It specifically targets the antibody immunoglobulin E (IgE), which is involved in the allergic process in asthma.

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Her immunosuppressive medications were stopped, and she was treated with specific immunoglobulin treatments and recovered without lasting ill effects.

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Another approach looks at antibodies called immunoglobulin E (IgE), which recognizes the offending allergenic proteins and is responsible for immediate reactions, including anaphylaxis.

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But all Highmark is seeking to do is to ensure that physicians use the most cost-effective form of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) for their patients.

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Xolair works by targeting an immune-system molecule called immunoglobulin E (IgE), a crucial defensive weapon that goes into overdrive in many patients with allergic asthma.

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Schneider CK, Melmed RD, Barstow LE, Enriquez FJ, Ranger-Moore J, Ostrem JA. Oral Human Immunoglobulin for Children with Autism and Gastrointestinal Dysfunction: A Prospective, Open-Label Study.

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And the NIMH is testing whether giving Pandas patients injections of plasma from healthy donors, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG), can reset their immune systems and for how long.

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For example, aluminum hydroxide is commonly added to vaccines but it was documented in a NATO book that aluminum also stimulates production of IgE, the immunoglobulin most associated with anaphylactic shock and there are multiple other toxic adjuvants routinely added in vaccine manufacture.

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