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Analysis of Pulmonary Dendritic Cell Maturation and Migration during Allergic Airway Inflammation
Published on: July 23, 2012
[Lymphocytes B and NK in respiratory allergy]
Daniel Aguilar Angeles1, Ma Isabel Rojo Gutiérrez, Karina Elvira López Valladares
1Servicio de alergia e inmunología, Hospital Juárez de México.
Background:
High affinity immunoglobulin E (IgE) receptors may activate the mast cell degradation; on the other hand, the ones of low affinity may activate B lymphocytes so they act as antigen-presenting cells and as producers of the same immunoglobulin. As allergic patients produce a great quantity of IgE they are prone to get an infection.
Objective:
To quantify the IgE increase in 28 patients with allergic rhinitis or asthma, or both without having received a previous treatment.
Patients And Methods:
38 patients with allergic rhinitis, bronchial asthma, allergic conjunctivitis or atopic dermatitis diagnosis were included. B lymphocytes and NK cells immunophenotypification was made. Flow cytometry was used for cells lecture. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics applying central tendency measurements.
Results:
No variations were found in the values of any cell lineage.
Conclusions:
Proliferation and activation of B lymphocytes should be considered in allergic diseases as its quantification in serum may be a measurement parameter of allergic activity.
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