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The relationship between serological markers of infections and the atopic status of patients with allergy symptoms (rhinorrhea, nasal congestion, recurrent cough, asthma attacks, recurrent skin rashes combined with skin itching) and an increased total Ig E level was investigated. The determination of an infectious burden included screening for bacterial pathogens, protozoa, and helminths. All patients also had specific—food and inhalation—Ig E testing done. The relationship between the infectious burden and a specific atopic status is ambiguous—different pathogens have different types of effects such as opposite, synergistic, or no effect in mono-exposure. In addition, it has been shown that the pattern of pathogen influence on specific IgE response can vary in different age periods. This is due to both cumulative effects associated with a prolonged antigen burden and “switching” of the immune response that forms a hyperimmune IgE response as a protective phenomenon against helminths.
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The work was partially supported by the Russian Government Program of Competitive Growth of the Kazan Federal University and a subsidy allocated to the Kazan Federal University for the state assignment in the sphere of scientific activities. Some of the experiments were conducted using the equipment of the Interdisciplinary center for collective use of the Kazan Federal University supported by the Ministry of Education of Russia and the Pharmaceutical Research and Education Center, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, Kazan, Russia.
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Agafonova, E.V., Krestnikova, L.V., Salmakova, A.V. et al. Immunologic Parallels: Infectious Burden and Markers of Atopic Response Type. BioNanoSci. 8, 944–949 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12668-018-0546-z
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