Advances in food allergy in 2015 - 18/04/17

Doi : 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.10.002

Robert A. Wood, MD ^⁎
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md

^∗Corresponding author: Robert A. Wood, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Medical Center, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287.Department of PediatricsJohns Hopkins Medical Center600 N Wolfe StBaltimoreMD21287

Abstract

This review highlights research advances in food allergy that were published in the Journal in 2015. The world of food allergy research continues to rapidly accelerate, with increasing numbers of outstanding submissions to the Journal. In 2015, important studies on the epidemiology of food allergy were published, suggesting differential rates of food allergy in specific racial and ethnic groups. Even more importantly, studies were published identifying specific risk factors for the development of peanut allergy, as well as specific prevention strategies. We also saw new studies on the diagnosis of food allergy and potential approaches to the treatment of food allergy, as well as novel mechanistic studies helping to explain the immunologic correlates of food allergy and food desensitization.

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Key words : Food allergy, peanut allergy, immunotherapy, diagnosis, IgE testing, basophil activation test, allergy prevention

Abbreviations used : AD, BAT, CRD, DC, ED10, EPIT, HDM, LAIV, OFC, OIT, PA, SLIT, SU, WDEIA

Plan

Epidemiology, natural history, risk factors, and prevention

Sublingual immunotherapy

EPIT

Other potential treatment strategies

Miscellaneous

Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: R. A. Wood is an employee of Johns Hopkins University; receives grant support from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, DBV, Aimmune, Astellas, and HAL Allergy; and receives royalties from UpToDate.