2021/10/15 by Mika Ogata, Jun Kido, Kimitoshi Nakamura · 1 citation
Medicine · #Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research #Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization #Eosinophilic Esophagitis #Oral immunotherapy #Cow's milk allergy #Milk allergy #Immunotherapy #Allergy #Medicine #Food allergy #Immunology #Immune system
paper · pdf · doi:10.3390/pathogens10101328
openalex publication_date 2021/10/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
Cow's milk allergy (CMA) is one of the most common IgE-dependent food allergies in children. Some children develop severe and persistent CMA, with near-fatal reactions after exposure to trace amounts of cow's milk (CM). Because milk and dairy products are included in various processed food products, it is difficult to completely remove milk, which negatively affects the quality of life of children with CMA. Oral immunotherapy (OIT) can alleviate food allergen-induced anaphylaxis under continuous ingestion of a little of the causative food. Children with severe CMA may benefit from OIT, but the treatment requires a long time and poses a risk of anaphylaxis. Moreover, in recent years, new therapies, including omalizumab, sublingual immunotherapy, and epicutaneous immunotherapy, have played the role of optional OIT. In this review, we present the current methods of and other attempts at OIT, and discuss OIT for safely treating CMA.