[Detection of the T-lymphocyte-specific sensitivity in the diagnosis of food allergies].
BACKGROUND
The possibility of detection of lymphocytes T specific sensitivity after contact with the allergen (mainly food allergen) even in early age of children has been reported in this paper.
This is the literature review of basic applied methods such as: lymphocyte blastic transformation in allergen stimulated culture, macrophage migration inhibition test and flow cytometric analysis of in vivo and in vitro lymphocyte specific activation by using activation markers (CD69, PCNA - proliferating cell nuclear antigen and others).


CONCLUSIONS
The significance of such investigation is underlined especially for young children during early diagnosis of food allergy and monitoring of the treatment.
Gołebiowska-Wawrzyniak
Maria
M
Zaklad Immunologii Klinicznej, Instytut Matki i Dziecka, Kasprzaka 17a, 01-211 Warszawa, Poland. immunolog@imid.med.pl
Markiewicz
Katarzyna
K
Kozar
Agata
A
Siwińska-Gołebiowska
Henryka
H
D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism*