The following points highlight the three main types of treatment of allergy. The types are: 1. Sanitation 2. Medication 3. Hyposensitization. Treatment # 1. Sanitation: A prerequisite of a successful allergy treatment is that the patient should be well informed of his condition and should be motivated to carry out the suggested sanitary measures and the recommended treatment. Several precautionary [...]
In this article we will discuss about the basic structure and classes of immunoglobulin. Antibodies are the specific glycoproteins (Immunoglobulin) produced by cells in response to stimulation by an antigen (Immunogen) and capable of reacting specifically with that antigen. Every immunoglobulin (in short they are written as Ig) has the same basic structure made up of four polypeptide chains (two [...]
In this article we will discuss about the types and mechanism of allergic reactions. Types of Allergic (hypersensitivity) Reactions: Allergic or hypersensitivity reactions are classified in different ways. It may be humoral or cellular types. The antibody responsible for allergic reactions mainly belongs to IgE isotypes, but IgG isotype also involve in non-IgE mediated allergy like, classical "serum sickness". It [...]