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1 Anti-IgE (omalizumab) inhibits late-phase reactions and inflammatory cells after repeat skin allergen challenge  Yee Ean Ong, MBBS, Andrew Menzies-Gow, MBBS, Julia Barkans, Farid Benyahia, BSc, Tsen-Teng Ou, MD, Sun Ying, PhD, A. Barry Kay, MD  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology  Volume 116, Issue 3, Pages (September 2005) DOI: /j.jaci Copyright © 2005 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 The study design. The times when omalizumab or placebo were administered and the occasions on which skin challenges with allergen and diluent were performed (with or without skin biopsies) are indicated in the flow diagram. The dose of drug administered was mg/kg/IgE (IU/mL) every 4 weeks (solid arrows). Individuals requiring doses between 450 and 750 mg every 4 weeks had the monthly dose administered in 2 equal portions at 2-weekly intervals (solid and interrupted arrows) to minimize the number of injections while maintaining adequate drug levels. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology  , DOI: ( /j.jaci ) Copyright © 2005 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 A, Effect of omalizumab or placebo treatment on the allergen-induced early-phase and late-phase skin responses over the treatment period. Values are expressed as the mean diameter in centimeters (means ± SEMs; n=12 in omalizumab-treated and placebo-treated groups). Significant changes were analyzed by Wilcoxon signed-rank test. B, Percentage changes in the size of allergen-induced early-phase and late-phase skin reactions after treatment with omalizumab or placebo (n=12, both groups). The crossbars represent the median values. Significant changes between groups were analyzed by Wilcoxon rank-sum test. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology  , DOI: ( /j.jaci ) Copyright © 2005 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Terms and Conditions

4 Fig 3 Effect of omalizumab or placebo treatment on (A) Congo red+ (CR+) eosinophils and (B) elastase+ neutrophils enumerated in skin biopsies taken 6 hours after diluent or allergen challenge over the treatment period. The results are expressed as the number of positive cells (means ± SEMs) per square millimeter of skin biopsy (n=12, omalizumab; n=12, placebo). The AUC was calculated from 0 to 14 weeks by using the trapezoidal rule for the difference between allergen and diluent (PA–D), and significant differences between groups were analyzed by Wilcoxon rank-sum test. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology  , DOI: ( /j.jaci ) Copyright © 2005 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Terms and Conditions

5 Fig 4 Effect of omalizumab or placebo treatment on (A) CD3+/IL-4+ T cells and (B) CD3+ T cells enumerated in skin biopsies taken 6 hours after diluent (Dil) and allergen (Ag) challenge at baseline and after 14 weeks of treatment. The results are expressed as the number of positive cells (means ± SEMs) per square millimeter of skin biopsy (n=12, omalizumab; n=12, placebo). Statistical differences in the biopsies taken at diluent challenged sites only within each treatment group were analyzed by Wilcoxon signed-rank test, and between-group differences were analyzed by Wilcoxon rank-sum test. Similar analyses for allergen sites alone or allergen minus diluent were both significant. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology  , DOI: ( /j.jaci ) Copyright © 2005 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Terms and Conditions


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