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Glossary of Terms |
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Allergy: the reaction between the allergen and the antibodies. |
| Allergen: substances that cause the body to react. |
| Antibody: a protein manufactured by the white blood cells to neutralise allergens.
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| Antigen: a protein, which is usually foreign to the body, that stimulates an immune response resulting in production of an antibody.
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It is generally believed that an antigen
is a substance that can cause an immune response, resulting in production
of an antibody, which neutralises the antigen in the body. The antigens are
usually foreign proteins not found naturally in the body.
The first step in using low-dose immunotherapy (also known as the provocation/neutralisation
technique) is to challenge the body. This is done by intradermal skin
tests where a small concentration of antigen vaccine is injected
just under the first few layers of skin. As the body reacts to the
initial concentration of antigen vaccine, a bump or “wheal” will
appear at the injection site. After a few minutes, the wheal will
be either remain active or will dissipate. If the wheal and symptoms are still
active after 10 minutes, a sequentially lower concentration of antigen
vaccine will then be injected at an adjacent site and, after another
waiting period, the new wheal will be evaluated for reaction. This
process is repeated with the sequentially lower concentrations of
antigen vaccine until a satisfactory wheal is obtained. This neutralising
concentration of antigen vaccine is termed the “end-point”.
The second step of the technique is maintenance by continuing to
neutralise the allergic reactions by repetitive injection of antigen
vaccines. That means that patients must inject the antigen vaccine
at least once per day, sometimes more frequently, to help maintain
the balance of antibodies produced. By stimulating the production
of antibodies using the antigen vaccines, when the allergen is next
encountered, the body is already prepared to deal with it and this
often stops any symptoms provoked by the substance.
Periodically the end-point numbers have to be adjusted, depending on circumstances,
conditions and undetermined factors. When allergy symptoms return,
it is time to redo the first step and re-test the antigen vaccines,
determine the new end-points and regain the harmonising balance.
Antigen vaccines may be taken by daily injections or by drops under
the tongue 2 to 3 times per day. The antigen vaccines used for treatment
must first be individually tested by injection into the skin (intradermal
testing) or by using drops under the tongue (sublingual testing).
A “neutralising cocktail”
is a mixture of several neutralising doses (end-points) together
in a solution. It may contain end-points for up to twenty-five substances.
These antigen vaccines should be kept frozen (in the ice-box or
deep-freeze) and last for three months.
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