Allergens and Allergen Immunotherapy

Part I Basics Pages





1. Allergen Immunotherapy in Historical Perspective Sheldon G. Cohen and Richard Evans, III


2. Definition of an Allergen (Immunobiology) Malcolm N. Blumenthal and Andreas Rosenberg





3. Allergen Nomenclature Martin D. Chapman





4. Immunologic Responses to Subcutaneous Allergen Immunotherapy Stephen J. Till and Stephen R. Durham





5. Immunologic Responses to Sublingual Allergen Immunotherapy Mübeccel Akdis





Part II Allergens: Inhalational, Ingested and Injected












6. Tree Pollen Allergens Ines Swoboda, Teresa Twaroch, Monika Grote and Rudolf Valenta


7. Grass Pollen Allergens Robert E. Esch


8. Weed Pollen Allergens Shyam S. Mohapatra, Richard F. Lockey and Florentino Polo


9. Fungal Allergens Hari M. Vijay and Viswanath P. Kurup


10. Mite Allergens Enrique Fernández-Caldas, Leonardo Puerta, Luis Caraballo and Richard F. Lockey





11. Cockroach and Other Inhalant Insect Allergens Anna Pomés





12. Mammalian Allergens Tuomas Virtanen and Tuure Kinnunen





13. Food Allergens Ricki M. Helm and A. Wesley Burks





14. Hymenoptera Allergens Te Piao King and Miles Guralnick





15. Biting Insect Allergens Donald R. Hoffman





16. Occupational Allergens Andrew M. Smith and David Bernstein





Part III Immunotherapy Techniques: Preparations and Administration of Subcutaneous and Sublingual Allergen Immunotherapy





17. Standardized Allergen Vaccines in the United States Jay E. Slater





18. Manufacturing and Standardizing Allergen Extracts in Europe Jørgen Nedergaard Larsen, Christian Gauguin Houghton, Manuel Lombardero Vega and Henning Løwenstein





19. Preparing and Mixing Allergen Vaccines for Subcutaneous Immunotherapy Harold S. Nelson





20. Administration of Subcutaneous Allergen Vaccines Michael Radtke and Leslie C. Grammer





21. Adminstration of Sublingual Vaccines Giovanni Passalacqua and Giorgio W. Canonica





22. Subcutaneous Immunotherapy for Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis, Allergic Asthma and Prevention of Allergic Diseases Hans-Jørgen Malling and Jean Bousquet





23. Sublingual Immunotherapy for Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis, Allergic Asthma and Prevention of Allergic Diseases Moises A. Calderón, Martin Penagos and Stephen R. Durham


24. Immunotherapy for Hymenoptera Venom and Biting Insect Hypersensitivity Ulrich Müller, David B. K. Golden and Richard F. Lockey


Part IV Other Types of Immunotherapy


25. Modified Allergens, Adjuvants and Experimental Forms of Allergen Immunotherapy Shyam S. Mohapatra, Homero San-Juan-Vergara, Nicole Wopfner and Fatima Ferreira


26. Anti-IgE Therapy 16 Eckard Hamelmann and Ulrich Wahn


27. Immunotherapy for Food and Latex Allergy Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn and Scott H. Sicherer


28. Unproven and Controversial Forms of Immunotherapy Abba I. Terr and Haig Tcheurekdjian





Part V Prevention and Management of Adverse Effects












29. Adverse Effects and Fatalities Associated with Subcutaneous Allergen Immunotherapy Samuel C. Bukantz, Andrew S. Bagg and Richard F. Lockey


30. Adverse Effects Associated with Sublingual Allergen Immunotherapy Giovanni Passalacqua and Erkka Valovirta


31. Prevention and Treatment of Anaphylaxis Stephen F. Kemp and Richard D. deShazo


32. Instructions and Consent Forms for Subcutaneous Allergen Immunotherapy Linda Cox and Richard F. Lockey


33. Instructions and Consent Forms for Sublingual Immunotherapy Pascal Demoly and Claude André