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Basophil activation can predict clinical sensitivity in patients after venom immunotherapy. (17/35)

OBJECTIVE: At present, no reliable in vitro test is available to monitor the success of specific venom immunotherapy (VIT) in preventing insect venom anaphylaxis. We investigated usefulness of the basophil activation test (BAT) in predicting the outcome of sting challenge in bee venom-allergic patients after VIT. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Twenty-one patients with bee venom anaphylaxis at the end of VIT and 6 control participants were enrolled. BAT (flow-cytometric evaluation of allergen-induced expression of CD63), skin testing, and specific immunoglobulin (Ig) E determination were performed prior to sting challenge. RESULTS: Five of the 21 patients (23.8%) reacted to sting challenge. At a bee venom concentration of 100 ng/mL, the mean proportion of basophils expressing CD63 was 56% in reactors and 13.2% in nonreactors (P = .0321). Four of the 5 reactors had positive results and 14 of the 16 nonreactors had negative results. Thus, using 18.4% and 21.6% (receiver operating characteristic curve analysis) as the cutoff for expression of the CD63 marker, the positive and the negative predictive values were 67% and 93%, respectively, and specificity and sensitivity for BAT were 80% and 83%, respectively. However, at a concentration of 1000 ng/mL, no significant differences in basophil activation were observed between reactors and nonreactors. CONCLUSION: We found BAT to be a helpful tool in predicting the clinical sensitivity of bee venom-allergic patients after VIT (correlation between BAT at submaximal venom concentration and sting challenge).  (+info)

CD203c-based basophil activation test in allergy diagnosis: characteristics and differences to CD63 upregulation. (18/35)

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Expression of CD203c and CD63 in human basophils: relationship to differential regulation of piecemeal and anaphylactic degranulation processes. (19/35)

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Anaphylactic reaction after methylene blue-treated plasma transfusion. (20/35)

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Differentiating the cellular and humoral components of neuromuscular blocking agent-induced anaphylactic reactions in patients undergoing anaesthesia. (21/35)

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Evaluation of basophil activation in mastocytosis with Hymenoptera venom anaphylaxis. (22/35)

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Analysis of the effector activity of Ara h 2 and Ara h 6 by selective depletion from a crude peanut extract. (23/35)

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Clinical safety of Food Allergy Herbal Formula-2 (FAHF-2) and inhibitory effect on basophils from patients with food allergy: Extended phase I study. (24/35)

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