EFFICACY OF PRESEASONAL IMMUNOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH SEASONALALLERGIC RHINITIS
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- İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi
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Objective: Preseasonal immunotherapy (IT) is a relatively new form of treatment in allergic rhinitis (AR). In the present
study we aimed to evaluate the clinical and laboratory efficacy of IM in patients with AR at the end of the season.
Materials and methods: The study was conducted in Kocaeli University Medical Faculty, Department of Internal
Medicine, Division of Allergy between September 2005-September 2006. Fourty patients(age:20-60 years; female/
male:27/13), who were diagnosed with seasonal AR on the basis of history, physical examination and different laboratory
methods, were enrolled in the study. Of them, 20 were randomized into the control group. The remaining
20 were treated with preseasonal IT. Individuals with asthma or metabolic diseases were excluded from the study.
Results: In the group of patients treated with IT, symptoms during the polen season were decreased with a concomitant
decrease in the need for other medications. The seaseonal increase in the level of allergen spesific IgE antibodies
was prevented. Skin tests showed that the sensitivity of the skin against polen allergens and histamine was decreased;
also, serum levels of allergen spesific IgG6, ECP and eosinophil counts were lower in the IT group. The percentage
of the eosinophils in the nasal smear and serum tryptase levels were found to be increased.
Conclusions: In conclusion, it can be stated that preseasonal ITis a safe and efficient treatment in seasonal AR. Decreased
skin sensitivity, suppression of the seaseonal increase in allergen spesific IgE antibodies and decreased serum ECP levels correlated with clinical efficacy. We demonstrated that the immmunological effects of IT occur early after
initiation of therapy. There was no correlation between clinical efficiacy and serum levels of allergen spesific IgG6,
nasal eosinophil counts and serum tryptase levels. For a firm conclusion, further studies are needed to evaluate the
efficiacy of IT in the later phase of immunisation.
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Abstract (Original Language):
Amaç: Bu çal›flma allerjik rinit (AR) tedavisinde nispeten yeni uygulanmaya bafllanm›fl olan mevsim öncesi immünoterapinin
(IT) mevsim sonundaki klinik ve laboratuar etkinli¤ini de¤erlendirmek amac› ile tasarland›.
Gereç ve yöntem: Çal›flma Kocaeli Üniversitesi T›p Fakültesi ‹ç Hastal›klar› AD Allerji Poliklini¤i’nde Eylül
2005-Eylül 2006 tarihleri aras›nda yap›ld›.
Çal›flmaya anamnez, fizik muayene ve farkl› laboratuvar yöntemleriyle mevsimsel AR tan›s› konulan 20-60 yafllar›
aras›nda 27’si kad›n, 13’ü erkek toplam 40 hasta al›nd›. Bu hastalardan rastgele seçilen 20’si kontrol grubuna dahil
edildi. Di¤er 20 kifliye de mevsim öncesi IT uyguland›. Ast›m ve kronik metabolik hastal›klar› olanlar çal›flmaya
al›nmad›.
Bulgular: Mevsim öncesi IT alan hastalarda polen mevsimi boyunca görülen semptomlarda ve buna ba¤l› olarak
ilaç kullanma ihtiyac›nda azalma gözlendi. Allerjen spesifik IgE düzeylerindeki mevsimsel art›fl engellendi. Polen
allerjenlerine ve histamine olan deri testi duyarl›l›¤›nda, serum allerjen spesifik IgG6 düzeylerinde, serum ECP ve
eozinofil de¤erlerinde azalma saptand›. Nazal sürüntüdeki eozinofil yüzdesinde ve serum triptaz düzeylerinde art›fl
oldu¤u görüldü.
Sonuç: Sonuç olarak mevsim öncesi uygulanan IT’nin mevsimsel AR tedavisinde güvenilir ve etkili bir yöntem oldu¤
u söylenebilir. Deri testi duyarl›l›¤›n›n azalmas›, allerjen spesifik IgE’lerin mevsimsel art›fl›n›n bask›lanmas› ve
serum ECP düzeylerindeki azalma klinik etkinlik ile uyumlu bulundu. Mevsim öncesi IT’nin immünolojik etkilerinin
erken dönemde ortaya ç›kt›¤› gösterildi. Serum allerjen spesifik IgG6, nazal eozinofil ve serum triptaz sonuçlar›
n›n klinik etkinlik ile uyumsuz oldu¤u görüldü. Kesin yarg›ya varabilmek için immünizasyonun ilerleyen dönemlerinde
de IT’nin etkinli¤ini de¤erlendirecek daha ayr›nt›l› çal›flmalara ihtiyaç vard›r
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