic inoculation via incremental doses of the allergen over an extended time period (M. Akdis, 2017; Rajakulendran, Tham, Soh, & Van Bever, 2018).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%