Can anti-IgE be used to treat allergy?

@article{Davis2004CanAB,
  title={Can anti-IgE be used to treat allergy?},
  author={Frances M. Davis and Lani A. Gossett and Kristi Pinkston and Ruey S. Liou and L K Sun and Y. W. Kim and Nancy T. Chang and T. W. Chang and Kathrin Wagner and J P Bews and Volker Brinkmann and Harry Towbin and N. Subramanian and Christoph H. Heusser},
  journal={Springer Seminars in Immunopathology},
  year={2004},
  volume={15},
  pages={51-73}
}
Summary and conclusionA summary of the properties of CGP 51901 is shown in Table 3. On the basis of its binding to IgE and IgE-secreting cells and its activity in vitro and in vivo, CGP 51901 is expected to be able to decrease serum IgE by direct clearance of IgE and by reduction of the numbers and productivity of IgE-secreting cells. The end result of reduction of IgE in the circulation and on mast cells is expected to be the attenuation of IgE-mediated reactions and the improvement in allergy… 
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Anti-IgE antibodies for the treatment of IgE-mediated allergic diseases.

Anti-IgE as a mast cell-stabilizing therapeutic agent.

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Omalizumab decreases IgE production in patients with allergic (IgE-mediated) asthma; PKPD analysis of a biomarker, total IgE.

A pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic model incorporating omalizumab-IgE binding and feedback for control of IgE production indicates that omalIZumab reduces production of IgN, raising the possibility that indefinite treatment may not be required, only for perhaps a few years.

Will Anti-IgE Therapy Compromise Normal

The IgE-mediated immune mechanism seems to have a modest role in the protection of human subjects against the infection of parasitic worms since the defense function is handled by several redundant immune mechanisms.

Effect of anti-IgE therapy in patients with peanut allergy.

A 450-mg dose of TNX-901 significantly and substantially increased the threshold of sensitivity to peanut on oral food challenge from a level equal to approximately half a peanut to one equal to almost nine peanuts, an effect that should translate into protection against most unintended ingestions of peanuts.

Development and characterization of a novel anti-IgE monoclonal antibody.

B cells and food allergy

B cells play several roles in the development of food allergy versus tolerance and can be employed in other atopic diseases to better understand their pathogenesis and create new avenues for treatment.

Inhibition of human airway sensitization by a novel monoclonal anti-IgE antibody, 17-9.

It is concluded that allergen responses in sensitized human airways are dependent on IgE levels in the sensitizing serum while nonspecific (hyper)responsiveness depends on serum factors other than IgE.

Anti-IgE Therapy

Omalizumab, a recombinant humanized IgG1 antibody with a unique set of binding specificities toward human IgE, has been approved in the United States and Australia for treating adult and adolescent patients with moderate to severe asthma and for protecting against anaphylactic reactions to peanuts.

Molecular aspects of allergy.

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