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Why are antihistamines useful for treating many IgE-mediated allergic reactions but not effective in treating?

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  • 2 decades ago
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    well, lets see an example.

    a dog shitted.

    that dog **** smelly.

    somebody covered that dog **** with a plastic and cleaned it up.

    smelly gone.

    dog = allergen

    dog **** = Histamine

    somebody = antihistamine

    smelly gone = allergic reaction stopped

    obviously, as long as there is a dog (allergen), dog **** (allergic reaction/histamine) can be happened.

    Antihistamines are only symptomatic treatment for it.

    To treat allergic reactions, you need to keep away from allergen.

    No treatment.

    (pardon me for my example)

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    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    Ige Mediated Allergies

  • 2 decades ago

    Antihistamines are only effective against histamine mediated immunity, the bulk of which show symptoms we know as allergies. Cellular immunity and other immunoglobulin mediated immunity would not be affected by the use of anti-histamines.

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