Eosinophilic esophagitis is characterized by a non-IgE-mediated food hypersensitivity.

Simon, Dagmar; Cianferoni, A; Spergel, J M; Aceves, S; Holbreich, M; Venter, C; Rothenberg, M E; Terreehorst, I; Muraro, A; Lucendo, A J; Schoepfer, A; Straumann, A; Simon, Hans-Uwe (2016). Eosinophilic esophagitis is characterized by a non-IgE-mediated food hypersensitivity. Allergy, 71(5), pp. 611-620. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/all.12846

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Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic disease characterized clinically by symptoms of esophageal dysfunction and histologically by eosinophil-predominant inflammation. EoE is frequently associated with concomitant atopic diseases and immunoglobulin E (IgE) sensitization to food allergens in children as well as to aeroallergens and cross-reactive plant allergen components in adults. Patients with EoE respond well to elemental and empirical food elimination diets. Recent research has, however, indicated that the pathogenesis of EoE is distinct from IgE-mediated food allergy. In this review, we discuss the individual roles of epithelial barrier defects, dysregulated innate and adaptive immune responses, and of microbiota in the pathogenesis of EoE. Although food has been recognized as a trigger factor of EoE, the mechanism by which it initiates or facilitates eosinophilic inflammation appears to be largely independent of IgE and needs to be further investigated. Understanding the pathogenic role of food in EoE is a prerequisite for the development of specific diagnostic tools and targeted therapeutic procedures. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Review Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Dermatology, Urology, Rheumatology, Nephrology, Osteoporosis (DURN) > Clinic of Dermatology
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > Forschungsbereich Pathologie > Forschungsgruppe Dermatologie
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Pharmacology

UniBE Contributor:

Simon, Dagmar, Simon, Hans-Uwe

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0105-4538

Publisher:

Wiley-Blackwell

Language:

English

Submitter:

Debora Scherrer

Date Deposited:

25 Apr 2016 16:00

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:53

Publisher DOI:

10.1111/all.12846

PubMed ID:

26799684

Uncontrolled Keywords:

eosinophilic esophagitis, epithelial barrier, food allergy, immune response, immunoglobulin E

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.79071

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/79071

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