ABSTRACT

Little new has been introduced into the armamentarium for asthma therapy in the last thirty years apart from improvements in b2-adrenoceptor agonists, corticosteroids and cysteinyl leukotriene antagonists. However, the introduction of a fully humanised monoclonal antibody to immunoglobulin E (IgE) (omalizumab), should provide a new way of treating

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allergy?

What is asthma?

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What is immunoglobulin E?

History of allergy

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Synthesis and regulation of IgE

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of asthma and allergy

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therapeutic strategy

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anti-IgE in allergic rhinitis

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of allergic disorders

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