Another acronym has entered the consumer health care alphabet soup: IgE. This week, a USA Today article talks about seasonal allergies and the roll IgE plays in them:
“In people with a genetic predisposition for allergies, ‘certain proteins from pollens, called allergens, can induce the immune system to produce a specific type of antibody called IgE antibody,’ says (Anthony)Fauci, (director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md.).
“IgE antibodies attach to the surface of various immune cells, such as mast cells in the nose and mouth and the lining of the bronchial tubes, says (David) Rosenstreich (director of the division of allergy and immunology in the department of medicine at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, N.Y.). When exposed to pollens, an interaction with the IgE antibodies occurs and leads to a release of histamine and other substances from the cells. That causes symptoms such as mucous production, runny nose, sneezing and itchy eyes.”
You might be interested in knowing that human trials with EpiCor have shown EpiCor’s immune balancing characteristics include the ability to suppress levels of histamine-activating serum IgE. This may be one reason EpiCor, taken as a year-round nutritional supplement, has repeatedly shown the ability to reduce severity and duration of allergy symptoms.
Another acronym has entered the consumer health care alphabet soup: IgE. This week, a USA Today article talks about
seasonal allergies and the roll IgE plays in them:
“In people with a genetic predisposition for allergies, ‘certain proteins from pollens, called allergens, can induce the immune system to produce a specific type of antibody called IgE antibody,’ says (Anthony)Fauci, (director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md.). “IgE antibodies attach to the surface of various immune cells, such as mast cells in the nose and mouth and the lining of the bronchial tubes, says (David) Rosenstreich (director of the division of allergy and immunology in the department of medicine at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, N.Y.). When exposed to pollens, an interaction with the IgE antibodies occurs and leads to a release of histamine and other substances from the cells. That causes symptoms such as mucous production, runny nose, sneezing and itchy eyes.”You might be interested in knowing that human trials with EpiCor have shown EpiCor’s immune balancing characteristics include the ability to suppress levels of histamine-activating serum IgE. This may be one reason EpiCor, taken as a year-round nutritional supplement, has repeatedly shown the ability to reduce severity and duration of allergy symptoms.
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