The role of prostaglandin D2 in food allergy and its potential for new diagnosis and therapy methods

Abstract

Food allergy is an immune-mediated adverse reaction to food. The patients with food allergy are increasing year by year. Since the mechanisms of food allergy are largely unknown, there are still no standardized diagnosis and treatment methods. Authors have investigated the role of prostaglandin D2 in food allergy and find some new insight that contribute to reveal the mechanisms of the onset and progression of food allergy. In this paper, I introduce our novel findings and recent understanding of basic mechanisms underlying food allergy.