Food Allergies in Modern Life

• Other Authors: Manti, Sara (Editor), Marseglia, Gian Luigi (Editor), Leonardi, Salvatore (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Food & society; children; adolescents; eosinophilic esophagitis; eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders; growth; failure to thrive; malnutrition; undernutrition; obesity; vitamin; non-IgE gastrointestinal food allergy; fecal biomarkers; IgG and IgG4; allergen-specific lymphocyte stimulation test; oral food challenge; atopy patch test; clinical score; endoscopy; reflux; GER; GERD; cow's milk allergy; CMA; infants; hydrolyzed formula; alginate; thickened formula; cross-reaction; flour; food allergy; individualized diagnostics; legumes; lupine; lipid transfer protein; peanut; profilin; hazelnut; hypersensitivity; component-resolved diagnostics; Cor a 1; Cor a 14; Cor a 9; IgE; allergy; environmental factors; primary prevention; functional abdominal pain disorders; functional dyspepsia; irritable bowel syndrome; allergen; sensitization; Gly m 4; Caco-2/Immune cells co-culture; cytokine; nsLTP; plant-food allergy; Pru p 3; peach; nut; Rosaceae fruit; ISAC; monoclonal antibodies; biologics; adults; almond; almond allergens; nutrition
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Food allergy, a specific immune response that occurs reproducibly upon exposure to a food allergen, is an increasing public health problem, causing a significant burden for affected patients, resulting in dietary restrictions, fear of accidental ingestions and related risk of severe reactions, and reduced quality of life. Clinical presentation ranges from mild to life-threatening symptoms. Component-resolved diagnosis with recombinant allergens has improved the diagnosis and, consequently, clinical management. Currently, there is no specific treatment for food allergy, so the only available management is limited to strict dietary avoidance, education on prompt recognition of symptoms, and emergency treatment of adverse reaction. In parallel, novel knowledge on the pathogenesis of food allergy is opening the way to new trials investigating several allergen-specific and allergen non-specific therapies, aiming to prevent the development of food allergy and acquire a persistent food tolerance.