title: Immunology of allergy.
abstract: Knowledge of the immune system is advancing rapidly. This review provides an update on the allergy players-the cells and major mediators-and the form and function of each; discusses how these cells and mediators weave together in the elegant but destructive dance of allergy; and details how specific immunotherapy can cure allergy.
authors.affiliation: The Eye and Ear Institute, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43212, USA.
authors.forename: Minka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schofield
authors.forename: Karen H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Calhoun
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D007167:Immunotherapy