title: A new index to estimate reaginic hypersensitivity states.
abstract: An index was devised to estimate the hypersensitivity states of mast cells and basophil leukocytes on the basis of serum concentrations of total IgE immunoglobulins and specific IgE antibodies. Correlation between improvement of blindly determined clinical states and the indices (stability index: SI) was subjected to statistical analysis. Close correlation between them was found in atopic asthmatic patients who were receiving hyposensitization therapy.
mesh_terms: D000918:Antibody Specificity; D003888:Desensitization, Immunologic; D004391:Dust; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D004391:Dust; D007073:Immunoglobulin E