Research Article

Allergen-Specific IgG Antibodies Purified from Mite-Allergic Patients Sera Block the IgE Recognition of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus Antigens: An In Vitro Study

Table 3

Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus-specific IgE, IgG1, and IgG4 reactivity profile in three serum pools (I, II, and III) of atopic patients.

Dpt-specific antibody levelsAtopic serum pools
IIIIII

IgE (mean EI ± SD)4.46 ± 3.631.80 ± 0.704.20 ± 2.55
IgG1 (mean EI ± SD)1.87 ± 0.600.90 ± 0.063.23 ± 2.06
IgG4 (mean EI ± SD)0.93 ± 0.222.81 ± 2.174.35 ± 2.24

Dpt: Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus allergen extract; EI: ELISA index; SD: standard deviation; positive values are represented in bold.